1. Now, Wilbur, I'll show you
something special.
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2. There you go, Wilbur.
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3. Gee, thanks, Mr. Munster.
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4. Well, Eddie, I, uh,
can't sit around here
tying knots all day.
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5. The car has a flat,
and I promised Grandpa
I'd hold it up...
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6. while he changes the tire.
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7. Good-bye, Wilbur.
Good-bye, sir.
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8. Boy, Eddie, you got
the neatest father
in the whole neighborhood.
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9. Jerry, look.
If we can sign up this guy,
Herman Munster,
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10. we'll have the greatest gimmick
in wrestling since the Swedish Angel.
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11. Yeah. Why,
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12. he ties knots in steel bars.
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13. A-A-And lifts automobiles
off the ground.
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14. Mm-hmm.
No, his kid goes to school
with my Wilbur.
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15. No, I haven't met him yet,
but believe me,
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16. when he climbs into the ring,
he'll have the people
falling in the aisles.
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17. Oh. This Chinese tea always acts up
when we put it in the Russian samovar.
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18. That certainly was
a very nice dinner
you served tonight, Lily.
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19. Oh, thank you, dear.
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20. Oh, the soup was delicious.
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21. But the croutons
kept crawling out of the bowl.
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22. Don't worry about that, Grandpa.
They always come back.
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23. Lily, uh, uh,
did you read this article?
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24. It says here that 35% of the parents
who want to send their children
to college...
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25. don't have the money
when the time comes.
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26. Oh, that shouldn't
worry us now, Herman.
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27. Eddie won't be ready for college
for a long time yet.
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28. No, but it says
we should start planning now.
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29. Set a little bit aside every year.
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30. Back in the Old Country,
we always buried a little something
in the backyard for a rainy day.
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31. You know,
Eddie should go to college.
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32. After all, his father
was a college man.
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33. How long were you at
the Heidelburg University, dear?
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34. How long?
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35. I was in their medical school
for six years...
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36. in several different jars.
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37. Yes, Lily, your husband
was a man of parts.
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38. You know, we've got to
send Eddie to college,
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39. even if it means
I have to borrow the money.
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40. Telephone.
What?
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41. The telephone in the hall?
It's about to ring.
Why wait till the last minute?
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42. Oh. Thank you, Grandpa.
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43. Hello?
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44. Mr. Ramsey?
Wilbur's father.
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45. Mr. Munster,
I have a proposition
to make you.
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46. Really? A proposition?
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47. I hope that's not
another salesman on the phone,
trying to sell cemetery plots.
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48. We have enough trouble
making the payments on this place
without thinking of resort property.
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49. Well, I could, uh, use
the $200 or $300 extra a week,
but wrestling?
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50. My goodness.
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51. What would my family
and friends think?
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52. If it's your friends and family
you're worried about,
nobody has to know.
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53. We'll put a hood over your head
and bill you as The Masked Marvel.
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54. It'll be a great gimmick.
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55. The Masked Marvel?
Uh, you mean, nobody
could see my face?
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56. Well, I sure could use the money.
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57. Uh, I just might go for it.
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58. Uh, listen, Mr. Ramsey.
Just give me a few days
to get in shape,
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59. and I'll get in touch with you.
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60. Mum's the word, now.
Bye.
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61. He ties knots in steel bars
and needs to get in shape?
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62. Our problems are solved.
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63. When you grow up,
you're gonna go to college
after all.
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64. Oh, isn't that wonderful.
Now maybe you'll grow up to be
half the man your father is.
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65. Oh, boy!
You're gonna be your daddy's
big, smart, successful son.
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66. Gee, Dad, do it again.
Will ya? Huh?
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67. There goes Uncle Herman
with that pounding again.
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68. I wish he'd tell us
what he's doing
down there in the lab.
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69. He's been spending
most of his time down there
now for three days.
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70. He won't even let me in.
He says he's just in training
for his new job.
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71. I wonder what he meant
when he said it's night work.
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72. There's only one decent kind
of night work I know of,
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73. and I haven't done any
since I left the Old Country.
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74. Ah, for the good old days
on the graveyard shift.
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75. There he goes again.
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76. Hmph!
Igor, will you go away?
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77. Can't you see I'm busy?
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78. It's not Igor, Herman.
It's me.
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79. I just had to fly down here
to see what you're up to.
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80. Grandpa, don't you know
that curiosity killed the bat?
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81. But satisfaction
brought him back.
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82. Oh, wrestling.
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83. Now, this is the night work
you've been coming down here
training for.
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84. Grandpa, I didn't want
anyone to know.
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85. Some promoter's offered me
$300 a week if I'll appear
as The Masked Marvel.
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86. The Masked Marvel?
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87. You, a wrestler?
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88. You won't even draw flies.
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89. Oh, on the contrary,
I'm sure I will.
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90. But why you?
Of all people, lowering
the Munster dignity.
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91. Because I want my son
to go to college.
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92. I misjudged you, Herman.
But don't worry.
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93. I won't tell anyone
your secret. Shh.
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94. Thank you, Grandpa.
Thank you.
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95. Uh, but now I gotta
be sure I'm in shape.
I'm due in the arena tonight.
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96. I guess I'd better quit.
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97. I don't wanna overtrain.
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98. And now,
ladies and gentlemen,
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99. for the featured match of the evening
on our all-star wrestling card,
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100. presenting on my left,
at 270 pounds,
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101. standing 6 foot 4,
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102. our local champion,
Tarzan McGirk.
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103. And as his opponent tonight,
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104. Tarzan takes on a newcomer,
weighing 387 pounds,
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105. 7...
7 foot 3!
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106. 7 foot 3,
a mystery mangler...
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107. The Masked Marvel!
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108. Your referee for the main event
this evening will be TigerJoe Marsh.
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109. Uh, how do you do?
Pleased to meet you.
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110. - Huh?
- Back to your corners.
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111. All right, here we go.
Tarzan McGirk,
The Masked Marvel.
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112. Okay, wrestle!
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113. Grandpa, do we have to
watch wrestling?
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114. Well, I just thought wrestling
might be nice for a change.
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115. Yeah, leave it on.
Wrestling's my favorite show.
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116. They begin to circle one another
as each looks for an opening.
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117. Uh-oh, Tarzan McGirk clamps on
his famous headlock.
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118. Yes, there's action
here tonight.
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119. Hey, that Tarzan guy's neat.
He always plays the good guy.
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120. But that other fellow with the mask,
he's so much bigger.
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121. Working hard at it.
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122. Oh, oh! The sleeping giant
has come to life!
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123. Look at that big bully.
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124. Come on, Tarzan.
Don't let him do that.
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125. The Masked Marvel is really mad.
[Continues, Indistinct]
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126. He has completely
dominated the match.
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127. Here we go.
[Continues, Indistinct]
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128. And just look at him go
at Tarzan McGirk!
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129. No! No!
Come on! No!
Boo! Boo!
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130. McGirk goes down again!
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131. He's such a brute.
I can't watch.
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132. What's he doing?
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133. The back vault!
Wow! Ladies and gentlemen,
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134. now The Masked Marvel
is really mad.
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135. Oh, oh. Doesn't look
as though he has a chance.
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136. The Masked Marvel
is really something.
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137. This is the match of the century.
I'm certainly glad
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138. got the worst of it.
I am too.
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139. They shouldn't let
a big bully like that
in the ring.
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140. McGirk won.
I can't understand it.
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141. I do, Grandpa.
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142. I think the bad guy
was supposed to win.
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143. But that Masked Marvel's so dumb,
he forgot he was the bad guy
and let that good guy win.
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144. Oh, well, I'm not feeling so well.
I think I'll take a ride in the car.
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145. Yeah, and on the way home,
I'll pick up Herman from work.
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146. Grandpa, couldn't you just give us
a little hint about what kind
of work he's in?
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147. L-I'm sorry, Lily. I can't.
But I can tell you this though.
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148. That boy is sure
starting at the bottom.
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149. I can't understand it, Herman.
I saw the match on television.
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150. I haven't seen such a dive
since I was forced down
by a vulture over Transylvania.
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151. Grandpa, I just couldn't
help myself.
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152. Every time I got Tarzan McGirk
down on the mat,
he talked to me.
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153. Talked to you?
Yeah.
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154. Well, I didn't have the heart
to beat him.
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155. Do you know that
he's supporting four children?
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156. And that his wife's sister
is living with them?
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157. And that he has to send
his sick grandmother in Ireland
money for medical expenses?
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158. What kind of
medical expenses?
Oh, it's pathetic.
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159. She's too poor to afford a doctor,
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160. so every week she buys
nine dollars worth of moldy bread...
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161. and makes her own penicillin.
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162. Oh, boy! And for this
you threw the fight!
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163. I didn't throw the fight.
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164. L-I just couldn't be mean to McGirk
after he told me all his troubles.
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165. He's really a very nice man.
His troubles?
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166. What about your troubles?
Eddie's education is at stake.
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167. You've gotta climb
into that ring, son,
not as Herman Munster...
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168. but as every proud father
fighting for his little boy.
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169. This is not just
a wrestling match.
This is a shining crusade.
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170. A contest
on the battlefield of life...
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171. that will leave you
a stronger and nobler person.
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172. Really?
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173. Of course.
The next bum comes along,
get in there and kick him in the teeth!
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174. Boy, you should have
been here last night, Pop.
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175. We watched wrestling
on television.
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176. Yes, Herman, they had
some big awful bully
called The Masked Marvel.
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177. Yeah, he was clobbering
some guy smaller than him,
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178. but then The Masked Marvel
turned chicken and rolled over
on his back.
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179. I've never seen anything
like it, Uncle Herman.
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180. Yeah, Pop, you should have been here
to see that big dope coward.
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181. Yeah, yeah,
I should have been here.
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182. Well, how could he be here?
He was away working
on his new job.
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183. That's right.
I can't be in two places
at once... anymore.
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184. Herman, I've been looking up
colleges for Eddie,
for when he grows up,
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185. and I wanna go over them
with you.
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186. Please, Lily. Let's just see
how the new job works out
before we decide on a school.
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187. Herman's right.
One thing at a time.
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188. You know the old saying:
No sense in putting
the hearse before the horse.
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189. I tell ya... if I lose this match,
my son has to drop out
of med school.
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190. Uh, good heavens, man!
Why didn't you tell me?
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191. Break it up!
I said break it up!
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192. But if they repossess
my sister's banjo,
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193. she'll be kicked out
of the Boston Symphony.
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194. Really?
L-I had no idea.
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195. But I've gotta get my kid brother
the plane fare to Africa.
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196. Albert Schweitzer needs him.
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197. Hey, boss, when you gonna
dump this Munster guy?
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198. He's lost eight matches in a row.
Even the crowd's getting tired
of booing him.
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199. Look, Jerry,
I've got one more gimmick
that might appeal to the fans.
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200. Beginning tonight,
I'm offering $50 a minute...
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201. to any cluck from the audience...
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202. for as long as he can stay
in the ring with The Masked Marvel.
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203. Uh, what is it I'm supposed
to do again, Mr. Hansen?
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204. Strangler, you saw
the sign outside.
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205. Fifty bucks a minute
for any amateur who stays
in the ring with this guy.
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206. Well, tonight, you walk up
like any schnook from the audience...
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207. and toss him around
for about 25 minutes.
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208. Yeah, but, uh,
this guy's pretty big.
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209. What if I can't handle him?
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210. Well, how did you handle
the other guys...
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211. uh, Iron Man Mallory,
Benny Sampson
and Charlie the Choker?
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212. You put sleeping pills
in their drinking water.
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213. Okay. So tonight
I do the same thing
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214. I'm gonna dump this whole bottle
in the water cooler
in his dressing room.
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215. He'll be so groggy,
your biggest problem will be
keeping him awake during the match.
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216. You're sure a smart fella,
Mr. Hansen.
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217. But ain't this just
a little bit dishonest?
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218. Fifty dollars a minute.
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219. We walk out
with 1,250 bucks.
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220. I withdraws the question.
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221. Oh, Eddie, you're not going to
turn on wrestling again tonight.
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222. I don't think I can watch
that Masked Marvel
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223. He's nothing but a bully
and a coward, and he loses
all the time.
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224. I know, but the paper
says it's amateur night.
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225. I just wanna watch
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226. Who knows? The big dope
might win this time.
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227. Ladies and gentlemen,
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228. a nonprofessional
from the audience,
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229. Mr. John Smith
versus The Masked Marvel...
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230. for $50 a minute.
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231. Boy, this is gonna
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232. I hope Grandpa gets back
in time to see it.
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233. The Masked Marvel
and the challenger from the audience.
Wait a minute, Eddie.
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234. Isn't that Grandpa there?
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235. Well, it is.!
I didn't know Grandpa
was this interested in wrestling.
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236. It looks like the battle
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237. This is really a match, folks.
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238. Wow!
He may be an amateur,
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239. but if he ever manages
to sit on that Masked Marvel,
the match will be over.
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240. Wow, thatJohn Smith
is murdering him.
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241. Look at that big oaf.
He's not even fighting back.
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242. Come on, Herman.
Don't let him do that.
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243. Stay with it, Strangler.
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244. Strangler?
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245. Now, Herman,
what kind of a sob story
did this guy tell you?
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246. You're letting him kill you.
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247. Who's letting him?
I can hardly see him.
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248. I'm so sleepy,
I can barely stand up.
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249. That... That smarts!
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250. Marilyn, doesn't that
sound like Herman?
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251. Yes, it does, Aunt Lily.
[Announcer, Indistinct]
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252. Hey, that is Daddy.
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253. Heavens to betsy.
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254. This... This must be
the night work
he's been doing.
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255. Come on, Pop.
Clobber 'im!
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256. Come on, Uncle Herman.
Don't let him do that to you.
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257. Come on.
Don't let him do that!
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258. Hit him!
Come on!
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259. Come on, Murphy!
Give it to him, Strangler.
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260. The pills are working.
We got it made!
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261. Murphy? Strangler?
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262. You mean that's Strangler Murphy,
who was suspended in Chicago...
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263. for bringing tire chains
into the ring?
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264. No. It just spilled out.
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265. That's John Smith,
that's who it is.
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266. So, you brought
a ringer in, huh?
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267. That's Strangler Murphy!
He's no amateur.
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268. It's a frame-up!
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269. [Announcer On TV, Indistinct]
Uh-oh, what's Grandpa
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270. I don't know, but he better do it quick.
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271. You wanna play games?
I'll show you how to play games.
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272. Abracadabra, acey-docey,
alakazam and Bela Lugosi!
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273. Boss, we gotta stop the fight.
Are you kidding?
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274. No, no, no.
There's a fire broke out
in the storage room out back.
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275. Al and the boys
are trying to put it out.
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276. Look. This is the best attraction
we ever had.
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277. Tell 'em to close the fire door.
That oughta hold it back
till the fight's over.
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278. But, Duke...
Go do it, will you?
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279. Bombs away, Herman!
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280. Hey, Munster!
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281. We got a little fire
out in back.
Really?
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282. Yeah, yeah. You gotta
make an announcement
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283. I'll... I'll try.
Good.
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284. Ladies and gentlemen,
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286. Was that quick enough
for you, Mr. Ramsey?
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290. "Last night
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291. "a newcomer to the wrestling game,
Herman Munster,
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292. "persuaded a capacity crowd
to clear the building
in five seconds flat,
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293. "thus preventing a panic,
when a small fire
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294. "Fire Chief Davenport
has awarded Mr. Munster...
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295. the city's annual
$1,000 Fire Safety Award
for his heroic action."
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296. Oh, that's wonderful,
Uncle Herman!
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297. You must have done
some quick thinking, dear.
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298. I don't really remember
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299. I was kind of groggy at the time.
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300. I guess in the emergency,
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301. And you really clobbered
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302. You're the bravest guy
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303. Thank you, Eddie.
Uh, but, Eddie,
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304. I did it all for you.
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305. And that thousand dollars
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307. Gee, thanks, Pop.
You're swell.
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308. Toss me up in the air again,
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309. All righty.
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311. Oh, don't worry, Herman.
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