:23:01
- Great show, Herbie.
- Terrific show. l really think so.
:23:03
- Jack, wasn't Herb terrific tonight ?
- Can't you see l'm busy, Dan ?
:23:06
- Oh, Herb, l'd like you to meet
next week's challenger,
- [ Van Doren ] Okay.
:23:08
- Charles Van Doren.
- Hello. l'm scared of you.
Boy, oh, boy, let me tell you.
:23:13
Scared of me ?
:23:24
- More wine, Herb ?
- Thank you, Dan. Why not ?
:23:31
You've earned it.
How's that steak ?
:23:33
Nothing like
a fine piece of meat.
:23:36
You know, Herb, it's a hell of a thing.
l'm lookin' at the thing today.
:23:39
- You know, the Trendex rating ?
- Yeah ?
:23:41
Well, it's the damndest thing,
but you've plateaued.
:23:44
Plateaued ? Wh-What
kind of word is that ?
:23:47
- What, plateaued ?
- Plateaued.
:23:49
Plateaued ? Uh, well,
it's like, uh, you--
:23:51
-You mean people don't like me anymore ?
-No, no, no, it's not you per se.
:23:54
- lt's just-- No, it's--
- Maybe l should get my teeth capped.
:23:56
lt's the nature of the show.
They've already seen you win,
and they want something new.
:23:59
So what are you saying ?
You think they want me to lose ?
:24:02
Well, don't you think
that's natural ?
:24:04
Joe Louis was the champ for 12 years.
Nobody ever wanted Joe Louis to lose.
:24:08
- Think about the cause of education.
- The cause of education ?
:24:11
l waited 29 years for this.
Now l'm supposed to take a dive
for the cause of education ?
:24:17
l didn't say take a dive.
Now l'm askin' you for your help.
:24:20
Fine. Just let me
play it honestly.
:24:22
- Will you keep your voice down ?
- Give me a number. Go ahead.
Give me a number.
:24:25
- Excuse me, sir. Give me
a number, a-a random number.
- l don't know. Twenty-three ?
:24:29
Beethoven was 23 when he
composed his first piano sonata.
:24:32
ln 1923, Jack Bentley set the record
for average by a pitcher, batting .427.
:24:36
There are 23 chromosomes
in the human egg.
:24:38
- Herb--
- Also, the human sperm.
:24:40
Twenty-third president: Benjamin
Harrison. Asian countries along
the 23rd parallel--
:24:43
Look, don't start believing
your own bullshit, all right ?
:24:45
You wouldn't know
the name of Paul Revere's horse
if he took a crap on your lawn.
:24:47
- She.
- What ?
:24:49
- lt was a mare, remember ?
- Look, you lose when
l tell you to lose.
:24:52
- But why now ?
- lt's an arrangement.
:24:54
- lt's always been an arrangement.
- But if you told me to lose before,
:24:57
if you told me to lose right from
the beginning, that l'd understand.