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Margaret.
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As you probably know,
Toddler Time has been...
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what shall we say, a wee bit disappointing.
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Audience research figures
have shown a slight but perceptible slide.
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I don't mind telling you,
we've been terribly worried about it.
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To cut a long story short...
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a completely new approach
to Toddler Time has been decided on.
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We're preparing
an absolutely super new adventure series...
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in which we've all got loads of confidence.
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Something really contemporary
and "with it."
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Don't tell me, Snow White's having it off
with the Seven Dwarfs?
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Please, Miss Buckridge,
do try to be serious for a moment.
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Both Mrs. Coote and I are anxious
that you should have first crack of the whip.
1:51:45
When they get down to casting the title role.
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Sorry. What's it called?
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The World of Clarabelle Cow.
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Am I to understand...
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that this character is a cow?
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A very human one, I assure you.
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Full of little foibles and prejudices.
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A flawed, credible cow.
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Credible in human terms, certainly.
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Otherwise the children wouldn't
believe in her.
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Our children are very discerning.
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You mean you want me
to play the part of a cow?
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You do understand
that this is an animated series?
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I mean, animated marionettes.
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You wouldn't be expected to portray...
I mean, it's just your voice.
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Mrs. Coote, I have no intention
of playing the part of a cow...
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in any manner, shape or form!
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Is that absolutely crystal bloody clear?
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Yes, of course.
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Good.
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I didn't mean to upset her.
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She's overwrought, Margaret.
We'll talk about this some other time.