How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Airplane!.
Quote #4
RANDY sings "River of Jordan" to the sick young girl, LISA, and accidentally knocks out her IV with the guitar.
A direct parody of a scene from Airport '75, here's another example of ZAZ using established material as launching points for their own gags—gags which still hold up whether or not you're familiar with the origins.
Quote #5
DR. RUMACK: This woman has to be gotten to a hospital.
ELAINE: What do you think it is?
DR. RUMACK: It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now.
The first two lines are poached explicitly from Zero Hour!, but Rumack's response is classic ZAZ. Here, the filmmakers utilize an otherwise unfunny bit of unoriginal dialogue as setup for a very funny, original joke—a common theme throughout Airplane!.
Quote #6
TED: I flew single engine fighters in the Air Force, but this plane has four engines. It's an entirely different kind of flying. Altogether.
DR. RUMACK & RANDY: It's an entirely different kind of flying.
Guess what movie Ted's line comes from? Yep, it's another tidbit of Zero Hour! dialogue. But once again, ZAZ are able to recognize the potential for humor and add their own punny punch line for another joke.