Matthew: I told you 'Flounder' was a terrible name for a boat.
Emma Fairfax: If I were his nephew instead of his niece.
Dr. Dolittle: If you were his nephew, you'd hardly be called Emma Fairfax.
Emma Fairfax: I promise to ask for no special privileges.
Dr. Dolittle: I promise to grant none.
Dr. Dolittle: I do not understand the human race/Has so little love for creatures with a different face./Treating animals like people is no madness or disgrace./I do not understand the human race.
Dr. Dolittle: Well, it's true/We do not live in a zoo/But Man is an animal too./So why can't you, like me/Like animals?
Dr. Dolittle: Oh it's from Long Arrow.
Matthew: Who's he when he's at home?
Dr. Dolittle: An old friend of mine. He's a Red Indian gentleman.
Matthew: With a name like "Long Arrow" I didn't think he'd be Irish.