Mondo Mabamba - Dragnet 1967 (1967) Discussion

[–] mactach 11 years ago

What are you talking about?

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[–] fa6947 11 years ago

Mondo was the jive talkin' turkey brother on yesterdays MeTV episode.

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[–] holbrookp 10 years ago

Never saw it. Was he the black guy who stood up in the audience to ask a question of Joe during a TV discussion scene? Joe and his anti-cop co-panelist were taking questions, most of which had a bad view of cops. This black guy dressed in colorful African clothes, approaches the mic and gives his name as a some long convoluted African name. Was this the guy?

"Truth is its own evidence." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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[–] MrBuzzcut 10 years ago

Was he the black guy who stood up in the audience to ask a question of Joe during a TV discussion scene?

Yep.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8DvU3cabcdc/UpFC6iY1G6I/AAAAAAAALJE/xTPKB8kL PQQ/s640/IMG_2146.PNG

Webb should have given the character a spin-off!

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[–] holbrookp 10 years ago

Thanks!

"Truth is its own evidence." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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[–] XAPxSCORPx 10 years ago

Was Mondo Mabamba the one who called Friday a honkey?

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[–] jamesbwill 10 years ago

IIRC, Mondo didn't refer to Joe specifically.

I think his actual statement began with, "All you honkeys...."

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[–] johnnm58 (545) 5 years ago

Mondo can go...

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[–] lorenzb-2 10 years ago

"You know where you honkys can put all that bull about democracy". - "You is all nazis only you don't dress as sharp." - "You just want to get one of us brothers alone so you can bash our heads in with that stick" I'm paraphrasing. He was the president of the Black Widow Party. But really although the character was cartoonish, it wasn't far off from the way things were back then. He was funny though. Right on brother Mondo Mabamba!!

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