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Tonight I have a friend with me here, who is hooked on TV. Jim, when did you

first contract the TV habit?

Three years ago Ken I uh, became, vidiot

Vidiot? Is this a term that uh, I don’t understand too much about being-

Well, that’s what we people call ourselves

Vidiots

Yeah

Well, how did this happen? How did you get into this, this terrible situation

that has torn your soul so far apart?

Oh it was, when I started watching uh, Milton Berle

Milton Berle… um…

Well, I got sort of wrapped up in-

Was this a friend of yours?

No, he’s a fellow that’s on television!

Oh, I see

I see you don’t watch television very much, huh?

Well I, I have had uh, other interests and that’s why I- but we’re discussing

you

Oh, yeah

Uh, Milton Berle was the fellow that um, put you on this uh-

Yeah I got wrapped up in the show Ken. It just uh, the sort of thing that made

me feel, relaxed and uh, forget my troubles and worries and, I-

Would you start out with a, just a, watching a little bit, huh?

Yeah, just a little bit. Few hours a day at first

And then uh, how much are you watching now?

Well I figure it’s uh, fifteen hours, Ken

Fifteen hours and you, how long do you sleep?

Well I usually get about a, four, five hour sleep

Oh I see, well that leaves fifteen hours that you watch TV and four or five

hours that, you, how long do you work? Uh, four or five hours a day, or?

Yeah I’ll- when I work

Oh there are days when you don’t even work, you just-

I can’t!

Well why not-

I have to watch television!

Oh… Well, unless you-

I got a TV set in my car too, you know that?

In your car?

Yeah

Well that will have to go right away

Well they say it’s illegal but uh, I don’t care, uh, I can’t miss uh Godfrey

and uh… Do you realize I’m missing uh, Steve Allen right now?

I had no idea, who is this?

This is the longest I’ve been away from a set in, two years

Steve Allen? Is this some friend of yours that you watch television with?

He’s on television! He’s a star-

Well the same way you’re on television!

He’s a star on television!

He’s a star on television… What do you mean, he’s one of the guys that you’re

hooked with? I mean you watch him?

Yeah! Yeah

What does he give you

Uh, entertainment. Makes me laugh. Makes me forget my worries

Well you mustn’t have any worries at all if you’re watching television fifteen

hours a day

Well that’s why I came here too, and I don’t know just why I have 'em, uh-

What’s your problem

I shouldn’t have any worries because, uh, television makes me, happy again but.

What’s your problem

I’m worried

About what?

I watch too much television

If television gives you what you say it gives you-

I can feel- PAINS starting right- NOW I’ve gotta have a set

You’ve got to have a set?

Turn on that set, will you Ken?

No, I, I, that set is, is, is uh, not connected. That is not a-

Turn it on, will you?

No, that is not a-

I’m starting to get, these PAINS!

Listen, I don’t care who’s on television right now

Oh! Ken! Turn it on!

There’s probably nothing but an old late movie!

I don’t care!

It’s not worth it!

It is! Turn it on, please!

Listen, read this book, here, try this

Turn it on!

Here’s a little advert company book. *sound of objects being knocked over* Man.

I just gotta get a hold of that set! Turn it on! *struggling* Oh,

these pains are too much!

Alright, let me help you, let me help you, I’ll just let you watch for a few

seconds, there you are! *click*

Oh, oh that’s much better

Alright. See what a, shameful… shameful…

Oh, there he is. I don’t even need the audio you know, I don’t need the audio.

Just the video

Shameful… shameful… shameful…

Oh, that’s great

Oh, there’s nothing I can do for you

Feel much better

Y’know I think you’re going to have to give yourself up, you’re beyond my

treatment. I think that’s all you can do is to just give yourself up

You can turn it off for a minute now, I’ll run right home and uh, watch it.

See you later Ken! *door closes*

Well, one of the many problems that I face, well, wait a minute I- I think I’ll

turn this set on myself. My gosh… it’s beautiful! My, it’s in black and white!

And there’s a lovely musician standing in the center of the screen!

He’s got a guitar! And he’s got-… he’s all hair!

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