A scene from Airplane! 1980
Talk Show Guest

They bought their tickets. They knew what they were getting in to. I say, let 'em crash!

Elaine

Would you gentlemen care to order your dinners?

First Jive Passenger

Bet, babe. Slide a piece o' da' porter. Drink side, run da' java.

Second Jive Passenger

Lookie here. I can dig grease 'n chompin' on some buns and draggin' through the garden.

Randy

Can I get you something?

Second Jive Passenger

'S'mofo butter layin' me to da' BONE! Jackin' me up... tight me

Randy

I'm sorry, I don't understand.

First Jive Passenger

Cutty say 'e can't HANG!

Jive Lady Passenger

Oh stewardess! I speak jive.

Randy

Oh, good.

Jive Lady Passenger

He said that he's in great pain and he wants to know if you can help him.

Randy

All right. Would you tell him to just relax and I'll be back as soon as I can with some medicine?

Jive Lady Passenger

Jus' hang loose, blood. She gonna catch ya up on da' rebound on da' med side.

Second Jive Passenger

What it is, big mama? My mama no raise no dummies. I dug her rap!

Jive Lady Passenger

Cut me some slack, Jack! Chump don' want no help, chump don't GET da' help!

First Jive Passenger

Say 'e can't hang, say seven up!

Jive Lady Passenger

Jive ass dude don't got no brains anyhow! Hmmph!

Passenger

Oh...it's my stomach. I haven't felt this awful since we saw that Ronald Reagan film.

Young Girl Passenger

*when offered cream for her coffee* No thank you, I take it black...like my men.

In this scene

Randy Lorna Patterson
Jive Lady Passenger Barbara Billingsley

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