1. Oh, tidying up, Lily?
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3. We must tell Eddie not to let Spot
play with his ball in the house.
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4. Where are Eddie and Herman?
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5. Herman took Eddie over to the park
to play a little baseball.
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a father and son so close.
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"Son, as you go through life,
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11. Bury your mistakes?
Yes. You see, my father
never believed in divorce.
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12. Now, Eddie,
to throw a curve ball,
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13. you get two fingers around
the top of the ball like this.
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to get a nice firm grip.
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16. Um, uh, uh, give me
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17. Okay, but just hit a few flies.
All right.
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18. But I've shown you this before,
Eddie. Now watch closely.
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20. Feet planted firmly on the ground.
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22. 'Cause in baseball,
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25. Now watch this.
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26. Uh, throw me another one, Eddie.
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27. But that was my last ball.
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28. Huh?
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29. Well, short baseball season,
wasn't it?
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30. Mr. Durocher, you really feel
the Dodgers will win
in the first division this year?
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31. First division? Look, Charlie,
if we can come up
with a power hitter...
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32. I mean, a guy who can hit
the long ball...
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33. I think my old club is a cinch
to win the pennant.
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34. I've been beating the bushes
looking for a guy...
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35. Mr. Durocher! Leo!
Are you all right?
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36. Yeah, uh... I'm all right,
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37. but how close is the nearest
ballpark around here?
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38. It's eight blocks away.
But your head.
Shall I call an ambulance?
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39. Never mind the ambulance.
Where's the guy who hit this ball?
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40. That's right, Walt.
This guy hit a ball
at least seven blocks.
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41. How do I know?
It conked me right on the head.
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42. Sure, it hurt,
but what's a fractured skull
if it's good for baseball?
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43. I was tipped off about this guy
from some of the kids
around the neighborhood.
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44. His name is a Mr. Herman Munster
and he lives on Mockingbird Lane.
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45. Don't worry about it, Walt.
I'll have his name on the contract
first thing in the morning.
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46. Oh, is this Munster character
gonna be swept right off his feet...
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47. with the most sincere, lovable,
charming personality...
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48. What do you mean,
"Who am I sending?"
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49. I'm going myself!
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50. Ah!
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51. Oh, my!
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52. Doesn't that look yummy.
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53. How was your morning
at the ballpark, Eddie?
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54. It was real crowded
when we got there.
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55. By the time Pop got up to bat,
it thinned out.
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56. Say, Herman.
Your boss, Mr. Gateman, phoned
and mentioned how busy you are.
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57. Things really must be jumping
down at the parlor.
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58. Oh, no, they're not.
We keep a very tight lid on everything.
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59. But we are busy.
As a matter of fact,
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60. I've brought home a lot
of paperwork to do
over the weekend.
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61. - You really love your work,
don't you, Uncle Herman?
- Yes, Marilyn.
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62. Nothing could drag me away
from my job down at the parlor.
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63. That's right, Herman.
And in just 12 years,
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64. the company will give you
a big banquet and a gold shovel.
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65. Kind of grabs you,
doesn't it?
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66. Boy, I gotta love baseball
to go through this.
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67. Good evening, sir.
May I help you?
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68. Yes. Is this the Munster residence?
That's right.
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69. I'm Leo Durocher, and I'd like
to see a Herman Munster.
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70. Oh, yes. Won't you come in?
Yes.
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71. I've never seen a place
like this in my whole life.
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72. Not even in Brooklyn.
Thank you.
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73. My Uncle Herman has some work
to do right now,
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74. but you can talk
to my Aunt Lily if you like.
Fine.
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75. Aunt Lily?
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76. Aunt Lily, I'd like you
to meet Mr. Leo Durocher.
He'd like to talk to Uncle Herman.
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77. - Oh, how do you do, sir?
- How do you do?
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78. I'd like to talk to your husband
on business.
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79. I'm sure he'd be glad to arrange
everything in advance for you.
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80. It's always nice to know
where you're going before you go.
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81. Well, I'm not going anywhere.
I'm in baseball.
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82. Oh, I see.
Well, my husband's busy,
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83. but perhaps you could talk
to my father first.
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84. I'll call him.
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85. Grandpa! Grandpa!
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86. Did you call, Lily?
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87. Grandpa, this is Mr. Dur...
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88. Mr. Durocher?
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89. Mr. Durocher?
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90. Oh.
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91. Leo Durocher!
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92. You could have knocked me over
with a tombstone.
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93. How do you do?
It's a pleasure.
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94. You're one of the greatest sports figures
in the last 100 years.
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95. Thanks, but I'm not that old.
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96. I guess it won't hurt
to disturb Herman.
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97. Marilyn, would you call him?
Oh, well, certainly, Aunt Lily.
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98. Uncle Herman, there's someone
up here to see you!
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99. Ya big dummy!
Look what ya did.
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100. That's Leo Durocher.
You scared him.
Me?
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101. In that black suit,
he must have thought
you were an umpire.
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102. Leo? Leo?
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104. I hope he's all right.
I don't like the way the color's
coming back into his face.
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105. He was safe by a mile!
Don't tell me!
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106. - Oh.
- Take it easy, Mr. Durocher.
You're among friends.
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107. You gotta be kiddin'.
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108. No, no, Mr. Durocher.
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109. This is my son-in-law,
Herman Munster,
the one you came to see.
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110. Were you at the park this morning
hitting some baseballs?
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111. That's right. I was knocking
out a couple for my boy.
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112. One of'em hit me on the head
eight blocks away.
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113. Oh, you poor man.
That explains why...
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114. you acted so strangely
when you came in.
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115. Listen, Mr. Durocher,
if you plan to sue,
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116. I can dig up 50 witnesses to prove
we never left Transylvania.
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117. No, no, no.
I have a business proposition
for Mr. Munster.
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118. And I wonder if I could
talk to you alone.
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119. Certainly.
Uh, would you excuse us?
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120. Of course, dear.
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121. In case you need me, Herman,
just give me a howl.
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122. I wonder what the business
proposition is, Aunt Lily.
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123. I don't know, but the last time
a man talked to Herman alone,
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124. he wound up buying
a secondhand Edsel.
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125. Say, uh, Herman,
have you ever played baseball before?
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126. Uh, baseball?
Yeah.
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127. Well, I've, uh... I've fooled around
a little with the game.
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128. I, uh, played
a little second base.
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129. Well, I can see that's where
you made your mistake.
Hmm?
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130. Well, you know when that runner's
on first coming down into second base...
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131. to break up the double play?
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132. You've gotta keep your face
outta the way of those spikes.
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133. Oh, right.
I'll try to remember that.
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134. Uh-huh. I'll say one thing, boy.
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135. You're really built.
You're put together
like a ballplayer.
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136. Oh. Well, thank you.
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137. That wasn't the plan.
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138. I just came out that way.
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139. Herman?
Hmm?
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140. Does Mr. Durocher really think
you could be a big baseball player?
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141. That's right, Lily.
I'm going down to the baseball park
this morning and try out.
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142. He says I've got it in the bag.
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143. Oh, boy, my dad
playing for the Dodgers.
Wait till I tell the other kids.
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144. You know, that's great, Herman.
There's big money in baseball.
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145. Oh, it's not just the money,
Grandpa.
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146. What I'm looking forward to
is the fringe benefits.
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147. I'll be able to endorse breakfast foods
and shave on television.
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148. And I'll be able to sit in the audience
on the Ed Sullivan Show...
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149. and have him mispronounce
my name and everything.
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150. But, Uncle Herman,
what about your job at the parlor
and your career?
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151. Yes, Herman. Mr. Gateman
has great plans for you down there.
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152. And he's so proud of you,
and the way you carry
your share of the load.
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153. That's true, dear.
Uh, that's very true.
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154. But right now,
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155. Herman Munster
is at the crossroads.
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156. Should I struggle along
at an old job...
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157. for the promise of security
in the future?
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158. Or should I grasp time
by the forelock,
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159. and, on that great merry-go-round
of life, try for the brass ring?
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160. Translation...
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161. the big ham thinks
he can play baseball.
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162. You can scoff if you wanna,
Grandpa,
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163. but when I go down
to that ballpark this morning,
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164. it's gonna be one, two,
three strikes, you're out.
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165. Hello? Mr. Gateman?
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166. This is Mrs. Herman Munster.
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167. How are you?
Oh, good.
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168. Oh, yes, I'm fine. Thank you.
Enjoying perfect health.
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169. Oh, I'm sorry.
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170. I didn't mean to get your day off
to a bad start.
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171. I'm calling for my husband, Herman.
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172. He won't be able to get
into the parlor today for work.
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173. No, no, he's not sick.
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174. He has an appointment downtown
with a Mr. Leo Durocher.
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175. No, Mr. Durocher's not sick either.
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176. But Herman will be glad
to give him one of your cards.
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177. Yes. Yes, I hope... I hope Herman
will be able to come in tomorrow.
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178. Good-bye. Oh!
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179. Please give Mrs. Gateman
my regards.
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180. The last time I saw her
she looked so natural.
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181. Hey, Leo. Where's this great prospect
you were telling me about?
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182. He's in the clubhouse getting
his uniform on. He'll be right out.
Hey, what's he like?
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183. Well, he's no matinee idol.
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184. You know, it's the whole family,
it's a weird setup.
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185. They all look like a bunch of wetbacks
from the Petrified Forest.
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186. Boy, Pop, you sure look neat
in that new outfit.
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187. Oh, thank you, son.
Oh, boy.
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188. Your old man's gonna be
a big-league star.
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189. Take it easy, Pop.
The other guys will think
you're a crackup.
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190. - Good morning, Mr. Durocher.
- Hiya, Herm.
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191. Who is... What is this?
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192. Uh, this is my son.
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193. Edward Wolfgang Munster.
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194. Oh. I can see
the family resemblance.
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195. How do you do?
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196. It's very nice of you to give my father
this wonderful opportunity.
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197. Oh, that's nothing.
It's fine.
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198. I want you to meet a friend of mine,
Charlie Hodges, a reporter.
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199. - How do you do?
- How do you do, Mr. Munster?
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200. Come on, Herman.
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201. Hold it, Bill.
You've had enough for a while.
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202. Let Herman here.
Herman, grab a bat there
and let's see you hit a couple.
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203. Well, I'll give it
the old school try.
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204. Good morning.
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205. Hi.
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206. Uh, oops-a-daisy.
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207. Well, don't worry about that, Herman.
It happens to the best of them.
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208. Here, try this one.
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210. Uh, time!
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213. Where do I want it?
Why don't you try and hit it
over the center field fence.
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214. Got you.
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215. That-a-boy, Pop!
I don't believe it!
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217. Bingo!
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218. I never saw anything like it.
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219. I don't know whether
to sign him with the Dodgers
or send him to Vietnam.
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220. Grandpa, lunch.
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221. What are we having?
Bird's nest soup.
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222. It's my favorite.
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223. Well, I can always
scramble an egg.
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224. Lily, I wanna show you
this new baseball
I invented in my lab.
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225. Oh, Grandpa, I don't wanna hear
anything about baseball.
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226. But, Lily, you've gotta see this.
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227. This automatically makes
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230. Ooh!
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232. is that a curve
or is that a curve?
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233. I think this whole thing
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234. Imagine Herman,
a grown man of 150 years old...
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of 55 and 60.
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236. Hey, Herman.
Excuse me, Mr. Durocher.
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237. I'm signing autographs
for my fans.
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238. Hey, Dad, this guy wants one
for Don Drysdale.
There you go.
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239. All right, Leo, I'll admit
he's the greatest hitter I've ever seen,
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240. but what if he's all hit
and no field?
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241. Well, I've been thinking of that,
and I'll check on it right now.
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242. Let's break it up, fellas.
Come on. Let's play ball.
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243. Here you go.
Let me have that glove.
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244. Herman, let's see
how you play center field.
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245. Huh?
How are you with flies?
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246. Well, to tell you the truth,
they bother me a little
in the hot weather.
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247. I mean catching flies!
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248. Oh! Oh. Uh, don't you worry,
Mr. Durocher.
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249. I'll be right on the ball.
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250. Oh, here.
Go ahead out there. Go ahead.
Oh.
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251. Hey, will you hit a few fly balls
to Herman in center field?
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252. He's gonna run into the fence!
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253. I knew it was too good to last.
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254. That-a-boy, Pop!
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255. Did you see that?
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256. Now they tell me
you can play second base.
I saw you in center field.
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257. All right, now there's a man
on first base. There's one out.
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258. The batter's gonna
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259. I want you
to step on second base,
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260. then relay the ball to first base
to complete the double play, okay?
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261. Gotcha.
Yeah, but wait a minute.
That runner on first base...
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262. is gonna try to knock you down
or knock you over to take you
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263. So be alive.
Gotcha.
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264. Oh... Okay, gang,
let's talk it up out here!
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265. Let's get the old pepper goin'!
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266. Take him out of there now, Jim.
Knock him down if you can.
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267. - Uh, what do I do now?
- Throw it home!
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268. No, no, no.! Hold it.!
No, no, no. I quit, Leo. No.!
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269. I'm going back to the minors.
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270. Uh, here you go.
No.!
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271. Darn, Mr. Durocher!
Nobody wants to play with me!
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272. Darn, darn, darn, darn!
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273. Oh, I knew it.
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274. Lily! Lily! Marilyn! Look, look!
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275. Look, it's right here
in the afternoon paper.
Look at this.
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276. "Durocher keeps mystery prospect
under wraps.
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277. "Tryout reported held today
with Herman Munster.
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278. Said to be the greatest long-ball hitter
in the history of the game!"
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279. Oh, boy! Herman's got it made!
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280. We'll all be rich!
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281. Oh!
Well, why are you
so against it, Aunt Lily?
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282. Well, for one thing,
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284. But, Lily, you can't hold him back.
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285. He's no longer
plain Herman Munster.
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286. Your pussycat now belongs
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When do you start?
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Does it start early, huh?
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290. I don't have a contract.
What?
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291. I don't start anywhere.
What?
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293. We almost made it.
Pop was signing autographs
for Don Drysdale and everything.
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294. Then Mr. Durocher made a phone call
and told us to go home.
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295. Well, what happened,
Uncle Herman?
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296. Well, Mr. Durocher called
Mr. O'Malley of the Dodgers
and told him what I did,
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297. and then he hung up
with a long look on his face.
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298. Yeah, he said the way Pop batted
the ball around...
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299. and knocked over the scoreboard
and everything, he'd ruin the field.
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300. Mr. O'Malley said
it would cost him $75,000...
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back in shape every time I played.
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302. Ooh, what a catastrophe!
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303. And they said the insurance companies
wouldn't allow the players
on the same field with me.
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I know how badly you must feel.
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306. You know, Lily,
I'm all washed up in sports.
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308. Oh, don't worry, Pop.
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310. - Thank you, Eddie.
- Yes, Uncle Herman.
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311. And I need you around
to help me do my homework.
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312. - Thank you, Marilyn.
- And, Herman,
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314. So I won't make a million dollars
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That's very touching.
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322. Now look what you've gone
and made me do.
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they canceled Kukla, Fran and Ollie.
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324. Grandpa, are you down here?
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325. I'm in here watching television.!
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326. Where's Herman and Eddie?
They went to the park.
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327. Oh, not baseball again.
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328. No, I think they took
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329. Herman's always been great
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330. Remember back in Transylvania
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331. Oh, he had quite a following.
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332. Crowds used to run after him
yelling and screaming.
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335. They're gonna give a recipe
for an upside-down cake.
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339. Hup!
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340. Thanks very much for the lunch.
It was very enjoyable, Charlie.
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342. I suppose you look forward
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345. I got you.
Elroy, are you all right?
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349. Eight blocks?
I think I might have the answer
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351. Forget it... if you don't wanna
wind up going out of your skull.
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