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minus-squaresquiblet@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-21 year ago(since nobody seems to know, this is a scene from the Prisoner, which is what “who does #2 work for” is a reference to)
minus-squarethekerker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoI’m pretty sure this is a reference to Austin Powers, where he’s giving the Irish hitman a swirly in a casino bathroom and yelling “WHO DOES NUMBER 2 WORK FOR” while a gambler played by Tom Arnold in the next stall is trying to encourage him on.
minus-squareAesculapius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoYou are correct. But what Austin Powers was referencing was this scene from The Prisoner. Top notch 60’s TV!
minus-squareChillCapybara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoThe mvp is in the comments of the comments
minus-squareSeventhlevin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoI AM NOT A NUMBER. I AM A FREE MAN!
minus-squareAesculapius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoDeep cut! I first heard of and saw that show in college. It’s great!
minus-squareDestraight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoIt wasn’t a show, it was a movie.
minus-squaresquiblet@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI think they’re referring to the Prisoner, not Austin Powers.
(since nobody seems to know, this is a scene from the Prisoner, which is what “who does #2 work for” is a reference to)
I’m pretty sure this is a reference to Austin Powers, where he’s giving the Irish hitman a swirly in a casino bathroom and yelling “WHO DOES NUMBER 2 WORK FOR” while a gambler played by Tom Arnold in the next stall is trying to encourage him on.
You are correct. But what Austin Powers was referencing was this scene from The Prisoner. Top notch 60’s TV!
The mvp is in the comments of the comments
I AM NOT A NUMBER. I AM A FREE MAN!
That’s not my bag, baby
Deep cut! I first heard of and saw that show in college. It’s great!
It wasn’t a show, it was a movie.
I think they’re referring to the Prisoner, not Austin Powers.