- Mike Heck: We just gotta learn to manage our money a little bit better, which means until the quarry reopens, we just gotta find ways to cut back.
- Axl Heck: I vote we let Brick go. He's the weakest link. I say we just leave him in the woods and walk away.
- Frankie Heck: Great suggestion. But how about we buy less takeout food and I cook more?
- Brick Heck: I'll take my chances in the woods.
- Frankie Heck: [at church bingo] Look around, Mike. This is our future.
- Mike Heck: Actually, this is your future. All the men smartened up and died.
- Frankie Heck: This is an outrage. If you're gonna shut off the power, do it at the top of the hour before I'm already hooked on "Conveyer Belt of Love".
- Frankie Heck: Well, you're un-American.
- Mike Heck: What?
- Frankie Heck: That's right. 'Cause real Americans are raised on instant gratification and the optimism that if they mess up, things will somehow all work out. That's what makes America great.