Quotes / Magic Countdown

Live-Action TV

[countdown on the plane starts from 10 before the camera cuts away]
Servo: Ten... nine... eight... seven...
Mike: Hey, is that a glock?
Servo: [clock shows up again] Seven... six... five... four...
Crow: Thanks, Stephen Hawking!
Servo: Zero. [clock reappears] Du-four! Three... two... one... [clock reappears] Th-Three! Two... One... [clock reappear] TWO! [plane crashes] ...One.

—Mystery Science Theater 3000 S08 E21: Time Chasers

Web Video

Freeza: Wha— Oh, I get it. You're scared, aren't you? Afraid knowing this planet has one minute left before it explodes!
Goku: Question.
Freeza: Huh?
Goku: Do you have a watch?
Freeza: No, why?
Goku: Do you know what a minute is?
Freeza: What? Of course I do!
Goku: I don't think you do...
Freeza: Bu—I—uh—

—Dragon Ball Z Abridged

As soon as [Rocky] opens the window, she trips the alarm^note which has a 30 second timer and she starts sneaking in there as quietly as she can. She eventually turns it off. By the way, the time from when she trips the alarm to when she turns it off is exactly 42 seconds, which means that the alarm should have went off and the cops should have been on their way, but movie times are always fucked like that, so whatever.

— "Don't Breathe explained by an idiot"

Western Animation

Video: Otherwise, anyone in that room goes squish. Good luck! [...] You have the ten! The nine! You got your eight over there! Coming up on...seven! Six! Five! Four! Three! Watch out now, here comes two! Hope you got this figured out because here comes one!
Della: (in other room with Descending Ceiling) No rush, honey! You're doing great!
Video: One quarter...one eighth...
Dewey: Not helping!

— DuckTales (2017), "Raiders of the Doomsday Vault"

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