Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody Quotes

11984

Imaginary friend or not, Terry was nobody without Nobody. He lost interest... his marks dropped off in school... who would laugh at his squishy jokes now? That is why one night, after his mother had tucked him into bed, Terry ran away. He was determined to find his friend. But since his friend wasn't there to help him knot the sheets correctly...
-Puff

11983

(singing) It's sad, I know; it was once told in some old dragon song:
We children learn that pretend friends can't stay the whole life long.
Pretended ducks are wonderful, but then it's time to grow...
It's so hard to say goodbye, as we magic dragons know.
-Puff

11982

Terry needed a friend--a companion of his own frame of mind, with whom to share his wonders and discoveries, exhilirations and disappointment, trinkets and treasures.
-Puff

11981

Puff: Dear me! Is it raining children, or are you from outer space?
Terry: No, I come from that house.
Puff: That house? Impossible! Nobody lives there.
Terry: You know him, too?
Puff: (setting Terry down) Hmm, a distant cousin, but a bosom companion. He lives there with a chap named, um... Terry.
Terry: I'M Terry!
Puff (laughing): You're right- he told me all about you. Did he (ahem) ever mention me? Puff? Hmm? Puff, the Magic Dragon?

11980

Puff:

Once, not too long ago, there was nobody.
-Puff

11979

Puff:

If Nobody had lunch with a friend, the friend was alone.
-Puff

11978

Puff:

If Nobody was in a room by himself, the room was deserted.
-Puff

11977

Puff:

His name was Terry, and to him, Nobody was as real as a brother or best friend.
-Puff

11976

Puff:

Who cares about Nobody, you ask? Somebody did!
-Puff

11975

Puff:

Even when he was 3 years old, others did not percieve things as Terry did.
-Puff

11974

Nobody:

If I had a middle name, "Together" would be it!
-Nobody

11973

Puff:

And since Nobody was all that Terry had, Nobody became his friend.
-Puff

11972

Puff:

By the time he was 4, his very special qualities confused those about him, and sometimes made them jealous.
-Puff

11971

Puff:

Terry's wish for a special friend had finally come true.
-Puff

11970

Puff:

Spoons turn into lollipops, then forests, red and blue.
-Puff

11969

Puff:

The limit was the skies above and where the rainbows end.
-Puff

11968

Nobody:

Got any new squishy jokes?
-Nobody

11967

Puff:

And that's how the none and only Nobody danced his way into Terry's life.
-Puff

11966

Puff:

But Nobody was always there, hid in Terry's pocket.
-Puff

11965

Terry:

Are you nervous? Nobody's not nervous, so I'm not either.
-Terry

Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody (1982)