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02x12 - Mr. Anderson's Opus

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Life with Louie". Aired: September 2, 1995 – March 2, 1998.*
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Based on the childhood of Anderson, growing up with his family in the fictional town of Cedar Knoll, Wisconsin during the early 1960s, although Anderson himself was actually from Saint Paul, Minnesota, also situated in the Midwestern U.S.

02x12 - Mr. Anderson's Opus

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let me tell you about my family

let's take a look and see what have fun

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everyone has their favorite part of the

Meet Sean

school day

mine was lost sure the food wasn't

really edible and the cafeteria smelled

like a gym but you couldn't beat the

company and then one day the company

who's a lone ranger new kid just

transferred in they call him a shot and

he doesn't even spell it with an H hi

Sean hey what's Jeanie doing do you know

that guy sure she does

they met in math class she sat next door

probably had no choice probably only see

it lab toddler Grunwald I want you to

meet my friends Sean hi Sean nice to

meet you you mind if Sean eats with us

no fans there's just enough room here

that's right

Louis likes to change seats after every

course that's all right this one's fine

just watch next thing you know he'll be

asking us to share our lunches with them

I got this guy's number I got extra

cookies anyone want one what number was

that Louie

Meet Jeannie

jeanny need some help I carry your books

that's sweet but Shawn already offered

Shawn you're still coming over aren't

you I'm gonna teach you how to do a

wheelie on your bike remember you ready

Jeannie I couldn't believe it

Jeannie and I been best friends since

the beginning of time

if this kid thought he could move into

my town and steal the love of my life he

was wrong he was not he was trying to

win her love even Phaedra well I wasn't

gonna let her go without a fight

I needed a plan and then they provided

Valentine's Day

oh this doesn't get her nothing will

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Jeannie I just want to say what oh yeah

he's the neatest he's a nifty be my

Valentine Susie Michael all right maybe

I'll see Louie you shouldn't've don't

Meet Louie

get too excited mom how'd you make that

like you yeah Louie you can't make

anyone like you

it just happens whoa how did you and Dad

happen

it was a warm July night in Chicago I

just

that should do it what do you guys want

to do now anyone up for some gin rummy

we've got a better idea

well you sure you wouldn't rather play

cards I could make something it wasn't

just the music it was the most romantic

sound I'd ever heard it was dad right

who Oh your father he was there too

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you Bobby and now just back from

overseas please give a warm welcome to

the army man thank you very much we can

feel your love whoops forgot the purge

the old spit down hey be careful

ma my mistake and that's when I knew I

had just met the man I was gonna marry

this one's for the little lady down in

front the one with the soggy punks

get it boys and six months later in

February 27 we were married

great story mom let me count the ways it

helps me 1 2 3

Louies Mom

none

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hey down in front

dad how do you convince mom to marry yo

what are you talking about look at this

face you think she needed convincing so

you I don't know how I Met Your Mother

have a seat there let's eat hmm could I

just have the short version a st. Louis

in the 1940 mom said it was Chicago was

Chicago

a blustery winter night said it was

summer

hey who's telling this story me and my

boys are finishing up yet another soul

doctor of the continental US of a we

were just about to call it a night well

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this one's for the lovely lady here just

walk there

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want to dance I'd be honored

wait a minute what about did you merely

dedicate that song to me yeah anyway

Marriage

six months later me and your mother got

married I'll never forget that date

February 28th mom said it was the 27th

ah what is she now was she there music

Chloe I'm telling ya the key to a

woman's heart is music finally useful

Music

advice from dad well there's a first

time for everything

so I joined the school band I knew it

would just be a matter of days before

Dean recognized my natural gift and then

she'd be mine swap swap sparks

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[Applause]

they bleed the blood of a thousand men

you've three trumpets from the top was

it was like the sound of a million

chalkboards being scratched by a million

fingernails for a million days whoa

thanks do I get a solo

perhaps a the trumpet is not your

instrument Louie you come see me during

lunch my best class the clarinet you

Tuba

could be like the great banner Goodman

make it a sing the trombone the soul of

the brass section perhaps you are the

next Glenn Miller make it may be

unbanned efficient mr. Marini no no

there is music inside every child we

just need to find the right instrument

to bring it out I've got it

the tuba the giant anchor on the great

ship melody I think your giant melody

anchor just crushed my spleen you're

still holding it that's good enough for

me

now take your tuba home practice

practice practice

Jeannie

just what I needed laughs another birdie

hey Jeannie want to come over and

practice

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can't fit through the door one day it's

gonna baby grin to take music man your

little music man's going to bed aren't

you forgetting something

pack a*s you gonna practice your

instrument you can't rely on my musical

chromosomes on your life

alright I want and the two and what's

the problem oh I don't hear any to buy

in I'm trying just gotta blow I'm

blowing keep gone you'll get it sounds

pretty good in there too boy

and to work on your wind kid hey guys no

Sean

he was there he'll tell ya today to

cheer Sean solo it was a great tell

Louie you know he improvised the whole

thing he's amazing he's brilliant he's

he's gifted don't you think that's

showing all right greatly gifted what do

Andi

you want some gift man I got a flat

spare in the trunk you believe what you

want Andi but we got married on February

25th

it was the 28th I remember it like it

was yesterday

what day was yesterday Sunday huh

yesterday was Monday all right so I

remember it like it was the day before

yesterday why does our marriage

certificate say February 27 City Hall

got it wrong it was the 28th and that's

that don't tell me I don't know the day

I got married I don't forget my

anniversary I'm more accurate than the

Farmers Almanac dandy excuse yourself

now that's what I call music

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it is like a chorus line of angels

dancing in my brain what forget concert

this Friday night Louie

we must chit chat you and I what's up

mister Marini I'm filled with a

proudness for you and that is why I want

you to have this what is it your tuba

solo for Friday night a soul minute it's

only one note ah but no one else will be

playing and that my little azalea bush

is what makes it a solo and I want you

to play the sunset Allari from one note

it'll be the shortest sunset in history

Music lover

I had no idea you were such a music

lover you can Jetson musics in my blood

well I wish you'd keep it there I've

heard you singing in the shower

My family came

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yeah I'm nervous I might not stay awake

until we get to my note my family came

they can't wait to hear Sean solo in the

second piece they're in for a treat on

it take your seats my little prodigies

it's time to share your genius with the

world Jeannie had one thing right

everyone was definitely in for a treat

but it wasn't going to be a saxophone

improvisation in the middle of the

second song I mean let's face it

how hard is it to improvise anyway

you're just making it up as you go

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[Applause]

[Applause]

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[Applause]

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Encore

encore encore wait I want to get a lie

that small boy fall garden Anderson they

call them kids brilliant get in kid

Kids Brilliant

we'll give you a ride home

knowing you paid very nicely yeah

everyone was talking about your solo you

guys go ahead I'm gonna walk

are you sure Louis Lee Malone dear

you know these artist types they need

their space on the way home

Tuba Boy

I decided it was time for a mercy k*ll

my musical career had inflicted too much

pain in the world

and it was time to put it to sleep I

would never play the tuba again what's

going on done we're celebrating 19 years

ago today I talked your mom into

marrying me but it's only February 27th

you said your anniversary wasn't until

the 28th I know Louie your mom was right

our anniversaries on that 27th you want

another real key to a woman's heart

admitting you're wrong

even when you're not and what about if

you are

say bye-bye dignity you get down on your

knees and you beg the girl to forgive

you

always works for me all right I'm just

about ready wait I don't have a gift

wrong again

tuba boy here you go Rita learn it and

play it Tommy we're ready for ya how are

your boys all right buttercup you come

in now this one's for the little lady

down in front the one with the soggy

pumps

anniversary

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I knew I had to apologize to the school

Fathers Trip

for what I've done for now it's time to

try dad's trip

say bye bye dignity and beg for

forgiveness hey what are you doing here

do you know what time it is yeah time

for me to do something I should have

done hours ago just listen please what

do you think I just have one thing to

say

Jeanne telephone it's Sean well you tell

him I'll call him tomorrow I'm kind of

in the middle of something here what

were you gonna tell me you'll be my

Valentine