Airplane! I Am Serious Don’t Call Me Shirley scene. Leslie Nielsen delivers one of the most quoted comedy lines of all time. “Surely you can’t be serious.” “I am serious… and don’t call me Shirley.” From Airplane! (1980), directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker. #airplane #leslienielsen #DontCallMeShirley #classiccomedy #1980s