Hal Quote #695

Quote from Hal in Ida's Dance

Hal: [enters] Boys, listen, I'm going to grab the TV and hide it till your mother gets back. I'm going to tell Reese that it was stolen by junkies, desperate for a quick fix. If he ever suspects, you didn't hear it from me. Oh!
Reese: Hey, Dad. The guy at the video store finally admitted they have a secret room behind the snuff films. I'm going to go check it out.
[Hal stands in the kitchen, holding the TV up to the cabinets out of Reese's sight]
Hal: Sounds like a plan.
[After Reese leaves, Hal struggles to hold the TV up as Malcolm and Dewey sit behind him eating their dinner]
Hal: Boys give me a hand here. [TV smashes] Boys, help! [Hal falls to the ground] Boys! Help me! [glass falls at Hal's sides] [screams] Oh, for God sakes, what's wrong with you?! Save your father's eyes! [screams]

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 ‘Ida's Dance’ Quotes

Quote from Reese

Malcolm: Check it out. This is my homework. I've spent every night this year cramming my skull full of integral calculus and conversational Latin. I just needed one class that wasn't going to kill me. And then I saw it Music Appreciation. It's an actual class. All I have to do is listen to a CD and write down how it makes me feel. It's such an easy "A."
Reese: No matter how easy an "A" is, a "D" is always easier, Malcolm.

Quote from Reese

Malcolm: "F"?! I can't believe that goateed moron gave me an "F." "You obviously didn't even listen to the piece.
" I listened to it. You saw me.
Reese: You know, with the right kind of pen, you can turn that "F" into a "P."

Quote from Dewey

Malcolm: I have a favor to ask. I'm taking Music Appreciation, but I'm not doing so well. I have to get an "A" in this class. I know you know about this stuff, so I'm willing to pay you ten bucks an hour to teach me until I get it right, okay?
Dewey: [laughs] "The Adagio for Organ and Strings" makes you happy?
Malcolm: Are you going to help me or not?
Dewey: So let me get this straight. You, the brilliant genius Malcolm, are coming to me, your little brother, for help on your homework?
Malcolm: Yes, Dewey, that's right.
Dewey: So you're a total idiot at music?
Malcolm: Yes, Dewey, it seems that way.
Dewey: Huh. That's probably why you're such a drag to be around.
Malcolm: Yes, Dewey, that's probably why I'm such a drag to be around.
Dewey: Interesting. And that must be why you're hitting yourself.
Malcolm: Is this gonna take long?
Dewey: Depends how fast you obey. And that must be why you're hitting yourself.