Far back in the mists of ancient time, in the great and glorious days of the former Galactic Empire, life was wild, rich, and, on the whole, tax-free.
11 seconds sound clip from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) - Episode 3 sitcom.
You can hear this line at 00:00:34.848 in the Blu-ray version of the TV Series.
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[...]
- Oh, God. Ford, this is Trillian. Hi.
- This is my semi-cousin, Ford, who shares three of the same mothers with me. Hi.
- Is this sort of thing going to happen every time we use the Infinite Improbability Drive?
- Zaphod Beeblebrox, this is a very large drink. Hi.
- And thus was the Empire forged.
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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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