George O'Hanlon: Joe McDoakes
Quotes
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[last lines]
Narrator : [after Joe and Alice relocate to a campsite called 'The Last Resort', with the sign also reading 'Welcome'] At last, our little party has found the perfect retreat, and vacation happiness reigns supreme: the angler
[Cheetah is seen fishing]
Narrator : , the hunter
[Alice is seen shooting a bow and arrow]
Narrator : , and the athlete
[Joe is seen lying in a hammock and reading]
Narrator : . Joe has finally found the peace and solitude he deserves. Of course, he had to come nine hundred miles, it cost him almost a thousand dollars; but he got his hammock, his radio, and he's actually finishing "Anthony Adverse".
Joe McDoakes : [reading the last line of the book] 'And Anthony said to Angela, 'Bon sour, moyes petite femme'.'
[happily closes the book]
Joe McDoakes : What sentiment.
Radio Broadcaster : [Joe turns on radio] And for the grand prize on today's quiz program, the first listener who telephones us the last line of that classic novel "Anthony Adverse" will receive one thousand dollars! Go to your telephone now!
Joe McDoakes : [said with self-satisfaction] A thousand dollars? I got the last line right here.
[realizing his ironic predicament]
Joe McDoakes : I got it right here! I got it right here, and no phone! No phone!
[angrily looking at the camera]
Joe McDoakes : No telephone.
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Joe McDoakes : What do I want a fountain pen for in a life raft?
Head Clerk at Hinkel's : The life raft may not open; you'll want to make your will, won't you? This pen is guaranteed to write underwater.
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Joe McDoakes : Am I gonna hit that backyard! Just gimme that old hammock, the radio, and let me finish "Anthony Adverse".
Alice McDoakes : Oh, no, you don't, Joe McDoakes. I've spent our vacation in the backyard for the last time. That was all well and good during the war - but this year, we're going to have a real vacation. And don't you tell me we can't afford it.
Joe McDoakes : Well, we can't afford it. Did you ever hear of... inflation?
