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Ginsberg. Everybody has a last name.

No last name, just Hercules!

An old Greek hero.

Oh... him!

What's he do?

He cleaned out

some stables.

Cleaned out stables?

That's nothing.

I clean out stables

every week in Cucamonga.

But these stables

were different.

Did they have horses in them?

Certainly they had horses!

Then if there was horses

in 'em, it's no different.

I don't know what

you're talking about.

All I want you to do is pose as

Hercules in our new advertising campaign.

But, Mr. Morrison! Quiet! Sit down.

Mr. Morrison, here's

another idea for...

Excuse me.

Ohh!

Hercules.

It must be drafty

down there.

Come out before

you catch cold.

It ain't my fault.

He made me do it.

Here are your clothes. You can

"repants" yourself in there.

Thank you. I never was undressed

like this before in public.

Thank you

ever so much.

He's cute, isn't he?

Why didn't you introduce me?

Introduce you!

Don't try to rib me.

What's the idea of

sending me a guy like that?

Oh, Hercules! Of course,

silly. Show him your muscles.

Never mind, the job is yours.

Get out. Scram.

If he's Hercules,

who's that in there?

Maybe it's Cupid.

I'm not kidding. This can be

serious. Take it easy, Eddie.

Someone's probably just

ribbing you. That's just it.

If Van Loan hears, I'll be the

laughingstock of this office.

They'll be calling you, "Take 'em

off, Morrison. " Cut it out, Hazel.

We've gotta do something

to keep that little guy's mouth shut.

Pull yourself together,

big shot. Hazel will fix.

Come out, come out,

whoever you are.

I'm comin'.

Hello? Hello there. I'm Hazel

Temple from the art department.

I'm Benny Miller

from Cucamonga.

It's certainly wonderful meeting

a fellow from Cucamonga. Thank you.

Do you mind if I fix your

tie, Benny? No, ma'am.

Oh, you smell nice.

You smell just like... just

like... Like what, Benny?

Just like my mama's flower garden

on a bright moonlight night.

There, I said it.

Benny, there've been a lot

of mistakes made here.

Mr. Morrison made the first one.

He mistook you for somebody else.

Yes, I know. A Greek

strongman. He's awfully sorry.

Aren't you? Yes, I've never

been so embarrassed in my life.

I wish there was something I could do

to prove it to you. Shucks, you can!

You can give me a job.

Ajob?

What kind of a job,

handsome?

Oh, I ain't

really handsome.

I'll bet you haven't got a

salesman like me. Listen to this.

Salesmanship is an art

in knowing human nature.

It doesn't require great talent to sell

a customer something he come in to buy.

Good salesmanship is selling a customer

something he did not come in to buy.

Sometimes a humorous story will

do the trick. But, I'm afraid...

You're not going to let this

get away from you, are you?

Miller, I see you have a way

with women. They like you.

That's what we need, a salesman

with housekeeper appeal.

Report to work tomorrow morning

to Mr. Elmore. Oh, thank you.

It's quite all right.

Thank you too.

Good luck, Benny. You've brought

sunshine into one of my darkest days.

Good.

Ohh!

Madam...

No!

One, two, three, four.

"Rule four.

"When the door is open,

put your foot in it.

"This will prevent

an abrupt end...

to your

introductory remarks. "

Foot in it.

Okay.

I come here to sell you

something you don't want. No!

Whoo!

Hey, lady.

Give me back my...

Watch this Hercules machine

pick up the little pieces of paper.

It really does it

in a jiffy too.

There you are.

How's that?

Would you mind

holding this? That's it.

With this bag of soot... Please,

don't put that soot on my light carpet!

Have no fear. Hercules

will pick it up. Hercules!

There you are.

Thank you.

Watch this job.

Really picks it up,

doesn't it?

Now, how's that? But you've

left a stain on my carpet.

So I have. For that,

I must use a brush head...

made of fine,

long-wearing pig's hair.

Before I show you that...

would you hold this please?

I want to show you the

reverse flow of this machine.

If you do like this and turn it

around, it will de-flea, delouse,

fumigate your house from

your basement to your attic.

First, turn this knob.

Now, just a minute.

Would you please hold this?

Thank you.

Now you turn on the juice. Young man,

I've had quite enough demonstration.

Oh, mercy no! My love seat!

Shut it off, shut it off! Who

put the black stuff in here?

Give me that!

Give me that!

Been with us one day

and he's cost us $2,000.

Goodring, do you know

anything about this?

W-W-What was that name?

Hello!

Well, put him on.

It's Miller.

Hello, Benny, I have a letter

from a Mrs. Hendrickson.

It was awful. I tried to show her

how to fumigate her house...

and the big bag

with the dust and the soot,

it blew all over her white

curtains and her love seat.

Ohh! It's ruined.

You shoulda seen it.

And another thing.

I've been robbed.

What do you mean

you were robbed?

You mean to tell me

you let someone walk off...

with a brand-new

demonstrating machine?

Please, Mr. Morrison... Never

mind, you're fired. I said, fired!

I'd like to know

how he ever got in here.

And don't think

I won't find out.

Goodring, you know

everybody in the office. Yes.

Find out who sent that

apple-knucker into me.

And I'll fire him too!

Yes, sir.

Hello.

Yes, he's here.

It's for you, Goodring. Oh,

thank you, sir. Thank you.

Excuse me, please.

Goodring speaking.

This is Benny,

Uncle Clarence.

Don't call me that, you...

Oh, just a minute, Jenny.

This ain'tJenny.

It's me, Benny.

Eh, Jenny, I'm in

Mr. Morrison's office, dear.

I can't talk to you now,

Jenny.

Yes, you meet me in

MacArthur Park at noontime.

Good-bye, dear.

What's wrong

with my uncle?

You're a menace

to both of us.

I feel like a tin can

with a dog's tail tied to it.

Don't get discouraged. The

competition here is pretty tough.

I think you'd be better off

starting in a smaller town.

What small town? Well,

there's lots of them.

Have you ever been to

Stockton? Stockton, California?

Yes. The branch manager of Hercules there,

Tom Chandler, is a good friend of mine.

I'm sure if I asked him

he'd put you on.

He would?

Oh boy!

When do I start? Take the night

train, you'd be there in the morning.

Oh, you're wonderful,

Uncle Clarence.

Oh, please don't

call me that again.

That's a promise,

Uncle Clarence.

Psst. Psst!

What's your berth?

March 6th, 19...

Where do you sleep?

In bed.

On the train?

I don't know.

Have you got a ticket? Yes, sir.

Upper six. Upper six? Where's that?

Upper six.

Where's that?

Up there?

Ouch, ouch.! Hey.!

What are you...

What are you trying to do? Shh. Be quiet.

Everything's all right.

I'm gonna get him up here.

I'm sorry.

All right, madam. Go back to

sleep. Everything's all right.

Go back to sleep.

Don't make any noise. Shh.

That's much easier.

Tsk-tsk-tsk.

Ohh!

Aaah! Aaah!

Stockton in 20 minutes.

Ah, good morning,

Mr. Miller.

Stockton in 20... I trust

you've had a pleasant sleep.

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