Did I Hear That Right?

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Holiday #14

"Ahh, smell those Christmas trees. You can keep your 'Channel' Number 5, just give me a whiff of the old lonesome pine. That symbol of brotherly love, that centerpiece that all mankind gathers around to share the cranberry sauce shaped like a can. "

Update: Another clue:
"Think about it: a guy who flies around the whole world in one night. It just doesn't quite correspond to the laws of time and travel. "
"Now, now, now, now, now, it's possible. You take the International Date Line, multiply it by the Time Zones, divided by the accelerated rotation of the earth... uh, carry the 1, and, uh, allowing for the Vernal Equinox on the Tropic of Cancer, he might just pull it off. "

Update: Congratulations to Cherise, with an assist by Micah, on "Ernest Saves Christmas", know what I mean?

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Holiday #13

"I like Annie."
"Well, good. Maybe we'll keep her."

Update: "Welcome to Ooth." You finally got The Family Man.

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Holiday #12

"I wasn't sleeping, chief. It's just that I haven't been able to sleep these last few months. I forgot how. So I was just practicing. "

Update: Hint - This is one of the worst Christmas movies ever made. Another quote:
"No siree! We're going out the good ol' fashioned way. Prancer and Dancer and Donder and Blitzen, and Vixen and Nixon... oh, consarnit I get those names mixed up, but the KIDS know their names."

Update: All the best quotes are from the Mystery Science Theater version of 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians'

Friday, December 15, 2006

Holiday #11

"Not too hot. Extra chocolate. Shaken, not stirred. "

Update: "We're your worst nightmare. Elves with attitude. " From The Santa Clause.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Holiday #10

"Oh, you had class, Jacob. "
"Ha-yuk. Yup. Er, no, no! I was wrong."

Update: Goofy as Jacob Marley in Mickey's Christmas Carol.
It was hard finding quotes from A Christmas Carol that were unique to only one version.

Monday, December 11, 2006

Holiday #9

"Mother always taught me: "Never eat singing food." "

Update: Another clue:
"I fell down the chimney and landed on a flaming hot goose!"
"You have all the fun!"

Update: A very fun and surprisely faithful adaptation: The Muppet Christmas Carol
Gonzo: I know the story of A Christmas Carol like the back of my hand!
Rizzo the Rat: Prove it!
Gonzo: Okay. [turns around and holds his arm out]
Gonzo: There's a mole on my thumb, and a scar on my wrist, from when I fell of my bicycle! Rizzo the Rat: [shaking his head] No, no, no, don't tell us your hand, tell us the story!

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Holiday #8

"You used up all the glue on purpose!"

Update: "Only one thing in the world could've dragged me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window." - A Christmas Story

Saturday, December 09, 2006

Holiday #7

"Gee. Do they still make wooden Christmas Trees? "

Update: The classic "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

Friday, December 08, 2006

Holiday #6

"If I can't find a reindeer, I'll make one instead. "

Update: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Holiday #5

"..maybe he's only a little crazy like painters or composers or... or some of those men in Washington."

Update: Very good. This is from the original Miracle on 34th Street.

An interesting bit of trivia. This Christmas movie was actually released in theaters May 2, 1947. That was a time where fewer movies were made and they could stay in theaters for months.

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Holiday #4

"You want me to kiss her, huh?"
"Ah, youth is wasted on the wrong people."

Update: Another clue
"No man is a failure who has friends"

Update: Hot Dog! "It's a Wonderful Life"

Friday, December 01, 2006

Holiday #3

"That silly elf song is driving me crazy."

Update: Expanded clue:
"How can I eat? That elf song is driving me crazy."
"You're gonna disappoint the children. They expect a fat Santa."

Update: It is my favorite Christmas special...Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. I enjoyed it a lot as a kid. They even had commercials for Norelco shavers using the elf characters. Other great quotes:

"Whoever heard of a Charlie in the Box?"

"I'd like to be a dentist."

"We'll have to outwit the fiend with our superior intelligence."
"How?"
"Douse your nose and run like crazy!"