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'''Committee member:''' Mr. Enright, you make it sound like you are the victim here. |
'''Committee member:''' Mr. Enright, you make it sound like you are the victim here. |
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'''Enright:''' Well, the sponsor makes out, the network makes out, the contestants see money they probably would never see in a lifetime, and the public is entertained! So who gets hurt? |
'''Enright:''' Well, the sponsor makes out, the network makes out, the contestants see money they probably would never see in a lifetime, and the public is entertained! So who gets hurt? |
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''([[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped|lingering shot of Charles Van Doren suffering a guilt attack as he gets into his taxi]])'' |
''([[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped|lingering shot of Charles Van Doren suffering a guilt attack as he gets into his taxi]])'' |
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'''Committee member:''' Mr. Freedman, you freely admit that you helped rig these shows. |
'''Committee member:''' Mr. Freedman, you freely admit that you helped rig these shows. |
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'''Freedman:''' Yes, sir. |
'''Freedman:''' Yes, sir. |
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'''Committee member:''' "Yes, sir"? That's it? |
'''Committee member:''' "Yes, sir"? That's it? |
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'''Freedman:''' Well, sir, I don't know what else to say. Give the public what they want. It's like your business. |
'''Freedman:''' Well, sir, I don't know what else to say. Give the public what they want. It's like your business. |
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'''Committee member:''' And do you see a need for government regulation in this area? |
'''Committee member:''' And do you see a need for government regulation in this area? |
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'''Freedman:''' ''[laughing]'' You know, it's not like the quiz shows are a public utility, sir. It's entertainment. We're not exactly hardened criminals here. We're in show business. }} |
'''Freedman:''' ''[laughing]'' You know, it's not like the quiz shows are a public utility, sir. It's entertainment. We're not exactly hardened criminals here. We're in show business. }} |
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* [[The Fifties]] |
* [[The Fifties]] |
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** "This week on ''Twenty One'', watch Herbert Stempel be fed to the Columbia Lion! Watch Charles Van Doren eat his first kosher meal on ''Twenty One''!" |
** "This week on ''Twenty One'', watch Herbert Stempel be fed to the Columbia Lion! Watch Charles Van Doren eat his first kosher meal on ''Twenty One''!" |
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** During a montage of answers about what happened to Henry VIII's various wives: "Well, they ''all'' died." |
** During a montage of answers about what happened to Henry VIII's various wives: "Well, they ''all'' died." |
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** "Excuse me, do you think he might see me before the peacock molts |
** "Excuse me, do you think he might see me before the peacock molts?" |
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** "They gave you all that money to answer questions they knew you knew -- now that's inflation!" |
** "They gave you all that money to answer questions they knew you knew -- now that's inflation!" |
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** [[Sarcasm Mode|"Mercy. What a grueling line of inquiry."]] |
** [[Sarcasm Mode|"Mercy. What a grueling line of inquiry."]] |