- Merlin, am I a fish? Am I a fish?
- Yes, yes, yes, you are a fish. If you don't stop flipping and flopping around and get in the water you won't last long.
— Merlin (Karl Swenson), Arthur (Rickie Sorensen)
10 seconds sound clip from the The Sword in the Stone (1963) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:28:59.805 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- When he stays out all night he's always grumpy the next morning.
- Then he must stay out every night.
- Oh. Oh, yes. I say, that's very good, boy.
- All right, boy. All set. Here we go.
- Aquarius, aquaticus, aqualitus quom. Aquadigitarium.
- Merlin, am I a fish? Am I a fish?
- Now, stay right here in the tules and I'll be with you in a minute.
- So, you thought you could take right off like a shot, did you?
- Well, I am a fish, aren't I?
- You merely look like a fish. That doesn't mean you can swim like one. You don't have the instinct.
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