Hold That Ghost (1941)

Lou Costello: Ferdinand Jones

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• Ferdie : Look, from now on, keep one eye on that candle, another eye on that one, and with the other eye watch me!

• Ferdie : Somebody blew out my candle!

  Chuck : That was the wind.

  Ferdie : Since when does the wind eat garlic?

• Camille : Are you a married man?

  Ferdie : No.

  Camille : Neither am I.

  [to Chuck] 

  Camille : He's old enough, isn't he?

  Ferdie : Oh sure I'm old enough, I play games, I play post office.

  Camille : Post office? That's a kids' game.

  Ferdie : Not the way I play.

• Ferdie : If you see a pair of pants go flyin' through the air, don't grab 'em.

  Chuck : Why not?

  Ferdie : I'll be in 'em!

• Chuck : Remember that stuff that took the enamel off your teeth?

  Ferdie : Sure, once I had 6 bottles of that stuff, I didn't stagger.

  Chuck : Didn't stagger?

  Ferdie : I couldn't move.

• Ferdie : I called 42 Oh, Chucks and you didn't come in.

  Chuck : I came in as soon as you hollered "Oh, Chuck!"

  Ferdie : From now on, don't wait for me to say "Oh, Chuck!" Get in here on the "Oh!"

• Ferdie : When I said gone with the wind, I should've said never the twain shall meet.

  Camille : What twain?

  Ferdie : The twain on twack twee.

• Camille : You boys ready to leave?

  Ferdie : I was ready to leave when he put the key in the front door to come in!

• Ferdie : [to Chuck]  I was playing choo-choo train! Aww you never let me have any fun.

• Ferdie : [looking at an old house with no paint]  What did I tell you, Chuck? Anyplace painted dark brown, I never liked it.

• Chuck : Everything happens to you.

  Ferdie : Everything except what happened to Charlie Smith.

• Camille : You sure you never heard of me? Camille Brewster?

  Ferdie : No.

  Camille : You must have a cheap radio.

• Ferdie : We were very close to Charlie Smith at the time of his demise.

• Ferdie : He's all tied up and he's got a something in his mouth.

  Chuck : He had a gag in his mouth.

  Ferdie : If he did he never got a chance to tell it.

• Camille : What's on him, a cobweb?

  Ferdie : It ain't a wedding veil.

• Dr. Duncan 'Doc' Jackson : He's been strangled.

  Ferdie : Hey Chuck. Is that serious?

  Chuck : Why, the man's dead.

  Ferdie : Oh, that's serious.

• Ferdie : [to Camille]  With one eye, watch that candle, with the other eye watch the other candle, and with the other eye, watch me.

• Ferdie : Oh a bed, that's just what I need, a nice big bed to hide under.

• Chuck : He's nothing but a rumor.

  Ferdie : I don't care if he's the landlord...

• Chuck : Don't reach! You have a tongue, haven't you?

  Ferdie : Yeah, but I can reach further with my hand.