The Monkees (TV Series)

The Devil and Peter Tork (1968)

Peter Tork: Peter

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Quotes 

• Mr. Zero : I gave him the ability to play the harp... in return for a soul.

  Peter : You know, it was almost worth it.

  Mike : No, you didn't give him the ability to play the harp. You see... you see, Peter loved the harp. And he loved, he loved the music that came from the harp. And that was inside of him. And, eh, it came, uhm, it was... the power of that love was inside of Peter, eh, it was inside of him from the first. And it was that kind of power, that made Peter able to play the harp. And, eh, you didn't have anything to do with it at all.

• [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.

• Peter : I've always loved the harp.

  Mr. Zero : I'm sure that when you say 'love' you mean 'need' or 'desire'. Nobody loves things anymore.

• 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!

• 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.