The Parade

Countdown for a blast off. X minus 5, minus 4, minus 3, minus 2, X minus 1, fire. From the far horizons of the unknown come transcribed tales of new dimensions in time and space. These are stories of the future, adventures in which you live in a million could be years, on a thousand maybe worlds.

The national broadcasting company presents Minus 1 1 1 If you wanted to take over our world with a minimum amount of resistance in trouble, how would you go about it? Tonight we'll tell you how with a strange and chilling story by George leopards the parade You are mr.

Sid Ryan the same my name is l help chore Lucha, I am a Martian. Ah, pleased to meet you, Mr. Lucha. What was that again? A Martian. As in Orson Welles? Precisely. I'm a Rotarian myself.

Saddam. Thank you. Now that we've had our little joke, Mr. Lucha, what can publicity associates do for you? I am interested in obtaining publicity. It has been my observation that advertising and publicity are the very backbone of earthly civilizations.

Spoken like a true Martian, Mr. Lucha. Now if you'll tell me the name of the client? The client of course. Will be the Martians. You don't give up do you? Give up? The gag I mean.

Oliver! Yes Mr. Ryan? This is Mr. Luchon. How do you do? Mr. Luchon claims to be a Martian. Take him outside will you Oliver? I am happy to see Mr. Ryan that my telling you I am a Martian has approximately the effect I guessed it would.

I believe we can do business. I have here cash retainer $5,000. $5? All of it. Take a look at that water lettuce. It's the real stuff, Mr. Ryan. And my client has prepared to spend many times that amount.