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'This is my assistant Igor, he's a deaf mute.'

posted 18 years ago by Mr_McLaurel
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Maybe my favorite Vincent Price line of all time. The way he says it his hilarious.

[–] yttimsmc11 18 years ago

So true. It's hilariously politically incorrect.

[–] mooseandsquirrel-2 18 years ago

Rhetorically speaking, was anyone "pc"back then? I had to keep from laughing out loud at that line because I had flashes of "Young Frankenstein" running through my mind...

"Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinkin badges"

[–] C-Cat 17 years ago

I found it quite hillarious when the police detective was slapping Igor around and yelling at him to "TALK!" Sure couldn't get away with that today.

[–] oldmotem 13 years ago

In reference to the police slapping Igor around and not getting away with it today...they would not have gotten away with it for too long anyway. That was CHARLES BUCHINSKY they were pushing around. (He's the guy that went on a vigitlante mission in the 1970s.) And played at least one MECHANIC. Not someone to fool with. At all. Deaf mute or not.

[–] vestdennis 13 years ago

Yeah I had forgot about that!

[–] jimbo-38 16 years ago

Well, if you had an assistant today who was a deaf mute, how would you introduce him to people?
You: "This is my assistant Igor. Well, I'll leave you two alone to get acquainted, bye now.."
Igor: "ooo ooo ooo ooo".
Other person: "WTF!"

[–] InsideTheCastleWall 15 years ago

I liked how he introduced him to Sue.

"Igor isn't impolite. He simply can't talk."

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[–] brianphotoalex 15 years ago

This was after Igor answered the door because some guy rings the bell?!?!?!
How the Hell did he hear the bell if he was deaf?

[–] Captain_Midnight 14 years ago

Yeah, I know! I always got a kick out of that! Maybe he was faking it? :P

[–] vestdennis 13 years ago

Having a name like Igor is a handicap in and of itself!

[–] gribfritz2 13 years ago

Meh. You don't see what happened inside the museum. Price's character could have easily tapped him on the shoulder and motioned toward the door. I'm amused that several found it amusing when it's easily explainable.

[–] GoodDogme 13 years ago

Made me laugh as well :)

[–] operabuff67 13 years ago

Something could have been rigged inside, too, where a light would go on if the bell rang. Many years ago, I knew a deaf-mute who had that.

[–] g_dekok 12 years ago

Or, there could have been a buzzer that Igor felt through the floor.