Lines from TV that I can't forget

Steven Lyle Jordan · 06-03-2008, 03:19 PM

I thought of this, because there's this line from a TV pilot, a remake of Peter Gunn from quite a few years back, that I can't forget.

In a scene where Peter (played by Peter Strauss, in case you're curious) meets his new secretary, Maggie, she's explaining to him that she's there because his old secretary met a man named Zorbo, and has gone back to Crete to marry him...

Then, in the middle of her monologue, she pauses and asks Peter, "Would someone from Crete be considered a Cretin?"

And Peter, not missing a beat, responds with a straight face: "I don't see why not."

(This, by the way, is my way of getting my mind off of another "DRM is bad, the darknet is your friend" argument in another section. Help me out, guys.)

pshrynk · 06-03-2008, 03:28 PM

"There's a penguin on the telly!"

There are so many lines from Monty Python that I can never get rid of.

DixieGal · 06-03-2008, 03:30 PM

I am so smart. SMRT!

Sparrow · 06-03-2008, 04:02 PM

Hancock's Half Hour - so many to choose from.

His impassioned appeal during a spoof of 'Twelve Angry Men'
"Does Magna Carta mean nothing to you? Did she die in vain?"

The attraction of being a radio ham:
"Friends all over the world. None in this country, but all over the world."

On giving a smear prior to becoming a blood donor:
""It may be only a smear to you but it's life and death to some poor wretch."

On being informed blood donors give a pint:
"a pint! That's very nearly an armful!"

On Griselda's cooking:
Hancock: "I thought my mother was a bad cook, but at least her gravy used to move around a bit."
Griselda: "That's the goodness in it."
Hancock: " It's the pound and a half of corn flour you put in it!"

RWood · 06-03-2008, 05:55 PM

I have always liked Maxwell Smart's famous line, "Missed it by that much."

Greg Anos · 06-03-2008, 07:21 PM

D.I. (R.Lee Emory) in the Space, Above and Beyond pilot-

"I am not an officer, I work for living!"

from " 'Allo 'Allo" (Michelle of the resistance") -

"Listen very carefully, I will say this only once..."

Nate the great · 06-03-2008, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

from " 'Allo 'Allo" (Michelle of the resistance") -

"Listen very carefully, I will say this only once..."

I think the word is shall, not will.

Also from 'allo 'allo:

"Heil Hitler!"
"Clock!"

Spartacus2112 · 06-03-2008, 08:27 PM

M*A*S*H had a bunch! Frank Burns quote about war...

Frank: "Funny thing, war...never have so many suffered so much so so few could be so happy."

Steven Lyle Jordan · 06-03-2008, 09:21 PM

A fave line from Hogan's Heroes:
"I know nothing! Nothing!"

RWood · 06-03-2008, 09:28 PM

From "The Life of Riley" -- "What a revoltin' development this is."

Greg Anos · 06-03-2008, 09:31 PM

From "Are You Being Served?" Mrs. Slocum -

"And I am unanimous in that."

And of course the unforgettable, (no matter how hard I try) -

"Gilligan, drop those coconuts..."

Or McHale's Navy - Lt.Cmd. McHale -

"Oh My God, Leadbottom!"

Patricia · 06-03-2008, 09:37 PM

All of this:
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~ebarnes/py...ead-parrot.htm

'I wish to complain about this parrot what I purchased not half an hour ago from this very boutique etc. '

Steven Lyle Jordan · 06-03-2008, 10:04 PM

From Batman:
"Atomic batteries to power! Turbines to speed!" "Buckle up, old chum..."

Ervserver · 06-03-2008, 10:10 PM

"I am not an animal" Richard Harris in A Man Called Horse

Mindy · 06-04-2008, 08:51 AM

"Hello.
My name is Inigo Montoya.
You killed my father.
Prepare to die."

"Inconceivable!"

"Never go in against a Sicilian, when death is on the line!"

"You've been mostly dead all day"

Actually, pretty much any / every line from The Princess Bride.

06-03-2008, 03:19 PM	#1
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Lines from TV that I can't forget I thought of this, because there's this line from a TV pilot, a remake of Peter Gunn from quite a few years back, that I can't forget. In a scene where Peter (played by Peter Strauss, in case you're curious) meets his new secretary, Maggie, she's explaining to him that she's there because his old secretary met a man named Zorbo, and has gone back to Crete to marry him... Then, in the middle of her monologue, she pauses and asks Peter, "Would someone from Crete be considered a Cretin?" And Peter, not missing a beat, responds with a straight face: "I don't see why not." (This, by the way, is my way of getting my mind off of another "DRM is bad, the darknet is your friend" argument in another section. Help me out, guys.)

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Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Hancock's Half Hour - so many to choose from. His impassioned appeal during a spoof of 'Twelve Angry Men' "Does Magna Carta mean nothing to you? Did she die in vain?" The attraction of being a radio ham: "Friends all over the world. None in this country, but all over the world." On giving a smear prior to becoming a blood donor: ""It may be only a smear to you but it's life and death to some poor wretch." On being informed blood donors give a pint: "a pint! That's very nearly an armful!" On Griselda's cooking: Hancock: "I thought my mother was a bad cook, but at least her gravy used to move around a bit." Griselda: "That's the goodness in it." Hancock: " It's the pound and a half of corn flour you put in it!"

06-03-2008, 05:55 PM	#5
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	I have always liked Maxwell Smart's famous line, "Missed it by that much."

06-03-2008, 07:21 PM	#6
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,247 Karma: 35000000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	D.I. (R.Lee Emory) in the Space, Above and Beyond pilot- "I am not an officer, I work for living!" from " 'Allo 'Allo" (Michelle of the resistance") - "Listen very carefully, I will say this only once..."

06-03-2008, 08:27 PM	#8
Spartacus2112 Evangelist Posts: 468 Karma: 1147 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lawn Giland Device: Kindle 3 Wifi	MAS*H had a bunch! Frank Burns quote about war... Frank: "Funny thing, war...never have so many suffered so much so so few could be so happy."

06-03-2008, 09:21 PM	#9
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	A fave line from Hogan's Heroes: "I know nothing! Nothing!"

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RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	From "The Life of Riley" -- "What a revoltin' development this is."

06-03-2008, 09:31 PM	#11
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,247 Karma: 35000000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	From "Are You Being Served?" Mrs. Slocum - "And I am unanimous in that." And of course the unforgettable, (no matter how hard I try) - "Gilligan, drop those coconuts..." Or McHale's Navy - Lt.Cmd. McHale - "Oh My God, Leadbottom!"

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Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	All of this: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~ebarnes/py...ead-parrot.htm 'I wish to complain about this parrot what I purchased not half an hour ago from this very boutique etc. '

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Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	From Batman: "Atomic batteries to power! Turbines to speed!" "Buckle up, old chum..."

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Mindy Away with the Faeries Posts: 483 Karma: 8459 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Sony PRS 650	"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." "Inconceivable!" "Never go in against a Sicilian, when death is on the line!" "You've been mostly dead all day" Actually, pretty much any / every line from The Princess Bride.