Other Quotes: Gremlins Peggy, the Lab Receptionist: Dr. Catheter, a package came for you today. Dr. Catheter: Ah! I hope it's my malaria.
[Sees it's not.] Dr. Catheter: Rabies. I have rabies. I'm supposed to get the flu this week! Peggy, the Lab Receptionist: I think we have the flu out on back order.
[sneezes into tissue.] Dr. Catheter: Can I have that? Peggy, the Lab Receptionist: Sure. Dr. Catheter: Thank you. Leonard Maltin: Ow! I was just kidding! Ah! It's a ten! It's a ten! Dr. Catheter: All they have to do is to eat three or four children and there'd be the most appalling publicity. Grandpa Fred: [interviewing Brain Gremlin] Creature what is it that you want? Brain Gremlin: Fred, what we want is, I think, what everyone wants, and what you and your viewers have: civilization. Grandpa Fred: Yes, but what sort of civilization are you speaking of? Brain Gremlin: The niceties, Fred. The fine points: diplomacy, compassion, standards, manners, tradition... that's what we're reaching toward. Oh, we may stumble along the way, but civilization, yes! The Geneva Convention, chamber music, Susan Sontag. Everything your society has worked so hard to accomplish over the centuries, that's what we aspire to; we want to be civilized.
[A Gremlin with a beanie cap acts goofy next to Brain.] Brain Gremlin: You take a look at this fellow here.
[Brain shoots the Gremlin in the head. The Gremlins in the bar laugh. Grandpa Fred and Kujitsu leave.] Brain Gremlin: Now, was that civilized? No, clearly not! Fun, but in no sense civilized. Now, bear in mind, none of us has been in New York before. There are the Broadway shows - we'll have to find out how to get tickets. There's also a lot of street crime, but I believe we can watch that for free. We want the essentials. Dinettes. Complete bedroom groups. Convenient credit, even though we've been turned down in the past.
[Stopping Katsuji] Grandpa Fred: Hey, hey, hey! Can you work a TV camera? Katsuji: Work a camera? I AM the camera! Grandpa Fred: Hey, you two, the building's completely screwed up today. Billy Peltzer: Yeah, we know, Fred.
[Billy and Kate leave.] Grandpa Fred: [smiling, chuckling to himself] Heh heh, you're young. You know everything. Hulk Hogan: Gremlins? In this theater? Now? Girl Gremlin: Oh, why can't you commit? Wacky Gremlin: [armed with drill] Is it safe?
[Gizmo is dressed like Rambo.] Kate Peltzer: What happened to HIM? Billy Peltzer: I dunno. I guess they pushed him too far. Daffy Duck: Long, isn't it? Daffy Duck: Patently ridiculous! Daffy Duck: Still lurking about? Don't you people have homes? Building Announcement: Fire! Fire! Time to practice that age old tradition of self preservation, because THIS BUILDING'S ON FIRE! Customer: There was a rat! Employee 1: What'd she say? Employee 2: She said there was no rat. Building Announcement: Due to the end of civilization as we know it, the Clamp Cable Network is now off the air. We hope you've enjoyed our programming. But most importantly, we hope you've enjoyed...life. Mohawk: Gizmo ca-ca! Dr. Catheter: [after a gremlin drinks the brain formula] Easy boy, nice boy...Now listen to me, I could get you diseases...you'd like that, wouldn't you?
[News reporters are being kept out of the Clamp building by the New York City Police] Heidi Kempf: Look, officer. Just let us in there. We'll take the responsibility. Cop: Forget it, lady. Most of the people are out of there now. Eric Shawn: Well, then what's in there. I've been to Beirut. Cop: Yeah? I'll bet they miss you there.
[After being electrocuted the Gremlin starts to melt] Gremlin: I'm melting! I'm melting! What a world, what a world... Martin: I always say if you want to find something weird you have to go downtown
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