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Post a line from an obscure TV show and see if anyone knows the show without using Google (Original Post) red dog 1 Feb 6 OP
Poignant, but not overbearing. ScoutHikerDad Feb 6 #1
"hello" nt msongs Feb 6 #2
Probably not obscure but... "As god as my witness, I thought they could fly" Tim S Feb 6 #3
WKRP in Cincinnati... Harker Feb 6 #4
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." red dog 1 Feb 6 #6
"No, not the Craw. The Craw!" Tim S Feb 6 #5
Get Smart? subterranean Feb 7 #19
You got it! It's a quote my wife & I would use to crack each other up at dull events Tim S Feb 7 #22
"Someone's at the door." Midnight Writer Feb 6 #7
This is a total guess... Mad_Dem_X Feb 7 #15
Correct. Midnight Writer Feb 7 #16
Wow! Mad_Dem_X Feb 8 #24
"Rubbish" is the required reply VMA131Marine Feb 6 #8
"Are you free Mr Lucas?" VMA131Marine Feb 6 #9
"Are You Being Served?" Harker Feb 7 #21
"Don't tell him, Pike" VMA131Marine Feb 6 #10
"Ah ... Bach" VMA131Marine Feb 6 #11
MASH? red dog 1 Feb 6 #12
MASH - yes VMA131Marine Feb 6 #13
Actually it's stated by two characters in this episode Alpeduez21 Feb 7 #18
Correct VMA131Marine Feb 7 #20
I know Radar said it, but can't remember who recommended it. 3catwoman3 Feb 8 #27
Hawkeye VMA131Marine Feb 9 #28
"Nanu Nanu" VMA131Marine Feb 6 #14
Ah, Mork from Ork :) TBF Feb 7 #17
"These vegetables have reached maturity." Tim S Feb 8 #23
"Blessed screaming Jesus on a whole-wheat goddamn cracker." red dog 1 Feb 8 #25
"It's a Saturnalia miracle." Ritabert Feb 8 #26
"Your dog is using my cat as a shag toy." red dog 1 8 hrs ago #29
The best gift you can give is neglect. Neglect fosters self-reliance. JoseBalow 2 hrs ago #30

Tim S

(103 posts)
3. Probably not obscure but... "As god as my witness, I thought they could fly"
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 08:11 PM
Feb 6

Consider this a warm-up

Mad_Dem_X

(10,166 posts)
15. This is a total guess...
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 11:17 AM
Feb 7

but, whenever I hear that phrase, I think of that show American Gothic (I think that's what it was called).

VMA131Marine

(5,209 posts)
8. "Rubbish" is the required reply
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 09:27 PM
Feb 6

As popularised by Eric Morecambe of “Morecambe and Wise” fame.

Or perhaps by Jackie Gleason.

red dog 1

(32,771 posts)
25. "Blessed screaming Jesus on a whole-wheat goddamn cracker."
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 04:20 PM
Feb 8

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(Hint: Firehouse)

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