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HER BROTHER JIMMY WAS

IN MY HOUSE AT HARVARD.

OH MY,

WHAT A SMALL WORLD.

SO, BILL,

WHERE DID YOU STUDY?

I MATRICULATED A THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS.

YES, BILL WASN' MUCH OF A STUDENT,

BUT HE MAKES MORE MONEY

THAN MOST IVY LEAGUERS.

YOU KNOW WHAT THE SECRET IS?

YOU GOTTA LOVE IT.

IF YOU DON'T LOVE IT,

YOU CAN'T SELL IT.

GOD HELP ME, YOU CAN

LAUGH IF YOU WANT,

BUT I LOVE STRIP MINES AND

I LOVE SELLING SHOVEL TEETH.

IT'S LIKE BROADWAY,

BABY.

MR. GILBERT SAW "HAIR"

ON BROADWAY.

HE SAID IT WAS LIKE

A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE.

YEAH, MR. GILBERT KNOWS

MICK JAGGER TOO.

YOUR BOYS HAVE:

PROMISED ME A CONCERT.

WAIT UNTIL YOU MEET LANCE.

HE'S THE COOLEST OF US ALL.

- BUT HE MOVED TO NEW YORK.

- TO MEET ANDY WARHOL.

WELL, WE CAN SHOOT HIM

IN NEW YORK.

BUT HE'S NO IN THE HOUSE,

AND THAT'S WHA THE SHOW IS, RIGHT--

WHAT GOES ON:

IN THE HOUSE?

THE HOUSE, THE SCHOOL, THE SUPERMARKET,

WHEREVER THE FAMILY GOES.

- WHAT ABOUT THE BATHROOM?

- NO NO.

SERIOUSLY,

WHAT IS OFF-LIMITS?

WHY, BILL? YOU HAVE

SOMETHING TO HIDE?

WELL, NO, THAT'S

A FAIR QUESTION--

THE THRESHOLD:

OF PRIVACY.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE

TO DISCUSS AND DECIDE UPON.

WHAT ABOUT PAYMENT?

NO NO. THE PUBLIC

HAS TO BE CERTAIN

THERE'S NO MANIPULATION

GOING ON.

I DON'T KNOW THEN. I STILL

DON'T SEE ANY UPSIDE TO IT.

COME ON, DAD.

IT'LL BE SO MUCH FUN.

WELL, YOU MIGHT,

WHEN YOU SEE JOHNNY HALL

AS THE HEAD OF THE MOS FAMOUS HOUSEHOLD IN AMERICA.

- JOHNNY HALL?

- MM.

WHAT'S SO GREA ABOUT HIS FAMILY?

HIS WIFE HAS GO A MUSTACHE

AND HIS KIDS ARE

PRACTICALLY BRAIN DEAD.

DAD!

- SO THAT WOULD BE A YES?

- YES.

WHEN BILL WOULD:

GO AWAY,

I WAS JUST LEFT AT HOME

WITH MY OWN WORST FEARS.

FINALLY I DECIDED THAT...

WHAT I NEEDED TO DO

WAS TO KEEP BILL HOME

AND SHOW HIM:

AND THE WORLD:

THAT HIS FAMILY WAS

AN INDESTRUCTIBLE THING.

GENTLEMEN, MEET THE LOUDS.

THE HANDSOME, HARD-WORKING,

NIXON-SUPPORTING DAD,

THE SMART,

SULTRY MOM.

SHE'S A LITTLE TOO LATE

FOR WOMEN'S LIB,

BUT TOO YOUNG TO BE

A DISCARDED HOUSEWIFE.

THE 16 YEAR-OLD

DAUGHTER:

WHO IS EXPERIENCING

HER FIRST SERIOUS BOYFRIEND.

THE LITTLE ONE WHO IS IN LOVE

WITH HER HORSE.

THE TWO BOYS WHO THINK

THEY'RE THE NEXT ROLLING STONES.

AND THE ELDEST-- HE'S MOVED

TO MANHATTAN TO MAKE IT.

I HAVE YE TO MEET HIM.

WHY NO APPLAUSE HERE,

GENTLEMEN?

FOR WHAT, FIVE HOURS OF

"PASS THE SALT"? I DON'T GET THE POINT.

THE POINT IS WE'VE GONE

TO THE MOON AND BEYOND,

BUT WE HAVE YET TO GET PAS THE AMERICAN FRONT DOOR.

AND WHEN WE GE PAST THAT DOOR,

WHAT DO YOU THINK

WE'RE GOING TO FIND?

THE SMILING FACES

ON THE CHRISTMAS CARDS?

THE CUTE LITTLE JOKES

WITH THE LAUGH TRACKS? NO.

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