FoxTrot by Bill Amend for February 22, 1998
Transcript:
Paige: Open your mouth and I'll throw in a popcorn kernel. Oh, darn, I missed. Jason: Keep trying. Paige: What movie did you rent? Peter: It's the tragic tale of a young man's futile quest for greatness. Followed by his equally fruitless quest for semi-greatness. Despite his best efforts, however, even paltry mediocrity seems well beyong his grasp. Eventually, with his hope and optimism crushed and battered, he accepts that for him, there will be no happy ending. As he approaches the cash register, a lone tear runs down his cheek. Paige: I take it the tragic tale is of you at the video store. Peter: Sheesh - have you ever tried renting something this late on a Saturday?! Jason: I didn't know Richard Simmons acted.
“Good Lord, Man, haven’t you heard of a digital download?” Said Winston Churchill to “The Doctor” in Season 6, Episode 1, “The Impossible Astronaut.”