To Grandmother's House We Go (1992 TV Movie)

Cynthia Geary: Rhonda Thompson

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Quotes 

• [Eddie got knocked out, causing him to lose the twins and his truck. Rhonda isn't too pleased] 

  Rhonda Thompson : You lost my girls?

  Eddie Popko : Rhonda, I'm really sorry. I lost my truck too. It had to be those FPD bandits.

  Rhonda Thompson : Eddie! I'm calling the police.

  Eddie Popko : Well you just tell them they look like your mom and dad out for a walk. But when you turn your back, "claps" boom! Mom's all over you like a ninja turtle.

  [Rhonda glares back at him with "What did you just say?" eyes] 

• [Rhonda bangs on the window alarmed. Det. Gremp opens the door] 

  Det. Gremp : What?

  Rhonda Thompson : Those are the kidnappers!

  Eddie Popko : And the FPD bandits!

  Julie Thompson : And they're not Santa's elf!

  Harvey 'Harv' : It's all true officer. Even the elf part. If you want proof, look at our motor home. It's full of stolen goods.

  [Raises his arms] 

  Harvey 'Harv' : Cuff us.

  Eddie Popko : [Presents the cuffs]  Feel free to use these, definitely!

  Det. Gremp : [Confused]  Huh?

• Rhonda Thompson : Come on girls, Stacey will watch you while I'm at work.

  [Julie and Sarah throw snowballs at Eddie, nailing him in the back and in the head] 

  Rhonda Thompson : Girls!

  [Eddie turns around, glares back at them with "That was not cool" eyes] 

  Julie Thompson : That was for killing Frosty.

  [Heads inside the house] 

• Eddie Popko : Hey Rhonda! How's the hottest Mini-Mart manager going?

  Rhonda Thompson : Oh look, it's Eddie the delivery boy. Would you like a sludgee with that?

  Customer : No thanks.

  Eddie Popko : Well I think your making a big mistake there pal. Their sludgees are the finest. Never too much crushed ice. Never too much sludge.

  Rhonda Thompson : He's trying to be cute. Keep trying Eddie.

  [Eddie smiles in approval] 

• Eddie Popko : [Getting out of his truck while singing a tune]  Black coffee for all the cowboys. Black coffee for the cowgirls too. Black coffee...

  [He knocks over the snowman the twins were building, causing them to gasp] 

  Sarah Thompson : Mister you killed our snowman!

  Eddie Popko : I don't see any snowman.

  [Looks around] 

  Julie Thompson : That's because you killed him!

  Eddie Popko : [Eddie looks down]  Whoops. Right. He doesn't look too good. But hey it's 65 degrees out here, he would've been a puddle by noon.

  Sarah Thompson : We're telling!

  Eddie Popko : Oh no. no, no. Pl Please don't tell. Because I'll get in trouble.

  Julie Thompson : That's the idea!

  Sarah Thompson , Julie Thompson : [Together]  Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!

  Rhonda Thompson : [Appears at the window]  What's wrong?

  Sarah Thompson , Julie Thompson : [Together]  That man killed Frosty!

  Eddie Popko : Rhonda, you're a mommy?... Uh I got a package for you.

  Rhonda Thompson : I'll be right down.

  Sarah Thompson : When my mom gets here, you are gonna get it!

  Eddie Popko : Can't believe it. Sludgee babe's a mom.

  Julie Thompson : A real mom who can get you in big trouble!

  [Eddie gives the girls a "Yeah right" glare] 

  Rhonda Thompson : [Comes outside]  Hello Eddie.

  Julie Thompson : Make him go to his room!

  Eddie Popko : Hey if you send me to my room, then you won't get your package.

  [Shakes the package] 

  Eddie Popko : Sounds like a present.

  [Winks at Rhonda] 

• Julie Thompson : [Arriving at the television station]  We made it! We made it!

  Eddie Popko : Everybody, get out!

  [Bangs on the roof of Gremp's car] 

  Eddie Popko : Come on girls, let's go!

  Rhonda Thompson : Let's get going girls!

  Eddie Popko : Merry Christmas Gremp!

  Det. Gremp : Yeah, yeah. Merry Christmas to you. And good luck.

  [to himself] 

  Det. Gremp : Definitely.

• Rhonda Thompson : [while tucking the girls in]  I've got the same bedtime as a five year old. This is pathetic.

• Eddie Popko : Rhonda, you don't know anything about me.

  Rhonda Thompson : Well, let's see. Mini donuts, beef jerky, jellybeans. I know you're not a health nut.

  Eddie Popko : Well hey I take a Flintstone vitamin every single morning.

  Rhonda Thompson : [Observes a magazine]  Wrestle-Mundo magazine. So I'm guessing that you're not exactly intellectual.

  Eddie Popko : Well you'd be guessing wrong because the crossword puzzle in there happens to be extremely challenging.

  Rhonda Thompson : Hmm. Oh, and five Win-O-Lotto tickets. Which tells me you throw away your paycheck on the lottery.

  Eddie Popko : This weeks big jackpot, 1.3 million dollars.

  Rhonda Thompson : Eddie, every week you tell me how much you're gonna win. And every week, you're a loser.

  Eddie Popko : Well it's gonna happen I mean, because I have a system.

  Rhonda Thompson : What system?

  Eddie Popko : Well, somebody has to win. Might as well be me.

  Rhonda Thompson : Shhhh. Somebody might steal your system.

• Rhonda Thompson : [Getting ready to pawn stolen merchandise]  You sure this is gonna work?

  Eddie Popko : Of course it's gonna work. Just let me do the talking.

  Rhonda Thompson : We're in big trouble.

  Eddie Popko : You got a bad attitude.

• Rhonda Thompson : [Getting ready for work and school]  Okay, hold still. Almost ready.

  [Julie snatches Sarah's hat off her head] 

  Rhonda Thompson : Julie, leave Sarah's hat alone.

  Julie Thompson : I want this one.

  Sarah Thompson : It was on my head, give it back.

  Rhonda Thompson : Ladies, these hats are exactly the same.

  Julie Thompson : She always gets the good hat.

  Sarah Thompson : That's because I'm a good girl.

  Rhonda Thompson : Girls, don't start.

  Sarah Thompson : Sorry, mommy. I love you.

  Julie Thompson : I love you bigger.

  Sarah Thompson : No way!

  Julie Thompson : Yes way!

  Rhonda Thompson : Look ladies, I love you the same. You love me the same. End of discussion. Now, I'm gonna be late for work. You're gonna be late for kindergarten. Let's go.

  Julie Thompson : [Exiting the apartment running]  I get the front seat!

  Sarah Thompson : No way!

  Julie Thompson : Yes way!

  Sarah Thompson : No way!

  Julie Thompson : Yes way!

  Sarah Thompson : No way!

  Rhonda Thompson : [Locks the door, runs to follow them]  You're both in the back!

• Policeman : [Det. Gremp and his partner barge in the house]  That's them! Hugging.

  Det. Gremp : Definitely.

  Eddie Popko : Hey Gremp, what are you doing here?

  Det. Gremp : I'm here to arrest the FPD bandits.

  Rhonda Thompson : Great!

  Eddie Popko : Good. Don't let them get away.

  Det. Gremp : I won't. You're both under arrest.

  [Both Gremp and his partner slap the cuffs on Eddie and Rhonda. They look over to the twins, who are confused on the situation] 

• Det. Gremp : OK! I got all the information that I need, definitely.

  Rhonda Thompson : You got to find them, Detective Gremp.

  Det. Gremp : Ma'am, I promise you I'll find your daughters as soon as possible, absolutely!

  [Phone rings] 

  Det. Gremp : That's the telephone.

  Rhonda Thompson : I know.

  Det. Gremp : Just doing my job.

  Rhonda Thompson : [Walks over and picks up the phone]  Hello?

  Eddie Popko : Hey, Rhonda, this is Eddie Popko, your favorite delivery boy. Listen, I got your girls right here and they're fine.

  Rhonda Thompson : [Relieved]  Oh, thank God! Hang on.

  [Turns to Det. Gremp] 

  Rhonda Thompson : The girls have been found!

  Det. Gremp : What did I tell you? I said I'd find them as soon as possible, absolutely.

  Rhonda Thompson : Thanks for all your help.

  Det. Gremp : I'll see myself out, positively.

  [Gremp walks out] 

  Rhonda Thompson : [Somewhat alarmed]  What are you doing with my girls?

  Eddie Popko : Well, this wasn't my idea. They snuck in the back of my truck.

  Rhonda Thompson : Well, tell me where you are and I'll come get them.

  Eddie Popko : Well, I got to finish up all my deliveries first, and then I'm gonna swing them by your house. Oh, and Rhonda, by the way, I do get five bucks an hour to babysit.

  Rhonda Thompson : Just get back here, Eddie.

  [Hangs up] 

  Eddie Popko : Yeah, well, you have a nice day too, now.

  [Hangs up. Turns to the trucker waiting behind him] 

  Eddie Popko : It's all yours.

• Rhonda Thompson : [about the twins]  They packed their bags. They took their money. Why would they run away from home?

  Stacey : We better call the police.

  Rhonda Thompson : Yeah, you're right.

• Eddie Popko : And behind door #2...

  [Opens the truck] 

  Eddie Popko : Prizes and merchandise worth over $10,000.

  Rhonda Thompson : I don't know what you did... But I got a bad feeling about it.

  Eddie Popko : No, no, Rhonda, don't feel bad. We're simply gonna raise a ransom the same way the FPD bandits would. We're gonna open up all these packages, find the good stuff, and hit the pawn shops.

  Rhonda Thompson : Eddie, this isn't right! Those are other people's Christmas presents.

  Eddie Popko : OK, well, Rhonda, do you realize how happy these other people would feel if they knew that by giving up one present, they would be helping a mother be reunited with her daughters? I mean that's what the season's all about; it's giving.

  Rhonda Thompson : You are so full of it.

  Eddie Popko : I know.

  Rhonda Thompson : But I'm desperate. I'm gonna keep a list of every present we open. Somehow, we're gonna make it up to these people.

  Eddie Popko : Yeah. I was just about to suggest that. I mean, it's like we share the same brain. OK, well, come on. Let's get to work.

• Eddie Popko : [Running back to Rhonda's apartment]  I knew my system worked! Rhonda! Rhonda! Hey, uh, meet me at the window!

  Rhonda Thompson : What do you want?

  Eddie Popko : [Sidesteps]  Meet me over here! Rhonda, I... Meet me at the door! I'm coming up!

  [Runs inside, gets near Rhonda's door] 

  Eddie Popko : I'm here! Open up!

  Rhonda Thompson : [Rhonda opens the door, Eddie slides in]  What? What?

  Eddie Popko : [Out of breath]  Rhonda...

  Rhonda Thompson : What?

  Eddie Popko : I have to get some water...

  Rhonda Thompson : You ran all the way back here for a glass of water?

  Eddie Popko : [Drinks water]  OK, I can talk now. Whew! Rhonda, I was a... a jerk, and an idiot, and a moron.

  Rhonda Thompson : I know all that.

  Eddie Popko : OK, but what you don't know is, I want to help you find your girls.

  Rhonda Thompson : [Shocked]  Since when?

  Eddie Popko : Uh... Since I was just thinking about all the fun that I had with the girls and... And how we went out for ice cream and we bought a lottery ticket... And it's a winner. Wouldn't you know it? I mean, that ticket must be in one of their purses.

  Rhonda Thompson : [Not pleased]  You greedy little worm.

  [the phone rings, Rhonda rushes to pick up the phone] 

  Rhonda Thompson : Hello?

  Shirley : Hi. Uh, Rhonda Thompson?

  Rhonda Thompson : Yes?

  Shirley : Yeah, Rhonda, it was the craziest thing. I found your girls sitting in the back of an FPD truck.

  Rhonda Thompson : [Excited]  You found my girls?

  Eddie Popko : Oh, they found the girls? And how about those, those, those little purses?

  Rhonda Thompson : [Now worried]  Are they okay?

  Rhonda Thompson : Yeah, are you kidding? They're playing Whack-a-Mole!

  [Turns to the girls] 

  Rhonda Thompson : Hey girls, say hi to your mom!

  Julie Thompson , Sarah Thompson : [Together]  Hi, Mom!

  Julie Thompson : We got enough tickets for yo-yos!

  Harvey 'Harv' : Aw, can't we get the paddle ball?

  Sarah Thompson : Next time, Harv.

  [They get back to playing] 

  Shirley : Uh, Rhonda, Rhonda, just out of curiosity, is there a reward involved here?

  Rhonda Thompson : Reward?

  Shirley : Um, I was hoping it might be... $10,000?

  Rhonda Thompson : $10,000? You don't want a reward, you want ransom!

  Eddie Popko : We'll get the money!

  Rhonda Thompson : Eddie!

  Shirley : Tell that guy it's a deal. I'll meet you at the skating rink at Edgemont, at 3:00. Uh, wear a red hat so I know how to find you. And don't tell the police about this or I just might get lost.

  Rhonda Thompson : All right, no police. Just take care of my girls.

  Shirley : They're happy as clams. Oh, and speaking of clams, I would like my reward in cash. See you tomorrow.

  [Hangs up] 

  Harvey 'Harv' : Wow! I broke the record! Shirley, I got the best score of the day!

  Shirley : [Gives a thumbs up]  Harv, we're on a roll.

• Eddie Popko : [ice skating]  All right, now, nothing can go wrong, okay?

  Rhonda Thompson : Everything already went wrong.

  [Skates to the side] 

  Rhonda Thompson : What kind of mother makes her girls run away from home?

  Eddie Popko : Well, they weren't running away. They... they were simply just giving you a little vacation.

  Rhonda Thompson : You don't know that.

  Eddie Popko : Yes, I do, because the girls told me. Rhonda, you're too hard on yourself. You're a good mom. And it's got to be really rough trying to raise two kids all alone. Heck, I can barely take care of me.

  Rhonda Thompson : How did things get so messed up? I had my life figured out until my husband took off.

  Eddie Popko : Hey, now, he's the one who blew it. He lost you.

  Rhonda Thompson : You're just saying that to make me feel better. It's working.

  [All cheered up] 

  Eddie Popko : Good. Come on, let's skate.

• [after a phone call with Shirley] 

  Rhonda Thompson : I should call Detective Gremp.

  [Goes to dial] 

  Eddie Popko : No, the woman said no police.

  [Rhonda hangs up the phone] 

  Eddie Popko : Now I know a way to get my hands on the 10 grand. But you got to trust me.

  [Walks out of the kitchen] 

  Rhonda Thompson : You better come through for me, Eddie.

  Eddie Popko : Hey, have I ever not come through for you? Uh, except for that losing-your-kids thing.

  [Slight chuckle, Rhonda rolls her eyes] 

• Rhonda Thompson : We got to find my girls.

  Eddie Popko : Right, because I got to be back by six.

  Rhonda Thompson : That money is all you care about, isn't it? You got your ticket. Here's your hat, just go!

  [Takes off to find Julie and Sarah] 

  Rhonda Thompson : Julie! Sarah! Julie!

  Harvey 'Harv' : [Grabs Shirley]  Come on, Shirl, we got to help.

  Shirley : When is it going to sink in, Harvey? We're the bad guys.

  Harvey 'Harv' : Oh, I keep forgetting.

  [Eddie tucks the lottery ticket in his jacket] 

  Eddie Popko : Sarah! Julie!

• Rhonda Thompson : [to Eddie]  You are unbelievable.

  [He makes a 'What did I do" expression] 

  Rhonda Thompson : My kids are missing, and you're worried about a lottery!

  Eddie Popko : Well I'm sorry. It's just a dumb habit. Remember I told you about my system?

  Rhonda Thompson : I don't care. Why don't you just get out of here?

  Eddie Popko : OK. All right. Well, I'm going. I'm sorry.

  [He walks out] 

  Det. Gremp : Ma'am, I'm sorry about your children. And... I'm sorry about him. But as far as we know, the FPD bandits, they're not kidnappers. But I'm sure everything's going to work out. Definitely!

  Rhonda Thompson : Call me the second you hear anything.

  Det. Gremp : Absolutely!

  [Give Rhonda a thumbs up, grabs his jacket and exits out] 

• [while reading How the Grinch Stole Christmas] 

  Julie Thompson : Is the Grinch going to keep the Christmas presents?

  Sarah Thompson : Nah, we saw this on TV. He gives the presents back at the end.

  Rhonda Thompson : Well Sarah, I guess you pretty much took the surprise out of that surprise ending.

  [Turns to the very end of the page] 

  Rhonda Thompson : Oh, but wait, there is a surprise ending.

  [Reading out] 

  Rhonda Thompson : "Sarah and Julie go to bed on time tonight." It says that right here.

  Sarah Thompson : Mommy, you know we can't read.

  Rhonda Thompson : Then you're just gonna have to trust me on this. Let's go, up you go. Time for bed.

• Rhonda Thompson : It's after 3, where are they?

  Shirley : Miss! Miss! I love your red hat!

  Eddie Popko : That's her.

  Rhonda Thompson : We'll be right there!

  Eddie Popko : And be careful. If she drops anything, don't pick it up.

  Rhonda Thompson : I gotta get my skates off.

  Shirley : Take your time. Take your time.

• [Almost near the Christmas Carnival] 

  Eddie Popko : Where now?

  Rhonda Thompson : Turn left up here.

  Eddie Popko : We're early. You sure you don't want to hear some more Roy Rogers?

  Rhonda Thompson : No, thank you.

• Rhonda Thompson : Eddie, thank you so much. You were wonderful.

  Eddie Popko : [Flattered]  Well... maybe I was a little wonderful.

  Rhonda Thompson : But what about your Win-O-Lotto?

  Eddie Popko : Well, I guess I kind of missed it. I mean, who knows if I would of landed on the jackpot anyway. Even if I did, what's $1.3 million? I mean, after taxes, that's only 900,000. Rhonda, the important thing is, we got your girls back.

  Rhonda Thompson : Eddie, thank you.

  [Hugs Eddie] 

• Rhonda Thompson : We're still 12 dollars short.

  Eddie Popko : Alrighty.

  [Takes off his watch] 

  Eddie Popko : Now we're two dollars short.

  Rhonda Thompson : Great.

  Eddie Popko : Hey listen, this is ransom, it's not bus fare. We don't need exact change. Do you want a powdered doughnut?

  [Grabs the tray] 

  Eddie Popko : Never mind, I'm out of doughnuts. Got some powdered left.

  [pause] 

  Eddie Popko : OK. How about a Flintstone vitamin? I think I already ate all the Dinos, but I do have some Barney Rubbles.

  Rhonda Thompson : Pass.

  Eddie Popko : Listen, Rhonda... Everything's going to be OK. Because we're gonna get your girls back.

  Rhonda Thompson : We have to. I need a red hat.

  Eddie Popko : A red hat? Well, you came to the right place. See, I call this my little cowboy hall of fame. And this is my "salute to Roy Rogers" corner.

  [Grabs a red hat] 

  Eddie Popko : This hat was worn by Dale Evans when Dale and Roy, and Trigger were grand marshals for the 77 Rose Parade. And by the way, that was the best Rose Parade they ever had too.

  [Puts the hat on Rhonda] 

  Eddie Popko : There you go, ma'me. Say, you look mighty fine.

  Rhonda Thompson : What are you, some kind of cowboy wannabe?

  Eddie Popko : I'm a cowboy gonna-be. See, Rhonda, when I spin that wheel and when I win the big jackpot, I'm going to buy myself a big ranch in Montana; The Lazy E. The E stands for Eddie.

  Rhonda Thompson : Figured that.

  Eddie Popko : Well, here, take a seat right here and let me explain something to you.

  [They sit] 

  Eddie Popko : Rhonda, this city is nothing but a big concrete ant farm.

  Rhonda Thompson : You're losing me.

  Eddie Popko : And I'm just a delivery ant trudging along with a fruitcake in my mandibles.

  Rhonda Thompson : You lost me.

  Eddie Popko : Okay, well, just forget all about the ant thing, all right? The point is, when I look out that window, what do I see? Big skies, fresh air, purple mountain majesties? No, Rhonda, no, I see this.

  [Pulls the shade open to show a neighbor] 

  Eddie Popko : Well, look it there, you lucked out. It's feet-picking day.

  [the neighbor waves] 

  Eddie Popko : Hey, Earl.

  Rhonda Thompson : Come on, Eddie. Let's get my girls back.

• Det. Gremp : Okay... Let me see if I got this, the woman who knocked you senseless, she's about 5'2, 110 lbs?

  Eddie Popko : Well, she might've been 5'3.

  Det. Gremp : [Gremp turns to Rhonda]  Ma'am, do you got a recent photo of your children?

  Rhonda Thompson : Oh, yeah. Um...

  [Goes over to the photos] 

  Rhonda Thompson : This was Christmas, but it was a year ago.

  [Moves to the next photo] 

  Rhonda Thompson : Here's the beach, that one might be a little blurry.

  [Moves to the next photo] 

  Rhonda Thompson : This is one of them in the car. Oh, we can't see Sarah's face in that one.

  [Moves to the next photo] 

  Rhonda Thompson : This was two years ago.

  [Sees a photo a little far away] 

  Rhonda Thompson : Oh, here's a good one! This was two weeks ago. This is a picture of us at the zoo.

  [Presents the photo to Gremp] 

  Rhonda Thompson : That's Sarah, that's Julie, that's monkey.

  Det. Gremp : I knew that ma'me, I'm a detective.

  Rhonda Thompson : Well the girls love monkeys. They both sleep with little stuffed animal monkeys, they're names are King and Kong. Shouldn't you be writing this down?

  Det. Gremp : [Points to his head]  King and Kong, I got it all right here.

• [Getting off the ice] 

  Rhonda Thompson : Where are my girls?

  Shirley : They're fine. Don't have a cow, see, I got their little things right here.

  Eddie Popko : It's their stuff, I see the purses.

  Shirley : Is that the reward money?

  Eddie Popko : 10 grand in cash. Now, real slow lady. I give you the money, you give me he purses. On three.

  [Shirley aggressively trades the purses for the money] 

  Rhonda Thompson : That money is for my girls.

  Eddie Popko : Of course it is. Hey, where are those girls, anyway?

  Shirley : Coming right up.

  [Whistles for Harvey, who rushes over] 

  Eddie Popko : Here's the ticket. We have just enough time to get back.

  Harvey 'Harv' : Shirl, Shirl, is that the reward money?

  Shirley : [Excited]  It's all here.

  Harvey 'Harv' : Oh great. We got to give it back.

  [Grabs the money hand hands it back to Rhonda] 

  Shirley : [Takes the money back]  No, we don't!

  Harvey 'Harv' : [Grabs the money again]  Oh, yes, we do.

  Shirley : [Grabs the money again]  Have you lost your mind?

  Harvey 'Harv' : [Grabs the money and gives it to Rhonda]  No, pumpkin. I lost the kids.

  Shirley : What?

  Rhonda Thompson : You lost my girls?

  Harvey 'Harv' : I couldn't help it. I don't know what happened. One minute they were on the ponies, riding on it, they were happy and everything, and then the next minute they just... they just disappeared! I think they were upset because I... I told them we weren't elves.

  Shirley : You told them we weren't elves? What is the matter with you, lunatic?

  Harvey 'Harv' : It slipped out.

  Shirley : Yes, because there's holes up here! You're Mr. Pinocchio! A wooden head!

  Harvey 'Harv' : It was dumb! It was dumb!

  Shirley : You are so dumb!

  Harvey 'Harv' : You're not helping.

• Rhonda Thompson : This just never stops. It's "Girls, eat your dinner. Girls, get in the bath, get out of the bath. Girls, go to sleep. I mean it, girls, go to sleep."

  [the twins listen] 

  Rhonda Thompson : Every time I turn around, Sarah and Julie are into some kind of trouble.

  Stacey : You know, you need a vacation.

  Rhonda Thompson : [Breaking down in tears]  I would love a vacation. Sometimes, the girls can be such a handful. All I want for Christmas is just a couple of days by myself. No girls, no sludgees, no nothing.

  Sarah Thompson : Julie, come here.

  [the twins walk into the living room] 

  Stacey : You'll be OK.

  Julie Thompson : We made Mommy cry.

  Sarah Thompson : That's because we're a handful.

  Rhonda Thompson : Bye, girls. I'm going to work. Please stay out of trouble, at least until I get back. Here are my keys, Stace, in case they need more toys.

  Stacey : OK, bye, Rhonda.

  Sarah Thompson : Bye, Mommy.

  Stacey : I got to feed the baby, okay?

  [Stacey walks back into the kitchen] 

  Julie Thompson : Mommy wants a vacation from us.

  Sarah Thompson : We could go to Grandma Mimi's house for Christmas.

  Julie Thompson : Good idea, let's do it.

• Shirley : Hey, hey, hey! There's our money!

  Harvey 'Harv' : Hey, girls!

  [Harvey and Shirley wave] 

  Harvey 'Harv' : It's us, your buddies, Harvey and Shirley!

  Sarah Thompson : Oh, no! Not them again!

  [the twins grab straps] 

  Julie Thompson : Run, Rudolph, fly!

  Sarah Thompson : Go to Grandma's house!

  Sarah Thompson , Julie Thompson : [Together]  Giddy Up! Giddy Up!

  [the horses disguised as reindeer take off] 

  Shirley : Come on, Harv!

  Sarah Thompson : Merry Christmas!

  Julie Thompson : Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah!

  Harvey 'Harv' : [chasing]  Sarah, Julie! Wait! Sarah, Julie, grab that thing! Stop!

  Eddie Popko : Hey! Stop those girls!

  Rhonda Thompson : Julie! Sarah!

  [the twins fall backwards] 

  Sarah Thompson , Julie Thompson : [Together]  Whoa!

  [Eddie tries to stop the sleigh but dives out of the way] 

  Eddie Popko : Whoa!

  Rhonda Thompson : My girls! Somebody help!

  Eddie Popko : I'm on my way!

  Rhonda Thompson : Hurry, Eddie! Hurry!

  Eddie Popko : I'm on my way!

  Rhonda Thompson : Girls!

  [Sees the sleigh go out in the road] 

  Rhonda Thompson : Stop! Eddie, come on!

  [He grabs Buttercup, the pony the twins were riding earlier] 

  Eddie Popko : Come on, Trigger, let's go.

  [the next shot shows a clip of Roy Rogers hopping onto a horse] 

  Eddie Popko : All right! Come on, fella, follow that sleigh! Wait, no, no. No more circles! You're free! You're free! You don't have to do these kiddie rides anymore! Thataway, boy. You're gonna be a hero, come on!

  Rhonda Thompson : Hurry, Eddie! Hurry!

  Santa : Take the low road. You can cut them off at the pass.

  Eddie Popko : I always wanted to cut someone off at the pass.

• Julie Thompson : [Sarah and Julie enter Rhonda's bedroom; she's still asleep They open her blinds, then jump on the bed]  ,

  Julie Thompson , Sarah Thompson : [Together while bouncing on the bed]  Wake up, Mommy. Wake up, Mommy.

  Rhonda Thompson : Oh, girls. Girls! Let Mommy sleep just for a little longer.

  Sarah Thompson : OK, go back to sleep.

  Rhonda Thompson : Thank you.

  [Julie lifts the pillow that's covering Rhonda's head] 

  Julie Thompson : Are you asleep yet?

  Rhonda Thompson : Yes. I'm sound asleep. Let Mommy sleep just until the alarm goes off.

  [the alarm goes off] 

  Julie Thompson : Get her!

  [the girls pull Rhonda out of the covers] 

  Rhonda Thompson : Oh, no, girls. Mommy doesn't...

  Sarah Thompson : You have to go to work.

  Julie Thompson : You have to.

  Rhonda Thompson : I don't want to go to work.

  Julie Thompson : You have to. What about breakfast?

• [Arriving at the carnival] 

  Rhonda Thompson : You see the girls?

  Eddie Popko : Now, just relax, all right? You're with Eddie Popko. Everything's gonna work out just fine.

  [He goes to get out of his car, but his door hits a cop car that just arrived and parked] 

  Rhonda Thompson : [Irritated]  Smooth move, Eddie.

  [They both get out of the car] 

  Eddie Popko : [On the passenger side of the cop's car]  I'm sorry, officer. It's my fault. Lucky it was just a tiny little ding. Heh heh. Actually adds a little bit of character, don't you think?

  Policeman : Well, it is Christmas Eve. I guess I don't have to shoot you.

  [Rhonda and Eddie look worried] 

  Policeman : But I might if you don't laugh at my jokes.

  [They all laugh] 

  Eddie Popko : You got me there.

  Policeman : Okay, you kids have fun. Merry Christmas.

  Eddie Popko : Merry Christmas to you.

  Rhonda Thompson : Merry Christmas.

  [the officer grabs his clipboard and opens to see the Wanted poster of Eddie and Rhonda] 

  Eddie Popko : [to the officer]  You have a nice day.

  Eddie Popko : [Quietly to Rhonda]  That was close. Last thing we need are cops.