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[SINGING IN AFRICAN DIALECT]

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 * Ever since we could think
 For ourselves *

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 * We've wondered
 What will happen to us *

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 * But it can't be foretold
 What the future will hold *

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 * If you'll get rich
 Or get hit by a bus *

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 * The surprises in life *

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 * Keep us on our toes *

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 * Like a sock in the jaw *

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 * Like a punch in the nose *

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 * They keep us guessing *

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 * They mix it up *

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 * The surprises *

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 * The surprises in life *

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[MEOWS]

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Oh. I thought they were supposed
to land on their feet.

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[***]

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ALL:
* It's time for Animaniacs *

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* And we're zany to the max *

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* So just sit back and relax *

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* You'll laugh
Till you collapse *

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* We're Animaniacs *

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BOTH:
* Come join
The Warner brothers *

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* And the Warner sister, Dot *

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ALL:
* Just for fun we run around
The Warner movie lot *

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* They lock us in the tower
Whenever we get caught *

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* But we break loose
And then vamoose *

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* And now you know the plot *

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* We're Animaniacs *

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 * Dot is cute and Yakko yaks *

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 * Wakko packs away the snacks *

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 * We pay tons
 Of income tax *

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* We're Animaniacs *

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 * Meet Ralph
 And Dr. Scratchansniff *

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 * Say hi to Hello Nurse *

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 * Goodfeathers flock together *

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 * Slappy whacks 'em
 With her purse *

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 * Buttons chases Mindy *

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 * While Rita sings a verse *

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* The writers flipped
We have no script *

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* Why bother to rehearse? *

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* We're Animaniacs *

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* We have pay-or-play
Contracts *

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* We're zany to the max *

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* There's bologna
In our slacks *

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* We're Animan-y *

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* Totally insane-y *

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[GROANS]

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* Animaniacs *

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* Those are the facts *

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ANNOUNCER:
 And now, Yakko Warner

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 sings all of the words
 in the English language.

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[***]

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* Aardvark, abating
Abet, abdicating *

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* Abandon, abase and abreast *

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* Ablaze and ablution
Abhor and abusion *

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* Abbreviate, abbey
Abscessed *

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* Abduct and ablation
Abridge and abrasion *

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* Abash and abrupt and abride *

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* Abscond and absentia
Absent, abstentia *

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* Abdomen, ably, abide *

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* Abominable, abrogate
Absolute, absent *

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* Absorbent, abstention
Abstraction *

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* Absurd and abundant
Abusive, abutment *

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* Acacia, academy, action *

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* Accede and accost
And accept and across *

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* And accompany, acre, accord *

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* Accomplish, account
And accrue and amount *

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* Acrimonious, active, adore *

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* Adrenaline, adulate
Adder and advocate *

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* Advertise, adverse, abrade *

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* Advice, adversarial
Advent and aerial *

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* Affluent, after, afraid *

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Well, there it is.

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Yakko Warner now
well under way in singing

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all the words
in the English language.

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I'm Dot Warner.
With me is Dick Button.

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Dick, a good start?
Oh, yes, Dot.

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A marvelous start to what is
a difficult, difficult routine.

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Stay tuned,
and we'll be back

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to bring you
the whole thing.

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[***]

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BOY [NARRATING]:
 It was hotter than blazes,
 about 110.

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 So we stayed in the house,
 in the air conditioning.

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 We just hung around,
 my sister and me

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 and watched countless hours
 of daytime TV.

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 Too hot to go out.
 We'd melt in the sun.

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 So we stared at the tube,
 which isn't much fun.

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 All we could do was
 watch, watch, watch, watch

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 till I spilled lots of soda
 all over my crotch.

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 Then we heard a "kaboom."
 That kaboom shook the room.

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 We turned, and into our house
 something slid.

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 A strange-looking fellow:
 the kid in the lid.

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 And he said to us:

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Oops.
Now look what I did.

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Now, we all know it's hot,
and you don't have a pool.

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But there are lots of fun things
we can do that are cool.

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The first silly thing
we can do...

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 Said the kid.

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...is play with some glue.

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 Said the kid in the lid.

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Lots of wet glue.
We'll make a big mess.

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We'll glue things together.
Your parents will stress.

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 But our parents were out.
 They were gone for a week.

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 To be truthful, they've been
 gone for a 90-day streak.

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 The last that we heard,
 they were in the Bahamas,

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 leaving us here
 to face childhood traumas.

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 As for playing with glue,
 my sis said:

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Let's do it.

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Kids need to have fun.
 I shouted.

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Let's glue it.

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 But our pet woodchuck said:

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No, that kid has to leave.

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Open the door,
and give him the heave.

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He doesn't seem normal.
He doesn't seem well.

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Besides that, his pants
have a real funny smell.

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Hey, woodchuck, calm down.
Just relax.

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 Said the kid.

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It's you who smells bad.

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 Said the kid in the lid.

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I bet you've not washed
in at least seven months.

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So I strongly suggest
that we bathe you at once.

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In the tub...
 Said the kid.

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...goes the smelly woodchuck.

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Use lots of shampoo
to cut through all the muck.

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No, stop.
 Yelled our woodchuck.

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Get me out of this tub.

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 As the water got deeper,
 the woodchuck went:

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Blub!

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It's okay.
 Said the kid.

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I won't let you drown.

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I'll pull on this chain
so the water goes down.

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And the woodchuck goes too,
and he goes down the drain

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and comes out the potty
in considerable pain.

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 Then the toilet exploded,
 a messy disaster.

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 The water rose up
 and wrecked all the plaster.

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 It surged down the hallway
 and flooded the den.

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 It filled up the kitchen
 and bedrooms, and then...

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 it splashed out the door
 and into the street,

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 where it provided relief
 from the afternoon heat.

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 Kids came from all over
 to splash in the lake,

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 not knowing the source
 was our potty break.

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They're swimming in water
straight out of our toilet.

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Think we should tell 'em?
Nah. That'd just spoil it.

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Ooh, you're gonna get it.
 Said our woodchuck, upset.

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You've ruined our house
and got everything wet.

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I think you're insane.
You're rude, and you're naughty.

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To make matters worse,
I'm stuck in this potty.

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Perhaps you should nap.
You need sleep.

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 Said the kid.

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 Then all of us watched
 as that kid closed the lid.

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[WOODCHUCK
SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

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 Then he went running off,
 and in less than an hour,

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 the kid had come back
 with a small water tower.

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I've returned.
 Said the kid.

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I've returned with this tower.

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It would've been sooner,
but I needed a shower.

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 He opened the top and shouted:
Let's play.

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 Then out sprang two kids,
 who responded:

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BOTH:
Okay.

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These two are my sibs.
They're fun. Wait and see.

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May I proudly present
Kid 2 and Kid 3?

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 They gave us a kiss...

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Mwah.

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 ...then said:

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BOTH:
Hello, nurse.

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The first kid was trouble,
but these two seem worse.

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Hi. How you doing?
That's Mary. I'm Scooter.

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 Kid 2 looked at Mary,
 then whispered:

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I'm cuter.

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 Then they ran all around,
 doing impossible feats,

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 acting like kids
 who've had too many sweets.

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 Kid 3 said:
I'm hungry.

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 His eye started twitching.

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 He shot out the room
 and ran into the kitchen.

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 He opened the cupboards
 and then started chewing

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 on cans of tomatoes
 and carrots for stewing.

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 He gulped down the flour,
 some dry macaroni,

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 three bottles of ketchup
 and then Rice-A-Roni.

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The San Francisco treat.

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[TROLLEY BELL DINGS]

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 He ate all the dishes,
 but didn't stop there.

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 He swallowed the sink,
 then our new Frigidaire.

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[SIGHS]

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Hey, that was delicious.
Thanks for the snacks.

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I'm hypoglycemic.
I get munchy attacks.

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 Then we heard a loud blast
 and ran out the door.

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 Those three crazy kids
 were now playing war.

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[***]

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Oh, no, you must stop this.
 Said sis to Kid 2.

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It's this sort of playing
you just must not do.

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I'm sorry, we can't.
It's too late. We've begun.

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We always play war
until somebody's won.

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[ARTILLERY SHELL EXPLODES]

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 Then the walls started
 cracking. The ceiling gave in.

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 We ran out the door
 as the whole house caved in.

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 Then, oh, what bad timing,
 for right then and there,

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 our parents returned,
 so we said a quick prayer.

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BOTH: Don't let them be angry.
 We said it again.

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Don't let them be angry.
Oh, please, please. Amen.

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 Our parents were dazed.
 They stood there, dumbfounded.

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 As they looked at the damage,
 we knew we'd be grounded.

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Well, that was some fun,
but enough for one day.

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Give us a call,
and we'll come back to play.

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[BOTH SNIFFING, WHIMPERING]

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Ha, ha, ha. We gotcha.
Yeah, we were just kiddin'.

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We'll rebuild your house
and then paint it with Glidden.

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The San Francisco treat.
[BELL DINGS]

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 And that's what they did,
 and in less than a jiffy,

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 the house was rebuilt,
 and it looked really spiffy.

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[FAMILY SIGHS]

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 That night we ate well.
 It had been quite a day.

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 But now life was happy.
 It was all A-okay.

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WOODCHUCK:
Hello? Hello?
Anyone? Anybody?

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Can anyone hear me?
I'm still in the potty!

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[***]

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* Level and levity
Lewd and longevity *

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* Libel, libation, lanai *

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* Lithium, litigate
Legal, legitimate *

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* Liberty, levee and lie *

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Welcome back.
Yakko's now at the L's,

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as he tries to sing all the
words in the English language.

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A slight mistake at the F's.
Here's what it looked like:

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* Facial and faction
And fractal and fraction *

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* And fraudulent
Fragrant, frappé *

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* Frankincense, frankinship
Fragij-- *

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* Shoot. Yada-yadaflambé *

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Now, that mistake could have
proved costly for Yakko,

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but he recovered
beautifully.

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Now let's watch as Yakko
continues with the L's.

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* Libation and libertine
Limited, limousine *

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* Limpid and limbo and lime *

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* Lima and lipid
And literature, liquid *

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* And listing and liter
And line *

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* There's lobby and loading
And loathsome *

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* And loaning and loco
And then locomotion *

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* There's lotus and lottery
Lobo, lobotomy *

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* Logic and loosen and lotion *

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* Lozenge and lubber
And lucky and lover *

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* And lullaby
Lumber and Luke *

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* Luster and luscious
And lunatic, lustrous *

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* And lurking and lunar
And lute *

242
00:10:48,167 --> 00:10:50,434
Yakko's now about
halfway through

243
00:10:50,434 --> 00:10:52,400
all the words
in the English language.

244
00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,434
Dick Button and I
will be back with more.

245
00:10:57,701 --> 00:10:58,968
[***]

246
00:10:58,968 --> 00:11:01,801
[SIGHS]

247
00:11:01,801 --> 00:11:05,167
ALL:
* She's a cranky old critter
She's bitter, we warn ya *

248
00:11:05,167 --> 00:11:07,334
 * She lives in a tree house *

249
00:11:07,334 --> 00:11:08,567
* In Burbank, California *

250
00:11:08,567 --> 00:11:10,267
 * Along with her nephew *

251
00:11:10,267 --> 00:11:11,901
 * He says "Spew"
 He's cheerful *

252
00:11:11,901 --> 00:11:15,234
 * Then his aunt starts to rant
 She gives him an earful *

253
00:11:15,234 --> 00:11:18,601
 * She's grumpy, he's happy
 It's generation gappy *

254
00:11:18,601 --> 00:11:20,300
ALL:
* Take a whirl
With the squirrels *

255
00:11:20,300 --> 00:11:22,634
 * Skippy and Slappy *

256
00:11:22,634 --> 00:11:24,734
Ah, put a sock in it.

257
00:11:24,734 --> 00:11:27,434
* That's my Aunt Slappy *
ALL: * Aunt Slappy *

258
00:11:31,033 --> 00:11:33,033
[***]

259
00:11:36,567 --> 00:11:41,200
NARRATOR:
 The 1950s.
 The days of Ike, Elvis,

260
00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:44,534
 beatniks and sputnik.

261
00:11:44,534 --> 00:11:47,734
Crazy, man, crazy.

262
00:11:47,734 --> 00:11:49,200
 Also in the '50s,

263
00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:51,334
 the theater world
 was revolutionized

264
00:11:51,334 --> 00:11:53,367
 by the Stanislavsky
 method of acting.

265
00:11:53,367 --> 00:11:56,801
 In New York City,
 the Method Actor's Studio

266
00:11:56,801 --> 00:11:58,834
 opened to teach
 this new acting technique

267
00:11:58,834 --> 00:12:00,968
 to the leading performers
 of the day,

268
00:12:00,968 --> 00:12:02,667
 including child actor

269
00:12:02,667 --> 00:12:04,667
 Skippy Squirrel.

270
00:12:04,667 --> 00:12:06,701
[SNAPPING FINGERS]

271
00:12:06,701 --> 00:12:08,567
Dig this crazy scene.

272
00:12:08,567 --> 00:12:11,901
Like, it's a total groove,
you know, Aunt Slappy, man?

273
00:12:11,901 --> 00:12:13,801
Speak English,
will ya, Skippy?

274
00:12:13,801 --> 00:12:15,501
You're starting
to get on my nerves.

275
00:12:15,501 --> 00:12:18,734
Later, Jackson.
I've gotta hit classville, dig?

276
00:12:18,734 --> 00:12:20,434
Yeah, and I'm going with you.

277
00:12:20,434 --> 00:12:22,868
No, please, man,
you'll embarrass me

278
00:12:22,868 --> 00:12:24,400
in front of my comrades.

279
00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:27,167
Yeah, well, if I'm paying
for your acting classes, Ivan,

280
00:12:27,167 --> 00:12:29,567
I'm gonna make sure
I'm getting my money's worth.

281
00:12:29,567 --> 00:12:32,200
Dragsville, daddy-o.

282
00:12:36,267 --> 00:12:37,767
Hiya, Skippy.

283
00:12:37,767 --> 00:12:40,767
WOMAN: Skippy.
MAN: Hey, man, how ya doin'?

284
00:12:40,767 --> 00:12:43,767
Ooh. Hello, Skippy.

285
00:12:43,767 --> 00:12:46,601
I am a big, big fan.

286
00:12:46,601 --> 00:12:49,701
Yeah, dug your reading
at the last class, man.

287
00:12:49,701 --> 00:12:51,868
Yeah, what's your secret?

288
00:12:51,868 --> 00:12:54,534
You gotta dig where you're at.
Dig?

289
00:12:54,534 --> 00:12:58,434
Totally crazy.
I couldn't agree more.

290
00:12:58,434 --> 00:13:00,968
But, Skipp-o, as an actor,

291
00:13:00,968 --> 00:13:04,434
how do I free my internal
emotional life?

292
00:13:04,434 --> 00:13:07,467
Prunes ought to do it.
No, man.

293
00:13:07,467 --> 00:13:10,634
Don't act, just be.
It's deep.

294
00:13:10,634 --> 00:13:12,834
So is a coma,
which might be more enjoyable

295
00:13:12,834 --> 00:13:13,934
than this class.

296
00:13:13,934 --> 00:13:15,901
Somebody get Kevorkian
on the phone.

297
00:13:15,901 --> 00:13:17,901
[FINGERS SNAPPING]

298
00:13:17,901 --> 00:13:19,534
Okay, listen up.

299
00:13:19,534 --> 00:13:23,868
Here is our beloved artistic
director, Lee Stressbird.

300
00:13:27,167 --> 00:13:29,567
Brothers and sisters,
class time.

301
00:13:29,567 --> 00:13:32,167
Today, we'll get in touch
with the deep,

302
00:13:32,167 --> 00:13:34,801
firm things inside ourselves.

303
00:13:34,801 --> 00:13:38,767
Like my spleen.
Cut me some slack, man.

304
00:13:38,767 --> 00:13:40,901
Okay, everybody,
up, up, up, up, up.

305
00:13:40,901 --> 00:13:43,667
Time to exercise
our inner emotions.

306
00:13:43,667 --> 00:13:49,033
Just using your faces,
show me pain.

307
00:13:49,033 --> 00:13:51,868
LEE:
Yes. Now anger.

308
00:13:51,868 --> 00:13:54,801
Wild. Now surprise.

309
00:13:54,801 --> 00:13:56,033
Beautiful.

310
00:13:56,033 --> 00:13:59,167
Now explosive temper.

311
00:13:59,167 --> 00:14:00,234
Wow.

312
00:14:00,234 --> 00:14:03,701
And finally, peace.

313
00:14:03,701 --> 00:14:08,300
Heh. Too hip, cats.
I was deeply moved.

314
00:14:08,300 --> 00:14:10,801
So was I. Where's the restroom?
I need to mop up.

315
00:14:10,801 --> 00:14:12,467
Don't bug me.

316
00:14:12,467 --> 00:14:15,400
Okay,
let's start today's scene study.

317
00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:17,701
I need two volunteers.

318
00:14:17,701 --> 00:14:20,234
I'll go up if you do,
Skippy.

319
00:14:20,234 --> 00:14:23,133
Me? Nah, I couldn't do it, man.

320
00:14:23,133 --> 00:14:25,767
WOMAN 1: Do it, Skippy.
WOMAN 2:Come on, Skippy.

321
00:14:25,767 --> 00:14:27,400
WOMAN 3:Yes.
MAN: Do it, man.

322
00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,968
Okay, okay, I'm cool.

323
00:14:29,968 --> 00:14:32,167
WOMAN: All right.
MAN: Yeah.

324
00:14:32,167 --> 00:14:33,634
Yeah.

325
00:14:33,634 --> 00:14:36,701
This might be the perfect time
to go grab a cheese sandwich.

326
00:14:36,701 --> 00:14:40,467
Now, a scene from
 Beyond the Waterfront.

327
00:14:40,467 --> 00:14:45,367
"I lost my shot
at the boxing title.

328
00:14:45,367 --> 00:14:47,968
"So,
what did I get instead?

329
00:14:47,968 --> 00:14:51,801
"A one-way ticket
to Pa-- Pa--

330
00:14:51,801 --> 00:14:55,968
Palo-- Po--
Polo-- To Pa-- Po--"

331
00:14:55,968 --> 00:14:57,834
Palookaville.

332
00:14:57,834 --> 00:15:00,300
Oh, man, I can't do it.

333
00:15:00,300 --> 00:15:03,367
I stink, man. I stink.

334
00:15:03,367 --> 00:15:05,501
I'm gonna get fat someday.

335
00:15:05,501 --> 00:15:07,868
You're being too kind
to yourself.

336
00:15:07,868 --> 00:15:08,901
ALL:
Shh.

337
00:15:08,901 --> 00:15:11,033
[SOBBING]

338
00:15:11,033 --> 00:15:14,267
Help me, Skippy.
Show me how to do it.

339
00:15:14,267 --> 00:15:17,067
Okay, we'll switch parts. Dig.

340
00:15:17,067 --> 00:15:20,367
"I lost my shot
at the boxing title.

341
00:15:20,367 --> 00:15:22,434
"So, what do I get instead?

342
00:15:22,434 --> 00:15:25,434
A one-way ticket
to Palookaville."

343
00:15:25,434 --> 00:15:26,968
You was my brother, Charlie.

344
00:15:26,968 --> 00:15:28,901
You should've looked out
for me a little bit.

345
00:15:28,901 --> 00:15:32,434
I could've had class.
I could've been a contender.

346
00:15:32,434 --> 00:15:36,601
I could've been somebody instead
of a bum, which is what I am.

347
00:15:36,601 --> 00:15:39,234
Hey, Stella.

348
00:15:39,234 --> 00:15:41,868
Stella.

349
00:15:41,868 --> 00:15:43,767
Wild.
Genius.

350
00:15:43,767 --> 00:15:44,934
The wildest.

351
00:15:44,934 --> 00:15:48,767
He is the finest actor
of his generation.

352
00:15:48,767 --> 00:15:52,767
Who, Skippy? He doesn't even
know how to do a spit take.

353
00:15:52,767 --> 00:15:56,300
Who cares?
I do.

354
00:15:56,300 --> 00:15:58,901
Come on, Skippy,
we're outta here.

355
00:15:58,901 --> 00:16:00,634
Why, man? What's wrong?

356
00:16:00,634 --> 00:16:03,267
They're just teaching you
a bunch of hooey here.

357
00:16:03,267 --> 00:16:06,534
I'm teaching acting.
Acting, huh?

358
00:16:06,534 --> 00:16:08,734
Well, then why don't you teach
the important stuff,

359
00:16:08,734 --> 00:16:12,567
like comic timing, pratfalls,
and pianos falling from the sky?

360
00:16:12,567 --> 00:16:14,634
What pianos
falling from the sky?

361
00:16:14,634 --> 00:16:17,601
Well, those, for instance.

362
00:16:22,567 --> 00:16:23,567
[PIANO CRASHES]

363
00:16:23,567 --> 00:16:24,734
[PIANO CRASHES]

364
00:16:24,734 --> 00:16:27,934
[ALL MOANING]

365
00:16:27,934 --> 00:16:29,934
Now, that's acting.

366
00:16:31,567 --> 00:16:34,734
Your theories interest me,
elderly squirrel lady.

367
00:16:34,734 --> 00:16:36,167
Tell me more.

368
00:16:36,167 --> 00:16:40,100
All right. Let's exercise
our inner emotions again.

369
00:16:40,100 --> 00:16:42,501
But this time,
we'll do it my way.

370
00:16:42,501 --> 00:16:44,267
Ready?
Ready.

371
00:16:44,267 --> 00:16:47,367
All right.
Show me pain.

372
00:16:47,367 --> 00:16:49,133
[YELLS]

373
00:16:49,133 --> 00:16:51,567
Yes.
Now show me anger.

374
00:16:51,567 --> 00:16:53,667
[GROWLS]

375
00:16:53,667 --> 00:16:56,767
Good. Now surprise.

376
00:16:56,767 --> 00:17:00,467
Yahhhhh!
Beautiful. Now explosive temper.

377
00:17:02,300 --> 00:17:05,634
Wow. And finally, peace.

378
00:17:05,634 --> 00:17:10,701
Dig those crazy stars.

379
00:17:10,701 --> 00:17:14,033
Crazy, man. Like, coolness.
That was so wild.

380
00:17:14,033 --> 00:17:17,801
Can you dig that, Skippy?
I'm hip, daddy-o.

381
00:17:18,367 --> 00:17:19,667
[GROWLS]

382
00:17:19,667 --> 00:17:23,868
Now, class, this is what we call
the classic slow burn.

383
00:17:23,868 --> 00:17:26,934
Notice how the redness
slowly brightens.

384
00:17:26,934 --> 00:17:30,033
As for me,
I prefer the fast burn.

385
00:17:30,033 --> 00:17:31,767
You see, in the fast burn,

386
00:17:31,767 --> 00:17:34,100
there's actual steam
coming outta the ears.

387
00:17:34,100 --> 00:17:36,701
Of course, the fast burn
comes from the hotfoot.

388
00:17:36,701 --> 00:17:40,868
Now, what we need here
is a double take.

389
00:17:40,868 --> 00:17:44,701
Good. As we see the matches
are actually dynamite,

390
00:17:44,701 --> 00:17:47,901
we should try a wild take.

391
00:17:47,901 --> 00:17:50,367
Yeah. That's the idea.

392
00:17:50,367 --> 00:17:53,200
Let's all work on some
wild takes, shall we?

393
00:17:55,100 --> 00:17:59,400
Good. That's nice.
Good. Very nice.

394
00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,367
Work on that eye bulge.
That's it.

395
00:18:02,367 --> 00:18:05,868
And let's see those tongues
zigzagging insanely there.

396
00:18:09,501 --> 00:18:11,767
Oh, very nicely done.

397
00:18:11,767 --> 00:18:14,968
And now, quickly,
before the dynamite explodes,

398
00:18:14,968 --> 00:18:16,501
everyone,
look at the camera

399
00:18:16,501 --> 00:18:19,868
and give a pathetic
wave bye-bye.

400
00:18:19,868 --> 00:18:22,367
ALL:
Bye-bye.

401
00:18:25,767 --> 00:18:28,000
Stratospheric,
Aunt Slappy, man.

402
00:18:31,734 --> 00:18:33,200
[ALL SIGH]

403
00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,901
Now, that's acting.

404
00:18:35,901 --> 00:18:39,067
NARRATOR:
 And so the art of acting
 changed forever,

405
00:18:39,067 --> 00:18:41,467
 thanks to Slappy Squirrel.

406
00:18:41,467 --> 00:18:45,067
Duh, I could've been a
contender, duh, George.

407
00:18:45,067 --> 00:18:48,300
I could've been a contender
i-instead of a bum,

408
00:18:48,300 --> 00:18:50,267
which is what I am,
yup, yup, yup, yup.

409
00:18:50,267 --> 00:18:54,367
Woo-hoo. Ha, ha, ha. Woo-hoo.

410
00:18:54,367 --> 00:18:57,467
[IMITATING BUGS BUNNY]
Eh, what's up, fats?

411
00:18:57,467 --> 00:19:00,400
[IMITATING ROAD RUNNER]
Meep, meep.

412
00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,367
[IMITATING DAFFY DUCK]
Don't be despicable.

413
00:19:02,367 --> 00:19:04,868
I made you
an offer you can't refuse.

414
00:19:04,868 --> 00:19:06,000
Pfft.

415
00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,534
Sufferin' succotash.

416
00:19:08,534 --> 00:19:10,067
Stella.

417
00:19:10,067 --> 00:19:12,267
I do so dig

418
00:19:12,267 --> 00:19:15,601
that crazy comedy. Ha.

419
00:19:17,434 --> 00:19:19,434
[***]

420
00:19:22,601 --> 00:19:25,234
* Zachary, Zanzibar
Zappy and zamindar *

421
00:19:25,234 --> 00:19:27,367
* Zillion and ZIP code
And Zen *

422
00:19:27,367 --> 00:19:30,000
* Zany and zoning
And zeal and zirconium *

423
00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:31,734
* Zodiac, zombie, zein *

424
00:19:31,734 --> 00:19:33,834
Yakko Warner
now moments away

425
00:19:33,834 --> 00:19:36,601
from having sung all the words
in the English language.

426
00:19:36,601 --> 00:19:39,167
Dick Button,
is he going to make it?

427
00:19:39,167 --> 00:19:41,601
If it was anyone else,
I'd say no.

428
00:19:41,601 --> 00:19:45,167
But he's young. He's resilient.
We'll just have to see.

429
00:19:45,167 --> 00:19:48,033
* Zigging and zagging
And zealous and zebra *

430
00:19:48,033 --> 00:19:50,367
* And zenith and zap
And zaffer *

431
00:19:50,367 --> 00:19:53,667
* Zeppelin and zipper
And zephyr and zither *

432
00:19:53,667 --> 00:19:57,133
* Then zinc and zombini
And zoo and zucchini *

433
00:19:57,133 --> 00:20:00,968
* And Zulu and Zorro
Then zit and Zamoro *

434
00:20:00,968 --> 00:20:05,133
* And zero
And zoom and... *

435
00:20:08,501 --> 00:20:11,501
Guess not.
Wait.

436
00:20:15,100 --> 00:20:17,167
* Zaire *

437
00:20:17,167 --> 00:20:19,701
[APPLAUSE, CHEERING]

438
00:20:19,701 --> 00:20:21,100
He did it.

439
00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:22,934
Yakko Warner has just sung

440
00:20:22,934 --> 00:20:25,234
all the words
in the English language.

441
00:20:25,234 --> 00:20:28,100
Hey, congratulations, Yakko.

442
00:20:28,100 --> 00:20:29,100
[SIGHS]

443
00:20:29,100 --> 00:20:30,267
Thanks, Dick.

444
00:20:30,267 --> 00:20:32,801
Join us next time
when Yakko Warner

445
00:20:32,801 --> 00:20:34,901
will sing all of the numbers
above zero.

446
00:20:34,901 --> 00:20:36,567
Good night.

447
00:20:36,567 --> 00:20:38,567
[***]

448
00:20:41,033 --> 00:20:43,033
[***]

449
00:21:06,167 --> 00:21:08,167
Set three extra places.

450
00:21:08,167 --> 00:21:10,267
ALL:
We're coming over for dinner.

451
00:21:10,267 --> 00:21:13,834
As long as you're not having
tuna wiggle again.