An Evening with Robin Williams (1983 TV Special)

Robin Williams: Self

Quotes 

• Robin Williams : [to his son who doesn't want to do comedy]  What? "Ninny-ninny" wasn't good enough for you? Popeye wasn't good enough for you?

  Robin Williams : [as his son]  Popeye wasn't good enough for anybody! Who are you kidding?

• Robin Williams : [At the zoo, a most disappointing trip]  And you're like, "I know. I'll take him to see the chimps." You get to the chimps, and he goes...

  [imitates him quickly jerking off] 

  Robin Williams : You're like, "Let's go, Tommy." He's like

  [higher pitched voice] 

  Robin Williams : "Why dad? I've seen you do that."

• Robin Williams : There are white wines, there are red wines, but why aren't there any black wines like,

  [in a rough black voice] 

  Robin Williams : Reggie: A Motherfucker! It goes with fish, meat, any damn thing it wants to!

• Robin Williams : [pointing an audience member's camera into his pants]  Let's give you a very special picture. There you go. Yes. Oh, yes, I'm glad you had the old wide-angle lens on there. I can't wait 'til you take that to Fotomat.

• Robin Williams : You know, they have white wines, they have red wines...

  Audience member : Yellow wines.

  Robin Williams : [Turns to audience member]  Yellow wines? Thank you, my son. You know, a mind is a terrible thing to waste.

• Robin Williams : [Talking about Jack Daniels]  I'd like to take a trip out to Lynchburg, TN and get a tour of the place. I'm sure the guy who greet you is like,

  [puts on a baseball cap with the brim folded upwards, with a bad Southern accent] 

  Robin Williams : "How ye doin'? Welcome to Lynchburg?"

  [Another person] 

  Robin Williams : "Who's that over there?"

  [He then imitates a guy having been hung] 

  Robin Williams : [as tour guide again]  "Someone who pissed us off. A comedian. C'mon over here."

  [Starts walking in an exaggerated way] 

  Robin Williams : "You know my daddy married my cousin, but it didn't affect me." "This is my brother over here. He's the taster."

  [does the dueling banjo imitation] 

  Robin Williams : "And here's where we add the secret ingredient."

  [Turns around and looks like he's urinating]