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GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR.
GOOD MORNING, CHARLIE.
PAPER THIS MORNING?
CHARLIE, YOU KNOW I DON'T READ THE MORNING PAPER.
I'LL PICK UP A CLARION FROM YOU TONIGHT.
TODAY YOUR PICTURE'S ON THE FRONT PAGE.
MY PICTURE'S IN THE GAZETTE?
YEAH.
IT SAYS, "MAYOR PHILBRICK BEGINS HIS LAST SIX MONTHS IN OFFICE."
THEN IT SAYS, "VERY THANKFULLY, THE PEOPLE OF MORGAN CITY
WILL ONLY HAVE TO PUT UP WITH HIS ***...NA...***..."
IT.
THEY'VE BEEN GOING LIKE CRAZY THIS MORNING.
EVERYBODY MUST LIKE YOUR PICTURE.
YEAH. THEY CERTAINLY MUST.
OH, CHARLIE, HOW MANY OF THESE DO YOU HAVE?
ABOUT TWENTY.
TWENTY? I'LL TAKE 'EM ALL.
YOU WILL?
THERE YOU ARE.
THANKS A LOT, MR
OH NO.
OH, MR. MAYOR...
NOT RIGHT NOW. SORRY.
MAYOR PHILBRICK, ABOUT THAT JOB?
THIS WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL LATER.
LOOK, ACCOUNTANTS ARE VERY HARD TO PLACE.
U IN THE AND POWER.
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MR. MAYOR, YOU PROMISED YOU'D FIND SOMETHING ELSE FOR ME.
WELL, SEE MY ASSISTANT.
I'VE SEEN MR. BECKER.
HE ALWAYS TELLS ME TO SEE YOU.
OH, DOES HE?
THEN SEE ME IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
BUT MR. MAYOR...
GOODBYE, MITCH.
G, GERTRUDE.
GOOD MORNING.
BECKER.
GOOD MORNING, BOSS.
THIS SURE IS A GOOD PICTURE OF YOU IN THE PAPER.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT THAT PICTURE IN THE PAPER!
SORRY, BOSS.
ANYTHING THIS MORNING, GERTRUDE?
THE LADIES FROM THE ART IETY ARE IN
THEY WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME MORE SKETCHES FOR THE ART GALLERY.
I TRIED TO BRUSH 'EM OFF.
BECKER, I DO THE BRUSHING OFF AROUND HERE.
BESIDES, THEY REQUIRE SPECIAL TREATMENT.
THEY'RE INFLUENTIAL LADIES.
YOU GOTTA HANDLE 'EM WITH KID GLOVES.
BUT SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY FOR AN ART GALLERY IN AN ELECTION YEAR?
IN
DON'T TELL ME. I KNOW ABOUT THE HOT WATER.
AND DON'T YOU CALL ME BOSS IN FRONT OF THESE LADIES.
JUST KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND I'LL HANDLE THIS.
GOOD MORNING, LADIES.
IT'S
OH, AND MAGGIE.
MAGGIE, YOU ALWAYS LOOK SO...
WHAT HAVE YOU BROUGHT ME TODAY?
OH, MORE SKETCHES FOR THE PROPOSED MUSEUM.
OH, THEY'RE LOVELY.
I TELL YOU LADIES...OH, YES...
THAT WILL REALLY TOP IT OFF.
WE CAN COUNT ON YOU THEN, BERNARD?
AS N CITY,
I THINK THE RECORD WILL SHOW
THAT I'VE DONE EVERYTHING IN MY POWER
TO ENCOURAGE INTEREST IN THE CULTURAL ARTS.
AS I SAID ON THE VERY DAY I TOOK OFFICE--
BERNARD, WE WANT THIS TO GO THROUGH.
OH, YOU WANT IT TO GO THROUGH, YES.
HOW MUCH?
OH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE MONEY.
WE'LL RAISE IT.
OH, WELL...
ALL WE NEED IS 25 ACRES OF LAND.
THAT'S YOUR PART OF IT, BERNARD.
25 ACRES! THAT IS AWFULLY HIGH, MAGGIE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN GET THE COUNCIL TO PUT IT UP.
WE'VE ALREADY PICKED OUT A SPOT.
WHERE?
AND A BEAUTIFUL LOCATION, INDEED.
WHERE? WHERE?
OH, I'M SURE THE COUNCIL WOULD APPROVE.
YES, I'M SURE. WHERE?
THE ZOO.
THE ZOO? WELL, JUST A MINUTE.
LADIES, THE ZOO IS A LANDMARK.
MAGGIE, I CAN'T GO AROUND TEARING DOWN LANDMARKS.
REALLY, BERNARD. WE EXPECTED YOUR HELP.
I'M NOT SAYING IT CAN'T BE DONE, BUT...
D J. ART MUSEUM
CAN MEAN TO THE CHILDREN OF MORGAN CITY.
WELL, I, AH...
OH, THE MAYOR BERNARD J. PHILBRICK ART MUSEUM.
WELL, YEAH...NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE GO OUT TO THAT ZOO ANYMORE.
JUST A FEW CHILDREN ONCE IN AWHILE.
YEAH, AND THEY CAN'T EVEN VOTE.
NO, THEY CAN'T EVEN--
WELL, BERNARD?
I'M SURE I CAN CONVINCE THE COUNCIL.
ALTHOUGH I MIGHT JUST GIVE YOU A WORD OF ADVICE--
THE COUNCIL DOESN'T MEET UNTIL LATE IN AUGUST
AND I THINK IT WOULD BE WISE IF WE KEPT THIS FROM THEM
UNTIL JUST BEFORE THEY MET.
THAT WAY WE COULD AVOID ANY BACKLASH OF SYMPATHY FOR THE ZOO.
WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR PUBLICITY
MY HUSBAND'S NEWSPAPER WILL BACK YOU COMPLETELY.
I'M SURE THE MAYOR IS AWARE OF THE STRENGTH OF OUR SUPPORT.
AND VERY GRATIFIED FOR IT TOO, MAGGIE.
WELL, LADIES, THIS SHOULD BE QUITE A BOON FOR OUR CITY.
AND A BOON FOR YOUR ADMINSTRATION TOO.
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
THE MUSEUM IS THE IMPORTANT THING.
GOODBYE, LADIES.
WELL, BECKER, THE MAJOR BERNARD J. PHILBRICK MUNICIPAL ART MUSEUM, HMMM.
SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD, DOESN'T IT?
I GUESS SO.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "YOU GUESS S
I CAN UNDERSTAND THEM NAMING A RACETRACK
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AFTER YOU, BUT AN ART GALLERY?
DON'T JUDGE PEOPLE BY YOURSELF!
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A STUDENT OF THE ARTS.
THE ARTS... BESIDES, THAT GIVES ME JUST WHAT I NEED FOR THE NEXT ELECTION--
A CAUSE.
A CAUSE?
YES, A CAUSE. THERE'S NO ELECTION WORTH A NICKLE WITHOUT A CAUSE.
THOSE WOMEN'LL BE Râ– NNING AROUND. THEY'LL BE GATHERING MONEY.
THEY'LL BE PROMOTING THE MUSEUM.
THEY'LL BE PLUGGING IT IN THE NEWSPAPERS.
PEOPLE ARE GONNA THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING TO EVER HIT THIS TOWN.
AND THERE I'LL BE.
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CREST OF THE WAVE!
RIDING IT RIGHT INTO ANOTHER TERM IN OFFICE.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD THINKING, BOSS.
WELL GOOD
BUT WHAT IF PEOPLE OBJECT TO THE ZOO BEING TORN DOWN?
WHY WOULD ANYBODY POSSIBLY OBJECT TO A THING LIKE THAT?
THAT ZOO HAS BEEN GOING DOWNHILL FOR YEARS.
ALL IT HAS TO DO IS CONTINUE ON ITS PRESENT COURSE
FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS.
AND WITH OLD AL RUNNING THE PLACE
WE'VE GOT NO PROBLEM THERE.
DON'T YOU REMEMBER? OLD AL'S RETIRING.
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT.
YOU SIGNED AN "OK" ON IT LAST WEEK.
HOW DO I KNOW WHAT I'M SIGNING?
YOU KEEP SHOVING PAPERS UNDER MY PEN.
I DON'T-- WHEN IS HE LEAVING?
MONDAY.
MONDAY! WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT, BOSS,
BUT IT'S HARD TO GET ANYBODY CHEAP THAT KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY THAT KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
OH. WELL, THAT PUTS IT IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.
WE KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
WAIT A MINUTE. I'VE GOT JUST THE MAN.
HE'S PERFECT. THE WORSE POSSIBLE CHOICE.
BUT MAYOR PHILBRICK, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT RUNNING A ZOO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
YOU'LL GET TO LIKE IT.
I MEAN, YOU LIKE ANIMALS, DON'T YOU?
G WHEN
WELL, YEAH.
SEE, YOU LIKE ANIMALS.
EVERYBODY HAD A DOG WHEN THEY WERE A KID.
I NEVER DID.
I'LL ASK OLD AL TO STAY ON FOR AWHILE UNTIL YOU GET ACQUAINTED.
LOOK. I'M SORRY,
BUT I'M AFRAID I HAVE NO BUSINESS AT THE ZOO.
I MEAN, I DON'T THINK I'D LIKE IT AT ALL.
WELL, WE ALL CAN'T DO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO UNDERESTIMATE THIS.
.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE A DEPARTMENT HEAD.
WHY, IT'S A STEPPING STONE.
A STEPPING STONE? TO WHAT?
WE'LL GO INTO THE DETAILS LATER.
BECKER, WHERE IS THE CONTRACT?
LOOK, MR. MAYOR, I DON'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT YOU
BUT, FRANKLY, I'VE KIND OF FOUND A HOME
DOWN AT THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER.
WELL, LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY-- YOU'LL FIND A NEW HOME.
AND AS YOU SAID, YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT ME.
WOULD YOU?
NANCY?
NANCY?
I'M HERE IN THE KITCHEN, MITCH.
BUT DON'T COME IN. THE FLOOR'S WET.
GUESS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME TODAY.
YOU'RE GONNA RUN THE ZOO.
HOW DID YOU KNOW?
IT WAS ON TV.
S?
OH, MITCH, HOW DID YOU EVER LET THEM DO THAT TO YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
THE MAYOR CALLED ME AT THE OFFICE AND TOLD ME TO COME RIGHT OVER.
I GOT ALL EXCITED.
I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA MAKE ME CITY MAN
I NEVER FELT SO LET DOWN IN MY LIFE.
ME AT A ZOO!
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
HI, DAD!
HI.
I HEARD ABOUT IT.
YEAH?
SORRY.
THERE'S NOTHING TO BE SORRY ABOUT.
[ Doorbell Ringing ]
THAT'S RALPH. HE'S SO IMPATIENT.
RALPH! THAT'S ALL I NEED NOW-- RALPH.
HEY, RALPH.
HI.
LLINS, MR. COLLINS.
HI, RALPH.
SIT DOWN, RALPH.
THAN