The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)

Share this quote on facebook Ernie: [first lines, humming] Hi there, everybody! Welcome to the movie. We're so glad you came. Now--
Bert: Ernie, Ernie. Listen, I'm going to take a shower. Have you seen my antibacterial soap?
Ernie: No, Bert, I haven't. Now, this movie you're about to see is all about Elmo.
Bert: Who are you talking to?
Ernie: The audience, Bert. They're right there. See?
Bert: [gasps] Wow! Look at all those people! Hey. Nice cardigan. [laughing, sounding like a sheep baaing]
Ernie: Now, in this movie, Elmo is going to ask for your help. He wants you to talk and play along.
Bert: How do we start?
Ernie: It's easy. Just count backwards from 10.
Bert: Okay.
Ernie: You see, that's how you start a movie, Bert. Can you all help us count backwards from ten?
Kids: Yeah!
Ernie: Ready? Yell real loud!
All: Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one!
Ernie: Heya, Bert. Don't you think you oughta put some clothes on now?
Bert: What? [looks down and notices he is naked, then running away, screaming] Ernie!
Ernie: [snickers] Enjoy the movie, everybody.
[the title card appears]

Share this quote on facebook Cuckoo clock bird: WAKE UP!
Elmo: Gaah! [falls out of bed] Elmo's up! Elmo's up! Elmo's... [notices the audience] Wow! Hello, everybody.

Share this quote on facebook Count: That's two. Two fingers! [Lightning flashes] Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah!

Share this quote on facebook Elmo: Zoe, look what you did!
Zoe: I didn't mean it. It was an accident.
Elmo: Zoe's not Elmo's friend anymore!
Zoe: What! I'm not your friend?

Share this quote on facebook Elmo: Wow! That was a fun ride. Gee, look at this place. Where's Elmo's Blanket? And-And... and where is Elmo? Elmo doesn't think he's on Sesame Street anymore.

Share this quote on facebook Sharon Groan: You like me! You really like me! Now get around here. Get my good side... Oh, that's right. I don't have a good side.

Share this quote on facebook Huxley: Now get in the cartoonishly evil vehicle and DRIVE!

Share this quote on facebook Huxley: I know... I think it's time for Elmo to take a little "trip to the tunnel" if you know what I mean. [snickers evilly]
Bug: [from monitor; eating chips] What'd you say, boss?
Huxley: Bug, what're you doing?
Bug: [mouthful of chips] Just havin' a little snack. Hard to do an evil bidding on an empty stomach.
Huxley: Oh, sure. Listen, Bug. Listen good.
Bug: Mm-hmm.
Huxley: Are you listening?
Bug: Mm-hmm.
Huxley: [abruptly shouts] GET BACK TO WORK!!!!
Bug: Gaaah! [faints] Whoa!

Share this quote on facebook Big Bird: Oh, look! There's a police officer.
Zoe: Yeah! Let's ask him for help.

Share this quote on facebook Grouch police officer: It's against the law to ask for help in Grouchland! You have the right to scream your head off. Should you give up the right to scream your head off, someone who screams their head off will be provided for you.
Cookie Monster: Me innocent. Hello? Me need cookie!

Share this quote on facebook Elmo: Thank you, fireflies. Don't worry, Blanket! Elmo'll be there soon! [giggles]

Share this quote on facebook Huxley: [incredulously] Impossible. He's still coming? [furiously shoves his telescope away, then storms off] I'M WALKING!
Pestie #1: The boss is walking! The boss is walking! [accidentally touches some rocks] Ow! Hot rocks! Hot rocks! Dirty rocks! Should've worn shoes! [to Pestie #2] The boss is walking!! [Pestie #2 panics]

Share this quote on facebook Pestie #3: Bologna sandwich, again?
Pestie #4: Yeah, yeah...

Share this quote on facebook Huxley: GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!

Share this quote on facebook Gordon: [in jail] HEY!!! Can we get some water in here?! [gets a bucketful of water in the face] Thanks.
Telly Monster: I didn't get any.

Share this quote on facebook Queen of Trash: Since I'm a Queen of my word, you're free to go and pursue the blanket or bed covering of your choice.

Share this quote on facebook Bug: How about that Elmo? What guts! What spunk! What chutzpah!
Huxley: You know what, Bug? You are really beginning to bug me.
Bug: Hmm... That's probably because I'm a bug.

Share this quote on facebook Humongous Chicken: Now stand still. Like a piece of corn.

Share this quote on facebook Humongous Chicken: Excuse me, I'm not stupid.
Elmo: Elmo knows you're not stupid.
Humongous Chicken: Good.

Share this quote on facebook Grizzy: [quietly] Don't let it get around that I'm helping Elmo!
Gordon: So, where is he?
Grizzy: He went to Huxley's!
Oscar: [angrily] What?! Huxley! First this guy ruined my beautiful Grouchland, and now, he's messin' with my frie---

Share this quote on facebook Big Bird: Oscar, were you gonna say "friend"?
Oscar: No. I was gonna say... "French-fried fish-heads"! [everyone else scoffs in disagreement] All right. So the little stink ball IS my friend. Oh, I gotta go do somethin' about this! Hey, listen up ya, grouch potatoes! Come on over here. Listen to me.

Share this quote on facebook Oscar: You call yourselves Grouches. Look at ya. This Huxley character's taking everything that makes Grouchland so disgusting and you're not doing anything about it.

Share this quote on facebook Oscar: We gotta fight for our trash!
Grouches: Yeah!
Oscar: Stand up for our slop!
Grouches: Yeah!
Oscar: 'Cause...'cause...when they take our goo, uh...we gotta do!
Grouch Mayor: Yeah, that's right! We gotta do!
Oscar: "When they take our goo, we gotta do"!
Grouches: When they take our goo, we gotta do!
Grouch Jailer: I love goo! When they take our goo, we gotta do!

Share this quote on facebook Elmo: Elmo wants his Blanket back! NOOOOW!!!
Huxley: The little piece of macramé lives...

Share this quote on facebook Elmo: BLAAANKEEEET!!!! [grabs his Blanket from Huxley and jumps on to a nearby ledge]
Huxley: Pesties? Pesties! Don't let him escape with my wooby!

Share this quote on facebook Bug: Uhh... boss?
Huxley: What? [notices he is naked] OH! [promptly shields himself]

Share this quote on facebook Huxley: They might save you, you annoying red monster... but they can't save your wooby! [cruelly snatches Elmo's Blanket out of his hand]
Elmo: No! No, no, no! That's not a wooby! That's Elmo's Blanket!

Share this quote on facebook Maria: Be careful!
Huxley: AH HAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Share this quote on facebook Elmo: That's it!

Share this quote on facebook Elmo: Wait. Wait, wait! Where's Elmo's Blanket?

Share this quote on facebook Elmo: [devastated] No, Blanket...
Huxley: [cackles with triumph] That's my Bug. Gimme back my wooby!
Bug: No, boss! You're nothing but a "basket-case."
Huxley: [shocked] What?
Bug: And this blanket belongs to Elmo. Hmmph!

Share this quote on facebook Elmo: [ecstatic] BLANKET!! [rushes to the helicopter]

Share this quote on facebook Huxley: [laughs] Bug, Bug, How-how could you do this to me? I thought we were friends.
Bug: No! You're a greedy, selfish villain, and nobody likes to be friends with a greedy, selfish villain.
Huxley: Come on, Bug. Be a bug. Be a good bug. Just give me another chance. L-Let me give everything back! I'll give back all the yo-yos, and all the rollerblades, and all the bicycles, all the kids' toys, all the dolls, everything!
Bug: No!
Huxley: Bug, Bug, I'll give back every single teddy bear! I'll give back the sun and the moon and the Earth and the stars and all the--
Bug: Less talkin', more givin'. Hmmph! [defiantly turns and walks away]
Huxley: [following Bug] You're tired. You're not in your right frame of mind! This isn't when you make an important decision, Bug! Bug! Bug! Listen to me! I was wrong...

Share this quote on facebook Elmo: Zoe?
Zoe: Hmm?
Elmo: Umm... Elmo's sorry for hurting your feelings. Umm... Can we still be friends?
Zoe: Well... yeah. Friends forever!

Share this quote on facebook Zoe: Wow! I can hold it?
Elmo: Sure! What else could happen?

Share this quote on facebook Elmo: Elmo just wanted to say, thanks for helping. Elmo couldn't have done it without you. Elmo love you. Bye-bye! [goes back to dance with his friends.]

Share this quote on facebook Ernie: See, Bert? Just like I told you. Elmo got his Blanket back!
Bert: Yeah, it's a happy ending.
Ernie: [to the audience] Yep, and thank you all for helping.
Bert: Oh, yeah, yeah, you deserve a big round of applause.
Ernie: Oh yeah, everybody clap for yourselves, come on! Come on!

Share this quote on facebook Bert: You were GREAT!
Ernie: Okay, Bert, time to go home.
Bert: Yeah, I knew everything was gonna be okay.
Ernie: Mmm-hmm. Sure, you did.
Bert: I knew Elmo would get his Blanket back.
Ernie: Yeah, right.
Bert: And I knew there'd be a happy ending.
Ernie: Of course, Bert.
Bert: [to the audience] See ya! [notices the end credits] Oh, look! Look, look, look! Ernie, credits! OH! I wanna see who did the catering! Yeah, that was really good toast. Y'know, they cut off the crusts and everything.
Ernie: Uh, Bert?
Bert: Mmm-hmm.
Ernie: Time to feed your pigeons.
Bert: Oh, oh, thank you. Bernice!
Ernie: [to the audience] Bye-bye. [snickers]