Billy Connolly credited as playing...
Fergus
- King Fergus: Pretend I'm Merida, speak to me. What would you say?
- Queen Elinor: I can't do this!
- King Fergus: Sure you can!
- [Elinor gives him a skeptical look]
- King Fergus: There, there! THAT'S my queen! All right, here we go.
- [takes a deep breath and speaks in a shrilly voice, impersonating Merida]
- King Fergus: I don't want to get married! I want to stay single and let my hair flow in the wind as I ride through the glen, firing arrows into the sunset!
- Princess Merida: Mum, you'll never guess what I did today!
- Queen Elinor: [not really listening] Mmm-hmm?
- Princess Merida: I climbed up the Crone's Tooth and drank from the Fire Falls.
- [Hamish, Hubert and Harris look at her in awe]
- King Fergus: The Fire Falls, eh? They say only the ancient kings were brave enough to drink the fire.
- King Fergus: [telling a story] Then out of nowhere, biggest bear you've ever seen! Its hide littered with the weapons of fallen warriors. Its face scared with one dead eye. I drew my sword and...
- Princess Merida: [cuts in] WHOOSH! One swipe, his sword shattered. Then CHOMP! Dad's leg was clean off! Down the monster's throat it went!
- King Fergus: Awwwwww... That's my favorite part!
- Princess Merida: Mor'du has never been seen since. And is roaming the wilds, waiting his chance at revenge.
- [roars]
- Queen Elinor: Merida, a princess does not set her weapons on the table.
- Princess Merida: [moans] Mum! It's just my bow!
- Queen Elinor: A princess should not HAVE weapons, in my opinion.
- King Fergus: Leave her be! Princess or not, learning to fight is essential.
- King Fergus: [after Young Dingwall wins the archery contest by accident] Well, that's just grand, isn't it? Guess who's coming to dinner!
- Queen Elinor: [annoyed] Fergus...
- King Fergus: [turns to Merida] Oh, and by the way, I hope you don't mind being called Lady Ding...
- [sees dog in her seat]
- Princess Merida: [after Young Macintosh throws his bow] Good arm!
- King Fergus: [brushes back his hair] And such lovely, flowing locks.
- Princess Merida: [after Young MacGuffin shoots and misses] I bet he wishes he was tossing cabers.
- King Fergus: Or holding up bridges...
- [Elinor nudges Fergus scoldingly while he and Merida snicker]
- [first lines]
- Queen Elinor: Where are you? Come out! Come out! Come on out! I'm coming to get you!
- [Young Merida laughs as she hides under the table]
- Queen Elinor: Where are you, you little rascal? I'm coming to get you!
- [Elinor looks under the table but Merida quickly moves to hide somewhere else]
- Queen Elinor: Hmm. Where is my little birthday girl, hm? I'm going to gobble her up when I find her!
- [Merida comes up behind Elinor and goes to run away but Elinor catches her]
- Queen Elinor: Eat you!
- [as Elinor and young Merida play, Fergus places his bow on the table]
- Queen Elinor: Ach! Fergus, no weapons on the table!
- Young Merida: Can I shoot an arrow?
- [picks up the large bow from the table]
- Young Merida: Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Please, can I?
- [falls and laughs as the bow is too big for her]
- King Fergus: Not with that. Why not use your very own?
- [presents her with a small bow]
- King Fergus: Happy birthday, my wee darlin'!