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Witness Mr Murphy At The Dentist

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INT - DENTIST - DAY

DENTIST
Good morning Mr Murphy. What can I do for you this morning?

MR MURPHY
Yes. I have this tooth. I mean, it's very wobbly. I keep thinking it's going to fall out but no, it just hangs on in there.

DENTIST
Okay, is it gas or -

MR MURPHY (jokingly, proud)
No, no. I'm a Jehovah Witness. No pain, no game.

DENTIST
Anne, can you pass me some string please.

ANNE (DENTAL ASSISTANT)
How long?

MR MURPHY (jokingly)
How long is a piece of a string?

THE DENTIST & ANNE LOOK ON IN DISSAPPROVAL

DENTIST
Just enough to reach the door handle please.

MR MURPHY LOOKS A LITTLE AGITATED NOW.

THE DENTIST TIES THE STRING AROUND MR MURPHYS TOOTH.

DENTIST
(handing the other end of the string to Anne)
If you can tie that around the door handle please.

MR MURPHY
You're not actually going to -

DENTIST
And close....

ANNE SLAMS THE DOOR SHUT. MR MURPHY JUMPS OUT OF THE CHAIR.

MR MURPHY
Arghhhhhhhhhhh!!! Fffff....Ahh!

MR MURPHY IS SQUIRMING IN PAIN

THE DENTIST AND ANNE REMAIN UNMOVED BY IT ALL AND AWAIT FOR MR MURPHY TO RETURN TO A CALM STATE

DENTIST
Okay. Mr. Murphy, if you'd just like to open wide for me and say Ahhh.

MR MURPHY
(opening his mouth)
Ahhhhhh....

DENTIST
Now. Let's get that tooth out.

I don't get it.

As sketches go this one's toothless.

Don't really get it either. You would assume that he has just had his tooth pulled by the door slam, so either that didn't work, or the dentist pulled the wrong tooth. Another small note, the expression is no pain, no GAIN.

Hmm, actually, maybe at the end when Mr Murphy opens his mouth, the dentist can say something like, oops that was the wrong tooth. Then he gently taps the correct tooth and it falls out effortlessly. Butthat's probably something you would see on "My Family".

But I think there have been quite a few dentist sketches done, so to do a new one, it would really have to stand out. Heres a classic dentist sketch from many moons ago which has its own dentist angle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-FLSCUsUKs

Quote: Ric B @ March 4 2010, 12:02 PM GMT

Don't really get it either. You would assume that he has just had his tooth pulled by the door slam, so either that didn't work, or the dentist pulled the wrong tooth. Another small note, the expression is no pain, no GAIN.

Hmm, actually, maybe at the end when Mr Murphy opens his mouth, the dentist can say something like, oops that was the wrong tooth. Then he gently taps the correct tooth and it falls out effortlessly. Butthat's probably something you would see on "My Family".

But I think there have been quite a few dentist sketches done, so to do a new one, it would really have to stand out. Heres a classic dentist sketch from many moons ago which has its own dentist angle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-FLSCUsUKs

Cheers Ric.

Was trying not to fall into the My Family scenario.

Cheers Stephen - your ridicule is charming :P

Quote: Ric B @ March 4 2010, 12:02 PM GMT

Butthat's probably something you would see on "My Family".

On My Family? Really?

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Quote: Kevin Murphy @ March 4 2010, 1:11 PM GMT

On My Family? Really?

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Just checked your blog Kevin. Added to bookmarks. Particularly liked the Big Orange rant.

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