Ben Kurtzman: [voice-over at the end] Life is made up of a few big moments, and a lot of little ones. I still remember the first time I kissed Sylvia, or the last time I hugged my father before he died. And I still remember that white-bread sandwich and that blonde dancing girl with the cigarette pack on her thigh. But a lot of images fade, and no matter how hard I try, I can't get them back. I had a relative once who said that if I knew things would no longer be, I would have tried to remember better.
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Ben Kurtzman: You don't walk out on Sinatra, sir.
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Ben Kurtzman: I grew up in the northwest section of Baltimore. It was all Jewish. In fact I didn't even think of it in those terms, I just assumed everyone was Jewish. The whole world was Jewish. I remember when I was in the second grade, first clue that some people were different occurred to me then. I even thought Ping Dir was Jewish, the Ping part didn't sound Jewish but I just assumed it was a nickname. Her brother's named Min-Huey and that definitely sounded Jewish. I began to sense there was a world beyond what I knew when I had lunch at Butch Johnson's house... [cut to young Ben at the Johnson home, sitting at the table] Mrs. Johnson: Is there something wrong Ben? Ben Kurtzman: No, this is fine; I've just never had raw bread before. Mrs. Johnson: What? Ben Kurtzman: We always cook it, you know? Toast it. Mrs. Johnson: Oh I can do that. Ben Kurtzman: No what, there's too much white here. The milk is white, the bread is white, it's all white stuff. Mrs. Johnson: Well what do you normally have? Ben Kurtzman: Not this. [later on in the Kurtzman home] Ada Kurtzman: Well what was on the bread. Ben Kurtzman: A luncheon meat, I¡¯ve never heard of it. Ada Kurtzman: Not bologna, not salami? Ben Kurtzman: No, a luncheon meat, with mayonnaise, and milk, everything was white. Ada Kurtzman: Oh, they must not be Jewish. They¡¯re the other kind. Ben Kurtzman: A couple years later I realized, the ¡°other kind¡
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Little Melvin: Don't make me moody.
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Nate Kurtzman: The government doesn't know from shit. They integrate the golf courses in '51, and schools in '54. Where's their priorities? Louie: They integrated the cricket field in Clifton Park back in '50. Can't find a colored person who plays cricket. Pete, Nate's Assistant: I beg to differ. That was part of the separate but equal ruling. The coloreds could only play cricket on Tuesdays. Louie: You can't find a colored person who wants to play cricket on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Kiss-My-Tuchis-Day. Charlie, Nate's Assistant: For that matter, you can't find a white person who wants to play cricket. What is it with that game? It makes no sense. How many players do you need there? What do they use, a mallet or something? Pete, Nate's Assistant: Isn't that the one with the hoops? Charlie, Nate's Assistant: That's croquet. Louie: Nah, croquet is something you eat. Nate Kurtzman: Everything is something you eat. Louie: No, I saw it here on the menu.
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