The New Batman Adventures (TV Series)
Double Talk (1997)
George Dzundza: Arnold Wesker - The Ventriloquist, Scarface
Quotes
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Mugsy : Well, look who it is!
Rhino : Mr. Ventriloquist. We heard you was out of stir.
Arnold Wesker : Mugsy? Rhino?
Mugsy : So how come you and the boss ain't stopped by the old digs yet?
Rhino : We sure do miss you and Mr. Scarface.
Arnold Wesker : Mr. Scarface is gone. Now, excuse me. I have to go.
Rhino : Hey, what's your rush?
Mugsy : Ya too good for your ol' buddies now? All high and mighty?
Arnold Wesker : No, no. I have to stay away from you. Doctor's orders. To keep Scarface away.
Mugsy : Who you kiddin'? You can't ditch the boss! He's too smart for that.
Rhino : Yeah, when's he comin' back?
Arnold Wesker : He's not coming back! He's gone!
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Scarface : What's the matter, dummy? Havin' a bad day?
Arnold Wesker : Huh? Who's there?
Scarface : Thought you could get rid of me, huh? Pull some sort of psychobabble snuff job?
Arnold Wesker : No! No!
Scarface : Well, I'm commin' back, and I got a score to settle with you.
Arnold Wesker : No, please! It can't be!
Scarface : Nobody pushes Scarface around!
Arnold Wesker : [whimpering] Nooooo!
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Scarface : Dummy, I know you're there. Pick up. Alright, how about this? Pick up the phone, or I pop a blood vessel in your head. One, two...
Arnold Wesker : [Arnold picks up] But you're gone! I'm cured!
Scarface : Cured? I ain't a case of the sniffles, dummy. And I don't roll over just 'cause some quack waves a two-dollar watch at me. Nobody pulls my strings, dummy. Especially not you!
Arnold Wesker : No! I don't want you back! You can't...
Scarface : Shut up! Did I ask your permission? I'm givin' the orders here!
Arnold Wesker : But you're not real!
Scarface : No? Look across the street.
[Arnold looks out the window and sees Scarface in the phonebooth]
Scarface : Now, strap on your dancin' shoes and get ready for my comin'-out party. You got that?
Arnold Wesker : ...Yes, sir, Mr. Scarface.
Scarface : That's better.
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Batman : Arnold, don't do this.
Arnold Wesker : It's out of my hands.
Batman : He's the puppet, not you.
Scarface : Don't listen to him, dummy! He's playin' you like a cheap fiddle! Do him already!
Arnold Wesker : [hesitantly points gun at Batman] I'm sorry.
Scarface : Come on! What are you waitin' for? For once in your life, do something right!
Arnold Wesker : ...Yes.
[Arnold turns the gun on Scarface, shooting him multiple times until he falls off the railing, falling towards rotating AC fan]
Scarface : That's it, dummy! When I get my hands on...
[Scarface falls into the fan, instantly ending up sawdust]
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Arnold Wesker : -And Mr. Wayne even gave me my job back.
Mrs. Segar : I'm so glad, Arnie. Maybe now that you're back, you won't be such a stranger this time. Use the rec room. Sometimes it helps to be around others.
Arnold Wesker : I will. But for right now, I'm just looking forward to being by myself.
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Bruce Wayne : How's everything going?
Arnold Wesker - The Ventriloquist : Oh, hello, Mr. Wayne. Everything's fine, sir. Thank you again for this chance, sir.
Bruce Wayne : That's okay. You should be very proud of yourself.
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Arnold Wesker - The Ventriloquist : I had the dream again last night.
Dr. Joan Leland : Well, that's natural. You're nervous about leaving.
Arnold Wesker - The Ventriloquist : How do I know he won't come back?
Dr. Joan Leland : You've been healthy for six months, Arnold. That's good enough for the State, it should be good enough for you, too. As long as you maintain a clean break from your past, I'm sure your alternate personality will remain suppressed.
Arnold Wesker - The Ventriloquist : It'll be strange to be out there alone. I mean, really alone.
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Scarface : Freeze, Bats! Or Foxy here gets a dose of lead poisoning.
[Mugsy and Rhino restrain the Bat-team]
Scarface : Toss 'em in the box.
[they're thrown into the vault]
Scarface : Dummy, give me my backup.
[Wesker takes out a bundle of dynamite]
Scarface : This here's what I brung along in case Foxy come down with lockjaw.
[setting the timer and kicking it in]
Scarface : Okay, shut it. Tough luck, Bats. The only way outta this crate's with the right voice, and Fox here is sleepin' like a baby.
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Scarface : Start yappin', Foxy. Open the henhouse.
Lucius Fox : You people have got to be kidding.
Scarface : [pistol-whipping him] You got a problem, you talk to me. You wanna live throught the night, you talk to the safe. Got it?
Lucius Fox : Open authorization, Lucius Fox.
Scarface : That's more like it. Okay, Rhino, we're through with him.
[Rhino chloroforms Lucius]
Scarface : Now, make it snappy. And don't miss none, neither. Them bonds is untraceable. Easy money.
Rhino : You're a genius, boss.
Mugsy : After this payoff, it's smooth sailing.
Batgirl : Yeah, up the river.
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Mrs. Segar : It isn't much, but it should help you get back on your feet. Here's where you report in the morning. You've been placed in the jobs program at Wayne Enterprises.
Arnold Wesker - The Ventriloquist : After all the harm I've done, a new home, a second chance.
[sniffing happily]
Arnold Wesker - The Ventriloquist : There must be a guardian angel watching over me.
[listening on the fire escape outside, Batman fires his grappling gun and swings away]