The Monkees (TV Series)
The Devil and Peter Tork (1968)
Davy Jones: Davy
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Quotes
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[the Monkees get a visual idea of Hell via a video romp to their song "Salesman" and are noticably shaken when they snap back to their house]
Mike : So that's, uh, that's what...
[Mike mutters the term Hell, but his voice is replaced by a cuckoo sound effect]
Mike : ...is all about.
Davy : Yeah.
[cuckoo]
Davy : ...is pretty scary.
Micky : You know what's even more scary?
Peter : What?
Micky : [looking straight at the camera] You can't say...
[We hear the cuckoo sound effect but can clearly read Micky's lips as he says Hell]
Micky : ...on television.
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Davy : [holding the Bible] Ehm, can I interest anybody in taking a quick peek at this book here, it's been on the best seller list for many years.
Judge Roy Bean : We don't read!
Micky : Well, eh, you don't have to read the book, why don't we, we'll run the picture for ya, Three hours of glorious color on a full wide screen with stereophonic, eat popcorn, hm hmm.
Mr. Zero : My dear boy, I appeared in that picture. The garden scene. I played the snake.
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Davy : I thought you were going to get rid of that thing.
Micky : No, wait, he's really into it.
Davy : But it takes up too much room.
Micky : Show him, Pete.
[Peter plays the harp, surprising Davy with his dexterity]
Davy : [somewhat sheepishly] Uh, like I said, it's nice to have a harp around the house.
Peter : Hey, do you think we can work it into the act?
Micky : [dressed as a newsboy] Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Rock and roll group gains fame and fortune by introducing harp into act!
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Mr. Zero : Are you ready, Peter?
Micky : Eh, no, no, he's not ready. You see, eh, well, he left his suit in the cleaners!
Davy : And not only that...
Micky : He's not ready to go!
Davy : ...he, he's got to write a letter to his mother, haven't ye?
Peter : I have a million things to do, couldn't it be tomorrow?
Mike : Oh! I remember reading in the paper. why, that due to a lack of interest, tomorrow was canceled so we'll have to make it the day after tomorrow.