Short Circuit

Ben: "Unable. Malfunction". Howard: How can it refuse to turn itself off? Skroeder: Maybe it's pissed off. Crosby: It's a machine, Skroeder. It doesn't get pissed off. It doesn't get happy, it doesn't get sad, it doesn't laugh at your jokes. Ben and Crosby: It just runs programs. Howard: It usually runs programs.

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Howard: [after Number 5 refuses to return to base] Oh, my God. It's not coming back. We've gotta destroy it. Crosby: No. Howard, you're overreacting. You can't. Ben: Look, let us at least try to catch it first. Crosby: Yeah. We'll panic later. Okay? Howard: What if you don't catch it? What if it goes out and melts down a busload of nuns?! How would you like to write the headline on that one?! Ben: "Nun Soup"? Crosby: BEN! [covers Ben's mouth]

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Number 5: Beautiful! Lightbulb! Stephanie: No; sunrise! Number 5: Beautiful! No, sunrise! Stephanie: No: beautiful sunrise! Number 5: Beautiful! Sunrise! [turns] Beautiful animal! Mammal! Canine! Dog! Mutt! Stephanie: Beasley! Number 5: Beasley!

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Stephanie: We have to get you home. Number 5: This, home! Stephanie, home!

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Crosby: Where are you from, anyway? Ben: Bakersfield, originally. Crosby: No, I mean your ancestors. Ben: Oh, them. Pittsburgh.

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Howard: Hey! Who told you you could take Number 1?! Crosby: Howard, logically, if we need protection from Number 5, this is the best weapon we could have. Howard: Great. Great! So, instead of $11,000,000 on the loose, we're gonna have 22. Ben: And plus, we are needing gas money.

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