Shadowing Practice: The Greatest American Hero | S3E1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Look at what's happened to me I can't believe it myself
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Suddenly I'm up on top of the world It should have been somebody else Believe it or not,
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I'm walking on air I never thought I could feel so free
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Flying away on a wing and a prayer Who could it be?
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Believe it or not, it's just me
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Just like the light of a new day It hit me from out of the blue
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Breaking me out of the spell I was in Making all of my wishes come true Believe it or not,
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I'm walking on air I never thought I could feel so free
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Flying away on a wing and a prayer Who could it be?
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Believe it or not, it's just me. Who could it be?
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Believe it or not, it's just me.
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Got any relish?
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No. Okay.
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A Coke, a coffee, french fries as well, please.
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Yes, sir.
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That's got it.
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436. Out of five.
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Keep the change.
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Thank you, sir.
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Oh, two goofballs holed up in a motel, may starve to death an old Mr. Clean.
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Out there, probably forgetting the relish again.
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Over there!
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Brunzer!
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I'm not sure what you're doing.
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I'm not sure what you're doing.
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I'm not sure what you're doing.
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I'm not sure what you're doing.
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I'm not sure what you're doing.
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Runezer, just leave it by the door.
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Come on, Bill, open up!
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I forgot the password.
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Very funny, Bill.
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You're cleaning your guns with a baby diaper.
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That's obscene.
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It is not obscene.
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It is a soft towel.
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Been used for years.
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You get them down at the grudge store so they don't scratch the plowin.
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Where's the relish?
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Where is the relish?
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Is that my bedspread with the guns on top of it?
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It's a federal bedspread, Ralph.
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We commandeered the room, remember?
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Wait a minute.
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There's no relish.
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This is all ketchup.
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I hate ketchup.
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It's got tomatoes in it.
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Whoa!
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Raffle!
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Boy!
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No, you've done it.
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No, Bill, you've done it.
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You've gone commandeer crazy.
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You want to take a shower, you commandeer the bathroom.
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You want to watch something on TV, you commandeer the television set.
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Well, you want to get some relish, Bill?
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Why don't you go out there and commandeer the wiener wagon?
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Maybe if you flip your badge, they'll give you a free cola.
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This is not a college dorm, Ralph.
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Ralph, it's a stakeout.
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Field operatives hit the mattresses.
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Everybody has to give.
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I'm giving a lot, but this is ridiculous.
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I mean, there's no need for me to be here.
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I got a life of my own, you know.
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Yeah, you have a life of your own on the weekends, when we're out of scenarios.
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Yeah, well, this is hardly a suit class scenario waiting for a couple bank thieves.
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Life is not a carnival.
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Uh, these yours, Bill?
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I gotta thank you a lot, Ralph.
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Okay, time out.
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That's...
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This is a time.
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Big T.
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because we're gonna have to run stakeout procedures one more time.
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Ralph, since you're still a little bit green, when it comes to, uh...
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When it comes to waiting for...
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Let me see if I got this straight.
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Waiting for, uh, some suspected interstate felons who are allegedly on the lam, holed up, uh, hitting the mattresses,
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waiting for the rest of their gang to show up in another armpit dive exactly like this one.
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And our job, our duty, our mission is to starve the bad guys out.
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My, I'm having such a wonderful time.
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Exactly my sentiments, Kilo.
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I never told you this was gonna be a walk in the park.
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You got me there, Bill.
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You said it was going to be a weekend at the beach.
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And the beach is only about six miles that way by bus.
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They're fighting again.
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Sounds like we got Cain and Abel going at it next door.
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Makes my ears ring.
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I wonder where Maxwell finds the time to keep such close tabs on the party.
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Guy got real lucky on this one.
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Running us down for harassment steps right into the middle of our plan.
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We'll take care of Mr. Maxwell.
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We have to run out of crossroads, Huzzles.
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One is an antique...
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When Maxwell and his beach-bun buddy make their move on those escaped convicts they've got staked out across the street, we'll jump on Mr. Maxwell and we will pull his plug.
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Mr. Zedlocker?
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Mr. Jackson.
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Herzog and I have the FBI problem under control, sir.
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Good.
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I assure you, sir, that Agent Maxwell will no longer interfere with the Reich.
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Thank you, Mr. Jackson.
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Party members have been contacted, and I expect that the operation will go forward as planned.
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Power to the Forth Riker.
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Mr. Jackson reports that Maxwell will no longer be a threat to our mission.
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And what about the Norma Ray?
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How's it going?
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The freighter is being loaded as we speak.
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With enough U.S manufactured military weaponry to update that country's entire offensive capabilities.
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And with Maxwell handled, no one will get in our way.
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Good.
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I just don't get it.
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Why, you can't get into the swing of stakeout duty.
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Oh, come on.
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Some of the finest moments of my career.
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I've been hanging out in the pouring down rain in the middle of no place, scarfing down to burgers and the Cokes, working on about two hours sleep a night.
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I mean, Detroit was, I think it was Detroit.
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Yeah, it was Detroit, Michigan.
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Huggins and me had these two beanbags holed up in this great big warehouse.
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Already told me about Detroit.
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And, uh, Huggins, uh...
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You loved Huggins.
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Already told me about Detroit, Bill.
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Huggins had this thing he would do with his mouth.
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No, I can't...
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No. Oh, well, I can't really do it.
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But he could play almost anything on it.
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He used to blow Reveille every morning.
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It was kind of like...
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Oh, well, anyway, something like that.
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But I guess I mean...
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Ah!
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Twice.
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All right.
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Okay.
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Okay, Ralph, now you're gonna hear my side of the story.
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We start with the little stuff, the toothpaste tube.
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God forbid I should squeeze it in the middle instead of rolling it up from the bottom.
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I get this from the only guy in the world that folds.
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He has dirty clothes.
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That's a federal phone.
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Please don't use it.
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You wanna call your mommy?
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Go outside on a porch.
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I'm calling Mr. Knight.
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He is my school principal, you'll recall.
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I do have a profession, you know, Bill.
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I'm a schoolteacher.
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Well, sitting on a bunch of illiterates is not real high on my list of all-time must-solve scenarios, kiddo.
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So will you get this, please?
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We got two bank felons holed up across the street, waiting for their buddies to show up, and we bust them and bag them.
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If they show up and after three days in this armpit, I doubt it.
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Me too.
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What are you doing?
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I'm filing for divorce, honey.
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This whole thing is about the suit.
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I have it and you want it.
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I'm taking my suit and I'm leaving.
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Oh, it's my football.
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So we're gonna play in front of my house?
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Yeah.
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I did pretty decent duty, you know, before you showed up.
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I don't really need you or the suit.
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And I'll tell you another thing.
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I think the little green guys are cosmic clowns.
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Could have given me a partner with some grit instead of a bleeding heart.
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And I said that was a federal phone kit.
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Hi, Pam.
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Yes?
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Uh, yeah, would you do me a favor and pick me up?
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Okay.
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What is it this time?
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Bill trying to recycle you through basic training?
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Uh, I can't talk right now.
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I'm on a federal phone.
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See you in a bit.
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It's been real fun.
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Needs you anyway.
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His partner just left.
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We move out now, we only got one fed to fool with.
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We can't wait for those guys any longer.
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You think?
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I think it goes down now.
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And we both know two wrongs don't make a right So here I am on the corner of so long and goodbye
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But something in the heart of me says give it one more try I'm here again at the junction,
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but this time it's the end We're opposites,
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we're idiots, but we're still friends.
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That's it.
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That's him.
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That's the guy.
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Yeah, okay, thank you.
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I don't know.
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I think that's gotta be him.
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Yeah, Jackson?
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Maxwell's partner just left.
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All right.
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When we move in, back us up with the wiener wagon.
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One second.
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That's him.
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That's definitely him. That is...
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Philip, Bob, Floyd.
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Ralph?
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Ralph, come in.
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Come in, Ralph.
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Ralph?
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Yeah?
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Want me to get you a pizza?
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We can kiss and make up later, kiddo.
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This is it.
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We're on.
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It's going down.
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Right now.
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What?
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If you want to get in on this, get your bones back here.
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Now!
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Why didn't I know you were gonna say that?
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I think the world is black You and I are opposite
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All we do is find we see from different points of view You and that baby are that bad news
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We both know who I'm starting to die So I'm here at the jump,
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yeah When the star meets the end...
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Oh!
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Would you stop playing around and get in here?
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Now, look.
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That over there is this Billy Bob Floyd.
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That's him.
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That's the guy we've been waiting for.
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His partner's gotta be around here someplace.
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Supposed to be in that motel.
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This guy's the guy from the wiener wagon, Bill.
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This isn't Billy Bob What's-His-Face.
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He sells hot dogs.
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No, it's, uh, it's Floyd.
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It's gotta be him.
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Oh, don't hand me that, Bill.
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It's just another cheap trick to get me back here.
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No, it looks like him.
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You are a prince, you know that?
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Oh, no, come on, Ralph.
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I wouldn't do that to you.
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Let me always pull a trick on you.
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All right, so I made a little mistake.
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It's a human, isn't it?
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I mean, that's a human fa...
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Wait a minute!
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Ralph!
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Look!
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That's down there!
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That's the Ralph!
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Come on, Ralph.
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Get the lid out.
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We're on the clock.
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Oh, boy, but I'm not through with this!
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Bill, you all right?
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Ralph, go get him!
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No!
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Ready, Sam?
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Don't die.
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Oh, wait a minute!
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Do you see what kind of field leader you got here, Kit?
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You could have saved the tantrum.
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And you could lose it.
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I'll call you a big deal, man!
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No!
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You should have saved the tantrum.
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Man, listen to the old pro.
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Frankly, you got a lot to learn.
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We should listen to the old geezer a little better.
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Did you listen to me, Bill?
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I'm sorry this all happened.
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You were right and I was wrong.
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But it's not working for me, Bill.
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I can't go on like this, bickering with you all the time.
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It's making me old.
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Well, you know, if you can't stand the heat.
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Do you let me finish, all right?
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See, you were right.
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The green guys made a mistake.
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They gave the suit to the wrong person.
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So, as of this moment, I'm retiring.
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This was the last one, Bill.
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I'm through.
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I'm finished.
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Here.
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Uh, well, that's fine with me, kid, but, uh...
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Uh, this doesn't work on me.
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What am I supposed to do with it?
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Why don't you have it stuffed?
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Boy, is he ever gonna grow up?
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Hey.
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How...
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Who was that guy?
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The American Nazi Party would like to have a few words with you.
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Well, well.
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The Ugly Brothers from the American Nazi Party.
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Bill, are you all right?
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What do you do?
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Get out!
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Get out!
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Watch out!
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Come back!
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Ralph?
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Ralph?
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Okay, Maxwell, give it up.
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Get him!
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I wouldn't be messing with that if I was you.
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What happened?
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You took the slut, kid.
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Come in for me.
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Don't move.
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Okay, we're almost here.
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Ralph, this dang line, the hospital's just around the corner here.
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It's up the road.
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And when we get there, we're gonna take the suit and make it into a hammock.
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We're gonna hang it up.
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Of course, we did the job.
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You can't ask more than that.
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We did it.
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We're gonna take it easy from here on out.
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Oh, Bill, I wish you'd learn how to drive.
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What's wrong?
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Uh, that's nothing, kid.
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The brakes are seized up.
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We're real close.
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There's nothing to worry about.
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I'll just have to carry you, that's all.
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Oh, no. I've got the little green guards in there now.
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I can't stop this thing.
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Found them walking down the street, handcuffed and babbling about some super guy flying around with a cape and a skin kite.
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Gonna run them by the clinic for a check.
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Excuse me, officer, can you tell me what's going on? Who are you?
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Civil Liberties?
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The press?
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What?
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Pamela Davidson.
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I'm an attorney.
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Terrific.
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What are you guys wearing, beepers now?
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Go chase somebody else's ambulance, lady.
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Ralph.
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Ralph, where are you?
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Ralph.
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Bill!
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Talk to me.
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Can you hear me?
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Ralph!
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Talk to me.
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Hey.
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Hey, what's going on?
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Oh, boy, come on.
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I hate this stuff. Where are we going?
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I don't know, kid.
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I...
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Not very far.
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We only got a quarter of a tank.
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We'll have to...
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Oh, yes!
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Palmdale?
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We're going to Palmdale, Ralph.
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You know what happens every time we go to Palmdale?
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We're going to Palmdale, Ralph.
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You know what happens every time we go to Palmdale?
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We're going to that ship.
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That spaceship with those little...
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What do you call us?
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And a flash of lights and a buzzin' and everything.
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Oh, maybe it's our time.
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It's not our time.
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What are you talking about?
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It's not our time.
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We haven't even started yet.
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What the...?
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Uh, okay, Ralph, we're in luck.
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We just picked up a chippy.
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Oh...
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Ah!
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Okay, kid, I think we're here.
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How do you feel?
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Please.
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Come.
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Mr. Hero Sandwich.
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Out and.
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Ready for?
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Transportation.
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It's the bottom of the ninth.
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What are you doing?
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Wait a sec.
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Wait a sec.
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Careful.
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Okay, here I go.
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They're sitting down on his other partner.
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As good as me.
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They got the best partner in the world.
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I have a sense of humor about my call and old green creeps all this time.
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Ralph, you're gonna tell them, right?
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That I was just kidding.
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I was just kidding.
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I was just kidding.
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I was chasing after this ball-clacking bus,
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and he had left me like I was hit, and still, I couldn't believe it.
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Hey, wait a minute.
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The End Whoa!
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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Mr. Maxwell, We waited until now to approach you.
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We were afraid you would not understand.
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But you have made it necessary.
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Has our experiment here failed?
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Huh?
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No. You're cooking him in there.
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He is in stasis.
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Yes.
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What happened?
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Where'd he go? Is he okay?
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I told you.
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Pam, you can't cook eggs in half a pound of butter.
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Kid?
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We're here.
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We're in it.
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We're really in it.
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We're in the ship.
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We are in it, huh?
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Yeah, you need one of these little things.
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You gotta stick it in your ear.
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Stick it in your ear.
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Go ahead, take it.
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Yeah, it allows you to hear them when they talk.
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Go ahead, stick it in your ear.
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You have been healed, and now you must be taught.
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Sir? Where are you from?
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We are frau.
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There is no other way to say it.
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Why did you give us the soup?
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I mean, why us?
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There are so few garden planets left, so few.
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I will show you, Voila.
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Once it was beautiful, almost perfect, like yours.
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Now it is Waste Land.
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This was
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a garden?
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Boy, this wasn't a desert.
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There's nothing there.
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What is it?
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Bill, this is his planet.
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His home.
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This is where he is from. Was from.
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Your world is one in millions.
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It is a solar resource.
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It must not be wasted.
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You must try harder.
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You must be better.
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You must.
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You must.
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Goodbye.
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I'm sorry.
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Bill, the instruction book.
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Oh, boy.
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Wait a second.
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We need the instruction book.
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We don't know how to use the suit.
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We've got to have the book.
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Ralph.
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The End
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I'm sorry.
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Well, something happened to my car.
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I was trying to find you, and then something was happening to my car.
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We do note a feeling, sweetheart.
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Honey, we were worried about you, too.
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Bill and I had a fight, and like a jerk, I took the suit off, and then I got shot.
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I got shot, and I was taken up in a spaceship, and I was healed.
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And it was the most amazing experience I've ever had in my entire life.
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We can read about all that tomorrow in a daily report.
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Counselor, you are going to be tickled to death to learn that we have once again in our position...
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We got the instruction book.
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The book of instruction.
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Terrific.
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Yeah.
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Ah, yes, that's right.
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Yeah.
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Now, wait a second here.
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Don't start commandeering this already.
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I mean, that's what got us into this whole mess in the first place.
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This book was given to me.
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I have the suit.
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What got us in this mess in the first place was you losing Dad.
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Now, gimme.
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Well, you two, Coolis.
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Sure, why not?
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I mean, here, help yourself.
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I hope you've polished up on your Venusian recently.
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Ooh.
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What is this, a gag?
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That's silly.
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I can't...
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You sent us the wrong copy!
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Bill, you probably have to have a suit on in order to read it.
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Exactly what I was thinking.
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Uh, what'd you do with the suit?
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What?
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He needs the suit to read the book, Bill.
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What suit?
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You know, I gave you the suit and I got shot.
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Where is it?
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In the wiener wagon?
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No, it's not in the wiener wagon.
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No. I guess I left it with the Nazis.
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What?
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Not even warm.
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Not even warm.
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This is what the Reich has been looking for.
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This will be our holy grain.
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I just think we'd better get that suit back.
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Right.
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How?
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To quote Bill, without the suit, our operational power base is a little shaky.
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Long before we ever got that piece of linen, I was not exactly a meter mate around here.
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I had this piece of linen.
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Whatever.
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And I'm gonna get it back.
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We're gonna get it back.
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Will you two cut it out?
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Okay, that's it, believe it or not.
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A neo-Nazi safehouse.
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A guy named Phillips runs it.
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A real card-carrying nutburger.
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Low echelon soldier in a party.
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So, I call him, tell him that Zedlocker is requesting his command performance, and we follow him to wherever they got the suit.
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Paint by the numbers.
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Sounds more like paint by fingers.
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I'm going to go.
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Feolator Phillips, Commander Zedlocker requests your presence with all possible haste.
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Hey!
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Just don't let him spot you, kid.
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He's gonna lead us right to whatever these Nazi creeps are up to.
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The End And you're on schedule?
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Yes, sir.
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The Norma Ray and her cargo will be destroyed at noon.
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Good.
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What am I supposed to tell this guy if he starts asking questions?
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Tell him you're a born-again Nazi caterer.. and your wiener wagon is a leaking relish. Be inventive.
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Uh, hi.
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Thought we watched this thing this afternoon.
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Yeah, well, uh...
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Hold up, Benzo!
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Well, you gotta do it.
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Whoa!
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What did you do to yourself?
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You're a fool, Mr. Phillips!
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No one from the party called you.
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Must have been Maxwell.
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Recognize this when we tried to grab him.
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Forget about Maxwell.
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Gentlemen, the Norma Ray will never reach her destination.
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Our allies will pay us handsomely for keeping the American-made weapons out of Israeli hands.
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Hot dogs are here.
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How you doing?
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Okay, I've got six long dogs, two Cokes, there's fries and coffee.
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That comes to here at 960.
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And the price is right.
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Hold it!
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Freeze your face!
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Counselor, the magic jammies.
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Afternoon, gents.
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Bill Maxwell, agent FBI Los Angeles.
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You Nazi creeps are under arrest for attempted murder.
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His.
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Kid, get the lid out.
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Counselor, pick up the rest of this hardware.
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Okay, come on.
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Ralph!
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Ralph, help!
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Hold it.
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Freeze your face.
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Hold it.
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Freeze your face.
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Ah, counselor, thanks.
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Give me...
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Wow!
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Ah, thanks, Tim.
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Well, Ralph, you haven't lost any of the moves.
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I'm afraid you're too late, Mr. Miller.
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You're too late.
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You're too late, Mr. Miller.
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You're too late, Mr. Miller.
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You're too late.
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You're too late.
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You're too late.
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You're too late.
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You're too late.
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I'm afraid you're too late, Mr. Maxwell.
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You cannot stop us now.
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What's he mean?
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What else have you been cooking up here, Mr. Footlocker?
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Zedlocker.
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You can read about it in the newspaper tomorrow morning.
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Ralph, why don't you take one of these beach balls and play bouncy-bouncy around the rooftops, see if you can check any answers out of them.
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You.
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You should see his card tricks.
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Help!
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Help!
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You gonna talk?
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You'll get nothing out of my men, Mr. Maxwell.
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Like me, they are committed to the return of the Third Reich.
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I got the whole thing, Bill.
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They're planning on blowing up a freighter loaded with U.S weapons.
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The freighter is called the Norm Array, and it's headed for Israel right now.
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Okay.
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Go get him, kid.
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Counselor and me can handle the rest of it all by ourselves.
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Uh, go on and get going.
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Thanks, partner.
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I'm not sure what you're doing.
614
I'm not sure what you're doing.
615
The End
616
Oh, yeah, I'll just put in a requisition for your four tires there, counselor.
617
I think the Bureau can spring for a couple of retreads and your insurance on the cover of headlights, right?
618
Oh, gee, Bill, that's a real deal.
619
Yeah, see, Bill's got a lot of clout down at the Bureau now.
620
Seems like Zedlocker's been wanted for war crimes ever since the Nirenberg trials.
621
Carlisle's gonna give him the bust of the month.
622
Carlisle and the rest of the world have not seen nothing yet.
623
Not now, not since we got our book of instructions back.
624
Oh, boy.
625
Look at that gorgeous baby.
626
Ralph?
627
Now, hon, be careful.
628
Relax, counselor.
629
We got out a grammar school on our own.
630
And from here on, we got world-class superhero scenarios wall-to-wall.
631
I'm gonna punch a hole right in the middle of the Red Square that's gonna be about the size of Mount Rushmore, just for openers.
632
Shh, let's be quiet now.
633
This is not exactly your primary reader material.
634
Pretty sophisticated stuff we got here, you know, Bill?
635
Well, you're the egghead around here, kid.
636
I beg your pardon?
637
The brains, okay? For today.
638
Now, just not to close the car, please, because you know what happened the last time.
639
Okay.
640
Now, Ralph, maybe you shouldn't try anything until you've read the whole book.
641
It's mostly just numbers.
642
Uh, here's something.
643
Cosmic Responding, Internal Power Base Procedures, 1637.21.
644
Cosmic responding.
645
Oh, boy.
646
That sounds great.
647
Yeah, what does it mean?
648
It means, uh, clam up and listen, okay?
649
Or interface laser forms and technical application of light.
650
Gravity factors squared.
651
Wow.
652
Uh, yeah.
653
Well, it sounds like it could be fun, too.
654
Does it have anything there about, uh, the Wilbur and Orville factors that we have been missing?
655
All right, stay back here.
656
Now, Pam, get out of the way and hold these, please.
657
I don't know what's gonna happen here.
658
Now, Ralph, maybe you should start with something real simple.
659
Yeah, maybe that interface stuff.
660
Hmm.
661
Must have left out a decimal point.
662
Whoa!
663
Tyler?
664
Ralph!
665
Ralph, where'd you go?
666
Oh, no!
667
Oh, shh!
668
Oh.
669
Oh, no. Oh, terrific.
670
Now I can join a flea circus.
671
Honey?
672
Honey?
673
Honey?
674
Don't touch anything.
675
You could cause a whole avalanche.
676
What a bummer.
677
Ralph?
678
You see, I told you, Bill.
679
Nobody wants to listen to me.
680
No. Ralph?
681
Are you down there, Ralph?
682
There's a bunch of big red ants running around here.
683
I think you're okay.
684
You got the suit on.
685
They probably can't...
686
Wow!
687
Honey, are you all right?
688
Ralph, where did you go?
689
Boy, that was weird.
690
Ralph, where's the.. the book?
691
The what?
692
Oh, no, he left the book down there.
693
The book of instructions?
694
Where did you...?
695
I put it on a boulder right over...
696
There.
697
We'll find it.
698
Ralph, would you stop messing the sand up here?
699
If you hadn't lost the book in the first place, we wouldn't have to find it now.
700
Hey, the cosmic responding was your idea, Bill.
701
You were the one that wanted him to stop pushing the button.
702
Yeah, that's right, Bill.
703
Huh.
704
Well, what was your excuse the last time you lost it, huh?
705
Did you do something?
706
Watch this.
707
More of the sloppy stuff down here.
708
What?
709
So long and good-bye I'm here at the junction But this time it's the end We're opposites,
710
we're idiots But we're still friends
711
Thank you.
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Why This Video Clip Is Perfect for English Speaking Practice
This scene from *The Greatest American Hero* is a goldmine for IELTS speaking practice and improving conversational fluency. The dialogue blends casual banter, frustration, and practical requests, mirroring real-life interactions—exactly the kind of natural speech you need to master. The mix of short, punchy lines ("You got any relish?") and longer, expressive rants ("This is not a college dorm. It's a stakeout.") helps learners adapt to varying speech speeds and tones, making it ideal for shadow speak exercises.
Breaking Down Natural Speech Patterns
Let's unpack a few lines to see why they sound authentic:
- "Believe it or not, I'm walking on air": The phrase "believe it or not" is a common colloquialism that adds emphasis, making the statement feel personal. The rhythm here—with a slight pause after the phrase—teaches intonation that conveys excitement.
- "Keep the change": This short, direct line is how native speakers often handle small transactions. The casual tone (no "please" needed in this context) shows how formality shifts in everyday situations, a key skill for improving English pronunciation and social awareness.
- "You want to take a shower, you commandeer the bathroom": The repetition of "you" and the conversational structure ("you do X, you do Y") mimics how people vent frustration. This pattern is easy to shadow and helps learners practice linking words smoothly.
A Simple Shadowing Routine to Try
Use this clip for a shadow speech workout that builds confidence: 1. Watch the video once to grasp the context. 2. Play a 5-second segment, pause, and repeat it aloud, matching the speed, tone, and stress. Focus on copying the "feel" of the dialogue—like the irritation in "Where's the relish?" 3. Record yourself and compare it to the original. Notice gaps in pronunciation or rhythm. 4. Repeat with longer segments (10-15 seconds) as you improve. This shadowing site-worthy exercise trains your mouth to move like a native and sharpens your listening skills—critical for IELTS success.
By practicing with real, unscripted dialogue, you'll learn to speak English not just correctly, but naturally. Start with this clip, and you'll be well on your way to sounding like a confident, fluent speaker.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been hanging · we've been waiting · has been looking |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | you've done · You've gone · have been contacted |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | have been contacted · being loaded · are seized |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.