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Johnny L.A.
03-14-2005, 01:13 PM
What's that from?
Chastain86
03-14-2005, 01:18 PM
The Simpsons. There's an episode where Milhouse gets the part of Fallout Boy in a big-screen "Radioactive Man" movie.

During filming, Rainier Wolfcastle (who is playing "Radioactive Man") has radioactive goop put in his face. He obviously expects the goggles he's wearing to help, but...er, nope.

Hence the line.
Lobsang
03-14-2005, 01:19 PM
It's from the simpsons. Reineer wolfcastle says it when he's playing radioactive man.

It's in an episode where Milhouse ends up playing fallout boy.
mrklutz
03-14-2005, 01:19 PM
It's from the Simpsons, when Milhouse gets picked to be the sidekick of Radioactive Man for the movie version. In the scene, they release a vat of acid at Ranier Wolfcastle. Milhouse has skipped the set and doesn't come to save the day. Our hero dons goggles as the acid rolls toward him, followed by the infamous quote.

And yes, I'm a geek.
Johnny L.A.
03-14-2005, 01:29 PM
Oh, yeah! I've only seen that one once.
Ponder Stibbons
03-14-2005, 01:31 PM
Aha! They're 1920's style simulposts from 1960!
Lobsang
03-14-2005, 01:34 PM
It's a big tent.
Bippy the Beardless
03-14-2005, 01:44 PM
Why didn't the OP just do a search?

The googlws! They do nothing!
klintypooh
03-14-2005, 01:49 PM
Isn't this the episode where Ranier is dancing on the sand to a song I can't quite remember,
scr4
03-14-2005, 02:47 PM
Why didn't the OP just do a search?
In his defence - it's easy to google and find that the Simpsons character said it. It's not so easy to tell whether that's the origin of the phrase, or if he was quoting some older source. I've been wondering the same and I'm glad he asked.
Wolfian
03-14-2005, 02:50 PM
Why didn't the OP just do a search?

The googlws! They do nothing!

Now, is that a special form of Godwin's Law? Either way, Bippy has been punished.
Johnny L.A.
03-14-2005, 02:57 PM
In his defence - it's easy to google and find that the Simpsons character said it. It's not so easy to tell whether that's the origin of the phrase, or if he was quoting some older source. I've been wondering the same and I'm glad he asked.
I almost responded to Bippy, since I did do a search of 'goggles' on SDMB. Since there were more than 300 hits and I have a cold, I thought it would be easier to just ask than to slog through the list.

But then I realised that Bippy was being funny. ;)
Zebra
03-14-2005, 03:13 PM
The first time I saw it I was watching Futurama and the old scientist said it.

Later I caught a re-run of the Simpsons.
Peter Morris
03-14-2005, 03:18 PM
In his defence - it's easy to google and find that the Simpsons character said it. It's not so easy to tell whether that's the origin of the phrase, or if he was quoting some older source. I've been wondering the same and I'm glad he asked.

I'm not certain, but isn't there a similar line in an episode of Star Trek? There was an alien that drove people insane when they looked at him, Spock could look at him as long as he was wearing goggles. The alien lived in a box and was carried around by a blind woman. I'm sure someone remembers the episode better than I do and can confirm if the line or similar is in there.
Gangster Octopus
03-14-2005, 03:35 PM
What adds to the humor is the director prior to the big stunt informing everyone to put on their goggles.
Bippy the Beardless
03-14-2005, 04:08 PM
Now, is that a special form of Godwin's Law? Either way, Bippy has been punished.

Well I was partying till 6.00 AM Sunday. So my brian isn't warking too well.
Hugh Jass
03-14-2005, 04:45 PM
Well I was partying till 6.00 AM Sunday. So my brian isn't warking too well.

Make sure brian gets enough sleep in the future.
Cliffy
03-14-2005, 05:25 PM
I'm not certain, but isn't there a similar line in an episode of Star Trek?

The episode you describe is "Is there in Truth No Beauty," featuring a smokin' Diana Muldaur as the woman carrying the alien in a box. I do not recall anyone saying the line, though it's been years since I've seen the episode. I doubt it, though -- for one thing, it'd be straining even the Star Trek audience's ability to ignore flimsy props to refer to the strip of red cellophane as "goggles."

--Cliffy
Legolamb
03-14-2005, 05:31 PM
The first time I saw it I was watching Futurama and the old scientist said it.
Any idea which episode? I'm surprised I've not caught that before.
Zebra
03-15-2005, 08:02 AM
I'm not certain. I was watching it late at night on the Cartoon Chanel. I don't think I even watched the entire episode.
mobo85
03-15-2005, 06:40 PM
No one has yet pointed out that the line as quoted is incorrect. The actual line is:

"My eyes! The goggles do nothing!"