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This is no time to panic. / This is the perfect time to panic!
— Toy Story · 1995
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The panic is funny because the two are exact opposites: Buzz the pompous spaceman announces calm even as he is lost, and Woody, the anxious realist, is allowed to say what everyone is thinking. The reply is a comedy classic for a reason; people quote it whenever somebody tells them not to panic and the situation says otherwise.
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In context
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Toy Story (1995): Woody and Buzz have been left behind at a Dinoco gas station while Andy's family drives off after their fight. They stand under a tanker truck and argue about whose fault it is. Buzz dictates a mission log about the refuelling station, and tells Woody this is no time to panic. Woody fires back that it is the perfect time, then blames Buzz for Andy's coming move. Buzz answers with a speech about Emperor Zurg's weapon and Star Command, and Woody tells him that he is only an action figure, a toy.
Sources (2)
- Toy Story (1995) transcriptGas station argument, before the Pizza Planet truckReference checked
- Toy Story, Pixar wikiPlotReference checked
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