Movie  1951
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm      Back      Home
Elizabeth Parker: You know, Ma, I bet you once had an hourglass figure.
Ma Kettle: Yeah, but the sand sure shifted.
Ma Kettle: Pa, you're lazier than that old hound dog we used to have.
Pa Kettle: Which one?
Ma Kettle: The one that used to lean against the wall when she barked.
Tom Kettle: What's wrong with my name?
Ma Kettle: They said Thomas is too ordinary.

Ma Kettle: Thomas Edison's first name was Thomas!