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The Good Life quote game

posted 19 years ago by sarasdano
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Here's how it goes:

I'll put a quote from the series below. The next person will have to identify which character said it and in what context. Then give a new quote for the next person to identify. Got it? Only one-liners, please, and no dialogues between characters. For example:

"One does not pick Dahlias and Chrysanthemums in an Alpine meadow."

You would answer:

-Margo at her dressing table while she prepares for The Sound of Music.-

Then put a new quote below. Simple, right? And you can be as difficult as you want!

Here's the new quote:

"We've been playing strip poker with the postman"

[–] LadyDivia 18 years ago

"We've been playing strip poker with the postman"

- Barbara, when Tom and Jerry have returned from playing golf with Sir.

Here's the new quote:

"Well, just think of it as an 'under-the-table wine'."

You can never have too many hats, gloves, or shoes.

[–] bobl-2 18 years ago

"Well, just think of it as an 'under-the-table wine'."

- Tom, addressing Jerry's comments on sampling his "peapod burgundy"

How about this one:

"Now we know what it takes to get them to lay."

[–] jayne_67 18 years ago

barbara after tom has tried,and failed, to kill a chicken by shooting it,"it ducked".episode:say little hen.
"why dont i shut my big fat mouth?you should talk and we should listen..."

[–] Thomas-White2 18 years ago

Guy, the male half of the college students.

"Yes, I have! Your eyes! They're the kind of eyes that a man could kill for, the sort of eyes that hit on a deeply sexual level. Merry Christmas."

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[–] Thomas-White2 18 years ago

Ummm...I don't think you get the point of the game.

[–] Jamesina_Bond_007 18 years ago

Thank you for pointing that out, I do now. In response to your quote, it's

Bill(to Barbara) , the delivery man delivering the Leadbetter's "Christmas".

Next:

"I don't care if the parts have to come from Mars, go and collect them!"

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[–] Ines19 18 years ago

'I don't allow my cups and saucers in the front garden!'

Sorry, I haven't a clue as to where the last quote came from, but I always remember this as one of the funniest things Margo says in the entire show...

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[–] jayne_67 18 years ago

heres an easy one...well i think it is anyway...
"if anyone so much as *beep* im going back indoors"
note_censored by board not me - it wasnt even an offensive word!well try substituting giggles then...hmmph!

[–] Jamesina_Bond_007 18 years ago

"If anyone so much as *beep* I'm going back indoors!"

Said by Margo when she falls over in the Good's garden during the "harvest". This is from the episode "Backs to the Wall."

I've just realised that the word has been censored because they've picked up on that part of the word that start with N and is a derogatory word for people of African origin. It seems that the censorship has not picked up on the S before the N, which makes it a word of completely different meaning. I believe that the Americans say "SNICKERS", In the UK, we pronounce it with double G in place of CK. Hope this makes sense!

Next:

"When she stood by the window, you could see right through her dress! Very nice!"

[–] Ines19 18 years ago

From the episode 'Our speaker today', which I coincidentally saw yesterday! Spoken by a juvenile delinquent, a guy I vaguely seemed to know from somewhere...

I'll be back later with a quote, can't think of one now...

[–] Jamesina_Bond_007 18 years ago

The juvenile delinquent was played by Robert Lindsay, who is now a well known talented actor in the UK. He is also currently in "My Family", another popular sitcom. I'll do the next quote for you!

Next: "I went to bed with the sun. I got up with the sun. The fact I got no sleep in between in neither here or there!"

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[–] Jamesina_Bond_007 18 years ago

That was Tom to Barbara, when Barbara was upset at not having a posh frock to wear at the dinner party. From "The Last Posh Frock".

Next:

"It must do, Margo. That is how little Surbitonites are made!

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[–] DryToast 18 years ago

That's Margo in "The Thing in the Cellar." Jerry is distracted from Margo's playfulness when he notices that the generator isn't making any noise.

Next:

"It's a fait accompli!"

"What angel wakes me from my flowery bed?"

[–] annamariajackson 18 years ago

The Windbreak War
"Oh we know French in Balham but not Latin?" LOL Margo and the windbreak putter-upper arguing over the note on the handle of his pickaxe.

How about:

"Take one more step and I'll drop you where you stand!"

[–] Jamesina_Bond_007 18 years ago

From Home Sweet Home. Barbara confided in Margo and Jerry that she didn't want to move house, but didn't want Tom to know. Margo said that she will tell Tom instead. Barbara told Margo in no uncertain terms that Tom musn't know with "Take one more step and I'll drop you where you stand." LOL.

Next:

"Get your hands off that! When you're old enough for erections you erect!"

[–] annamariajackson 18 years ago

The Windbreak War again! The young helper attempts to help the two older gents put up the windbreak but is not part of the windbreak putter-upper union...

How about:
"Twenty-Stone Tory Trouts"

[–] annamariajackson 18 years ago

Hmm - ok, maybe I broke the game :(

That was from "Whose Fleas are these?" when Margo is inviting Mrs. Domes-Patterson and all her conservative friends over.

How about this easy one:

I have risen like a phoenix from the fires of your eccentricities....

[–] davidfaltskog 18 years ago

Well as no one else has replied i,ll stick me nose in and give the answer...

Home Sweet Home.

Right my turn..."She Tore Her Skirt"

D.F.

[–] annamariajackson 18 years ago

Hmm - is this from The Last Posh Frock?

If no, lmk and I'll do some research rewatching the DVDs :)

If yes:

"You've never seen my neck"

[–] jayne_67 18 years ago

i think thats from my favourite.the christmas special,"silly but its fun".
everybodys drunk on peapod burgundy,Tom say to Margot "youve got a very sexy neck..."to which she responds with your quote,he says "im looking at it right now..."and falls of chairarm!lol!back later with another quote...

[–] davidfaltskog 18 years ago

annamariajackson

Erm nope! try series 4 ;)

D.F.

[–] annamariajackson 18 years ago

Hmm - wow - I will have to go back and watch then. Unless someone else can get it?

[–] Jamesina_Bond_007 18 years ago

"You've never seen my neck!" is actually from "The Windbreak War".Said by Margo to Tom when When they all get drunk on peapod burgundy.

How about this?

"Is the Mayor incontinent?"

[–] retrogal83 18 years ago

Thats from the Sound of Music episode "Mutiny", (series 2), when Tom remarked that if the Mayor was incontinent it would account for him leaving so frequently during the dreadful performance!

How about...

"If she brought her own chair, I wouldn't mind!"

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(¸.·´ (¸.·´ You in't sin me, roight? Mark Williams. The Fast Show

[–] Sagewhoknowsheronions 18 years ago

Nobody seems to know that one, I certainly don't. Lol.

Could we start again with "I am not a complete woman!"

"I hate quotations, tell me what you know." Ralph Waldo Emerson.

[–] davidfaltskog 18 years ago

Well just to clear things up as no one could be assed to answer the question i set it was from "Our Speaker Today"

Not that hard to find me thinks.

[–] Sagewhoknowsheronions 18 years ago

Is that the answer to "She tore her skirt" or " I wouldn't mind if she brought her own chair"? The thread has got a little muddled with infrequent and incorrect replies and corrections.

I only have one DVD, and depend on the not-infrequent repeats otherwise.

"I hate quotations, tell me what you know." Ralph Waldo Emerson.

[–] davidfaltskog 18 years ago

Sorry my misunderstanding, "She Tore her Skirt" is from "Our Speaker Today" series 4.

D.F.

[–] Jamesina_Bond_007 18 years ago

"I'm not a complete woman," was said by Margot to Tom from The Windbreak War when they all got drunk on peapod burgundy.

Next: "Either you take down my dress, or I'll never speak to you again."

[–] Scaramouche2004 18 years ago

That is said by Margo to Tom, when she realises her dress that she intended as a gift for Barbara now adhorns Toms new scarecrow, in the episode The Weaker Sex? which is the third episode of the first series.

New Quote

Isn't Life going to get a bit.....Same(ie)

[–] Jamesina_Bond_007 18 years ago

That's from "The Thing in the Cellar", when Tom is demonstrating his effluent digester generator to Jerry. Jerry says it when Tom has to spin the fly wheel by hand to get it to work.

Next: "Not there,...there! They're not like us Margo, they musn't touch!"

[–] Thomas-White2 18 years ago

From "Just My Bill". Tom and Barbara are showing Margo and Jerry their veg and fruit storage in the spare bedroom. Margo puts an apple back out of place and Tom moves it to its correct resting place.

Let's see, let's see..."It's home-made!"

[–] annamariajackson 17 years ago

Oh I hate to see this fun thread die, so I'll hazard a guess that "Its home-made" comes from The Weaker Sex, which (I think) is the first episode in which the peapod burgandy was introduced.

How about "Thats not a leek, its a dribble."?

[–] Thomas-White2 17 years ago

Actually it's a little obscure. It comes from "Our Speaker Today". Margo comes running into the kitchen, sees that George is about to have some pea-pod burgundy (btw, isn't burgundy supposed to be RED??? I guess that's part of what's funny about it) and says, "Lady Truskitt, don't! It's home-made!" To which George replies, "I know. It's my second glass."

"That's not a leek, it's a dribble" comes from "Anniversary" if I'm not mistaken. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. BTW, what does it mean when Tom puts the leek to his thumb and rotates it? I never got that.

How about this one...

"I am a rum machine, do you hear? A rum machine!"

[–] Scaramouche2004 17 years ago

"I am a RUN machine"...comes from the very first episode 'Plough your own Furrow' when he explaining to Brian why he still is worth picking for cricket teams even at the ripe old age of 40.

As for rotating the leek against his thumb...it's not really worth worrying about as he is merely using the edge of the leek to remove some dirt from under his fingernail. 'Ewwwww,' I hear you say...'lets not go there for Leek soup!!!!'

New Line ........MARGO:- "Don't you think its wearing a little thin?" TOM:- "No it's a lovely bit of carpet!" (OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT LOL)

[–] Jamesina_Bond_007 17 years ago

Ha! Ha! Panto type humour. That's from "A Tug of the Forelock", when Tom and Barbara go "into service" as domestics for Margot and Jerry.

How about "At least we don't have to listen to anymore of those interminable stories about her womb!"

Not sure if we've done that one, but can't think of any more at the moment.

[–] JohnnyOldSoul 17 years ago

Margo says that to Jerry when he's phoning friends trying to get a job in "Mutiny."

How about...

MARGO: This is also the Avenue, Tom, and curtains have begun to twitch!

[–] JohnnyOldSoul 17 years ago

Well since the thread seems to have died, I'll answer this myself.

It's from "The Happy Event," when Tom and Margo are in the garden as the pig is having her litter.

[–] kinggreb 17 years ago

That quote comes from "The Windbreak War" when they are all drinking.

[–] Thomas-White2 17 years ago

Here's one:

"We're not at sea. We're in the Avenue."

[–] autour 14 years ago

This was from a long time ago, but isn't the rotatingof the leek a reference Groucho Marx (Spelling? Marx Brothers anyway), the Leek being the Cigar and the eye browse the "sexual" reference or just a humours expression?

[–] castellos5 17 years ago

Margo has just returned from what Tom and Barbara think is the pony club. They have commented on how thin she looks in her jodphers (no idea how to spell that!)

[–] JohnnyOldSoul 17 years ago

That's from "The Green Door." Ok how about this...

MARGO: Mrs Dooms-Patterson is the only biggie among us, and her glands are not her fault.

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[–] columbusmozart 14 years ago

From "The Green Door".

[–] kellymariekitty 10 years ago

This ones wrong.
This is said by barbera in the wind break war when Tom says hell get a bottle and Margot says it's hardly a table wine.
Barbera says well think of it as an under the table wine.

[–] kinggreb 17 years ago

"Only if this month's flavour is yuck."

[–] Thomas-White2 17 years ago

I think that's in the episode where the Goods get the pigs, and Margo brings in an arbitrater to take up her cause.

[–] torthemoose 16 years ago

Thats from 'Anniversary' when Andrew (Sir) goes to Jerry's to tell him he's got the job, but they dont realise.

'I won't crow, because its not in my nature'

~You must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest with...a herring!~

[–] KatieScarlettButler 16 years ago

That's when the Goods' trolley has collapsed, and Margo's been telling them about the inadequacies of their lifestyle. Is it from a tug of the forelock?

"I don't want you singing The Messiah with Tom's blood all over your dress."

~:~J'ecouterais Audrey a mon droit, ou Vivien a mon gauche?~:~

[–] jenevastorme-1 16 years ago

The Messiah quote is from "The Pagan Rite", and it's Barbara's reaction to learning from Margo that Tom has been doing some freelance work for Sir.

Next quote:
"I've never been kissed by the public before!"

[–] Jamesina_Bond_007 16 years ago

That's from "The Happy Event" said by Police Constable Hillman when Barbara kisses him as a thank you for helping them to get the oxygen from the hospital for the piglet.

Next quote: "I hope you get dysentry James!"

[–] margaretbarnes 14 years ago

That's from "Mutiny," after Jerry's "contact" hangs up on him once he's asked for a job.

"Oh, Jerry agrees with Margo, hang out the flags, three cheers!"

(Side note: to this day, whenever my husband or I make an obscure reference that the other doesn't get, we say "...pony club?" And the speaker knows s/he must explain. "Dung! DUNNNG!")

[–] kellymariekitty 10 years ago

This is from the weaker sex when barbera is sitting on Margo's chair covered in soot.

Try this one "mr good I've thoroughly enjoined this trip into fantasy land but I'm sorry, we don't enter this sort of arrangement"

[–] Future_Games 10 years ago

I think that's a quote from Michelangelo Lombardi in the episode Just My Bill.

"Good lord! It's the Wee Willie Winkie's."

ROCK STARS HAVE KIDNAPPED MY SON

[–] kellymariekitty 10 years ago

Na na it's from when I'm 65 and Tom is trying to get the bank manager mr Coles to give him 2000 a year for life.

[–] hellsbells265 10 years ago

From the ep The Early Birds, when Toma and Barbara burst in ob the Leadbetters party, wearing their pyjamas.

'Hello Margot, nice bit of thigh'

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[–] Soujurn 9 years ago

From, The Thing In The Cellar...

And this is from?
"Bring out your dead, bring out your dead."

"Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."
-Dennis