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The Oldest Man: Clock Repair

The Carol Burnett Show
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The setup

An impatient customer brings a grandfather clock to a repairman whose every movement takes an age.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

A businessman needs his grandfather clock fixed quickly, but the elderly repairman makes even writing down the details a lengthy ordeal. The customer grows increasingly frustrated as the repairman struggles with the counter, his tools and his own clothes. When he finally investigates the clock, he climbs inside it, turning the repair into a physical battle with its pendulum and cabinet.

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