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-->'''Wainwright:''' You know something, Lamont? It puzzles me how a man like yourself, [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob who has absolutely nothing to do]], can be late for every little engagement?

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-->'''Wainwright:''' You know something, Lamont? It puzzles me how a man like yourself, [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob who has absolutely nothing to do]], do, can be late for every little engagement?
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* When Dr. Tam is being dramatically recruited to join the Shadow’s organization, he asks if he can ask his wife first.
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* ''The Golden Vulture'' by [[Franchise/DocSavage Lester Dent]]:

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* ''The Golden Vulture'' by [[Franchise/DocSavage [[Literature/DocSavage Lester Dent]]:
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-->'''Moe:''' I sense somebody's coming...
--> '''''SPLAT''''' The warrior hits the sidewalk near Moe's cab.

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-->'''Moe:''' I sense somebody's coming...
--> '''''SPLAT'''''
coming...\\
'''''(SPLAT)'''''
The warrior hits the sidewalk near Moe's cab.



* When Lamont meets Khan in the restaurant and [[DeadpanSnarker tries to give him the number of a good psychiatrist he knows]], Khan loses him temper and drives [[FlyingWeapon the Phurba]] point-first into the table between then.

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* When Lamont meets Khan in the restaurant and [[DeadpanSnarker tries to give him the number of a good psychiatrist he knows]], Khan loses him his temper and drives [[FlyingWeapon the Phurba]] point-first into the table between then.
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** [[MythologyGag Which actually references how back in the 30s and 40s radio shows]], including ''The Shadow'', [[EnforcedPlug would stop their plots to plug their sponsors' products before resuming the story]].
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-->'''Wainwright:''' You know something, Lamont? It puzzles me how a man like yourself, who has absolutely nothing to do, can be late for every little engagement?

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-->'''Wainwright:''' You know something, Lamont? It puzzles me how a man like yourself, [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob who has absolutely nothing to do, do]], can be late for every little engagement?
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* Sort of a meta one. The way the makeup changes when Lamont goes into Shadow mode..."The Shadow's Nose."
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* During their first meeting, Khan does a big speech on how he's planning to conquer the world.
-->'''Khan''': That is a lovely tie, by the way. Where did you get it?
-->'''Lamont''': Brooks Brothers.
-->'''Khan''': Is that mid-town?
-->'''Lamont''': 35th and Manhattan. You are a barbarian.
* In a second meeting, Lamont and Khan each fire a gun at each other and the bullets just collide in mid-air. Both men just stare with open-mouthed "are you ''kidding'' me?!" looks.

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* The part where he tries to hypnotise Margo into forgetting her. Not only is she immune due to her own telepathy, but also accuses him of being drunk. The look on Cranston's face was priceless after.

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* The part where he tries to hypnotise Margo into forgetting her.him. Not only is she immune due to her own telepathy, but also accuses him of being drunk. The look on Cranston's face was priceless after.




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* When Lamont meets Khan in the restaurant and [[DeadpanSnarker tries to give him the number of a good psychiatrist he knows]], Khan loses him temper and drives [[FlyingWeapon the Phurba]] point-first into the table between then.
-->'''Lamont:''' Oh, ''that'' knife.[[note]]Neither of them had mentioned a knife at any point in the conversation.[[/note]]
-->'''Khan:''' Recognize it? I took it from the Tulku. No, no, I correct myself. I took it ''out'' of the Tulku after I ''ran it through his heart.''
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* ''The Golden Vulture'' by [[DocSavage Lester Dent]]:

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* ''The Golden Vulture'' by [[DocSavage [[Franchise/DocSavage Lester Dent]]:

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* Moe and Margo standing in the rain, waiting.
-->'''Moe:''' You know what I love about this job? [[DeadpanSnarker The excitement.]]
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-->'''MOE:''' I sense somebody's coming...

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-->'''MOE:''' -->'''Moe:''' I sense somebody's coming...



-->WAINWRIGHT: You know something, Lamont? It puzzles me how a man like yourself, who has absolutely nothing to do, can be late for every little engagement?
-->LAMONT: Practice, Uncle Wainwright. Lots and lots of practice.

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-->WAINWRIGHT: -->'''Wainwright:''' You know something, Lamont? It puzzles me how a man like yourself, who has absolutely nothing to do, can be late for every little engagement?
-->LAMONT: -->'''Lamont:''' Practice, Uncle Wainwright. Lots and lots of practice.



-->MARGO: We need each other.
-->LAMONT: No, we don’t.
-->MARGO: We have a connection.
-->LAMONT: No, we don’t.
-->MARGO: Then how do you explain that I can read your thoughts?
-->LAMONT: My thoughts are hard to miss.
-->MARGO: And why is that?
-->LAMONT: Psychically, I’m very well endowed.
-->MARGO: (yeah right) I’ll bet you are.

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-->MARGO: -->'''Margo:''' We need each other.
-->LAMONT: -->'''Lamont:''' No, we don’t.
-->MARGO: -->'''Margo:''' We have a connection.
-->LAMONT: -->'''Lamont:''' No, we don’t.
-->MARGO: -->'''Margo:''' Then how do you explain that I can read your thoughts?
-->LAMONT: -->'''Lamont:''' My thoughts are hard to miss.
-->MARGO: -->'''Margo:''' And why is that?
-->LAMONT: -->'''Lamont:''' Psychically, I’m very well endowed.
-->MARGO: -->'''Margo:''' (yeah right) I’ll bet you are.
are.



-->'''Margo Lane''': Oh, God I dreamed.
-->'''Lamont Cranston''': So did I. What did you dream?
-->'''Margo Lane''': I was lying naked on a beach in the South Seas. The tide was coming up to my toes. The sun was beating down. My skin hot and cool at the same time. It was wonderful. What was yours?
-->'''Lamont Cranston''': I dreamed I tore all the skin off my face and was somebody else underneath.
-->'''Margo Lane''': You've got problems.
-->'''Lamont Cranston''': I'm aware of that.

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-->'''Margo Lane''': -->'''Margo''': Oh, God I dreamed.
-->'''Lamont Cranston''': -->'''Lamont''': So did I. What did you dream?
-->'''Margo Lane''': -->'''Margo''': I was lying naked on a beach in the South Seas. The tide was coming up to my toes. The sun was beating down. My skin hot and cool at the same time. It was wonderful. What was yours?
-->'''Lamont Cranston''': -->'''Lamont''': I dreamed I tore all the skin off my face and was somebody else underneath.
-->'''Margo Lane''': -->'''Margo''': You've got problems.
-->'''Lamont Cranston''': -->'''Lamont''': I'm aware of that.






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* The part where he tries to hypnotise Margo into forgetting her. Not only is she immune due to her own telepathy, but also accuses him of being drunk. The look on Cranston's face was priceless after.
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-->'''Margo Lane''': You've got problems.
-->'''Lamont Cranston''': I'm aware of that.
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-->'''Margo Lane: I was lying naked on a beach in the South Seas. The tide was coming up to my toes. The sun was beating down. My skin hot and cool at the same time. It was wonderful. What was yours?'''
-->'''Lamont Cranston: I dreamed I tore all the skin off my face and was somebody else underneath.'''

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-->'''Margo Lane: Lane''': I was lying naked on a beach in the South Seas. The tide was coming up to my toes. The sun was beating down. My skin hot and cool at the same time. It was wonderful. What was yours?'''
yours?
-->'''Lamont Cranston: Cranston''': I dreamed I tore all the skin off my face and was somebody else underneath.'''
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* The following exchange concerning dreams:
-->'''Margo Lane''': Oh, God I dreamed.
-->'''Lamont Cranston''': So did I. What did you dream?
-->'''Margo Lane: I was lying naked on a beach in the South Seas. The tide was coming up to my toes. The sun was beating down. My skin hot and cool at the same time. It was wonderful. What was yours?'''
-->'''Lamont Cranston: I dreamed I tore all the skin off my face and was somebody else underneath.'''

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!!From ''[[Film.TheShadow The 1994 film]]''

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!!From ''[[Film.the [[Film.TheShadow The 1994 film]]''film]]



-->MARGO: (yeah right) I’ll bet you are.

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-->MARGO: (yeah right) I’ll bet you are.are.

!! From the pulps:

* ''The Golden Vulture'' by [[DocSavage Lester Dent]]:
-->(One of the villains has realized that a chance to murder someone is a trap set by the Shadow)
-->O'Hallihan cursed violently.
-->"Seventy-fifth Feather!" he began calling over and over into the instrument. "Seventy-fifth Feather! Important orders! Seventy-fifth Feather!" He kept that up fully five minutes, his voice growing squeaky with excitement.
-->"Will the Fifty-first Feather do?" a voice asked, nervously.

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