Patrick Warburton: Hank McLaughlin

Flicka 2

Hank McLaughlin

Carrie McLaughlin: I think something died in my room, it reeks.
Hank McLaughlin: Wind shifted. Puts you downwind to the barn, see. That's why my room is on the other side of the house.

Hank McLaughlin: You can use my computer all that you want, as long as it doesn't have to be connected to the Internet.
Carrie McLaughlin: What? You don't have the Internet?
[Hank shakes his head no]
Carrie McLaughlin: How do you even exist?
Hank McLaughlin: The same way people on The Great Plains have for over one-hundred years, you'll get used to it.

Toby: Morning, boss. I see you're enjoying life as a family man.
Hank McLaughlin: Yeah, I guess you could say we got off on the wrong foot.
Toby: She reminds me of my oldest daughter, she was a feisty little thing. Still is.
Hank McLaughlin: She calls me Hank!
Toby: What do you expect? You haven't seen her since she was in diapers.

Toby: What's on your mind, boss?
Hank McLaughlin: Carrie's been riding Flicka on the sly.
Toby: Oh... yeah.
Hank McLaughlin: How long have you known about that?
Toby: Sorry, my friend. I just didn't have the heart to tell you. If it makes you feel any better, she rides that little mare pretty good.
Hank McLaughlin: Well, I don't feel better. I feel like an idiot. I'm the last one to know what's going on, she won't talk to me, she keeps everything to herself.
Toby: Who does that sound like?
Hank McLaughlin: Go on.
Toby: Like father, like daughter.
Hank McLaughlin: Horses sure are easier.
Toby: Maybe you oughta loosen the reins a little.

Hank McLaughlin: Alright, I suppose this is the part where I give you a curfew.
Carrie McLaughlin: We will be home by 11.
Hank McLaughlin: 10.
Carrie McLaughlin: Come on, 11 is a perfectly appropriate hour for my age category.
Hank McLaughlin: 10:30, final.
Carrie McLaughlin: Sold. Good deal.

HD Walker: Girl runs off in the middle of a storm. Can't you control that daughter of yours?
Hank McLaughlin: We're still working that part out.
[Walker finds Flicka's stall empty]
HD Walker: Oh, well now, look at this. Well, I'll tell you what I'm gonna work out: I'm gonna call the sheriff and report that daughter of yours as a horse thief. Maybe a little time in juvie oughta straighten her out.
Hank McLaughlin: Alright, now wait a minute. Just wait a minute. You were gonna put that horse down, it has no value to you.
HD Walker: That horse was my property and she stole it. Now, I've got the right to press charges and that is exactly what I'm gonna do.
Hank McLaughlin: Just stop it right there! My daughter's out in that storm and the only call you better be making is to ask your men to help me find her.

Hank McLaughlin: I know how you feel. Sometimes, life breaks your heart. Like when your mother left with you. I couldn't provide any kind of life for you, but uh, that didn't make it hurt any less.
Carrie McLaughlin: [voice breaking] I thought that you never wanted us... me.
Hank McLaughlin: Did you ever ask yourself why the name of my ranch is KC? Katherine Carrie - KC Ranch. I always told your mother that I'd get my own place and that we'd have a real life. But that all ended up taking a bit longer than I'd expected but it was the idea of it that kept me working all these years. I always wanted you, Carrie. But I can't keep you here if you don't wanna stay, just like Flicka can't be kept in that stable if she doesn't wanna be kept.

[last lines]
Hank McLaughlin: You see her?
Carrie McLaughlin: There she is. She has a foal, Dad. Isn't she beautiful? If she wants to come home, we'll let her, won't we?
Hank McLaughlin: Flicka's a member of the family. If she wants to come back, she's welcome.
[Carries goes to see Flicka and her foal]
Carrie McLaughlin: Welcome home, girl. Welcome home.

Hank McLaughlin: Carrie! Why don't you come back here and eat your breakfast? I didn't say you were excused.
Carrie McLaughlin: Excused? You're kidding, right? You can't tell me what to do.
Hank McLaughlin: I am your father.
Carrie McLaughlin: I don't even know you!
[She walks off]
Hank McLaughlin: Well, fine. If you don't eat it, Speedy will!

Pete: I don't know why you keep that mustang. Nobody can ride her. It's not worth the weight in feed.
Hank McLaughlin: Flicka was my niece's horse. When my brother sold his ranch, I promised to take care of her.
Toby: Means he's stuck with her.
Pete: Yeah, well, that's family for you. Waste your time and your money, won't so much as even thank you for the privilege.
Hank McLaughlin: Well, ain't that the truth.

[Flipping through the channels on TV]
Carrie McLaughlin: I used to complain back in Pittsburgh that there was nothing on, but seriously, there is NOTHING on.
Hank McLaughlin: Well, as long as we can get the weather report, that's all I need.
[Flips to lawnmower racing]
Carrie McLaughlin: Are those lawnmowers? Okay, that's just stupid. Who would watch this?

HD Walker: Hank McLaughlin. Hope that mutt horse mustang of yours hasn't found its way onto my property again.
Hank McLaughlin: It's nothing like that, HD. All of your fences are still standing.

[about Carrie]
Hank McLaughlin: If you give a filly too much praise before you break 'em, you end up with a half-broke horse.
Toby: You know, I don't know if you've noticed, but she ain't no filly, she's a girl.

Carrie McLaughlin: I already know how to ride. Jake's been teaching me.
Hank McLaughlin: Let me guess: on Flicka?
Carrie McLaughlin: Please don't blame Jake, it was my idea. Flicka's really good with me. Please don't be mad?
Hank McLaughlin: I'm not mad.
Carrie McLaughlin: You sound like it.
Hank McLaughlin: Carrie, I'm not the enemy. Why do you feel like you have to sneak around and hide things from me?
Carrie McLaughlin: Sorry.
Hank McLaughlin: Me too. It's just that as your father, I would've liked to have, uh... it's just another thing I didn't get a chance at.

Hank McLaughlin: Well, Toby, we did it. We may not be rich, but we'll make it through another season.
Toby: Be sure to let me know when we do get rich.