Laugh-In (TV Series)

Joey Bishop & Sammy Davis, Jr. (1968)

Joey Bishop: Self

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• Pamela Austin : Our country would be much better off with a strong leader.

  Joey Bishop : I know, but Sinatra can't do everything.

• Sammy Davis Jr. : You know, my ancestors picked so much cotton that I still hate to open an aspirin bottle.

  Joey Bishop : If you're scoring at home, that was the first good one tonight.

  Sammy Davis Jr. : I'll tell you, I just can't win. Last night I dreamt I was white, and a colored kid beat me up.

  Joey Bishop : I thought that was funny, but I laugh at everything.

  Sammy Davis Jr. : You know, we're not too dumb. We move into a block and when the values go down, we buy up all the land and then move out.

  Joey Bishop : Here's another one that won't choke you up:

  Sammy Davis Jr. : You know, they don't make us sit in the back of the bus anymore, because they found out most of the accidents happen in the front.

  Joey Bishop : What we got here is a failure to communicate.

• Sammy Davis Jr. : I plan to run in Mississippi.

  Joey Bishop : For what?

  Sammy Davis Jr. : The state line.

• Joey Bishop : Don't bother me, I'm bleachin' the colored kid's hair.

• Pamela Austin : I know Joey Bishop isn't your real name. Now, what was it before you changed it?

  Joey Bishop : Helen Hayes.

• Joey Bishop : My name is Joey Heatherton and have I got a secret.