Dad's Army
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Dad's Army (1968-1977), British sitcom about the Home Guard in World War II by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
Catchprases
When Sgt. Wilson spots a mistake on Mainwaring's part
Mainwaring: Just testing you, Wilson.
When Sgt. Wilson spots a mistake on Mainwaring's part
Mainwaring: Took you a while to spot that one, didn't it Wilson?
When Mainwaring has an idea
Wilson: Do you really think that's wise, sir?
When Private Pike creates a problem or makes a silly suggestion
Mainwaring: You stupid boy.
When Jones addresses Mainwaring
Jones: Permission to speak, sir
Jones: Permission to whisper, sir
Jones: Permission to wake you up, sir
When a crisis occurs
Jones: Don't Panic! Don't Panic!
When a crisis occurs
Frazer: We're doomed!
Private Pike whining at a situation
Pike: I'll tell Mum.
Memorable Quotes
- German U-boat Captain: I am making notes, Captain, and your name will go on the list; and when we win the war you will be brought to account.
- Captain Mainwaring: You can write what you like, You're not going to win the war!
- U-boat Captain: Oh yes we are.
- Mainwaring: Oh no you're not.
- U-boat Captain: Oh yes we are!
- Pvt. Pike: [Singing] Whistle while you work, Hitler is a twerp, he's half-barmy, so is his army, whistle while you work!
- U-boat Captain: Your name will also go on the list! What is it?
- Mainwaring: Don't tell him, Pike!
- U-boat Captain: Pike!
- Mainwaring: Oh you'd stick up for him wouldn't you? You both went to public school didn't you?
- Wilson: You know sir, I can't help feeling that you've got a bit of a chip on your shoulder about that.
- Mainwaring: There's no chip on my shoulder. I'll tell you what there is though, three pips and don't you forget it.
- German airman dangling from clocktower: Bitte, mein Herr! Oh, bitte, bitte!
- Jones: It's no good trying to apologize.
- German: Schnell! Schnell!
- Jones: Never mind about the smell. That's got nothing to do with it.
- Polish Officer: You're supposed to keep a look out like soldiers, not talk like old women. What are you names?
- Jones: Jones, sir.
- Pike: Pike, sir.
- Walker: Smith.
- Jones: Walker.
- Walker: Oh, thanks very much.
- Polish Officer: It's no good you try and give me falseys
Having cleaned and returned a Lewis gun
- Frazer: I won't have to clean that thing for three weeks.
- Mainwaring: That is not the right attitude to adopt Frazer. You should consider it an honour and a privilege to use this Lewis gun.
- Frazer: I think it's a privilege us ever getting a look in with you and the Sergeant using it all the time.
- Mainwaring: That'll do. That'll do. The butterfly spring seems to be missing from here Frazer.
- Frazer: What? Oh aye. So it is. I must have left it in me workshop.
- Mainwaring: Your workshop?
- Frazer: Aye. I took the gun home to be cleaned.
- Mainwaring: Look. For a start you've got no right to take that gun off these premises. Most of all that gun is totally useless without it's butterfly spring. If a Nazi Storm Trooper came rushing in through that door you could do nothing with that weapon but hit him with it.
- Jones: Permission to speak sir. If Frazer did hit him with it, it wouldn't half make his eyes water.
- Mainwaring: No liquor is to be taken without my permission.
- Frazer: Hold on! That is undemocratic!
- Mainwaring: You, Frazer, will be in charge of all liquor permits.
- Frazer: I'm right behind you, Cap'n!
The platoon have gone into a pub dressed as Nazis, without Mainwaring's permission.
- Jones:We shouldn't be doing this, Mr. Wilson
- Wilson: Well, what are you going to have?
- Jones: A pint.
Reverend Farthing has just joined the platoon, and Mainwaring is not happy about it.
- Reverend Farthing: Could I stand by and watch my wife being raped by a Nazi? No, I said to myself, I couldn't.
- Mainwaring: But you're not married.
- Reverend Farthing: I have a very vivid imagination.
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