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Stephen J. Cannell Quotes

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“Amy: Why'd he [B.A.] hit you?

Hannibal: Hit me? If he hit me, I'd be in the hospital.”
— John 'Hannibal' Smith, The A-Team, Season 1: Mexican Slayride
Tagged: Assault, hospital
“[Face gets hit hard in the face]
Hannibal: [holds up three fingers] How many fingers am I holding up?

Face: Blue.”
— Stephen J. Cannell, The A-Team, Season 1: Children of Jamestown
Tagged: Assault, Concussion
“My head feels like twenty pounds of Silly Putty. Next time we go playin’ together try not to make me your landing pad, please.”
— Bill Maxwell, The Greatest American Hero, Season 1: The Greatest American Hero
Tagged: Headache
“We vote because I say we vote!”
— B.A. Baracus, The A-Team, Season 1: Pros and Cons
Tagged: voting
“When I met you four years ago, you were driving a Jag. I said to myself, who is this sharp piece of business driving an English sled looking like a million dollars? Now four girlfriends later, I'm asking myself who is this skunk wearing Hush Puppies and walking to work?”
— Sgt. Rita Lee Lance, Silk Stalkings, Season 1: Silk Stalkings
Tagged: Disappointment, Jaded, Jaguar, english, Hush Puppies, Skunk
“[Murdock is singing in the cockpit when Hannibal joins him]
Hannibal: The sleeping giant awakes.

[Murdock stops singing and stares shocked at Hannibal.]

Hannibal: How fast can you bring us down?

Murdock: You just landed, brother.”
— John 'Hannibal' Smith, The A-Team, Season 1: Mexican Slayride
Tagged: Flying, Terror
“Murdock: [from inside padded cell] TRAAAAASH BAGS! I want TRAAAAASH BAGS! I want 'em! I want 'em!!

Psychiatrist: [To guard] Do we have any trash bags? Maybe he'll put his head inside and suffocate.”
— 'Howling Mad' Murdock, The A-Team, Season 1: Pros and Cons
Tagged: padded cell, Psychiatry, Mental Illness
“[Hannibal is strapping an unconscious B.A. to his seat on the plane.]
Amy: Excuse me, but what are you doing?

Hannibal: We're tying him up so he won't kill us if he comes-to.

Amy: [looking puzzled] I see. Excuse me again, but isn't he one of you, I mean isn't he on the team?

Face: Yes.

Amy: So then why do you have to drug him?

Hannibal: He hates the pilot.

Amy: Hates the pilot? Why?

Face: Because our pilot is insane.

Amy: [pointing at the cockpit] So he's up there now, flying us?

Face: Yes.
[Murdock, who should be flying the plane, walks past singing. Face gets up and leads him back to the cockpit]

Face: What a kidder!

Amy: I'm not sure you are exactly what I bargained for.

Hannibal: Let's get something straight right now. You want your friend back. The authorities shined you on, so you went out and hired a bunch of gun-fighters. Now, if you wanted someone with good manners, you should've hired an English butler.

Amy: The pilot's really insane?

Hannibal: We think so.

Amy: Are you still being chased by the government?

Hannibal: That's right.

Amy: What I don't understand, is why you're not living in Switzerland, where it's safe?

Hannibal: Because we're not Swiss. We're Americans. We've got a little problem right now. But we'll work our way out of it somehow. In the mean time, we stick together and do what we do best.”
— John 'Hannibal' Smith, The A-Team, Season 1: Mexican Slayride
Tagged: pilot, insane, Americans, Switzerland
“[Murdock is being shown Rorschach ink blots by a prison psychiatrist. The first picture is a butterfly]
Murdock: Tractor.

Psychiatrist: You don't really see a tractor, do you, Murdock?

Murdock: [smiles] You're right. I was just guessing.

Psychiatrist: Well, don't guess. What does it look like?

Murdock: Ink. It looks like ink. See, I have done this most of my life off and on and I don't see nothin', so I just guess.

Psychiatrist: It looks like a butterfly, don't it? See, there's the wings and there's the head.

Murdock: Hey, yeah. Yeah! I see that. Yeah, it's a butterfly!

Psychiatrist: Good. Butterfly. Now what is this?
[Psychiatrist puts another picture on the table.]

Murdock: Garbage bag. Empty garbage bag.
[Psychiatrist rolls eyes and motions for the guard to take Murdock away.]

Murdock: I'd like a trash bag, please, if you have one. I really could use a trash bag.”
— 'Howling Mad' Murdock, The A-Team, Season 1: Pros and Cons
Tagged: Psychiatry, Rorschach tests
“Murdock: TRAAAAAASH BAGS! I want TRAAAAAASH BAGS! [gets one and stops shouting]

Psychiatrist: We give him one, and he shuts up for a couple of hours.

Face: Hmmm. Interesting. If I could talk to him, I might be able to determine if it's a genuine neurotic fixation or if our boy is trying to section eight his way into the soft walls of a prison psych ward.

Psychiatrist: I sure would appreciate that. None of us can get any sleep around here.”
— 'Howling Mad' Murdock, The A-Team, Season 1: Pros and Cons
Tagged: Mental Illness, neurotic
“Hannibal: Murdock, B.A., take the right. Face, stay with me.

Face: Uh, Hannibal, if we're gonna fight, I'd really prefer to be teamed with B.A.

Murdock: Me, too.

Hannibal: Are you guys saying you don't want to team up with me?

Face and Murdock: Yes!

Hannibal: Why?

B.A.: I'll tell you why. Because when you're on the jazz, man, you're dangerous!”
— John 'Hannibal' Smith, The A-Team, Season 1: West Coast Turnaround
Tagged: Fighting, Teamwork
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