The ape descendant will greet him in return, but in deference to a million years of human evolution, he will not attempt to pick fleas off him.

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9 seconds sound clip from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) - Episode 1 sitcom.

You can hear this line at 00:05:29.264 in the Blu-ray version of the TV Series.

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- Have you any idea how much damage this bulldozer would suffer if I were to let it roll straight over you?

- By a strange coincidence, 'None at all' is exactly how much suspicion the ape descendant Arthur Dent had that one of his closest friends was not descended from an ape, but was, in fact, from a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse.

- Arthur Dent's failure to suspect this reflects the care with which his friend blended himself into human society after a fairly shaky start.

- When he first arrived 15 years ago, the minimal research he had done suggested that the name Ford Prefect would be nicely inconspicuous.

- He will enter our story in 30 seconds and say, 'Hello, Arthur.'

- The ape descendant will greet him in return, but in deference to a million years of human evolution, he will not attempt to pick fleas off him.

- Earth men are not proud of their ancestors, and never invite them round to dinner.

- Hello, Arthur.

- Ford! Hi, how are you?

- Look, er... Are you busy?

- Busy? Well, I've just got this bulldozer to lie in front of, or it will knock my house down, but otherwise, no, not especially. Why?

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Sound Clip

The funniest lines and quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1981 TV Series, with sound clips.

Actors: Simon Jones (Arthur Dent), David Dixon (Ford Prefect), David Learner (Marvin the Paranoid Android), Peter Jones (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Book), Sandra Dickinson (Trillian Astra), Mark Wing-Davey (Zaphod Beeblebrox), David Tate (Eddie the Computer), Martin Benson (Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz), Richard Evelyn Vernon (Slartibartfast), Valentine Dyall (Deep Thought)

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