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Have you gone mad

Oh, I'm sure of that

The Love Bug • 1968

[Jim brings the malfunctioning Herbie back to Thorndyke. It accidentally bangs against Thorndyke's Rolls Royce and stops. Jim gets out] Peter Thorndyke:
Have you gone mad? Jim Douglas:
Okay, what's the joke? Peter Thorndyke:
What do you mean? Jim Douglas:
I don't know how you rigged it, but I'm sure that car is a real cut-up when a convention comes to town. Peter Thorndyke:
What in the name of... Jim Douglas:
If I'd wanted a trick car, I would have bought one at a joke shop. Peter Thorndyke:
[as Carole joins him]
Allow me to say that I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about. You come billowing up in that beastly little car, and assault my personal Rolls Royce. Jim Douglas:
...I brought it back! I want my money, I want the papers I signed, and then I'll get outta here, and you two clowns can... can have your little laugh. Carole Bennett:
Mr. Douglas, if there is anything wrong with the car, would you be good enough to tell me what it is? Jim Douglas:
Well, there's nothing essentially wrong with the car. It's just that it wants to go one way and I'd like to go the other. Peter Thorndyke:
Well, whatever it is, none of it is covered in our guilt-headed guarantee. Jim Douglas:
Oh, I'm sure of that

Full Transcript

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(BOING)

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Have you gone mad?

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Okay, what's the joke?

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What do you mean?

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I don't know how you rigged it,

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but I'm sure that car's a real cutup when a convention comes to town.

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If I wanted a trick car, I would've bought one in a joke shop.

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THORNDYKE: Allow me to say that I haven't the slightest idea

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what you're talking about.

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You come blithering up in that beastly little car,

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and assault my personal Rolls-Royce!

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I brought it back. I want my money,

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I want the papers I signed, and then I'll get out of here,

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and you two clowns can have your little laugh.

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Mr. Douglas, if there is anything wrong with the car,

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would you be good enough to tell me what it is?

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There's nothing essentially wrong with the car.

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It's just that it wants to go one way, and I'd like to go the other.

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Whatever it is, none of it is covered in our gilt-edged guarantee.

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Oh, I'm sure of that.

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If you examine paragraph 12...

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Excuse me, Mr. Thorndyke,

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but if I sold this gentleman the car, I feel a certain responsibility.

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Do you mind if I try it?

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THORNDYKE: Miss Bennett!

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Our dinner engagement.

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I won't be a minute.

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Seems to be acting all right now.

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Sometimes new car owners have a tendency to exaggerate their problems.

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We get that all the time.

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Believe me, when I was in this car alone, it was...

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Just treat it gently at first.

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It really is quite a fine little automobile.

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Have you had much experience with cars?

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Look, lady, by profession, I'm a racing driver.

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Oh, that Jim Douglas.

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What do you mean, "That Jim Douglas"?

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Let's see. Two years ago at Laguna Seca, you spun out,

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and hung a beautiful Buick Special on the back fence.

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At Willow Springs... Was it a year ago last February?

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...you sprayed a Lotus all over the infield.

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How do you know all that?

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I have trouble with names and faces, but I never forget a car.

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I like good machinery.

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Now, why don't you give this little car a fair chance?

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You bought it. Enjoy it.

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You can drive me back now.

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(TIRES SCREECH)

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(MOTOR RUMBLING)

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How about it, Dad?

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Want to give that doodlebug a workout?

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I'll go easy on you.

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Be serious, will you?

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(ENGINE STARTS)

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(DING)

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(TIRES SCREECHING)

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(TIRES SCREECH)

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Did you see this thing take off?

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One of your showboat tricks, Mr. Douglas?

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I tell you, I had nothing to do with it.

Duration

171 seconds

Views

1,171

Timestamp in Movie

00:13:49

Uploaded

Oct 19, 2021

Genres

comedy, family, sport

Production

Walt Disney Productions

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Movie Summary

Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of it's own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him.

Actors

Peter Thorndyke

David Tomlinson

Jim Douglas

Carole Bennett