uh, to, uh, sears and roebuck. to sears and roebuck. to, uh, halderman and erlichman. to halderman, and erlichman-man-man-aman. to, uh-- you going too fast for me! whoo! well, i just want to make sure t did we do? oh, there was a slow tune playing on the jukebox and you asked me to dance. oh, shucks, you mean one of those belly-rubbing kind? that's it! well, come on! ok. all right, come right on over here. oh, freddy. [humming] what's the matter? something's wrong. something is definitely wrong. yeah, what is it? you were a lot shorter that night. i was? and your beard wasn't so scraggly, and you smelled better! you ain't fred sanford! that's fred sanford. huh? that's right. that's fred sanford. she's all yours, fred. what's the matter with you, grady? the matter with you, lady? come here! what's the matter with her, grady? grady, what's the matter with you? grady, what's the matter with her? lady, what's the matter with you? oh, fred! betty: open this door, fred sanford. i'll have the law on you! i'll sue you for breaking a promise. you'll be sorry, fred sanford! hey,

i am on book tour right now i thought that lady a good page turner not challenging book is a shot roebuck and people say she is as smart writer in the field . i am still waiting for that page turning with mr. reed book bible read only that author the rest of my lifet but it might be her . but i have to buy another copy. [laughter] >> there are books here available. >> so i wanted a diversion when i wait around. >> terry also flew in on the airplane . can you hear me? >> i started to read but i cannot think of his name, a brilliant but it was so intense and i am working on a new novel i started to read that of mothers same thing so i had just anti- award for best american short stories i can go in and out intensely and that is what i am reading . i was writing something along time ago and now was from marquez. [laughter] and hainaut i did not write like tim. >> my one semi political t question because there is a lot of talk of what has happened recently . but did anything immediately after the election you thought i want to read this? >> i actually left the book did the airport . sissies e

i got a contract from sears roebuck for, uh, half a million. and they waited in line blocks long to buy them. and they bought 'em and bought 'em. then, all of a sudden, they started to come back to sears. and sears was getting as many as they sold back. the reason why-- they were no damn good. >> oh, well, that's-- [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> that's a fact. >> that'll-- that'll put a crimp in the old inventors, uh-- >> yeah. now, here was the secret, john. you see, wire, here's one wire, and then there's the other wire. well, we say that's sound, that's music, and that's speech. >> yeah. now, with tape, it can't do it. >> ah. >> because it's insulated by plastic. >> yeah. >> see, here's the sound with tape. and there's plastic there. >> yeah. >> so it can't-- >> didn't work, huh? >> didn't work! well, billions of dollars was lost. they were-- sears gave 'em the six million. >> yeah. >> and i lost a million and a half. >> yeah. >> not kidding. >> when you had money, did you go out and spend it on silly things? >> yes, lose. >> like what? >> oh,

let me show you some old roebuck catalogs now. come! just you, mu-mu, and me. upstairs we go, my love! oop! ooh! don't tell me -- you've got a headache now, don't you? i don't get it! what kind of a ding-dong would take a mannequin from a store window? well, what kind of a ding-dong would put it there in the first place? i'm not going to let it upset me. today is frederick c. mcconnell's big day. today i become a success. in one hour, i pick up my brand-new cadillac. if that's what makes you happy, have fun. hi, mindy. hi. hi, dear. what's wrong? i guess i'm not very good at hiding my feelings, am i? no, not unless you're secretly happy. honey, what's the matter? oh, daddy, i wanted to surprise you. i was going to go back to college. was? i was hoping for a scholarship, only they canceled the program, and i didn't get it. this is kind of a dream of yours? yeah, i guess it is. yeah, i know what that's like. how much money did you need? well, the scholarship was for about $2,000. $2,000 -- that's an interesting figure. that's too interesting for my bankbook. mind