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''Keep Off My Grass!'' is a 1972[[note]]many sources incorrectly say 1975, including, strangely, the DVD special features, but magazines from the time period confirm the release year as 1972[[/note]] stoner comedy written by Austin and Irma Kalish and directed by Shelley Berman.

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''Keep Off My Grass!'' is a 1972[[note]]many sources incorrectly say 1975, including, strangely, the DVD special features, but magazines from the time period confirm the release year as 1972[[/note]] stoner comedy written by Austin and Irma Kalish and directed by Shelley Berman.
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A group of merchants led by Maury Sherman (Louis Quinn), fed up with the influx of hippies hurting their businesses, arranges for the hippies to move to a nearby GhostTown so they can do their own thing and leave everyone else alone. With the help of a hippie-friendly doctor (Ed Kearney), the hippies rename the town Violets and settle in. Meanwhile, You Know (Micky Dolenz) pursues his goals of getting laid and becoming a pot magnate.

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A group of merchants led by Maury Sherman (Louis Quinn), (Creator/LouisQuinn), fed up with the influx of hippies hurting their businesses, arranges for the hippies to move to a nearby GhostTown so they can do their own thing and leave everyone else alone. With the help of a hippie-friendly doctor (Ed Kearney), (Creator/EdKearney), the hippies rename the town Violets and settle in. Meanwhile, You Know (Micky Dolenz) (Creator/MickyDolenz) pursues his goals of getting laid and becoming a pot magnate.
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* ModestyBedsheet: Horace and Grady walk in on Jerry and Suze (Susan Gebhardt), who are naked in bed together. When they sit up, Suze clutches the blanket to her chest, while Jerry lets it drape around his waist.

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* ModestyBedsheet: Horace and Grady walk in on Jerry and Suze (Susan Gebhardt), Suze, who are naked in bed together. When they sit up, Suze clutches the blanket to her chest, while Jerry lets it drape around his waist.
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* NotSoDifferent: Mr. Sherman tells the hippies that when he was their age, he wanted to destroy the establishment just like they do. He says he understands them because he used to be like them. [[spoiler:By the end of the movie, the hippies have become respectable businesspeople themselves.]]

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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: Mr. Sherman tells the hippies that when he was their age, he wanted to destroy the establishment just like they do. He says he understands them because he used to be like them. [[spoiler:By the end of the movie, the hippies have become respectable businesspeople themselves.]]
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''Keep Off My Grass!'' is a 1972[[note]]many sources incorrectly say 1975[[/note]] stoner comedy written by Austin and Irma Kalish and directed by Shelley Berman.

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''Keep Off My Grass!'' is a 1972[[note]]many sources incorrectly say 1975[[/note]] 1975, including, strangely, the DVD special features, but magazines from the time period confirm the release year as 1972[[/note]] stoner comedy written by Austin and Irma Kalish and directed by Shelley Berman.
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* HypocriticalHumor: The sandalmakers object to You Know's use of the phrase "got laid" for fear that it will scare off customers. One of them says, "A customer could be wanting to buy a pair of sandals, and he hears language like that, and he says 'What kind of fucking store is this anyway?' and he goes away!"
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* OfCourseImNotAVirgin: You Know frantically denies all accusations that he's a virgin.
-->'''Jessica''': Go away. I have no patience with virgins.\\
'''You Know''': Virgin! Jessica, I've told you a hundred times, I've had girls before.\\
'''Jessica''': I have no patience with liars either.

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* BitchSlap: Redneck Horace Talbot (Herb Nelson) slaps his son Grady (Rick Hurst) and his daughter Rita (Christina Hart) when he finds out that [[spoiler:Grady failed to keep Rita under control, and she now has the clap]].



* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Rita Talbot (Christina Hart) tries to seduce Doc and later has sex with [[spoiler:You Know]], because her family's disapproval makes hippies seem much sexier.

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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Rita Talbot (Christina Hart) tries to seduce Doc and later has sex with [[spoiler:You Know]], because her family's disapproval makes hippies seem much sexier.



* ModestyBedsheet: Redneck Horace Talbot (Herb Nelson) and his son Grady (Rick Hurst) walk in on Jerry and Suze (Susan Gebhardt), who are naked in bed together. When they sit up, Suze clutches the blanket to her chest, while Jerry lets it drape around his waist.

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* HippieVan: The hippies drive to Violets in a variety of colorful vans.
* ModestyBedsheet: Redneck Horace Talbot (Herb Nelson) and his son Grady (Rick Hurst) walk in on Jerry and Suze (Susan Gebhardt), who are naked in bed together. When they sit up, Suze clutches the blanket to her chest, while Jerry lets it drape around his waist.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Rita Talbot (Creator/ChristinaHart) tries to seduce Doc and later has sex with [[spoiler:You Know]], because her family's disapproval makes hippies seem much sexier.

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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Rita Talbot (Creator/ChristinaHart) (Christina Hart) tries to seduce Doc and later has sex with [[spoiler:You Know]], because her family's disapproval makes hippies seem much sexier.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Rita Talbot (Creator/ChristinaHart) tries to seduce Doc and later has sex with [[spoiler:You Know]], because her family's disapproval makes hippies seem much sexier.


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* TantrumThrowing: [[spoiler:When You Know finds out his pot plant isn't real, he kicks down the small fence he built around it, rips the plant out of the ground and throws it down, and throws a piece of the fence to the side.]]
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* BrokenTreasure: When Jerry (Gary Wood) leaves Suze (Susan Gebhardt) for Twila (Creator/EverettAddington), Suze gets revenge by lighting the giant candle shaped like a naked woman Jerry made.

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* BrokenTreasure: When Jerry (Gary Wood) leaves Suze (Susan Gebhardt) for Twila (Creator/EverettAddington), (Everett Addington), Suze gets revenge by lighting the giant candle shaped like a naked woman Jerry made.

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* BrokenTreasure: When Jerry (Gary Wood) leaves Suze (Susan Gebhardt) for Twila (Creator/EverettAddington), Suze gets revenge by lighting the giant candle shaped like a naked woman Jerry made.



* HaveIMentionedIAmSexuallyActiveToday: You Know is constantly bragging about his sex life so no one will know he's a virgin. It doesn't work.
* ModestyBedsheet: Redneck Horace Talbot (Herb Nelson) and his son Grady (Rick Hurst) walk in on Jerry (Gary Wood) and Suze (Susan Gebhardt), who are naked in bed together. When they sit up, Suze clutches the blanket to her chest, while Jerry lets it drape around his waist.

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* CryingWolf: You Know spends so much time lying about his sex life that when he gets laid for real, no one believes him.
* HaveIMentionedIAmSexuallyActiveToday: You Know is constantly bragging about his incredibly active sex life so no one will know women won't think he's a virgin.desperate. It doesn't work.
* ModestyBedsheet: Redneck Horace Talbot (Herb Nelson) and his son Grady (Rick Hurst) walk in on Jerry (Gary Wood) and Suze (Susan Gebhardt), who are naked in bed together. When they sit up, Suze clutches the blanket to her chest, while Jerry lets it drape around his waist.
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* [[CareerVersusMan Career Versus Woman]]: A RareMaleExample. Mr. Sherman's son David (Creator/GeraldMcRaney) drops out of law school to follow Sandy (Creator/DeniseDeFelice) to Violets.

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* [[CareerVersusMan Career Versus Woman]]: A RareMaleExample. Mr. Sherman's son David (Creator/GeraldMcRaney) drops out of law school to follow Sandy (Creator/DeniseDeFelice) (Denise [=DeFelice=]) to Violets.



* ModestyBedsheet: Redneck Horace Talbot (Creator/HerbNelson) and his son Grady (Creator/RickHurst) walk in on Jerry (Gary Wood) and Suze (Susan Gebhardt), who are naked in bed together. When they sit up, Suze clutches the blanket to her chest, while Jerry lets it drape around his waist.

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* ModestyBedsheet: Redneck Horace Talbot (Creator/HerbNelson) (Herb Nelson) and his son Grady (Creator/RickHurst) (Rick Hurst) walk in on Jerry (Gary Wood) and Suze (Susan Gebhardt), who are naked in bed together. When they sit up, Suze clutches the blanket to her chest, while Jerry lets it drape around his waist.



* ShabbyDogStory: [[spoiler:You Know's pot plant is actually an ordinary weed.]]

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* ShabbyDogStory: ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler:You Know's pot plant is actually an ordinary weed.]]

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* [[CareerVersusMan Career Versus Woman]]: A RareMaleExample. Mr. Sherman's son David (Creator/GeraldMcRaney) drops out of law school to follow Sandy (Creator/DeniseDeFelice) to Violets.



* ModestyBedsheet: Two rednecks walk in on Jerry (Gary Wood) and Suze (Susan Gebhardt), who are naked in bed together. When they sit up, Suze clutches the blanket to her chest, while Jerry lets it drape around his waist.

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* ModestyBedsheet: Two rednecks Redneck Horace Talbot (Creator/HerbNelson) and his son Grady (Creator/RickHurst) walk in on Jerry (Gary Wood) and Suze (Susan Gebhardt), who are naked in bed together. When they sit up, Suze clutches the blanket to her chest, while Jerry lets it drape around his waist.


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* ShabbyDogStory: [[spoiler:You Know's pot plant is actually an ordinary weed.]]
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* AndStarring: And Marcus J. Grapes as Wolfman… also starring Micky Dolenz as You Know.
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''Keep Off My Grass!'' is a 1972[[note]]many sources incorrectly say 1975[[/note]] stoner comedy written by Austin and Irma Kalish and directed by Shelley Berman.

A group of merchants led by Maury Sherman (Louis Quinn), fed up with the influx of hippies hurting their businesses, arranges for the hippies to move to a nearby GhostTown so they can do their own thing and leave everyone else alone. With the help of a hippie-friendly doctor (Ed Kearney), the hippies rename the town Violets and settle in. Meanwhile, You Know (Micky Dolenz) pursues his goals of getting laid and becoming a pot magnate.
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!!''Keep Off My Grass'' contains examples of:
* HaveIMentionedIAmSexuallyActiveToday: You Know is constantly bragging about his sex life so no one will know he's a virgin. It doesn't work.
* ModestyBedsheet: Two rednecks walk in on Jerry (Gary Wood) and Suze (Susan Gebhardt), who are naked in bed together. When they sit up, Suze clutches the blanket to her chest, while Jerry lets it drape around his waist.
* NotSoDifferent: Mr. Sherman tells the hippies that when he was their age, he wanted to destroy the establishment just like they do. He says he understands them because he used to be like them. [[spoiler:By the end of the movie, the hippies have become respectable businesspeople themselves.]]
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