- Wally Hogan: [to Lt. Danzig] A zebra's covered with stripes too, but underneath he's still a jackass.
- Earl Danzig: Headquarters, federal building.
- Wally Hogan: Yes, Lieutenant.
- Earl Danzig: CAPTAIN now, Hogan.
- Wally Hogan: Captain?
- [aside]
- Wally Hogan: Who's his agent?
- Herbert Tuttle: [after seeing Big 7-foot Sailor] How'd he get in the navy?
- Wally Hogan: He must've lied about his height.
- Herbert Tuttle: You're Bullet Bradley's manager. I saw the fight on television over at my sister-in-law's. She has a 16-inch screen.
- Wally Hogan: Sounds like a grand girl.
- Wally Hogan: [to Connie] Come out from behind there, Spongecake, and I'll buy you a little drink or a chinchilla coat... something that will cover you from your chin to your chilla.
- Wally Hogan: Oh, don't wrap yourself up in that paper, honey. That's only for fish. And anyone can see you're no mackerel.