The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
Her Pilgrim Soul/I of Newton (1985)
Sherman Hemsley: Sam (segment "I of Newton")
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Quotes
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Narrator : [closing narration for "I of Newton"] Another of our continuing tips on what to do if the Devil shows up on your doorstep.
Sam : [Sam picks up the sunglasses and turns back to his difficult math problem on the board with a rueful smile on his face] Well, that guy wasn't any help at all.
[Sam then throws the sunglasses into the trash can]
Narrator : A public service announcement from the Twilight Zone.
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Sam : Yeah, well you can just go back to whatever stygian depths you came from, fella. Because I have no intention, thank you, of selling my soul for the solution of any equation.
The Devil : "Stygian depths," I like that. You mention Dante to most people these days, and they ask you how you liked "Gremlins." You got class. But no can do, babe. You see, we took an option on your soul the moment you summoned me. I'm just a sub-agent here to close the deal. It's all a formality. In other words, you're damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
Sam : But that's not fair!
The Devil : Of course it's not fair. We're evil. Look it up.
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Sam : [after unsuccessfully trying to determine the answer to an unsolved equation] Dammit! I would sell my soul to get this thing right!
[hearing a sound behind him, Sam is shocked to see a man with horns on his head suddenly appear wearing sunglasses, blue jeans, and a red T-shirt that has the words "Hell is a summer festival."]
The Devil : Two words, babe: Eternal damnation. We in business?
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Sam : [having inadvertently summoned the Devil] Did I say "soul?" Sorry. Slip of the tongue. You're a busy man. I'm a busy man. We're both busy men. Let's go somewhere and find a place to be busy.
[Sam attempts to leave the room, but he's blocked by an invisible wall]
Sam : It was just a idle comment, for God's sake! You don't go after every poor jerk that makes a careless remark, do you?
[the Devil regards Sam silently]
Sam : Okay, maybe you do.
