Burns: You mean there are actually people who will pay good money
for garbage?
Lisa: Not good money, really. Each can'll get you a nickel.
Burns: Ooh don't poo-poo a nickel, Lisa. A nickel will buy you a
steak and kidney pie, a cup of coffee, a slice of
cheesecake and a newsreel. [Lisa looks unimpressed] With
enough change left over to ride the trolley from Battery
Park to the polo grounds.
Lisa: There's a can.
-- Worse than a "back in my day..." tale,
"The Old Man and the Lisa"
for garbage?
Lisa: Not good money, really. Each can'll get you a nickel.
Burns: Ooh don't poo-poo a nickel, Lisa. A nickel will buy you a
steak and kidney pie, a cup of coffee, a slice of
cheesecake and a newsreel. [Lisa looks unimpressed] With
enough change left over to ride the trolley from Battery
Park to the polo grounds.
Lisa: There's a can.
-- Worse than a "back in my day..." tale,
"The Old Man and the Lisa"
Related:
- Burns: You! That troublemaking girl!
Lisa: My name is Lisa
Mr. Burns. Lisa Simpson. Burns: It doesn't matter... - Lisa: And now you can go back to just being you, instead of a one
dimensional character with a silly catch-phrase. ... - Jacques: First, you must get to know your lane. Feel the slickness
feel the slippery finish. Caresses it, experience it... - Lisa: The people who deserve it are on the streets
and they're in the slums. They're little children... - Bart: Just a minute, van Houten. Somebody needs to guard this
place at night so it doesn't get trashed
[offers a cap and baton] How'd you like to... - Apu: Nickel off on expired baby food.
Homer: Sold
Think of the money he's saving, "I Love Lisa... - Lisa: If I did agree to help you, you could only earn money by
doing good
socially responsible things. Nothing evil. Burns:... - Burns: Well, Lisa, as my adviser, you're entitled to ten percent
Lisa: Oh, I'm not doing this for the money. I'm just... - Lisa: Stop! Don't recycle! It's murder! You're helping Mr
Burns! Woman: [robotically] But you told us to recycle...
