Farmer Arthur H. Hoggett [repeated line]
"That'll do, pig. That'll do".
Played by James Cromwell 
Babe (1995) · 37 quotes
Babe (1995) · 37 quotes
Tied for 7th most-quoted character in Babe (1995): in 4 of its 37 quotes
Most scenes with: Babe (2)
If I had words to make a day for you
I'd sing you a morning golden and true
I would make this day last for all time
Then fill the night deep in moonshine
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[Soon Babe is pink again. The puppies are sold to other farmers who needs sheepdogs. Rex has no patience with Fly's disgrace, but Mr. Hoggett pats her gently, and Babe licks her snout]
Fly, may I call you Mom?
[Fly nuzzles the piglet tenderly. At last, Babe has truly found his place on Hoggett's farm. As the nights grow longer and colder, Babe grows bigger. First, Mr. and Mrs. Hoggett's daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren come to visit. The farmhouse is suddenly filled with all sorts of bright, shiny facts. There is singing and laughter. And the people pile brightly wrapped boxes under a tree inside the house]
Hello!
The Hoggetts' son-in-law: Hey, folks, how are you? Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! How's my favorite girl? Nanny has a jellybean. Give us a kiss. And guess what we're having for Christmas dinner? Roast pork.
The Hoggetts' granddaughter: I hate pork.
Darn silly carry-on, if you ask me.
The cat says they call it Christmas.
Christmas! Christmas dinner, yes. Dinner means death. Death means carnage! Christmas means carnage! CHRISTMAS MEANS CARNAGE!! [runs off in fear]
[Then one day, Mrs. Hoggett washes the mud off Babe and measures his taut belly with a tape measure. But Fly knows. She has seen other animals taken into the building near the barn. It is the fashion of nature, that doesn't stop her from feeling mournful]
Eating pigs! Blaah! Barbarians!
Oh, young'un, tragic there ain't more of your kind. I'll be thinking of you always.
I could come and visit you, Maa.
I'd like that, but...well, we shouldn't hope for too much. [gets yanked as the cart pulls forward, she follows]
[humming the tune of "Jingle Bells"]
La la la, la la la, la la la lala. La la la, lala la la, lalala la la la la, hey!
[We cut to the Arthur and Esme cooking up some Christmas dinner]
And then, it was Christmas Eve, and time had run out for the pig.
Mrs. Hoggett
Are you doing him tonight, then?
Farmer Hoggett Huh.
Mrs. Hoggett
Sure. The blood will drain by morning.
Farmer Hoggett Pity.
Mrs. Hoggett
What's that?
Farmer Hoggett Nothing.
Mrs. Hoggett
What on earth are you rambling on about?
Farmer Hoggett Exchange to miss out on the best ham prize at next year's fair, is all. Nice plump haunches he's getting. Beautiful. Yet...silly to wait, I suppose so.
Mrs. Hoggett
[The next morning, in the cozy farmhouse kitchen, the Hoggett family look over their Christmas presents. While his daughter and wife speak about the new fax machine, Hoggett gazes out the window. He sees the pig chasing chickens. And while he watches, Babe carefully separates the white hens from the brown, just as he's seen Fly shed certain sheep from the flock]
...a washing machine, a radio, a new alarm clock. I think it's a lovely fax machine, darling, but can't you use it?
The Hoggetts' daughter: We already have one, Mom. That's the entire idea. We can send faxes to each other. Now, don't be afraid of it just because it's new.
The Hoggetts' son-in-law: These accounts are a real concern, Arthur. Every month your expenditure is bigger than your income. It's eating up your reserves the entire time. You need to modernize, get some sort of cash flow going. You're yet using a horse and cart, for heaven's sakes. Dad?
Farmer Hoggett Funny, that.
The Hoggetts' son-in-law: Wait, what?
Farmer Hoggett These chickens, that pig.
The Hoggetts' son-in-law: What's the pig had to do with anything?
Farmer Hoggett Nothing. Just look at them. The browns and the whites. [doesn't warn his family, but the next morning, he decides to see if he's really seen a pig herding chickens] Come, Rex. Come, Fly. [turns to Babe] Come, Pig. [Babe hesitates] Come, Pig!
[Rex tries to hide his shock as Babe follows the dogs through Hoggett's automatic sheep-gate]
Maybe he's pleased with you for what you did yesterday.
I didn't do much.
Well, if it wasn't for you, darling, they could've stolen the entire flock.
Is Rex unhappy with me?
Oh, he'll be alright. Just stay out of his road today.
Farmer Hoggett [Babe does watch, very carefully, as Fly and Rex circle the flock of sheep]
Way to be, Fly. Rex, come by!
[The dogs bark fiercely and nip at woolly flanks. The panicked sheep run through a gate into the sorting yard]
You're so fast. I'd never be able to fly like you can.
Pigs aren't built to fly, darling. But speed isn't the fact. It's attitude. They just have to know who's boss.
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