A character in Coraline (2009)

Charlie quotes from Coraline (2009)

John Hodgman
Played by John Hodgman Coraline (2009) · 85 quotes

9th most-quoted character in Coraline (2009): in 3 of its 85 quotes
Most scenes with: Coraline (3), Mel (2)

Scenes with Charlie

3 scenes
[slides her dinner plate away from her]

Why don't you ever cook, Mom?

Mel

Coraline, we've been through this before. You dad cooks, I clean, and you stay out of the way. I swear I'll go food shopping soon as we finish the catalog. [slides Coraline's dinner plate back to her] Try some of the chard. You need a vegetable.

It looks more like slime to me.

Charlie

Well, it's slime or bedtime fusspot. Now what's it's gonna be?

[to her doll-self]

Think they're trying to poison me?

Hey Dad, how’s the writing going?... Dad?

Charlie

Hello, Coraline... and... Coraline doll?

Do you know where the garden tools are?

Charlie

It’s pouring out there, isn’t it?

Humph, it’s just raining.

Charlie

What’d the boss say?

[mocking loudly]

“DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT GOING OUT, CORALINE JONES!!!”

Charlie

Then you won’t need the tools. Uhhh, you know, this house is a hundred and fifty years old.

So?

Charlie

So explore it! Go out and ... count all the doors and windows and write that down. List everything blue! Just let me work.

[In the kitchen, around morning… Coraline talks to her parents about her dream of meeting their other versions of themselves while having breakfast]

It was incredibly real, Mom. Only you weren't really you. You were my other mother.

Mel

Buttons for eyes, huh? Coraline, you only dreamed you ate all that chicken. Take your multivitamin, at least.

You were in the dream too, Dad. You had wild-looking pajamas and orange monkey slippers.

Charlie
[chuckling]

Orange? My monkey slippers are blue. Psst! Can you give me some of that magic mud you were talking about? Because I have a terrible case of writer's rash, on my…

Mel
[clears throat; sternly]

If the real Charlie Jones wants his pages edited, he better wrap them up ASAP. [Charlie leaves; closes the fridge] Coraline, why don't you go visit downstairs? I bet those "actresses" would love to hear your dream.

Miss Spink and Forcible? But you said they're dingbats!

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