10 Anachronism Quotes from Movies (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: May 21, 2025

A selection of anachronism quotes with sound bites from famous or less known movies, as rated by our visitors, accompanied by short MP3 or WAV audio samples.

1 Beethoven was born in 1770. He never played hockey.

Angela Lee as Lucy Van Pelt in It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown

2 I could be wrong, but I believe Diversity is an old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.

Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

3 I'm doing a paper on Beethoven. Did you know he never played hockey? -He didn't? -No, he didn't. If he had played hockey, he would have written some hockey music.

Angela Lee as Lucy Van Pelt in It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown

4 A dark age, indeed! Age of inconvenience. No plumbing. No electricity. No nothing.

Karl Swenson as Merlin in The Sword in the Stone (1963)

5 You see, the Ding Dongs are an ancient civilization. Our tribal rituals and native ways have remained virtually unchanged since 1957.

Lorenzo Music as Garfield in Garfield in Paradise

6 Even in these bungling, backward medieval times you have got to know where you're going, don't you? -Yes, sir. -Yes, of course.

Karl Swenson as Merlin in The Sword in the Stone (1963)

7 Do you know what day this is? -Shrove Tuesday? Snide Saturday? Meatless Monday maybe? Every other Thursday?

Daws Butler as Snagglepuss in Snagglepuss (1961)

8 Hark! The mailman hath cometh! Oh, hearts of joy!

Daws Butler as Snagglepuss in Snagglepuss (1961)

9 What doth the mail bringeth? Mayhap a letter from the ol' potato.

Daws Butler as Snagglepuss in Snagglepuss (1961)

10 Then by cloudy skies, I challenge thee to a joust! -Joust a minute, joust a minute. Joust, what is a joust?

Daws Butler as Snagglepuss in Snagglepuss (1961)

10 Anachronism Quotes from Movies (+ Sound Clips)

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