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Corny Collins:
All right. Hold on to your hats, all you continental rockers 'cause it's *dance* contest time and we've got the wildest judge in town. You listen to her every night on WEDD and she hosts Negro Day on The Corny Collins Show, the last Thursday of every month. A warm welcome for the Queen of Baltimore soul: Miss Motormouth Maybelle herself, ladies and gentlemen! Let's hear it, Baltimore - Motormouth Maybelle! All right, here she comes, looking very fine. [Applause] Motormouth Maybelle:
Ooh whee! Tiddley papa! l am a whopper! [Applause] Motormouth Maybelle:
Motormouth Maybelle is my name and, sweetheart, dancin' is my game. [Applause] Motormouth Maybelle:
Motormouth, Motormouth, Motormouth!
All right. Hold on to your hats, all you continental rockers 'cause it's *dance* contest time and we've got the wildest judge in town. You listen to her every night on WEDD and she hosts Negro Day on The Corny Collins Show, the last Thursday of every month. A warm welcome for the Queen of Baltimore soul: Miss Motormouth Maybelle herself, ladies and gentlemen! Let's hear it, Baltimore - Motormouth Maybelle! All right, here she comes, looking very fine. [Applause] Motormouth Maybelle:
Ooh whee! Tiddley papa! l am a whopper! [Applause] Motormouth Maybelle:
Motormouth Maybelle is my name and, sweetheart, dancin' is my game. [Applause] Motormouth Maybelle:
Motormouth, Motormouth, Motormouth!
Full Transcript
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All right Hold on to your hats all you continental rockers
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because it's dance contest time and we've got the wildest judge in town
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You listen to her every night on WEDD and she hosts Negro Day
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on The Corny Collins Show the last Thursday of every month
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A warm welcome for the queen of Baltimore soul
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Miss Motormouth Maybelle herself ladies and gentlemen
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Let's hear it Baltimore Motormouth Maybelle
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All right here she comes looking very fine
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Ooh wee tiddley papa I am a Whopper
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CHEERING
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Motormouth Maybelle is my name and sweetheart dancing is my game
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Motormouth Motormouth Motormouth
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Movie Summary
A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
Actors
Corny Collins
Motormouth Maybelle
