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Bobo the Monkey
SKETCH-O-VISION
A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.
The setup
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The premise
Here’s the bit.
In a 1960s mission-control room, the head scientist gathers his team to celebrate the first successful launch of a living animal into space and to honour their test pilot, Bobo the monkey, who cannot be brought home because there is not enough fuel. The memorial goes awry when Bobo switches on the communications link and appears on the big screen, waving and signing at the staff. The head scientist orders everyone to turn their backs on the monitor, but his team grows more attached, swapping private jokes with the monkey and pleading to rescue him. Worn down, he agrees to stay late on a Friday to work out a way to bring Bobo back and sends everyone home for the weekend. Alone at the console, he resets the capsule's coordinates and sends Bobo off toward the sun, closing on a mournful song about the monkey's fate.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 5
Say it with us
Highly quotable.
By putting a living animal into space, we've taken a huge first step into beating the Ruskies to the moon.
But I am not happy about having to work late on a Friday to do this.
Have fun on the sun, Bobo.
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.
Zach Cregger
Director
Trevor Moore
Director
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
Fourth sketch of season 3, episode 8 (aired March 17, 2009).
Script
Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.
- 00:03
Head Scientist
Okay. Okay. Everybody gather around. Gather around. I'd like to take a moment and congratulate each and every one of you on a successful mission. By putting a living animal into space, we've taken a huge first step into beating the Ruskies to the moon. I'd also like to take a moment and remember our brave test pilot, Bobo the monkey. Bobo was an exceptional monkey, and I know that many of us here began to regard him as not just an animal, but as an associate. To Bobo.
- 00:37
Scientist ?
Here, here.
- 00:38
Scientist ?
Here, here.
- 00:39
Head Scientist
Now, as you know, we don't have enough fuel to safely bring Bobo back to Earth. But I want everyone to rest assured that Bobo's sacrifice to this great nation will go down in the annals of history, and he will truly never be forgotten.
- 00:57
Scientist ?
Oh. Oh, um, oh, it's Bobo.
- 01:03
Head Scientist ?
He must have accidentally turned on the monitor. I'm sorry, I got this, guys. Hi, Bobo. Yeah, good to see you. Hey, good job with that mission there. That was really, okay. I'm sorry about that. Look, I know this is very hard on everybody, but if anything, it's a testament to how intelligent Bobo really was that he figured out how to use our communications monitor. Bobo. Okay, you know what? I'm sorry. Uh, Bobo, uh, can we do something about... Can we kill Bobo's monitor?
- 01:46
Scientist ?
Aw.
- 01:48
Head Scientist
You know what? Everyone, turn around. Turn around. Don't look at him. Don't encourage him. Everybody turn around. Turn around.
- 01:55
Scientist ?
He's hungry.
- 01:56
Head Scientist ?
No, no he's not hungry. He's he's just that sign language for goodbye. I'm fine up here in space. Don't worry about me Okay, can we kill his feet? Bobo, okay. Look everyone. This is not helping. Oh my god.
- 02:12
Scientist ?
Big box apples for you too, buddy.
- 02:14
Head Scientist ?
What what does that mean?
- 02:16
Scientist ?
It's just this inside joke that me and him had
- 02:20
Scientist ?
Come on, there's gotta be a way we can get him back here.
- 02:22
Scientist ?
Yeah, Bobo will do the same for us A scientist type's got to stick together.
- 02:26
Scientist ?
Bobo!
- 02:29
Head Scientist
Okay, okay. You know what? I'll try to crunch some numbers and think of a way to get Bobo back to Earth.
- 02:37
Scientist ?
Oh, thank you.
- 02:38
Head Scientist
But I am not happy about having to work late on a Friday to do this.
- 02:43
Scientist ?
You're the best.
- 02:44
Scientist ?
You won't regret this, sir.
- 02:46
Head Scientist
Get out of here. Go on. Enjoy your weekend. Everybody get out of here. That was pretty manipulative there, Bobo. Bobo? I'm just resetting your coordinates. Bobo? Have fun on the sun, Bobo.
- 03:11
Bobo? There's monkey a mom who's headed for the sun. who'd like to be back home with a box of apples for everyone and the children
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