The New Batman Adventures (TV Series)

Double Talk (1997)

George Dzundza: Arnold Wesker - The Ventriloquist, Scarface

Quotes 

• 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!

• 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!

• 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.

• 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] 

• 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.

• 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.

  Arnold Wesker - The Ventriloquist : I am.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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]