Turn on the TV ... quick !!

Tonight's syndication is "The Cadillac Part II". My favorite comedy moment comes in the next to last scene.

The cable guy apologizing at Kramer's door. The monologue is ... perfection .... check it out ... quick!

Mike

Mike wrote:

Or read it here if you missed it - I agree Mike, it is a great speech and well delivered.

<Cable Guy outside Kramer's apartment.>
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All right, I know you're in there.  I know you can hear me.

You win, OK? You win. Can't do it any more. What do you want from me? An apology?. All right, I'm sorry. There I said it. ... I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I see now how we made you feel when we made you sit at home waiting.

I don't know why we do it. I guess maybe we just kind of enjoy taking advantage of people. We'll that's going to change. From now on, no more 9 to noon. No more 1 to 5. We'll kind of have appointments. Eleven o'clock will mean eleven o'clock. If we can't make it we'll call ya, tell you why.

For god's sake if a doctor can do it why can't we?

... Anyway that's it. ==================================================== <Cable guy starts to walk away, Kramer opens the door and stares at him silently expressing forgiveness. They pause and embrace.>

from: The Cadillac II

I still must insist it's "We're *gonna* have appointments."

I've seen it a million times and it could sound either way depending on which one I'm listening for, but "We'll kind of" just seems to out of place in a speech professing a strong commitment to punctuality.

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In context of the next two lines you are probably correct.

Dave wrote:

In the context of the next two lines your interpretation would sound more probable than mine. I accept that it is "gonna".

Yay! :)

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I thought it was excellent, too! I'd nominate that character and scene for the best monologue of a non-recurring character on Seinfeld.

Laura

On Tue, 25 Jul 2000, Mike wrote: