Learning the Ropes

Well, well, well, here's Mama Bloom's brood. The offer seems as firmly established in the moving picture business as chief executive of the Excello Pictures Corporation in Hollywood. He is still a little dazed at finding himself the big boss and more than a little vague as to what his business consists of.

Right now we find him in his office, having a little trouble with the telephone. No, no, no, I did not. Look, I am sitting here and suddenly the bozzer bozzers and three lights flash on my desk.

So I am picking up the phone and... What? What did you say? It wasn't my phone. Key? Rob key. The only keys I've got fit my door at home at... What? Push the key up?

Which key? Rob key? That... Never mind. Never mind. Never mind. I don't want to know. I'm crazy, so I forgot about the whole thing, huh? Yeah. All right. Goodbye. Goodbye. She's me. Well, well, I see you're here bright and early.

I am not bright this morning, and it's too oily for you to smile like that. I don't like it. What's the matter, Pa? You got on the wrong side of bed this morning? Wrong side. Wrong side.

Some morning I'm not even going to get up. I'm going to stay in bed for the rest of my life. rest of my life. On our all-kidness side, Pa. What's the matter, Sydney? Sydney, I'm going to tell you something.

Something that I shouldn't tell you if I was in my right mind. But because I am crazy, I'm going to tell you. Pa. Yeah, Pa. I wish I was back in New York. Back in New York, sitting in my little office in the knee-pants factory.