Well, Ahmed, you ain't gonna believe this. But I'm gonna make a TV star out of you. Just like Archie Bunker. You gonna be a household word.

14 seconds sound clip from the Network (1976) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:01:39.221 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Ms. Hobbs, I'm offering an hour of prime-time television every week into which you can stick whatever propaganda you want.

- The Ecumenicals are an undisciplined ultra-left gang whose leader is an eccentric, to say the least. He calls himself the Great Ahmed Kahn and wears a hussar's shako.

- We're talking about 30 to 50 million people a shot. It's a lot better than handing out mimeographed pamphlets on ghetto street corners.

- I'll have to take this matter to the central Committee and I'd better check it out with the Great Ahmed Kahn.

- I'll be in L.A. until Saturday, and I'd like to get it rolling.

- Well, Ahmed, you ain't gonna believe this. But I'm gonna make a TV star out of you. Just like Archie Bunker. You gonna be a household word.

- What the fuck are you talking about?

- Thirty seconds.

- All right, ready VTA. One, you have the audience to pan.

- Twenty-five.

- Two, you have the window to pull. Three, you're on the announcer.

- Twenty.

- Stand by, VTA.

- 15, 14, 13, 12, 11...

- Roll VTA.

- 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

- Three, cue announcer!

[...]

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