- George Burns: You know, Ronnie, I hate to say this but you tell jokes badly. You don't take after your mother.
- Ronnie Burns: No, I guess I take after you.
- Gracie Allen: Like my mother always said, "He who breaks a promise... in the end."
- George Burns: What happened to the words in between?
- Gracie Allen: A train was passing while she said it.