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Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, and Michael Schoeffling in Sixteen Candles (1984)

Max Showalter: Fred

Sixteen Candles

Max Showalter credited as playing...

Fred

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  • Grandma Helen: Oh Sam, let me look at you. Fred, she's gotten her boobies.
  • Grandpa Fred: [chuckles] I better go get my magnifying glass.
  • Grandma Helen: Oh, and they are so Perky.
  • Grandma Helen: [reaches to cup them]
  • Samantha: [cut to Sam's bedroom] I can't believe my Grandmother actually felt me up.
  • Long Duk Dong: Very clever dinner. Appetizing food fit neatly into interesting round pie.
  • Mike Baker: It's a quiche.
  • Long Duk Dong: How do you spell?
  • Grandpa Fred: Well you don't spell it, son, you eat it.
  • [laughs]
  • Randy: [talking on the phone with Samantha] I was going to tell you something, but, maybe I shouldn't. It's pretty bad.
  • Samantha: You may as well. Nothing could shock me anymore.
  • Randy: Last night at the dance, my little brother paid a buck to see your underwear.
  • Samantha: [screams] Aaaaaaaahhh!
  • Howard: [Her grandparents downstairs are startled by the scream] Geez! I hate that rock 'n' roll rubbish!
  • Grandpa Fred: Well, I'm afraid it's here to stay, Howie.
  • Grandpa Fred: Hey Howard, there's your Chinaman.
  • Howard: Thanks, Fred.
  • Grandpa Fred: Oh, I've got one for you. Knock. Knock.
  • Samantha: Who's there?
  • Grandpa Fred: Who.
  • Samantha: Who who?
  • Grandpa Fred: Helen, we've got an owl out here in the hall!
  • [Grandpa Fred starts tickling Sam]
  • Grandma Helen: Oh, Fred, leave her alone. You'll make her tinkle.
  • Grandpa Fred: Well, well, if it isn't Sammy Baker Davis, Junior!
  • Samantha: Hello, Grandpa.

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