Hal Quote #650
Quote from Hal in Dewey's Opera
Lois: There's a reason I bought a bed that was bigger. I did want some distance from you, but it's not because I don't love you and I don't want to be close to you.
Hal: I don't understand.
Lois: There are certain things that have to happen with my body at the end of the day. Certain events that have to... transpire. And if they don't transpire, I end up with stomach cramps, and I don't want it to happen two inches away from your nose.
Hal: That's your secret?
Lois: I know it's stupid and embarrassing and I want to be sexy for you, but after 20 years, I just have to have a break from clamping down and gritting my teeth all night.
Hal: Oh, honey, I don't care about that. And it's not a secret. The second you fall asleep you let loose like a sailor.
Lois: What?
Hal: Oh, yeah, it's like when they put the balloons away after the Thanksgiving parade.
Lois: Oh, my God. I can't hear anything. You're tunneling out.
Malcolm in the Middle Quotes
‘Dewey's Opera’ Quotes
Quote from Hal
Hal: Honey, honey, relax. Honey, we're married. It doesn't matter how embarrassing something is. Because no one knows it... but me.
[fantasy:]
Hal: [sings] Lois... Don't be embarrassed. I know Everything about you. I know when you, think you're alone. You have to check, if your ears have grown. Every day, before you go to work. You know how I panic, When I see a monkey. I've seen you take pizza, From the garbage and eat it! I know all of you, You know all of me. But it's only us, my love! No one else knows. No one else. No one else. No one... Else.
[reality:]
Lois: I'll return the bed.
Hal: Honey, you've fallen asleep for a week in that bed. They're not gonna take it back.
Quote from Hal
Dewey: I'm here to snitch. Reese and Malcolm are in the garage. They won't let me in, but they're building something. If you want help in the penalty phase, let me know.
Hal: Dewey, I am not going to go in there and have a big fight with the boys because you've got nothing to do. We have a rule in this family about what we do when we're bored. [hands Dewey the TV remote]
Quote from Dewey
Lois: [on the phone] Yes, I want to return a mattress I bought last week in accord with your 30-day return policy. Okay, I'll speak with the king.
Dewey: You're returning the bed? That's it? In what world is that an ending?
Lois: Your father and I were arguing. It's just not worth it.
Dewey: That doesn't seem like a very satisfying resolution.
Lois: Well, sometimes marriage is about getting by. You're not always satisfied with everything.
Dewey: Wow. I can't believe Dad was so right. He said if he made a big enough stink, he'd get his way. Well, it's a good lesson for me, though. Thanks, Mom. [Lois hangs up]