M*A*S*H (TV Series)
The Army-Navy Game (1973)
McLean Stevenson: Lt. Col. Henry Blake
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Quotes
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Lt. Col. Henry Blake : [reading a set of instructions] And carefully cut the wires leading to the clockwork fuse at the head.
[Trapper cuts the wires]
Lt. Col. Henry Blake : But first, remove the fuse.
[pause. Everyone exchanges panicked looks. Trapper listens to the bomb with a stethoscope]
Army Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre : Psst. Psst.
Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce : You spring a leak?
Army Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre : It stopped ticking.
Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce : Let's get the hell outta here. We've only got two minutes... maybe.
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Lt. Col. Henry Blake : [about bombing] Pierce, are you scared?
Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce : Don't be silly, I'm too frightened to be scared.
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Lt. Col. Henry Blake : [Waiting impatiently for a phone call] Ring!
[Phone rings. Henry looks stunned]
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Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce : Are those the right instructions, Henry?
Lt. Col. Henry Blake : I hope so.
Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce : I hope so, too. Otherwise I'm coming back in the next life as a squirrel and run right up your pants leg.
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Radio Announcer : And kickoff is away!
[Bomb explodes outside]
Lt. Col. Henry Blake : Wow, that was close!
Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce : That guy can really kick a ball!
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Colonel Hersh : It's not a Russian bomb, Chinese, Polish, Czech, doesn't even belong to the United States Army.
Lt. Col. Henry Blake : Then what do we do?
Colonel Hersh : Try calling the Navy.
Lt. Col. Henry Blake : Well, why would the Navy drop a bomb on us?
Colonel Hersh : Because we're beating 'em 14 to nothing.