The Adventures of Spin and Marty (1955)

J. Pat O'Malley: Perkins

Quotes 

• Perkins : Young man! I say, young man!

  Ambitious : Who, me?

  Perkins : Yes, what's going on here? I saw Master Martin through the window. Which way did he go? Why is Mr. Burnett chasing him? Well?

  Ambitious : He just said he was gettin' out, that's all I know.

  Perkins : He can't get out of anywhere without me. It's against instructions.

  Ambitious : I guess he forgot.

  Perkins : Well, they aren't actually his instructions, they're mine. That is, they're his grandmama's. Well, his grandmama instructed me... Oh, what's the use? Which way did he go?

  Ambitious : He went thatta-way, through the grove.

• Ollie : Well, I'll be a blue-nosed gopher.

  Perkins : I think he's doing very well indeed.

• Spin Evans : What happened?

  Perkins : Just a small fracture, Master Spin, nothing to be alarmed about.

  Spin Evans : What I mean is, is Marty gonna stay?

  Perkins : I don't know, sir.

  Spin Evans : I been talking it over with the other guys, and we decided that we wouldn't mind it if he did.

  Perkins : That's our next problem. But I'm afraid his grandmama will feel that he ought to return home.

  Spin Evans : Mr. Logan's in there talking to her now, and...

  Perkins : What?

  Spin Evans : He's in there talking to her.

  Perkins : He's not on the telephone?

  Spin Evans : Yeah.

  Perkins : Oh, no! I asked him to wait!

• Perkins : Mr. Logan, you want the lad to stay here, and so do I. He's never wanted anything more than this in his whole life. But she'll never understand unless I handle this.

  Col. Logan : But I thought that...

  Perkins : I'm the one to manage her.

  Col. Logan : You?

  Perkins : I know you've seen me tremble in her presence, but that was only for appearence's sake. Please, sir, leave me to face her alone.

  Col. Logan : Well, give her my regards.

• Ollie : How many times I gotta tell you boys not to bother me while I'm doin' my weekly relaxation? Whaddya want?

  Spin Evans : Is it okay to saddle this horse for Perkins?

  Ollie : Perkins?

  George, the cook : Nice Sunday afternoon. He take a rest? No. He play cards with Sam? No. He gotta go for ride in country.

  Perkins : Good day, Oliver, Master Evans. This is my steed, I presume?

  Ollie : Perkins, I'm proud of you.

  Perkins : Oh, I simply decided that it was my duty to learn to ride. As long as I'm staying at the Triple R, I feel I should master the equestrian art.

  Ollie : The what?

  Perkins : Precisely. I really hadn't intended to bother you at all, Oliver. That's why I asked Master Evans to help me.

  George, the cook : Hey, Perkins, you know what's wrong with horses? Look, no wheels!

• Perkins : Why, I say, Oliver, I never saw a horse with such well-developed ears.

  Ollie : That's 'cause it's a mule. This here's Daisy, one of the pack mules. Loyal, fearless, smart, and dependaple.

  Perkins : Well, I'll just walk her around for a bit, just to get the feel of her. I won't be long.

  Ollie : Perkins, this here's got the smoothest, easiest gait. Like sittin' on a rocking chair. Ain't that right, Spin?

  Spin Evans : Sure, Daisy's easier to ride than a merry-go-round.

  Perkins : Well, in that case, would you give me leg up, Oliver?

  Ollie : Right-o.

  Perkins : Upsy-daisy. There we are. Well, thank you very much, Oliver, Master Evans. Well, off we go! Tally-ho!

• Speckle : You never saw such a scared bear in your life!

  Louie : Perkins, you're a hero!

  Perkins : I am? I mean, I am!

• Spin Evans : Is he gonna be okay, Doc?

  Dr. Spaulding : Sure, Evans, a fine future doctor you turned out to be. Don't you know you're supposed to stop these things before they happen?

  Col. Logan : What do you think I should tell his grandmother?

  Dr. Spaulding : If I was in your place, I wouldn't tell her anything until I've gotten a chance to look at those X-rays. Might as well give her the whole story at once.

  Perkins : Yes, sir, when we return from town this evening, I'll give you all the details.

  Col. Logan : All right, Perkins. Oh, Doc, Burnett's gonna follow you in the truck. Be all right if they bring Marty back tonight, won't it?

  Dr. Spaulding : Of course. Broken bones don't mean anything to kids. They just scare old folks like us.

• Marty Markham : Dr. Spaulding said it'd be healed long before summer camp was over. Maybe I could just stay here.

  Perkins : I'm afraid that's up to her, not us.

  Marty Markham : Why can't you tell her that Dr. Spaulding won't let me go, that I have to stay in this climate for it to heal right? Mr. Logan's going to talk to her. Please make him argue with her!

  Bill Burnett : We'll do all we can, Marty.

  Marty Markham : Oh, it won't do any good. Nothing will. You don't know her. I'll probably never get another chance to ride Skyrocket again in my whole life.