They're one of the most unpleasant races in the galaxy. Not actually evil, but bad-tempered, bureaucratic, officious, and callous.
10 seconds sound clip from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) - Episode 1 sitcom.
You can hear this line at 00:21:45.659 in the Blu-ray version of the TV Series.
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- Yes, that's why It sells so well.
- Here is what to do if you want to get a lift from a Vogon... forget it.
- The best way to get a drink out of a Vogon is to stick your finger down his throat.
- And the best way to annoy him is to feed his grandmother to the ravenous Bugblatter beast of Traal.
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Actors: Simon Jones (Arthur Dent), David Dixon (Ford Prefect), David Learner (Marvin the Paranoid Android), Peter Jones (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Book), Sandra Dickinson (Trillian Astra), Mark Wing-Davey (Zaphod Beeblebrox), David Tate (Eddie the Computer), Martin Benson (Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz), Richard Evelyn Vernon (Slartibartfast), Valentine Dyall (Deep Thought)
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