- Sheriff Bagley: [after the acrobat, Karelli, disappears] How come it's never anything simple when you kids are around like a stickup, or a bank robbery, or just a plain old traffic accident?
- D.D.: I don't know, Sheriff.
- Dotty: Just lucky, I guess.
- D.D.: [about Sandor the strongman] Wow. Dig those muscles. Hey, wait a minute. Aerialists are pretty strong, right?
- Pepper: Right.
- D.D.: And it would take somebody a lot stronger to handle a guy like Karelli, a guy like Sandor.
- Pepper: [notices Sandor standing right behind D.D] Uh, Sandor who?
- D.D.: Quit fooling around, Pepper. I think I got something.
- Pepper: Not yet, but I think you're gonna get it.
- Sandor: You talk about Sandor?
- D.D.: [gulps] Oh, uh, hi, there.
- Sandor: You say bad things about Sandor, skinny kid. You know what Sandor do to you?
- [bends a bar]
- D.D.: Don't tell me.
- [watches as Sandor ties the bar in a knot]
- D.D.: But I don't bend that way.
- Sandor: When Sandor finished, that's how you'll bend.
- D.D.: In that case, that's how I want to bend.
- Pepper: Yes, sir, he'll love it. Bye, now.
- [Pepper and D.D. runs away]
- Sheriff Bagley: I sure hope you got this figured right, Larry.
- D.D.: You can bet on it, Sheriff.
- Pepper: Right.
- Dotty: [suddenly enters] Don't worry, Sheriff. If Larry says he's got it, he's got it.
- Larry: All right, Dotty. You were warned about coming around here when we're on a case.
- Dotty: Oh, I didn't come to see you. It's the elephants.
- D.D.: I can't wait to here this one.
- Larry: What about the elephants?
- Dotty: Well, you remember those two bags of peanuts we bought for them?
- Larry: You forgot to feed them, right?
- Dotty: Boy, you're smart, Larry.
- Larry: Uh-huh, and you only came back to give them their peanuts.
- Dotty: Sure. Elephants never forget and I don't want them to be mad when the circus comes next year.
- D.D.: I'll swap you two brothers and a parakeet for her.
- Pepper: It's a deal.
- Larry: Shorty, what am I going to do with you?
- Dotty: How about letting me stay 'til this is over?
- Larry: [chuckles] All right, just keep out of the way.
- [Wimper finds a small, round red object and it gets stuck to his nose]
- Woofer: There you go again. Fooling around when we're supposed to be working.
- Wimper: Well, maybe it's a clue.
- Woofer: Clue. Ain't you learn nothing from me? Does that look like a clue to you?
- Pepper: What do you got there, Wimper?
- [Pepper takes the red object]
- D.D.: Hey, you guys, what's going on?
- Pepper: Wimper found something. Looks like red puddy. Might be a clue.
- [Attempting to take the credit, Woofer steps forward and pushes Wimper back]
- Larry: Send it back to Dotty and have her do a rundown on Tonio and Peter.
- Woofer: You're learning fast, Wimp. Heh! Heh! I was afraid you weren't gonna see that clue.
- Wimper: Huh?
- Woofer: I had it spotted all the time, but I wanted to see if you'd pick up on it.
- Wimper: Oh, boy.
- Dotty: Woofer! Wimp! Where are you?
- Larry: Not here, that's for sure. Turn on the beeper, half-pint.
- [Dotty does as told]
- Larry: You got them spotted?
- Dotty: Uh, you're not gonna get mad, are you?
- Larry: All right, shorty, where are they?
- Dotty: Well, they probably got bored, like I do when I sit around waiting to be 14.
- Larry: Where are they?
- Dotty: They didn't know you were gonna come back looking for them.
- Larry: Dotty, where are the dogs?
- Dotty: At the circus.
- Larry: Oh, boy. Wouldn't ya know.
- [back at the circus, Larry finds Wimper dancing around while Woofer collects coins for his performance]
- Larry: Okay, knock it off!
- Woofer: [to Wimper] Ho ho! We made a buck 85. That's almost two hot dogs a piece.
- Larry: What do you two think you're doing?
- Woofer: Play it big or he's liable to make us give it back.
- [Woofer and Wimper bark excitedly]
- Larry: [chuckles] All right, I'm glad to see you, too. But let's get out of here before they arrest us for panhandling.
- Larry: All right, what have we got? A high wire star who disappears in midair.
- Pepper: A partner who couldn't care less if he doesn't come back.
- D.D.: A strongman who could pick him up and walk away with him.
- Larry: An owner who threatened him if he quit.
- Pepper: And an animal trainer who'd like to get rid of him so he'd be the star attraction.