The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)

Doris Day: Jennifer Nelson

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Quotes 

• Jennifer Nelson : Donna, may I borrow a dime, please? I have to call my dog.

• Bruce Templeton : Hey! You're the mermaid!

  Jennifer Nelson : Yes, I'm the mermaid.

  Bruce Templeton : Didn't recognize you with your clothes on.

• Jennifer Nelson : Isn't it marvelous what a new dress will do, huh?

• Jennifer Nelson : Aaah! Aaah! Who are you? Who is he?

  Bruce Templeton : Zack Malloy, my partner. He drops in every now and then to molest women.

• Bruce Templeton : Are you or are you not the girl in the glass bottom boat?

  Jennifer Nelson : I are?

• Jennifer Nelson : [sings]  The Glass Bottom Boat you will agree, will show you the magic of the deep blue sea.

• Jennifer Nelson : Mata Hari stops at nothing. Nothing comes between Mata Hari and what she wants.

• Jennifer Nelson : Hey! What in heaven's name do you think you're doing?

  Bruce Templeton : You talkin' to me?

  Jennifer Nelson : Yes, I'm talking to you! That's my suit on your line!

  Bruce Templeton : Oh I'm sorry... that's a funny-looking suit.

  Jennifer Nelson : It's my mermaid tail, and would you please throw it back?

  Bruce Templeton : Well, it's kind of difficult. it's all tangled. Why don't you come aboard, and I'll untangle it for you

  Jennifer Nelson : Well, THAT's a little difficult too, since I'm BOTTOMLESS!

• Jennifer Nelson : What are you drinking?

  Anna Miller : Hootch. That's half Scotch, half Bourbon.

  Jennifer Nelson : It sounds delicious.

• Jennifer Nelson : That sign over there, that says "No Fishing."

  Bruce Templeton : I wasn't exactly fishing.

  Jennifer Nelson : Then what were you doing?

  Bruce Templeton : Maybe I was hunting for mermaids.

• Jennifer Nelson : I'm going to have you arrested.

  Bruce Templeton : They're going to have you arrested, for going around without your bottom.

• Jennifer Nelson : The recognition signal is: "Vladimir Sent Me." Over!

• Donna : Widow! That's like catnip.

  Jennifer Nelson : Well, not for that cat!

• Jennifer Nelson : This is called The Clean Room. It's completely sterilized so that no dust or dirt will contaminate the critical parts. Workers entering the clean room must first stand on this grate, which shakes off dust from shoes and clothing. Like this... Oh dear, I guess we better go now. We'll go that way.

  [Her shoe is stuck in the grate] 

• Bruce Templeton : We never did get to introduce ourselves, did we?

  Jennifer Nelson : Well, let's leave it that way, shall we?

• Jennifer Nelson : Who are you? Who is he?

• Axel Nordstrom : Look out, Jenny! Look out!

  Jennifer Nelson : Hey! Out of the way!

• Jennifer Nelson : Oh, uh, Pop, I don't think I can make it this weekend. I've got a million things I have to do.

  Axel Nordstrom : But Jenny, you gotta come over. I've got to have a mermaid.

  Jennifer Nelson : Use Nina.

  Axel Nordstrom : [Looking at his heavy-set wife Nina]  I said mermaid, not whale-maid.