Bob Well, that went poorly.
Tied for most-quoted character in Incredibles 2 (2018): in 17 of its 58 quotes
Most scenes with: Dash "Dashiell" Parr (5), Helen Parr/Elastigirl (5), Violet Parr/Ultragirl (3)
Hey… Hey! The bus is here! Whoa! Grab your stuff quickly!
More lines from Bob
5 quotes Bob Bob [takes away the Sugar Bombs cereal box from Dash and pours some Fiber-O's cereal into his bowl]
No Sugar Bombs on my watch.
Bob [after seeing Jack-Jack's powers for the first time]
You...HAVE...POWEEEEEERS! YEAH, BABY! And there's not a scratch on ya! Did you go right through the locked door? Are those your powers? Ha ha! You can multiply like rabbits and go right through any... solid...? [sees Jack-Jack's various powers and is in shock] Oh, my God.
Bob [losing control of his rage; furiously yelling at Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack]
BECAUSE I’M FORMULATING, OKAY?! I’M TAKING THE INFORMATION! I’M PROCESSING! I’M DOING THE MATH, I’M FIXING THE BOYFRIEND AND KEEPING THE BABY FROM TURNING INTO A FLAMING MONSTER! AND HOW DO I DO IT?! BY ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES, BABY!!! I EAT THUNDER AND CRAP LIGHTNING, OKAY?! BECAUSE I’M MR. INCREDIBLE! NOT MR. SO-SO OR MR. MEDIOCRE GUY! MR. INCREDIBLE!!!
Bob [under Evelyn's control]
Your bodies and your character are weak. Your promises are empty and you will pay for it.
Scenes with Bob
11 scenes
[Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl and Frozone sitting on a couch inside a screening room. Winston Deavor standing before them]
Let me ask you something. What is the main reason you were all forced underground?
Bob Ignorance.
Perception. [Walks to the screen as it shows several footages] Take today, for example, with the Underminer. Difficult situation, you were faced with a lot of hard decisions.
Bob Ugh, tell me about it.
I can't. Because I didn't see it. Neither did anyone else, so when you fight bad guys, like today, people don't see the fight or what led up to it. They see what politicians tell them to see. They see destruction, and they see you. So if we want to change people's perceptions about superheroes, we need you to share your perceptions with the world.
How do we do that?
With cameras.
[She clicks a button on her remote and footage of Winston appears on the screen in several images from different angles] [from the footage]
We need you to share your perceptions with the world.
We embed tiny cameras, like those, into your supersuits.
[Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, and Frozone looks at the mini-camera on their access card as they appear on the screen] .
Thanks. Designed 'em myself.
We've got resources, lobbyists, world wide connections, and, very important, insurance.
Bob Insurance is key.
All we need now are the superest superheros. It means you three. Come on! Help me make all Supers legal again!
Bob [stands up with excitement]
This sounds GREAT! Let's get this goin'! What's my first assignment?
[sits down Mr. Incredible, gently]
That enthusiasm is golden. Hold on to it, but to our first move, well... [turns to Helen] Elastigirl is our best play.
Bob [surprised]
Better than me? [Helen clears her throat, glaring at her husband with a strict look] I mean, she's good. She's, uh... really a credit to her, but uh... you know? You know?
With great respect, let's not test the whole "insurance will pay for everything" idea on the first go-round, okay?
[Elastigirl and Frozone chuckle softly] .
Bob W-wait a minute! You're saying what? I'm... messy?
[hands Bob a dossier]
Well, Evelyn did a cost-benefit analysis, comparing all your last five years crime-fighting before going underground. Elastigirl's numbers are self-explanatory.
Bob Well, it's not a fair comparison. "Heavyweight problems need heavyweight solutions".
Of course, we're gonna solve all kind of problems together, after the perfect launch with Elastigirl!
So, what do you say?
What do I say? [chuckles nervously] I... don't know.
Bob [Bob is laying on the bed in a motel room, wearing pajamas] [to Helen]
What do you mean you "don't know"? A few hours ago, you were saying it was over and being a superhero was a fantasy. Now you get the offer of a lifetime and you don't know?
[in the bathroom, while brushing her teeth]
It's not that simple, Bob. I wanna protect the kids.
Bob So do I.
From jail, Bob!
Bob And how do you do that? By turning down a chance to change the law that forced them to hide what they are?
Bob Kids with powers, which makes them Supers. Whether they decide to use those powers or not, this will benefit them.
Look, it's not a good time to be away. Dash is having trouble with homework. Vi's worried about her first date with that boy she likes, Tony. And Jack-Jack...
Bob Jack-Jack? What's wrong with him?
Okay, nothing's wrong with Jack-Jack. But even a normal baby needs a lot of attention. I'm just not sure I can leave.
Bob Of course, you can leave. You've got to, so that I — we can be Supers again. So our kids can have that choice.
Bob [angrily]
All right, yes! So I can have that choice, and I would do a GREAT JOB! Regardless of what Deavor's pie charts say! [Sighs] But they want you. [With a deep breath] And you'll do... a great... job. Too.
[sarcastically]
That was excruciating to watch. [Bob chuckles] I can't lie to you. It's nice to be wanted. Flattering, you know? But...
Bob What's the choice? One: do this right, get well paid, we're out of the motel, and things get better for all Supers, including our kids. Or two: I find a job in two weeks or we're homeless.
[sighs]
You know it's crazy, right? To help my family, I gotta leave it. To fix the law, I gotta break it.
Bob You'll be great.
I know I will. But what about you? We have kids.
Bob I'll watch the kids, no problem. Easy.
Easy, huh? You're adorable. Well, if there is a problem, I'll drop this thing and come right back.
Bob You won't need to. I've got it. You go, do this thing! [Lays down] Do it so... [Under his breath] I can do it better. [Helen hits his face with a pillow]
[In Winston Deavor's office the phone is ringing. He picks it up] .
Deavor here.
This is Elastigirl. I'm in.
[Helen, in a new super suit, and Bob step into the garage. Bob is holding Jack-Jack. They see a red motorcycle]
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Wow! A new Elasticycle!
Bob "Elasticycle"? I didn't know you had a bike.
Hey, I had a mohawk. There's a lot about me you don't know.
Bob Yeah, but-- A mohawk?
Ah, you didn't miss anything. [Sits on the bike and turns it on] Oh, yeah! This one's electric!
Bob What's that mean?
[starts to circle around the garage with the bike and bumping into the wall]
Means it's... torque-y. I'll get the hang of it.
Bob You will be great.
I will be great. And you will too.
Bob We will both be great. [opens the door]
[as Bob helps him with his math]
That's... not the way you're supposed to do it, Dad. [turns his book around] They want us to do it this...
Bob I don't know that way! Why would they change math?
Bob Math is math. [sternly] Math is math.
Bob [As Jack-Jack rages in Edna's room]
"Combustion imminent"? What does that mean?
Bob [on the phone]
Lucius, Bob. Helen's in trouble. I need someone to watch the kids. Suit up! It might get weird.
I'll be there, ASAP.
Honey
[from off-screen]
Where are you going "ASAP"?! You better be back "ASAP", and leaving that suit!
Ha-ha! We did it!
Officer
Freeze, Supers!
Mr. Incredible
Oh, no, what did we do?
Reporter
[on live TV]
Superheroes including Frozone, Mr. Incredible, and Elastigirl caused further damage to the city. The Underminer remains at large. [Two detectives are arguing with Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl in the interrogation room with Dash and Violet locked in jail.]
Mr. Incredible
We didn't start this fight!
Detective #1
Well, you didn't finish it either!
Detective #2
Did you stop the Underminer from inflicting more damage?
Mr. Incredible
No.
Detective #2
Did you stop him from robbing the banks?
Mr. Incredible
No.
Detective #2
Did you catch him?!
Mr. Incredible
No!
Detective #1
The banks were insured. We have infrastructure in place to deal with these matters. If you had simply done nothing, everything would now be proceeding in an orderly fashion.
Mr. Incredible
You'd have preferred we do nothing?!
Detective #2
Without a doubt. [The two detectives leave the room; Rick Dicker is sitting in a corner in the shadows]
Mr. Incredible
[to Dicker]
You weren't much help.
[gets up]
You want out of the hole? First, you gotta put down the shovel. [leaves the room, closing the door behind him]
Bob, Helen, a word if you don't mind. Uh, the program's been shut down.
Bob What?
Politicians don't understand people who do good simply because it's right. It makes 'em nervous. They've been gunning for Supers for years. Today was all they needed. Anyway...I'm done. I'm afraid two more weeks in the motel is the best I can do for you. It ain't much.
You've done plenty, Rick. [hugs him]
Bob We won't forget.
Well, it has been a great honor working with you good people.
Bob Thanks for everything, and good luck.
Yeah. You too.
[Evening at the motel… The Parrs sit around a table eating Chinese food for dinner] [as Dash is about to pick up an eggroll]
Did you wash your hands? [Dash rushes off to wash his hands and comes back] With soap? [Dash rushes off and washes his hands with soap this time and comes back again] Did you dry them?
[annoyingly shakes his hands and eats an eggroll; Helen then sets a box next to him, looks inside; mouthful]
What?! Is this all vegetables? Who ordered all the vegetables?
I did. [scoops the vegetables out of the box and onto his plate] They're good and you're going to have some.
Are we going to talk about it?
Bob What?
The elephant in the room.
Bob What elephant?
I guess not then.
You're referring to today.
Yeah, what's the deal with today?
We all make mistakes. For example, you kids were supposed to watch Jack-Jack.
Babysitting, while you guys did the important stuff.
We talked about this. You're not old enough to decide about these things.
We are old enough to help out.
Yeah!
Isn't that what you tell us, Dad?
Bob Yeah, well, help out can mean many different things.
But we're supposed to help, if there's trouble.
Bob Well, yeah, but...
Aren't you glad we helped today?
Bob Yeah, I know but...
You said that you were proud of us.
Bob Well, yeah, I was. Am!
We wanna fight bad guys!
You said things were different now.
And they were on the island. But I didn't mean that from now on…
So now, we've gotta go back to never using our powers!
It defines who I am!
Bob We're not saying you have… What?
Someone on TV said it.
Can we just eat? The dinner, while it's hot?
Did we do something wrong?
Yes.
Bob No. We didn't do anything wrong.
Superheroes are illegal. Whether it's fair or not, that's the law.
Bob The law should be fair. What are we teaching our kids?
To respect the law!
Bob Even when the law is disrespectful?!
If laws are unjust, there are laws to change them! Otherwise, it's chaos!
Bob Which is exactly what we have! [picks up an eggroll with his chopsticks and takes a bite of it after Helen angrily slams both her hands on the table]
I just thought it was kinda cool.
What was?
Fighting crime, as a family.
Are things... bad?
Things are fine.
[quickly finishes eating his plate]
May I be excused? [puts his plate up and sits on the bed, turning on the TV in a flash]
Bob Uh...
Not much longer, honey.
[shouting furiously after finding out Bob had her completely erased from Tony's memory]
IT WAS DICKER!!!!! You told him about Tony!
Bob Honey...
You had me erased from Tony's mind!!! [furiously storms upstairs to her room; Jack-Jack then spills his cereal and while Bob picks it up; goes behind him to the sink with her supersuit] I HATE superheroes, and I RENOUNCE THEM!!!' [puts her supersuit in the sink and turns on the disposal, but the suit is still intact before taking it out]I RENOUNCE THEM--[grunts]AAHHH!!!!![throws the supersuit on the wall and she goes back upstairs into her room, panting lividly]
Is she having adolescence? [Violet then furiously slams the door, off-screen]
[Last lines; the Parrs have picked up Tony at his house and are all driving to a movie theater downtown] [after Tony gets into the car; gestures to Helen]
Tony, this is my mom.
Pleased to meet you.
Bob Oh, we've met.
Charmed, I'm sure.
My little brother, Dash. And the baby is Jack-Jack. I tried to limit to one parent.
We're all going to a movie, too, Tony. Don't mind us.
Bob We'll be sitting on the other side of the theater. [from the rear-view mirror] Not watching you. [winks]
[chuckles]
He's kidding. [annoyed at her parents] They are only dropping us off at the theater. They have other things to do!
Tony
So, you guys are close, I guess.
Yeah, I guess.
Bob We can get closer.
[The car stops in front of the movie theater and some criminals pass by, shooting guns at some police cars]
Stop, let us out! [pushes Tony out of the car, giving him some money] Here, large popcorn, small soda. Save me a seat, center, about eight rows back. [gets back in the car before it drives off] I'll be back before the previews are over!
Bob Showtime!
