"I always said it was to be dumb enough to do what Marlon Perkins said to do"

Jim Fowler's quote is a humorous way of expressing his disbelief in the advice offered by Marlon Perkins. Fowler is implying that Perkins' guidance was so silly that it was almost impossible to follow. He is also suggesting that he was not clever sufficient to realize that the advice was not good. By stating that he was "dumb adequate" to follow Perkins' advice, Fowler is satirizing himself and his own naivety. He is also suggesting that Perkins' guidance was not just silly, but also unsafe. Fowler's quote is a humorous way of revealing his disbelief in the recommendations offered by Marlon Perkins and his own naivety in following it.