Mother Robinson Quotes in Swiss Family Robinson (1960)

Father Robinson: The world is full of nice, ordinary little people who live in nice, ordinary little houses on the ground. But didn't you ever dream of a house up on a tree top?

Mother Robinson: No! Mostly I dream of having a house in New Guinea.

Father Robinson: First thing we've got to do is to, uh, unload the raft. Then, uh... put up some sort of shelter for the night.

Mother Robinson: No. That's not the first thing.

[kneels down in prayer, and the rest follow suit]

Francis Robinson: You don't have to worry anymore: I got my tiger!

Mother Robinson: [awed] He's got his tiger.

Father Robinson: What did I tell you? Anything we need, the island will produce it for us, even a girl.

Mother Robinson: *A* girl. But we have three sons.

Francis Robinson: Are we ever going to open these other packages?

Mother Robinson: Those are for Fritz and Ernst.

Francis Robinson: But suppose they don't come back? Suppose they got "et" up?

Father Robinson: Francis, you've had a long day, and it's past your bedtime.

Francis Robinson: But it's Christmas.