. . . and, to quote the late Ernie Harwell, "the partridge is singing in the pear tree," the "Mr. Know-It-All" segment of this Bullwinkle Show episode is particularly timely. HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL BASEBALL UMPIRE documents why these officials refereeing America's Favorite Pastime wear the protective gear with which they're decked out. As depicted here in BASEBALL, the mortality rate for Major League Baseball umps was quite high prior to their adoption of head-to-toe P. P. G. Now that they're swaddled two or three times more securely than NHL hockey goalies, the umpires stand a fighting chance of surviving a doubleheader., no matter how many bats irate players splinter on their noggins.
The Bullwinkle Show: A Whale of a Tale or Thar She Blows Up/Fast and Moose or Charley's Antlers
(1961)
Now that baseball season is finally here again . . .
Season 2, Episode 52
11 April 2024