:18:01
Dont be nervous, Doc.
Its public television.
:18:04
Nobody will be watching.
:18:07
Thats funny
:18:08
and thats a blessing, too.
:18:11
How long you been
in this racket?
:18:12
Uh, about six years.
:18:16
Whos on this thing?
:18:17
Uh, you from the
medical profession
:18:20
and a guy from
Health, Education, and Welfare
:18:23
and some broad representing
the general public.
:18:25
Thats me.
:18:27
Remember me? Atkinson?
:18:30
Mrs. Atkinson!
:18:31
I havent seen you
in a while.
:18:33
I havent broken
my jaw in a while.
:18:35
Youve shaved off
your beard.
:18:36
Oh, yes, yes.
You remembered.
:18:39
How are you feeling?
:18:40
Fine.
Thanks to you, just fine.
:18:43
You on the panel, too?
Yes.
:18:45
How come?
:18:46
Im the obligatory bigmouth.
:18:48
Its true. The producers
a friend of mine.
:18:50
He knows that if...
Why are you staring at me?
:18:52
Well, I havent seen you...
Excuse me a minute.
:18:54
I havent seen you
since I took the stitches out.
:18:59
Hmm, its not bad.
:19:02
Not bad?
:19:03
I look fantastic.
:19:06
Actually, Im very glad
to meet you
:19:07
because I didnt thank you
properly for all you did.
:19:09
Oh, come on.
:19:11
You stuck your neck
way out for me.
:19:12
Nonsense.
:19:13
My nurse told me they
were laying odds of 2-to-1
:19:16
that youd be defrocked,
or destethoscoped,
:19:18
or whatever it is
they do to doctors.
:19:20
Quite a talker,
your nurse.
:19:21
Well, its sociable
during an enema.
:19:25
Showtime, folks.
:19:28
Since the 19th century
:19:29
and the advancement
of medical science,
:19:32
the physician has assumed
:19:34
a godlike role
in American society.
:19:36
But whatever happened
to the old family doctor?
:19:40
Making house calls
in the middle of the night,
:19:42
driving through a blizzard,
the wind howling,
:19:45
temperature way below zero,
:19:48
snow pelting down.
What happened to him?
:19:51
He caught cold
and died, I suppose.
:19:53
Its true. The old
family practitioner is gone.
:19:56
But it still takes incredible
dedication to become a doctor today.
:19:59
Yes, yes.