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Murse · 01-29-2017, 03:04 AM

Hello! I apologize if this is not the correct place for this question, but it has been bothering me for weeks...enough so that I have gotten out of bed to join this forum to ask around. Hopefully somebody can help!

Some time ago, I saw a clip from an classic show (Andy Griffith? Dick Van Dyke? I believe it was from that era). During this particular clip, there were 2 gentleman (they were standing up) speaking with a teenager/young man (who was seated). They were in one of the men's office. I'm not sure what triggered the discussion, but it was the punchline/lesson of the episode.

In it, the kid had made some remark about having it tough, and something that vaguely felt like generic entitlement, and the adults (one in particular) went into a long-winded and very wise explanation that, while the young man may THINK he has it tough, EVERYBODY has it tough, and things used to be tougher. The man goes on to lists all the things he should be thankful for (a car, refrigerators, that sort of thing).

For the life of me, I cannot remember the name of the show, or the quote. HOWEVER, I DID see it circulate around Facebook some months ago as a video clip being used to jab at some political views that were going around at the time. I Google'd the quote, and it was logged in IMDB as one of the famous lines from that particular episode. Shortly after I found it, my power went out, and the page has since eluded me. Can anyone out there PLEASE help me out with this? I know for sure that it is not the episode on Andy Griffith, where Opie meets the spoiled brat.

Thank you!

Babalu · 01-29-2017, 07:49 AM

It's tough to identify a quote without the quote. It doesn't sound like something The Dick Van Dyke Show would do. Andy Griffith maybe, but I don't remember any teenagers on it. It sounds more like Leave it to Beaver, but they rarely if ever filmed at their father's office. Maybe at school.

Murse · 01-29-2017, 12:23 PM

Thank you for the reply! I just wanted to follow up; it was Joe Friday, on Dragnet. Somebody shared this with me, so I'll leave it here in case anybody else comes looking:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0565654/...ref_=tt_trv_qu

Thank you!

Babalu · 01-29-2017, 06:24 PM

Ah yes, that well known sitcom Dragnet....

01-29-2017, 03:04 AM	#1
Murse Member Forum Cub Join Date: Jan 29, 2017 Posts: 2	Quote From Unknown Show-Driving Me Crazy!! Hello! I apologize if this is not the correct place for this question, but it has been bothering me for weeks...enough so that I have gotten out of bed to join this forum to ask around. Hopefully somebody can help! Some time ago, I saw a clip from an classic show (Andy Griffith? Dick Van Dyke? I believe it was from that era). During this particular clip, there were 2 gentleman (they were standing up) speaking with a teenager/young man (who was seated). They were in one of the men's office. I'm not sure what triggered the discussion, but it was the punchline/lesson of the episode. In it, the kid had made some remark about having it tough, and something that vaguely felt like generic entitlement, and the adults (one in particular) went into a long-winded and very wise explanation that, while the young man may THINK he has it tough, EVERYBODY has it tough, and things used to be tougher. The man goes on to lists all the things he should be thankful for (a car, refrigerators, that sort of thing). For the life of me, I cannot remember the name of the show, or the quote. HOWEVER, I DID see it circulate around Facebook some months ago as a video clip being used to jab at some political views that were going around at the time. I Google'd the quote, and it was logged in IMDB as one of the famous lines from that particular episode. Shortly after I found it, my power went out, and the page has since eluded me. Can anyone out there PLEASE help me out with this? I know for sure that it is not the episode on Andy Griffith, where Opie meets the spoiled brat. Thank you!

01-29-2017, 07:49 AM	#2
Babalu Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 22, 2014 Posts: 4,779	It's tough to identify a quote without the quote. It doesn't sound like something The Dick Van Dyke Show would do. Andy Griffith maybe, but I don't remember any teenagers on it. It sounds more like Leave it to Beaver, but they rarely if ever filmed at their father's office. Maybe at school.
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01-29-2017, 12:23 PM	#3
Murse Member Forum Cub Join Date: Jan 29, 2017 Posts: 2	Thank you for the reply! I just wanted to follow up; it was Joe Friday, on Dragnet. Somebody shared this with me, so I'll leave it here in case anybody else comes looking: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0565654/...ref_=tt_trv_qu Thank you!

01-29-2017, 06:24 PM	#4
Babalu Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 22, 2014 Posts: 4,779	Ah yes, that well known sitcom Dragnet....