The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series)
Paul Lynde/McLean Stevenson/Bob Uecker/Carol Wayne (1976)
Bob Uecker: Self
Quotes
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Bob Uecker : I think when you're a kid and, uh... you know, going into a store, uh... trying to - you know, you hang around the lingerie counter for a while, uh... You try to convince the lady behind the counter that you need a falsie for your catcher's glove. Uh...
Johnny Carson : Embarrassing, of course.
Bob Uecker : It's - then she asks you if you want a bra for your bat, or something like that.
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Bob Uecker : [on beanballs] I called a lot of 'em, when I was catchin'.
Johnny Carson : Yeah.
Bob Uecker : I got my kicks, uh, you know, watchin' some pitcher throw at some guy's coconut... Plus, when a fight - like, when a fight would start, I'd keep all the stuff on, go out there with the mask and, uh...
Johnny Carson : Oh, that's right - you have all the shin protectors.
Bob Uecker : Yeah. Yeah. I was, uh... I was more of a sucker puncher - just walk around the circle, and hit guys in the back of the neck.
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Bob Uecker : Two guys grabbed me - two players grabbed me, one on each arm - the other guy standing right in front of me lifted my mask up and, I mean, gave me a shot in the chops and, uh... kind of aggravated me, 'cause they were - they were on my club.