Robin Shelby Quotes in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Nonnie Parry: [Deck behind the group is flooding rapidly] How long will we stay afloat?

James Martin: Long enough

Robin Shelby: The Andrea Doria stayed afloat 10 hours before she sank.

Robin Shelby: Sis? Susan!

Susan Shelby: Robin! Reverend Scott!

[Everyone looks up and sees Susan clinging to the underside of a table]

Susan Shelby: [frightened] Can you help me?

Robin Shelby: How'd you get up there, sis?

Susan Shelby: That's a stupid question!

Robin Shelby: Don't worry, Mrs. Rosen, I once helped my dad pull in a 600 pound swordfish in Hawaii.

Robin Shelby: I'm sorry Mrs. Rosen, I didn't mean it to sound like that.

Mrs. Belle Rosen: What, I miss something?

Robin Shelby: When I said I helped my dad pull in a 600 pound swordfish. I didn't mean that I thought you weighed that much.

Mrs. Belle Rosen: All that's going on and THAT'S what you're worried about?

Robin Shelby: Sure, what else?

Mrs. Belle Rosen: You're a good boy.

Robin Shelby: Tell my sister.

Robin Shelby: Why don't you shove it.

Susan Shelby: Don't you ever say that to me again.

Robin Shelby: Shove it. Shove it. Shove it.

Robin Shelby: The third engineer promised to show me the propeller shaft!

Terry: Susan, would you like to dance?

[Susan is staring at Reverend Scott, enraptured]

Robin Shelby: [nudging Susan] Sis!

[Susan turns around and smiles at Terry]

Terry: I was just asking... if you'd like to dance.

Susan Shelby: Yes, I'd like to.

[Susan takes her party hat off and goes to dance with Terry]