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  • Before heading for Passamaquoddy, Pete tells Elliot to become invisible. Elliot tries to only have his wings invisible, then his lower side, then having only his tail visible (giving Pete a chuckle), and then every part of his body disappears except his torso.
  • The mayor gets splattered by eggs, thanks to Elliot kicking the egg man for kicking Pete thinking he's bothering him. Not to mention Elliot accidentally damaging a new fence and a sidewalk with still-wet cement.
    Mayor: Gentlemen, I propose to say,...Passamaquoddy's a beautiful community...where the sun always rises and the sun always sets. It's a place of serenity and security, where the unexpected never happens. It seems to say, "Welcome!" [splattered] You-You absolute oaf. You-You idiot! [throws the egg baskets away]
  • Followed later by Doc Terminus and Hogie's arrival in town, causing even more havoc, outright obliterating the same picket fence, tearing up the same section of sidewalk that was just re-done and—thanks to Terminus ordering Hoagy to drop the anchor—catching and dragging away a staircase in front of City Hall, leading the mayor to fall flat on his face (breaking his cigar a second time) as pandemonium happens around him and lament:
    Mayor: When did I start losing control of my town?!
    (taps his fingers on the ground in thought)
    • Right after the anchor finally does its job, the carriage abruptly stops, launching Terminus and Hoagy into the air right into a well-placed fishermen's net hastily setup beforehand while the carriage's various signage and a portable stage deploys.
    Doc Terminus: You dummy!
    Hoagy: You told me to drop the anchor, I dropped the anchor!
  • Lampy running into the bar after seeing Elliot, yelling gibberish. One of the men then slaps him on the back and the words come out in English again.
  • Nora opening a door and knocking Lampy to the ground just as he tells everybody to get down on the floor.
    Nora: Has anyone seen my Dad?
    (the bar's patrons point down at the floor)
  • Doc's inability to pronounce Passamaquoddy.
  • This dialogue:
    Lampy: You know anything about dragons? Real dragons. With fire... fire coming out of his mouth, and real wings.
    Terminus: You need a veterinarian. Why do you ask?
    Lampy: I saw one.
    Terminus: Is it sitting at the next table? (laughs)
    Lampy: I tell you, I saw a real dragon yesterday afternoon. He's owned by a young boy of the name of Pete.
    Terminus: You are trying to tell me there's a dragon, here, in Passamacracka?
    Hoagy: Quoddy.
    Terminus: Yeah.
    Lampy: Yes.
    Terminus: (to Hoagie as he sets his drink down) I told you this was a rotten town.
    [Lampy tries to drink from Terminus' cup, but Terminus grabs it without even looking]
  • Hoagie and Lampy venture into Elliot's cave. Lampy describes to Hoagy about Elliot as if he's some kind of dreaded monster from Hell. Elliot is listening in, unknowingly terrified of himself.
    [A terrified Elliot grabs Hoagy's shoulder for comfort. Hoagy looks at it.]
    Hoagy: (pats Elliot's hand) Stay close.
    [Elliot nods. The three slowly walk through the cave. They stop.]
    Hoagy: (sees Elliot's hand on his shoulder again, now absolutely terrified) Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffttttt.... it's g-g-go-o-t me-e-e-e-e....
    [Lampy looks behind him. Sees Elliot's hand on Hoagy's shoulder. Then looks up, sees a shaking Elliot.]
    Lampy: (looks at us) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!
    [Elliot hits his head on the ceiling.]
    Hoagie: LO-OOK AT IT!
    [Elliot sees his shadow, thinking it's the terrifying monster. He screams and grabs Hoagy and Lampy, making them shake.]
  • Hoagy trying to tell Terminus he saw Elliot the dragon.
    Hoagy: I sa-sa-sa-sa-saw it!
    Terminus: Saw what?
    Hoagy: El-El-El... d-dra-dra...
    Terminus: What is "el-el-el", "dra-dra-dra", hmm?
  • Shortly followed by:
    Terminus: Hoagy, I can't stand you when you're drunk!
    Hoagie: Doc, look at me. I'm not drunk. What I saw tonight sobered me in a second. I swear... I swear to you, there's a big, horrible dragon... up in that cave, I swear.
    Terminus: I just realized, I can't stand you when you're sober! [shoves money in his hand] Now, get out of here. Get yourself a good, stiff drink. Out!
  • This dialogue, after Pete orders Elliot to return to his cave, dragging the school bell with him:
    Terminus: Why do I hear a bell ring?
    Hoagy: School must be out.
    Terminus: It's too early, stupid!
    [They both look out to see kids running out of the schoolhouse through Elliot's Impact Silhouette.]
    Hoagy: See, I told you school's out.
  • "Every Little Piece" reprise.
  • Willie and Grover Gogan start fighting over who's going to "hold" Nora while the other grabs Pete. Merle settles it by telling them to both grab Pete, and he'll hold Nora. Ma Gogan says, "If'n you think you're gonna hold her like my boys wanna hold her, you're gonna be holdin' your head, y'understand?"
  • The Gogans laugh at Terminus when he propose a team-up to help capture Elliot, giving Ma Gogan pain on her side as a result of them getting sick from getting wet by Elliot. When they laugh a second time (the pain moving to her head), Hoagy joins in.
  • Doc Terminus ordering Hoagy to rehearse their plan to capture Elliot until it runs "like clockwork" while he runs off to lure Pete into the warehouse as bait. When he comes back, he and Pete are both stunned to see the chaos of men and nets Hoagy has created in Doc's absence.
  • As they prepare to harpoon Elliot:
    Pete: No! No!
    Terminus: Yes! Yes!
  • Doc wants to send Hoagy to tell Elliot they have Pete.
    Doc: He knows you! He trusts you!
    Hoagy: [wailing] He scares me! He hates meeeeeeeeee!
  • Dr. Terminus' Rousing Speech for Hoagy when they plot to lure Elliot to their trap, if only for how much of a Large Ham he was. And how it ultimately fails.
    Hoagy: <runs back and grabs the Doc> "NOOOOOOOO!"
    Doc Terminus: "Get OOOUUUT!!"

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