Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
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Ûber-American Instructional films,
teaching America's youth since 1938.

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Hey, there, Timmy.
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Holy mackerel, mister.
You scared the jeepers out of me.

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How'd you like to take a break
from that fine lead-based paint,

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and learn about dodgeball?
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Boy, would I.
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- Where am I, mister?
- You're in a Chinese opium den, Timmy.

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This is where dodgeball
was invented in the 15th century,

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by opium-addicted Chinamen.
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Back then, the Chinamen threw
severed human heads at each another

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instead of the ADAA-approved balls
we use today.

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ADAA?
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That's the American Dodgeball
Association of America.

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Dodgeball is played with six players
on each team, and six rubber balls.

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The object of the game
is to eliminate the opposing players.

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Once all the players on one team are
eliminated, the opposing team wins.

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Wow. I can't wait
to get the fellas together and play.

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Hang on a second there, sport.
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- Patches O'Houlihan.
- That's right, Timmy.

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Patches O'Houlihan. Seven-time ADAA
All-Star is here to take you the rest of the way.

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- Jeepers. Really?
- You betcha, champ.

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If you catch a ball that's thrown at you
before it hits the ground,

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the player who threw that ball is out,
not you.

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Plus, another player from your team
gets to come back into the game.

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- It's a two-player swing.
- Thanks, Patches.

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I can't wait to start my own team at school.
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Attaboy, Tiger.
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But remember, dodgeball is a sport
of violence, exclusion and degradation.

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So, when you're picking players in gym class,

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