- Dr. Peter Venkman: Slimer's in there!
- Dr. Raymond Stantz: How do you know ?
- Dr. Peter Venkman: How else do you think this happened?
- [points to slimestains on his jumpsuit]
- Dr. Raymond Stantz: Come on, Peter, I've seen you eat.
- Egon Spengler: There's just one chance. Set your proton beams at 500,000 Megahertz, Slimer's frequency. We'll try to yank him out.
- Dr. Peter Venkman: I just hope know what you're doing, Egon, 'cause I sure don't.
- Egon Spengler: Now remember: poltergeists can't actually hurt you...
- [the head ghosts chuckles as he makes a bunch of trashcans form into a large stack]
- Egon Spengler: ... but trashcans sure can!
- Winston Zeddemore: After all, Slimer just can't help himself.
- Dr. Peter Venkman: Are you kidding? He helps himself to everything that isn't nailed down or on fire!
- Dr. Peter Venkman: Slimer wouldn't leave, he's got too good a deal going here.
- Janine Melnitz: Oh no? You don't think so?
- [reads the note Slimer left]
- Janine Melnitz: No one likes me. I'm always doing bad things. I try but I can't help it. So it's better if I leave. Goodbye forever, Slimer.
- Dr. Raymond Stantz: Can I see that?
- [takes the note]
- Dr. Raymond Stantz: You can read this?
- Janine Melnitz: I'm a secretary, I can read anything.
- Dr. Peter Venkman: Now if I were Slimer, where would I go? Beats me. Poor guy. I'm almost ready to forgive him for all the times he slimed me. Almost...
- Slimer: [looks in a candy store window] Yum yum, cookies!
- [remembering Peter's words]
- Dr. Peter Venkman: He helps himself to everything that's not nailed down.
- Slimer: [sighs] Bye, cookies.
- [Searching for Slimer, Egon walks down the wrong street, and is followed by a gang of punks]
- Mugger: Well, well. What's wrong my man? You lose something? Hey, maybe we can help you find it. What's it look like?
- Egon Spengler: [staring at his P.K.E. meter] I'm looking for a full-torso ectoplasmic manifestation. Color green. No legs. Spirit classification: unknown.
- [Egon walks on. The lead mugger stops the others from following him]
- Mohawk Punk: Hey, we had him, man. Why'd you let him go?
- Mugger: My dad told me never to mess with anybody weirder than I am.