Quotable quotes

by **chrisbishop** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:29 am

You probably have your favorite or memorable lines from Captain Scarlet? Share them with us here. They might find their way onto the 'black quote boxes' at the top of each of the Spectrum Headquarters site pages.

Write as many as you want, tell us who said this and in what episode!

Have fun!

by **Captain Ruddy** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:30 am

"A brave man... and SO good-looking..."

--Linda Nolan, referring to Captain Scarlet in Crater 101
Captain Ruddy

by **chrisbishop** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:31 am

My all-time favourite, is still Colonel White's most famous line:

"This is an operational base, not a rest centre!"

(From various episode)

by **Carrie Captain Azure** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:32 am

Well, good one Chris!

A couple that sprang to mind immediately:

Submarine commander-"I dont think you appreciate this man is dead?"
Colonel White- "That's no excuse!"
White as Snow

And a couple from one of my personal fave episodes
Captain Ochre - "We have a green light - Yippee!!"
Captain Blue - "What a bang! Can we do that again?"
Captain Blue - "Why did they have to do that? That was a great tune?"
Flight to Atlantica

actually - it was a terrible tune... :wink:

Carrie Captain Azure

by **Marion W** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:35 am

Yes, now you come to mention it - it was a terrible tune ... and (did anyone notice) it went on for HOURS and HOURS!

I'm not sure if this is relevent or not, but once on a holiday in France - we tuned into a radio station. This French station then proceeded to play different versions of the same tume (When the Saints go marching in -

) for hours and hours too. Now, of course it is obvious to me that it was the work of the Mysterons out to bamboozle poor holidaymakers - but at the time I thought it was just the DJ being 'French'.... :wink:

As for favourite quotes - there are many - but 'You know I'm right, Adam.' has to rank up there with the best. Unfortunately I can't remember which episode it comes from..... must dash - work calls....

*Oh when the Saints go marching in...... when the saints go marching in....*
Marion W

by **chrisbishop** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:37 am

Tune stuck in your mind, isn't it?

A friend in work while coming back home found her boyfriend playing on the net, searching for many versions of the same song. At first, she thought the song was cute, but after hearing dozens of different versions she was quite fed up with it! The song title? "The lion sleeps tonight"... I wonder if he managed to find the version as sung by Timon and Pumbaa in 'The Lion King'...

Oh yes, a quote, to stay in the thread:

"I don't think I have a head for heights." - Symphony Angel, in 'Model Spy'. Really, Symphony? Does Colonel White knows about it?

* In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight...*

Oh drat!

Now it's my turn!

by **Marion W** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:40 am

I have finally come up with my favourites for the moment (at least). It was a toss up between:

"Mr Svenson, could you get me a drink?" (Model Spy)

and the following:

Attack on Cloudbase - Colonel White to Captain Blue.
"I'm giving you a direct order, Captain Blue, you'll stay on this base. What's the matter with you man? Are you in love with the girl?"
"I suppose I am. Yes, I am!"

This is probably my all-time favourite - although somewhat open to misinterpretation. :wink:

Captain Blue: How was I in your dream, Symphony?
Symphony: You were just... Adam
Captain Scarlet: Sounds to me as if it wasn't so bad...
Attack on Cloudbase.

Oh, and Chris - I'll admit your tune is worse than mine! * wim-o-weh, wim-o-weh, wim-o-weh, wim-o-weh.... *

AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!

Marion W

by **DocDenim** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:42 am

Gee, I always liked The Lion Sleeps Tonight. (I thought the Nylons did the best ever version.)

Let's see....I haven't watched a lot of the series for a long time, but this one always stuck in my mind:

Captain Magenta in Operation Time:

"I've got it! I've got it! I know what the Mysterons are going to do! It's here, in the paper!"

(That may not be verbatim, but it always hit me as hilarious that the Mysterons would publish their intentions in the paper and none of them even giggled about it.)

Doc Denim

by **hazel** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 6:39 pm

"This is an operational base, not the Folies Bergere!" ('Model Spy', White to Scarlet and Blue as Symphony and Destiny flaunt their charms in the doorway of the Control Room) Mind you, that orange suit of Destiny's has to be the most awful thing ever to sully my television screen...

And going slightly OT - stupidest quote - "What does this mean, sir?" (Episode 1, Lt. Green to Col.White, after hearing that the body of Captain Brown has been found near the crash site.) It means that he's dead and there's something weird going on, you wally!
Most hated quote - "Just say he's a man. A man doing a job. A great job." Captain Blue to obnoxious reporter at the end of 'Flight 104'. I mean - pompous or what!

by **Captain_James3** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 1:27 am

There's so many. But the only one I can think of off the top of my head a the moment is from Big Ben Strikes Again:

Police #1: It'd still make a big mess of the city if anything went wrong.

Police #2: Oh relax, what can go wrong?

(Cuts to a shot of Captain Black)

Come stright from Thunderbirds!
Captain_James3

by **Steven** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 7:09 pm

How about Lt Green's infamous "Do I Get a Coconut" line from Crater 101, when he destroyed the control vehicle.

Its probably been mentioned before, but it is such a classic, that I could't resist. :wink:

by **Steven** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:12 pm

DocDenim wrote:Gee, I always liked The Lion Sleeps Tonight. (I thought the Nylons did the best ever version.)

Let's see....I haven't watched a lot of the series for a long time, but this one always stuck in my mind:

Captain Magenta in Operation Time:

"I've got it! I've got it! I know what the Mysterons are going to do! It's here, in the paper!"

(That may not be verbatim, but it always hit me as hilarious that the Mysterons would publish their intentions in the paper and none of them even giggled about it.)

Doc Denim

If I remember correctly the Mysterons did'nt publish their intentions in a paper, there was an article on General Tiempo having an operation on him to save his life.

But I could be wrong.

by **Devon** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 10:00 pm

"A brave man... and SO good-looking..."

--Linda Nolan, referring to Captain Scarlet in Crater 101 (Borrowed for Captain Ruddy's earlier post)

Her assistants responce?

"I suppose so. I didn't think you'd notice."

Come on fella shes human

after all. :roll:

On the other matter of that tune that seems to stick in everyones mind. I prefer the version byt the Nylons as well and Timon and Pumbaas is a close second. :lol:

by **Scarlet Lady** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 8:02 pm

I've only heard three versions of 'that' song - one on the Lion King, one by Toto, and another by The Mavericks. I prefer the one by Toto.

Hmmm... quotes... I'll tell you later.

Hehe! Only joking. I'll find my serious side and have a good think...

"Earthmen, we are peaceful beings and you have tried to destroy us... you and your people will pay for this act of aggression."
-The Mysterons

That's my favourite because they say they are peaceful, then start making threats.

by **Scarlet Lady** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 8:27 pm

Actually, I have a better one than the last quote I posted.

- An SPV pulls up at Frost Line Base, Big Bear -
- Lieutenant Green gets out.
Sentry - You're Spectrum, aren't you?

(DUH!

)