Still quoting Airplane 45 years later? Us too. 😂

It's been 45 years since Airplane flew onto our screens, and somehow it's still one of the funniest, weirdest, and most quoted comedies ever made. The Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker masterpiece transformed the disaster genre into an absurdist art form, characterized by deadpan delivery and perfectly ridiculous dialogue.

But wait for it—David Letterman auditioned for Ted Striker. Yes, that David Letterman. His dry style and awkward delivery in the test footage are oddly perfect and hilarious.

In this anniversary tribute, we break down the Top 5 quotes that still hold up:

"I am serious. And don't call me Shirley."
"Stewardess, I speak jive."
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue."
"Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?"
"Johnny, what can you make of this?" "A hat, a brooch, a taradactyl."
It's a celebration of absurdity, timing, and the kind of joke writing that made Airplane a perennial punchline machine.

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