- Wishbone: Whatever it is, it's not worth aggravating me about.
- Mushy: Well, it is. It's Santa Claus.
- Wishbone: It's what?
- Mushy: Santa Claus. He's gonna come over and talk to us.
- Wishbone: Santa Claus.
- Mushy: Yes, Sir.
- Wishbone: In the middle of August, in the middle of Texas.
- Mushy: Well, that's what them bells are.
- Hey Soos: Look at the tree!
- Rowdy Yates: [Lying injured on the ground, Rowdy pushes himself to have a look] Ah, yes, that's a humdinger.
- Gil Favor: There's no end to the bright ideas that this outfit can come up with!
- Rowdy Yates: That's a wild stallion you'll never get a saddle on, Hey Soos.
- Hey Soos: I know. But I can look and dream.
- Gil Favor: As long as you wake up by the time the reymuda hits the water.
- Gil Favor: [to Wish] Where in tarnation you been? I thought you got tied up with a widow woman or something.