Mania. That's it. That's what it was. A positive mania. No telling where it would end, either. Might linger for months.
10 seconds sound clip from the The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:10:32 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- A motor car. Gad. What have I been missing?
- Ratty... It isn't... He hasn't...
- It is and he has. A new mania. Motor mania!
- And with Toad Hall at stake, well, Rat and Mole had no choice.
- That's better. And you can't escape. There's simply no use trying.
- Let me out of here. Open up. Open up, I tell you. Please! Ratty! Moley! Open the door.
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