Saturday Night Live (TV Series)
Louis Gossett Jr/George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1982)
Eddie Murphy: Various
Quotes
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Mister Robinson : [singing] It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor, would you be mine? Could you be mine? / I always wanted to live in a house like yours, my friend / Maybe when there's nobody home, I'll break in. So, I married a woman who said she was rich / 'Spent all her money, walked out on the bitch / Would you be mine? Won't you be mine? Won't you be my neighbor?
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Mister Robinson : See what these are, boys and girls? They're drums. That's a musical instrument, you know. Do you know where drums come from? From Africa. Know where these drums come from? Smokey Robinson was at the Apollo Theater and left his van open in the back of the place. I ripped him off. I wonder how Smokey's gonna sound with no percussion? Do you know what drums sound like, boys and girls? Listen:
[begins playing and singing]
Mister Robinson : It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight, rising up to the challenge of our rival...
[phone rings]
Mister Robinson : That's the telephone, boys and girls. Lets see who it can be.
[picks up the pone and shouts]
Mister Robinson : Who is it? What? Nah, that ain't loud, this is loud:
[Blows a whistle into the phone]
Mister Robinson : Now where were we, boys and girls?
[sits down and begins playing the drums again]
Mr. T. : [Beating on the door] Robinson! Robinson! I know you're in there, stop beatin' them drums! You hear me?
Mister Robinson : That's my new neighbor, byt don't be scared, boys and girls, I just installed a new lock. He'll never get in here.
[Starts playing the drums again]
Mr. T. : [Kicks in door, walks in and grabs Mr. Robinson by the neck] Hello, boys and girls; the new word for today, is 'pain'.
[to Mr. Robinson]
Mr. T. : Sing the song.
Mister Robinson : [struggling to sing with very high voice] A very happy tomorrow to you.
Mr. T. : [choking Robinson] Good night, boys and girls.