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(The Professor is trying his hand at baking cakes for the girls' birthday party)
Professor: Oh, I knew this would happen! My first attempts always turn out to be disasters!
(at this point, Bubbles floats past the door to the lab and listens in)
Professor: "Blossom" is all crusty! "Buttercup" is hardly perfect! And "Bubbles"... Ugh! Just horrible! (sigh) I should probably just make three new ones. I mean, there's no way they could ever be good enough.
(Bubbles, now all teary-eyed, bursts in on her sisters)
Bubbles: HE'S MAKING NEW POWERPUFF GIRLS!!!
The Powerpuff Girls (1998), "Little Miss Interprets"

(Shrek walks toward the windmill where Fiona is and, with a sunflower in hand, and practices talking to her)
Shrek: Princess, I... Uh, how's it goin', first of all. Good? Um... Good for me, too. I'm okay. I... saw this flower and thought of you because it's pretty and... Well, I don't really like it, but I thought you might like it 'cause you're pretty. But I like you anyway! I, uh, ah... (sigh) I'm in trouble. Okay, here we go.
(Shrek hears Fiona talking to Donkey about her transformative curse)
Fiona: Get a look at me, Donkey. I mean, really... Who could ever love a beast so hideous and ugly? And "princess" and "ugly" don't go together! That's why I can't stay here with Shrek! My only chance to live happily ever after is to marry my true love! Don't you see, Donkey? That's just how it has to be.
(Shrek, stricken by what he's heard, angrily throws down the sunflower and storms off)
Fiona: It's the only way to break the spell.

Mr. Krabs (who is talking about his pet scallop) "Are you kidding? He's an absolute treasure to have around the restaurant"
Spongebob: "Sounds like Mr. Krabs is bragging about me again to his associates."
Mr. Krabs: "And he's been with me for such a long time."
Spongebob: "I have."
Mr. Krabs: "But I'm afraid I'm gonna have to let the little guy go today."
Spongebob: "Yep, he's gonna have to— What?! Let the little guy go?! Little guy? Who's the little guy? It must be either me or Squidward!"
SpongeBob SquarePants, "Model Sponge"

Rita: (about Lynn Sr.'s ties) "Frankly, dear, I didn't even like the first one, and the next thing you know, we've got eleven."
Lori: "It's true!! Mom and Dad are getting rid of us!!"
(later)
Lynn Sr.: "I don't know. Maybe I'll keep the musical one."
Rita: "Are you kidding? That one makes my ears bleed."
Luna (who plays music) "Way harsh, Mom."
Lynn Sr.: "Well, I definitely don't need the dark one. So dreary. Good for a funeral, but what else, really? Right? (Lucy, his gothic daughter, gasps) How about the one with the hockey sticks?"
Rita: "Never been a fan. (Lynn Jr., who plays hockey, gasps) Same with the filthy one. (Lana, who's messy, gasps)"
Lynn Sr.: "How about the funny one?"
Rita: "Never made me laugh." (Luan, the girl who wants to be a comedian, frowns)
Lynn Sr.: "Urgh! Now, the pink one I can definitely do without."
Lola: (who wears pink) "You will pay for this!"
Rita: "And the littlest one is just crying to be thrown out. (Lily, the youngest, curls up in fear and sucks her pacifier) Then, we've got the dumb one."
Leni: (who's lacking upstairs and now her siblings are eyeing her) "What?"
Lynn Sr.: "You know, I'd also feel a little guilty about tossing out the gifted one."
Rita: "Oh, who's gonna know? (Lisa, who's gifted, looks disturbed) So where does that leave us?"
(later)
Lynn Sr.: "Okay, we'll get rid of, uh, the one with the white hare. (Lincoln, who has white hair, looks worried) You know, I'm not even sure if it's mine."
The Loud House, "Ties That Bind"

Mr. Filling: (about his dog) "Yes, it's a real shame. He's only seven years old."
Nurse: "Is there nothing you can do?"
Mr. Filling: "Afraid not. It's the kindest way, he'll have to be put to sleep."
(Bertie, a seven-year-old boy, freezes up)
Dirty Bertie, "Toothy!"

Mrs. Slocombe: There! Now I've taken 'em off, now you put it in.
Captain Peacock: Don't be surprised if you have to wait a minute or two before anything happens.
Mr. Harman: (Beat) I'll call back later.

Rosa: I've never understood the sailing craze. But, then, I've never been a water person.
Wally: (Finishes bathing and throws his dry paper boat out of the window) But Rosa! You haven't lived until you've experienced the sea voyage. (The paper boat hits Carlin, who then pays attention to Wally's words) The briny spray cooling your skin, the sea wind gently rocking the vessel...
Rosa: You're making me seasick. No, thank you!
Wally: To sail the ocean blue again. My, what I wouldn't give?
Carlin: (through the window) Wally, my friend, what's this I hear about you taking a voyage to the open sea? How long have you been planning this?
Wally: (Beat) What?
Rosa: Wally, is it true? Oh... I sure am going to miss you lots! How long will you be gone?
Wally: Oh no-no-no, there's been some kind of misunderstanding...
Rosa: Don't forget to write us. (starts sobbing)
Carlin: (enters Wally's house through the door) Come on, Wally. If you don't get a move on now, you never will! Plus, Rosa's terrible at goodbyes.
KikoRiki, "Bon Voyage, Wally!"

Hiiragi: I heard you talking in your room the other day! You said you loved me!
Yuri: What!? I never said that...
Hiiragi: Huh? But I heard you! You said you loved me! You said you didn't know what to do about it!
Yuri: What?! Wait... (Yuri recalls what she said)
Flashback Yuri: Ahhh, I love him... I don't know what to do about him! Ahhh!
Yuri: Wait... Was it the day I met you for the first time?
Hiiragi: Yes!
Yuri: Um... Sorry but I wasn't talking about you...
Hiiragi: What?
Yuri: I was talking about my boss at work and... I was talking to myself so...

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