- Uncle Joe Carson: [on phone] Well, I guess you ain't heard the news yet. The young Mrs. Douglass is having a b.a.b.i.e.
- Mother Eunice Douglas: B.a.b.i.e.? What is a babie?
- Eb Dawson: Hey, Mr. Douglas, you buying that for...
- Oliver Wendell Douglas: Uh, Mignon.
- Lisa Douglas: Mignon is expecting the stork, too?
- Oliver Wendell Douglas: No. Uh, yes. I'll explain later.
- Oliver Wendell Douglas: Did you ever hear about a cow that ate hot cakes?
- Hank Kimball: Mr. Douglas, animals do a lot of things that we in the department just don't understand. I remember the chief once had a prize hen. Well, it wasn't a prize hen, it just liked to lay eggs in a loving cup. It had the same strange taste that Eleanor has.
- Oliver Wendell Douglas: You mean, it liked hot cakes?
- Hank Kimball: No. Rutabagas with chili.
- Uncle Joe Carson: Kate, Kate. I got some great news. Guess what?
- Kate Bradley: You got a job!
- Uncle Joe Carson: Well, if you're going to joke about it, I won't tell you.
- Kate Bradley: I wasn't joking.
- Kate Bradley: Well, I, uh, I heard the good news. Congratulations.
- Oliver Wendell Douglas: Thank you, thank you. You know, you've had a lot of experience with this, haven't you?
- Kate Bradley: Oh, yeah. We had three.
- Oliver Wendell Douglas: Tell me, did you have any help?
- Kate Bradley: Yes.
- Oliver Wendell Douglas: You think it's really necessary?
- Kate Bradley: Well, uh...
- Oliver Wendell Douglas: Mr. Kimball was here this morning. He said there should be no problems.
- Kate Bradley: Mr. Kimball?
- Oliver Wendell Douglas: Yeah. She's healthy. She's strong. You know she ate an entire plate of hot cakes out in front of the barn this morning?
- Kate Bradley: Really? Well, I think I better get back to the hotel, Mr. Douglas.
- Oliver Wendell Douglas: Oh, no, no, stay for supper.
- Kate Bradley: No, thank you. Uh, barracuda doesn't agree with me.
- Oliver Wendell Douglas: Where do they catch barracuda around here?
- Oliver Wendell Douglas: Well, we had quite a day, didn't we?
- Lisa Douglas: Oh, it isn't over yet. Eleanor isn't the only one who needs rutabagas and chili.
- Oliver Wendell Douglas: Lisa...
- Lisa Douglas: Oh, not me, darling. Alice.