- [when the plant is bought by super-efficient Germans, Homer becomes terrified that he will be fired]
- Horst: Homer, could we have a word with you?
- Homer: [Nervous] No.
- Horst: I must have phrased that badly. My English is, how you say, inelegant. I meant to say, may we have a brief, friendly chat?
- Homer: Noooo!
- Horst: Once again I have failed.
- Horst: [Opens "German to English" dictionary]
- Horst: We request the pleasure of your company for a free exchange of ideas.
- Homer: NOOOOO!
- Homer: [Runs away screaming]
- [Rumors of a buyout at the power plant sends the employee's token stock offerings skyrocketing in value. Homer comes home]
- Homer: Sorry, Marge. I already spent it.
- Marge Simpson: On what?
- Homer: Beer.
- Selma Bouvier: Surprise, surprise.
- Marge Simpson: You spent $5,200 on beer?
- Homer: $5,200? What are you talking about?
- [Marge points to the TV]
- Homer: What?
- [He crouches in front of the TV, seeing the closing price of the stock he sold, and screams]
- Homer: I sold it all for 25 bucks!
- [Bart kicks him in the butt, knocking his head into the TV]
- Homer: OW!
- Bart Simpson: Come on, everyone, it makes you feel better!
- [practicing from a language tape title "Sycophantic German"]
- Smithers: You looken sharpen todayen, Mein Herr.
- Moe Szyslak: Moe's Tavern. Moe speaking.
- Bart Simpson: Uh, yes, I'm looking for a Mrs. O'Problem. First name Bea.
- Moe Szyslak: Uh, yeah, just a minute. I'll check. Uh, Bea O'Problem? Bea O'Problem? Come on, guys, do I have a Bea O'Problem here?
- Barney Gumble: You sure do!
- Montgomery Burns: Just a second, Smithers, let me introduce you to the gang. That's Buzz, that's Honey, and do you see that queen over there? Her name is Smithers.
- [speaking of the bees in his bee hive]
- Bart Simpson: Hey, Mr. Burns, did you get that letter I sent?
- Montgomery Burns: Letter? I don't recall
- Bart Simpson: That's because I forgot to stamp it!
- [Bart stomps on Mr. Burns foot as the bar patrons cheer him on]
- Horst: [the new owners of the power plant have not yet decided whether to keep Homer on] You've been safety inspector for two years. What initiatives have you spearheaded in that time?
- Homer: Uh... all of them.
- Horst: [Horst and Hans glance at one another] I... see. Then you must have some good ideas for the future as well?
- Homer: I sure do.
- Hans: [after Homer fails to elaborate] Such as?
- Homer: Well er... well, I wish the candy machine wasn't so picky about taking beat-up dollar bills.
- [Hans and Horst exchange another look, this time Homer picks up on it and can't help but squirm under their glare]
- Homer: Because... a lot of workers really like candy.
- Horst: We understand Homer. After all, we are from the land of chocolate.
- Homer: Mmmmm... the land of chocolate.
- [Homer starts daydreaming about living in a world of chocolate until Hans' voice jolts him out of it]
- Hans: Mr Simpson? Mr Simpson?
- Homer: Oh, I'm sorry. We were talking about chocolate.
- Horst: [irritably] That was ten minutes ago!
- [after selling the plant, Burns is clearing out his office]
- Montgomery Burns: Now, Smithers, I know that you've always had your eye on this photo of Elvis and me.
- Smithers: He was so good to his mother.
- Montgomery Burns: Yes. But, you know, I couldn't understand a word that man said.
- [imitating Elvis]
- Montgomery Burns: "Mr. Burns..."
- [mumbling and muttering]
- Montgomery Burns: ...hound dog."
- Smithers: [laughing] Stop it, you're killing me!