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Don't worry. I have an invention here which can get her well clear of the chimney, and into space! Yes! It's called a twenty-foot ladder, because of its length.

9 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 8, The Space Age classic radio program.

You can hear this line at 00:17:31 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Ah-hah! England now has a successful Min Bannister circling the Earth!

- Can you give us your exact position?

- I'm stuck half-way up the chimney!

(English radio crowd laughter)

- Ohh, this has put England years behind.

- We must defeat the chimney barrier.

- Don't worry. I have an invention here which can get her well clear of the chimney, and into space! Yes! It's called a twenty-foot ladder, because of its length.

- Quick, stick it up the chimney then... Now up you go.

- Can you reach her?

- Not quite. The ladder's not long enough.

- Don't worry... Just put this giant handy interballistic rocket to the bottom of the ladder, light the fuse, so...

- Ohh, ohhhh!

- What's the matter, Min?

- A man just went past me on a ladder!

[...]

The Goon Show Sound Clip

The Goon Show RadioQuotes with sound clips from The Goon Show radio comedy programme produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1951 to 1960.

Actors: Peter Sellers (Bloodnok / Bluebottle/ Grytpype-Thynne), Spike Milligan (Eccles / Minnie Bannister), Harry Secombe (Neddie Seagoon)

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