The Sword in the Stone (1963 film) Quotes

The Sword in the Stone (1963 film) is a television program that first aired in 1970 . The Sword in the Stone ended in 1970.

It features Walt Disney as producer, and George Bruns in charge of musical score.

The Sword in the Stone (1963 film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The Sword in the Stone (1963 film) is 79 minutes long. The Sword in the Stone (1963 film) is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

The cast includes: Karl Swenson as Merlin, Sebastian Cabot as Sir Ector, and Norman Alden as Kay.

The Sword in the Stone (1963 film) Quotes

Norman Alden as Kay

• (Arthur) "Hey, we were doing fine until we got in deep water. Then along comes this huge pike with big jaws and sharp, jagged teeth."
• (Norman Alden) "Oh, tell 'im off, dad."
• (Arthur) "He was a monster, the biggest fish I ever saw."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "And, boy, that's the biggest fish story I ever heard."
• (Arthur) "But it's true, sir."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "That's three demerits for being late, and three more for the fish story. Now hop it to the kitchen."
• (Norman Alden) "I told you the Wart was looney."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Eh, well, he's either out of his head or, uh, there's something mighty fishy going on around here."

• (Norman Alden) "Quiet, Waaaaart."
• (Arthur) "I'm tryin' to be."
• (Norman Alden) "And nobody asked you to come along in the first place."
• (Arthur) "I'm not even movin'."
• (Norman Alden) "Shuddup."

• (Norman Alden) "We ought to run the old geezer right out of the castle."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Oh, no. No, no, no, Kay, no. He might cast an evil spell on the lot of us. Turn us all to stone. Shh. No, there's no telling WHAT the old devil might do."
• (Arthur) "He's not an old devil. He's -- he's good, and-and his magic is good, too. If -- if you just leave him alone."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Now, look here, Wart. That's three more demerits."
• (Norman Alden) "Box his ears, dad."
• (Arthur) "Just because you can't understand something, it -- it doesn't mean it's wrong."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Ten more demerits."
• (Arthur) "You make all the rules and -- and nobody else can say anything."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "You said aplenty, boy. All that popping off just cooked your goose. Kay, from now on, young Hobbes is your squire. Ha. Did you hear that, Wart? Hobbes is going to be Kay's squire, hm-mmm."
• (Arthur) "Y-yes, sir."
• (Norman Alden) "That'll teach you to pop off, you little pipsqueak."

• (Arthur) "I-I'll get the arrow, Kay. I'm sure I can find it."
• (Norman Alden) "Huh. Oh, don't tell me you're going in THERE. Why, it's swarming with wolves."
• (Arthur) "I'm not afraid."
• (Norman Alden) "Huh. Well, go ahead. It's your skin, not mine. Go on, go on."

Karl Swenson as Merlin

• (Sir Pelinore) "It's not a mere matter of muscle, son. Uh, jousting is, uh -- a fine skill. It-it's a highly-developed science."
• (Karl Swenson) "Oh-ho-ho-ho. Science indeed. One dummy trying to knock off another dummy with a bit of a stick."
• (Archimedes the Owl) "And the Wart's just as hot for it as the rest of them."
• (Karl Swenson) "Aye, that he is. That boy has got real spark. Lots of spirit. Throws himself heart and soul into everything he does. That's really worth something, if it could only be turned in the right direction."
• (Archimedes the Owl) "Ha ha. Fat chance of that."
• (Karl Swenson) "Oh, I plan to cheat, of course. Use magic. Every last trick in the trade if I have to."

• (Arthur) "You mean you can see everything before it happens?"
• (Karl Swenson) "Yes, everything."
• (Archimedes the Owl) "Uh-uh-uh-uh. "Everything," Merlin?"
• (Karl Swenson) "Uh, vuh -- No, no, not EVERYTHING. I, uh, I admit I didn't know whom to expect for tea, but as you can see -- heh-heh --."
• (Karl Swenson) "-- I figured the exact place."

• (Karl Swenson) "That is what I call a "wizard blizzard"."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Hey, Kay. Hey, would you look at this? An indoor blizzard. And in the month of July."
• (Norman Alden) "So what?"

• (Karl Swenson) "Blow me to Bermuda."
• (Arthur) "Where -- W-where did he go?"
• (Archimedes the Owl) "To Bermuda, I suppose."
• (Arthur) "Where's that?"
• (Archimedes the Owl) "Oh, an island way off somewhere that hasn't been discovered yet."
• (Arthur) "Will he ever come back?"
• (Archimedes the Owl) "Who knows? Who knows anything?"

• (Archimedes the Owl) "If the boy goes about saying the world is round, they'll take him for a lunatic."
• (Arthur) "The world is round?"
• (Karl Swenson) "Yes. Yes, that's right, and it also, uh, goes A-round."
• (Arthur) "You mean it'll be round SOMEDAY."
• (Karl Swenson) "No, no, no, it's round now. Man will discover this in centuries to come. And he will also find that the world is merely a tiny speck in the universe."
• (Arthur) "Universe?"
• (Archimedes the Owl) "Ah. You're only confusing the boy. Before you're through, he'll be so mixed up, he'll -- he'll be wearing his shoes on his head."

• (Karl Swenson) "I have come to educate the Wart."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Oh, no, you don't. I'm running this place, and if you think you're gonna fiddle with my schedule, you'd better pack up your bag of tricks and be gone."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "What? Well, by Jove. Hey, he's gone."
• (Norman Alden) "Hm? Good riddance."
• (Karl Swenson) "I'm gone, but then, I'm not gone. Heh-heh-heh. So if I do leave, you can never be sure that I am gone, can you?"
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Well, uh -- heh-heh-heh-heh -- Well, I must say, you -- got me there, Marvin. Uh, heh. Yes, well, you win. You're welcome to stay if you like."
• (Karl Swenson) "Thank you. You're very kind. Very generous, I must say."

• (Karl Swenson) "A dark age, indeed. Age of inconvenience. No plumbing, no electricity, no nothing."
• (Karl Swenson) "Oh, hang it all. Hang it all."
• (Karl Swenson) "Oh, now what, now what? Here, leave off. Leave off. You -- you fiendish chain, you. Everything complicated. One big medieval mess."

• (Karl Swenson) "Now, now, Mim, Mim, no -- no dragons, remember?"
• (Madame Mim) "Did I say no purple dragons? Did I?"

• (Madame Mim) "Now, first of all, if you don't mind, I'll make the rules."
• (Archimedes the Owl) "Rules indeed. G'ha-ha-ha. Why, she only wants rules so she can break 'em."
• (Madame Mim) "I'll take care of you later, feather-brain."
• (Madame Mim) "Now, Rule One: No mineral or vegetable, only animals. Rule Two: No make-believe things like, uh, oh, pink dragons and stuff. Now, Rule Three: No disappearing."
• (Karl Swenson) "Rule Four: No cheating."

• (Arthur) "For every to, there is a fro; for every stop there is a go, and that's what makes the world go round."
• (Arthur) "Ooo, let go, let go."
• (Arthur) "Oh you big bug-eyed bully you."
• (Karl Swenson) "Who, me ?"

• (Karl Swenson) "Impudent piece of crockery."

• (Karl Swenson) "Now, Archimedes. Why would you half-drown yourself for a tidbit of fish, eh?, and after such a big breakfast?"
• (Archimedes the Owl) "Pinfeathers and --"
• (Archimedes the Owl) "-- golly fluff."

• (Arthur) "Oh, Merlin. You're back from Ber -- Ber -- Ber --"
• (Karl Swenson) "Bermuda? Yes, back from Bermuda and the 20th century, heh-heh. And, believe me, you can have it. One big modern mess."

• (Karl Swenson) "Don't -- don't you get any foolish ideas that magic will solve all your problems, because it won't."
• (Arthur) "But sir, I don't have any problems."
• (Karl Swenson) "Oh, bah. Everybody's got problems. The world is full of problems."
• (Karl Swenson) "D'oof. Oh, blast it all. There, now. You see what I mean?"

• (Karl Swenson) "He should be here in, I'd say, half an hour."
• (Archimedes the Owl) "Who? Who? I'd like to know who."
• (Karl Swenson) "I told you, Archimedes, I am not sure. All I know is that someone will be coming. Someone very important."
• (Archimedes the Owl) "Oh, pinfeathers."
• (Karl Swenson) "Fate will direct him to me, so that I, in turn, may guide him to his rightful place in the world."

• (Karl Swenson) "There. You see? I'm an ugly, horrible, grouchy old man."

• (Karl Swenson) "Oh, it's not too serious, madam. You should recover in a few weeks and be as good, uh -- he-he-he, I mean, as BAD as ever; but, uh, I would suggest plenty of rest, and lots and lots of sunshine."
• (Madame Mim) "I hate sunshine. I hate horrible, wholesome sunshine. I hate it. I hate it. I hate, hate, hate, HAAATE --."

• (Karl Swenson) "So you must plan for the future, boy. You've got to find a direction. And you've, uh -- oh, er -- Now, by the by, what direction is this castle of yours?"
• (Arthur) "I think it's north, the other way."
• (Karl Swenson) "Oh, oh --"
• (Karl Swenson) "All right, then we better get a move on. Come on, lad. Pick up the pace. Pick it up. Pick it up. Pick it up."

• (Karl Swenson) "Higitus Figitus Migitus Mum. Prestigitonium. Higitus Figitus Migitus Mum. Prestigitoni-UM."

• (Karl Swenson) "Now, there are lots of ups and downs like, like a -- like a helicopter."
• (Arthur) "Helicopter?"
• (Karl Swenson) "Yes, y -- oh. Well, no, never mind."

• (Arthur) "You were really great, Merlin, but -- but you could've been killed."
• (Karl Swenson) "It was worth it, lad, if you learned something from it."
• (Arthur) "Knowledge and wisdom is the real power."
• (Karl Swenson) "Right you are, Wart, so stick to your schooling, boy."
• (Arthur) "Oh, oh, don't worry. I will, sir. I will. Oh, I really will."

• (Karl Swenson) "Madam. Madam."

• (Arthur) "Merlin. Merlin, I-I swallowed a bug."
• (Karl Swenson) "Oh, well, what's wrong with that? After all, my boy, you ARE a fish. Instinct, you know."
• (Arthur) "But you said I have no instinct."
• (Karl Swenson) "Yes. Oh -- oh, I did? Well that's-that's neither here nor there."

• (Arthur) "But I'm supposed to do it."
• (Karl Swenson) "No one will know the difference, son. Who cares as long as the work gets done?"

• (Karl Swenson) "Archimedes, where -- where-where are we?"
• (Archimedes the Owl) "In a tumbled-down old tower in the most miserable old castle in all Christiandom. That's where."
• (Karl Swenson) "Uh, c-castle? Castle?"
• (Archimedes the Owl) "Don't you even remember the boy?"
• (Karl Swenson) "Uh -- The boy?"
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Can't you remember one blasted thing?"
• (Karl Swenson) "Now, now, just a moment. I-I --"
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Firm grasp on the lance."
• (Karl Swenson) "Oh."

• (Karl Swenson) "Why, they might even make a motion picture about you."
• (Arthur) "Motion picture?"
• (Karl Swenson) "Oh. Heh-heh-heh, uh, well, uh, that's something like television -- heh-heh -- without commercials."

• (Unnamed) "Who goes there?"
• (Sir Pelinore) "Pelinore. It's Pelinore, dash it all. I've got big news from London. BIG NEWS. Come on, man, drop the bridge."
• (Karl Swenson) "Oh, big news, eh? Hm. They can't wait for the London Times. First edition won't be out for at least, uh --"
• (Karl Swenson) "-- 1200 years. Ha."
• (Karl Swenson) "Archimedes? Uh, would you mind sailing down there and, and, uh --"
• (Archimedes the Owl) "Not interested."
• (Karl Swenson) "Oh, come, come, come, come, now. You're as wet as you can get."
• (Archimedes the Owl) "No. Nope, nope, nope."
• (Karl Swenson) "Archimedes. I'll turn you into a human."
• (Archimedes the Owl) "Hm. You wouldn't dare."
• (Karl Swenson) "I will. So help me, I will."
• (Archimedes the Owl) "All right, all right, all RIGHT."
• (Karl Swenson) "All right, eh? He-he-he. Works every time, heh. Just like magic."

• (Castle Scullery Maid) "You old goat. If I ever catch you in my kitchen again, I'll --"
• (Karl Swenson) "Madame, you won't."

• (Arthur) "Merlin, look. I'm a squire."
• (Karl Swenson) "Ha."
• (Archimedes the Owl) "Oh -- uh -- very nice, boy."
• (Karl Swenson) "Yes, indeed. A fine monkey suit for polishing boots."
• (Arthur) "It's -- it's what all squires wear."
• (Karl Swenson) "And I thought you were going to amount to something. I thought you had a few brains. Great future. Ha. A stooge for that big lunk Kay. Congratulations, boy."

• (Karl Swenson) "Madam, I have not disappeared. I'm very tiny. I am a germ. A rare disease. I am called malignalitaloptereosis -- and you caught me, Mim."
• (Madame Mim) "What."

• (Karl Swenson) "When he stays out all night, he's always grumpy the next morning."
• (Arthur) "Then he must stay out every night."

• (Karl Swenson) "Man will fly someday, I tell you. I have been there. I have seen it."
• (Arthur) "Oh, I do hope so. I've always dreamed about flying; that I was a bird and that I could go sailing all over the sky, high above everything --"
• (Arthur) "It's my favorite dream. But then, I suppose everyone dreams about flying."
• (Arthur) "I'm a bird, I'm a bird, I'm a bird."
• (Karl Swenson) "Hold it, boy. Not so fast, not so fast. First, I'd better explain the mechanics of a bird's wing."
• (Karl Swenson) "Now, these large feathers are called the primaries, and --"
• (Archimedes the Owl) "And since when do you know all about birds' wings?"
• (Karl Swenson) "I have made an extensive study of birds in flight, and --"
• (Archimedes the Owl) "And if you don't mind, I happen to be a bird."
• (Karl Swenson) "All right, Mr. Know-It-All. He's your pupil."

Sebastian Cabot as Sir Ector

• (Sebastian Cabot) "Alright, boy, let's have the miracle."
• (Norman Alden) "Now, wait a minute. Anyone can pull it once it's been pulled."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Go to it, Kay. Give it all you got. Put your back into it."
• (Black Bart) "Now hold on. That's not fair."
• (Sir Pelinore) "I say we let the boy try it."
• (Black Bart) "That's what I say. Give the boy a chance."
• (Sir Pelinore) "Go ahead, son."
• (Sir Pelinore) "It's a miracle ordained by Heaven. This boy is our king."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Well, by Jove."
• (Black Bart) "What's the lad's name?"
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Eh, Wart -- Oh, I mean Arthur."
• (Black Bart) "Hail, King Arthur."
• (Unnamed) "Hail, King Arthur. Long live the king."
• (Archimedes the Owl) "I can't believe it."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Oh, forgive me, son. Forgive me."
• (Arthur) "Oh, please don't, sir."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Kay. Bow to your king."

• (Sebastian Cabot) "There you are, you old goat. Well, what's the idea of flinging your evil spells all over the place, hm? Ugh, lend me a hand, boy."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Well, what have you got to say for yourself, hm ?"
• (Karl Swenson) "You call washing dishes and sweeping floors a work of evil?"

• (Sebastian Cabot) "GADZOOKS. BLACK MAGIC OF THE WORST KIND."

• (Sebastian Cabot) "I, uh, I hope you don't go in for any of that black magic."
• (Karl Swenson) "Oh, no, no, no, no. Never touch the stuff."

• (Sebastian Cabot) "Say, say, I know. You've got him under a spell, Marvin. You're a magician, hm?"
• (Karl Swenson) "The name is MER-LIN and I happen to be the world's most powerful wizard."
• (Sebastian Cabot) "Come off it, man. Ha. Hoo-hoo. Gadzooks, ha-ha-ha --."
• (Karl Swenson) "All right, I shall demonstrate."
• (Karl Swenson) "Higitus, figitus, migitus moe, wind and snow, swirl and blow."

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