1 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:53,680 James Ponderilli. 2 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:55,920 No. 3 00:00:57,620 --> 00:00:59,040 Robert Wandry. 4 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:00,760 God, no. 5 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:04,640 Oh, hi -ho, Joby, Dickby. 6 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:07,940 Well, it might be, Steph B. 7 00:01:09,780 --> 00:01:10,980 I'll be you both. 8 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:12,360 We'd be fine. 9 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,340 You early birds looking for worms? 10 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:16,940 Close. Actors. 11 00:01:17,890 --> 00:01:21,630 We're casting the titular role in the new PIV super series. Oh, baby, Steph 12 00:01:21,630 --> 00:01:24,070 I just acquired the rights to a classic piece of American literature. 13 00:01:25,330 --> 00:01:27,070 Here comes Giddy Goose. 14 00:01:28,730 --> 00:01:33,610 What a coincidence. I did my college thesis on the symbolism in this book. 15 00:01:35,530 --> 00:01:37,750 Here comes Giddy Goose. 16 00:01:39,830 --> 00:01:41,610 Giddy... Giddy Goose. 17 00:01:44,970 --> 00:01:47,910 Giddy... Giddy, giddy goose. 18 00:01:51,630 --> 00:01:53,610 There goes giddy goose. 19 00:01:55,310 --> 00:01:57,770 That is some twist at the end there. 20 00:01:59,370 --> 00:02:00,890 I just love that goose. 21 00:02:01,690 --> 00:02:05,930 See, he comes, he's giddy, and then he goes. 22 00:02:07,010 --> 00:02:09,530 Looks a powder keg of nonstop action and high drama. 23 00:02:09,930 --> 00:02:12,310 Sounds like a nice Saturday morning children's show. 24 00:02:12,550 --> 00:02:14,610 Jojo, this ain't no Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 25 00:02:15,370 --> 00:02:17,610 I'm birthing this bird on Sunday to lead in for Vermont today. 26 00:02:18,330 --> 00:02:22,970 Michael, I don't think a goose show will attract the same audience as my talk 27 00:02:22,970 --> 00:02:25,010 show. Well, a little goosing is just what your show needs. 28 00:02:27,850 --> 00:02:31,390 Meanwhile, could the casting director take five minutes and maybe get us some 29 00:02:31,390 --> 00:02:32,390 breakfast? 30 00:02:33,850 --> 00:02:38,710 Just pray your eight -by -ten glossy never crosses my desk. 31 00:02:41,170 --> 00:02:42,710 This is Regis Draymond. 32 00:02:43,030 --> 00:02:44,030 Oh, it is. 33 00:02:45,100 --> 00:02:47,340 Remember when we saw his Petruchio in the park? 34 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,500 Good God, I hope he was erected. 35 00:02:51,940 --> 00:02:53,540 No, he was applauded. 36 00:02:54,380 --> 00:02:56,260 He is an actor's actor. 37 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,500 Well, this chap may have stammered some pentameter, but can he portray a 38 00:02:59,500 --> 00:03:00,500 barnyard animal? 39 00:03:01,540 --> 00:03:06,940 I think the man who captured the madness of Richard III can somehow capture the 40 00:03:06,940 --> 00:03:08,620 giddiness of a goose. 41 00:03:09,660 --> 00:03:14,060 Okay, I'll read him, but a tad burrows, he ain't. 42 00:03:16,330 --> 00:03:18,050 What? No gasps of recognition? 43 00:03:18,470 --> 00:03:22,030 He may not have played this Pinocchio you rave about, but this actor's actor 44 00:03:22,030 --> 00:03:24,450 graced every major dinner theater in Arizona and Florida. 45 00:03:25,310 --> 00:03:29,290 See, we only go to dinner theaters in Colorado and Utah. 46 00:03:30,890 --> 00:03:34,650 Well, he did do Owl and the Pussycat with Donna Pascal. 47 00:03:35,650 --> 00:03:38,610 Well, then he has aviary experience, assuming... 48 00:03:38,940 --> 00:03:39,940 He played the owl. 49 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:44,400 I will mock if you must, but serious dinner theater goers everywhere break 50 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:49,100 wild applause at the mere mention of Tad Burroughs. Oh, Tad Burroughs! 51 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:54,120 Will you ever forget his barefoot in the park with Peggy Cass? 52 00:03:54,620 --> 00:03:58,120 He was masterful. And the roast beef was exquisite. 53 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:03,100 Does Tad still have a shot at giddy? Well, he's my fave, though Picky Dicky 54 00:04:03,100 --> 00:04:04,940 is pushing some Regis Draymond. 55 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:06,520 Never heard of him. 56 00:04:06,810 --> 00:04:09,130 Has he ever performed opposite Donna Pascal? 57 00:04:10,490 --> 00:04:14,750 No, but he has played opposite Glenda Jackson and Vanessa Redgrave. 58 00:04:16,410 --> 00:04:18,529 Like who's ever heard of those broads? 59 00:04:25,970 --> 00:04:28,630 This, uh, resume reads a little skimpy, Steve. 60 00:04:29,010 --> 00:04:30,850 Well, uh, up till now I've been... 61 00:04:31,180 --> 00:04:35,420 Honing my craft, first at Juilliard, then at the Actors' Playhouse, and for 62 00:04:35,420 --> 00:04:36,720 last few years at the Royal Academy. 63 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:38,200 Let's cut to the chase. 64 00:04:39,540 --> 00:04:40,540 Have you played a goose? 65 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:42,320 Uh, 66 00:04:43,260 --> 00:04:44,260 no. 67 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,080 But I did understudy Thumper the Rabbit in Disney on Ice. 68 00:04:48,820 --> 00:04:51,120 Impressive, but a skating bunny does not a giddy goose make. 69 00:04:52,100 --> 00:04:53,100 Try the line, Stevie. 70 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,540 Hey, hey, hey, kids, here comes the next cartoon! 71 00:04:59,940 --> 00:05:01,400 Too, uh, too bunnyish. 72 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:04,740 Honk for me, Stevie, honk. 73 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,780 Honk! You call that a honking goose? 74 00:05:09,060 --> 00:05:11,800 Well, I grew up in New York. The best I can do is a honking cab. 75 00:05:13,300 --> 00:05:14,300 Thank you. 76 00:05:14,620 --> 00:05:16,820 Honk! Hit the trail, thumper. 77 00:05:19,860 --> 00:05:21,800 Be prepared to humiliate yourself. 78 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:23,600 I always am. 79 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,580 Oh, I hope you're not here to grovel for the goose part, Dick Burns. 80 00:05:30,820 --> 00:05:34,840 No, I'm not. If you don't mind, I'd like to sit in during Regis' audition. I 81 00:05:34,840 --> 00:05:38,700 mean to think that one of the world's greatest living actors is sitting right 82 00:05:38,700 --> 00:05:39,960 out there in the lobby. 83 00:05:40,220 --> 00:05:41,700 You want to sit in the next piece of meat? 84 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:46,220 Oh, Mr. 85 00:05:47,220 --> 00:05:53,320 Draymond, I'm Dick Loudon. I think that you are so, so, uh, good. 86 00:05:53,980 --> 00:05:56,480 You, sir, are exceedingly perceptive. 87 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:58,480 You're schmoozing the wrong schmojo. 88 00:05:59,420 --> 00:06:01,140 Cast your line in this direction. 89 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:04,040 Hey! 90 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:05,960 Hey! 91 00:06:06,820 --> 00:06:08,020 Hey, kids! 92 00:06:08,380 --> 00:06:10,220 Here comes the next cartoon! 93 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,660 I keep 94 00:06:15,660 --> 00:06:22,660 asking myself, are American kids really ready for 95 00:06:22,660 --> 00:06:24,300 a limey honker? I think not. 96 00:06:26,830 --> 00:06:30,590 Trust me, Regis, you're too good for this. 97 00:06:31,150 --> 00:06:32,310 All right, you are. 98 00:06:32,890 --> 00:06:36,550 But television pales in comparison to the grandeur of the theater. 99 00:06:40,090 --> 00:06:41,870 I want to be Ziggy! 100 00:06:42,510 --> 00:06:45,130 I want to be Ziggy! 101 00:06:47,070 --> 00:06:49,450 Send in the fabulous Tad Burroughs, por favor. 102 00:06:59,500 --> 00:07:01,960 I'm Michael Harris, CEO and VP of PIV. 103 00:07:03,340 --> 00:07:04,860 This is my little helper, Dick. 104 00:07:06,780 --> 00:07:08,780 He, uh, he likes to watch. 105 00:07:11,500 --> 00:07:18,080 You must be some talent, a spearhead, a media empire at your age. Now, this is 106 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:19,080 what I call schmoozing. 107 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:25,260 Now, Tad, ray your resume. I see you've had one stellar career in the chow and 108 00:07:25,260 --> 00:07:27,760 bow circuit, which leads us to the burning question. I know, Ken. 109 00:07:28,170 --> 00:07:30,030 Tad Burroughs play a talking goose. 110 00:07:30,350 --> 00:07:31,530 Weave your spell on us. 111 00:07:35,190 --> 00:07:36,410 Hey, kids. 112 00:07:37,010 --> 00:07:39,450 Here comes the next cartoon. 113 00:07:40,350 --> 00:07:41,350 Hulk Hulk! 114 00:07:42,470 --> 00:07:45,390 Genius. I mean, for a nanosecond, I actually thought there was a goose in 115 00:07:45,390 --> 00:07:46,390 room. 116 00:07:47,370 --> 00:07:49,230 Well, better be careful where we walk. 117 00:07:53,110 --> 00:07:56,470 Dickers, we found our giddy. Now, all we have to do is parade you past our prez. 118 00:07:56,510 --> 00:07:58,510 Oh, I love a parade. 119 00:07:59,370 --> 00:08:05,670 Honk! Ted, right now our prezzie is knocking back a bottle and then has to 120 00:08:05,670 --> 00:08:06,269 a nap. 121 00:08:06,270 --> 00:08:08,270 Oh, to be that rich. 122 00:08:08,970 --> 00:08:12,950 Actually, my six -month -old Spriglet owns the station. But not to worry. 123 00:08:12,950 --> 00:08:13,950 do flippies over you. 124 00:08:15,430 --> 00:08:18,770 Honk! Honk! Honk! Oh, come on. Honk with us. 125 00:08:19,210 --> 00:08:20,210 Honk! 126 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:37,880 All done? 127 00:08:38,179 --> 00:08:39,419 Finished your book yet? 128 00:08:41,020 --> 00:08:47,780 No. See, honey, Gord Vidal's latest novel is about 800 pages longer than 129 00:08:47,780 --> 00:08:48,780 Comes Giddy Goose. 130 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:54,740 Did you know Tad Burroughs played that dancing distributor cap in that Spark 131 00:08:54,740 --> 00:08:55,740 Plug commercial? 132 00:08:56,140 --> 00:08:59,100 Oh, I guess versatility is Tad's middle name. 133 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:00,360 No, it's Jerome. 134 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:06,800 Evening, everyone. 135 00:09:06,820 --> 00:09:09,700 Hi. Or should I say, honk, honk. 136 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:15,760 Oh, I feel so much better after my nap. You know, George, the mattress reminded 137 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:17,560 me of my mother's mashed potatoes. 138 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,160 You mean soft and fluffy? 139 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,720 Nope. I mean hard and lumpy. 140 00:09:24,700 --> 00:09:25,880 Hey, Michael, do you have any? 141 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,580 Pat, allow me to introduce my spouse and spawn. 142 00:09:32,980 --> 00:09:34,680 Mother, Goose. 143 00:09:39,410 --> 00:09:40,690 Papoose. Well, 144 00:09:42,730 --> 00:09:44,170 wing it, Giddy -to -be. 145 00:09:44,510 --> 00:09:45,870 Hey, kids. 146 00:09:46,430 --> 00:09:48,950 Here comes the next cartoon. 147 00:09:49,830 --> 00:09:56,550 That gurgle guarantees it. I hereby proclaim that Tad Burroughs is Giddy 148 00:09:57,870 --> 00:10:00,490 Would you like to hold your new employer? 149 00:10:00,730 --> 00:10:01,930 I'd love to. 150 00:10:05,670 --> 00:10:09,930 I've never seen the baby take to a stranger's home. She usually spits up on 151 00:10:09,930 --> 00:10:10,930 Dick. 152 00:10:12,070 --> 00:10:13,490 One more thing, Dicketing. 153 00:10:13,950 --> 00:10:17,050 On this week's Vermont Today, you'll be introducing our giddy to the world. 154 00:10:17,470 --> 00:10:21,150 Gore Vidal is my scheduled guest. I've spent the whole week reading his book, 155 00:10:21,230 --> 00:10:22,930 his unbelievably long book. 156 00:10:23,730 --> 00:10:27,050 Well, Stephanie made me Vito Vidal the second she found out it wasn't Sassoon. 157 00:10:29,870 --> 00:10:33,190 Well, maybe if your Gore guy knew something about hot oil treatment. 158 00:10:37,390 --> 00:10:39,170 I believe that baby's cooing. 159 00:10:39,550 --> 00:10:41,170 You've been around babies before. 160 00:10:41,890 --> 00:10:44,710 Weren't you the Papa Pimento in that olive commercial? 161 00:10:45,150 --> 00:10:47,290 Oh, no, no, no, that was Regis Draymond. 162 00:10:47,650 --> 00:10:49,370 That's the damn pimento I ever saw. 163 00:10:50,530 --> 00:10:54,710 But I do have a son named Michael. Michael Burroughs, that's a manly 164 00:10:54,730 --> 00:10:57,330 Oh, no, you see, Burroughs is my stage name. 165 00:10:57,810 --> 00:10:59,290 My real name is Harris. 166 00:10:59,830 --> 00:11:02,270 Hey, cool, your son and I have the same name. 167 00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:05,330 Hello, son. 168 00:11:10,060 --> 00:11:11,060 This can't be true. 169 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:15,540 I'm afraid it is, son. Stop calling me son. This man's an imposter. He's a wolf 170 00:11:15,540 --> 00:11:16,540 in goose clothing. 171 00:11:18,220 --> 00:11:21,780 Look, I'm not surprised you didn't recognize me. I mean, after all, we 172 00:11:21,780 --> 00:11:23,580 seen each other in over 30 years. 173 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:27,420 I thought you said your father was blown to bits by the Red Baron in a cat fight 174 00:11:27,420 --> 00:11:28,420 over Germany. 175 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:31,400 That's dog fight, kitten. 176 00:11:32,580 --> 00:11:35,820 I believe the Red Baron was World War I. 177 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:38,200 You were born in the 50s. 178 00:11:39,130 --> 00:11:42,890 That means your mother would have been in labor 35 years. 179 00:11:45,890 --> 00:11:47,170 Maybe I liked it in there. 180 00:11:48,530 --> 00:11:52,790 Look, I know that there's a lot for you to take in, but I am your father, and I 181 00:11:52,790 --> 00:11:53,790 have proof. 182 00:11:54,230 --> 00:11:59,690 You have a small birthmark in the shape of a mandolin on your left buttock. 183 00:12:02,330 --> 00:12:03,309 He does? 184 00:12:03,310 --> 00:12:04,310 He sure does. 185 00:12:09,100 --> 00:12:13,580 See, I was birdwatching by Johnny Cake Creek last summer with a pair of high 186 00:12:13,580 --> 00:12:17,180 -powered binoculars, and I just happened to see Michael skinny -dipping. 187 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:19,400 Oh, my God, I was there, too. 188 00:12:21,140 --> 00:12:23,540 And you don't have a blemish on you. 189 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:28,580 Does she, Dick? 190 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:37,720 I was busy watching the woodpeckers. 191 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:45,220 You know, Michael, there is a certain resemblance between the two of you. 192 00:12:45,740 --> 00:12:49,700 I mean, the hair, the height, the honk. 193 00:12:51,380 --> 00:12:54,720 Well, maybe, just maybe, you could have sowed the seed that sired me, sir. 194 00:12:55,820 --> 00:12:58,800 But if you did, where were you during my wonder years? 195 00:13:01,560 --> 00:13:05,560 Look, your mom and I were... We were just married with a newborn baby. 196 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:08,380 But I was an actor. What could I do? I was... 197 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:14,860 Forced to travel from town to town, playing bit parts in lousy, rat 198 00:13:14,860 --> 00:13:15,860 dinner theaters. 199 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,540 Gosh, you make it sound so glamorous. 200 00:13:20,900 --> 00:13:23,560 And then, then I got my big break. 201 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:29,640 The lead in Life with Father at the Aurora Borealis Dinner Theater in Nome, 202 00:13:29,680 --> 00:13:30,680 Alaska. 203 00:13:31,860 --> 00:13:35,920 Look, I was planning to come back to you and your mom after a four -week run, 204 00:13:35,980 --> 00:13:40,440 but... Well, my reviews were so good, I just couldn't leave. And then we were 205 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:42,940 extended another 15 years. 206 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,020 Well, those pipeline workers really love good theater. 207 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:51,180 Yeah, well, I'm sure there's no place like Nome. 208 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:57,840 But while you were the toast of the tundra, Mom and I were eating stale 209 00:13:57,840 --> 00:13:59,540 rolls made soggy by our tears. 210 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:15,060 Well, I don't know about you fellas, but I sure could go for a nice tossed 211 00:14:15,060 --> 00:14:16,060 salad. 212 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:18,240 We just had dinner. 213 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,060 I'll put bacon bits on it. 214 00:14:20,900 --> 00:14:23,500 Why did God make me so weak? 215 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:27,320 Michael. 216 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:30,260 Save your breath, Ticocrates. 217 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,920 I'm too upset for one of your act mature and be forgiving speeches. 218 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:42,720 I was just going to say, your fly is open. 219 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:53,280 Why did you have to come here and shatter our gingerbread lives? 220 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,780 You, you thespian. 221 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:01,400 Look, I'm sorry, I... 222 00:15:01,850 --> 00:15:04,670 I was only trying to put the family back together again. 223 00:15:06,410 --> 00:15:09,470 I saw your mom. I spoke to her. She told me where to find you. 224 00:15:09,970 --> 00:15:11,410 Then she told me where to go. 225 00:15:12,690 --> 00:15:15,290 I'll save the soft pedal. You just wanted the goose gig. 226 00:15:15,530 --> 00:15:17,150 Ah, stuff the goose. 227 00:15:17,590 --> 00:15:21,970 I only came back to see you and your daughter and your knockout of a charming 228 00:15:21,970 --> 00:15:25,550 wife. You know, Michael, there's something about this guy I like. 229 00:15:28,230 --> 00:15:30,430 Look, mistakes, I've made a few. 230 00:15:30,690 --> 00:15:32,270 But then again, not too few to mention. 231 00:15:34,450 --> 00:15:38,890 Can't you ever find it in your heart to forgive me? As far as I'm concerned, my 232 00:15:38,890 --> 00:15:42,470 father's body was ripped apart by enemy bullets and eaten by German dingoes. 233 00:15:43,190 --> 00:15:45,130 And I want to preserve that beautiful memory. 234 00:15:47,610 --> 00:15:51,150 Oh, well, I'll just go pack my trunk and head back to Nome. 235 00:15:51,630 --> 00:15:53,170 They love me there, you know. 236 00:15:54,990 --> 00:15:56,210 Michael, say something. 237 00:15:56,570 --> 00:15:57,570 Wait. 238 00:16:04,089 --> 00:16:06,710 Let's face it, you may have laid an egg as a father, but you're still one hell 239 00:16:06,710 --> 00:16:07,609 of a goose. 240 00:16:07,610 --> 00:16:10,430 You mean you're not going to fire me? 241 00:16:11,050 --> 00:16:13,750 No, but I'm cutting your salary in half and giving you a very small dressing 242 00:16:13,750 --> 00:16:14,750 room. 243 00:16:15,330 --> 00:16:16,830 I'll do you proud, son. 244 00:16:17,970 --> 00:16:19,570 I mean, sir. 245 00:16:36,329 --> 00:16:37,690 Like father, like son. 246 00:16:39,130 --> 00:16:40,310 Glad I had a girl. 247 00:16:46,310 --> 00:16:49,730 Michael, I just saw Ted coming out of the broom closet. 248 00:16:50,070 --> 00:16:51,170 You mean his dressing room. 249 00:16:51,890 --> 00:16:54,350 It's only temporary, just until Bud gets out of the third stall. 250 00:16:55,410 --> 00:16:59,990 Well, that could be a while. He borrowed my Gore Vidal. 251 00:17:03,310 --> 00:17:04,369 Michael, uh... 252 00:17:05,260 --> 00:17:06,740 You know, there are going to be kids watching. 253 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:12,900 Tad won't be going on about his personal problems, will he? Oh, relax, Dick. The 254 00:17:12,900 --> 00:17:13,779 man's a pro. 255 00:17:13,780 --> 00:17:15,960 What you'll be getting is one big goose. 256 00:17:19,579 --> 00:17:20,579 Hi, Michael. 257 00:17:21,319 --> 00:17:24,700 We just came by to see if that goose still had you down. 258 00:17:26,339 --> 00:17:28,339 This is no time for fun puns, huh? 259 00:17:28,580 --> 00:17:35,530 In five, four, three, two... And now... It's Vermont Today, starring 260 00:17:35,530 --> 00:17:37,470 Dick Loudon. 261 00:17:38,570 --> 00:17:41,910 Hi, and welcome to Vermont Today. I'm your host, Dick Loudon. 262 00:17:42,530 --> 00:17:45,930 Today we have a special surprise for all you Gore Vidal fans. 263 00:17:46,870 --> 00:17:50,150 You can turn off your TV and keep plowing through his book. 264 00:17:52,370 --> 00:17:53,590 Because he's not here. 265 00:17:55,270 --> 00:18:00,690 Instead, call the kids in from outside and get ready to meet WPIV's newest 266 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:04,580 Here comes Giddy Goose. 267 00:18:10,260 --> 00:18:13,500 You want to wish me good luck, son? I'm not your son. I'm your boss and you're 268 00:18:13,500 --> 00:18:14,500 my bird. 269 00:18:21,140 --> 00:18:22,140 Hey, Dick. 270 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:24,140 Thanks for having me on your show. 271 00:18:25,140 --> 00:18:29,100 My pleasure, Mr. 272 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:31,820 Goose. Or should I call you Giddy? 273 00:18:33,740 --> 00:18:38,380 Whatever. You don't... You don't seem too, you know, giddy. I've been having 274 00:18:38,380 --> 00:18:39,860 some personal problems, Dick. 275 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:44,900 Look, giddy, I was assured that you wouldn't be talking about... Well, you 276 00:18:44,940 --> 00:18:45,940 I've got this son. 277 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:49,140 You mean... You mean your... Your guselet. 278 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:50,480 Right. 279 00:18:51,180 --> 00:18:53,320 Anyway, he hates my guts. 280 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:57,160 See, I've just been getting so involved in my own career. 281 00:18:58,010 --> 00:19:02,910 flying most of my life from one dinner theater to the next. You mean bird 282 00:19:02,910 --> 00:19:05,530 sanctuaries? Yeah, that's right. 283 00:19:05,750 --> 00:19:07,950 One week it was Norman, is that you? 284 00:19:08,270 --> 00:19:10,950 Next week it was Natalie Needs a Nightie. 285 00:19:11,370 --> 00:19:13,830 Man, I sure played some toilets. 286 00:19:14,110 --> 00:19:16,670 You mean bird baths? 287 00:19:17,850 --> 00:19:18,850 Yeah, sure. 288 00:19:19,150 --> 00:19:21,930 Boy, I never knew the Giddy character had so much subtext. 289 00:19:22,130 --> 00:19:23,310 Oh, it's all there in the book. 290 00:19:23,770 --> 00:19:25,330 You just have to read between the lines. 291 00:19:26,310 --> 00:19:29,230 I don't know. I just began to hate myself. 292 00:19:29,490 --> 00:19:36,490 I started chain -smoking, and then I was downing generic brand gin, which did a 293 00:19:36,490 --> 00:19:37,650 real number on my liver. 294 00:19:38,190 --> 00:19:40,310 You mean you're pate. 295 00:19:41,190 --> 00:19:47,970 My life was one stinking, drinking 296 00:19:47,970 --> 00:19:48,970 hell. 297 00:19:49,610 --> 00:19:51,110 You might, uh... 298 00:19:51,450 --> 00:19:53,750 You might want to send those kitties back outside. 299 00:19:55,510 --> 00:20:01,050 You know, not a day went by I didn't think of my wife and my little goose. 300 00:20:01,050 --> 00:20:06,410 I heard that he got married and had his own goose. All I wanted to do was just 301 00:20:06,410 --> 00:20:07,410 see her. 302 00:20:07,610 --> 00:20:11,170 You can understand why a goose would want to take a gander at his baby grand 303 00:20:11,170 --> 00:20:12,170 goose. 304 00:20:13,130 --> 00:20:15,910 Well, sure, it's only human. 305 00:20:17,230 --> 00:20:21,830 So I came back home, my tail feathers between my legs. 306 00:20:22,110 --> 00:20:25,970 Oh, Dick, why won't he let me back into his mess? 307 00:20:26,570 --> 00:20:28,090 Why? Why? 308 00:20:28,510 --> 00:20:30,010 Why? Why? 309 00:20:30,210 --> 00:20:31,210 Why? Why? 310 00:20:32,050 --> 00:20:33,050 So, 311 00:20:33,870 --> 00:20:37,710 uh, what kind of cartoons will you be showing? 312 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:44,280 Holy analogies, I get it. It took the wisdom of a goose to make me see how 313 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:45,239 he loves me. 314 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:46,760 Oh, Cuppy Tad's my dad. 315 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:48,500 Fly to him, Michael. 316 00:20:48,780 --> 00:20:49,780 Fly to him. 317 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:53,860 I forgive you, my fine -feathered father. 318 00:21:15,660 --> 00:21:20,820 to see more of Giddy and his gaggle of merry gooselets. 319 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:24,440 Tune in every Sunday before Vermont Today. 320 00:21:24,900 --> 00:21:26,440 This is Dick Loudon. 321 00:21:29,300 --> 00:21:30,580 Ah, what the hell. 322 00:21:32,020 --> 00:21:34,800 Hello. Hi, my name's Vernon Wilson. 323 00:21:35,140 --> 00:21:36,860 What can I do for you, Vern? 324 00:21:37,220 --> 00:21:39,120 I'm estranged from my son, too. 325 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:42,760 Did I mention we're both chipmunks?