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Wonder World
  • 11/15/2023

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Fun
Transcript
00:00 (upbeat music)
00:02 the world is beautiful, beautiful, I live in London.
00:30 - Well, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
00:34 This is your sportscaster bringing today's match to you
00:36 through the courtesy of the BBB and BB Ball Company,
00:40 which we will see in use today
00:42 on this magnificently kept court
00:44 whose grassy lawn lies outspread before my very eyes.
00:48 Ah, yes, we anticipate quite a gathering
00:50 who will not pass up the opportunity
00:52 to witness this thrilling contest with...
00:54 (horn blaring)
00:58 Well, everyone to his own taste.
01:01 Now I see our crowd is beginning to gather.
01:03 - Oh, ouch!
01:12 - Ah, yes, they are really packing them in.
01:15 And now, now, yes, now I see the contestants
01:18 coming out onto the field.
01:20 Ah, such confidence and poise these boys display.
01:26 (upbeat music)
01:29 Magnificent specimens of finely trained athletes.
01:36 Hmm?
01:39 And they are ready to play!
01:43 Big Ben has won the spin and will serve first.
01:47 This fellow is known to have one of the most dynamic,
01:54 devastating serves in tennis.
01:56 And there's the service!
02:01 It's a high palaver over the net,
02:05 and an easy return, and a hard drive,
02:07 and a soft smash, and a terrific recovery to the backcourt!
02:11 And an easy lob, and a tremendous backhand,
02:15 and a lob, and a smash, and a lob.
02:18 These boys play two entirely different types of tennis.
02:22 Little Joe choosing the soft placement,
02:24 steadier, or defensive game.
02:28 And Big Ben preferring the hard driving offensive,
02:31 smashing, smashing, harassing game.
02:33 Well, there's the first game to Little Joe.
02:37 - Oh, fudge!
02:38 - Now Little Joe serves.
02:46 (whimsical music)
02:49 Aha!
03:00 Big Ben broke through Little Joe's service.
03:02 (audience applauding)
03:03 Fast and furious, the pace increases.
03:05 5.30, 30.30, 40.30, 40.40,
03:08 hammer and tongs as both boys are brushing the net.
03:11 (whimsical music)
03:13 (glass shattering)
03:26 (audience cheering)
03:30 - Psst, hey, what's the score?
03:35 - 1,000 yards.
03:36 - Well, that evens it off.
03:38 Now this set should really be a humdinger.
03:40 (whimsical music)
03:43 Joe serves, Ben returns, Joe returns,
03:45 Ben returns, Joe returns, Ben returns,
03:48 to 45, a deep center, a far corner, smash,
03:50 a backhand, volley, game, lob, lob, drive,
03:53 deuce, five, 10, 15, 20, 30.
03:55 Such power, such grace, such rhythm, such spirit.
03:58 45, 40, 30, up and add, deuce, out, deuce,
04:03 Big Joe, add, and Little Ben are both rushing the net.
04:05 This is thrilling.
04:08 Such nerve, such dash, such poetry of motion.
04:10 (grunts)
04:16 Now the pressure is really on,
04:17 both players dashing with reckless abandon,
04:19 hither and thither, throwing caution to the winds.
04:21 And now look, Little Joe is changing
04:22 to a two-handed Australian grip.
04:23 He winds up and he, yad, what a smash.
04:27 Suppose we view this in slow motion.
04:31 (horse neighing)
04:36 (dramatic music)
04:39 (dramatic music)
04:42 (dramatic music)
04:45 (dramatic music)
04:48 (dramatic music)
04:51 (yells)
05:14 (dramatic music)
05:17 (dramatic music)
05:20 Whoa.
05:23 Let's get back to the game.
05:24 It looks from here like Big Ben is forging into the lead.
05:26 No, it's Little Joe, no, Big Ben, no, Little Joe,
05:29 no, it's Little Ben, no, it's Big Joe.
05:31 40, 30, 35, 40, 20, 44, 40, 50, 54, 50, or five,
05:35 230, 230, it's getting late, no, deuce, backward,
05:37 here we go, it's 40, 30, 35, 40, 20.
05:40 (crowd cheering)
05:41 Point, game, bat, set, tournament, and the champ.
05:46 Hmm?
05:47 Say, who won?
05:50 Ah, just as I thought, what did I tell you?
05:54 I knew he could do it.
05:55 Condition always tells.
05:58 And now to the champion, the spoils.
06:00 A just and true reward for the victor.
06:04 Ow!
06:05 And the loser, ha.
06:09 Well, ethics and good sportsmanship demand
06:11 that he shrug off his feelings of utter disappointment
06:14 and smile in spite of himself.
06:16 Yes, the champion's a real sport.
06:25 Good sports to the bitter end.
06:40 (upbeat music)
06:43 (upbeat music)
06:46 (upbeat music)
06:49 (upbeat music)