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Mom got a monkey Why'd you get a monkey'Cause I needed to laugh
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The Fabelmans

Because I needed a laugh

Sammy Fabelman:
Why did you get a monkey?Mitzi Fabelman:Because I needed a laugh

Full Transcript

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Mom got a monkey Why'd you get a monkey
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'Cause I needed to laugh
Available in 9 languages
Duration
6 seconds
Views
323
Timestamp in Movie
01:27:15
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2026
Genres
drama
Production
Amblin Entertainment,Reliance Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

Actors

Gabriel LaBelle
Sammy Fabelman
Gabriel LaBelle
Michelle Williams
Mitzi Fabelman
Michelle Williams
Oh. - The Fabelmans 00:15
Oh.
I don't want to see a psychiatrist, Burt. - The Fabelmans 00:34
I don't want to see a psychiatrist, Burt.
You aren't cooking or shopping or unpacking. - The Fabelmans 00:04
You aren't cooking or shopping or unpacking.
Psychiatrists help you know - The Fabelmans 00:05
Psychiatrists help you know
You're behaving like when your mother diedlike you're in mourning but nobody's diedOkaySo I'll call the monkey some other name - The Fabelmans 00:15
You're behaving like when your mother diedlike...
You're behaving like when your mother died, - The Fabelmans 00:06
You're behaving like when your mother died,
So I'll call the monkey some other name. - The Fabelmans 00:04
So I'll call the monkey some other name.
IBM's out of his league, Mitz. - The Fabelmans 00:36
IBM's out of his league, Mitz.
Bennie was... He... - The Fabelmans 00:04
Bennie was... He...
Logan, I'm really, really missing you. - The Fabelmans 00:15
Logan, I'm really, really missing you.
Holy crap. He's got the hots so bad, - The Fabelmans 00:05
Holy crap. He's got the hots so bad,
Then apologize to her for killing Christ. - The Fabelmans 00:04
Then apologize to her for killing Christ.
- Why are you encouraging him? - The Fabelmans 00:04
- Why are you encouraging him?
Apologize to her for killing our Lord. - The Fabelmans 00:04
Apologize to her for killing our Lord.
You know, obviously, since I'm not 2,000 years old - The Fabelmans 00:07
You know, obviously, since I'm not 2,000 years old
But hey, you know, maybe, uh, your boyfriend should - The Fabelmans 00:09
But hey, you know, maybe, uh, your boyfriend should
Logan, you lied to me! - The Fabelmans 00:04
Logan, you lied to me!
You made a mistake. - The Fabelmans 00:29
You made a mistake.
Tomorrow, you're gonna find her first thing, - The Fabelmans 00:05
Tomorrow, you're gonna find her first thing,
Say-say whatever you got to say, but you tell her - The Fabelmans 00:06
Say-say whatever you got to say, but you tell her