The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)

The Richest Cat in the World (1986)

Palmer the Cat: Leo

Quotes 

• Leo Kohlmeyer : [singing]  On top of spaghetti, all covered with cheese, I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed.

  [sighs] 

  Leo Kohlmeyer : Aw, Oscar... it's just not the same without the harmony.

• Bart : [learning to read, so going very slow]  in... the... days... of... the... pioneers... the ma, ma, Mississippi, was... trav... eled... on by many steam, steam, steambaths!

  Leo Kohlmeyer : Steamboats for crying out loud!

  Bart : Oh yeah, steamboats! Thanks! Wait, who said that?

  [looks around, then back to the cat] 

  Bart : . Mr. Leo?

  Leo Kohlmeyer : Yes, yes. In the days of the pioneers the Mississippi was traveled on by many steamBOATS!

  Bart : You can read!

  Leo Kohlmeyer : Of course I can read! And you could too, if you would only pay attention and learn to concentrate better!

  Bart : You can talk, but ah...!

  Leo Kohlmeyer : [interrupts]  That's right! And I can see, and hear, and taste, and touch. Just like you! Correct that, better than you! Now bring that book over to the table before you drive me bananas!

  Bart : [Bart picks up the book and follows Leo] 

  Leo Kohlmeyer : Now, sit down. We're going to go over a few simple, easy steps that will help you. Number 1. Put the book on the table, and sit facing it.

  Bart : [Bart is wriggling in his chair trying to get comfortable] 

  Leo Kohlmeyer : Hey. Number 2. Stop wriggling around.

  [Bart sits still] 

  Leo Kohlmeyer : . Number 3. Start off with a few words, read them slowly and sound them out, then move on.

  Bart : But that's so slow!

  Leo Kohlmeyer : Trust me, kid. If you practice, it will get faster. And Number 4. If you're stumped, ask for help. You must have known steambaths was the wrong word.

  Bart : Yeah, but sometimes these books are so weird, you can't even tell!

  Leo Kohlmeyer : Ask anyway.

  Bart : OK, should I start over?

  Leo Kohlmeyer : Yes. But later. Right now, you and I need to discuss something that we need to fix, right away!

  [Leo jumps off the table] 

• Leo Kohlmeyer : Howard, don't take another step.

  [Howard stops walking, looks around the room, confused] 

  Howard Piggans : Either I'm hearing things or that liver's a little *too* fresh.

  Leo Kohlmeyer : Your hearing is fine, Howard.

  [Howard stares at Leo, then drops the liver and grabs his head in panic] 

  Howard Piggans : Oh no! Oh no! I've finally lost it! I've gone off the deep end! I knew I couldn't stay well for long!

  Leo Kohlmeyer : Yes, but now that you've hit bottom, there's no place to go but up.

  Howard Piggans : The cat. I'm listening to a talking cat. Well, I'm hallucinating. I should've listened to the doc!

  Leo Kohlmeyer : Nah, Rigsby's a phony. Work with me.

  Howard Piggans : [stares]  You?

  Leo Kohlmeyer : Absolutely. You know, I've studied a great deal of psychology. I'm really quite an expert. Now, lie down.

  [Howard hesitates, then slowly moves toward the bed] 

  Howard Piggans : [muttering]  "Lie down"... eh, why not? He studied psychology.

• Leo Kohlmeyer : Steamboats, for crying out loud!

• Leo Kohlmeyer : Reading is the key to knowledge and you've got to unlock that door.

• Leo Kohlmeyer : Inch by inch, life is a cinch; yard by yard, it's very, very hard.

• Leo Kohlmeyer : Oh, boy! At last! Suppertime. What'd you bring me? Shrimp scampi? Chicken cacciatore?

  Bart : Not exactly. I couldn't find anything on your list, so I brought you this.

  [opens his backpack and takes out a bag of fast food] 

  Bart : Cheeseburger and some French fries!

  Leo Kohlmeyer : Oh. How, uh... unassuming.

• Leo Kohlmeyer : [giving Bart a list of acceptable meals]  So, have you got all of it?

  Bart : I think so.

  [reading] 

  Bart : French champagne. Dover fillet... of sole. Veal corduroy.

  Leo Kohlmeyer : Cordon bleu. Cordon bleu. Please, no mistakes. You'll have me eating somebody's pants legs.