1. The Japanese call
this poetry "haiku."
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2. - Yes, Bobby?
- Oh, I was just stretching.
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3. The haiku poem has five
syllables, then seven, then five.
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4. - Bobby.
- What?
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5. There's a magnet in the
ceiling and it has my pencil.
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6. And the magnet just released.
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7. And that is how Jesus taught us
not to borrow things from people,
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8. then destroy them, then
pass them off as missing.
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9. Now if all the children of the
flock will join me on the stairs...
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10. Oh, there's something
wrong with my eyes today.
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11. Bobby.
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12. Hello, there.
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13. I thought I smelled
corn, and this confirms it.
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14. That was not me.
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15. Dang it, Bobby,
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16. this is inappropriate
dinner table behavior.
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17. - Now right now
I want— - I know.
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18. Go to my room. Hey.
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19. Do you ever wonder where kids
went to before they had rooms?
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20. - I mean did caveman
dads say— - Just go.
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21. Peggy, what are we
going to do about the boy?
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22. He's cutting up at
church, at school...
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23. Heck, I can't even take
him to the Megalomart
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24. without him trying to
get on the P.A. system.
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25. Hank, you cannot blame Bobby.
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26. He just has no outlet
to express his creativity.
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27. He's a boy, he doesn't
need to be creative!
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28. Our son can make people
laugh. Some call that a gift.
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29. I do as well.
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30. You know, in high school
we all thought Rolle Sanders
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31. was a laugh riot.
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32. Then when he got
six months in juvie
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33. and had a child out of
wedlock we stopped laughing.
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34. School is not about
being the class clown.
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35. Unless it's a
class full of clowns.
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36. They teach a class in clowning
at Arlen Community College.
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37. A clowning class? Perfect.
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38. This is just what Bobby needs.
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39. A supportive place where he
can work out all his comedy energy.
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40. Huh. It's not a bad idea.
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41. It's like running your dog
around the park for an hour
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42. to keep him from jumping
all over the furniture.
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43. But Bobby can't go
to college. He's 13.
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44. Sometimes you don't
have to be college years old.
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45. There was a kid in my
history class that was 12.
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46. I liked him.
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47. Whenever I would
answer a question in class,
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49. I went to his birthday party.
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50. Lie down in your
basket, Ladybird.
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51. Yes!
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52. A class in clowning?
And you're supporting it?
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53. But here's the deal, son.
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54. The shenanigans
stay in clown class.
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55. Not at school, or
church, or any place else
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56. that's not appropriate.
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57. Now get some sleep.
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58. Or stay up all night.
Whichever makes you funnier.
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59. I think a clown class is
a great idea for Bobby.
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60. You know, I had a picture of a
clown above my bed growing up.
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61. I thought it was God
for the longest time.
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62. I've done extermination
for three different Bozos.
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63. Nice guys but do not get
them started on gay marriage.
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64. Hey!
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65. Hey, we got your ball.
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66. Hey. Ball.
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67. Gentlemen, this kickball
rolled into our lives
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69. You've still got a wicked
curveball, Boomhauer.
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70. I'm gonna have
to call myself out.
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71. Bill, get ready. I'm bunting.
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72. I'm gonna get you!
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73. It's as good as I remember.
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74. So I see you're all ready
for your clown class.
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75. Can you lean back a little?
Your hair is in my blind spot.
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76. Do you think it works?
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77. I thought about wearing
a hat on top of the hair,
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78. but I couldn't decide if
that was funny or just crazy.
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79. Now Bobby, go in there and
give everything you've got.
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80. And if you still feel
funny at the end of class,
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81. stay after for extra credit.
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82. Got it, Dad.
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83. Hi, Bobby Hill. Tom
Landry class clown.
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84. Oh, hi. I am so excited.
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85. This is gonna be so much fun.
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86. Don't you just love comedy?
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87. Great clowns are not
born. They are made.
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88. Right here. I make clowns.
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89. If you're looking for
an easy A, think again.
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90. In fact, some refer to this
class as "Frowns for Clowns."
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91. Ah, I see some of you are
already wearing your fright wigs.
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92. The wig isn't something you
wear. It is something you earn.
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93. Do you know why
the shoes wear big,
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94. or the nose be bulbous?
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95. - Uh, funny?
- Of course they're funny.
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96. They're hilarious, in fact.
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97. But if you don't know
why it is pointless.
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98. Can anyone explain
this equation to me?
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99. Can you explain this?
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100. No.
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101. Until you can, dispose
of your costuming.
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102. You are nowhere near funny.
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103. Alright, our first lesson.
Textbook chapter one.
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104. Funny words.
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105. You, name a body part.
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106. - Uh, leg!
- Not funny!
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107. And here's why:
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108. No funny letters.
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109. - Sacroiliac?
- Exactly.
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110. It has the "k" sound
twice and the "oi" sound.
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111. Excellent work, Boris.
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112. Boris is taking this class for the
ninth time and he is almost a clown.
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113. Someday. And
with your help, sir.
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114. - Armpit?
- Um, no.
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115. But your attempt is pathetic,
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116. and pathos is one of the
cornerstones of comedy.
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117. John Redcorn.
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118. Joseph.
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119. Uh...
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120. Connie.
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121. - Dale, I suppose.
- I'm picked last?
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122. But does your precious Connie
own custom kickball shoes?
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123. Hey, Bobby! How
was your first day?
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124. Do you want to show
us your juggling?
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125. I haven't learned
how to actually juggle.
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126. But I can tell you
why juggling the fragile
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127. is almost as funny as
juggling the intractable.
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128. Oh.
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129. Professor Twilly knows
all about this kind of stuff.
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130. He's gonna help me
reach my comedic potential.
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131. - Uh-huh.
- According to him,
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132. Adam Sandler isn't funny.
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133. All right, son.
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134. Well, I guess I'd
better go hit the books.
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135. He didn't make a
single dumb joke.
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136. He was just regular.
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137. Oh, God, he's doing a pratfall.
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138. No, wait, that was real.
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139. That actually looks like
a pretty nasty scrape.
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140. Attaboy.
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141. A unicycle with six wheels?
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142. Oh, the number six.
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143. Are you laughing at or with?
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144. - Uh, at?
- Wrong.
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145. Mr. Twilly, that's why
I came here today.
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146. - I'm kind of not getting it.
- No kidding.
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147. But I've always
been the funny kid.
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148. I do stuff, people laugh.
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149. I thought I was a natural.
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150. Have I been wrong
all these years?
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151. Oh, definitely.
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152. But it's not your fault.
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153. You haven't been
properly trained.
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154. Look at your flowchart of funny.
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155. Comedy starts with the Ha,
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156. which identifies the
situation as comedic.
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157. The Ha is followed
by the Guffaw.
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158. This creates anticipation.
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159. Next there is the Aw.
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160. To condition your
audience for surprise.
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161. And the final
element, the Ha-Ha!
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162. Now does it make sense?
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163. Not really.
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164. But you've got to believe
me. I really want to understand.
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165. I want to be the
best clown I can be.
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166. I'm not going to
give up on you yet.
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167. I think what you need is
some supplemental reading
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168. from my personal
archive, including this.
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169. It's a copy of Steve
Allen's "How to be Funny"
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170. that he signed for
ten extra dollars.
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171. I'll start studying
these right away.
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172. Uh, wait, this
one's not in English.
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173. You're welcome.
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174. A kick and a miss for
John "No-Scoring" Redcorn.
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175. I thought we said no bouncies.
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176. Could you guys keep it
down? I'm trying to study.
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177. You bet, son.
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178. You're out.
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179. This was my first audition
for Cirque Fantastique.
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180. It seems like just yesterday
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181. I answered to the name
"Dodo McGoofGoof."
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182. Here's where I do the
pantomime of the wrong greeting,
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183. entirely in gibberish.
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184. Alright, we've established
this as funny, but why?
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185. It's funny because it follows
Aristotle's dictum "It delights."
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186. Note the gallivanting.
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187. And chases. The bear chases
you since you poked him,
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188. and it follows the Ha-
Guffaw-Aw-Ha-Ha formula.
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189. Congratulations, Bobby!
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190. You have just proven
why I am funny.
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191. I think you're ready
for character work.
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192. - Really?
- Yes.
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193. We'll begin your study
of Commedia Del'Arte.
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194. - Classic clowning.
- Huh?
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195. I had to take this class six
times before I got to do that.
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196. Hey, Bobby. So
what's college like?
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197. Is it true the library
is open all night?
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198. It's brutal.
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199. Today I have to come up with a
Commedia Del'Arte style character.
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200. Wow.
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201. Mild deception is the
lowest form of tomfoolery.
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202. - But people think he farted.
- Joseph.
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203. After taking this class I
realize that that isn't funny,
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204. and I also realize
that you are not funny.
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205. Oh, man.
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206. But Connie, you are hilarious.
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207. - Really?
- Yes.
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209. you said Clark Peters
is as dumb as a dog,
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210. but what you were really saying
is that a dog is as smart as a boy.
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211. - Wonderful.
- Yeah.
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212. I am a dog as smart as a boy.
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213. A precocious trickster am I.
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214. They call me Tartuffe,
the spry wonder dog!
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215. Magnificently absurd!
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216. The comedic
requirements are all there.
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217. Intention communication,
inopportunità, non-naturalism,
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218. prancing, it has the
energy of Jaques Colon,
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219. and the élan of Waylon
Flowers and madame.
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220. Yes!
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221. Don't blot my bacon,
mom. I'm celebrating!
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222. You got it!
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my proper position
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225. What manner of scamp am I?
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226. I really don't understand
what is happening.
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229. Sorry, Dad. I'm just excited.
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230. See, I was starting
to think I wasn't funny,
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helped me come up with
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232. - this great new character.
- Uh-huh, that's fine.
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here, so just keep it up.
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236. - Okay, Dad.
- Pass the ketchup.
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237. Regular ketchup, or one
that weighs 10,000 pounds?
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238. Regular.
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240. If you're here to nominate me
for an American Clowning Award
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241. the petition is right here.
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talent show is coming up.
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244. Do you think I should
perform a sketch
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spry wonder dog?
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246. Bobby, that's an idea
and three quarters!
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247. It's moments like this that
are so much more rewarding
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248. than winning an
American Clowning Award.
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249. Now, who will be
attending this talent show?
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250. Everyone at school will be there
since we get out of class for it.
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251. Even the janitors get to come.
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252. I have always wanted
to bring classic clowning
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254. The janitorial staff
will be a bonus.
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255. Now, we must find the
perfect costume for Tartuffe.
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256. Eh. Doesn't wow me.
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257. Good eye, Bobby.
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258. You, of course, need
something bolder.
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259. What about this?
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261. Perfect, the middle
school will be agog!
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262. I'm gonna be the most
popular kid in school!
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263. - I don't know what they do.
- Ask him.
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264. You're in clown school.
Do something funny now.
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265. Off the top of my head...
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266. There are 17 things I could
do with this globe that are funny,
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- Wow.
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268. But you'll have to wait until the
talent show like everyone else.
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269. Everyone, play deep.
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270. This guy swings a big leg.
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273. There was nothing
anyone could have done.
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274. Well, balls come and balls
go, when you think about it.
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275. Well, I guess that's it.
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276. I've got to get to work anyway.
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277. I am so excited.
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278. Is my plume straight?
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279. Your plume is
delightfully askew.
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280. Now, will your father be
attending the performance today?
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281. No. Dad doesn't think I'm funny.
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282. Historically, clown fathers
haven't been very supportive.
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283. It is up to I and you
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of indifference.
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285. Strickland Propane,
Hank speaking.
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286. Mr. Hill, this is Professor Twilly,
Bobby's clownology teacher.
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287. "Professor?" You can actually
become a professor in that?
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- Good.
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290. Because you are about to
miss your boy's shining moment.
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291. Bobby, or shall I say
Monsieur Tartuffe,
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292. the spry wonder dog,
is about to entertain
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294. Bobby, practice your flouncing.
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295. Flouncier. Flouncier!
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296. Pip-pip! Pip-pip!
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297. You've stepped in lava.
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298. Now you're moving
through pudding.
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299. Bobby, you're up next.
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300. - Wonderful.
- A seat in the front row, please.
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301. Excuse me, sir. Do
you have a ticket?
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302. No. I just have to give
something to my son, Bobby Hill.
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304. Sir, if you don't have a
ticket I can't allow you to...
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305. Did he just run in my hallway?
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306. You stay here.
I'll be right back.
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311. I went by the house and brought
you some of your gag toys.
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312. I got your rubber
chicken, your fake hand.
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313. Take them out there with you.
You've got to do your old stuff.
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314. So you think I'm funny?
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318. Look, this guy's got you
thinking this gesture crap is funny.
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319. It's not funny. It's just weird.
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320. And they'll think it's weird.
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321. And you still have four years
of high school with these kids.
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322. They'll find another class clown,
and you'll just be that creepy kid
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ruined the talent show.
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326. I don't need to rely
on cheap props.
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327. Next up, the comedy
stylings of Bobby Hill.
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328. - Huh?
- And now...
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329. Tartuffe, the spry wonder dog,
upsets a ladies' tea ceremony
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330. - and is severely beaten.
- Oh, God.
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331. Of course I'd like some tea,
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332. as long as it's not
going to scald me.
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334. It scalds.
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335. Perfect! Don't be
afraid of the silence!
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336. Certainly, madame, I
would like a beating.
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337. Wait. Did I say like?
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338. I meant to say "not like."
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339. You're getting a
reaction, Bobby!
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340. They're booing you, son.
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341. You are almost at the Ha-Ha!
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342. The Ha-Ha, Bobby, the Ha-Ha!
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343. They look pretty creeped
out. I can see it from here.
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344. Oh my God. What is that?
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346. I had a few too
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348. What?
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349. What could possibly be
funny about fart noises?
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350. Bobby, you don't want
these kinds of laughs!
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351. This laughter is ill-informed!
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352. This was Principal
Moss five minutes ago.
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353. The old pencil-in-the-can
bit. Always funny.
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corn, and this confirms it.
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