10 Jokes In Old Superhero Movies They Wouldn't Get Away With Now

Long before Samuel L. Jackson strapped on the eyepatch and brought S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most infamous agent to life, Ye Olde Hasselhoff had a crack at the iconic role in Nick Fury: Agent of Shield.

In addition to appearing drunk in nearly every scene, Hasselhoff practically oozed unpleasantness and sexism in every line, delivering gems dripping with condescension like "Contessa Valentina de Allegro Fontaine. Quite a mouthful when you try and wrap your tongue around it" and "Val’s an old hand at the sexpionage game, aren’t ya?"

For someone who is supposedly an elite spy and master manipulator, Fury comes off as a dour Butabi brother, fumbling in the general direction of attractive women with his shady, scummy spiel.

Hopefully Jackson disinfected that eyepatch before putting it on.