The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022 TV Special)

Pom Klementieff: Mantis

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• Mantis : We're looking for the legendary Kevin Bacon.

  Drax : We're looking for the legendary Kevin Bacon!

  Mantis : I just said that, Drax!

  Drax : But your voice is small and mousey, I think maybe he didn't hear you.

• Drax : Tell us, what was it like when had to save a small town by dancing like an idiot?

  Kevin Bacon : Oh. Well, that wasn't me. That was a character that I played, Ren McCormack, in the movie, Footloose.

  Mantis : What? What about when you fought and defeated the super-strong masked killer Jason Voorhees in the woods?

  Drax : Yeah.

  Kevin Bacon : Nope. Again, not me. Just a character I played. And he actually didn't kill Jason. He got stabbed through the neck with an arrow. Yeah.

  Mantis : [realizing]  He's an actor! He's never actually saved anyone.

  Drax : But actors are repugnant.

  Mantis : I know. They make me feel gross and creepy when they pretend to be someone else.

  Kevin Bacon : No. Acting is a wonderful profession. I mean, you don't get to live just one life, you get to live so many lives...

  Drax : We got Quill the worst gift ever. A disgusting actor!

  Mantis : This is the worst day of my life!

  Drax : We ruined Christmas worse than Yondu.

• Peter Quill : I can't believe you guys did all of that for me, I mean... why?

  Mantis : Why what?

  Peter Quill : Why would you go through all the trouble of going all the way to Earth and abduct Kevin Bacon?

  Mantis : Kraglin told us the story of how Yondu ruined Christmas so we wanted to save it for you.

  Peter Quill : I'm not sure Kraglin knows how that story ends.

  Mantis : That is so sweet.

  Peter Quill : That's Yondu

  Mantis : I guess I wanted to do something special for you. Because... well.

  Peter Quill : What?

  Mantis : Your father Peter.

  [starts sobbing] 

  Mantis : he might be.

  Peter Quill : Ego? He might be what?

  Mantis : He might be... he is... my father too.

  Peter Quill : Wait so does that make you my sister?

  [Mantis nods] 

  Peter Quill : Mantis... that is the greatest Christmas gift I could ever get.

  Peter Quill : Merry Christmas Mantis.

• Drax : Wait

  Mantis : What?

  Drax : I left my little funny man back in the house.

  Mantis : What?

  Drax : I wanna go back and get him.

  Mantis : But Kevin Bacon is gonna get away.

  Drax : But you still have your swirly red and white curly man.

  Mantis : How can you possibly think this is a man?

  Drax : What is it?

  Mantis : I don't know. A shape?

  Drax : Well, how is it fair you get to keep it and I don't?

  Mantis : Because I was responsible and held on to it. Drax, do you love Peter and want to save Christmas? Or do you want a little funny man?

  Drax : [thinking]  A little funny man.

  Mantis : NO!

• Mantis : Maybe because I'm his sister, I feel like I should give Peter a happy Christmas. He's so sad about Gamora being gone. Maybe if we gave Peter a really wonderful Christmas gift, it would make him happy.

  Drax : Well, we could give him those zarg-nuts except you at them all.

  Mantis : Get over the zarg-nuts!

  Drax : What kind of present?

  Mantis : Something special he will never forget.