Quotes / Animal Stereotypes

Hawthorne: Doesn't it irk you how sharks get portrayed inaccurately in the media? According to all those nature documentaries, sharks are just mindless eating machines that think of nothing but food.

Sherman: (pointing at a fish skeleton nearby) You gonna eat that?

Hawthorne: Gross. No. Go for it.

(Sherman does)

Hawthorne: And crabs don't fare any better. According to THEM, we're short-tempered, conceited and egomaniacal. HMPH! Why is it such a well-kept secret that crabs are smooth and sophisticated and warm, and just a little bit sweet and a little bit spicy, with a generous portion of crab on the inside?

Sherman: That's YOU?

Hawthorne: Yeah.

Sherman: Sounds more like crab ravioli.

Hawthorne: IT'S ME!

—Sherman's Lagoon

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