Harry and the Hendersons Quotes

Harry and the Hendersons is a TV program that appeared on TV in 1970 . Harry and the Hendersons completed its run in 1970.

It features William Dear as producer, Bruce Broughton in charge of musical score, and Allen Daviau as head of cinematography.

Harry and the Hendersons is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Harry and the Hendersons is 110 minutes long. Harry and the Hendersons is distributed by Universal Pictures.

The cast includes: Margaret Langrick as Sarah Henderson, John Lithgow as George Henderson, Melinda Dillon as Nancy Henderson, Don Ameche as Dr. Wallace Wrightwood, Joshua Rudoy as Ernie Henderson, David Suchet as Jacques LaFleur, Lainie Kazan as Irene, Kevin Peter Hall as Harry, M. Emmet Walsh as George Henderson Sr., and William Dear as Man.

Harry and the Hendersons Quotes

Don Ameche as Dr. Wallace Wrightwood

• (Don Ameche) "So what you're saying is you would be willing, excuse me, Jack would be willing to take in this creature and care for it and love it like a pet?"
• (John Lithgow) "No, like a member of the family."

• (Don Ameche) "Well, Jacques-o, what's next for you?"
• (David Suchet) "I don't know. There's always Loch Ness."

• (Don Ameche) "I'm gonna say this once. 'Gonna say it simple. And I hope to God for your sakes you all listen. There are no Abominable Snowmen. There are so Sasquatches. There are no Bigfeet."
• (Don Ameche) "Am I missing something?"

• (Don Ameche) "You've seen hundreds, thousands of pigeons, right?"
• (John Lithgow) "Of course."
• (Don Ameche) "Have you ever seen a baby pigeon? Well, neither have I. I got a hunch they exist."

John Lithgow as George Henderson

• (John Lithgow) "I have no doubt that you saw him, but what really happened is when you saw him you were so scared s***less that you crashed your precious 10 Speeder into the stop sign, bumped your head on the curb and probably scared him half to the death in the process. All right, that's what really happened, isn't it? ISN'T IT?"
• (Bicycle Man) "Yes."

• (John Lithgow) "He walked into our kitchen and was eating out of our refrigerator. I thought we was gonna eat me, but he ate our daughter's corsage and our passiflora coccinea, then it ate our goldfish."
• (Sergeant Mancini) "And, uh, where is he now, Mr. Henderson?"
• (John Lithgow) "In the bathroom."
• (Sergeant Mancini) "Oh, of course, how stupid of me --."

• (John Lithgow) "That sucker's history."
• (Don Ameche) "Don't kid yourself. This is the part he's good at."

• (John Lithgow) "Hey, hey, careful of my drawings back there. And don't step on the trout."
• (Melinda Dillon) "Or my flowers, if they're still alive."
• (John Lithgow) "Or Mom's flowers."

• (John Lithgow) "Listen to me. You're wrong. I was like you. I almost killed him myself. But it would've been murder. He's not an animal."
• (Melinda Dillon) "He's our friend."
• (Don Ameche) "For God's sake, Jacques-o, open your eyes."
• (David Suchet) "Are you people out of your minds? You think I'm going to stop now? I'm going to kill him."
• (John Lithgow) "You're not gonna kill him. You're not gonna hurt him. I won't let you. I'll kill you first --"
• (David Suchet) "Don't let him kill me. Don't let him kill me."
• (David Suchet) "Please don't let him kill me. Don't let him kill me, please don't --. Please don't let him kill me."

• (John Lithgow) "That's Jaques LaFleur, a hunter who came in the store today."
• (Melinda Dillon) "No, that's Richard Smith, the forestry guy who came to our -- house today. That lying bastard."

• (John Lithgow) "We don't even know what it is. We don't know if it's male or female."
• (Margaret Langrick) "Definitely male."
• (Melinda Dillon) "How can you tell?"
• (Melinda Dillon) "Oh, don't answer that, honey."

• (John Lithgow) "Harry."
• (William Dear) "Yeah?"
• (John Lithgow) "Sorry. I thought you were somebody else."

• (Press Woman #1) "What's your name, sir?"
• (John Lithgow) "My name? My name is George He --"
• (Press Woman #1) "George -- George what?"
• (John Lithgow) "George Hen --"
• (Press Woman #1) "George what?"
• (John Lithgow) "Um -- I'm sorry, I really have to leave."

• (John Lithgow) "We've got some big guns and some big-big guns but I'm afraid I'm all out of big-big ammo."

• (John Lithgow) "No, no, Sergeant. No Bigfoot here. Irene."

• (Bicycle Man) "I didn't really mace him, I was about to be eaten."
• (John Lithgow) "Eaten? BY A VEGETARIAN?"

• (John Lithgow) "I'm working with assholes."

• (John Lithgow) "I have a friend and his name is, um, Jack and let's say there's -- this -- giant --"
• (Don Ameche) "Is there a beanstalk involved in this, Mr. Henderson?"

• (Jerry Seville) "Good morning, Seattle."
• (John Lithgow) "God, I hate this guy."
• (Melinda Dillon) "I'll turn it off."
• (John Lithgow) "No let me hate him. It'll keep me awake before the coffee kicks in."

• (John Lithgow) "Nancy, I'm not a doctor, but it's got no pulse, it's not breathing and it's cold as a Popsicle. Believe me, honey, whatever he is, he's definitely dead."

• (John Lithgow) "I'm not going to stand around while some animal destroys our house."
• (Joshua Rudoy) "Dad, he's not an animal."

• (John Lithgow) "No, no, no Bigfoot here, Sergeant. I was just joking. It's just a prank, uh, I'm not even George Henderson. You must have reached the wrong number."
• (John Lithgow) "We're on our own."

• (John Lithgow) "I know what I'm talking about."
• (Don Ameche) "And I know it's closing time, so if you wanna talk shop, THEN SHOP."

• (John Lithgow) "Nan, don't you like roughing it in the wild?"
• (Melinda Dillon) "Roughing it? George, the only thing rough about it was when the generator went out in the middle of Masterpiece Theatre."

• (John Lithgow) "Harry, sometimes you've just gotta wonder if there's any real difference between you and I. I mean, I can be pretty hairy too, you know."

Lainie Kazan as Irene

• (Pool Man) "Do you have a cat?"
• (Lainie Kazan) "No."
• (Pool Man) "Good. Then it's just a hairball."

• (Lainie Kazan) "I need someone to talk to. You know it hasn't been easy with this pool and everything, and Herb is no help. His latest theory is that a condor flew over and took a s*** in it."

• (Lainie Kazan) "Kim Chi."
• (Lainie Kazan) "Kim Chi. Kim CHI."
• (Kim Lee) "My name is Kim LEE, not Kim CHI."
• (Lainie Kazan) "You killed them."
• (Kim Lee) "Oh, NO."
• (Lainie Kazan) "Where are my precious little babies?"

David Suchet as Jacques LaFleur

• (David Suchet) "It could be out there suffering. And I know you'd want to help me find it so I could ki- -- care for it."

• (David Suchet) "Listen, you don't understand. I almost had him. I was THAT close."
• (Don Ameche) "Then what? Gun jam? Or maybe a change of heart? Had him in your sights and couldn't do it? What's the story this time?"
• (David Suchet) "I don't know. I think he was hit by a car."
• (Don Ameche) "Well, that should have made it easy."
• (David Suchet) "Yes, I know. There were no traces. No tracks. Nothing, he just -- vanished."
• (Don Ameche) "Well, like I tell my customers, Bigfoot eat their dead."
• (David Suchet) "I don't know why the hell I bother with you."
• (Don Ameche) "Because you figure I'm the only one who wants to believe you deep down, but I don't. Not anymore."

• (David Suchet) "We both spent our whole lives chasing after that beast and we both had to stare at ourselves in the mirror every morning and keep repeating, "I am not a fool. I am not a fool." Only you finally BLUNK."
• (Don Ameche) "I finally opened my eyes."
• (David Suchet) "We'll find out soon enough."
• (Don Ameche) "Go for it, Jacques-o. Raise a ruckus. God knows I can use the business."

• (David Suchet) "Where the hell have you been?"
• (Jerome) "There was nothing I could do."
• (David Suchet) "Oh, bulls***."
• (Jerome) "They weren't letting anybody out until they processed those guns, and there were a lot of guns. You need a bath."
• (David Suchet) "And what, blow my cover?"
• (David Suchet) "Come on, come on. Give me my piece."
• (Police Clerk) "Hey, when I'm ready, pal."
• (David Suchet) "When he's ready --. Jerome, do something, hey."
• (Police Clerk) "So, what's your sign?"

• (Jerome) "I might be able to get you out sometime tonight, but I'm gonna need a damn good reason."
• (David Suchet) "For Christ's sake, I'm talking about bagging a Sasquatch."
• (Jerome) "That'll cut a lot of ice for the judge."

Melinda Dillon as Nancy Henderson

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M. Emmet Walsh as George Henderson Sr.

• (M. Emmet Walsh) "See? You're not the only artist in the family. How's that for an arthritic old shooter, huh?"
• (John Lithgow) "What the hell did you do that for? It's my drawing. Why'd you change it?"
• (M. Emmet Walsh) "Cool down, George, it's just a piece of cardboard."
• (John Lithgow) "Not to me. It means something to me. Can't you see that he means something to me?"
• (M. Emmet Walsh) "What the hell are you talking about?"
• (John Lithgow) "The hell with it. I quit."
• (M. Emmet Walsh) "Over this? You can't quit. We're too busy. Hey, what the hell's the matter with you?"

• (M. Emmet Walsh) "I wanted King Kong, you brought me a god**** giant gerbil. I told you exactly what to do. You didn't even come close."
• (John Lithgow) "Maybe it's right on the nose. Maybe it's not vicious at all, Maybe it's gentle and has feelings."
• (M. Emmet Walsh) "Where'd you dream up that s***?"

Margaret Langrick as Sarah Henderson

• (Margaret Langrick) "Where's the roast?"
• (John Lithgow) "I'll go get it."
• (Melinda Dillon) "The roast is resting in a shallow unmarked grave in the backyard."
• (John Lithgow) "Oh. Well, there's plenty of other stuff."
• (Don Ameche) "Are you vegetarians?"
• (John Lithgow) "Sometimes. It depends on the guest."

• (Margaret Langrick) "I don't feel so good --"
• (Joshua Rudoy) "Pull over, Dad. She's gonna launch."
• (John Lithgow) "Ernest."

Joshua Rudoy as Ernie Henderson

• (Joshua Rudoy) "Shoot it."
• (John Lithgow) "It's dead."
• (Joshua Rudoy) "Shoot it anyway."

• (Joshua Rudoy) "Hey, Dad."
• (John Lithgow) "Yeah?"
• (Joshua Rudoy) "Do you think I could get a pair of real Major League baseball cleats when we get back?"
• (John Lithgow) "You bet."
• (Joshua Rudoy) "Great. I'm gonna spike Frankie McDowell."
• (Melinda Dillon) "Oh no you're not."
• (John Lithgow) "Listen to your mom, Ern."
• (Joshua Rudoy) "But he spiked me twice."
• (John Lithgow) "Well that's different. You go right ahead then."
• (Melinda Dillon) "George."
• (John Lithgow) "Nan, you don't understand these things. It's just smart baseball."

• (Joshua Rudoy) "Hey, Dad, what if it's him?"
• (John Lithgow) "Who?"
• (Joshua Rudoy) "Bigfoot."
• (John Lithgow) "Bigfoot?"
• (Joshua Rudoy) "Holy s***. Sorry, Dad."
• (John Lithgow) "That's okay, I was looking for the right words."

• (Joshua Rudoy) "The basement. You'll love it. It's like a cave. With a pool table."

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