+ Something There {Quotes -- The Fall} +

Episode 1.2 "The Fall"

[Emily and Casey are walking to class -- Emily sees Derek and Sam walking nearby]
Emily: Stepbrother alert. You and Derek still pretending you don't know each other?
Casey: He hasn't said a word to me at school since I started two weeks ago. Which is fine with me.

[Sam sees Casey]
Sam: Who's the new girl?
Derek: I don't know.
[Derek and Casey pass one another on the stairs]
Derek: (under his breath) Nice outfit, who died?
Casey: Um, nobody!
[Casey, distracted, ends up falling down the stairs. The other students, including Derek, laugh]
Derek: Nice one, Klutzilla!!

Casey: My life has gone seriously downhill since I got Derek for a step-brother. Actually, you could say it's taken a total nose-dive. Kinda like I did when my step-brother insulted me. It's like he's some cosmic curse sent to trip me up.

Lizzie: (about Casey) She seems really upset.
Edwin: Is she being emotional?
Derek: Again?

[Nora wonders why Casey refuses to come downstairs to dinner]
Nora: Maybe something happened at school today.
Derek: She didn't tell you about the incident?
Nora and Lizzie: What incident?
Derek: (laughing) She went down on the stairs on her way to class!
Nora: Oh, that's terrible!
Derek: No, it was funny. I mean, she tripped, knocked over a bunch of people. I mean, think bowling and Casey's the ball!

[Casey comes down the stairs just in time to hear Derek making fun of her fall]
Derek: ...No-one broke anything -- of course, I didn't ask Corey Plunkett about his butt --
Casey: You are such a massive jerk, Derek! The whole reason this happened is because of you!
Derek: Oh, it's my fault you can't walk and talk at the same time??
Casey: You insulted me when I was going down the stairs and then I fell. Now I'm the laughing stock of the school and you think that's funny??

[Derek is shooting a movie starring Casey as "Klutzilla"]
Derek: Now presenting, Klutzilla: The Revenge of the Stairs. Starring Casey McDonald!
Casey: Derek!
Derek: No, no, no talking, Klutzilla, this is a silent film!

[Derek films Edwin walking toward Casey in the movie]
Derek: We see the innocent bystander walking down the stairs...and as he encounters the dreaded Klutzilla...their eyes meet! And he falls! Oh no! Ahhh!!
Casey: (jumping up from the couch) That's it!
Derek: Oh no, Klutzilla's getting up!
Casey: Derek --!
Derek: She's going to fall on herself! Run for your lives!!
Casey: Give me the camera NOW!

Edwin: (about Casey) She's brave, I gotta give her that.
Lizzie: How long will Derek keep bugging her?
Edwin: For something this good? Forever.

[Derek and Sam come into the kitchen and see Casey]
Derek: Klutzilla, who let you in my house?
Casey: I live here, unfortunately.
Sam: I thought you said you didn't know her?
Derek: Ah, I forgot. Klutzilla, Sam. Sam, Klutzilla.

Casey: Hi, I'm Casey, Derek's step-sister.
Sam: You have a step-sister?
Derek: Yeah, it was a recent accident-by-marriage.

Sam: That was some fall yesterday.
Casey: Oh yeah, I know.
Sam: You okay?
Casey: I'm totally fine, I don't know what happened, I'm not usually like that. (she glares at Derek) I got distracted by some lame comment.
Derek: Hey that was a quality insult.

Casey: (to Sam) It was nice meeting you. I'd shake your hand, but I'm --
Derek: -- all sweaty and gross?
Casey: Derek, you are such a --!
[Casey trips and falls into a box that Marti was painting]

Derek: Casey, I've been thinking about your falling and, well, it might be an inner-ear balance thing, but we should probably just hide all the breakables in the house just in case, right?

Marti: What's an ox-bay?
Nora: It's Pig Latin, honey.
Marti: Pigs speak Latin?
Casey: Ask Derek.

Derek: You know, Casey, you shouldn't feel bad. Everybody expresses their feelings in their own way. I make jokes, Edwin passes gas, and you -- you wipe out.
George: Derek! Muzzle!
Derek: And don't sweat the whole falling-in-a-box-in-front-of-Sam thing. He won't tell anybody at school. Of course, I might....

[During a food fight at dinner, Casey accidentally drops her plate on the floor]
Derek: Klutzilla returns! Come on, your mom's cooking isn't that bad.
Casey: Derek, you are a cruel, insensitive jerk!

[Lizzie pays a visit to Derek]
Lizzie: It's Casey. Do you think maybe you could stop being mean to her?
Derek: I really don't see that happening.
Lizzie: But she actually needs your help.
Derek: She what?
Lizzie: Well, you're cool, right? Maybe you could get the other kids at school to leave her alone.
Derek: Well, even if I could help -- which I wouldn't -- she wouldn't accept my help, which I'm not offering.

[Derek knocks on Casey's door]
Casey: If that's George or Mom or Lizzie or Marti, please go away!
[Derek continues knocking and finally Casey opens the door]
Casey: What??
Derek: You forgot me. Oh, and Edwin, but that happens alot.

Casey: What do you want?
Derek: I want to help you fix your rep at school.
Casey: Why do you care?
Derek: Well, I mean, it's bound to get out that you're my step-sister, I mean, you look bad, I look bad.
Casey: Touching. But you're the one who caused my problem in the first place so forgive me when I say -- get out!

Derek: You think I caused your problem?? I think you're massively uncoordinated!
Casey: You want proof that this is your fault? Fine! Incident number 1: out paths cross at school, you insult me, I trip. Incident number 2: I'm in the kitchen, you insult me, I fall into box. And that brings us to tonight, incident number 3: you taunt me, I dump dinner onto floor!
Derek: Wait a minute. I just had a horrible thought. There's another common element in all of these situations. Another person.
Casey: Who?
Derek: You don't like Sam, do you?
Casey: What?? No, I don't even know him!
Derek: He was with me that day at school, and he was with me when you fell in the box.
Casey: Besides, he wasn't even there for incident number 3.
Derek: Not in person. Think again....
[There is a flashback to Derek mentioning Sam at dinner before Casey spills her food on the floor]
Casey: You are so wrong! Like I would ever like-like one of your friends!
Derek: Well, I think you do, so you better get over it for the sake of your personal safety and of those around you. For the record -- don't crush on my friends.

[Derek confronts Emily after watching her avoid talking to Casey]
Derek: Emily, right?
Emily: Uh-huh!
Derek: Why aren't you hanging out with your new friend?
Emily: You mean Casey? I was just going to her locker.
Derek: Her locker's right over there, right? (he points in the opposite direction)
Emily: Right.

[Derek watches Corey harass Casey]
Corey: Alert the stair monitors! Klutzilla's back with a vengeance!
[Derek immediately grabs Corey by the shoulder and pulls him away from Casey]
Derek: Corey -- walk with me.
[Casey and Emily stare after Derek in shock]

Derek: I need you to do me a favor.
Corey: Sure man, what is it?
Derek: Cut Casey some slack.
Corey: Why?
Derek: 'Cause she's my step-sister.
Corey: No.
Derek: Yes, afraid so.
Corey: Well, don't sweat it man, I won't tell anyone.
Derek: No, no, it's cool. Tell everyone, okay?

[Casey cooked dinner]
Derek: I gotta say, it's not totally awful. Well done, Casserole Casey.
Casey: (smiling) Casserole Casey. I like that.

[Edwin, Marti and George come up with funny nicknames for Derek. Derek turns to Casey, expecting her to insult him.]
Derek: Come on, I'm waiting.
Casey: Nah, you know what, I think I've heard enough name-calling.
Derek: (smiling) You got nothin'.
Casey: You're right. But your friend Sam mentioned one from when you had really long hair in grade 7.
[Derek seems a little embarrassed]
Derek: Can you pass the butter?
Casey: Sure thing -- Dereka.