- [first lines]
- Blanche Morton: Well, you're right, Gracie. Maybe I shouldn't worry, but I've had that same dream five nights in a row.
- Gracie Allen: Oh no, Blanche, you know dreams *can* be disturbing. I had a dream once that I went to a party with nothing on but a hat. Oh, it was awful.
- Blanche Morton: I can imagine!
- Gracie Allen: Well sure. There was another woman there wearing the same hat.
- Harry Morton: You know, Gracie, speaking with you is quite an experience. It's like shaking hands with an empty glove.
- Harry Morton: I've just had some shocking news from a psychiatrist. He told me I must humor my wife, that her mind is becoming unbalanced.
- Harry von Zell: Blanche?
- Harry Morton: Yes. I don't know what to do.
- Harry von Zell: Well... I can tell you exactly what to do. The same thing happened to a very dear friend of mine.
- Harry Morton: What did he do?
- Harry von Zell: Learned to smoke cigars and throw a few straight lines, and today he's my boss!