Movie-Sounds.org > TV Series Quotes > The Honeymooners (1955)

And if we printed this story, and you didn't die in six months, we could be laughed out of the business.

7 seconds sound clip from The Honeymooners (1955) - A Matter of Life and Death sitcom.

You can hear this line at 00:11:44.950 in the Blu-ray version of the TV Series.

Quote context

[...]

- We'll play it up big. Run the story every week for six months. Everybody'll be waiting for him to drop dead.

- This is a natural. Think of the pictures we could run. Look at that face, it's pitiful.

- I tell you, we can make this guy a national hero. He'll be another Davey Crockett.

- Are you sure you only have six months to live?

- Oh, yes, sir. Honest.

- You know, if you were just making this up to collect some money, that would be a pretty serious offense.

- And if we printed this story, and you didn't die in six months, we could be laughed out of the business.

- You know what we'd do then? We'd have you thrown in jail 20 years for fraud.

- I wouldn't lie to you about anything like this. Not about dying. Here, I got the proof of it here. Here's the doctor's report.

- Hey, there's a great angle there. When his tongue starts turning blue, we'll do a color spread on him.

- Shirley, call the shop. Tell them to get set up. We got a new lead story for the next issue.

- Well, we're gonna do your story, Mr. Kramden.

- Thank you.

- Right up to the minute you drop dead.

[...]

The Honeymooners (1955) Sound Clip

The Honeymooners (1955) poster

The funniest lines and quotes from The Honeymooners (1955) TV Series, with sound clips.

Actors: Jackie Gleason (Ralph Kramden), Audrey Meadows (Alice Kramden), Art Carney (Ed Norton)

[Amazon link] #ad

Latest Movie Sound Bites

Poll

You are using film sounds: