Let's Get Tough! (1942)
Leo Gorcey: Muggs McGinnis
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Quotes
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Muggs : [watching a parade of troops march by] Okay, boys, we've seen enough. Come on.
Danny Connors : Why? Where're we going?
Muggs : We're gonna clean up on some Japs.
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Officer 'Pops' Stevens : [ready to let the boys go but pointing to the vegetables stolen by Muggs] All right, only put that stuff back where you got it.
Muggs : That's Vitamins for Victory.
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Muggs : Somethin' smells.
Danny Connors : Yeah, and it ain't cherry blossoms.
Muggs : Whatever it is, we're gonna find out.
Scruno : You're sorta J.G., huh? Junior G-Men?
Danny Connors : Hey, now there's an idea. They won't let us enlist, so maybe we can help out like that.
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Muggs : Good morning, Matsui. How's your health?
Mr. Matsui - Joe's Father : Very good. I trust that your honorable health is excellent, young man.
Muggs : My health is slowly depreciatin' and I'm very dishonorable, but I want to thank my venerable forefathers that I'm able and well to walk into your worthy tea shop on this sunny day.
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Recruiting Officer : You'll have to have proof of your age.
Muggs : Proof? Feel these bristles.
[rubs his chin on the back of the officer's hand]
Muggs : And I just shaved this mornin', too.
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Tojo - Joe's Assistant : You're a very brave young fellow with all your friends here.
Danny Connors : Yeah, go ahead. Step outside, fellas. I wanna take care of this.
Tojo - Joe's Assistant : Oh, no. I don't a wanna fight.
Muggs : Naw, not unless you've got ten to one on your side.
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Glimpy : You talk like you was a General MacArthur.
Scruno : Bataan or Japan, that General will fight 'em to a stand still.
Danny Connors : Yeah, you're not kidding, so long as he's got help.
Muggs : He'll have plenty of help because we're joinin' the army.
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Muggs : That toad from Tokyo, he can't do that to me. I'll murder him!
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Danny Connors : You gotta believe us.
Muggs : Eh, he wouldn't even believe Ripley.
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Muggs : The Japs don't ask you how old you are when they start droppin' those bombs on ya.
Recruiting Officer : Orders is orders. Tell that to the Marines.
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[last lines]
Muggs : Awe, don't feel bad. We'll take you on your honeymoon. Come on, let's go! See you in Tokyo, Pops!
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Muggs : That's the most moiderous interpretation of music *I* ever hoid.
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Muggs : [to Scruno, the only dark-skinned member of the gang] Just cuz YOU can't tell a little white lie is no reason why the rest of us can't.
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Muggs : Come to our place sometime and we'll have a nice third degree picnic.