Good Morning, Vietnam Quotes

Good Morning, Vietnam is a television show that debuted in 1970 . Good Morning, Vietnam completed its run in 1970.

It features Larry Brezner, and Mark Johnson as producer, Alex North in charge of musical score, and Peter Sova as head of cinematography.

Good Morning, Vietnam is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Good Morning, Vietnam is 121 minutes long. Good Morning, Vietnam is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

The cast includes: Robin Williams as Adrian Cronauer, J. T. Walsh as Sgt. Major Dickerson, Richard Edson as Private Abersold, Forest Whitaker as Edward Garlick, Juney Smith as Phil McPherson, J. T. Walsh as Dickerson, Củ Bà Nguyễn as Jimmy Wah, Tung Thanh Tran as Tuan, Chintara Sukapatana as Trinh, and Richard Portnow as Dan 'The Man' Levitan.

Good Morning, Vietnam Quotes

Robin Williams as Adrian Cronauer

• (Robin Williams) "Mantovani? They feed Mantovani to insomniacs who don't respond to strong drugs."

• (Robin Williams) "I can't even make fun of Richard Nixon, and there's a man who's screaming out to be made fun of."

• (Robin Williams) "Goooooooood morning, Vietnam. Hey, this is not a test. This is rock and roll. Time to rock it from the Delta to the D.M.Z.."

• (Robin Williams) "Should've gotten the one with the training wheels pal."
• (Forest Whitaker) "I was almost killed. A truck's bumper was this far from my nose. My whole life passed before my eyes -- and it wasn't even interesting to me."

• (Robin Williams) "Good morning, Vietnam. Hey, this is not a test. This is rock and roll. Time to rock it from the delta to the DMZ. Is that me, or does that sound like an Elvis Presley movie? Viva Da Nang. Oh, viva, Da Nang. Da Nang me, Da Nang me. Why don't they get a rope and hang me? Hey, is it a little too early for being that loud? Hey, too late. It's 0600 What's the "0" stand for? Oh, my God, it's early. Speaking of early, how about that Cro-Magnon, Marty Dreiwitz? Thank you, Marty, for "silky-smooth sound." Make me sound like Peggy Lee. Freddy and the Dreamers. Wrong speed. We've got it on the wrong speed. For those of you recovering from a hangover, that's gonna sound just right. Let's put her right back down. Let's try it a little faster, see if that picks it up a little bit. Those pilots are going, "I really like the music. I really like the music. I really like the music." Oh, it's still a bad song. Hey, wait a minute. Let's try something. Let's play this backwards and see if it gets any better. Freddy is a devil. Freddy is a devil. Picture a man going on a journey beyond sight and sound. He's left Crete. He's entered the demilitarized zone. All right. Hey, what is this "demilitarized zone"? What do they mean, "police action"? Sounds like a couple of cops in Brooklyn going, "You know, she looks pretty to me." Hey, whatever it is, I like it because it gets you on your toes better than a strong cup of cappuccino. What is a demilitarized zone? Sounds like something out of The Wizard of Oz, Oh, no, don't go in there. Oh-we-oh Ho Chi'Minh Oh, look, you've landed in Saigon. You're among the little people now. We represent the ARVN Army The ARVN Army Oh, no. Follow the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Follow the Ho Chi Minh Trail. "Oh, I'll get you, my pretty." Oh, my God. It's the wicked witch of the north. It's Hanoi Hanna. "Now, little GI, you and your little 'tune-ooh' too." "Oh, Adrian. Adrian. What are you doing, Adrian?" Oh, Hanna, you slut. You've been down on everything but the Titanic. Stop it right now. Hey, uh, hi. Can you help me? What's your name? "My name's Roosevelt E. Roosevelt." Roosevelt, what town are you stationed in?. "I'm stationed in Poontang." Well, thank you, Roosevelt. What's the weather like out there? "It's hot. Damn hot. Real hot. Hottest things is my shorts. I could cook things in it. A little crotch pot cooking." Well, can you tell me what it feels like. "Fool, it's hot. I told you again. Were you born on the sun? It's damn hot. I saw; It's so damn hot, I saw little guys, their orange robes burst into flames. It's that hot. Do you know what I'm talking about." What do you think it's going to be like tonight? "It's gonna be hot and wet. That's nice if you're with a lady, but it ain't no good if you're in the jungle." Thank you, Roosevelt. Here's a song coming your way right now. "Nowhere To Run To" by Martha and the Vandellas. Yes. Hey, you know what I mean. Too much?"

• (Robin Williams) "Gentlemen, what can I say but "hiya"?"
• (Censor #1) "Hiya."
• (Censor #2) "Hiya."
• (Robin Williams) "Okay, which one of you is throwing his voice?"

• (Robin Williams) "Goooooooood morning Vietnam. It's 0600 hours. What does the "O" stand for? O my God, it's early. Speaking of early, let's hear it for that Marty Lee Drywitz. Silky smooth sounds, making me sound like Peggy Lee --"

• (Robin Williams) "Phan Duc To."
• (Robin Williams) "Get back here."

• (Robin Williams) "Excuse me, sir. Seeing as how the V.P. is such a V.I.P., shouldn't we keep the P.C. on the Q.T.? 'Cause if it leaks to the V.C. he could end up M.I.A., and then we'd all be put out in K.P."

• (Robin Williams) "What's the demilitarized zone? It sounds like something from the Wizard of Oz "Oh no don't go in there." "Ohhh wee ohh. Ho Chi Minh." "Oh look you've landed in Saigon. You're amongst the little people now." "We represent the ARVN army, the ARVN army. Oh no. Follow the Ho Chi Minh trail. Follow the Ho Chi Minh trail.""

• (Robin Williams) "If I don't get to my English class, they'll be a lot of people speaking in short choppy sentences."
• (Forest Whitaker) "Look, we've got to talk and talk now."
• (Robin Williams) "Not now man come on."
• (Forest Whitaker) "I can't believe you. What? That's it? You're going to leave the whole f***ing thing behind and leave everything f***ing hanging. People are depending on you."
• (Robin Williams) "Edward, please. That's two nasty words in one year. Forgive me."

• (Robin Williams) "I got to tell you somethin', you know? I've been all around the world, seen a lot of places and a lot of people. I have never, ever in my travels come across a man as large as you -- with as much muscles, who has absolutely no penis."

• (Robin Williams) "Thank you for the lovely tune, that funky music will drive us till the dawn. Let's go, let's bugaloo till we puke."

• (Lt. Steven Hauk) "Furthermore, you are to stick to playing normal modes of music, not weird stuff. Those who we'd find acceptable here would include Lawrence Welk, Jim Nabors, Mantovani --"
• (Robin Williams) "-- Percy Faith --"
• (Lt. Steven Hauk) "Percy Faith -- good --. Andy Williams, Perry Como, and certain ballads by Mr. Frank Sinatra."
• (Robin Williams) "Would Bob Dylan be outta line?"
• (Lt. Steven Hauk) "Way, way outta line."

• (Robin Williams) "Gooooooooood-byyyyyyye Vietnaaaaam. That's right, I'm history -- I'm outta here. I got the lucky ticket home, baby. Rollin, rollin, rollin' -- keep them wagons rollin', rawhide. Yeah, that's right -- the final Adrian Cronauer broadcast -- and this one is brought to you by our friends at the Pentagon. Remember the people who brought you Korea? That's right, the U.S. Army. If it's being done correctly, here or abroad, it's probably not being done by the Army."
• (Robin Williams) "I heard that."
• (Robin Williams) "Oh, you're here -- good to see ya."
• (Robin Williams) "I'm here to make sure you don't say anything controversial."
• (Robin Williams) "Speaking of things controversial, is it true that there is a marijuana problem here in Vietnam?"
• (Robin Williams) "No, it's not a problem, everybody has it."
• (Robin Williams) "I don't know, Adrian."
• (Robin Williams) "Leo. Leo."
• (Robin Williams) "Adrian, take care of yourself. I just want you to know one thing -- if you're going to be dressing in civilian clothes, don't forget pumps."
• (Robin Williams) "Thank you Leo -- thanks for these. Oh, these are special."
• (Robin Williams) "They're ruby slippers, Adrian. Put these on and say 'there's no place like home', 'there's no place like home' and you can be there."
• (Robin Williams) "I hope -- I hope we all could."

• (Robin Williams) "Real homey, in an opium kinda way."

• (Robin Williams) "Five months in Vietnam, and my best friend is a V.C. THIS WILL NOT LOOK GOOD ON A RESUMÈ."

• (Robin Williams) "I know about the bombing, Sparky. No wonder you hauled ass. You were my friend. I trusted you."
• (Robin Williams) "YOU HEAR ME?"
• (Tung Thanh Tran) "You a naive man, Cronauer. You take a stupid side. Now you have to go. You're better off."
• (Robin Williams) "That's not the f***ing point. You understand me? I fought to get you into that bar. And then you blow the f***ing place up. Listen -- I gave you my friendship -- and my trust. And now they tell me that my best friend is the god**** enemy."
• (Tung Thanh Tran) "ENEMY? What is enemy? You killing my own people so many miles from your home. We not the enemy. You the enemy."
• (Robin Williams) "You used me to kill two people. Two people DIED in that f***ing bar."
• (Tung Thanh Tran) "Big f***ing deal. My mother is dead. And my older brother, who be 29 years old, he dead. Shot by Americans. My neighbor, dead. His wife, dead. WHY? Because we're not human to them. We're only little Vietnamese -- and I'm stupid enough to save your bulls*** life at An Lac."

• (Robin Williams) "Oh, Edward, don't you do anything that's not by the book?"
• (Forest Whitaker) "Not when I get into trouble. No I don't."
• (Robin Williams) "You know, Eddie, sometimes you got to specifically go out of your way to get into trouble. It's called fun. What's that? Come on. Take some chances once in a while, Edward. That's what life's all about."

• (Robin Williams) "Good Morning, Vietnam. Hey, I know it's not the morning, but that's my trademark, and 'good evening' sounds too depressing. Hey, we're going right now to news"
• (Robin Williams) "From England -- today, Princess Margaret threw a shoe."
• (Robin Williams) "Queen Elizabeth -- Elizabeth Taylor. She's still married after six months. Way to go, Liz. Yay."
• (Robin Williams) "RIGHT. In -- in Saigon today, according to official sources, nothing actually happened. One thing that didn't officially happen was a bomb didn't officially explode at 1430 hours, unofficially destroying Jimmy Wah's cafe."
• (J. T. Walsh) "Get him out of there."
• (Robin Williams) "Three men were unofficially wounded, and two men whose identities are not known at this time --"
• (J. T. Walsh) "Break the god**** door down."
• (Robin Williams) "-- the fire department responded, which we believe to be unofficial at this present moment --"
• (J. T. Walsh) "Turn it off. Now."
• (Robin Williams) "I just want to think that you should --"

• (Robin Williams) "How can you fight a war in this s***? I don't know where they are, I don't even know where I am. I can't see dick. Like hunting with Ray Charles."

• (Robin Williams) "That's all right. I did. Hey, come on now. If you kick out the gooks, the next thing, you have to kick out the chinks, the spicks, the spooks and kikes. All that's gonna be left in here are a couple of brain-dead rednecks, and what fun would that be?"

• (General Taylor) "Cronauer, I'm sorry as hell about this thing. Goddammit, I like you, son. I like what you do. Most of all, I like what you done for the men. But facts facts. This could give the Army a black eye. I'm not gonna cover for you this time, son."
• (Robin Williams) "Sir, what about the show?"
• (General Taylor) "We'll handle it."

• (Lt. Steven Hauk) "First of all, don't make fun of the weather here, and don't say the weather is the same all the time here. Because it's not. In fact, it's two degrees colder today than yesterday."
• (Robin Williams) "Two degrees colder, me without my muff."

• (Robin Williams) "You know, you're very beautiful. You're also very quiet. And I'm not used to girls being that quiet unless they're medicated. Normally I go out with girls who talk so much you could hook them up to a wind turbine and they could power a small New Hampshire town."

• (Robin Williams) "Here's a little advice: Never eat in a Vietnamese restaurant next to a pound."

• (Robin Williams) "You are in more dire need of a blowjob than any white man in history."

• (Robin Williams) "In the dictionary under "asshole" it says "See him.""

• (Robin Williams) "What is the difference between the Cub Scouts and the military? Bzzzzzt. Cub Scouts don't have heavy artillery."

• (Lieutenant Steven Hauk) "I understand you're pretty funny as a dee-jay and, well, comedy is kind of a hobby of mine. Well, actually, it's a little more than just a hobby, Reader's Digest is considering publishing two of my jokes."
• (Robin Williams) "Really."
• (Lieutenant Steven Hauk) "Yeah. And perhaps some night we could maybe get together and swap humorous stories, for fun."
• (Robin Williams) "Oh, why not? Maybe play a couple of Tennessee Ernie Ford records, that'd be a hoot."
• (Lieutenant Steven Hauk) "That's a joke, right?"
• (Robin Williams) "Maybe."
• (Lieutenant Steven Hauk) "I get it."

• (Robin Williams) "s***. This stuff is burning the hair off my feet."

• (Censor #1) "What do you think you're doing? You know you're forbidden to read anything not checked by this office."
• (Robin Williams) "What was there to check? I was there."
• (Censor #1) "You know the rules, airman. If this is a legitimate news story, it must go through proper channels."
• (Robin Williams) "Look, tweedledee, it's an actual event."
• (Robin Williams) "What do you think this came from? Shaving? It's the truth. I just want to report the truth. It'll be a nice change of pace."
• (J. T. Walsh) "What's going on here?"
• (Robin Williams) "Sir, will you listen to me?"
• (J. T. Walsh) "This is not official news, airman. As far as I'm concerned, it didn't happen."
• (Robin Williams) "It did happen."
• (J. T. Walsh) "You shut your mouth."
• (Robin Williams) "What are you afraid of Dickerson? People might find out there's a war going on?"
• (J. T. Walsh) "This news is not official."
• (Robin Williams) "You wanna know the assumption is perfectly safe around here? Well, it's not. The fighting's not in the hills, it's downtown. It's a"
• (Robin Williams) "couple of f***ing blocks."
• (J. T. Walsh) "I said it's none of your god**** business."
• (Robin Williams) "I see your point. I'm sorry. Once I get inside and hit these air conditioners I get a little dizzy. Thanks for setting me straight."

• (Robin Williams) "I just want to begin by saying to Roosevelt E. Roosevelt, what it is, what it shall be, what it was. The weather out there today is hot and s***ty with continued hot and s***ty in the afternoon. Tomorrow a chance of continued crappy with a pissy weather front coming down from the north. Basically, it's hotter than a snake's ass in a wagon rut."

• (Robin Williams) "Okay, if someone is not telling the truth, you say that they are full of --"
• (Unnamed) "s***."
• (Robin Williams) "If someone has made you angry or angrier, they have --"
• (Unnamed) "Pissed me off."

• (Robin Williams) "I'm sayin' I'm through, Ed. I'm tired of people tellin' me what I can't say. "This news isn't official." "That comment is too sarcastic." I can't even make fun of Richard Nixon and there's a man who's screaming out to be made fun of."

• (Robin Williams) "Here's a news flash: Today President Lyndon Johnson passed a highway beautification bill. The bill basically said that his daughters could not drive in a convertible on public highways."

Juney Smith as Phil McPherson

• (Lt. Steven Hauk) "Who do we have slated for live entertainment in November?"
• (Juney Smith) "Well, we originally wanted Bob Hope, but it turns out he won't come."
• (Lt. Steven Hauk) "Why not?"
• (Forest Whitaker) "He doesn't play police actions, just wars. Bob likes a big room, sir."
• (Lt. Steven Hauk) "That is not funny."
• (Richard Edson) "How about if it escalated?"
• (Lt. Steven Hauk) "How about if what escalated?"
• (Richard Edson) "The Vietnam conflict."
• (Lt. Steven Hauk) "The Vietnam conflict. We are not going to escalate a whole war just so we can book a big name comedian."

Forest Whitaker as Edward Garlick

• (Forest Whitaker) "Even encapsulated in two seconds, my life is dull. I find that very alarming."

• (Forest Whitaker) "What will you do, sir? What will you do? What will you do with your time?"
• (Robin Williams) "Oh, I don't know. There are plenty of things I can think of. Maybe go downtown and try to find a Vietnamese man named "Phil.""

• (Forest Whitaker) "-- and if you dooooooo -- and if you doooooo"

• (Forest Whitaker) "We're here, sir -- Jimmy Wah's."
• (Forest Whitaker) "This is the place where we like to hang out, sir."
• (Robin Williams) "Real homey -- in an opium kind of way."
• (Forest Whitaker) "That's Jimmy Wah. He owns the place."
• (Củ Bà Nguyễn) "Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi."
• (Củ Bà Nguyễn) "Now you say hi to me then you smile."
• (Củ Bà Nguyễn) "And you two Earl want a couple beer?"
• (Forest Whitaker) "We'd love a couple beers, Jimmy."
• (Robin Williams) "Why are our names Earl?"
• (Forest Whitaker) "He calls everybody Earl."
• (Robin Williams) "Is it me, or is Jimmy light in the loafers?"
• (Forest Whitaker) "Let me put it to you this way. He's got this thing for Walter Brennan. He says he wants to buy naked photographs of the actor? For three years, he's been trying."

• (Forest Whitaker) "No, Phil, he's not all right. A man does not refer to Pat Boone as a beautiful genius if things are all right."

• (Forest Whitaker) "From a Marine in Da Nang: "Captain Hauk sucks the sweat off of a dead man's balls." I have no idea what that means, sir, but it seems very negative to me."

• (Forest Whitaker) "We got one letter from a man who thought that Hauk's comedy was "visionary and interesting." The other eleven hundred calls say that the man can't do comedy to save his dick --. That's a direct quote, sir."

J. T. Walsh as Sgt. Major Dickerson

• (J. T. Walsh) "You're not gonna last long here, pal."
• (Robin Williams) "You can always send me back to Crete."
• (J. T. Walsh) "Oh, you think this is a joke. I can come up with alternatives other than Crete and I'm real good at stuff like that. I got people stuck in places they haven't even considered how to get out of yet. You don't think I can come up with something good? Can you envision some fairly unattractive alternatives?"
• (Robin Williams) "Not without slides."

• (J. T. Walsh) "You better not even come within range of anything that happens or your ass is grass, and I'm a lawn mower."

• (J. T. Walsh) "What does three up and three down mean to you, airman?"
• (Robin Williams) "End of an inning?"

• (General Taylor) "Woah, Dick, put the brakes on. I wanted to wait until airman left to talk with you. Dick, I'm transferring you."
• (J. T. Walsh) "Transferring me? Where to sir?"
• (General Taylor) "You're going to Guam."
• (J. T. Walsh) "Guam sir? There's nothing going on in Guam. Why Guam?"
• (General Taylor) "Dick, I've covered for you a lot of times cause I thought you were a little crazy. But you're not crazy, you're mean. And this is just radio."
• (General Taylor) ""More dire need of a blowjob than any white man in history." That's funny."

• (J. T. Walsh) "Welcome back."
• (Robin Williams) "Thank you sergeant. I've missed you."
• (J. T. Walsh) "I'm informing you that you're outta here. I want your bags packed and ready to go by tomorrow afternoon."
• (Robin Williams) "You don't have the power -- I'll take this right to the authorities."
• (J. T. Walsh) "I am the authorities, you moron. Oh, I've got your pansy ass in a sling now, Cronauer. Who's Tuan? The guys who flew you in radioed that they picked up a young South Vietnamese boy with you and Garlick. Who is this South Vietnamese boy?"
• (Robin Williams) "He's a friend from my class who risked his ass to save my life."
• (J. T. Walsh) "A friend? Well, your friend is a VC terrorist."
• (Robin Williams) "Yeah, and my mother's a werewolf, right?"
• (J. T. Walsh) "Tuan is also known as Phan Duc To. He's currently wanted by the South Vietnamese police in connection with several bombings in the area, including the one at Jimmy Wah's. Surely you're familiar with that incident."
• (J. T. Walsh) "Did you ever wonder how a young South Vietnamese boy gets into and out of VC-held territory? It's dangerous out there -- things just jump out at you. And yet this boy can get in and out without a scratch. And what about Jimmy Wah's? Didn't you ever wonder why you were pulled out just moments before the whole place blew up? Or are you normally not that inquisitive?"
• (J. T. Walsh) "Friends of Phan Duc To. These three were executed shortly after this photo was taken."
• (J. T. Walsh) "Your friend is next. I don't recommend that you tangle with me on this one, airman, as not too many high-ranking officers would be sympathetic to a serviceman with links to terrorists. The Army is kind of quirky that way. A conviction on a charge of treason against the United States carries with it some penalties on the stiff side, if you know what I mean. I have arranged for an honorable discharge, provided that you leave without incident."

Củ Bà Nguyễn as Jimmy Wah

• (Củ Bà Nguyễn) "There your beer."
• (Forest Whitaker) "Thank you Jimmy."
• (Củ Bà Nguyễn) "Any movement on the Walter Brennan thing?"
• (Forest Whitaker) "No -- and it doesn't look good, Jimmy."
• (Củ Bà Nguyễn) "He look good to me."

• (Củ Bà Nguyễn) "My bar. Why."

• (Củ Bà Nguyễn) "Aha. Earl. Ah, you again. No more fighting, OK?"
• (Robin Williams) "Nice shiny green suit -- you look like an Oriental leprechaun."
• (Củ Bà Nguyễn) "Ha, ha. You like? I got it in Hong Kong -- home of the shiny green suit."

Chintara Sukapatana as Trinh

• (Chintara Sukapatana) "You talk, I think, very much."
• (Robin Williams) "Well, you see, I'm not used to going out on a date with a grand jury, and it makes me a little nervous."
• (Chintara Sukapatana) "I don't want makes you nervous, 'Cronow'. I knows you very nice, and for trusting -- you is the best -- on the gently of what you say -- and never to be for both the same and the other."
• (Robin Williams) "Well, I had you there, babe, but then you lost me at the end."

Richard Edson as Private Abersold

• (Lieutenant Steven Hauk) ""Good morning, Vietnam." What the heck is that supposed to mean?"
• (Richard Edson) "I don't know, Lieutenant, I guess it means good morning, Vietnam."
• (Lieutenant Steven Hauk) "And who gave him permission to play modern music?"

• (Staff Sgt. Dreiwitz) "Hello. I'm William Holden."
• (Richard Edson) "Hey, how come I'm the only one who don't get one?"
• (Richard Portnow) "I'm Dan "The Man" Levitan. You've probably heard my radio show. Haha."

• (Richard Edson) "You know, he's funny, he's like a Marx Brother."
• (Lieutenant Steven Hauk) "And which Marx Brother would that be, Private? Zeppo? I don't find him funny at all."
• (Richard Edson) "Zeppo? Wasn't he the one with the hat?"

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