Francis Quote #440
Quote from Francis in No Motorcycles
Francis: Come on, Dad. We should be making the most of this. You sulked all the way here, you sulked all the way through the cold plunge, you even sulked when they beat us with juniper branches. Stop being such a baby.
Hal: I'm sorry I had such high expectations for this trip. For all the trouble I went to, I thought maybe I could maybe be an important part of your life.
Francis: This has been a nice trip, Dad. This is exactly how I was hoping it would be.
Hal: It just gets to me, Francis. I mean, how did we get to this point where you're doing all this stuff without me? I mean, you're-you're traveling everywhere, you're getting married, you're doing all these things without even telling me. And now I find out you even went to AA without telling me?
Francis: I can't help it, Dad. I'm a grown-up now. It happens.
Hal: And I missed it. I mean, here you've grown into this nice, responsible, decent man, and I didn't get to be there for it.
Francis: I missed you being there, too, Dad. It kind of makes me happy you feel sad about it.
Hal: Well, that's something anyway.
Francis: Yeah. [they go to hug and think better of it]
Malcolm in the Middle Quotes
‘No Motorcycles’ Quotes
Quote from Lois
Hal: Hey, remember before he was born and I had that Harley Da-?
Lois: No motorcycles ever! You do not talk about motorcycles. You do not think, you do not wish, you do not even reminisce about those stupid, idiotic death traps. They do not exist. Motorcycles do not exist! Say it!
Hal: Motorcycles do not exist.
Lois: What does not exist?
Hal: I don't know.
Lois: Good!
Quote from Lois
Piama: Oh, look at this. You got Francis a watch. That was so nice of you. [smashes watch]
Lois: This is a rare promotional Doobie Brothers EP. Oh. Hal almost cried when he found this at a yard sale. [snaps record in half]
Piama: It still doesn't seem like enough.
Lois: Oh, honey, this is just how we get the creative juices flowing. It's tough. You have to make your husband miserable, but I have to make mine miserable and make it a warning to the other three boys in the house.
Piama: Do men ever think about what's gonna happen when they do these stupid things?
Lois: No, that's what's weird about men, they never do. I guarantee you those two won't even think about the consequences of their actions until five minutes before they come home.
Piama: So no matter how low I set the bar, he'll still find a way to crawl under it?
Lois: You still think there's a bar. That's so cute.
Quote from Lois
Piama: "Oh, I'm really looking forward to dinner." What a jerk.
Lois: I don't know what I'm gonna end up doing to him. All I know is every stroke of this brush strengthens my killing arm.
Piama: Do you have another bucket? I can get started on the tracks in the living room.
Lois: Oh, I'll just end up redoing them all myself anyway. Why don't you just watch some TV? Then you'll be out of the way.
Piama: Lois! No one is as useless as you think I am! My focus should be on hating my husband and planning revenge, not worrying about whether I belong here.
Lois: You are absolutely right. I'm sorry. You deserve better.
Piama: Thank you. I appreciate that. So now what?
Lois: Well, I don't know. We're kind of in uncharted waters here. Drink?
Piama: Absolutely.