There are certain lines or situations in movies or television programs that just make me fall over laughing. Here are a handful of my favorites.
James Garner in The Americanization of Emily - "The moon didn't come out!"
Charles Coburn trying to knock the toupee off Jean Arthur's fiance's head in "The More the Merrier."
Art Carney addressing the golf ball in The Honeymooners, "Hello, ball."
I'm not the biggest I Love Lucy fan in the world, but when Ricky Ricardo says, "I'm not the father of that cheese," I cry with laughter.
Barney Fife remarking, "Giraffes are selfish."
Pretty much anything from the Dick Van Dyke Show, but a special favorite is the scene when Rob walks in the living room from the kitchen completely dressed except for the pants Laura is pressing and is a bit embarrassed to find Sally and Buddy standing there. He does a slight double take back toward the kitchen, then, in true Rob Petrie form, puts a hand over his own eyes and walks on to the bedroom.
God forbid I'm ever in a coma, but if I ever am, please bring my DVD set of the Dick Van Dyke Show to by bedside and play them so I can hear. If there is any brain activity at all, I will respond to Rob/Laura/Sally/Buddy and Milly/Jerry. Also, please feel free to laugh yourself, because if Dick Van Dyke doesn't bring me back, the sound of my loved ones laughing will. You'll have to be brave, though, because there may by looks of shock from others who don't understand why you're laughing until you cry while standing by the bedside of someone in a coma. Persevere. If it works, we can always explain it later. If it doesn't work, at least you'll know you did all you could.
And God forbid you're ever in a coma, but if you are, I'll do the same for you.
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4 comments:
Z
Brilliant. God forbid anything happens, but I ought to make a list of theose DVD's
Later, Steve
You better get him to start that list NOW, because you know what he is best at...........
Keep the Cameron Crowe movies on loop at my coma bedside. Keep your eyes peeled for a smirky grin.
Will do!
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