George Harrison on Smothers Bros. 1968

For two consecutive weeks (October 6 and 13), the Fab Four supplied Tom and
Dick with filmed live performances of their songs "Hey Jude" and
"Revolution," a privilege no other American television program was granted.
A few weeks later, George Harrison actually appeared on the show and said by
way of encouragement, 'Whether you say it or not, keep trying to say it.

David Bianculli, The Dictionary of Teleliteracy

GEORGE 1968

(joking with The Smothers Brothers about censorship of their show)

DICK SMOTHERS: "Tommy has a special guest he'd like to bring out."

TOMMY SMOTHERS: "That's right. I have a Beatle!"

(girls scream)

DICK: "Yea, but it's not the kind of 'beetle' you'd expect it to be."

(girls moan with disappointment)

TOMMY: "It's the kind of Beatle that I think you hoped it would be! Ladies
and gentlemen, Mister George Harrison!"

(girls scream as George runs out)

TOMMY: "Several weeks ago we had on... your people did Hey Jude."

GEORGE: (sings) "Heey Juuude!"

DICK: "We thought that Hey Jude was the best presentation we had ever seen
of The Beatles, and we're glad it was here on our show."

GEORGE: "Yea. So are we!"

(applause)

GEORGE: (jokingly) "Have you met my brother Dick? (introducing them to each
other) Let me introduce you... this is Tommy, and this is my brother Dick."

(laughter)

TOMMY: "You have something important?"

GEORGE: "Something very important to say on American television."

TOMMY: "You know, alot of times we don't have opportunity to say anything
important... BECAUSE it's American television."

(laughter)

TOMMY: "...and everytime you try to say something important you get
censored."

GEORGE: "Well, whether you can say it or not, keep TRYING to say it!"

TOMMY: "That's what's important?"

GEORGE: "Yea. You got that?"

(someone off-screen hurries them to finish)

GEORGE: (to the person off-screen) "Cue, cue, cue... wait a minute!!! OK...
Cue the clap NOW!!"

(audience applauds on cue)

TOMMY: "Ladies and gentlemen, Mister George Harrison."