# "Darth Vader, Spider-Man, or the Munsters...?" (quote from unknown TV show) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 3, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875 "2020-01-03T13:43:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875/1 "2020-01-03T13:43:19Z")
My googling is failing me… So the subject quote is from a TV comedy (or possibly a movie), likely 90s or late 80s. The setup is 3 characters talking about some sort of job or task (maybe a low-level heist or something), with the protagonist and two ‘dumb hick’ types. The hick characters may be brothers. Hick 1 says that Hick 2 has a good idea, and Protagonist is skeptical, as Hick 2 is known for being especially dumb. Hick 1 says something like the following: “Yeah, everyone thinks he’s dumb, but one time we were talking about who would win in a fight between Darth Vader, Spider-Man, and the Munsters. I said Darth Vader for sure, but he said the Munsters, and he’d done pages of math to prove it…” Then the protagonist cuts him off. I remember it being very funny, so apologies if my memory doesn’t do it justice. But what show (or movie) was it? ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875/2 "2020-01-03T13:47:40Z")
Sounds like Larry, Darryl and Darryl from [Newhart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newhart). ETA - nevermind, I see that more than 1 hick speaks. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875/3 "2020-01-03T14:11:21Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > Sounds like Larry, Darryl and Darryl from [Newhart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newhart). > > ETA - nevermind, I see that more than 1 hick speaks. I thought that might be it (a show I remember fondly watching with my family), but googling failed to find such a scene or episode. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875/4 "2020-01-04T02:23:14Z")
Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875/5 "2020-01-04T02:32:46Z")
[I found a Reddit thread about who would win in a fight between Darth Vader, Robo Cop, and the Munsters.](https://www.reddit.com/r/whowouldwin/comments/8at661/darth_vader_vs_robocop_vs_the_munsters/) Which is (probably) not what you’re looking for, but “Darth Vader v. the Munsters” is a sufficiently singular match up, maybe someone in the comments mentions the same movie/show you’re thinking of? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875/6 "2020-01-04T02:43:59Z")
The thread’s only three posts, and it begins with a link to a disabled Youtube video. I also checked the Wayback Machine, but that was a long shot, and that video isn’t archived there. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875/7 "2020-01-04T02:59:32Z")
I admit I did not look at the Reddit thread beyond reading the OP before I posted it here. ---
**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 4, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875/8 "2020-01-04T03:01:16Z")
It’s from TALES FROM THE CRYPT, season five, episode five. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875/9 "2020-01-04T03:02:07Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > It’s from TALES FROM THE CRYPT, season five, episode five. I feel partially vindicated. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875/10 "2020-01-04T03:03:23Z")
It’s the kind of exchange sometimes heard between Hank, Brent, and/or Davis on _ **Corner Gas,** _ but I think that’s a bit out of your time frame. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875/11 "2020-01-04T12:45:53Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > It’s from TALES FROM THE CRYPT, season five, episode five. How did you determine this? Is there a script or list of quotes somewhere? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875/12 "2020-01-04T12:46:58Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > [I found a Reddit thread about who would win in a fight between Darth Vader, Robo Cop, and the Munsters.](https://www.reddit.com/r/whowouldwin/comments/8at661/darth_vader_vs_robocop_vs_the_munsters/) Which is (probably) not what you’re looking for, but “Darth Vader v. the Munsters” is a sufficiently singular match up, maybe someone in the comments mentions the same movie/show you’re thinking of? Maybe it was Robocop. I’m trying to find a breakdown of the Crypt episode that Waldo mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875/13 "2020-01-04T12:51:01Z")
> **[Tales from the Crypt (1989) s05e05 Episode Script | SS](https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=tales-from-the-crypt-1989&episode=s05e05)** > > Tales from the Crypt (1989) s05e05 Episode Script | SS Crypt might be right (very poorly formatted but still complete looking script). And I think it was indeed Robocop.