all
right let me tell you about my family
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every family has its own Traditions
outdoor barbecues summer vacations by
the lake Uncle Monty wearing golf pants
at Thanksgiving dinner at my house the
most sacred of all these Traditions was
Sunday football games with the Green Bay
pack and everyone loved watching
them you call that defense if I would
have defended my country like that we'd
all be eating scar C for breakfast
on that note when's lunch what kind of
Packer fan are you hungry one you know
Li you'll never make the team with an
attitud like that make the team do what
make the team play football become a
packer Lou going to be a packer you got
that right a linebacker like Mitch did
Andy he's only eight years old nonsense
you got to get him when they're young
who was that kid who was playing piano
there when he was
three moart yeah that's the guy moart
was a packer the point is I've got
tickets to next week's game and it's
your turn to come with me this
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year can I come too now Tommy you know
your father can only afford two tickets
a year I'll bring you next year son
you're next in line hey that's not fair
just because I'm older doesn't mean I
should get to do all the fun things
maybe Tommy should stay up later and get
a bigger
too you think of that K like I always
say go Packers that's the spirit Lou
just remember the rules Andy two
Anderson go to the game two Andersons
come home from the game what are you
talking about Sid came home thanks to
that kindly parking attendant what
happened your father was so determined
to get on the field and meet coach Vince
that he left poor little Sid all alone
alone stadium was packed the worst part
is your father didn't even realize he'd
left him behind no the worst part is I
never got to meet coach
V interception oh no I should never take
my eyes off that TV it was then I
realized the Packer game with Dad was
inevitable pass the potatoes please Dan
that was a heck of a game oh reminds me
of my own days on the field
did I ever tell you boys about the
Anderson riffle there was one second on
the clock we were down by six come on
kids I want to show you how it's done oh
Andy not in the house that's the problem
with this got no Spirit what am I going
to tell coach Vince and my own flesh and
blood doesn't even give a h about Packer
football but Dad you've never even
gotten close to coach Vince did General
Patton ever surrender no did Marthur
ever
retreat no am I going to give up on
trying to meet Vince not on your life
Lou now watch closely boys I've got it
all set up for the anders and rep off go
go
down see works every time all right
Dad wow Lou where' you get the Packer
program my dad who wants me to memorize
everything in it it's just Nam numbers
and stats huh like there's stuff in
there you don't already know you know
Bart Star number 15 61 200 lb 57%
completion percentage how do you guys
know all this stuff they're the Packers
what's so great about the Packers anyhow
other than Bart Star there's coach Vince
Paul Hornick Ray nitki bless you very
funny Lou you're talking about a
football team how ridiculous and this is
a dog who solves crimes you don't sound
like you're much of a Packer fan Lou I
have no choice my dad's taking me to the
game Sunday wow really you are so lucky
Lou just think you'll be at the game
with the real fans while the rest of us
stay home and watch it on TV fine rub it
in let's go Lou it's game
day D it's freezing
freezing with the wind chill it's only
30 below you're happy about this of
course it's Packer weather the
lightweights from Chicago are probably
used to only 15 below you're going to
get
ice what about us don't worry about a
thing L I got something for the C thanks
where's the lining Come On Son let's see
what you look
like you look great kid I wish I had a
camera
all right let's get down to
breakfast so roughly speaking mom when
do you think we'll be home well dear the
game usually takes three to four hours
come on Lou we better hit the road hey
Lou if you don't come back can I have
your room here you go my little Packer
fans I packed you a lunch sandwiches
cookies potato chips it was the first
Ray of Hope in an otherwise Grim looking
Expedition chocolate to keep you and Dad
warm and toasty
happy day I have an idea we could just
stay
home oh hi Dina yeah let's go Soldier
pick up your rations and move it
out go soak your
hand remember this face I'm with him
I'd never seen anything like it people
greeting each other with open arms and
plates full of food suddenly I felt like
a Packer
fan H up
it's there's barbecued pork over here
it's
free Hey kid don't forget to enter the
punt pass and kick contest who where do
I sign up
and I think our seats are up there stick
with me kid I'll teach you a thing or
two never let a ticket come between you
and a great seat look the Invincible one
Lou that man is a legend one day they're
going to name a trophy after him dad
you're not going to try and meet him
again this year are you are you kidding
all I have to catapult over the railing
sneak past the guards crawl under the
bench and then Ambush on uh good plan
dad may I see your tickets
please I'm sorry sir you're going to
have to move your seats are up
there sorry about that Mrs nich here you
go this is outrageous this is an
American here we are dad the Andersons
have landed might as well be sitting in
Fr excuse me pardon me Packer fence
coming
through P down Slaughter come to think
of it I might be safer wandering the
parking lot great seats Dad I can't see
a thing here try these always work for
spot in the
enemy come here let me help you
kid oh that's okay Dad you can use them
besides I need both hands to keep warm
what are you talking about the sun's
out oh man you got to be kidding
me
hey looking up this
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dance of the
better there's this is
fun whoops I lost another one I don't
know how those French women managed to
make a meal out of this speaking of the
French did I tell you what happened to
my mother-in-law yesterday Oh you mean
the one that lives in Memphis she was at
the Piggly wigly when who should she
spot but Elvis Presley Elvis Presley oh
my there he was stuffing his cart full
of peanut butter and bananas he ought to
learn to eat better or mark my words
that man's going to blow up like a
balloon
Elvis
never come on boys hit them harder
looking good dad
here peanuts here oh popcorn over
here the players Lou what for I have no
idea what's going on all right son you
see the two end zones at either end of
the
field think of those as two huge donut
stores do they have jelly filled they've
got everything that's why all the
players are trying to get in but you
can't get in without the key and the key
is the football
that's football that's football come on
Packers crush them Potter them deep fry
them glaz them
jelly he drops back
loose Jers for achd
Chicago the Bears they're eating our
donut you're right Li you got to do
something where you going I've got to
get down teach Vin how to run the
Anderson riffle you Ain here to pull out
of their to get back in
game two clubs three hearts four clubs
five Hearts you know Dena you're not the
only one to know someone who saw someone
famous once really yeah Earl and I were
in Las Vegas a few years back suddenly
he heard this voice he turned around and
who should it be but an
Margaret you mean the lady who works at
the dairy freeze no not her go on Kitty
tell me more well there they are and
Margaret and my Earl together can you
believe
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it came back for me of course not we got
more guards down there this year
attention all participants in the punt
pass and kick competition please report
to the field we better get down there
Louie it's time to show them what you
got what frostbite you're going to enter
the
contest but Dad don't worry Lou you were
born for this you're an Anderson Well
that puts me at ease here come F sorry
Bale kids only I'm a kid at heart yeah
nice try Junior back to your SE
hi hey your dad put you up to this yeah
mine too tell me about it Packers this
Packers that driving me crazy well good
luck you
too uh there's an interesting
throw oh man that was
beautiful well folks file that one under
a nice try there's the kick look
fly next we have Place
kicking oh through the gold
post I believe we have a ringer in the
house
congratulations let's give a big hand to
our
winner hey
congratulations thanks but I don't know
how I'm ever going to tell my dad I
don't want to play pro ball you don't
no I want to be a flutist musicians are
good but I doubt you could throw a flute
that far you should think about it think
so hands off that one's for the coach
hey you bring water to coach Vin uh yeah
I'm a water boy that's what water boys
do that was good great attention the
owner of a beat up green Rambler your
lights are on and your tires flat
look out okay troop so we're surrounded
but we're not giving up because I've got
a plan now bring it in let's see I'm
need your hat and your camera
and bunch cake anyone did I ever tell
you what happened to me when I visited
my sister in California I'll just go
percolate some coffee I was at the Brown
Derby when who should sit down in the
next to M but John
Wayne is he as handsome as El absolutely
dreamy I wonder if Aura has ever met
anyone famous well I don't know let's
ask coffee Aura you've been very quiet
this afternoon surely someone in your
family has had a brush with a celebrity
no I don't believe so although I have
chatted with an Margaret from the dairy
freeze move all right I report her here
hold it right there pal where do you
think you're going just doing my job
doing your job huh yeah funny I never
seen you here before tell me who's the
Packers alltime leader in receptions Don
Hudson with 488 how many points did Paul
horing score in 61 he's a
146 what's Ray nich's favorite movie ah
the new rockney
staring sorry Bale sound the music let's
get you back to your real seat okay
come Poor Dad once again he failed to
get the riffle to coach Vince I thought
perhaps I could give it a
shot looking a little tired there buddy
what do you want can I give it a go yeah
right I've got the new night
sniffer one a pce don't spill okay
that's enough for
you this is time to find out what you're
made of time to send those beers back to
shy toow with their tails between their
legs time to back off boys Co needs
water hey that's my kid next to Vince
he's going to give him the play he's
going to give him the play little H2O
coach thanks kid look I know I'm only
the water boy actually not even the
water boy I'm just filling in anyway the
truth is get to the Point kid the game's
almost over and I'm down by six I think
you should try the Anderson riffle did
you say the Anderson riffle you heard of
it I'll say 20 years ago I coached high
school ball some kid named Crazy Legs
Anderson use the riffle to beat me I've
been trying to figure it out ever since
well I'm crazy legs Junior and I know
how it
works okay H up I H up H up H up snap to
it and listen to the kid he's got a
great play great play that's a kid who
came in last in the pump passing kick
competition great coaches aren't
necessarily great players listen up
here's how it goes is down
by
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the boils this folks drop back Chicago
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oh no what is he doing hon is stopping
to tie his sh it's my play It's My
Play It's the ri look he's going it's
that's it now
R wa it's a fake hon look at go there he
is at the
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crazy leg Anderson in the flash good
let's go coach wants to see you extra
point it's
up thank that was a little warm from all
the
excitement
w v Crazy Legs Anderson I've been
waiting to meet you for years how bet
you have you're just lucky my kid begged
me to disclose the riffle more coffee
now Aura you must at least know someone
who knows someone who met someone
famous I have an idea why don't we see
how the Packers are doing you know
they're playing the monsters of the
Midway looks like coach V has found is
that your
husband oh my star I don't think no
she's right and he has his arm around
coach V look gracious me it is Andy
good this is so exciting oh for heaven's
sakes we look so happy together they
must be old friends don't you think they
look like old friends well actually I i'
like come on come on come on stop
closing at
on I'm proud of you son even if I um
never become a packer just because you
won't be a packer doesn't mean you can't
be a
hero hey I'm the hero of the game game
come back
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here
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run
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it Anton that Vince is a genius genius
did I ever tell you about the Statue of
Liberty play I invented that play that's
right it first came to me as I
approached Ellis Island as a youth from
my homeland how
sweet nothing more fun than watch a
little pig skin with de
all
again we want
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03x04 - Go Packers!
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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.
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.