:28:01
Then will you answer me one question?
:28:03
If it was all that bad,
why did you stick together for 43 years?
:28:07
- Why?
- Yes, why?
:28:09
Because he was terrific.
There'll never be another one like him.
:28:12
Nobody could time a joke
the way he could time a joke.
:28:15
Nobody could say a line the way he said it.
:28:17
We each knew
what the other was thinking.
:28:19
One person, that's what we were.
No, no...
:28:22
Al Lewis was the best.
The best, you understand?
:28:25
- I understand.
- As an actor, no one could touch him.
:28:28
As a human being,
no one wanted to touch him.
:28:31
Uncle Willy, people do change.
:28:34
You know his wife died three years ago?
:28:37
He lives with his daughter now,
somewhere in New Jersey.
:28:40
He doesn't do anything anymore.
:28:41
He's got very bad arthritis,
he's got poor blood circulation.
:28:44
I'll send him a pump.
He'll outlive you, believe me.
:28:47
I spoke to his daughter.
He wants very much to do this show.
:28:50
With arthritis? Forget it.
:28:51
Instead of a finger,
he'll poke me with a cane.
:28:54
What if I went out to New Jersey
and spoke to him...
:28:57
explained how you felt,
see if we could work things out?
:29:00
Uncle Willy, do I have your permission
to go and speak to him?
:29:04
- Go speak to him.
- Thank you.
:29:07
But take a towel with you. I'm sorry.
:29:33
- Mr. Clark?
- Sorry I'm late. I got off the wrong exit.
:29:36
Come in. Dad just got up from his nap.
:29:39
He's out in the sunroom.
:29:40
He likes to be up
when the children get home.
:29:42
Mrs. Green, can I ask you a question?
How is his health?
:29:45
I mean, is he up to doing this show
if it all works out?
:29:47
I think it would be
the best thing in the world for him.
:29:50
And he takes very good care of himself.
:29:53
- He's just a little slow, that's all.
- What do you mean, slow?
:29:57
He doesn't like to be rushed.
:29:59
He lets the phone ring eight or nine times
before answering it.