running gag / said by James
Meth Falcon
What does "Meth Falcon" mean on Small Town Murder?
James's imaginary drug-running bird of prey, a trained falcon that flies out, collects meth and brings it back to its owner. It became a recurring gag and a merchandise design, and in its first episode he also used it as a nickname for a woman with three children, 'three kid meth falcon'.
- Kind
- running gag
- Usually said by
- James
- First heard
- Episode 99, 27 December 2018
The story behind the phrase
Where did "Meth Falcon" come from?
It comes up in episode 99, when James reads that a woman is charged over her ex-husband's scheme of grand theft of exotic birds. He wonders what the birds were trained to do and says "I'm gonna steal me a meth falcon".
The joke is an imaginary bird of prey trained to fly out, collect meth and bring it back to its owner. Jimmie adds to it straight away with the squawking bird that drops the bag when it hears a code word.
How is "Meth Falcon" used now?
It becomes a running bird gag and a merchandise design: James says meth falcon shirts are coming in episode 110, and in episode 189 there is one on a new design. He drops it into odd places, such as "the meth falcon gets the worm" in episode 174. In episode 364 he lists it with the pocket robin and a parrot on a T-shirt of "all the murder birds".
When was "Meth Falcon" first said?
It was first heard in episode 99, "The Coroner's Waiting Room", on 27 December 2018, at about 0:57:10.
"Yeah, they trained I'm gonna steal me a meth falcon."
James is riffing on a woman charged with grand theft of exotic birds and wonders whether the birds were trained to steal, saying 'I'm gonna steal me a meth falcon'. It is coined on the spot, then used repeatedly in the same episode, including as the nickname 'three kid meth falcon' for (name covered).
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Found by searching the transcripts; speech recognition can miss a use.
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