The Wind in the Willows (I) (1983 TV Movie)
David Jason: Toad
Quotes
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Toad : [flags down Reggie, the motorist] I say, I wonder if you could help me. Having a spot of bother with me car.
Reggie : Oh? Wh-wh-what sort of bother?
Toad : Um... em... it's the... uh... crankshaft... it's um... flat.
Reggie : Really? Ah ha... I should be able to fix that.
Reggie's Wife : Oh, shall I come too Reggie?
[gets out of the car]
Reggie : Uh. Wh-wh-wh-where's your machine?
Toad : [gestures to a spot behind him] Oh... it's over there. If you'd just take a look at it?
Reggie : Oh c-certainly old bean. Anything for a fellow motorist.
[as soon as they move away from their car, Mr. Toad gets in, puts it in gear and drives away]
Reggie : Oh, I say!
[they see Mr. Toad driving down the road erratically, laughing, honking the horn]
Reggie's Wife : Oh. Reggie.
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Reggie : [giving his statement to the Police Office about his stolen car] A fellow there flagged me down, cobbled a story about a "flat crankshaft." Well, so I help a fellow motorist, go out, galloped away! Th-the chap's a damn frog!
Toad : [hears noises. All three turn to see Toad in Reggie's car, still honking the horn and making car noises] Poop-poop!
Reggie : I say!
Toad : [Toad roars past, knocking the police officer and his bicycle over, and Reggie into the arms of his wife] Wha-wha-hey hey-hey!
[to the officer]
Toad : Fat face!