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Isn't it true that Darwin preservedA piece of vermicelli in a glass caseUntil it actually began to moveWith a voluntary motionAre you speaking of the worm or the spaghettiWhy the worm sirYes it seems
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Young Frankenstein

Hearts and kidneys are tinker toys! I am talking about the central nervous system!

Medical Student:
Isn't it true that Darwin preserved a piece of vermicelli in a glass case until, by some extrordinary means, it actually began to move with voluntary motion?Dr. Frederick Frankenstein:Are you speaking of the worm or the spaghetti?Medical Student:Why, the worm, sir.Dr. Frederick Frankenstein:Yes, I did read something of that incident when I was a student, but you have to remember that a worm... with very few exceptions... is not a human being.Medical Student:But wasn't that the whole basis of your grandfather's work? The reanimation of dead tissue?Dr. Frederick Frankenstein:My grandfather was a very sick man.Medical Student:But as a Fronkensteen, aren't you the least bit curious about it? Doesn't the bringing back to life what was once dead hold any intrigue to you?Dr. Frederick Frankenstein:You are talking about the nonsensical ravings of a lunatic mind! Dead is dead!Medical Student:But look at what has been done with Hearts and kidneys...Dr. Frederick Frankenstein:Hearts and kidneys are tinker toys! I am talking about the central nervous system!

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Isn't it true that Darwin preserved
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A piece of vermicelli in a glass case
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Until it actually began to move
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With a voluntary motion
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Are you speaking of the worm or the spaghetti
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Why the worm sir
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Yes it seems to me I did read something
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Of that incident when I was a student
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But you must remember that a worm
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With very few exceptions
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Is not a human being
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Wasn't that the basis of your grandfather's work
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The reanimation of dead tissue
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My grandfather was a very sick man
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But as a Fronkensteen
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Aren't you the least bit curious about it
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Doesn't bringing what was dead back to life
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Hold any intrigue for you
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You're talking about
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The nonsensical ravings of a lunatic mind
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Dead is dead
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Look what has been done with hearts and kidneys
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Hearts and kidneys are tinker toys
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I'm talking about the central nervous system
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Duration
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Timestamp in Movie
00:09:50
Uploaded
Mar 15, 2026
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20th Century Fox

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Movie Summary

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.

Actors

Jeff Maxwell
Medical Student
Gene Wilder
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein