History Quotes / BitingTheHandHumor

->''"Bidmead copes admirably with the [[Creator/JohnNathanTurner Nathan-Turner]] hell brief -- certainly better than anyone not named Robert Holmes ever did. (That he was coping is evident in the anecdote that he picked the name and setting of the story based on remembering a pair of [[MCEscher Escher]] prints hanging in someone’s office that Nathan-Turner hated. The reasons Nathan-Turner hated them ''[were]'' that he believed that 'art should exist to soothe, not distract.' If I had to reduce my objection to Nathan-Turner to a single fact, incidentally, that would be it.)"''

->''"Bidmead copes admirably with the [[Creator/JohnNathanTurner Nathan-Turner]] hell brief -- certainly better than anyone not named Robert Holmes ever did. (That he was coping is evident in the anecdote that he picked the name and setting of the story based on remembering a pair of [[MCEscher Escher]] prints hanging in someone’s office that Nathan-Turner hated. The reasons Nathan-Turner hated them ''[were]'' that he believed that '[[ViewersAreMorons art should exist to soothe, not distract.]]' If I had to reduce my objection to Nathan-Turner to a single fact, incidentally, that would be it.)"''

->''"During the party scene, Jameson has an encounter with businessman [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Roderick Kingsley]], who offers his advice on how to reinvigorate the failing ''Daily Bugle''. Kingsley says, 'Sell the majority of your shares to the public!' (That, of course, is what Ron Perelman had done with {{Marvel}} in 1991, and what is believed by many experts to be what ultimately led to the company going bankrupt in 1996.) Jameson replies, 'I'd never take the Bugle public, Kingsley-because I know that its long-term integrity would suffer under corporate connivers like you, who dream up ridiculous little 'schemes' which only produce short-term gains!' Yep, that pretty sums up what was going on at Marvel. If only [[BenevolentBoss J. Jonah Jameson could have been our owner…]]"''

-->'''''Series/FamilyGuy''''', "North by North Quahog"

->''"...And this movie haaaaaates the media. Kinda ironic considering what made the ''Spice Girls'' in the first place."''
-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick''', on ''Film/SpiceWorld''

In 1986, McCall (real name William Fries) was elected mayor of Ouray, Colorado.

->'''Bart:''' What if we don't get any footage?\\
'''Homer:''' Then we'll fake it, and sell it to the {{Fox}} Network.\\
'''Bart:''' Haha, they'll buy ''anything''!\\
'''Homer:''' Now, son, they produce a lot of quality programming.\\
''[Both burst into laughter]''

->'''Peter''': Well, unfortunately, Lois, there's just no more room on the schedule. We've just got to accept the fact that Fox has to make room for terrific shows like [[LongList "Dark Angel," "Titus," "Undeclared," "Action," "That 80's Show," "Wonderfalls," "Fastlane," "Andy Richter Controls the Universe," "Skin," "Girls Club," "Cracking Up," "The Pits," "Firefly," "Get Real," "Freaky Links," "Wanda at Large," "Costello," "The Lone Gunmen," "A Minute With Stan Hooper," "Normal, Ohio," "Pasadena," "Harsh Realm," "Keen Eddie," "The Street," "American Embassy," "Cedric the Entertainer," "The Tick," "Louie," and "Greg the Bunny."]]\\
'''Lois''': Is there no hope?\\
'''Peter''': Well, I suppose if ''all'' those shows go down the tubes, we might have a shot.

->''"''[Richard]'' Garriott's dislike of [[Creator/ElectronicArts EA]] founder Trip Hawkins is legendary for long-time ''Ultima'' fans. Potshots at EA begin as early as ''VideoGame/UltimaII'', and ''VideoGame/UltimaV''[='=]s Apple II version recognized 'electronic arts' as a curse word, with [=NPCs=] chastising you for using it in conversation. In ''VideoGame/UltimaVI'', players can stumble onto the grave of 'Captain Hawkins', a pirate whose epitaph reads 'Here lies Captain Hawkins. He died a hard death [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing and he deserved it]]', and whose cruel and destructive deeds form a minor part of the backstory of several quests and [=NPCs=] in the game, including other pirates also named after prominent EA employees. Even in ''Ultima VII'', stabs at EA come in the form of major Fellowship leaders Elizabeth and Abraham, three artifacts that must be destroyed in the endgame being shaped like a cube, sphere and pyramid (the components of the old Electronic Arts logo), and the Guardian himself being described as the 'Destroyer of Worlds' (Origin Systems' company motto at the time was 'We Create Worlds'). Fan theory regards The Guardian as an analogue for Trip Hawkins, due to his urge to [[CorruptCorporateexecutive acquire and then destroy once he gets bored with his toys]]."''

-->--'''[[http://deadspin.com/why-your-team-sucks-2014-san-francisco-49ers-1625046485Drew Magary]]''', ''Deadspin''

->''"''[Christopher]'' Bidmead copes admirably with the [[Creator/JohnNathanTurner Nathan-Turner]] hell brief -- certainly better than anyone not named Robert Holmes ever did. (That he was coping is evident in the anecdote that he picked the name and setting of the story based on remembering a pair of [[MCEscher Escher]] prints hanging in someone’s office that Nathan-Turner hated. The reasons Nathan-Turner hated them ''[were]'' that he believed that '[[ViewersAreMorons art should exist to soothe, not distract.]]' If I had to reduce my objection to Nathan-Turner to a single fact, incidentally, that would be it.)"''
-->--'''Phil Sandifer''' [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2012/03/pathetic-bunch-of-tin-soldiers.html on]] ''Series/DoctorWho'' ([[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS19E1Castrovalva}} "Castrovalva"]])

->''"And this movie haaaaaates the media. Kinda ironic considering what made the ''Spice Girls'' in the first place."''
-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick''', on ''Film/SpiceWorld''

'''Homer:''' Then we'll fake it, and sell it to the Fox Network.\\

''[{{Beat}}]''
->''[Both burst into laughter]''

->''"''[Christopher]'' Bidmead copes admirably with the [[Creator/JohnNathanTurner Nathan-Turner]] hell brief -- certainly better than anyone not named Robert Holmes ever did. (That he was coping is evident in the anecdote that he picked the name and setting of the story based on remembering a pair of [[MCEscher Escher]] prints hanging in someone’s office that Nathan-Turner hated. The reasons Nathan-Turner hated them ''[were]'' that he believed that '[[ViewersAreMorons art should exist to soothe, not distract.]]' If I had to reduce my objection to Nathan-Turner to a single fact, incidentally, that would be it.)"''
-->--'''Phil Sandifer''' [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2012/03/pathetic-bunch-of-tin-soldiers.html on]] ''Series/DoctorWho'' ({{Recap/DoctorWhoS19E1Castrovalva}} "Castrovalva"]])

->''"And this movie haaates the media. Kinda ironic considering what made the Spice Girls in the first place."''

->''"Yeah, we can't get in to see Unplugged. Why not? Well I asked one of the vice-presidents here, and obviously I'm not allowed to say what his name is, so I'll just call him... "dirtbag" -- I said, "Hey, dirtbag, how come we can't get in to see Unplugged?" And he gives me this whole rigmarole about how we can't get a load of tickets for you guys, and we only run the network, and we probably can't even count that high."''
-->-- '''Michael Ian Black''', ''TheState'', complaining about {{MTV}} not allowing him and the other ten cast members to be in the ''MTV Unplugged'' studio audience

-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

->''"I'm not one to 'bite the hand that feeds me', but I might consider 'biting the network that ''canceled'' me!'"''
-->--'''Series/{{Alf}}''' on the cover of issue #40 of his comic book, in which he is eating a roast turkey with [[Creator/{{NBC}} colorful plumage]]

-->--'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick''', on ''SpiceWorld''

->''Yeah, we can't get in to see Unplugged. Why not? Well I asked one of the vice-presidents here, and obviously I'm not allowed to say what his name is, so I'll just call him... "dirtbag" -- I said, "Hey, dirtbag, how come we can't get in to see Unplugged?" And he gives me this whole rigmarole about how we can't get a load of tickets for you guys, and we only run the network, and we probably can't even count that high.''
-->--'''Michael Ian Black''', ''TheState'', complaining about {{MTV}} not allowing him and the other ten cast members to be in the ''MTV Unplugged'' studio audience

-->--'''Series/{{Alf}}''' on the cover of issue #40 of his comic book, in which he is eating a roast turkey with [[{{NBC}} colorful plumage]]

-->--'''WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaChick''', on ''SpiceWorld''

'''Bart:''' Haha, they'll buy ''anything''!

-->--'''TheNostalgiaChick''', on ''SpiceWorld''

-->-- ''TheSimpsons''

-->--'''{{Alf}}''' on the cover of issue #40 of his comic book, in which he is eating a roast turkey with [[{{NBC}} colorful plumage]]

->''Yeah, we can't get in to see Unplugged. Why not? Well I asked one of the vice-presidents here, and obviously I'm not allowed to say what his name is, so I'll just call him... "dirtbag" -- I said, "Hey, dirtbag, how come we can't get in to see Unplugged?" And he gives me this whole rigamarole about how we can't get a load of tickets for you guys, and we only run the network, and we probably can't even count that high.''
-->--'''Michael Ian Black''', ''TheState'', complaining about {{MTV}} not allowing him and the other ten cast members to be in the ''MTV Unplugged'' studio audience

->''"And this movie haaates the media. Kinda ironic considering what made the Spice Girls in the first place."''
-->--'''TheNostalgiaChick''', on ''SpiceWorld''

->''"I'm not one to 'bite the hand that feeds me', but I might consider 'biting the network that ''cancelled'' me!'"''
-->--'''{{Alf}}''' on the cover of issue #40 of his comic book, in which he is eating a roast turkey with [[{{NBC}} colorful plumage]]

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-->--Michael Ian Black, ''TheState'', complaining about {{MTV}} not allowing him and the other ten cast members to be in the ''MTV Unplugged'' studio audience

->"And this movie haaates the media. Kinda ironic considering what made the Spice Girls in the first place."
-->--TheNostalgiaChick, on ''SpiceWorld''

->"The guy who made this comic has a fucked up mind..."
-->[[Tropers/StongRadd A character made by Stong Radd]]

->"I'm not one to 'bite the hand that feeds me', but I might consider 'biting the network that ''cancelled'' me!'"
-->'''{{Alf}}''' on the cover of issue #40 of his comic book, in which he is eating a roast turkey with [[{{NBC}} colorful plumage]]

-->[[Tropers/StongRadd A character made by Stong Radd]]

-->[[Tropers/StongRadd A character made by Stong Radd]

-->--TheNostalgiaChick, on ''SpiceWorld''

-->--Michael Ian Black, ''TheState'', complaining about {{MTV}} not allowing him and the other ten cast members to be in the ''MTV Unplugged'' studio audience