Joan Blandings Quotes in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

Joan Blandings: Miss Stellwagon says advertising makes people who can't afford it, buy things they don't want, with money they haven't got.

Betsy Blandings: Ms. Stellwagon has assigned each of us to take a classified ad and write a human-interest theme about it. I found one typical of the disintegration of our present society.

Jim Blandings: I wasn't aware of the fact that our society *was* disintegrating.

Betsy Blandings: I wouldn't expect you to be, Father. Ms. Stellwagon says that middle class people like us are all too prone to overlook...

Jim Blandings: Muriel, I know this is asking a lot, but just one morning I would like to sit down and have breakfast without social significance.

Muriel Blandings: Jim, you really must take more interest in your children's education.

Joan Blandings: Can't squeeze blood from a turnip.

Joan Blandings: Oh look. Mother's diary. It's slightly torrid.

Joan Blandings: Miss Stellwagon says advertising is a basically parasitic profession.

Joan Blandings: Miss Stellwagon says the problems of the parents should be the problems of the children.

Muriel Blandings: Well, you keep that in mind dear. It'll help prepare you for motherhood.