The Magic Christian Page #2

"moved to new location."

But no clue as to where

that new location is.

if you want it

anytime I can give it

but you better hurry

'cause it's going

fast

Well then, Pontius, if

that really is your name,

Take us to your leader.

We've just taken over

some new companies, son,

And the boardroom tycoons are waiting

for us to get to work... On them.

[Grand] Winthrop.

Sir Guy?

When I bought this paper,

It had one of the highest circulations

of any Sunday newspaper in this country.

It was a paper...

With a heart, Winthrop,

[men murmuring] Hear! Hear!

And a circulation.

Now just look at this.

Read it out, Winthrop.

But, sir guy, you said, uh--

Yes, I know what I

said, but read it.

"Detectives made inquiries from holi-

day makers of Brighton aujourd'hui."

What is aujourd'hui, Winthrop?

It's French for "today," sir Guy.

We are running an English

newspaper, Winthrop.

[men murmuring agreement]

"In connection with the

murder last mercredi...

"of the-- [speaking German]

"twenty-nine-year-old

girl, Lynn McNab,

"whose mutilated body was

found washed up on the beach.

"open brackets.

Tee-hee-hee.

Close brackets."

read on, Winthrop.

We printed an apology, sir Guy.

And in what language

was the apology written?

Polish.

[men gasping] Polish?

It's gotta stop, Winthrop.

It will, sir Guy.

It will.

It will, it will, it will.

Immediatement.

Gentlemen,

We are a nation on the move.

[men murmuring agreement]

Any man jack who fails

to realize that...

Had better don his think cap.

Common zen savvy tells us...

That the prestige of the

British automobile...

Is being severely threatened...

By the encroachment

of the small...

Or mini-car image.

We are rapidly becoming

a tiny-car nation.

- [men murmuring agreement]

- so does it not follow then...

That a nation of tiny cars...

Could very soon become

a nation of tiny persons?

So, patently then,

It is in the highest

national interest...

That we... Counter...

This tiny car image...

By introducing an automobile...

That will hold its

own size-wise...

Against the American big boys,

Brilliant. Brilliant.

Yet with no sacrifice...

To traditional standards

of taste and function.

And so, gentlemen,

may I submit to you...

With much pleasure and pride...

The new great British Zeus.

[fanfare]

It's still pretty much on the dra-

wing board, as we say, gentlemen.

But let's run it up the flagpole

and see who salutes it.

[narrator] The British Zeus!

[thunderclap]

[tires screeching]

Designed for the man in the

know, the man on the go.

And wherever he goes,

He can accommodate a bevy of per-

sonal friends and acquaintances.

Let's think salesmanship

and slogan.

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