Daily Dialogue — April 28, 2011

Ron Burgundy: Do you really want to know what love is?
Brian Fantana: Yes! Tell us!
Brick Tamland: More than anything in the world, Ron.
Ron Burgundy: Well, it’s really quite simple. It’s kinda like…[singing] Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight / Gonna grab some afternoon delight / My motto’s always been, “When it’s right, it’s right” / Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night?
All: [singing] When everything’s a little clearer in the light of day / And we know the night is always gonna be there anyway.
Brian Fantana, Brick Tamland: [singing] Thinkin’ of you’s workin’ up my appetite / Looking forward to a little afternoon delight / Rubbin’ sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite / And the thought of lovin’ you is getting so exciting.
All: [singing] Sky rockets in flight / Afternoon delight.
Ron Burgundy: You guys have it, I think.
All: [singing] Afternoon delight.
Champ Kind: I don’t know Ron, That sounds kinda crazy.
Brian Fantana: Sounds like you have mental problems, man.
Brick Tamland: Yeah you got mental problems, man.
Brian Fantana: Yeah, he really does.
Brick Tamland: Man.
All: [singing] Afternoon delight.

 — Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), Champ Kind (David Koechner), Brick Tamland (Steve Carell), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), written by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay

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The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is singing in a non-musical suggested by Chris Drzewiecki. Anchornman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy suggested by Francisco Magdaraog.

Trivia: The first draft of the screenplay included suggested actors for various roles: — Champ Kind: John C. Reilly — Brick Tamland: Chris Parnell — Brian Fantana: Ben Stiller — Ed Harken: Ed Harris — Garth Holiday: Dan Aykroyd — Frank Vitchard: Alec Baldwin — The script also specified another member of the news team, Marshall Connors, with William H. Macy suggested for the part.