Jeeves and Wooster (TV Series)
In Court After the Boat Race (or, Jeeves' Arrival) (1990)
Stephen Fry: Jeeves
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Quotes
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Bertie : [pausing while playing "Minnie the Moocher" on the piano] Now that is clever, Jeeves.
Jeeves : Sir?
Bertie : That part about "the king of Sweden" and "things she was needin'."
Jeeves : Yes, His Majesty King Gustav appears to have been exceptionally generous to the young lady, sir.
Bertie : No, I mean, it rhymes, Jeeves.
Jeeves : Almost, sir.
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[a very hungover Bertie opens his front door, to find a smartly dressed man standing there]
Jeeves : I was sent by the agency, sir. I was given to understand that you require a valet.
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Jeeves : [Bertie Wooster, speechless from the ill effects of a hangover, is approached by valet-applicant Jeeves, who holds out a glass of reddish liquid on a tray] If you would drink this, sir. It's a little preparation of my own invention. Gentlemen have told me they find it extremely invigorating after a late evening.
Bertie : [Making incomprehensible sounds, Bertie takes the glass and downs the contents, then coughs, shudders, and shakes his head] I say! I...
[Amazed at his rapid recovery, and being able to speak once more, Bertie gets up to examine himself in the nearby mirror]
Bertie : I say! You're engaged!
Jeeves : Thank you, sir. My name is Jeeves.
Bertie : I say, Jeeves, what an extraordinary talent!
Jeeves : Thank you, sir.
Bertie : [holding up the empty glass] Eh, could one enquire what...?
Jeeves : I'm sorry, sir.
Bertie : No, no, of course not.
Jeeves : I'm not at liberty to divulge the ingredients, sir.
Bertie : No, no, no, of course not. Secrets of the guild and all that.
Jeeves : Precisely, sir.
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Bertie : [singing Minnie the Moocher] Ho dee ho dee ho dee ho
Jeeves : [speaking] Ho dee ho dee ho, sir.
Bertie : [stumbles a bit at the piano] ...rah di rah di rah
Jeeves : Rah di rah di rah, sir?
Bertie : Tee di hee di hee
Jeeves : Tee di hee di hee, sir.
Bertie : Yes...hm... I don't mean to be overly critical Jeeves, I mean, I know you're doing your best...
Jeeves : Thank you, sir!
Bertie : I just think that perhaps we could dispense with the 'sir' at the end of every line. You know, shows the proper feudal spirit and all that, but I'm afraid if it doesn't play merry hell with the rhythm of the thing.
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Jeeves : Any undertaking that requires the presence of four people in one place at the same time while two of them are unaware of the fact, is fraught with the possibility of mishap.
