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"Mairzy Doats." I remember when I first heard
that song on the radio... and I always associate
its popularity... with a bizarre incident
when Mr. Zipsky... normally a very quiet man
in the neighborhood... had a nervous breakdown
and ran amok... through the shopping district
of Rockaway
that song on the radio... and I always associate
its popularity... with a bizarre incident
when Mr. Zipsky... normally a very quiet man
in the neighborhood... had a nervous breakdown
and ran amok... through the shopping district
of Rockaway
Full Transcript
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"Mairzy Doats."
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I remember when I first heard
that song on the radio...
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and I always associate
its popularity...
00:00:07.073 --> 00:00:09.094
with a bizarre incident
when Mr. Zipsky...
00:00:09.976 --> 00:00:12.103
normally a very quiet man
in the neighborhood...
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had a nervous breakdown
and ran amok...
00:00:14.113 --> 00:00:16.206
through the shopping district
of Rockaway.
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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.