Silly Thinking

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From HOLLYWOOD... It's The Marlon Brando Show...starring Marlon Brando....


Marlon's guests tonight are...

comedy legend Jerry Lewis!


Actor John Goodman...


and musical group PoppinJay.



With Sy Henderson and the Marlon Brando Orchestra.


I'm Leonard Peltier.

and now here's MISTER...MARLON...BRANDO!!!


MB: Thank you.... thank you... thank you ladies and gentlemen... thank you so much. What a show we have got for you tonight. It's going to be fun. It's a good one tonight. Hilarious comedy from a mammoth talent Mister Jerry Lewis...(applause)


MB:... Jerry Lewis is here. One of my favorites. Do like Jerry Leonard?


LP: YES! YES! Funny man. YES!


MB: Good... you lap dog. Jerry is great. And a wonderful actor, I'm told,and also very funny... Mister John Goodman.

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MB:...and musical group Poppinjay. What a show for you today!

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MB: This is the kind of show we want to do. Funny. Comedy from a genius. Very good. And before we bring out our first guest I thought I might regail you with a story. Would you like to hear a story?

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MB: Well... I was on my island in the south pacific. I have my own island and I live there sometimes. Did you know that Leonard?


LP: I did not know that.


MB: Yes. An island, and I was there and it was stormy. Big storm. Waves crashing. Big storm.And I had finished eating with the native girls serving me and all the wonderful food I have on the island and I looked out to the sea. You know, the water... it was dark and I could hear the crashing waves.. and suddenly I hear some voices.. from the water. People screaming "HELP HELP!" like little girls you know.
And I thought 'what kind of soft people are these who are screaming like babies?' and it kept up and kept up and finally stopped.And so I went to bed thinking 'that was strange'... you know. Screaming and then nothing. The next day I woke up and the little natives bring me my juice and a roll or waffles or something....
It was waffles. Waffles and juice. And I look out on the beach and here are all these dead bodies washing up on shore. Like ten dead people. And I felt so bad. If I only would have put two and two together you know.

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And now a genius Jerry Lewis.


JL: Hello... Mister Brando. Hello ladies and gentlemen. Your marvelous. Thank you ladies and gentlemen.


MB: Jerry Lewis. Do that thing I love. That thing that makes me laugh so much.


JL: What thing is that?


MB: You know... come on do that thing...


JL: You mean... HELLO MISTER NICE LADY AND THE THING...WHOOOWHALLL OHHH....


MB: No.. but that will do. Now Jerry I love you and your films. I do. I love you.

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JL: Thank you ladies and gentlemen.


MB: Whats your favorite movie of yours that you did. Your very favorite?


JL: It's hard to pick just one film. They all are brilliant in different ways..


MB: Yeah. My favorite is "Don't Lower The Bridge Raise The Water" in England. With you and that bolder hat on. That is your supreme work of genius Jerry Lewis.

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JL: You like that one?


MB: Yes, I also like that one you did with.. you know... years ago... that one with Frank Sinatra. "Hollywood Or Bust" with you and that dog and Sinatra. Genius.


JL: No Marlon, it was Dean. I was with Dean Martin at that time and Dean wanted to play golf... I loved him dearly..


MB: Yeah. Dean Martin. Thats right Dean Martin.Now you are still doing your show... on cable or something. Your big show...


JL: You mean the telethon?


MB: The telethon ladies and gentlemen.

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JL: Yeah we do it every year. It's gratifying to me..


MB: You got fat. You are so fat. You look like a Cabbage Patch Jerry doll. Your so big. How did you get so fat?


JL: I had a disease..


MB: Yeah..the fat disease. I got that to.


JL: No, no you don't understand LADY...


MB: Ha ha ha ha ha ha. Stop it.. you make me laugh so much.... Ha ha ha ha ha...


JL: No seriously I had a disease. I was in pain everyday of my life for 40 years. Real pain. And dear brilliant Dr. Debacky came to me and said try this. And I did. And I'm no longer in pain but the mediaction does this to you. But it's worth it.


MB: Ha ha ha ha ha. SO you do that TV show and you don't raise money for your own disease but somebody else's disease. Ha ha ha ha ha. You are a riot. Now have you cured that cancer or whatever the hell it is?


JL: Marlon, thats a good question, no.. but we are very close. So close to a cure I can't tell you.


MB: You know I never really thought that TV thing was a good way to cure a disease. Do you really think that does any good? That TV show of yours?


JL: That's another good question. Of course I do and that's why when I go around and see those children....


MB: By the way we are all diseased and we are all Jerry's kids. I just wanted to say that right now.

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MB: Here is a very funny man and a very good actor. John Goodman.


JG: Thank you ladies and gentlemen. Jerry! What an honor. And Mister Brando. Thank you ladies and gentlemen.


MB: John Goodman. You are fat too. My God look at us up here. Where are the donuts? Freaks.


JL: HAHHAHHAHAHHAHHAHA. Freaks. HAHAHHAHAHA. I know funny. You are funny. That was a funny remark and I know funny.


JG: Gee we are big. Two geniuses and a fat guy.


MB: Touche John Goodman touche. Now what the hell are you anyway.. big fat John Goodman.


JG: I'm an actor...


JL: He's marvelous. He used to be on with "Rosanne" my kids watched you every week.


MB: Well that's it. I'm sorry I ran out of time. We'll bring that musical group back some other time. Goodnight everyone.


LP: This has been a MarBran DougWoug production in association with Silly Thinking and Harpo productions. Mister Brando's wardrobe by Omar The Tent Maker. This blog was recorded.

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