How irritating. Here I am due to be released tomorrow, and I still haven't worked out one single crime worthy of my talents.

— The Penguin (Burgess Meredith)

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12 seconds sound clip from the Batman (1966) TV series - Fine Feathered Finks (S1E3).

You can hear this line at 00:08:45 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Holy haberdashery! That can't be regulation prison uniform, can it?

- It's another of my progressive policies, Boy Wonder.

- During the last week before release I permit the prisoners to wear their own clothing. It helps acclimate them to the outside world.

- Sound penology, Warden. Very sound.

- Listen! The baleful bird is about to chirp.

- How irritating. Here I am due to be released tomorrow, and I still haven't worked out one single crime worthy of my talents.

- My whole stay in this disgusting prison is wasted.

- Yeah. Well, that's the way it bounces, Penguin. Some years are just a blind spot out of a guy's life.

- Hey, wait a minute. My mother-in-law. She owns a candy store. You could always knock that over if you wanna.

- What? A candy store? I'm an aristocrat of crookery, my dear man.

[...]

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