To a rabbi you say "my faithful Indian companion"?
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Mother:
I don't know what to do, Rabbi. Every night, he listens to the radio. I can't keep him away. I say, "Go to the beach. Play in the sun. Get some fresh air." No. "The Lone Ranger," "The Shadow," "The Masked Avenger." Rabbi Baumel:
This is not good. This boy needs discipline. Radio, it's all right once in a while. Otherwise, it tends to induce bad values false dreams, lazy habits. Listening to the radio these stories of foolishness and violence this is no way for a boy to grow up! Joe:
You speak the truth, my faithful Indian companion. Rabbi Baumel:
To a rabbi you say "my faithful Indian companion"? [hits him in a head]
I don't know what to do, Rabbi. Every night, he listens to the radio. I can't keep him away. I say, "Go to the beach. Play in the sun. Get some fresh air." No. "The Lone Ranger," "The Shadow," "The Masked Avenger." Rabbi Baumel:
This is not good. This boy needs discipline. Radio, it's all right once in a while. Otherwise, it tends to induce bad values false dreams, lazy habits. Listening to the radio these stories of foolishness and violence this is no way for a boy to grow up! Joe:
You speak the truth, my faithful Indian companion. Rabbi Baumel:
To a rabbi you say "my faithful Indian companion"? [hits him in a head]
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I don't know what to do Rabbi
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Every night he listens to the radio
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I can't keep him away
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I say Go to the beach
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Play in the sun Get some fresh air
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No The Lone Ranger The Shadow
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The Masked Avenger
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This is not good This boy needs discipline
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Radio it's all right once in a while
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Otherwise it tends to induce bad values
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false dreams lazy habits
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Listening to the radio
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these stories of foolishness and violence
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this is no way for a boy to grow up
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Movie Summary
The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.
