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Thomas Banacek

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Handsome and elegant George Peppard occasionally displayed considerable talent through his career, but ...

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Thomas Banacek Quotes

02x01 - No Stone Unturned Season 2 / Episode 1: - No Stone Unturned

Thomas Banacek: There's on old Polish proverb that says, "Only the centipede can hear all the hundred footsteps of his uncle."
Jay Drury: [chuckling] Yeah. Uh-oh.
Thomas Banacek: What's the matter?
Jay Drury: That's the first one of those things I ever understood.
01x08 - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack Season 1 / Episode 8: - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack

Erica Osburn: Are you surprised I'm here?
Thomas Banacek: Not yet.
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Thomas Banacek: Now how could I prefer a past that didn't include you?
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Thomas Banacek: Not here?
Erica Osburn: Any minute you'll turn on a Ravel tape or something.
Thomas Banacek: Actually, I was going to propose first.
01x08 - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack Season 1 / Episode 8: - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack

Thomas Banacek: You don't look overweight.
Erica Osburn: You've never seen me naked.
01x08 - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack Season 1 / Episode 8: - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack

Thomas Banacek: Did I ask to get in your chopper?
Erica Osburn: You could've.
Thomas Banacek: Next time.
01x08 - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack Season 1 / Episode 8: - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack

Thomas Banacek: He looks like the cartoon on the soup can.
Erica Osburn: He *is* the cartoon on the soup can. Would you like to meet him?
Thomas Banacek: I've never met a real cartoon.
01x08 - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack Season 1 / Episode 8: - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack

Thomas Banacek: No offense, but do you always talk like that?
Cap'n Jack Osburn: Like what?
Thomas Banacek: Like a cross between Captain Ahab and Long John Silver's parrot.
Cap'n Jack Osburn: Ha-ha, you've found me out, lad.
01x08 - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack Season 1 / Episode 8: - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack

Thomas Banacek: I do this for a living.
Henry DeWitt: So do I. Can we get on with this?
01x08 - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack Season 1 / Episode 8: - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack

Hippie Editor: I was a history professor.
Thomas Banacek: Why'd you quit?
Hippie Editor: Well, history doesn't change, and I sure did.
01x08 - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack Season 1 / Episode 8: - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack

Thomas Banacek: She's an old friend from my non-protest period.
Erica Osburn: You're disgusting.
Thomas Banacek: I know.
01x08 - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack Season 1 / Episode 8: - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack

Henry DeWitt: Ten per cent of two million dollars for two days' work. That's damn near un-American.
Thomas Banacek: It might even be un-Polish. But that's the way it goes.
01x04 - A Million the Hard Way Season 1 / Episode 4: - A Million the Hard Way

Linda Carsini: What did you say your name was?
Thomas Banacek: Banacek.
Linda Carsini: One name, like... uh... Superman?
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Thomas Banacek: A truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a Unicorn.
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Thomas Banacek: Read the whole library, my son, but the cheese will still smell after four days.
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Thomas Banacek: Twelve good horses and silver candlesticks won't stop the snow from falling in Bialystock.
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Thomas Banacek: When your sleigh is being chased by wolves, throw them a raisin cookie, but don't stop to bake a cake.
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Thomas Banacek: A wolf that takes a peasant to supper probably won't need any breakfast.
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Thomas Banacek: Just because a dress is red satin doesn't mean it comes off easily.
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Thomas Banacek: A wise man never tries to warm himself in front of a painting of a fire.
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Thomas Banacek: When an owl comes to a mouse picnic, it's not there for the sack races.
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Thomas Banacek: No matter how warm the smile on the face of the sun, the cat still has her kittens under the porch.
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Thomas Banacek: Even though a man anoint himself with fragrant oils, he can still end up with a broken face.
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Thomas Banacek: The chicken that clucks the loudest is the one most likely to go to the Steamfitter's Picnic.
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Thomas Banacek: Only someone with nothing to be sorry about smiles back at the rear end of an elephant.
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Thomas Banacek: Though the hippopotamus has no sting on its tail, the wise man would still rather be sat on by a bee.
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Thomas Banacek: A duck with three wings and a loaf of bread is brother to the turkey.
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Thomas Banacek: There's an old Polish proverb that says...
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Thomas Banacek: Even a thousand szloty note can't tapdance.
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Thomas Banacek: If your socks are not in your shoes, don't look for them in Heaven.

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