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R.I.P. Corporal Reyes

posted 14 years ago by MrEdnablackadder
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I just found out that Don Diamond died last month . Sigh , he was a great part of my past just like all the other main cast members . He was also the last one of the biggies to die .
I suppose the only other person who used to be a regular ( or semi-regular ) at the beginning and is still with us is Than Wyenn , a.k.a the Licenciado . Apart from him , Suzanne Lloyd and Jolene Brand are the other two cast members that are most associated with the show and are still alive .

As a form of tribute to Don ( and Henry Calvin ) , tell us your favourite Garcia-Reyes moment .

For me it is hard to choose one , but I think that I will go with the auction scene from "Zorro Springs a Trap" at the moment .

Sgt.Garcia : Do I hear one hundred pesos ?
Cpl.Reyes : One hundred and ONE pesos .
Sgt.Garcia : I have a bid of one hundred and one pesos . Any other bids ? I have one hundred and one hundred pesos . Do I hear two hundred pesos ?
Cpl.Reyes : Two hundred and ONE pesos .
Sgt.Garcia : I'm offered two hundred and one pesos . Are there other offers ? I have two hundred and one pesos . Do I hear thr .. Do I hear two hundred and TWO pesos ?
Cpl.Reyes : Two hundred and THREE pesos .
Sgt.Garcia : I'm bid two hundred and three pesos .
Cpl.Reyes : Two hundred and FOUR pesos .
Sgt.Garcia : Would any of you other fine gentlemen like to bid on this animal ? Are you afraid that Zorro will come and take it away from you ? If there are no more bids I will sell the horse to this lancer for two hundred and four pesos .
Cpl.Reyes : Two hundred and FIVE pesos .
Sgt.Garcia : Since there are no more bids , I will sell the horse to this lancer for two hundred .. I will sell the horse to the lancer for what he has already bid .

The two were just one of the finest comedy duos ever . And I'm not surprised that this hilarious scene was written by the Oscar-winning writer of "Mr.Smith Goes to Washington" .

[–] Lavender_Gooms 14 years ago

My favorite was when Reyes was trying to get his money back from Garcia. Garcia kept trying to get out of it, and Reyes just kept saying, "I want my 5 pesos." His sad, puppy dog look makes me laugh every time.

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[–] doowop14 9 years ago

You'll find a similar exchange between Chico & Groucho Marx in an auction scene, in their first movie, "The Coconuts".