If you think watching some rotten TV show is more important than your daughter, then maybe you shouldn't be a parent. Now, why don't you turn that darn thing off and listen to me.

— Miss Honey (Embeth Davidtz)

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9 seconds sound clip from the Matilda (1996) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:34:36.015 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Mr. Wormwood. I'm Jennifer Honey. I'm Matilda's teacher.

- What has she done now?

- You! Go to your room right now! Right now. Beat it!

- Look, whatever it is, she's your problem now.

- No, there is no problem.

- Then beat it. We're watching TV.

- If you think watching some rotten TV show is more important than your daughter, then maybe you shouldn't be a parent. Now, why don't you turn that darn thing off and listen to me.

- All right, come in. Get this over with. Mrs. Wormwood's not gonna like this. Come on, get in.

- Close the door.

- Who is it?

- Some teacher. Says she's gotta talk to you about Matilda.

- What did you do that for? He had Velasquez on the ropes.

[...]

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