- Alf: [Smugly, after learning that Curtis, Shannon and Selina have taken orders than they can fill] Seems to me like you've bitten off more *pudding* than you can chew, so to speak.
- Sam: [Sam comes running in through the front door] Hey, Damo! Come have a look at...
- [snags himself on the Christmas tree which comes down on him]
- Pippa: Oh, Sam!
- [She and Damian run over]
- Michael: Ohh! I *knew* this would happen! Are you alright, Sam?
- Sam: Yeah, I'm okay.
- Michael: What if he'd hurt himself?
- Pippa: He didn't, Michael.
- Michael: But he *could* have. And the tree shouldn't have been there in the first place! We have to do everything your way, No-one takes a *damn* bit of notice of what *I* say!
- [to Sam]
- Michael: And *You*, You should know better than to run in the house! You've been told often enough! When are you gonna start listening?
- [walks off, leaving the other three stunned]