- Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.: Children play with the dreams of tomorrow. And old men play with the memories of yesterday.
- Fred Astaire: I'm sorry, I can't quite place you. What line of business are you in?
- Gene Kelly: Well, I dance.
- Fred Astaire: Oh, at home, for the folks? Picnics and that kind of thing?
- Gene Kelly: Oh, no, no. In public.
- Fred Astaire: On street corners?
- Gene Kelly: Oh, no. On the screen. Motion pictures! You do go to pictures that have dancing in them, don't you?
- Fred Astaire: I try to see them all.
- Gene Kelly: Did you see a picture called "Cover Girl"?
- Fred Astaire: Yes.
- Gene Kelly: Well, who did all the dancing in that?
- Fred Astaire: You're not Rita Hayworth?
- Gene Kelly: No I'm not... Ginger.
- Fred Astaire: Hello.
- Gene Kelly: How are you?
- Fred Astaire: How's that folks?
- Gene Kelly: What's new?
- Fred Astaire: I'm great.
- Gene Kelly: That's good.
- Fred Astaire: Ha-ha!
- Gene Kelly: Knock wood.
- Fred Astaire: Well, well.
- Gene Kelly: That's life.
- Fred Astaire: What do you know?
- Gene Kelly: How's the wife?
- Fred Astaire: Gotta run.
- Gene Kelly: Oh, my.
- Fred Astaire: Ta-ta.
- Gene Kelly: Olive oil.
- Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire: Bye, bye.
- [last lines]
- 'Beauty' Number: [sings] And then someone comes into view / And suddenly you find it's true / That love is beauty too.
- Fred Astaire: What can I say about Ziegfeld? Well, I can only tell that as long as there's a dance, a song, a musical show, and it's good, somewhere around or in it is Ziegfeld.
- [first lines]
- Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.: Ah... Saturday, September twenty fifth. Another heavenly day. Ah, yes. Always a heavenly day.
- Fred Astaire: Ziggy was a specialist at glorifying girls. That's one of the most important things about the Follies, you know. So,
- [singing]
- Fred Astaire: Here's to the beautiful ladies, Here's to those wonderful girls, Adele's and Molly's, Lucille's and Polly's, You'll find them all in the Ziegfeld Follies...
- 'Love' Number: [sings] Love can be a cup of sorrow, Love can be a lie. / Love can make you wake tomorrow and sigh.
- Fred Astaire: The Ziegfeld Follies was itself a story of an era. It was gay, bright, beautiful. That's how Ziggy wanted it.
- Virginia O'Brien: [singing] All this yap yap yap about glorifying dames, Leaves me like a cold potato, I'd much rather be, With a handsome he, Like Van Johnson! Who's a real tomato, For a date with Fred MacMurray, You can bet your life I'd hurry...
- Fred Astaire: [singing] This heart of mine was doing very well, The world was fine as far as i could tell, And then quite suddenly I saw you, and I dreamed of gay amours...
- Monty ('A Sweepstakes Ticket'): Take off your pants!
- Martin ('A Sweepstakes Ticket'): Never mind the pants!
- Monty ('A Sweepstakes Ticket'): To make you feel more at home, I'll take off mine.
- Norma Edelman ('A Sweepstakes Ticket'): Why did he offer you congratulations?
- Martin ('A Sweepstakes Ticket'): A relative died.
- Norma Edelman ('A Sweepstakes Ticket'): Here take this vase.
- Monty ('A Sweepstakes Ticket'): What for?
- Norma Edelman ('A Sweepstakes Ticket'): Just a light tap. Not hard. Just a little tap on this head. Don't break the vase.
- Monty ('A Sweepstakes Ticket'): Why should I hit him?
- Norma Edelman ('A Sweepstakes Ticket'): Say he tried to kiss me.
- Monty ('A Sweepstakes Ticket'): Who would believe it?
- Norma Edelman ('A Sweepstakes Ticket'): I can dream, can't I?
- J. Newton Numbskull ('When Television Comes'): Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, lovely evening, isn't it? Wheel your mother-in-law close to the radio, because, this is the Guzzler's Gin Program. If you try Guzzler's, it comes in two sizes, the college size and the jumbo elephant size. With Guzzler's there's no bad taste, no after - - no bad taste, no after effect, no upsetting the nerves, just a nice smooth drink. Pour a little in your glass and drink it right down; but, be sure and ask for Guzzler's Gin - a nice, smooth drink.
- J. Newton Numbskull ('When Television Comes'): My next poem, "The Garters": I bought my girl some garters, At the local 5 and 10, She gave them to her mother, That's the last I'll see of them.
- J. Newton Numbskull ('When Television Comes'): With Guzzler's you don't need a chaser. Nothing could catch it!