- Wilbur Meeks: Hey, Doc! You know what I'm going to be? An investigator!
- P. T. 'Doc' Williams: A what?
- Wilbur Meeks: Just the same as a detective! You know, William Powell. The Thin Man. I'll go on a diet.
- P. T. 'Doc' Williams: Oh, fiddlesticks!
- Wilbur Meeks: Well, why not? What's William Powell got that I haven't got?
- P. T. 'Doc' Williams: Myrna Loy.