- Capt. Binghamton: Commander, how would you and your men like two weeks with nothing to do but play gin rummy, go surfing, have luaus with steel drum bands, dancing girls, hmm?
- Lieut. Comdr. Quinton McHale: Two whole weeks? Woo hooo, oh that'd be a wonderful change sir. Yes sir.
- Capt. Binghamton: Knock it off McHale. That's what you do every week.
- Nurse Molly Turner: I thought you were the 'tiger of the pacific.'
- Lieut. Comdr. Quinton McHale: No, I'm a "chicken-livered sissy. Quinton McHale"
- Ens. Charles Parker: Gee I love that kind of talk.