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Well, it's the same old story. It's not what you know, it's who you know. If you don't have any connections, you're dead.

8 seconds sound clip from The Honeymooners (1955) - The Golfer sitcom.

You can hear this line at 00:03:15.354 in the Blu-ray version of the TV Series.

Quote context

[...]

- First you should have started the rumor that Mr. Harper knows you're alive.

- Why don't you shut up?

- Boy, this burns me up. This burns me up!

- I deserve that promotion. I worked hard to get it.

- Just because Mr. Harper doesn't know I'm alive, I'm not gonna get the promotion, huh?

- Well, it's the same old story. It's not what you know, it's who you know. If you don't have any connections, you're dead.

- You can be the smartest guy in the world, know everything about everything, you can know the encyclopedia backwards and forwards. But if you don't have any connections, you get nowhere.

- Now wait a minute. I don't think that applies to every case. I didn't have no connections when I got my job in the sewer.

- What are you getting so excited for? Listen, it's a beautiful day outside. Let's bring the lunch out in the park and we'll eat it.

- No, wait a minute. We'll eat lunch right down here.

- Every afternoon at this time, Mr. Harper comes down here. Right around lunch hour.

[...]

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)

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