1:08:00
...Barnes is the name
on every American lip.
1:08:03
Norville Barnes, young president
of Hudsucker Industries...
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...a boy bred in the heartland,
but now the toast of New York.
1:08:10
Barnes is the brainy inventor of America's
craziest craze: The Hula Hoop!
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Reaping huge profits for his company
and winning the hearts...
1:08:19
...and hips of every youngster in America!
1:08:23
Did I say youngster?
1:08:25
Here's Mom taking a break
from her household chores...
1:08:29
...and even Dad is swinging into the act!
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Cards, letters, congratulations come
pouring in from Kankakee to Petaluma...
1:08:38
...including one very special
long-distance call.
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He's on! He's on the line!
1:08:50
Hello, Norville. This is the President.
1:08:53
I just wanted to congratulate you.
I'm very proud of you.
1:08:57
Mrs. Eisenhower is very proud of you.
1:09:00
The American people
are very proud of you.
1:09:09
How'd you come up with the idea
for the Hula Hoop?
1:09:13
It was no great idea, really.
1:09:15
A thing like this takes a whole company
to put together. I'm grateful.
1:09:19
Did you have any idea
there'd be such a huge response?
1:09:22
Frankly, I don't think anybody
expected this much hoopla.
1:09:27
"Hoopla on the Hula Hoop."
Can we quote you on that, Mr. Barnes?
1:09:30
Sure, I guess.
1:09:33
Will you give yourself a nice, fat raise?
1:09:36
Come on, you guys.
1:09:45
What scientific principle explains
the motion of this wheel of wonder?
1:09:50
The dingus is quite simple, really.
1:09:52
It operates on the same principles that
keep the earth spinning around the sun...
1:09:57
...and that keeps you from flying off
the earth into the cold reaches of space...