Who would've thought that class warfare could be so elegantly reduced down to a two minute video clip from a 1980's television comedy? I looked for a transcription of this and, as I couldn't find it, devoted 10 minutes to transcribing it myself. Who needs Marx and Engels when you've got Tarlek and Nessman? This clip is an allegory for all that's gone bad in society... well, maybe not, but then again, I wear dungarees.
HERB TARLEK:
The whole world is in revolution. And not just here, but everywhere. And you know who's at war? It's The Dungarees v. The Suits. The whole world is in two armed camps. Over here you have The Dungarees and over here The Suits.
Remember the rise in the 50s? It was The Dungarees v. The Suits. And then Watergate. Those guys arrested were wearing dungarees and who suffered for it?
LES NESSMAN:
The Suits.
HERB TARLEK:
Exactly.
LES NESSMAN:
There are issues Herb.
HERB TARLEK:
The issues, Les, are a smokescreen.
Now listen. When a son disobeys his father, what's he wearing?
LES NESSMAN:
The son? um... dungarees!
HERB TARLEK:
And what's the father got on?
LES NESSMAN:
Probably a suit!
HERB TARLEK:
You see what I mean Les? And you know what's worse? The fathers are beginning to wear dungarees too!
LES NESSMAN:
That's right!
HERB TARLEK:
So are the mothers!
LES NESSMAN:
It's just like the Body Snatchers.
HERB TARLEK:
Exactly! The Body Snatchers! The Dungarees are forcing The Suits right off the face of this earth!
But we can't allow this to happen!
LES NESSMAN:
What do we do Herb?
HERB TARLEK:
We've gotta get tough. I've got an idea that'll turn this whole thing to our advantage. Get us back some of the jobs that we used to handle around here. I mean Travis cannot cut us out of everything.
LES NESSMAN:
I'm with ya Herb!
HERB TARLEK:
Good. Let's go see the Big Guy.
LES NESSMAN:
Herb, you know who I think is behind all this?
HERB TARLEK:
Who?
LES NESSMAN:
Levi Strauss.
HERB TARLEK:
Could be.