The Cat in the Hat (1971 TV Movie)
Daws Butler: Mr. Krinklebein the Fish
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Quotes
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Mr. Krinklebein the Fish : Out! Out! Out of this house!
Cat in the Hat : OUT? OUT? Why every house should have a cat in it... curled up by the fireplace little warm...
Mr. Krinklebein the Fish : Out! And take those things with you! Out!
Cat in the Hat : Take the things? But who ever heard of a house without things in it?
Mr. Krinklebein the Fish : They're not things, they're, they're... and you're not a cat! Whoever heard of a six-foot cat?
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Mr. Krinklebein the Fish : Now, to be certain that I have this straight... I'll re-REcapitulate.
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Cat in the Hat : Who's that? I believe we haven't yet met.
Mr. Krinklebein the Fish : The name is Krinklebein. Carlos K. Krinklebein. Now please go away. Tell that top-hatted cat he should not be about. He should not be here when your mother is out!
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Mr. Krinklebein the Fish : By the way, Cat, just what is a family gredunza?
Cat in the Hat : Oh, they come in all styles from triple-G to minus-aught.
Boy : Is it bigger than a...?
Cat in the Hat : Occasionally, but on most occasions, not.
Sally : Is it smaller than a...?
Cat in the Hat : They no longer make that kind, but one family gredunza is always smaller than another.
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Mr. Krinklebein the Fish : [about the Cat In the Hat] Now, let me repeat, and I don't like to shout, but he should not be here when your mother is out!
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Cat in the Hat : Now, if I were a fish, where would I hide a moss-covered, three-handled family gredunza?
Boy : Whatever it is, it isn't here.
Sally : And whatever it is, it isn't here.
Cat in the Hat : Wherever it is, it is left in some lurch. Wherever it is, we must speed up the search.
Mr. Krinklebein the Fish : I'll tell you this: it's not in the unabridged dictionary.
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Boy : Aw, give it back to him, Mr. Krinklebein.
Sally : Come on, now, don't be mean.
Mr. Krinklebein the Fish : But I didn't steal his whatzis! I'm guiltless! I'm clean!