Sgt. McGee Quotes in This Is the Army (1943)

Sgt. McGee: What's the matter with you Twardofsky? Don't you like our early morning calisthenics?

Pvt. Twardofsky: Well, I didn't like 'em at first.

Sgt. McGee: Oh, you didn't like 'em at first. How do you like 'em now?

Pvt. Twardofsky: I'm still on first.

Sgt. McGee: How'd you get in the Army?

Tommy: Politics.

Sgt. McGee: Is that a reason?

Tommy: Look Sergeant, I got three reasons for bein' in the Army. First, I'm patriotic. Second, I love my country. And third, they nailed me.

Pvt. Twardofsky: And that goes for me too.

Sgt. McGee: Listen, you two birds report to me immediately after this formation.

[Next scene, Tommy and Maxie are peeling potatoes]

Pvt. Twardofsky: You and my big mouth.

Sgt. McGee: Shut up, back there!

Pvt. Twardofsky: [Marching, out of ear shot of the Sgt. McGee] There's one of the nicest guys ever born.

Tommy: That guy wasn't born, he was issued.

Jerry Jones: [after the cross-dressing blackface number] Great! Wonderful! And you kids were worried a minstrel number being too old fashioned! Why, it went just as well tonight as it did in the old show!

Sgt. McGee: Grown-up guys in dames clothes! If that ain't a sad sack of bananas!

Jerry Jones: Oh, McGee!

Sgt. McGee: Dames clothes! What must their mothers think?

Jerry Jones: Now, listen McGee, opening night is trouble enough without having you around -

[stops, looks at McGee, winks at Johnny]

Johnny Jones: Sgt. McGee, as stage manager of this troupe, I order you to report to wardrobe, for assignment to "Ladies of the Chorus".

Sgt. McGee: What! Over my dead body!

[Starts to storm off]

Johnny Jones: Corporal of the Guard!

[MPs escort Sgt. McGee to wardrobe]

Maj. John B. Davidson: That was the war to end all wars. And now we got a new one. Well, what are we waiting for? A new war? Or a new show!

Sgt. McGee: I knew it! Sir.

Maj. John B. Davidson: Well, Jerry, what do you say? Will you help?

Jerry Jones: Sure, I'll help. It will be something fine for the boys to remember; because, I'm afraid there will be a lot of it they'll want to forget. Incidentally, Colonel, it just reminded me. I've got a son right here at the camp. He's got a little talent. Maybe we can use him?