- Jay Sherman: Hmm. What's that sulfur smell coming from the egg bin? Oh, it must mean the eggs have ripened. Wait a minute! Eggs don't ripen! Eggs don't ripen!
- Eleanor Sherman: First he stole my butler, now he's stealing my daughter!
- Franklin Sherman: Well, he won't steal the silverware. I've glued that to the ceiling.
- [Pan up to the ceiling, showing silverware and an upside-down dog]
- Jay Sherman: Uh, dad? I understand the silverware, but why the dog?
- Franklin Sherman: You understand the silverware? Heh, heh! Cuckoo!