Second Childhood (1936)

George 'Spanky' McFarland: Spanky

Quotes 

• Grandma : I'm taking care of this, Hobson.

  Spanky : Yeah, she's takin' care of this... Hobson.

• Grandma : Now how about that 75 cents?

  Spanky : Well, lady, that's an awful lot of money, we can't get that. Can we work for it?

  Grandma : What?

  Spanky : Your grass needs cutting, and your place is all dirtied up with leaves and everything.

  Grandma : I like your nerve.

• Spanky : You know, lady, we could make this place look like someone's really living in it.

  Grandma : Oh, you could, could you?

  Spanky : Uh huh, what do you say?

  Grandma : Well, alright, but no loafing, you make a good job of it. Now you two get the lawn mower and mow the grass, hurry up. And you, go and water the flowers, hurry up. And you...

  Darla : I can pick flowers.

  Grandma : Oh you can, can you?

  Darla : Yes. I can pick you a nice, big, lovely bouquet.

  Grandma : Alright, you run along and do it then. And you, go and get me that chair.

  Boy : You didn't say please.

  Grandma : And why should I say please?

  Boy : Because my pop says that's polite.

  Grandma : And who may I ask, is your pop?

  Boy : He's a traffic cop.

  Grandma : Well... go and get the chair.

  Boy : Please?

  Grandma : Very well, please.

• Alfalfa : Here we are!

  Grandma : It's about time.

  Spanky : Now you're going to see some lawn cutting.

  Grandma : I hope so.

  Spanky : [they try to push the mower but it doesn't move]  Looks like we're not doing so hot.

  Grandma : That's how it looks.

  [sees them struggle] 

  Grandma : Just a minute.

  [stands up] 

  Grandma : Now you're going to see some real lawn cutting. Give me a hand.

  [sees the boy looking at her] 

  Grandma : Please.

  Boy : Thank you.

  Grandma : Don't mention it.

  Spanky : You know, Grandma, you're a pretty swell guy.

  Grandma : I'm nothing of the sort. I'm only doing this to keep you from ruining my lawn. Come on.

  [helps them run the mower across the yard] 

• Grandma : What's this contraption?

  Spanky : It's for shooting.

  Alfalfa : Yeah, it's a slingshot!

  Grandma : How's it work?

  Spanky : Well see, take a marble.

  Grandma : Mm-hmm.

  Spanky : And you put it in here, see.

  Grandma : Mm-hmm.

  Spanky : Now, you pull this back. Here take this, pull it back.

  Grandma : Mm-hmm.

  Spanky : Stretch it, really far. Let go now.

  Grandma : OW!

  Spanky : You let go of the wrong end!

  Grandma : Yes, so I found out.

• Grandma : [breaks her pill bottle with the boys' slingshot, the butler picks them up]  Oh, never mind about them.

  Hobson, the butler : Yes, but you'll get sick, madam.

  Spanky : Grandma, those pills are a lot of baloney.

  Alfalfa : You feel alright, don't you?

  Grandma : I never felt better in my life.

  Spanky : Well then get along without them.

  Hobson, the butler : But you've got to have your pills, madam.

  Grandma : You're dern right I have, bring me all my pills, bring me every pill in the house.

  Hobson, the butler : Every pill?

  Grandma : Scram!

• Grandma : The end of pills: blue pills, pink pills, green pills, I'm sick of the sight of pills. Are you ready?

  Spanky : Aye-aye, sir captain!

  Grandma : Good. What's it say on that bottle?

  Spanky : [drum roll]  'One blue pill every hour, DOCTOR JONES!'

  [hides under the table as Grandma breaks the bottle with his slingshot] 

  Grandma : Let's get another one. Bang!

  [breaks another bottle] 

  Alfalfa : Oh boy! Oh boy!

  Grandma : Boom!

  Alfalfa : Oh boy!

  Grandma : I'm becoming some shot, ain't I?

  Alfalfa : You're telling me!

  Grandma : Now here's a big one for the lot, go to it!

• Grandma : [takes out a mirror]  Hold that for me, son.

  Spanky : What're you gonna do, Grandma?

  Grandma : Annie Oakley.

  Spanky : Hooray!