The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes Page #10

capital of the United States.

For 10 points, can you name

the second capital of

the United States

and what year it was moved

to Washington?

Ph...

Come on, Dexter.

Hang on for another minute.

[Panting]

Ph...

Phil-a-dee-

el-phi-a...

m-m-moved...

i-i-i-i-in...

eight-t-t-t-t-teen...

[Pants]

Eight-teeee-yump.

[Thud]

"Yump"?

Oh, he's gone, Quigley.

He's completely gone.

Springfield...

For 10 points and the lead,

can you answer the question?

The national capital moved

from Philadelphia to

Washington, D.C., in 1800.

That is absolutely correct!

[Applause]

We have time now

for one last question...

a 10-pointer for Medfield.

And this will determine

the winner.

A small, midwest city is located

exactly on an area

designated as the geographic

center of the United States.

For 10 points and $ 100,000,

can you tell us the name

of that city?

Come on, Dexter. Think.

I can't.

I've had it!

I'm just like

I used to be!

But you know this one.

We talked about it before.

Remember? It's that place

where my uncle owns

the dry-cleaning store.

I've told you about it

a thousand times.

You know, they have those signs

at the edge of town that...

I know.

For the first time in 15 weeks,

I know an answer.

I know!

He knows?

I know!

Yes, well, s-sit down

a-and g-give us an answer.

I know. I know, I know,

I know, I know!

You have three seconds left.

Lebanon...

Lebanon, Kansas.

That is absolutely correct,

and Medfield wins

the $ 100,000 prize!

[Cheers and applause]

[Marching band music

plays]

[Tires screeching]

[Cheers, applause,

and music continue]

We've gotta get outta here.

[Engine sputtering,

turns over]

Not here, stupid!

Come on!

- Yes!

- Now, take it easy!

You almost killed me

before!

Don't worry, boss.

Don't worry.

[Siren wailing]

[Engine turns over]

[Tires screeching]

Do you hear a siren?

What siren?

[Engine revving,

siren wailing]

[Tires screeching]

Why, you stupid...

[Chuckles]

Don't worry about it, gentlemen.

We got insurance.

[Chuckles]

But, Dean Higgins,

it's new equipment

like this

electroheliospectrograph

that's going to put Medfield

on the map.

Oh, really, Quigley...

an electroheliospectrogram?

Graph, sir.

Well, graph. Whatever.

Everybody knows that I am

all for progress,

but there are limits.

You wanted a computer,

we got you a computer.

Now, I'll admit, I was a little

bit reluctant at first,

but we've got to remember,

we can't do everything

that a state school can do.

Now, there's Collingsgood,

sitting over there

in the lap of luxury

with all that tax money,

building, building, building.

It's disgusting...

all that building!

I tell you, the trials

and tribulations

of administration

weigh heavily on one today.

It's not easy to be a dean

in a private school today.

It's tough, tough, tough.

There they are again.

Every time we meet, they meet.

Maybe I can find out from

the gardener what's going on.

Oh, uh, strike that,

Winifred.

No, I'm...

I'm sorry, Quigley.

The helioelectrospectrograph

is out.

Electroheliospectrograph.

Well, whatever it is,

it's out.

- It's, uh... gram?

- Graph.

Graph. Out.

Gentlemen,

I've made a decision

on what we're going to do

with our award money.

As you know, the building

and loan associations

are paying an excellent rate

of interest.

Now, if we were to put our funds

in one of these institutions,

at the end of, say,

uh, five years,

the equivalent of interest would

obviously be considerable.

And at that time I think it

would behoove us

to look into the long-neglected

plumbing situation.

- Plumbing?!

- Plumbing, are you kidding?!

How do you like that?!

We kill ourselves

on that program,

and Higgins wants to spend

the dough on plumbing.

Poor Quig. You know,

we ought to figure a way

to get him

one of those things.

Yeah, that's for sure.

See you later.

Oh, yeah.

See you later.

Hey, Dexter, what's an

electroheliospectrogram?

Heck, I don't know.

I don't know either,

but if we ever get one,

don't fool around with it,

okay?

Okay.

[Up-tempo music plays]

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