The Monkees (TV Series)

Monkees on the Line (1967)

Helene Winston: Drehdal

Quotes 

• Drehdal : Do you say you boys were looking for a job?

  [the Monkees all shake their heads no] 

  Drehdal : Well, why didn't you say so? You, you know how to pick up a telephone?

  Peter : Yes, yes I do.

  [Peter picks up a phone that didn't ring, and holds the phone upside down on his ear] 

  Peter : Hello, hello? This one's broken.

  Drehdal : Boys, I'll make you a deal. You stay here and take care of my phones, I'll pay the regular salary and I'll throw in something extra. What do you say?

  Mike : [All of the boys, speak the same time]  Hold it, hold it. Wait, we can't do this, we're musicians.

  Drehdal : Great. You can listen to the dial tone.

  [She laughs and so does Micky, but then the boys start heading toward the door] 

  Drehdal : Hey, wait a minute. Where ya goin'?

  Mike : Um, well we were going to talk it over.

  Drehdal : Talk, talk. What's to talk about? Don't you realize what you can do here? You can feel the warm heart of this cruel world.

  [the Monkees start to see her as the Statue of Liberty with her wearing a purple dress and a telephone on her torch] 

  Drehdal : The ideas of the very things that happens and you can be part of it. The city will be in your fingers. Come answer the phone.

  Peter : [All of the Monkees are crying]  I don't want to be a murderer.

  [Drehdal looks confused and you stop seeing her as the "Statue of Liberty."] 

  Mike : We'll do it. We'll do it!

  Drehdal : Good! Oh, I forgot to mention. In order to bring this cruelness in the world, don't get involved with the clients. Alright, which one of you will go first?

  Mike : [Al of the Monkees speak at the same time]  Hold it, hold it. We'll just check our fingers.

  [He looks at his] 

  Mike : Ooh-la-la! I guess that means I have the city in my fingertips.

  Peter : How come Mike always wins?

  Micky : He's got six fingers on that hand.

  Davy : Look Mike, maybe we'll check in with you later, ok? Goodbye, Mrs. Drehdal.

  Drehdal : Bye boys.

  [the other Monkees leave] 

  Mike : Well, got to get to work. Ooh, this is going to be fine and look a never ending sea of telephones.

  [Drehdal and Mike talk at the same time] 

  Mike : It's a wonderful place you got here.

  Drehdal : Well, now that you guys are firm, I can go to Jamaica with a free mind.

  Mike : Jamaica?

  Drehdal : That's right, honey.

  Mike : Wait! You have to tell me how to work this thing.

  Drehdal : Well, nothing can be easier. The phone rings ding-a-ling-a-ling. You plug it in the hole. You answer it, you write down the message. When the client calls you give them the message. What can be easier?

  Mike : Going to Jamaica. Well, hold it.

  Drehdal : Yeah?

  Mike : I just noticed this red button on the wall. It's a button and it's on a wall. What's it for?

  Drehdal : Push it if you get tired. Bye-bye, honey!