Talk:Who's on First?
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I believe the right fielder is never mentioned because Costello is joining the team and will be playing right field.
No, I would say that the right fielder's name is Naturally. If you read the transcript, Abbott says that the catcher would throw the ball not to Naturally (who Costello unwittingly mentions) but to Who at first. This seems to fit because for one, Abbott does not say that Naturally is not on the team, and right field is directly behind first base. Also, at the same time Costello mentions that he plays catcher. Eightball 07:10, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
No, Naturally is not a member of the team; it is Abbott's confirmation that Costello is stating things correctly:
- BUD: Well, that's all you have to do.
- LOU: Is to throw it to first base?
- BUD: Yes.
- LOU: Now who's got it?
- BUD: Naturally.
If Costello throws it to first base, Who would indeed have the ball. Bud wouldn't say naturally if that was the right fielder's name. But Costello thinks Naturally is the name of a player, and he is wrong:
- LOU: I pick up the ball and I throw it to Naturally.
- BUD: No you don't, you throw the ball to first base.
- LOU: Then who gets it?
- BUD: Naturally!
Plummer 03:25, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
I agree, "the right fielder is never identified, though an interpretation of the transcript could give his name as Naturally" should be removed. Theories may only be included in articles if they have already been published by reliable and reputable sources. --PseudoChron 12:52, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Variations
I have the poster from the Baseball Hall of Fame that has the transcript for the routine and it lists the shortstop as "I Don't Give a Damn!" It also has several references to "the St. Louis team" but the external references all refer to New York. Does anyone know where the "I Don't Give a Damn" version came from?--CrazyTalk 05:34, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
Click on the link to the transcription from the film "The Naughty Nineties." That's the one that references "the St. Louis team." Plummer 03:25, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
It's possible it was just an 'update' made when the poster was made, because "I don't give a damn" is a lot more common now than darn. Of course, it might not have even been intentional, just someone typing damn instead of darn because that's what he or she's used to. --Author X 19:50, 8 December 2005 (UTC) +++ Naturally, I'm more likely to think Where's the right fielder since that is the likely question we're all going to ask when we find no one's in that position in the classic routine. But what do I know . . ..
Actually, the shortstop was originally called "I Don't Give a Damn" in their vaudville routine and that is the way they said it for 1000's of performances. When it came time to perform this in the two movies that they used it in they were forced to replace the word due to the restrictions of the Hays Code. Another example of this is when the song lyric "New York, New York a helluva a town" was changed to "New York, New York a wonderful town" in the movie On the Town. I have heard a recording (made for radio I think - though it was awhile ago that I heard it) where damn was used.User:MarnetteD | Talk 22:32, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Text?
Could we include the text for the routine and/or a recording (there are plenyy available on the 'net), or is it still under copyright?
[edit] Krusty parodies who?
In the cultural references, the reference to the parody of the routine on The Simpsons by Krusty has a parenthetical sidenote explaining that Krusty himself is a parody of Bob Newhart. Is this correct? I always thought that he was a parody of Bob Hope in that episode. JustAddPeter 07:37, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
- Bob Newhart doesn't make any sense. Bob Hope is famous for his USO shows. —Wrathchild (talk) 21:16, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Writing Credit
I added the writing credit for Will Glickman. He wrote for them when they worked in vaudeville and in radio. He polished and honed their act and was instrumental in transforming The Baseball Sketch into Who's on First. Will Glickman did this kind of specialzed writing for comics his entire career, working for Jimmy Durante, Jackie Gleason, Red Buttons and Jim Henson (Muppets) among others.
There is no original or final version of the sketch - it varied with every performance.
--Teneriff 02:36, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Animaniacs version
I would remind others that the charactors Slappy and Skippy Squirell did a routine similar. The set is Woodstock and the band "Who", "The Band" and others are used in the joke. I shall leave it to others with dvd collections to fill this in.
sincerly David Fleshman of Anderson, SC
- note* If anything is done wrong, I apologize as that this is my first time of doing this.
[edit] ESPN Baseball Tonight commercial
Does anyone remember the commercials Baseball Tonight ran a few years back? They had the various hosts re-enacting scenes from baseball movies (ex: Field of Dreams, A League of Their Own, etc.). They also had a "Who's On First?" commercial. I'm pretty sure Peter Gammons was in it.
If someone has more specific info, and a source, perhaps that could be added. 75.34.39.39 06:06, 1 December 2006 (UTC)Tom
