General Taylor Why, son, the shadow of your ass'd weigh 20 pounds.
Played by Noble Willingham 
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) · 75 quotes
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) · 75 quotes
5th most-quoted character in Good Morning, Vietnam (1987): in 6 of its 75 quotes
A line from General TaylorLieutenant, you don't know whether you're shot, ****, powder-burned, or snakebit.
More lines from General Taylor
4 quotes General Taylor General Taylor Military intelligence? There's a contradiction in terms.
General Taylor It doesn't make a damn whether you play polkas or don't play polkas. Military politics. Nothing personal. The men just like him better than they do you.
General Taylor Now this thing is a delicate balance over here, and I don't want it dependent on a disc jockey. Then men want him back. I want him back.
Scenes with General Taylor
1 scene
Sergeant Major Dickerson
Ten-hut.
BG Taylor
At ease. [Turns to Adrian] Cronauer, I'm sorry as hell about this thing. Goddamnit, I like you, son. I like what you do. Most of all, I like what you've done for the men. [Pauses, glancing at SGM Dickerson] But fact's a fact. This could give the Army a black eye. I'm not gonna cover for you this time, son.
Sir- what about the show?
BG Taylor
We'll handle it. I'm sorry, son.
[BG Taylor leaves Sergeant Major Dickerson's office; there is a long pause. Cronauer looks at Sergeant Major Dickerson, at a loss for words.]
Why'd you do this?
Sergeant Major Dickerson
I don't like your style, your politics or your sense of humor. I don't like what you say or how you say it. From now on the fighting men of Vietnam will hear exactly what they're supposed to hear. You're on a DC-8 out of Tan Sun Nhut Airport tomorrow morning- I recommend you pack quietly. That's all I have for you, Airman.
[Sergeant Major Dickerson sits down at his desk, returning to his paperwork. Cronauer heads for the door, but halts suddenly and turns and leans back into the office.]
You know? [SGM Dickerson looks up] You are in more dire need of a blowjob than any other white man in history.
BG Taylor
[Cronauer closes the office door and leaves; Dickerson gets up to pursue him, but BG Taylor is waiting in the hallway.]
Whoa, there, Dick. Put the brakes on. I wanted to wait until Airman had left to talk with you. Dick, I'm transferring you.
Sergeant Major Dickerson
[Startled]
Transferring me, sir?
BG Taylor
Mm-hmm.
Sergeant Major Dickerson
Where to, sir?
BG Taylor
You're goin' to Guam.
Sergeant Major Dickerson
Guam, sir?! There's nothing goin' on in Guam! Why Guam?
BG Taylor
Dick, I've covered for you a lot of times, 'cause I thought you was a little crazy. But you're not crazy, you're mean. And this is just radio.
BG Taylor
[BG Taylor walks away, leaving a stunned Dickerson behind him. As he presses the button for an elevator and gets inside, Taylor starts laughing.]
"More dire need of a blowjob than any other white man in history". That's funny.
