George Newton
This is ridiculous! It's a dog. He doesn't have preferences! You could call him Ding-Dong Head and he wouldn't know the difference.
Played by Charles Grodin 
Beethoven (1992) · 13 quotes
Beethoven (1992) · 13 quotes
No matter how many showers I take, I still smell Beethoven all over me.
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Dr. Varnick
Here for his shots?
George
Yes.
Dr. Varnick
Well, he'll be a little groggy this evening.
George
That'll be nice.
Alice
George, come on. Beethoven isn't even remotely dangerous. He'd never hurt the kids. He might take a bite out of you, though.
George
First snarl, first, any kind of weirdness and he's gone.
Alice
Weirdness? What should I watch for, hon? Wearing my clothes around the house?
News Reporter
[Beethoven exiting the dog shed, and heading to entrance door, and eating the cookie, and he went to the lounge room and turns on the TV.]
In the third such occurance this month. In the past year, we've seen a 500% increase reporting innocence of stolen pets. Police believe in animal kidnapping ring is at work. That's Newsbreak, and now back to The Wolf Man.
Alice
Do you hear something?
George
No.
Alice
I heard something downstairs.
Devonia
Now, you were never in any real danger, now, were you? Now, we don't want you to get into trouble, so we'll let this be our little secret.
Ryce
I'd like to call my mother, please.
Devonia
Your mother?
Ryce
Immediately.
Devonia
[after Emily's pool accident at Devonia's, Alice takes the kids home]
She must've snuck out while I was watching Ted and Ryce. It was hot out, so I guess she wanted to take a little swim!
Alice
And where were you while all this was happening?
Devonia
I was where I was supposed to be: Inside, watching the other two. If Emily had stayed where I put her, none of this would've happened. If you ask me, what these children need is a little discipline.
Alice
What these children need is their mother. You're fired.
George
[Devonia gasps]
Honey, it was an accident!
Alice
So what?
George
We can't just throw out the option of having a babysitter just because we had a bad one. We'll find someone really responsible to look after the kids.
Alice
Over my dead body.
George
Oh, come on.
George
[George sits on the porch after Beethoven has given Brad and Brie a well-deserved ride down the street, thereby nullifying their deal with George]
I really don't like our dog.
Alice
I really don't like those people, George. I don't trust them. I don't want their money. I know my opinion doesn't matter, but I'm not interested in expanding. If I had been home instead of helping you impress those morons, Emily wouldn't have fallen in the pool. And I'm not re-entering the work force, George. You're gonna have to do this on your own. And you will. Somehow, you'll make your fortune. And tucked away behind you deep in the shadows will be me and the kids.
George
That's how you see me. Suddenly, I'm a lousy husband and father. Everything was just fine until Beethoven came into our lives. I've tried to be patient, but I've had it. The dog has to go.
Alice
I'm proud of Beethoven. Those two idiots insulted your kids, they treated me like dirt, and he was the only one of us who had the nerve to give them the ride they deserved. I'm going to bed. [heads back inside]
George
My dream is going down the drain, and you're worried about a dog.
Alice
Your family's going down the drain, and you're worried about a dream.
Dr. Varnick
[At the vet, Dr. Varnick has put the cash in the vault. Suddenly, he heard knocking on the door.]
I'm terribly sorry.
Ryce
We want our dog back!
Emily
Where's Beethoven?
Alice
All right, kids, let Daddy handle this.
Dr. Varnick
Mr. Newton, what can I do for you?
Ryce
We want our dog back!
Dr. Varnick
Oh, I'm terribly sorry. It's too late. The dog's been destroyed.
Ryce
NO!
Ted
DAD!
George
Now, wait a minute. Wait a minute. I was told this wouldn't happen until tomorrow.
Ryce
[Angrily]
I don't believe you!
George
[Dr. Varnick is fighting Ryce] [Shouting]
Hey, hey, hey, hey! Take your hands off her. What are you...
Emily
[George tries to stop the fight. He looked, and have no bite marks on Varnick's arm]
I told you he was lying!
George
What the hell are you trying to pull?!
Dr. Varnick
[The Newton family rushes off into the cages]
Wait! You can't come in here! This is private property!
Ted
Beethoven?!
Emily
[The Newton family tries to find Beethoven, because it's empty.] [Gasps]
He's not here!
Ryce
[Dr. Varnick rushes into the cages]
No, he's here.
Dr. Varnick
All right, hold it right there! You have no right to be in here! Out, all of you!
George
Where's my dog?
Dr. Varnick
I don't have to answer your questions. You ordered that dog destroyed, and it was done. Now get out.
Dr. Varnick
[George grips Varnick's collar]
You hit me, I'll have you put in jail for assault and battery!
[George lets go of Varnick. Then suddenly he punches him in the face, knocking him backwards into an empty animal cage.]
