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-->'''Ernie:''' (''sadly and shocked'') My kitchen...
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* It's a brief moment, but after seeing the house totally trashed after Caesar's failure in killing the mouse, Ernie seems to be actually hurt in by particular by the kitchen's horrible and disastrous conditions. Since he was a professional chef, this is quite justified.
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-->'''Ernie:''' (''sadly and shocked'') My kitchen...
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* Catzilla's demise at the hands of the mouse. We never see if he survived his ordeal, but as terrifying a creature as he was it doesn't make the suffering of an animal any less upsetting. Also, hearing meowing panifully after falling down the shaft is quite sad. It almost sounds like he's crying.
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* Catzilla's demise at the hands of the mouse. We never see if he survived his ordeal, ordeal[[note]]though he may very well be since we can hear him groaning and Maury previously mentioned that he has been gassed twice with no deadly effect[[/note]], but as terrifying a creature as he was it doesn't make the suffering of an animal any less upsetting. Also, hearing meowing panifully after falling down the shaft is quite sad. It almost sounds like he's crying.
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* Catzilla's demise at the hands of the mouse. We never see if he survived his ordeal, but as terrifying a creature as he was it doesn't make the suffering of an animal any less upsetting.
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* Catzilla's demise at the hands of the mouse. We never see if he survived his ordeal, but as terrifying a creature as he was it doesn't make the suffering of an animal any less upsetting. Also, hearing meowing panifully after falling down the shaft is quite sad. It almost sounds like he's crying.
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* Ernie losing his restaurant Chez Ernie due to [[ForWantOfANail a single cockroach]]. This results in him working at a local diner. In the next scene, Ernie discusses his heartbreak with Lars while walking in town.
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* Ernie losing his restaurant Chez Ernie due to [[ForWantOfANail a single cockroach]].cockroach. This results in him working at a local diner. In the next scene, Ernie discusses his heartbreak with Lars while walking in town.
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* The death of Rudolf Smuntz. Lars is understandably despondent and struggling to stay optimistic, while Ernie is bitter over his many unresolved issues with his father due to their differences over his aspirations. As Lars was given the offer of selling Smuntz String to [=ZeppCo=], Lars reminisces the moment of Rudolf on his death bed and was told to never sell his company.
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* The death of Rudolf Smuntz. Lars is understandably despondent and struggling to stay optimistic, while Ernie is bitter over his many unresolved issues with his father due to their differences over his aspirations. As Lars was is given the offer of selling Smuntz String to [=ZeppCo=], Lars reminisces the moment of Rudolf on his death bed and was told to never sell his company.
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* Ernie scolds Lars for choosing to spend his days working at Smuntz String and brings up a moment where he made Rudolf a meal when his was 70, in hope he'd show a bit of recognition, but nothing. All [[JerkassWoobie Ernie]] wanted was his father's respect.
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* The death of the mayor at Ernie's restaurant. BlackComedy was firmly in effect with this one, but he was still an innocent man who during an innocent family dinner saw his own heart give out, leaving behind his wife and young daughters. Worse still, Ernie takes the fall for what was an honest, albeit careless mistake and loses everything he's worked for as he's vilified by the public.
* The mouse's home getting destroyed. He's just crawled into bed after a hard day's work collecting food when a bunch of giant nails just burst out of the walls to wreck everything and [[NightmareFuel nearly killing him]]--he's even grasping his sheets in horror!
* The little girl being forcefully separated from her kitten by her mother, with the innocent animal being taken into a gas-filled room to face a highly uncertain fate. You know you despised the woman for putting them both through that.
* Catzilla's demise at the hands of the mouse. We never see if he survived his ordeal, but as terrifying a creature as he was it doesn't make the suffering of an animal any less upsetting.
* Ernie scolds Lars for choosing to spend his days working at Smuntz String and brings up a moment where he made Rudolf a meal whenhis he was 70, in hope he'd show [[WellDoneSonGuy a bit of recognition, recognition]], but nothing. All [[JerkassWoobie Ernie]] wanted was his father's respect.
* The mouse's home getting destroyed. He's just crawled into bed after a hard day's work collecting food when a bunch of giant nails just burst out of the walls to wreck everything and [[NightmareFuel nearly killing him]]--he's even grasping his sheets in horror!
* The little girl being forcefully separated from her kitten by her mother, with the innocent animal being taken into a gas-filled room to face a highly uncertain fate. You know you despised the woman for putting them both through that.
* Catzilla's demise at the hands of the mouse. We never see if he survived his ordeal, but as terrifying a creature as he was it doesn't make the suffering of an animal any less upsetting.
* Ernie scolds Lars for choosing to spend his days working at Smuntz String and brings up a moment where he made Rudolf a meal when
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'''Ernie:''' Yes, you remember! I slaved over that meal, making sure everything was perfect! Did he say, "Thanks, Ernie, it was delicious"? No. He only noticed the string I had tied it with. He was crazy! ... But I still wanted his approval. I didn’t leave, Lars, I was cast out.
* Catzilla's demise at the hands of the mouse. We never see if he survived his ordeal, but as terrifying a creature as he was it doesn't make the suffering of an animal any less upsetting.
* The little girl being forcefully separated from her kitten by her mother, with the innocent animal being taken into a gas-filled room to face a highly uncertain fate. You know you despised the woman for putting them both through that.
* The death of the mayor at Ernie's restaurant. BlackComedy was firmly in effect with this one, but he was still an innocent man who during an innocent family dinner saw his own heart give out, leaving behind his wife and young daughters. Worse still, Ernie takes the fall for what was an honest, albeit careless mistake and loses everything he's worked for as he's vilified by the public.
* The mouse's home getting destroyed. He's just crawled into bed after a hard day's work collecting food when a bunch of giant nails just burst out of the walls to wreck everything and [[NightmareFuel nearly killing him]]--he's even grasping his sheets in horror!
* Catzilla's demise at the hands of the mouse. We never see if he survived his ordeal, but as terrifying a creature as he was it doesn't make the suffering of an animal any less upsetting.
* The little girl being forcefully separated from her kitten by her mother, with the innocent animal being taken into a gas-filled room to face a highly uncertain fate. You know you despised the woman for putting them both through that.
* The death of the mayor at Ernie's restaurant. BlackComedy was firmly in effect with this one, but he was still an innocent man who during an innocent family dinner saw his own heart give out, leaving behind his wife and young daughters. Worse still, Ernie takes the fall for what was an honest, albeit careless mistake and loses everything he's worked for as he's vilified by the public.
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'''Ernie:''' Yes, you remember! I slaved over that meal, making sure everything was perfect! Did he say, "Thanks, Ernie, it was delicious"? No. He only noticed the string I had tied it with. He was crazy! ... But I still wanted his approval. I didn’t leave, Lars, I was cast out. \n* Catzilla's demise at the hands of the mouse. We never see if he survived his ordeal, but as terrifying a creature as he was it doesn't make the suffering of an animal any less upsetting. \n* The little girl being forcefully separated from her kitten by her mother, with the innocent animal being taken into a gas-filled room to face a highly uncertain fate. You know you despised the woman for putting them both through that. \n* The death of the mayor at Ernie's restaurant. BlackComedy was firmly in effect with this one, but he was still an innocent man who during an innocent family dinner saw his own heart give out, leaving behind his wife and young daughters. Worse still, Ernie takes the fall for what was an honest, albeit careless mistake and loses everything he's worked for as he's vilified by the public.\n* The mouse's home getting destroyed. He's just crawled into bed after a hard day's work collecting food when a bunch of giant nails just burst out of the walls to wreck everything and [[NightmareFuel nearly killing him]]--he's even grasping his sheets in horror!
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** Doubly so is the fact that Mr. Smuntz's actor, Creator/WilliamHickey, died before production ended. The film was subsequently [[InMemoriam dedicated to his memory]].
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** Doubly so is the fact that Mr. Smuntz's actor, William Hickey, [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim died before production ended]]. The film was subsequently [[InMemoriam dedicated to his memory]].
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** Doubly so is the fact that Mr. Smuntz's actor, William Hickey, [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Creator/WilliamHickey, died before production ended]].ended. The film was subsequently [[InMemoriam dedicated to his memory]].
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'''Ernie:''' Well, you could have fooled me. You and Pop were always huddled together running some piece of something through your fingers. It didn't matter what I did, I didn't even exist! I made him my special rack of lamb for is 70th birthday.\\
'''Lars:''' Oh, no.\\
'''Ernie:''' Yes, you remember! I slaved over that meal, making sure everything was perfect! Did he say, "Thanks, Ernie, it was delicious"? No. He only noticed the string I had tied it with. He was crazy! ... But I still wanted his approval.
'''Lars:''' Oh, no.\\
'''Ernie:''' Yes, you remember! I slaved over that meal, making sure everything was perfect! Did he say, "Thanks, Ernie, it was delicious"? No. He only noticed the string I had tied it with. He was crazy! ... But I still wanted his approval.
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'''Ernie:''' Well, you could have fooled me. You and Pop were always huddled together running some piece of something through your fingers. It didn't matter what I did, I didn't even exist! I made him my special rack of lamb for is his 70th birthday.\\
'''Lars:''' Oh,no.\\
no…\\
'''Ernie:''' Yes, you remember! I slaved over that meal, making sure everything was perfect! Did he say, "Thanks, Ernie, it was delicious"? No. He only noticed the string I had tied it with. He was crazy! ... But I still wanted his approval. I didn’t leave, Lars, I was cast out.
'''Lars:''' Oh,
'''Ernie:''' Yes, you remember! I slaved over that meal, making sure everything was perfect! Did he say, "Thanks, Ernie, it was delicious"? No. He only noticed the string I had tied it with. He was crazy! ... But I still wanted his approval. I didn’t leave, Lars, I was cast out.
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* The mouse's home getting destroyed. It's just crawled into bed after a hard day's work collecting food when a bunch of giant nails just burst out of the walls to wreck everything and nearly killing it--it's even grasping the sheets in horror!
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* The mouse's home getting destroyed. It's He's just crawled into bed after a hard day's work collecting food when a bunch of giant nails just burst out of the walls to wreck everything and [[NightmareFuel nearly killing it--it's him]]--he's even grasping the his sheets in horror!
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* The mouse's home getting destroyed. It's just crawled into bed after a hard day's work collecting food when a bunch of giant nails just burst out of the walls to wreck everything and nearly killing it--it's even grasping the sheets in horror! Its about to meet its end when the nailgun jams.
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* The mouse's home getting destroyed. It's just crawled into bed after a hard day's work collecting food when a bunch of giant nails just burst out of the walls to wreck everything and nearly killing it--it's even grasping the sheets in horror! Its about to meet its end when the nailgun jams.horror!
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* The mouse's home getting destroyed. It's just crawled into bed after a hard day's work collecting food when a bunch of giant nails just burst out of the walls to wreck everything and nearly killing it. Its about to meet its end when the nailgun jams.
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* The mouse's home getting destroyed. It's just crawled into bed after a hard day's work collecting food when a bunch of giant nails just burst out of the walls to wreck everything and nearly killing it. it--it's even grasping the sheets in horror! Its about to meet its end when the nailgun jams.
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* The death of the mayor at Ernie's restaurant. BlackComedy was firmly in effect with this one, but he was still an innocent man who during an innocent family dinner saw his own heart give out, leaving behind his wife and young daughters. Worse still, Ernie takes the fall for what was an honest, albeit careless mistake and loses everything he's worked for as he's vilified by the public.
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* The death of the mayor at Ernie's restaurant. BlackComedy was firmly in effect with this one, but he was still an innocent man who during an innocent family dinner saw his own heart give out, leaving behind his wife and young daughters. Worse still, Ernie takes the fall for what was an honest, albeit careless mistake and loses everything he's worked for as he's vilified by the public.public.
* The mouse's home getting destroyed. It's just crawled into bed after a hard day's work collecting food when a bunch of giant nails just burst out of the walls to wreck everything and nearly killing it. Its about to meet its end when the nailgun jams.
* The mouse's home getting destroyed. It's just crawled into bed after a hard day's work collecting food when a bunch of giant nails just burst out of the walls to wreck everything and nearly killing it. Its about to meet its end when the nailgun jams.
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* [[DownerBeginning The movie opens with the funeral of Lars and Ernie's father Rudolf Smuntz]]. If you ignore [[TheFunInFuneral the banter between Lars and Ernie]] and [[BlackComedy Rudolph catapulted into a manhole]].
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* [[DownerBeginning The movie opens with the funeral of Lars and Ernie's father Rudolf Smuntz]]. If you ignore [[TheFunInFuneral the banter between Lars and Ernie]] and [[BlackComedy Rudolph Rudolf catapulted into a manhole]].
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* Ernie losing his restaurant Chez Ernie due to [[ForWantOfANail a single cockroach]]. This results in him working at a local diner. In the next scene, Ernie discusses his heartbreak with lars while walking in town.
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* Ernie losing his restaurant Chez Ernie due to [[ForWantOfANail a single cockroach]]. This results in him working at a local diner. In the next scene, Ernie discusses his heartbreak with lars Lars while walking in town.
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* Ernie scolds Lars for choosing to spend his days working at Smuntz String and brings up a moment where he made Rudolf a meal when his was 70, in hope he'd show a bit of recognition, but nothing. All Ernie wanted was his father's respect.
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* Ernie scolds Lars for choosing to spend his days working at Smuntz String and brings up a moment where he made Rudolf a meal when his was 70, in hope he'd show a bit of recognition, but nothing. All Ernie [[JerkassWoobie Ernie]] wanted was his father's respect.
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* The death of the mayor at Ernie's restaurant. BlackComedy was firmly in effect with this one, but he was still an innocent man who during an innocent family dinner saw his own heart give out, leaving behind his wife and young daughters. Worse still, Ernie takes the fall for what was an honest, albeit careless mistake and loses everything he's worked for as he's villified by the public.
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* The death of the mayor at Ernie's restaurant. BlackComedy was firmly in effect with this one, but he was still an innocent man who during an innocent family dinner saw his own heart give out, leaving behind his wife and young daughters. Worse still, Ernie takes the fall for what was an honest, albeit careless mistake and loses everything he's worked for as he's villified vilified by the public.
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* [[DownerBeginning The movie It opens with the funeral of Lars and Ernie's father Rudolf Smuntz]]. If you ignore [[TheFunInFuneral the banter between Lars and Ernie]] and [[BlackComedy Rudolph catapulted into a manhole]].
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* [[DownerBeginning The movie It opens with the funeral of Lars and Ernie's father Rudolf Smuntz]]. If you ignore [[TheFunInFuneral the banter between Lars and Ernie]] and [[BlackComedy Rudolph catapulted into a manhole]].
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* As Lars was given the offer of selling Smuntz String to [=ZeppCo=], Lars reminisces the moment of Rudolf on his death bed.
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* The death of Rudolf Smuntz. Lars is understandably despondent and struggling to stay optimistic, while Ernie is bitter over his many unresolved issues with his father due to their differences over his aspirations. As Lars was given the offer of selling Smuntz String to [=ZeppCo=], Lars reminisces the moment of Rudolf on his death bed.bed and was told to never sell his company.
** Doubly so is the fact that Mr. Smuntz's actor, William Hickey, [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim died before production ended]]. The film was subsequently [[InMemoriam dedicated to his memory]].
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'''Ernie:''' Yes, you remember! I slaved over that meal, making sure everything was perfect! Did he say, "Thanks, Ernie, it was delicious"? No. He only noticed the string I had tied it with. He was crazy! ... But I still wanted his approval.
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'''Ernie:''' Yes, you remember! I slaved over that meal, making sure everything was perfect! Did he say, "Thanks, Ernie, it was delicious"? No. He only noticed the string I had tied it with. He was crazy! ... But I still wanted his approval.approval.
* Catzilla's demise at the hands of the mouse. We never see if he survived his ordeal, but as terrifying a creature as he was it doesn't make the suffering of an animal any less upsetting.
* The little girl being forcefully separated from her kitten by her mother, with the innocent animal being taken into a gas-filled room to face a highly uncertain fate. You know you despised the woman for putting them both through that.
* The death of the mayor at Ernie's restaurant. BlackComedy was firmly in effect with this one, but he was still an innocent man who during an innocent family dinner saw his own heart give out, leaving behind his wife and young daughters. Worse still, Ernie takes the fall for what was an honest, albeit careless mistake and loses everything he's worked for as he's villified by the public.
* Catzilla's demise at the hands of the mouse. We never see if he survived his ordeal, but as terrifying a creature as he was it doesn't make the suffering of an animal any less upsetting.
* The little girl being forcefully separated from her kitten by her mother, with the innocent animal being taken into a gas-filled room to face a highly uncertain fate. You know you despised the woman for putting them both through that.
* The death of the mayor at Ernie's restaurant. BlackComedy was firmly in effect with this one, but he was still an innocent man who during an innocent family dinner saw his own heart give out, leaving behind his wife and young daughters. Worse still, Ernie takes the fall for what was an honest, albeit careless mistake and loses everything he's worked for as he's villified by the public.
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'''Ernie:'' No. The point is, I put everything I had into that restaurant. It was my livelihood, and my home. In one fatal bite, it was all taken away from me.
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'''Lars:''' I promise, Pop. I promise.
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'''Lars:''' I promise, Pop. I promise.promise.
* Ernie losing his restaurant Chez Ernie due to [[ForWantOfANail a single cockroach]]. This results in him working at a local diner. In the next scene, Ernie discusses his heartbreak with lars while walking in town.
-->'''Ernie:''' When I'm in the kitchen, I cook. I can't control every single thing that goes on in there.\\
'''Lars:''' You know, it really isn't fair for everybody to blame you. You didn't do anything wrong.\\
'''Ernie:''' Yes, but society always needs someone to persecute. A scapegoat, someone to demonize. The same thing happened to Galileo.\\
'''Lars:''' Really? Unbelievable. With a cockroach, and everything?\\
'''Ernie:'' No. The point is, I put everything I had into that restaurant. It was my livelihood, and my home. In one fatal bite, it was all taken away from me.
* Ernie scolds Lars for choosing to spend his days working at Smuntz String and brings up a moment where he made Rudolf a meal when his was 70, in hope he'd show a bit of recognition, but nothing. All Ernie wanted was his father's respect.
-->'''Ernie:''' Spending your whole life in that stupid factory! It's tragic.\\
'''Lars:''' You think I didn't have other things I wanted to do with my life? You think I didn't have ambitions of my own?\\
'''Ernie:''' Oh, come on, you love string.\\
'''Lars:''' I didn't love string.\\
'''Ernie:''' Well, you could have fooled me. You and Pop were always huddled together running some piece of something through your fingers. It didn't matter what I did, I didn't even exist! I made him my special rack of lamb for is 70th birthday.\\
'''Lars:''' Oh, no.\\
'''Ernie:''' Yes, you remember! I slaved over that meal, making sure everything was perfect! Did he say, "Thanks, Ernie, it was delicious"? No. He only noticed the string I had tied it with. He was crazy! ... But I still wanted his approval.
* Ernie losing his restaurant Chez Ernie due to [[ForWantOfANail a single cockroach]]. This results in him working at a local diner. In the next scene, Ernie discusses his heartbreak with lars while walking in town.
-->'''Ernie:''' When I'm in the kitchen, I cook. I can't control every single thing that goes on in there.\\
'''Lars:''' You know, it really isn't fair for everybody to blame you. You didn't do anything wrong.\\
'''Ernie:''' Yes, but society always needs someone to persecute. A scapegoat, someone to demonize. The same thing happened to Galileo.\\
'''Lars:''' Really? Unbelievable. With a cockroach, and everything?\\
'''Ernie:'' No. The point is, I put everything I had into that restaurant. It was my livelihood, and my home. In one fatal bite, it was all taken away from me.
* Ernie scolds Lars for choosing to spend his days working at Smuntz String and brings up a moment where he made Rudolf a meal when his was 70, in hope he'd show a bit of recognition, but nothing. All Ernie wanted was his father's respect.
-->'''Ernie:''' Spending your whole life in that stupid factory! It's tragic.\\
'''Lars:''' You think I didn't have other things I wanted to do with my life? You think I didn't have ambitions of my own?\\
'''Ernie:''' Oh, come on, you love string.\\
'''Lars:''' I didn't love string.\\
'''Ernie:''' Well, you could have fooled me. You and Pop were always huddled together running some piece of something through your fingers. It didn't matter what I did, I didn't even exist! I made him my special rack of lamb for is 70th birthday.\\
'''Lars:''' Oh, no.\\
'''Ernie:''' Yes, you remember! I slaved over that meal, making sure everything was perfect! Did he say, "Thanks, Ernie, it was delicious"? No. He only noticed the string I had tied it with. He was crazy! ... But I still wanted his approval.
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'''Ernie:''' ''(reading a magazine)'' Yeah, just a sec.
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'''Ernie:''' ''(reading a magazine)'' Yeah, just a sec.\\
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'''Rudolf:''' Not just any string; ''the'' string. I found it my first day in America.
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'''Rudolf:''' Not just any string; ''the'' string. I found it my first day in America.\\
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'''Rudolf:''' [[ImStandingRightThere I heard that.]]\\
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'''Rudolf:''' [[ImStandingRightThere [[ImStandingRightHere I heard that.]]\\
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* [[DownerBeginning The movie It opens with the funeral of Lars and Ernie's father Rudolf Smuntz]]. If you ignore [[TheFunInFuneral the banter between Lars and Ernie]] and [[BlackComedy Rudolph catapulted into a manhole]].
* As Lars was given the offer of selling Smuntz String to [=ZeppCo=], Lars reminisces the moment of Rudolf on his death bed.
-->'''Rudolf:''' My sons...\\
'''Lars:''' ''(to Ernie, whispering)'' Ernie. Ernie.\\
'''Ernie:''' ''(reading a magazine)'' Yeah, just a sec.
'''Rudolf:''' I want you... to have... something: my most prized possession.\\
''[Rudolf holds a string]''\\
'''Lars:''' Oh, it's a piece of string.\\
'''Rudolf:''' Not just any string; ''the'' string. I found it my first day in America.
'''Ernie:''' What's with the string?\\
'''Rudolf:''' I've had it in my pocket for 60 years. Here. I want you two to share it. Maybe it'll bring you closer together. You haven't talked much lately.\\
'''Ernie:'' Yeah.\\
'''Rudolf:''' ''(As Ernie starts to tug on it)'' Ah! What are you doing?!\\
'''Ernie:''' I'm breaking it in half.\\
'''Rudolf:''' No!\\
'''Ernie:''' No?\\
'''Rudolf:''' I want you to ''share'' it, forever.\\
'''Ernie:''' Sure, Pop, sure. You carry it the first 50 years, I'll take it the next.\\
'''Lars:''' Sure.\\
'''Ernie:''' And turn up the morphine drip a little.\\
'''Rudolf:''' [[ImStandingRightThere I heard that.]]\\
''(Ernie goes back to reading the magazine.)''\\
'''Rudolf:''' Promise me... that you will never sell... Smuntz String... to one of those big conglomerates. Keep it between you; brothers, family. Promise.\\
'''Lars:''' I promise, Pop. I promise.
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* [[DownerBeginning The movie It opens with the funeral of Lars and Ernie's father Rudolf Smuntz]]. If you ignore [[TheFunInFuneral the banter between Lars and Ernie]] and [[BlackComedy Rudolph catapulted into a manhole]].
* As Lars was given the offer of selling Smuntz String to [=ZeppCo=], Lars reminisces the moment of Rudolf on his death bed.
-->'''Rudolf:''' My sons...\\
'''Lars:''' ''(to Ernie, whispering)'' Ernie. Ernie.\\
'''Ernie:''' ''(reading a magazine)'' Yeah, just a sec.
'''Rudolf:''' I want you... to have... something: my most prized possession.\\
''[Rudolf holds a string]''\\
'''Lars:''' Oh, it's a piece of string.\\
'''Rudolf:''' Not just any string; ''the'' string. I found it my first day in America.
'''Ernie:''' What's with the string?\\
'''Rudolf:''' I've had it in my pocket for 60 years. Here. I want you two to share it. Maybe it'll bring you closer together. You haven't talked much lately.\\
'''Ernie:'' Yeah.\\
'''Rudolf:''' ''(As Ernie starts to tug on it)'' Ah! What are you doing?!\\
'''Ernie:''' I'm breaking it in half.\\
'''Rudolf:''' No!\\
'''Ernie:''' No?\\
'''Rudolf:''' I want you to ''share'' it, forever.\\
'''Ernie:''' Sure, Pop, sure. You carry it the first 50 years, I'll take it the next.\\
'''Lars:''' Sure.\\
'''Ernie:''' And turn up the morphine drip a little.\\
'''Rudolf:''' [[ImStandingRightThere I heard that.]]\\
''(Ernie goes back to reading the magazine.)''\\
'''Rudolf:''' Promise me... that you will never sell... Smuntz String... to one of those big conglomerates. Keep it between you; brothers, family. Promise.\\
'''Lars:''' I promise, Pop. I promise.
