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Be right back... Walter.

English translation: Walter is the car's new name

03:48 May 31, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: Be right back... Walter.
Friends bought Danny a new car, a replacement for the one they totalled by accident. His old car used to be called Bullet.

JOEY
What're you gonna name it?

DANNY
Joey, how many thirty year old men name their cars? C'mon let's get the firls, we'll go for a spin.

(Jesse and Joey exit upstairs. Danny hangs back. He looks out the back door)

DANNY
Be right back... Walter.

(As Danny exits upstairs, we:)

FADE OUT
THE END

What is this reference to Walter about? There are no characters with this name that I know of...

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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 16:26
Selected answer:Walter is the car's new name
Explanation:
Danny doesn't want to admit that he's the type of guy to name his car, but once the others are out of earshot, he sheepishly turns to the car, which he has already in the meantime named "Walter," telling the car (Walter) that he'll be right back...
Selected response from:

KathyT
Australia
Local time: 00:26
Grading comment
Gee, my questions are getting easier and easier... I guess I wouldn't be asking them if I had the actual video to watch. Thanks again, Kathy!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +6Walter is the car's new name
KathyT


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
be right back... Walter.
Walter is the car's new name


Explanation:
Danny doesn't want to admit that he's the type of guy to name his car, but once the others are out of earshot, he sheepishly turns to the car, which he has already in the meantime named "Walter," telling the car (Walter) that he'll be right back...

KathyT
Australia
Local time: 00:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Gee, my questions are getting easier and easier... I guess I wouldn't be asking them if I had the actual video to watch. Thanks again, Kathy!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Vicky.
agree  Monika Silea: sooo funny! Walter! I'll call my laptop Walter!
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Monika.
agree  airmailrpl: -
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, airmailrpl
agree  NancyLynn: The beauty of KudoZ, eh, guyZ? :-) No question is too easy; either you know or you don't. :-)
8 hrs
  -> too true, thanks, NancyLynn :-)
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Marju.
agree  Sophia Finos (X)
17 hrs
  -> Thanks, Sophia.
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