The Water Babies (1978)

Tommy Pender: Tom

Quotes 

• Tom : [running back and forth on the roof]  Me brush! Where's me brush! I'll get clouted if I can't find me brush!

• Tom : [walks over to Mr. Grimes who is drunk on the donkey]  Where's this then Mr. Grimes?

  Mr. Grimes : [slurred]  "Where's this then?" China! Where does tha think? Yorkshire! Can't tha see it's Yorkshire?

  Tom : I know it's Yorkshire, Mr. Grimes!

  Mr. Grimes : Well then.

  [donkey brays] 

  Tom : I never seen it clean before.

  Mr. Grimes : We're in the country!

  Tom : Oh, is that what they call it? Lovely, innit Mr.Grimes?

  [looks around] 

• Tom : [after climbing up the chimney and seeing a LOT of chimneys]  Cor... blimey

  [echoes] 

• Tom : [Whilst the fish are singing "Try a little harder"]  Getting the 'ang! I'm getting the 'ang!

  [crashes off screen] 

  Tom : No I ain't.

• [Toms sweep falls into fireplace from above] 

  [His hat soon follows] 

  Tom : [falling]  Aaargh!

  [a lot of soot falls on Tom] 

  Tom : [He looks around] 

  Tom : [noticing the soot]  Urgh...

• Elly : [When Ellie first meets Tom]  Aren't you frightened of being in the dark?

  Tom : Sometimes... but I'm more afraid or Mr. Grimes.

  Elly : Mr. Grimes?

  Tom : Clouts me.

  Elly : Clouts you?

  Tom : Hits me... regularly... 'cross the ear 'ole.

  Elly : Why don't you tell your parents?

  Tom : Me what?

  Elly : Your Mother and Father.

  Tom : Ain't got no mum or dad.

• Tom : [to the Polar Bear]  I demand to see the kraken!

• Tom : Me brush! Where's me brush! I'll get clouted if I can't find me brush!