Don't Knock the Twist (1962)

Frank Albertson: Herbert 'Herb' Walcott

Quotes 

• Herbert 'Herb' Walcott : [watching the backside of a girl doing the Twist on the TV]  That's what I like to see, boy. America on the move.

  Ted Haver : Well, if that's America, Chief, I sure don't recognize the coastline.

  Herbert 'Herb' Walcott : Progress, boy, progress! That's what the Twist is. New ideas. New dances. New comedy. New faces. America's always moving forward! A TV network has to do the same.

• Herbert 'Herb' Walcott : Watch the screen, son. You know what you were looking at?

  Ted Haver : Yeah, I got the girl's message okay.

  Herbert 'Herb' Walcott : That's "Twelve O'Clock Dance Time" on NBS. Modern. Up-to-the-minute. Today it was the Spice Island Group. Tomorrow it'll be some other hot Twist outfit.

• Ted Haver : Herb, this Twist is a fad! Look, we're starting a long range program and the fad will be over before we can get our feet wet.

  Herbert 'Herb' Walcott : Fad? Ha-ha. Why, women haven't had so much fun doing things with their hips since they wore bustles.

  Ted Haver : So, we'll get Hinkley/Bruntley to do the Twist in their news broadcast.