# Airplane! movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [July 26, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362 "2020-07-26T03:13:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/241 "2024-01-07T19:51:56Z")
Shep, down! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/242 "2024-01-07T20:14:04Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Airplane! 2 was a much sequel than Caddyshack 2. Airplane 2 was a much better sequel to _Caddyshack_ than Caddyshack 2. ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/243 "2024-01-10T05:49:02Z")
I use that bit (paraphrased) time to time “He’s the top gun, head honcho, king of the hill, Numero uno, THE BIG CHEESE” or “They’re WINKING AND BLINKING AND CHIRPING” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/244 "2024-01-10T11:45:40Z")
_“I guess irony can be pret-ty ironic sometimes.”._ ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/245 "2024-01-10T12:42:19Z")
This is definitely one of my favorite bits out of the two films: > [@](#): > > Oh, cut the bleeding heart crap, will ya? We’ve all got our switches, lights, and knobs to deal with, Striker. I mean, down here there are literally hundreds and thousands of blinking, beeping, and flashing lights, blinking and beeping and flashing - they’re _flashing_ and they’re _beeping_. I can’t stand it anymore! They’re _blinking_ and _beeping_ and _flashing_! Why doesn’t somebody pull the plug! That, and the sorrow in Shatner’s voice when he says “No tower?” ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/246 "2024-01-10T15:50:12Z")
“Between your own knees, Father.” ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/247 "2024-01-10T19:12:29Z")
Over Macho Grande? ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/248 "2024-01-10T19:17:38Z")
I’ll never get over Macho Grande ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/249 "2024-01-10T22:15:20Z")
OK, boys, let’s get some pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/250 "2025-03-12T16:57:29Z")
And now you can have your very own Otto!: > **[Otto the Pilot Inflatable](https://www.aviationgifts.com/otto-the-pilot-inflatable.html)** > > You never know when you'll need a co-pilot, and our Otto the Inflatable Pilot is always ready to lend a hand. Otto is easily inflated by his built-in pump by using the included USB cord. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/251 "2025-03-12T17:02:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > And now you can have your very own Otto!: Built-in pump?! That’s _not_ how the original worked. They really blew it. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/252 "2025-03-12T17:11:31Z")
Not everyone has a beautiful and willing flight attendant available. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/253 "2025-03-12T17:13:06Z")
Well, that’s the automatic inflation. I’m sure the manual inflation nozzle is right where you would expect it. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/254 "2025-03-12T23:53:33Z")
Does it come with cigarettes to use after you inflate it? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/255 "2025-03-13T16:17:38Z")
I just want to tell you both good luck. We’re all counting on you. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2025, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/256 "2025-03-14T02:04:13Z")
You can get it cheaper somewhere else… …There’s a sale at Penney’s! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2025, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/257 "2025-03-14T03:18:30Z")
And those _shoes…!_ ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/258 "2025-03-14T12:39:32Z")
I can make a hat, or a brooch or a pterodactyl ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/259 "2025-03-14T18:03:23Z")
It’s everywhere. I was watching an old Antiques Roadshow the other day, and one of t he experts asked the guy with the antique “do you like gladiator movies?” It fit the antique, which I forget, but I laughed my ass off. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362/260 "2025-03-15T02:46:11Z")
That was a _great_ opportunity to use that line. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie/916362.md?page=12)