“Sorry, can we turn the fountain off please?”
In context
Sue: (Louder) I hope not.
Alan: Sorry, can we turn the fountain off please? Sorry, Sue. Thank you. The idea of the fountain was to represent a fountain of knowledge, you know.
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The scene
The studio fountain drowns out his guest’s answers.
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Quick answers
Who says "Sorry, can we turn the fountain off please?"?
Alan Partridge says it in Knowing Me, Knowing You.
Where is this Alan Partridge quote from?
It is from Episode 1 – Sue Lewis, Keith Hunt, Shona McGough, Roger Moore (Knowing Me, Knowing You). The full script is on this site.