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A Futile and Stupid Gesture

We built our own studioon Madison Avenue and hired some talented performerswho would work...

We built our own studio
on Madison Avenue and hired some talented performers
who would work for bus fare. Could I have Flexie the Pocket Monkey?

Full Transcript

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We built our own studio on Madison Avenue
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and hired some talented performers who would work for bus fare.
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Could I have Flexie the Pocket Monkey?
Duration
9 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:32
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Genres
biography, comedy
Production
Abominable Pictures,Principato-Young Entertainment

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Movie Summary

In the 1970s and '80s, National Lampoon's success and influence creates a new media empire overseen in part by the brilliant and troubled Douglas Kenney.
No, you may not have Flexie the Pocket Monkey. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
No, you may not have Flexie the Pocket Monkey.
I'd like a sandwich with mayo and red lettuce on rye, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:09
I'd like a sandwich with mayo and red lettuce on rye,
You start off with cute jokes and you end up with atheistic trash, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:11
You start off with cute jokes and you end up with atheistic ...
But come on, do you think I looked like Will Forte when I was 27? - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
But come on, do you think I looked like Will Forte when I wa...
Here's some other things we changed from real life - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:10
Here's some other things we changed from real life
Start the band up, make them go, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
Start the band up, make them go,
Between the magazine and the radio show, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:11
Between the magazine and the radio show,
"The staff considers Henry to be the dad of the magazine, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:10
"The staff considers Henry to be the dad of the magazin...
Uh... I left a sketch to punch up, but... - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
Uh... I left a sketch to punch up, but...
If you want to talk about it, I am a licensed chiropractor. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
If you want to talk about it, I am a licensed chiropractor.
Done. Here's your sketch. I was stuck on that last line. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
Done. Here's your sketch. I was stuck on that last line...
You were punching up my sketch while I was attempting to be earnest? - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:06
You were punching up my sketch while I was attempting to be ...
Look, I know I fucked up. I'm fucked up, all right? - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
Look, I know I fucked up. I'm fucked up, all right?
We're at war, son, and it's our duty to serve. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
We're at war, son, and it's our duty to serve.
Now, let me tell you what it's like to run a successful comedy empire. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:31
Now, let me tell you what it's like to run a successful...
Then you start a live show. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:20
Then you start a live show.
Well, shit, maybe a little LSD for inspiration would help, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:36
Well, shit, maybe a little LSD for inspiration would help,
Peter, Lucy, is this where the college reunion is? - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
Peter, Lucy, is this where the college reunion is?
"To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
"To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty the...
No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:08
No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea...