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"Shudder through your laughter at the gayest, goofiest manhunt since Abbott and Costello convulsed the screen!"

NR 1942 · 1h 17m
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Confronting Silly Answers in Investigation
Mervin Q. Milgrim I'm getting a lot of silly answers from this guy.
Chick Larkin Well, grill him.
Mervin Q. Milgrim What?
Chick Larkin Grill him.
Mervin Q. Milgrim I'm not hungry!
Impersonation and the Law in Detective Work
Wiseguy Kid Usher Hey, do you know there's a couple of soda jerks around here playing detective?
Detective Brannigan G'wan! Don't you know it's against the law to impersonate an officer?
Wiseguy Kid Usher Well, then how do you get away with it?
Identity and Perception in a Lighthearted Exchange
Mervin Q. Milgrim Don't call me Blimp!
Detective Brannigan Why not?
Mervin Q. Milgrim What makes a blimp go up?
Detective Brannigan Hot air.
Mervin Q. Milgrim What's holding you down?
The Title of This Story Is Revealed
Mervin Q. Milgrim The title of this story is---"The Midget Gets The Chair", or "Small Fry"!
[reading from radio script]
Delayed Sundae Order Conversation
Customer What happened to my strawberry sundae?
Mervin Q. Milgrim What's today?
Customer Friday.
Mervin Q. Milgrim You've got two more days to wait.
Contractual Obligations and Evasive Maneuvers
Col. J.R. Andrews Mr. Turner, may I remind you that I have a contract for your services, and I intend to exercise it.
Jimmy Turner You'll get plenty of exercise trying to find me.
Indifference to Dental Investment
Chick Larkin She's only got a couple of buck teeth.
[about Juliet Collins]
Mervin Q. Milgrim Why do I care what she paid for them?
Mervin's Unexpected Reason for Going Upstairs
Mervin Q. Milgrim I gotta go back upstairs and get something...
[nauseous]
Chick Larkin What have you gotta get?
Mervin Q. Milgrim My stomach...
The Consequences of Solving the Case
Chick Larkin If we solve this case, the public will be begging for "MUCK AND MIRE'.
Mervin Q. Milgrim And if the murderer gets us, we'll do plenty of begging, too!