But once we got on the air, everybody except Morey Amsterdam pretty much stuck to the script.

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I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.

I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.

But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so...

But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so...

Probably one of the happiest moments, outside the birth of all of my kids, was...

Probably one of the happiest moments, outside the birth of all of my kids, was...

I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show...

I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show...

I think most people will tell you that. They can go along and, while they're...

I think most people will tell you that. They can go along and, while they're...

No, I did night clubs right here in Los Angeles. My partner, Phil Erickson, put...

No, I did night clubs right here in Los Angeles. My partner, Phil Erickson, put...

I wanted to be a radio announcer.

I wanted to be a radio announcer.

I grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state.

I grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state.

No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and...

No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and...

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

So I think we're kind of an alternate choice for people who have had it...

So I think we're kind of an alternate choice for people who have had it...

Today, if you're not an alcoholic, you're nobody.

Today, if you're not an alcoholic, you're nobody.

Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise...

Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise...

Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and...

Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and...

I don't have any children, I have four middle-aged people.

I don't have any children, I have four middle-aged people.

You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now.

You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now.

Stan said he used to keep Hardy late, make him miss his golf game, and...

Stan said he used to keep Hardy late, make him miss his golf game, and...

We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of...

We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of...

I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot...

I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot...

Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and...

Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and...