John Goodman credited as playing...
'Big Daddy' La Bouff
- Tiana: Congratulations on being voted King of the Mardi Gras parade.
- 'Big Daddy' La Bouff: Caught me completely by surprise... for the fifth year in a row!
- Charlotte: Oh, Tia, Tia, Tia, Tia, mmm, did you hear the news? Tell her, oh, tell her, Big Daddy!
- 'Big Daddy' La Bouff: Oh, uh, Prince Naveen...
- Charlotte: Prince Naveen of Maldonia is coming to New Orleans!
- [screams]
- Charlotte: Oh, isn't he the bees' knees? Ooh, tell her what you did, Big Daddy!
- [shakes him vigorously]
- Charlotte: TELL HER!
- 'Big Daddy' La Bouff: Well, I invited...
- Charlotte: Big Daddy invited the prince to our masquerade ball tonight! Oh! Ooh, tell her what else you did, Big Daddy!
- [pause]
- Charlotte: Go on.
- 'Big Daddy' La Bouff: And he's staying...
- Charlotte: And he's staying...
- 'Big Daddy' La Bouff: [stuffs beignet in Charlotte's mouth] And he's staying at our house as my personal guest.
- Charlotte: [nods, with beignet in mouth] Mm hmm!
- 'Big Daddy' La Bouff: [to young Charlotte, in a very firm voice] All right, now, Princess, you're gettin' that dress, but that's IT. No more Mr. Pushover!
- [In a much gentler voice]
- 'Big Daddy' La Bouff: Now, who wants a puppy?
- 'Big Daddy' La Bouff: Ah, Senator Johnson! Hey, Jimmy. I hope you're leavin' some of them beignets for your constituents.