Quotes / Dating What Daddy Hates

Saturday morning jumped out of bed and put on my best suit
Got in my car and raced like a jet, all the way to you
Knocked on your door with heart in my hand
To ask you a question
Cause I know that you're an old fashioned man yeah yeah
Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life?
Say yes, say yes, 'cause I need to know
You say I'll never get your blessing till the day I die
Tough luck my friend but the answer is no!

— MAGIC, "Rude"

King Triton: I consider myself a reasonable merman... I set certain rules and I expect those rules to be obeyed!
Ariel: But daddy—
King Triton: Is it true you rescued a human from drowning?
Ariel: Daddy, I had to—
King Triton: Contact between the human world and the merworld is strictly forbidden! Ariel, you know that! Everyone knows that!
Ariel: He would have died!
King Triton: One less human to worry about!
Ariel: You don't even know him!
King Triton: "Know him!?" I don't have to know him — they're all the same! Spineless, savage, harpooning fish eaters, incapable of any feeling—
Ariel: Daddy, I LOVE HIM! (gasps and cowers behind the statue)
(Sebastian gulps in horror. Triton is shocked, then becomes enraged]])
King Triton: No... Have you lost your senses completely!? He's a human, you're a mermaid!
Ariel: I don't care.

—The Little Mermaid (1989)

Miller: Now, what would a rich girl do to really piss off daddy back home on Ceres?
Octavia: Are you asking what I did? ...Bang every space bucker I could find.

— The Expanse: "Dulcinea"

"But any boy who can make Daddy that angry...I think I loved him right away."

— Veronica on Archie, Archie Comics (2015)

"I mean, you try and raise them right, but then they run off with your mortal enemy. What's a dad to do?"

— Aku, Samurai Jack

"Whoever you hate will end up in your family. You don't like gays? You're gonna have a gay son. You don't like Puerto Ricans? Your daughter's gonna come home with 'Livin' La Vida Loca!'." ^note Ironically, Ricky Martin would later come out as gay, meaning the dad could easily get two for one.

— Chris Rock, Bigger and Blacker

She took me to her parents' for a Sunday meal
Father took one look at me and he began to squeal
(Punk rock girl!) It makes no sense
(Punk rock girl!) Her dad is the Vice President
Rich as the Duke of Earl, yeah, you're for me, punk rock girl

—The Dead Milkmen, "Punk Rock Girl"

Sorry, please proceed with your story about banging my daughter in high school. I'm not sure you wanna take romantic advice from this guy, Morty. His marriage is hanging from a thread.

— Rick, about his son-in-law Jerry, Rick and Morty

Machi: My parents keep sending [marriage recommendations] to me. They can't handle the fact that their daughter is single. They keep trying to get me to marry some guy they can brag about.
Hana: Let me guess, you told them you're dating someone, even though you don't have a boyfriend? [...] Naturally, they'll wanna meet him though, right? Why not just have someone pretend?
Machi: But no matter who it is, they'll complain about his job or income or something. Agh! I'm tempted to marry someone they'd hate just to spite them! [...]
Hana: ...What about me?

— I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up

"She said 'I love you, but my daddy don't play
He's the fuckin' Grand Wizard of the KKK"

— Body Count, "KKK Bitch" - Body Count

Oliver IV: What offends you most, Father? That she's Catholic, or that she's poor?
Oliver III: What attracts you most?

— Love Story

It was also attended by Carl Ferris, who gave the bride away, and by Yvonne Ferris, both of whom were damned glad to have their daughter back, even if they dressed her and Hal Jordan down for eloping like that without even giving them a phone call.

— With this Ring... (Green Lantern)

Kara: "I mean it, Dev. I want you to come home with me. Just for the week."
Dev: "Kara, darling. Listen. Do you think your parents are going to be really enthused about us sharing what I'm about to get out of? Marriage, yes. Parents are overjoyed to hear that their daughters are getting married. But living together? That means you're despoiling their little darling. They come after you with Kryptonite and chains from Daxam."

— Hellsister Trilogy

"If my father discovers you here, he'd cut off your little nuts and eat them. He can't stand you."

—Holly to Elliott, Troll 2

Michael: I never liked that kid, I never did.
Holly: I'm the one who has to like him, Dad! Me alone!
Diana: Stop it, PLEASE!

—Troll 2

[as Sammy and Lavash go back to their shelves]
Gefilte Fish: Sammy, bubula! Where have you been? Oh, I'm surprised that savage Lavash didn't stone you to death!
[switch to Lavash's side]
Baba Ganoush: You had to travel with a bagel? How much did his dirty hands steal from you?
Lavash: [solemnly looks at Sammy] A ton.
[Sammy sadly watches Lavash]

— Sausage Party

Thomas: But her father hates me.

Mary: You think that doesn't make you even more appealing in her eyes? Please. If Johnny adored you, she'd probably lose interest. But with the way he's carrying on, he's going to make sure she's carving your names in the trees by spring.

— InCryptid, "By Any Other Name"

"Well then, little man... I'll believe you two. But ya gotta understand, I can't let my daughter hang around with wimpy, shrimpy kids like ya."

— Daddy Dearest to Keith after his daughter denies having a romantic relationship, Two Idiots

"Mama warned me about women like you. (Aside Glance) I was hoping she was right!"

— Johnny Bravo

"He blames Rhea Ripley for all of this, so there's a tale as old as time itself; Daddy doesn't like his son's new girlfriend..."

— Simon Miller, Ups & Downs From WWE Raw (Sep 26)

"So Simon was already persona non grata in our house. And then he came over for Christmas and made our house unliveable. And then my father figured out—I'm not sure who told him, Fiona wouldn't have—that Simon and I were being extremely homosexual together. If I even mention Simon's name in front of my father, the temperature in the room drops ten degrees."

—Baz, Any Way The Wind Blows

"My dad would boil you alive."

—Ember, Elemental (2023)

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