"Kilroy Was Here!"

Radar4077 · Jul 21, 2010

i never knew kilroy was in m-a-s-h...is he in the Movie, too?

scarface · Aug 11, 2010

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Radar4077 · Oct 4, 2011

All the links and pictures in the post are broken :\

TheFonz · Oct 27, 2014

Do the Kilroys I draw at random around work count as a sighting? There are a few co-workers that I will leave a random Kilroy on their desk calendars or on a whiteboard. A couple are former military and knew exactly who Kilroy was. I'll even add "Up Yours, Baby" sometimes.

Prospero Quevedo · Apr 16, 2021

Otto said: ↑

I've been doing some reading about the origin of this phrase and found a few interesting references to our good friend Kilroy in some major films. I looked through my collections and I have three films which reference our pal Kilroy.

Films:

Kilroy Was Here [1947]
The whole film was named after the phenomenon of our old friend Kilroy. Plot Summary: Returning G.I. John J. Kilroy (Jackie Cooper), whose main ambition is to get a college education, finds himself one-half credit short for college entrance. Connie Harcourt (Wanda McKay) writes feature stories about him as "Kilroy,", the most talked about G.I. of the war, and is able to get him registered. Fraternity members grow dubious and attempt to make him withdraw from college.
Kilroy Was Here Movie Poster

On Our Merry Way [1948]
Kilroy purportedly appears on a beam under a band stand.
*still searching for screencaps

To Hell and Back [1955] x2
1:03:50 - When Audie Murphy and his squad storm the farmhouse, Kilroy can be seen on the far wall with the inscription "Kilroy was here". Then after the team goes upstairs, and Audie Murphy is startled by and shoot his own reflection, "Kilroy was here" can be seen written on the rear wall.
To Hell and Back 1 Kilroy 1
To Hell and Back 2 Kilroy 1
To Hell and Back 3 Kilroy 1
To Hell and Back 4 Kilroy 1
To Hell and Back 5 Kilroy 1
To Hell and Back 6 Kilroy 1
To Hell and Back 7 Kilroy 2
To Hell and Back 8 Kilroy 2
To Hell and Back 9 Kilroy 2

Kelly's Heroes [1970]
2:20:30 - In the final scene, when the US Captin enter the bank he discovers that it has already been cleared out. He also finds Kilroy on the far wall with the inscription "Up Yours Baby."
Kelly's Heroes 1
Kelly's Heroes 2
Kelly's Heroes 3
Kelly's Heroes 4
Kelly's Heroes 5
Kelly's Heroes 6

Patton [1970]
2:34:50 - Patton and his command team are standing beside their jeep alongside a road, while a long convoy of tanks, trucks and half-tracks is going by. One of the trucks has Kilroy painted on the right front door, with "Kilroy Is Here" painted on the right side panel.
Patton 1
Patton 2
Patton 3
Patton 4
Patton 5

Television:

Hound Hunters - Metro-Goldywn-Mayer
George, Junior
[original air date: 12 April, 1947]
Has a "Kilroy Was Here" reference.
Hound Hunters 1

Popeye And The Pirates - Famous Studios.
Popeye, Olive Oyl
[original air date: 12 September, 1947]
Has a scene where a skeleton opens and closes a chest on a ship. The words "Kilroy Was Here" is on the inside of the top of the chest.
Popeye And The Pirates 1
Popeye And The Pirates 2
Popeye And The Pirates 3

King-Size Canary - Metro-Goldywn-Mayer
Canary, Cat, Mouse, Dog
[original air date: 6 December, 1947]
Has a "Kilroy Was Here" reference in a can of sardines.
King-Size Canary 1
King-Size Canary 2
King-Size Canary 3
King-Size Canary 4
King-Size Canary 5

Haredevil Hare - Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
Bugs Bunny, Commander X-2 (Marvin Martian)
[original air date: 24 July, 1948]
Bugs is sent to the moon and is seen walking around. He says, "Anyway, I'm the first living creature to set foot on the moon." Then he spots a rock in front of him that says: "Kilroy was here"
Haredevil Hare 1

M*A*S*H - The Bus
#79 (G512), Season 4, Episode 7
[original air date: 17 October, 1975]
B.J. Hunnicutt peers out the widow of the bus, much like Kilroy. In response, Hawkeye inscribes "Kilroy" in the dust on the glass just below him.
M*A*S*H 1
M*A*S*H 2
M*A*S*H 3
M*A*S*H 4
M*A*S*H 5

Seinfeld - Good News, Bad News
Pilot, P-1, 101
[original air date: 5 July, 1989]
8:10 & 10:00, Kilroy on refrigerator.
Seinfeld 1
Seinfeld 2
Seinfeld 3

ReBoot - The Crimson Binome
#7, Season 1, Episode 7
[original air date: 7 January, 1995]
Among the graffiti on the wall in the hold of Captain Capacitor's ship is a drawing of Kilroy, with the text "You are here."

Home Improvement - No, No, Godot
#95 (A521), Season 4, Episode 21
[original air date: 21 March, 1995]
Tim and Al are arrested for scalping tickets; graffiti on the wall of their cell indicates Kilroy was there first.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Outcry
Season 6, Episode 5
[original air date 26 October, 2004]
About 20 minutes into the episode, Kilroy appears on a cork board behind the detectives.

PC Games:

Allied General [1996]
Kilroy appears at the upper menu at random times during the game along with the text "Kilroy was here."

Call of Duty: United Offensive [2004]
In the second level of the single player game called Crossroads, two soldiers engage in a discussion about our little friend.
CoD:UO 1

Counter-Strike: Source [October 7, 2004]
The Kilroy Was Here graffiti with Kilroy peeking over is provided as a 'spray' in the popular first-person shooters Counter-Strike: Source and Day Of Defeat: Source.
CS:Source 1

Return to Castle Wolfenstein [2001]
At the very beggining of the game in the prison cell Kilroy can be seen on the wall.
RtCW 1
RtCW 2
RtCW 3

Sightings:

Aboard the USS Salem Kilroy appears to commemorate his most likely birthplace, a Massachusetts shipyard.
Kilroy aboard the Salem
Kilroy close up

Contributors:
Col. Hessler - Popeye And The Pirates, King-Size Canary and M*A*S*H screen captures

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I'll add additional info & screencaps as it comes in...

[ 17. January 2007, 03:37 PM: Message edited by: Otto ]
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Now I'm going to have to watch all this and look

ColyH · Jan 23, 2024

I first discovered the "Kilroy Was Here" from Kelly's Heroes.

OpanaPointer · Jan 24, 2024

Kilroy Was Here (U.S. National Park Service).

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