Long Johns - STRIKE!

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Released on YouTube 2022-09-05

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Quotes

[AJ] It was the hardest strike we’ve ever done. Deep into the heart of London to take out the cops.
[Tom] Jesus Fuckin ‘ell! That’s what we did! Cause I initially was thinking the traditional kind of strike, where you just don’t go to work. And then- Then we started a kamikaze-
[AJ] Sometimes you just have to hit harder.

- AJ and Tom | Watch now

All those strikes at the long Johns factory. It was a very chilly winter. Where I didn’t have nothing on my lower half. My wife would say “Why didn’t you just wear trousers?” I said, no. That’s what they want.

- Luke | Watch now

[AJ] I’ve been in discussions with the Czech-onon-vla-slovakians. The Czech?
[Sam] The Czechononvlakians. Oh, you don't want to mess with those Czechoslovakians.
[AJ] They’re a mixture between the Czechoslovakians and the-
[Sam] And the what?
[AJ] And the French. It's a weird name thing. I don't know why.
[Sam] Ohh, the French and the Czechoslovakians. They’re very- They’re very good at striking, those two. Put them together, no one will ever get any work done ever again. One, because France is famous for strikes. And two, cause Czechoslovakia, I don’t think exists anymore.

- AJ and Sam | Watch now

[AJ] Old, uh- Hunchback Harry, over here.
[Sam] Oh, is he Czechosloflakian?
[AJ] He's- Yeah. He’s on the inside.
[Sam] Of what?
[AJ] Czechoslovakia.

- AJ and Sam | Watch now

[AJ] If you come inside here, how do I know that you haven’t got the place surrounded?
[Luke] I have got the place surrounded!
[AJ] Ahhhh! A stand off.

- AJ and Luke | Watch now

We follow the law. That’s our one rule. Follow the law. Now that’s made up of a lot of other rules. But just remember that one. We’re golden.

- Sam | Watch now

[AJ] What did I use to call you in school, again? Say it.
[Luke] DI Mannering. Somehow even at that tender age, you knew I was gonna be a detective inspector.
[AJ] That's right. I used to call you DI Mannering. Manning [Luke's surname]. Mannering or Manning?
[Luke] Mannering.
[AJ] Mannering. All right.

- AJ and Luke | Watch now

I didn’t always follow the teachers. Sometimes I did things my own way. Like, maths problems. Three plus two. Maybe it does equal six.

- Luke | Watch now

Well. Looks like everything went exactly to our Czechfaknian plan.

- Sam | Watch now

The Cold War never ended for us. We will not rest until every Westerner is wearing a pair of long Johns, and knows the beauty of Communism.

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Cast

Tom as Jerry Mannering
AJ as Terry
Luke as DI Mannering (the best officer, brother of Jerry)
Sam as Frapper (starts as a police sergeant but is actually a Czechesofakian agent)
AJ as Officer Exposition
Sam as Bob
Tom as Hunchback Harry (on the inside of Czechoslovakia)
Sam as sniper
Tom as Larry (the wrong guy, a rich and deep character)

Keywords

Dagenham, Guy Ritchie, not 1993, pinky swear, death (Tom), corpsing (Tom AJ), dark, twist