1 | [[quoteright:350:[[Webcomic/VGCats https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/victory1_4372.jpg]]]] |
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3 | ->''"You smell that? YOU SMELL THAT? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinking dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like...victory."'' |
4 | -->-- '''Colonel Kilgore''', ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' |
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6 | This is a StockPhrase in which a character expresses a preference for something by commenting on how great it smells on a morning or afternoon. Originating with the above ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' quote, it has become a common StockParody, where whatever the character likes is substituted for the original "napalm." Often, the new noun is as distasteful as napalm. |
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8 | Frequently followed straight up by "Smells like...victory," [[BeamMeUpScotty although the original quote had a bit more in between each iconic line]]. Sometimes played slightly more redundantly as "I love the smell of X in the morning. [[ShapedLikeItself Smells like... X]]." |
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11 | !! Examples |
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13 | [[foldercontrol]] |
14 | |
15 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
16 | * In the ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' spin-off ''Extreme Justice'', Firestorm, chafing under Captain Atom's military leadership, makes a sarcastic comment about the smell of napalm in the morning. Atom replies that if he'd seen what napalm did, he wouldn't joke about it. |
17 | [[/folder]] |
18 | |
19 | [[folder:Films -- Animated]] |
20 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'' |
21 | -->'''Timon:''' Ahh...I love the smell of Pumbaa in the morning. |
22 | * ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space'' |
23 | -->'''General [[SignificantName W.R. Monger]]:''' I love the smell of pumpkin guts in the evening. It smells like victory. Also, a little like pie. |
24 | * ''WesternAnimation/HortonHearsAWho2008'': |
25 | -->'''Horton:''' I love the smell of bananas in the morning! |
26 | * In ''WesternAnimation/BeeMovie'' when Ken is attacking Barry in the bathroom, Ken sprays him with perfume. |
27 | -->'''Barry:''' I love the smell of flowers!\ |
28 | '''Ken:''' Oh, yeah?! How do you like the smell of '''''FLAMES?!''''' ''(holds up a lighter in front of the perfume spray)''\ |
29 | '''Barry:''' [[OhCrap Not as much!]] |
30 | [[/folder]] |
31 | |
32 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
33 | * ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' |
34 | ->''"[[TropeNamers I love the smell of napalm in the morning.]]"'' |
35 | * ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory'' |
36 | -->'''Patches O'Houlihan:''' I love the smell of queef in the morning. |
37 | * ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'' |
38 | -->'''Brodie:''' I love the smell of commerce in the morning. |
39 | * ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks: The Squeakquel'' |
40 | -->'''Alvin:''' ''(entering classroom for the first time)'' Ah, I love the smell of zitcream in the morning! |
41 | * ''Film/Spawn1997'' |
42 | -->'''Clown:''' I love the smell of burning asphalt in the morning. |
43 | * ''Film/ImagineMeAndYou'' |
44 | -->'''Ned:''' I love the smell of hot dogs in the evening. Smells like... [[ShapedLikeItself hot dogs]]. |
45 | * ''Film/ProblemChild'' |
46 | -->'''Junior:''' [After breaking several milk bottles] I love the smell of spilled milk in the morning. It smells like victory. |
47 | * ''Film/SmallSoldiers'' |
48 | -->'''Major Chip Hazard:''' I love the smell of polyurethane in the morning. |
49 | * ''Film/{{Garfield}}'' (2004) |
50 | -->'''Garfield:''' I love the smell of cinnamon apple in the morning. It smells like victory. |
51 | * ''Film/TheChase1994'' |
52 | -->'''Uncredited Clown:''' [after the end credits, gives the ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' speech] |
53 | * ''Film/{{Tomcats}}'' |
54 | -->'''Kyle:''' I love the smell of bridesmaids in the morning. |
55 | * ''Film/HEDoubleHockeySticks'' |
56 | -->'''Ms. Beezlebub:''' I love the smell of carbon monoxide in the morning. |
57 | * ''Film/BetYourLife'' |
58 | -->'''Joseph:''' I love the smell of Cleveland in the morning. It smells like... [[ShapedLikeItself Cleveland.]] |
59 | * ''Film/Zombie90ExtremePestilence'' |
60 | -->'''Dr. Bern:''' I love the smell of zombies in the morning! |
61 | * ''Film/{{Casper}}'': |
62 | -->'''Stretch:''' I love the smell of fleshies in the morning! |
63 | * ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'': |
64 | -->"I love the smell of destruction in the evening!" |
65 | * ''[[Series/{{Jackass}} Jackass Forever]]'' has Johnny Knoxville deliver the line, even wearing a Kilgore-inspired outfit. |
66 | -->"I love the smell of paintballs in the morning!" |
67 | [[/folder]] |
68 | |
69 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
70 | * ''Series/TrueBlood'' episode "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" |
71 | -->'''Jason Stackhouse:''' I love the smell of nail polish in the morning! |
72 | * ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' episode "Morality Bites" |
73 | -->'''Nathaniel Pratt:''' I love the smell of burnt witch in the morning. |
74 | * ''Series/VeronicaMars'' |
75 | -->'''Veronica:''' I love the smell of testosterone in the morning. |
76 | * ''Series/TheATeam'' episode "The Theory of Revolution" |
77 | -->'''Murdock:''' I love the smell of revolution in the morning. It smells like hushpuppies. |
78 | * ''Series/{{Roswell}}'' episode "Viva Las Vegas" |
79 | -->'''Alex:''' I love the smell of formaldehyde in the morning. |
80 | * ''[[Series/LoisAndClark Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'' episode "Stop the Presses" |
81 | -->'''Perry White:''' I love the smell of ink in the morning. |
82 | * ''Series/LizzieMcGuire'' episode "Bad Girl [=McGuire=]" |
83 | -->'''Gordo:''' I love the smell of pop quizzes in the morning! |
84 | * ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E02TheGiantGilaMonster watching]] ''Film/TheGiantGilaMonster'' |
85 | -->'''Crow:''' I love the smell of lizard in the morning! [[TastesLikeChicken It smells like... chicken!]] |
86 | * ''Series/NewsRadio'' episode "The Station Sale" |
87 | -->'''Jimmy:''' I love the smell of a negotiating room in the morning. Smells like...\ |
88 | '''Dave:''' Victory?\ |
89 | '''Jimmy:''' What?\ |
90 | '''Dave:''' Like victory, from ''Film/ApocalypseNow'', yeah.\ |
91 | '''Jimmy:''' Dave, I'd love to discuss movies with you, but I have a negotiation to close. |
92 | * ''Series/TheInvisibleMan'' (2000-2002) |
93 | -->'''Albert Eberts:''' I love the smell of toner in the morning. |
94 | * ''Blue Murder'' episode "Lonely" |
95 | -->'''DS Shap: [Approaching a landfill]''' I love the smell of landfill first thing in the morning. |
96 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', "Gingerbread", as MoralGuardians are ransacking Giles's books: |
97 | -->'''Principal Snyder:''' I love the smell of desperate librarian in the morning. |
98 | * ''Series/AllMyChildren'' |
99 | -->'''Ryan Lavery:''' I love the smell of power in the morning.\ |
100 | '''Kendall Cambias:''' Well, good morning, Mr. Chairman. Your title fits you almost as well as that suit. |
101 | * ''Series/{{House}}'', after the title character gets the last clue he needed to prove his diagnosis right from smelling the patient's bra: |
102 | -->'''House:''' I love the smell of pus in the morning. It smells like... victory. |
103 | * ''Series/MythBusters'': Just before the duo's first experience with New Mexico Tech's rocket sled, the local rocket expert is briefing them on the rockets they'll be using: |
104 | -->'''Rocket expert:''' And if you take a whiff...''[both the expert and Adam do so]''... there's nothing like the smell of rocket propellant in the morning. |
105 | [[/folder]] |
106 | |
107 | [[folder:Video Games ]] |
108 | * ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': |
109 | --> '''Soldier:''' I love the smell of a kicked ass in the morning. |
110 | * ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'': |
111 | --> '''Soldier 76:''' I love the smell of pulse munitions in the morning. |
112 | * ''VideoGame/{{Mercenaries}} 2: World in Flames'' |
113 | -->'''Mattias Nilsson:''' I love the smell of roasted rainforest in the afternoon! |
114 | * ''VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans'': |
115 | -->'''Cryptosporidium:''' Man, I love the smell of presidential brains in the morning. |
116 | * ''Videogame/DukeNukem: Time to Kill'': |
117 | -->'''Duke Nukem:''' I love the smell of bacon in the morning. |
118 | * ''VideoGame/DukeNukemManhattanProject'': |
119 | -->'''Duke Nukem:''' I love the smell of burnt crap in the morning. |
120 | * ''VideoGame/Deadpool2013'': |
121 | --> '''Deadpool:''' I love the smell of pancakes in the morning. Smells like...victory! (chuckle) |
122 | * ''VideoGame/StarCraft and VideoGame/StarCraftII'': |
123 | -->'''Firebat:''' I love the smell of napalm. |
124 | * ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'': |
125 | -->'''Deadpool:''' I love the smell of burning superhero in the morning. Smells like...bacon. |
126 | * ''VideoGame/QuestForGloryII'': |
127 | -->I love the smell of victory in the morning... It smells like... sweat. No, no... oregano... nooo... [[ShapedLikeItself like Victory]]! Yea Victory!... Yea! Yea! That's the ticket. |
128 | * ''VideoGame/TalesOfMonkeyIsland'': |
129 | -->'''Guybrush:''' I love the smell of treasure in the morning. |
130 | * ''VideoGame/UltimateMarvelVSCapcom3'': |
131 | -->'''Rocket Raccoon:''' I love the spell of napalm in the morning. |
132 | * ''VideoGame/Uncharted2AmongThieves'': |
133 | --> '''Nathan Drake:''' I love the smell of propane in the morning. |
134 | * ''VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage'': |
135 | -->'''Master Chef:''' Mmm, I love the smell of turtle soup in the morning... Heh heh... |
136 | * ''VideoGame/{{Bully}}'': A variant. |
137 | -->'''Mr. Burton:''' Ah, dodgeball. How I love the sound of boys crying in the morning.\ |
138 | '''Mr. [[PunnyName Slawter]]:''' Ah, I just love the smell of formaldehyde in the morning. |
139 | * ''VideoGame/BattleTech'': |
140 | -->'''Trainee 1:''' I love the smell of coolant in the morning... It smells like victory!\ |
141 | '''Trainee 2:''' [[SubvertedTrope Coolant is toxic.]] [[OhCrap If you can smell it you're probably going to die.]] |
142 | * In ''VideoGame/TheLegendaryStarfy'', the description for the Sea Swabbie toy mentions that "This pirate loves the smell of seaweed in the morning." |
143 | * ''VideoGame/Injustice2'': |
144 | -->'''Red Hood 1:''' Ah, the smell of gunpowder.\ |
145 | '''Red Hood 2:''' You can't smell with a mask on.\ |
146 | '''Red Hood 1:''' Upgrade your gear, poseur. |
147 | * ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2 Command and Conquer: Yuri's Revenge]]'': |
148 | -->'''Gattling Tank:''' I love the smell of gunpowder. |
149 | [[/folder]] |
150 | |
151 | [[folder:Stand Up Comedy]] |
152 | * Creator/EddieIzzard (as the WWII US Cavalry): "I love the smell of Europe in the morning!" |
153 | [[/folder]] |
154 | |
155 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
156 | * ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': |
157 | -->'''Vaarsuvius:''' I love the smell of bat guano in the morning. Smells like... victory. |
158 | * ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' |
159 | -->'''Hannelore:''' Do you smell that? Fabric cleaner, son. I love the smell of fabric cleaner in the morning. |
160 | [[/folder]] |
161 | |
162 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
163 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXraSkgssFk HISHE's parody of Avatar]] features Quaritch saying he loves the smell of CGI in the morning. |
164 | * WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries episode 14. |
165 | -->'''Joey:''' I love the smell of card games in the morning. |
166 | [[/folder]] |
167 | |
168 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
169 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': At the beginning (and end) of the episode "Sorry, Wrong Era", Sheen says "I love the smell of banana in the morning" while making milkshakes with his friends. |
170 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'': "Babysitter Bunga" opens with Reirei saying, "I love the smell of zebras in the morning." |
171 | * In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' where the class is taking a field trip, Ms. Finster comments "I love the smell of diesel in the morning." |
172 | * An inversion from the ''[[WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries Sabrina's Secret Life]]'' episode "At the Hop": |
173 | -->'''Salem:''' Yuck! I hate the smell of brimstone in the morning. ''(jumps, opens window and sniffs)'' Yeah. |
174 | [[/folder]] |
175 | |
176 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
177 | * A group of Revolutionary War re-enacters [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtqufzEFCzw#t=6m39s featured]] on ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit'' do a near-verbatim version of the beginning and end of the excerpt in the page quotation. |
178 | -->''I love the smell of gunpowder in the afternoon, it smells like victory.'' |
179 | * Jack Thompson a MediaWatchdog whose hatred of video games cannot be described with words, said of his liberal opponents "I love the smell of burning gamers in the morning." |
180 | [[/folder]] |
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