Balki's favorite catchphrase was "Well, of course not, don't be ridiculous!" He also said:

• "America - Land of the Free and Home of the Whopper"
• "Cuzzin, are you going to have a nervous break dance?"
• "Cuzzin', you didn't tell me we were fighting for life, puberty
  and the pursuit of happiness."
• "Doctor do your duck impersonation. Cousin Larry says you
  are a real quack!"
• "Hah-Wah-Ee-? Hah-Wha-Ee? Isn't that where the Japanese
  bombed Pearl Bailey?"
• "Hello Mr. Elevator, May I call you Otis?"
• "I don't know Cuzzin, I don't care much for Mexican food. It
  always gives me Monty Python's revenge" (he meant to say
  Montezuma's Revenge)
• "I give, and give, and give, until I am blue in the head!"
• "I'm in debt. I am a true American"
• "If elected, I promise to be firm yet flexible, tough yet
  vulnerable, soft yet absorbent."
• "If everyone knew how to herd sheep, there would be no one left to write poetry."
• "Listen to the wisdom that made Mypos great--there are none so blind as those who will not hear."
• "New York City: The Big Banana."
• "Oh please, I want to ride the fire truck. It's been my dream
  since yesterday!"
• "Paint me green and call me Gumby."
• "Patience is a virgin."
• "Raisin Poofs (Puffs) without raisins are like Snow White
  without her seven dorks."
• "Stop it! This is a man of the loincloth!" (referring to a priest)
• "That was the straw that broke Glen Campbell's back."
• "That's where you're wrong, Mr. Pouting Thomas".
• "To forgive is divine - to be an airhead is human."
• "You stop this! Have you taken leave of your sinuses?"
• "You've made your cake, now lie in it."
• "We are lean cuisine, fighting machines."
• "Well bang my bongos and call me Desi"
• "Well feed me garlic and call me stinky."
• "Well, rope my feet and call me Dodi!"
• "Well rub my chest and call me Vicks"
• "Well, throw acid rain on my parade!"
• "Well toss my greens and call me Ceasar."
• "Well you know what they say, a bird in the hand will keep
  pecking, and pecking, and pecking, until your hand starts
  to bleed."
• "What if I lose my voice? What if I get a hog in my throat?"
• "Wool chiggers, wool chiggers! I see them little babies and I
  get the hoobie jubbies!" (he means "the heebie jeebies")
• "You are a dishonest person and I wash my face of you".

External Links

• Perfect Strangers (IMDb)

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