Vol. 06 · Misquoted ·Film ·28 of 348
"Badges? We don't need no stinking badges!"
They never said that.
What people say
"Badges? We don't need no stinking badges!"
What was actually said
"Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges!" Gold Hat — The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Why it stuck
The real exchange is four sentences. Blazing Saddles (1974) compressed it into one — and that's the line everyone remembers.
Know another line by heart?
Play the duel and see how many you can spot. Or browse the whole shelf.