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Oh, tidying up, Lily?

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I'm trying to, Grandpa.

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We must tell Eddie not to let Spot
play with his ball in the house.

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Where are Eddie and Herman?

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Herman took Eddie over to the park
to play a little baseball.

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Oh, it's so nice to see
a father and son so close.

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Yes, Lily. My father and I
were very close.

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And he used to give me
such wonderful advice.

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I remember one day, he said to me,
"Son, as you go through life,

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always bury your mistakes."

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Bury your mistakes?
Yes. You see, my father
never believed in divorce.

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Now, Eddie,
to throw a curve ball,

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you get two fingers around
the top of the ball like this.

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And then you squeeze down
to get a nice firm grip.

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[Explosion]

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[Shudders]
Fiddlesticks!

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Um, uh, uh, give me
another ball, Eddie.

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Okay, but just hit a few flies.
All right.

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But I've shown you this before,
Eddie. Now watch closely.

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[Ball Soaring]
Now, you get a nice open stance.

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Feet planted firmly on the ground.
Nice firm grip on the bat.

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Take it back nice and easy.

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[Ball Descending Rapidly]
'Cause in baseball,
there's a wrong way...

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and a right way.

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Uh, that's not the right way.

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Now watch this.

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[Rocketing]

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Uh, throw me another one, Eddie.

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But that was my last ball.

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Huh?

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Well, short baseball season,
wasn't it?

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Mr. Durocher, you really feel
the Dodgers will win
in the first division this year?

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First division? Look, Charlie,
if we can come up
with a power hitter...

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I mean, a guy who can hit
the long ball...

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I think my old club is a cinch
to win the pennant.

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[Ball Descending Rapidly]
I've been beating the bushes
looking for a guy...

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Mr. Durocher! Leo!
Are you all right?

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Yeah, uh... I'm all right,

39
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but how close is the nearest
ballpark around here?

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It's eight blocks away.
But your head.
Shall I call an ambulance?

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Never mind the ambulance.
Where's the guy who hit this ball?

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That's right, Walt.
This guy hit a ball
at least seven blocks.

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How do I know?
It conked me right on the head.

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Sure, it hurt,
but what's a fractured skull
if it's good for baseball?

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I was tipped off about this guy
from some of the kids
around the neighborhood.

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His name is a Mr. Herman Munster
and he lives on Mockingbird Lane.

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Don't worry about it, Walt.
I'll have his name on the contract
first thing in the morning.

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Oh, is this Munster character
gonna be swept right off his feet...

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with the most sincere, lovable,
charming personality...

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What do you mean,
"Who am I sending?"

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I'm going myself!

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Ah!
[Lily Chuckles]

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Oh, my!

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[Herman]
Doesn't that look yummy.

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How was your morning
at the ballpark, Eddie?

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It was real crowded
when we got there.

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By the time Pop got up to bat,
it thinned out.

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Say, Herman.
Your boss, Mr. Gateman, phoned
and mentioned how busy you are.

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Things really must be jumping
down at the parlor.

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Oh, no, they're not.
We keep a very tight lid on everything.

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But we are busy.
As a matter of fact,

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I've brought home a lot
of paperwork to do
over the weekend.

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- You really love your work,
don't you, Uncle Herman?
- Yes, Marilyn.

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Nothing could drag me away
from my job down at the parlor.

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That's right, Herman.
And in just 12 years,

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the company will give you
a big banquet and a gold shovel.

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Kind of grabs you,
doesn't it?

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Boy, I gotta love baseball
to go through this.

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[Loud Banging]

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Good evening, sir.
May I help you?

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Yes. Is this the Munster residence?
That's right.

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I'm Leo Durocher, and I'd like
to see a Herman Munster.

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Oh, yes. Won't you come in?
Yes.

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I've never seen a place
like this in my whole life.

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Not even in Brooklyn.
Thank you.

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My Uncle Herman has some work
to do right now,

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but you can talk
to my Aunt Lily if you like.
Fine.

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Aunt Lily?

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Aunt Lily, I'd like you
to meet Mr. Leo Durocher.
He'd like to talk to Uncle Herman.

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- Oh, how do you do, sir?
- How do you do?

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I'd like to talk to your husband
on business.

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I'm sure he'd be glad to arrange
everything in advance for you.

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It's always nice to know
where you're going before you go.

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Well, I'm not going anywhere.
I'm in baseball.

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Oh, I see.
Well, my husband's busy,

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but perhaps you could talk
to my father first.

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I'll call him.

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Grandpa! Grandpa!

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[Explosion]

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Did you call, Lily?

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Grandpa, this is Mr. Dur...

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Mr. Durocher?

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Mr. Durocher?

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Oh.

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[Chuckles]
Leo Durocher!

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You could have knocked me over
with a tombstone.

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How do you do?
It's a pleasure.

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You're one of the greatest sports figures
in the last 100 years.

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Thanks, but I'm not that old.

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I guess it won't hurt
to disturb Herman.

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Marilyn, would you call him?
Oh, well, certainly, Aunt Lily.

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Uncle Herman, there's someone
up here to see you!

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Ya big dummy!
Look what ya did.

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That's Leo Durocher.
You scared him.
Me?

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In that black suit,
he must have thought
you were an umpire.

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Leo? Leo?

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Wake up. Wake up!

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I hope he's all right.
I don't like the way the color's
coming back into his face.

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He was safe by a mile!
Don't tell me!

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- Oh.
- Take it easy, Mr. Durocher.
You're among friends.

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You gotta be kiddin'.

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No, no, Mr. Durocher.

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This is my son-in-law,
Herman Munster,
the one you came to see.

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Were you at the park this morning
hitting some baseballs?

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That's right. I was knocking
out a couple for my boy.

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One of'em hit me on the head
eight blocks away.

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Oh, you poor man.
That explains why...

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you acted so strangely
when you came in.

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Listen, Mr. Durocher,
if you plan to sue,

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I can dig up 50 witnesses to prove
we never left Transylvania.

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No, no, no.
I have a business proposition
for Mr. Munster.

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And I wonder if I could
talk to you alone.

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Certainly.
Uh, would you excuse us?

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Of course, dear.

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In case you need me, Herman,
just give me a howl.

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[Whispering]
I wonder what the business
proposition is, Aunt Lily.

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I don't know, but the last time
a man talked to Herman alone,

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he wound up buying
a secondhand Edsel.

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Say, uh, Herman,
have you ever played baseball before?

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Uh, baseball?
Yeah.

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Well, I've, uh... I've fooled around
a little with the game.

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I, uh, played
a little second base.

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Well, I can see that's where
you made your mistake.
Hmm?

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Well, you know when that runner's
on first coming down into second base...

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to break up the double play?

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You've gotta keep your face
outta the way of those spikes.

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Oh, right.
I'll try to remember that.

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Uh-huh. I'll say one thing, boy.

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You're really built.
You're put together
like a ballplayer.

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Oh. Well, thank you.

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That wasn't the plan.

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I just came out that way.

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Herman?
Hmm?

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00:10:02,882 --> 00:10:06,511
Does Mr. Durocher really think
you could be a big baseball player?

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00:10:06,586 --> 00:10:10,955
That's right, Lily.
I'm going down to the baseball park
this morning and try out.

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He says I've got it in the bag.
[Laughing]

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00:10:14,060 --> 00:10:18,554
Oh, boy, my dad
playing for the Dodgers.
Wait till I tell the other kids.

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00:10:18,631 --> 00:10:21,930
You know, that's great, Herman.
There's big money in baseball.

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00:10:22,001 --> 00:10:23,935
Oh, it's not just the money,
Grandpa.

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00:10:24,003 --> 00:10:26,494
What I'm looking forward to
is the fringe benefits.

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I'll be able to endorse breakfast foods
and shave on television.

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And I'll be able to sit in the audience
on the Ed Sullivan Show...

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and have him mispronounce
my name and everything.

154
00:10:36,316 --> 00:10:40,616
But, Uncle Herman,
what about your job at the parlor
and your career?

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00:10:40,687 --> 00:10:45,317
Yes, Herman. Mr. Gateman
has great plans for you down there.

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00:10:45,391 --> 00:10:49,054
And he's so proud of you,
and the way you carry
your share of the load.

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That's true, dear.
Uh, that's very true.

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00:10:52,832 --> 00:10:55,460
But right now,

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Herman Munster
is at the crossroads.

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Should I struggle along
at an old job...

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00:11:04,210 --> 00:11:07,873
for the promise of security
in the future?

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00:11:07,947 --> 00:11:12,384
Or should I grasp time
by the forelock,

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00:11:12,452 --> 00:11:16,650
and, on that great merry-go-round
of life, try for the brass ring?

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Translation...

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00:11:18,891 --> 00:11:21,086
the big ham thinks
he can play baseball.

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[Cackling]

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00:11:23,429 --> 00:11:26,694
You can scoff if you wanna,
Grandpa,

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00:11:26,766 --> 00:11:28,927
but when I go down
to that ballpark this morning,

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00:11:29,002 --> 00:11:33,063
it's gonna be one, two,
three strikes, you're out.

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00:11:41,414 --> 00:11:43,905
Hello? Mr. Gateman?

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00:11:43,983 --> 00:11:46,543
This is Mrs. Herman Munster.

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00:11:46,619 --> 00:11:49,486
How are you?
Oh, good.

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00:11:49,555 --> 00:11:54,049
Oh, yes, I'm fine. Thank you.
Enjoying perfect health.

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00:11:54,127 --> 00:11:56,061
Oh, I'm sorry.

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00:11:56,129 --> 00:11:59,121
I didn't mean to get your day off
to a bad start.

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I'm calling for my husband, Herman.

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00:12:01,534 --> 00:12:05,095
He won't be able to get
into the parlor today for work.

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00:12:05,171 --> 00:12:07,105
No, no, he's not sick.

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00:12:07,173 --> 00:12:11,405
He has an appointment downtown
with a Mr. Leo Durocher.

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00:12:11,477 --> 00:12:14,344
No, Mr. Durocher's not sick either.

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00:12:14,414 --> 00:12:17,872
But Herman will be glad
to give him one of your cards.

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00:12:17,950 --> 00:12:22,046
Yes. Yes, I hope... I hope Herman
will be able to come in tomorrow.

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00:12:23,523 --> 00:12:25,514
Good-bye. Oh!

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00:12:25,591 --> 00:12:28,424
Please give Mrs. Gateman
my regards.

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00:12:28,494 --> 00:12:31,793
The last time I saw her
she looked so natural.

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00:12:37,203 --> 00:12:41,230
Hey, Leo. Where's this great prospect
you were telling me about?

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00:12:41,307 --> 00:12:45,038
He's in the clubhouse getting
his uniform on. He'll be right out.
Hey, what's he like?

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00:12:45,111 --> 00:12:47,136
Well, he's no matinee idol.

189
00:12:47,213 --> 00:12:50,979
You know, it's the whole family,
it's a weird setup.

190
00:12:51,050 --> 00:12:54,213
They all look like a bunch of wetbacks
from the Petrified Forest.

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00:12:56,122 --> 00:12:59,091
Boy, Pop, you sure look neat
in that new outfit.

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00:12:59,158 --> 00:13:01,649
Oh, thank you, son.
Oh, boy.

193
00:13:01,727 --> 00:13:04,662
Your old man's gonna be
a big-league star.

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00:13:04,730 --> 00:13:07,198
[Explosions]

195
00:13:08,534 --> 00:13:12,095
Take it easy, Pop.
The other guys will think
you're a crackup.

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00:13:16,509 --> 00:13:19,069
- Good morning, Mr. Durocher.
- Hiya, Herm.

197
00:13:19,145 --> 00:13:21,113
Who is... What is this?

198
00:13:21,180 --> 00:13:23,080
Uh, this is my son.

199
00:13:23,149 --> 00:13:25,242
Edward Wolfgang Munster.

200
00:13:25,318 --> 00:13:28,116
Oh. I can see
the family resemblance.

201
00:13:28,187 --> 00:13:30,348
How do you do?

202
00:13:30,423 --> 00:13:33,221
It's very nice of you to give my father
this wonderful opportunity.

203
00:13:33,292 --> 00:13:35,226
Oh, that's nothing.
It's fine.

204
00:13:35,294 --> 00:13:38,695
I want you to meet a friend of mine,
Charlie Hodges, a reporter.

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00:13:38,764 --> 00:13:41,130
- How do you do?
- How do you do, Mr. Munster?

206
00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,327
Come on, Herman.

207
00:13:46,105 --> 00:13:48,198
Hold it, Bill.
You've had enough for a while.

208
00:13:48,274 --> 00:13:52,643
Let Herman here.
Herman, grab a bat there
and let's see you hit a couple.

209
00:13:52,712 --> 00:13:55,340
Well, I'll give it
the old school try.

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00:13:55,414 --> 00:13:57,814
[Laughing]

211
00:13:57,884 --> 00:13:59,875
Good morning.

212
00:14:16,302 --> 00:14:18,236
Hi.

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00:14:36,088 --> 00:14:38,818
Uh, oops-a-daisy.
[Laughs]

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00:14:38,891 --> 00:14:41,724
Well, don't worry about that, Herman.
It happens to the best of them.

215
00:14:41,794 --> 00:14:44,388
Here, try this one.

216
00:14:44,463 --> 00:14:46,363
Thank you.

217
00:14:53,739 --> 00:14:56,037
Uh, time!

218
00:14:56,108 --> 00:14:58,042
What's the matter?

219
00:14:59,979 --> 00:15:01,879
Where do you want it?

220
00:15:01,948 --> 00:15:06,544
Where do I want it?
Why don't you try and hit it
over the center field fence.

221
00:15:06,619 --> 00:15:08,610
Got you.

222
00:15:22,268 --> 00:15:25,795
That-a-boy, Pop!
I don't believe it!

223
00:15:33,646 --> 00:15:36,012
[Eddie]
Hit a grounder, Pop.!

224
00:15:38,884 --> 00:15:41,352
[Ball Rocketing]

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00:15:43,723 --> 00:15:45,714
Bingo!

226
00:16:01,674 --> 00:16:03,801
I never saw anything like it.

227
00:16:03,876 --> 00:16:07,539
I don't know whether
to sign him with the Dodgers
or send him to Vietnam.

228
00:16:12,051 --> 00:16:14,042
Grandpa, lunch.

229
00:16:16,622 --> 00:16:19,887
What are we having?
Bird's nest soup.

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00:16:19,959 --> 00:16:22,655
It's my favorite.
[Chirping]

231
00:16:24,563 --> 00:16:27,259
Well, I can always
scramble an egg.

232
00:16:27,333 --> 00:16:30,928
Lily, I wanna show you
this new baseball
I invented in my lab.

233
00:16:31,003 --> 00:16:33,904
Oh, Grandpa, I don't wanna hear
anything about baseball.

234
00:16:33,973 --> 00:16:35,907
But, Lily, you've gotta see this.

235
00:16:35,975 --> 00:16:38,910
This automatically makes
every pitch a curve.

236
00:16:38,978 --> 00:16:41,344
Now, watch this here.

237
00:16:41,414 --> 00:16:43,405
You ready?

238
00:16:48,020 --> 00:16:50,250
[Ball Soaring]

239
00:16:52,224 --> 00:16:54,317
Ooh!

240
00:16:54,393 --> 00:16:56,418
Well, I ask you,

241
00:16:56,495 --> 00:16:58,793
is that a curve
or is that a curve?

242
00:16:58,864 --> 00:17:00,957
I think this whole thing
is ridiculous.

243
00:17:01,033 --> 00:17:04,594
Imagine Herman,
a grown man of 150 years old...

244
00:17:04,670 --> 00:17:07,867
playing baseball with young men
of 55 and 60.

245
00:17:11,243 --> 00:17:13,404
Hey, Herman.
Excuse me, Mr. Durocher.

246
00:17:13,479 --> 00:17:15,879
I'm signing autographs
for my fans.

247
00:17:15,948 --> 00:17:20,248
Hey, Dad, this guy wants one
for Don Drysdale.
There you go.

248
00:17:20,319 --> 00:17:23,914
All right, Leo, I'll admit
he's the greatest hitter I've ever seen,

249
00:17:23,989 --> 00:17:26,514
but what if he's all hit
and no field?

250
00:17:26,592 --> 00:17:29,755
Well, I've been thinking of that,
and I'll check on it right now.

251
00:17:31,964 --> 00:17:34,296
Let's break it up, fellas.
Come on. Let's play ball.

252
00:17:34,367 --> 00:17:36,597
Here you go.
Let me have that glove.

253
00:17:36,669 --> 00:17:40,036
Herman, let's see
how you play center field.

254
00:17:40,106 --> 00:17:42,597
Huh?
How are you with flies?

255
00:17:42,675 --> 00:17:45,542
Well, to tell you the truth,
they bother me a little
in the hot weather.

256
00:17:45,611 --> 00:17:47,670
I mean catching flies!

257
00:17:47,747 --> 00:17:50,944
Oh! Oh. Uh, don't you worry,
Mr. Durocher.

258
00:17:51,016 --> 00:17:53,007
I'll be right on the ball.

259
00:17:54,120 --> 00:17:57,749
Oh, here.
Go ahead out there. Go ahead.
Oh.

260
00:17:57,823 --> 00:18:01,418
Hey, will you hit a few fly balls
to Herman in center field?

261
00:18:14,807 --> 00:18:17,173
He's gonna run into the fence!

262
00:18:17,243 --> 00:18:19,336
I knew it was too good to last.

263
00:18:21,113 --> 00:18:24,082
[Crashing]

264
00:18:24,150 --> 00:18:26,414
That-a-boy, Pop!

265
00:18:26,485 --> 00:18:29,181
Did you see that?

266
00:18:44,870 --> 00:18:48,033
Now they tell me
you can play second base.
I saw you in center field.

267
00:18:48,107 --> 00:18:51,270
All right, now there's a man
on first base. There's one out.

268
00:18:51,343 --> 00:18:53,368
The batter's gonna
hit the ball to you.

269
00:18:53,446 --> 00:18:55,812
I want you
to step on second base,

270
00:18:55,881 --> 00:18:59,783
then relay the ball to first base
to complete the double play, okay?

271
00:18:59,852 --> 00:19:02,548
Gotcha.
Yeah, but wait a minute.
That runner on first base...

272
00:19:02,621 --> 00:19:05,556
is gonna try to knock you down
or knock you over to take you
out of the play.

273
00:19:05,624 --> 00:19:08,115
So be alive.
Gotcha.

274
00:19:09,128 --> 00:19:11,961
Oh... Okay, gang,
let's talk it up out here!

275
00:19:12,031 --> 00:19:14,591
Let's get the old pepper goin'!

276
00:19:16,001 --> 00:19:18,629
Take him out of there now, Jim.
Knock him down if you can.

277
00:19:18,704 --> 00:19:20,638
[Bat Striking Ball]

278
00:19:28,113 --> 00:19:30,775
[Stammering]

279
00:19:36,489 --> 00:19:39,049
- Uh, what do I do now?
- Throw it home!

280
00:19:39,124 --> 00:19:43,959
No, no, no.! Hold it.!
No, no, no. I quit, Leo. No.!

281
00:19:44,029 --> 00:19:46,759
I'm going back to the minors.

282
00:19:46,832 --> 00:19:49,300
Uh, here you go.
[Man]
No.!

283
00:19:53,506 --> 00:19:56,498
Darn, Mr. Durocher!
Nobody wants to play with me!

284
00:19:56,575 --> 00:19:59,237
Darn, darn, darn, darn!

285
00:20:04,717 --> 00:20:07,379
Oh, I knew it.

286
00:20:09,321 --> 00:20:12,085
Lily! Lily! Marilyn! Look, look!
[Laughs]

287
00:20:12,157 --> 00:20:15,354
Look, it's right here
in the afternoon paper.
Look at this.

288
00:20:15,427 --> 00:20:18,624
"Durocher keeps mystery prospect
under wraps.

289
00:20:18,697 --> 00:20:22,565
"Tryout reported held today
with Herman Munster.

290
00:20:22,635 --> 00:20:27,163
Said to be the greatest long-ball hitter
in the history of the game!"

291
00:20:28,507 --> 00:20:30,805
Oh, boy! Herman's got it made!

292
00:20:30,876 --> 00:20:32,969
We'll all be rich!

293
00:20:33,045 --> 00:20:37,482
Oh!
Well, why are you
so against it, Aunt Lily?

294
00:20:37,550 --> 00:20:40,713
Well, for one thing,
I wouldn't want my sweet pussycat...

295
00:20:40,786 --> 00:20:44,051
to be a star and get a big head.

296
00:20:44,123 --> 00:20:46,284
But, Lily, you can't hold him back.

297
00:20:46,358 --> 00:20:48,792
He's no longer
plain Herman Munster.

298
00:20:48,861 --> 00:20:53,355
Your pussycat now belongs
to the world.
[Door Closes]

299
00:20:53,432 --> 00:20:57,266
Herman! Herman, congratulations.
[Cackles]

300
00:20:57,336 --> 00:20:59,531
Where's the contract, huh?
When do you start?

301
00:20:59,605 --> 00:21:03,063
How 'bout spring training?
Does it start early, huh?

302
00:21:03,142 --> 00:21:05,372
I don't have a contract.
[Shouts]
What?

303
00:21:05,444 --> 00:21:07,469
I don't start anywhere.
What?

304
00:21:07,546 --> 00:21:09,537
They don't want me.

305
00:21:09,615 --> 00:21:13,881
We almost made it.
Pop was signing autographs
for Don Drysdale and everything.

306
00:21:13,953 --> 00:21:17,252
Then Mr. Durocher made a phone call
and told us to go home.

307
00:21:17,323 --> 00:21:19,985
Well, what happened,
Uncle Herman?

308
00:21:20,059 --> 00:21:23,586
Well, Mr. Durocher called
Mr. O'Malley of the Dodgers
and told him what I did,

309
00:21:23,662 --> 00:21:27,063
and then he hung up
with a long look on his face.

310
00:21:27,132 --> 00:21:29,362
Yeah, he said the way Pop batted
the ball around...

311
00:21:29,435 --> 00:21:33,030
and knocked over the scoreboard
and everything, he'd ruin the field.

312
00:21:33,105 --> 00:21:36,506
Mr. O'Malley said
it would cost him $75,000...

313
00:21:36,575 --> 00:21:39,601
to put the Dodger Stadium
back in shape every time I played.

314
00:21:39,678 --> 00:21:42,613
Ooh, what a catastrophe!

315
00:21:42,681 --> 00:21:46,913
And they said the insurance companies
wouldn't allow the players
on the same field with me.

316
00:21:46,986 --> 00:21:49,853
Herman, I didn't want you to do it,

317
00:21:49,922 --> 00:21:54,120
but just the same,
I know how badly you must feel.

318
00:21:54,193 --> 00:21:57,458
You know, Lily,
I'm all washed up in sports.

319
00:21:57,529 --> 00:21:59,463
I'm a has-been.

320
00:21:59,531 --> 00:22:01,522
Oh, don't worry, Pop.

321
00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:04,034
You can always play baseball
with me in the park.

322
00:22:04,103 --> 00:22:06,469
- Thank you, Eddie.
- Yes, Uncle Herman.

323
00:22:06,538 --> 00:22:08,972
And I need you around
to help me do my homework.

324
00:22:09,041 --> 00:22:11,976
- Thank you, Marilyn.
- And, Herman,

325
00:22:12,044 --> 00:22:14,774
don't feel badly on my account.

326
00:22:14,847 --> 00:22:17,816
So I won't make a million dollars
sponging off you.

327
00:22:17,883 --> 00:22:19,976
I can learn to live with it.

328
00:22:20,052 --> 00:22:22,714
Thank you, Grandpa.
That's very touching.

329
00:22:22,788 --> 00:22:26,155
Herman, you must realize...

330
00:22:26,225 --> 00:22:29,388
how much we all love you
and need you,

331
00:22:29,461 --> 00:22:31,395
each in our own way.

332
00:22:31,463 --> 00:22:33,658
And I, most of all.

333
00:22:33,732 --> 00:22:36,030
[Sniffles]
Thank you, Lily.

334
00:22:40,105 --> 00:22:43,541
Now look what you've gone
and made me do.

335
00:22:43,609 --> 00:22:48,205
I haven't cried like this since
they canceled Kukla, Fran and Ollie.

336
00:22:49,982 --> 00:22:52,280
[Sobbing]

337
00:23:05,864 --> 00:23:08,128
Grandpa, are you down here?

338
00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:11,294
I'm in here watching television.!

339
00:23:11,370 --> 00:23:14,100
[Man Chattering On TV]

340
00:23:15,374 --> 00:23:18,275
Where's Herman and Eddie?
They went to the park.

341
00:23:18,343 --> 00:23:20,504
Oh, not baseball again.

342
00:23:20,579 --> 00:23:23,571
No, I think they took
the football with them this time.

343
00:23:23,649 --> 00:23:25,640
Herman's always been great
at sports.

344
00:23:25,718 --> 00:23:29,484
Remember back in Transylvania
when he was a cross-country runner?

345
00:23:29,555 --> 00:23:31,648
Oh, he had quite a following.

346
00:23:31,724 --> 00:23:34,989
Crowds used to run after him
yelling and screaming.

347
00:23:35,060 --> 00:23:36,994
What are you watching?

348
00:23:37,062 --> 00:23:38,893
[Grandpa]
It's a cooking show.

349
00:23:38,964 --> 00:23:41,956
They're gonna give a recipe
for an upside-down cake.

350
00:23:46,805 --> 00:23:49,137
Uh, 6, 23,

351
00:23:49,208 --> 00:23:51,836
14, 8, 10,

352
00:23:51,910 --> 00:23:55,368
uh, uh, uh, 11, 12.

353
00:23:55,447 --> 00:23:57,438
Hup!

354
00:24:10,162 --> 00:24:13,029
Thanks very much for the lunch.
It was very enjoyable, Charlie.

355
00:24:13,098 --> 00:24:15,032
Elroy, as general manager
of the Rams,

356
00:24:15,100 --> 00:24:17,933
I suppose you look forward
to a real top season.

357
00:24:18,003 --> 00:24:21,097
Yes, I think we're strong
in every department.

358
00:24:21,173 --> 00:24:23,403
But I'm a little worried
about our punting.
[Ball Descending Rapidly]

359
00:24:25,210 --> 00:24:27,974
I got you.
Elroy, are you all right?

360
00:24:28,046 --> 00:24:30,537
Yeah, I'm all right, but...

361
00:24:30,616 --> 00:24:32,675
tell me, is there
a football field around here?

362
00:24:32,751 --> 00:24:35,549
No. The closest one
is eight blocks away.

363
00:24:35,621 --> 00:24:39,921
Eight blocks?
I think I might have the answer
to our kicking problem.

364
00:24:39,992 --> 00:24:42,392
Mr. Hirsch.! Take my advice.

365
00:24:42,461 --> 00:24:45,225
Forget it... if you don't wanna
wind up going out of your skull.