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{{quote|''"Smell that? You smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. [[Trope Codifier|I love the smell of napalm in the morning.]] You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... Victory. Someday this war's gonna end..."''|'''Colonel Kilgore''', ''[[Apocalypse Now]]''}}
|'''Colonel Kilgore''', ''[[Apocalypse Now]]''}}
 
This is a [[Stock Phrase]] in which a character expresses a preference for something by commenting on how great it smells on a morning or afternoon. Originating with the above [[Apocalypse Now]] quote, it has become a common [[Stock Parody]], where whatever the character likes is substituted for the original "napalm." Often, the new noun is as distasteful as napalm.
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[DodgeballDodgeBall: aA True Underdog Story]]''
{{quote| '''Patches O'Houlihan:''' I love the smell of queef in the morning.}}
* ''[[Mallrats]]''
{{quote| '''Brodie:''' I love the smell of commerce in the morning.}}
* ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (Film)|Alvinandthe Chipmunks]]: The Squeakquel''
{{quote| '''Alvin: [entering classroom for the first time]''' Ah, I love the smell of zitcream in the morning!}}
* ''[[Spawn]]''
{{quote| '''Clown:''' I love the smell of burning asphalt in the morning.}}
* ''[[Imagine Me and You (Film)|Imagine Me & You]]''
{{quote| '''Ned:''' I love the smell of hot dogs in the evening. Smells like... [[Shaped Like Itself|hot dogs]].}}
* ''Problem Child''
{{quote| '''Junior:''' [After breaking several milk bottles] I love the smell of spilled milk in the morning. It smells like victory.}}
* ''[[Small Soldiers]]''
{{quote| '''Major Chip Hazard:''' I love the smell of polyurethane in the morning.}}
* ''[[Garfield]]'' (2004)
{{quote| '''Garfield:''' I love the smell of cinnamon apple in the morning. It smells like victory.}}
* ''[[The Lion King]] 1 1/2''
{{quote| '''Timon:''' Ahh...I love the smell of Pumbaa in the morning.}}
* ''[[The Chase]]''
{{quote| '''Uncredited Clown:''' [after the end credits, gives the ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' speech]}}
* ''Tomcats''
{{quote| '''Kyle:''' I love the smell of bridesmaids in the morning.}}
* ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space''
{{quote| '''General [[Significant Name|W.R. Monger]]:''' I love the smell of pumpkin guts in the evening. It smells like victory. Also, a little like pie.}}
* ''H-E Double Hockey Sticks''
{{quote| '''Ms. Beezlebub:''' I love the smell of carbon monoxide in the morning.}}
* ''Bet Your Life''
{{quote| '''Joseph:''' I love the smell of Cleveland in the morning. It smells like... [[Shaped Like Itself|Cleveland.]]}}
* ''Zombie '90: Extreme Pestilence''
{{quote| '''Dr. Bern:''' I love the smell of zombies in the morning!}}
* ''[[Casper (Filmfilm)|Casper]]'':
{{quote| '''Stretch''': I love the smell of fleshies in the morning!}}
* ''[[Horton Hears a Who!]]'':
{{quote| '''Horton''': I love the smell of bananas in the morning!}}
* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Filmfilm)|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'':
{{quote| "I love the smell of destruction in the evening!"}}
 
== [[Live -Action TV]] ==
* ''[[True Blood]]'' episode "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"
{{quote| '''Jason Stackhouse:''' I love the smell of nail polish in the morning!}}
* ''[[Charmed (TV)|Charmed]]'' episode "Morality Bites"
{{quote| '''Nathaniel Pratt:''' I love the smell of burnt witch in the morning.}}
* ''[[Veronica Mars]]''
{{quote| '''Veronica:''' I love the smell of testosterone in the morning.}}
* ''[[The A-Team (TV)|The A-Team]]'' episode "The Theory of Revolution"
{{quote| '''Murdock:''' I love the smell of revolution in the morning. It smells like hushpuppies.}}
* ''[[Roswell]]'' episode "Viva Las Vegas"
{{quote| '''Alex:''' I love the smell of formaldehyde in the morning.}}
* ''[[Lois and Clark|Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'' episode "Stop the Presses"
{{quote| '''Perry White:''' I love the smell of ink in the morning.}}
* ''[[Lizzie Mcguire|Lizzie McGuire]]'' episode "Bad Girl McGuire"
{{quote| '''Gordo:''' I love the smell of pop quizzes in the morning!}}
* ''[[News Radio]]'' episode "The Station Sale"
{{quote| '''Jimmy:''' I love the smell of a negotiating room in the morning. Smells like...<br />
'''Dave:''' Victory?<br />
'''Jimmy:''' What?<br />
'''Dave:''' Like victory, from ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', yeah.<br />
'''Jimmy:''' Dave, I'd love to discuss movies with you, but I have a negotiation to close. }}
* ''[[The Invisible Man (TV series)|The Invisible Man]]'' (2000-2002)
{{quote| '''Albert Eberts:''' I love the smell of toner in the morning.}}
* ''Blue Murder'' episode "Lonely"
{{quote| '''DS Shap: [Approaching a landfill]''' I love the smell of landfill first thing in the morning.}}
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', "Gingerbread", as [[Moral Guardians]] are ransacking Giles's books:
{{quote| '''Principal Snyder:''' I love the smell of desperate librarian in the morning.}}
 
== [[Soap Opera]] ==
* ''[[All My Children]]''
{{quote| '''Ryan Lavery:''' I love the smell of power in the morning.<br />
'''Kendall Cambias:''' Well, good morning, Mr. Chairman. Your title fits you almost as well as that suit. }}
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Mercenaries]] 2: World in Flames''
{{quote| '''Mattias Nilsson:''' I love the smell of roasted rainforest in the afternoon!}}
* ''[[Destroy All Humans!]]!''
{{quote| '''Cryptosporidium:''' Man, I love the smell of presidential brains in the morning.}}
* [[StarcraftStarCraft]] and [[Starcraft II (Video Game)|StarcraftStarCraft II]].
{{quote| Firebat: I love the smell of napalm. }}
* ''[[Quest for Glory II]]'':
{{quote| I love the smell of victory in the morning... It smells like... sweat. No, no... oregano... nooo... [[Shaped Like Itself|like Victory]]! Yea Victory!... Yea! Yea! That's the ticket.}}
* ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]]'':
{{quote| '''Guybrush''': I love the smell of treasure in the morning.}}
* ''[[Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'':
{{quote| '''Rocket Raccoon''': I love the spell of napalm in the morning.}}
 
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'':
{{quote| '''Vaarsuvius''': I love the smell of bat guano in the morning. Smells like... victory.}}
* ''[[Questionable Content]]''
{{quote| '''Hannelore''': Do you smell that? Fabric cleaner, son. I love the smell of fabric cleaner in the morning.}}
 
== [[Web Original]] ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXraSkgssFk HISHE's parody of Avatar] features Quaritch saying he loves the smell of CGI in the morning.
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: theThe Abridged Series]] episode 14.
{{quote| '''Joey''': I love the smell of card games in the morning. }}
* [[The Spiffing Brit]] has been known to crow, "I love the smell of war crimes in the morning" when vastly overpowering AI opposition in a game he's thoroughly exploited.
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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== [[Real Life]] ==
* A group of American War Of Independence re-enacters [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtqufzEFCzw#t=6m39s featured] on ''[[Penn and& Teller: Bullshit!]]'' do a near-verbatim version of the beginning and end of the excerpt in the page quotation.
{{quote| ''I love the smell of gunpowder in the afternoon, it smells like victory.''}}
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