- I were eight when my father died at sea. First mate, he was.
- My father was a first mate too.
- Was he, now? By the powers. What a coincidence.
15 seconds sound clip from the Muppet Treasure Island movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:38:16.806 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Stars?
- North, Jim. Find me north out there among them stars.
- Ah, yeah, but what if you don't have a compass?
- Long John, please don't drop it. It was my father's. It's all I have of his. Please. Please.
- I'm sorry, lad. I were only foolin'.
- How old were you when he died, then?
- Seven.
- I were eight when my father died at sea. First mate, he was.
- My father was a first mate too.
- Was he, now? By the powers. What a coincidence.
- Now, Jim, that be Polaris, the North Star. Even in the China Sea, that's north.
- Uh-huh.
- So we must be heading southwest.
- Smart as paint you are, lad. Smart as paint.
- Now, that gets old Long John to wonderin'. Why would we be sailin' southwest?
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