Jill Young: [after O'Hara and Crawford have fled] Aren't you afraid of Joe?
Gregg Johnson: I sure am, but I don't want him to know it.

- Ben Johnson (as Gregg) in Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Windy: Who do you think's gonna get the worst of this - Maxie, or Africa?

- Frank McHugh (as Windy) in Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Max O'Hara: [clutching his chest and staggering] Oh! I think I'm gonna have another heart attack!
Schultz: [pushing O'Hara into a police car] Fine, have it in there!

- James Flavin (as Schultz) in Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Max O'Hara: Am I dreamin', or did I just see a gorilla? And a beautiful dame!

- Robert Armstrong (as Max O'Hara) in Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Max O'Hara: Come on, Windy, I got a million things to do.
Windy: You got time for this.
[turns on movie projector. Jill and Gregg come into the scene]
Max O'Hara: Hey, it's the kids!
Windy: Crawford told me to spring it on you. He shot it when he was down there.
Max O'Hara: [calling to the screen] Hey, Jill.
Jill Young: [silently] Hello Max.
Max O'Hara: Hey, they said "Hello, Max".
Max O'Hara: [Joe walks into the scene. O'Hara steps back] *Yipe*.

- Robert Armstrong (as Max O'Hara) in Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Max O'Hara: Don't worry kid. There's nobody in the world gonna shoot Joe now.

- Robert Armstrong (as Max O'Hara) in Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Max O'Hara: We're goin' to Africa- we're gonna lassoo lions.
Windy: But Maxie, you can buy all the lions you want in California!
Windy: [Dramatically] But don't you understand? I'm going to be in terrible danger - in darkest Africa!

- Frank McHugh (as Windy) in Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Agent: Maxie, I can get you a great act; it can work on a raft.
Max O'Hara: What?
Agent: Monkeys!
Max O'Hara: Aw, nix, cut it out, will ya'?

- Robert Armstrong (as Max O'Hara) in Mighty Joe Young (1949)