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Fish Licence
SKETCH-O-VISION
A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.
The setup
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The premise
Here’s the bit.
Mr Praline insists that his halibut deserves the same official paperwork as his other pets. The clerk’s objections draw out increasingly elaborate defenses, a suspicious cat licence and a list of animals all named Eric. When the clerk finally establishes that a fish licence does not exist, Praline demands a written exemption from the Lord Mayor. A towering ceremonial procession promptly arrives to grant his request, leaving him bewildered by the grand response to his petty dispute.
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Highly quotable.
A licence for my pet fish, Eric.
You’re in luck.
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
The television version ends with the Lord Mayor’s visit; the later album recording instead leads into Eric the Half-a-Bee.
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