Fellow citizens, we are gathered on this auspicious occasion to honor a distinguished gentleman, whose inspired and consummate excellence in the craft of chronometric creation has... Oh, heck, he made one whale of a clock. Mr. Joshua Trundle!
21 seconds sound clip from the 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:11:14.637 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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[...]
- That's pretty neat. Does it work on the gear-and-pinion principle, or an AC synchronous motor?
- Well, it's more of a... A gear what? Synchronous who?
- Ever since Copernicus, Dad, it was known that...
- Never mind. Never mind. You may know algebra, son...
- But this time, the whole town's counting on this clock.
- After the clock went kablooey, life changed for Mr. Trundle. No one trusted him anymore.
- Please, come back. I'm still a good clockmaker. Really, I am.
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