paaaaaaa da-da-daaaaaaaa... da da da daaaaaa da-da-daaaaaa... [that one tune]... "Striker... Striker... STRIKE HER!" "I picked the wrong week to quit [coffee|smoking|amphetamines]." Man, they're ALL good freakin' quotes...
Striker: Johnnie, what can you make out of this? Johnny: Well, I can make a hat, or a brouche, or a pterodactyl!
"Okay, give me Ham on 5, hold the Mayo" "Do we have clearance, Clarence?" "Roger, Roger." "What's our vector, Victor?"
What's his problem? Its Lt. Herwitz. Severe shell shock. Thinks he's Ethel Merman. You'lllllll be swell...You'll be great...Gonna have the whole world on a plate. Startin' here. Startin' now. Honey, everything's coming up rosseehhhhhhhhsss. ( He ( she ) faints ) War is hell.
"You know what it's like to fall in the mud and kicked.....in the head.....with an iron boot? Of course you don't. No one does. That never happens. Sorry Ted, that's a dumb question. Skip that."
Attndnt : Excuse me sir, there's been a little problem in the cockpit . . . Striker : The cockpit . . . what is it? Attndnt : Its the little room in the front of the plane where the pilots sit, but that's not important now. They do this same bit with different variations a couple more times in the movie. For some reason, it always makes me laugh.
PA: Captain Oever, white courtesy phone. Captain Clarence Oever, white courtesy phone. OEVER PICKS UP A RED PHONE. Operator: NO! THE WHITE PHONE. Oever: Oh! ( picks up white phone ) This is Captain Oever! Operator: One moment for your call from the Mayo Clinic. PA: Captain Oever, white courtesy phone. Captain Clarence Oever, white courtesy phone. Oever: I'VE GOT IT! PA: Thank you. Operator: Go ahead with your call. MayoDoct: Uh, this is Doctor Brody at the Mayo Clinic. There's a passenger on your Chicago flight 209er, a little girl named Lisa Davis, en route to Minneapolis. She's scheduled for a heart transplant, we'd like you to tell her mother we found a donor an hour ago. We have the heart here, ready for surgery. . . We must have the recipient on the operating table within 6 hours. I want you to make sure she's kept in a reclined position and that a continuous watch is kept on her IV. Also, its very important that she remain calm. . . Operator: EXCUSE ME, This is the operator Captain Oever, I have an emergency call on line 5 from a Mr. Hamm. Oever: Alright, Give me Hamm on 5, hold the Mayo.
Zealot5 : Excuse me, we'd like you to have this flower..oooohhhh!!!! Zealot6 : Excuse me sir, would you . . .OOWWWWWW!!!!! Zealot7 : Donations for the Reverend Moon? KAPOOOOW!!!!!! Zealot8 : Jews for Jesus? ( Crack ! ) Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Zealot9 : Read about Jehovah's witness? (BAM!!!) Zealt10 : How about Buddhism? ( Whack! ) Zealt11 : Help Jerry's kids? ( punch! ) Zealt12 : ScientologEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! Zealt13 : Avoid nuclear power? ( Bap ! Bop ! )