Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
Magda Szubanski: Mrs. Esme Cordelia Hoggett
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Quotes
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Mrs. Esme Cordelia Hoggett : [speaking very rapidly as the court stenographer looks on with a dumbfound expression] Oh, well, yes, I've given myself a good, hard talking-to, let me tell you. I said to myself, "Esme, you have let yourself down, you have let Arthur down, and you have let the pig down..."
The Narrator : The judge had never heard anyone speak so many words in such short of time.
Mrs. Esme Cordelia Hoggett : Who'd trust you? So...
The Narrator : Evidently, this was a woman of clear conscience and good intent.
Mrs. Esme Cordelia Hoggett : I used to dismiss pigs, but then a pig became my husband's best friend...
The Narrator : Besides, he grew up on a farm and had a fondness for pigs.
Mrs. Esme Cordelia Hoggett : You can bind me in chains, but the minute I'm set free, I shall march straight back out into those ugly streets and continue to search for my Arthur's pig!
Judge : [bangs gavel] Case dismissed!
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Mrs. Esme Cordelia Hoggett : Poor Arthur would be utterly... ..devastated.
Customs Guard : Esmeralda Cordillera Hogget, we have reason to suspect you may be smuggling illegal substances on your person. As an officer of the drug enforcement agency, I am authorized by law to perform certain... procedures.
Female Officer : Please step into the cubicle and remove your clothes.
Mrs. Esme Cordelia Hoggett : .....Pardon?
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Mrs. Esme Cordelia Hoggett : Take your hands off me!
Mrs. Esme Cordelia Hoggett : Oh-OH-OHH! This is a mistake! Somebody help, please! Call Arthur Hogget!
Van Cop : Ok, freakshow's over, finished!
Mrs. Esme Cordelia Hoggett : Help, help! HEEEEELLLLLP!