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The line comes from Electric Dreams, the 1984 romantic comedy science fiction film centred on a sentient home computer. A brief dialogue moment, it survived far beyond the film through VHS rewatch culture, online clip sharing and soundboard collections where short spoken reactions travel easily. Its appeal lies in the dated, earnest phrasing, which sounds both sincere and amusing to modern audiences. That mix of nostalgia and encouragement has kept it in circulation as a niche movie quote, revived whenever creators want a vintage voice to applaud a bold statement in an edit or a conversation online today.
About this sound
A short voice clip from Electric Dreams (1984) where a character cheers 'that's telling em, Howard.' Used for supportive reactions and retro movie memes.
This clip captures an enthusiastic spoken line delivered with cheerful, old fashioned encouragement, the voice rising as it praises Howard for speaking his mind. The delivery feels warm rather than mocking, like a friend applauding a sharp comeback from the sidelines. At just a few seconds long, the phrasing lands cleanly and leaves a clear emotional beat afterwards. Viewers instantly read it as approval, celebration and a little retro charm, which makes the moment easy to recognise even without seeing the original film scene or knowing the wider plot context at all.
