- Mrs. Gordon: [to Willona about Penny] You think it's easy raising that kid without a father?
- Willona Woods: Big deal. I was raised without a father, but my mother never went up side my head.
- Mrs. Gordon: Well, you were lucky, baby, because my family went up side, down side and across mine. I've been scuffling all my life!
- Willona Woods: Honey, you don't own the rights or the patents on scuffling!
- Millicent 'Penny' Gordon: Surprise! I'm back!
- Michael Evans: What happened to Mrs. Carpenter?
- Millicent 'Penny' Gordon: I ditched her.
- Michael Evans: How?
- Millicent 'Penny' Gordon: Easy. When we were in the elevator I pressed the B button for basement, then I scooted out right before the doors closed. Mrs. Carpenter, she's a nice lady, but I don't want to go to a new home, I want to stay right here with you, J.J.
- James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.: Penny, I can't take care of you.
- Millicent 'Penny' Gordon: I know, you're a lover, not a mother, but Willona, if you wouldn't mind having me, I'd love to stay with you.
- Willona Woods: I've been on my own since I was 16.
- Mrs. Gordon: Oh, really? Well you're lucky, sister, because when you were 16 you didn't have to worry about anybody but yourself, me when I was 16, I was pregnant. And I didn't have a dime and a man who left me before Penny was born.
- Willona Woods: That happens every day in the week. You could've done something.
- Mrs. Gordon: Done something? Sister, I did do something, I carried that child and made a career for myself. And I wanted to do those things, but then when that baby's born, what's she do for me? Nothing! Nothing! I can't even keep a man on account of Penny! If it weren't for her all the time needing things and wanting things, I might be allowed some happiness. Now she's gone off and caused even more trouble!
- [crying]
- Mrs. Gordon: Haven't I had enough?
- Mrs. Gordon: I am thinking... I'm thinking maybe this time I'll be the one who runs away for a change. There's a life out there somewhere and I'm going to have a hunk of it.
- Willona Woods: Don't do this to Penny. You can't leave her.
- Mrs. Gordon: She deserves something better than me.
- James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.: [When J.J. shows Penny his imitation of a fly getting sprayed with Black Flag] Spray can...
- [turns his head and hisses like a can spraying]
- James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.: Fly...
- [walks around the apartment flapping his arms]
- James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.: [sings] Zo what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day... I've got...
- [coughs and hacks and falls on the couch convulsing and kicking]
- Millicent 'Penny' Gordon: That was great, J.J. Die again!