Duke Thomas: Mailman (1967)

Good. Why would you give me the money? [Music] This old time clock hit it a many a day. I'm surprised I haven't two. Sometimes I feel like hitting it and sometimes I don't feel like hitting it. Still baby. Okay, I'm on the clock. I'm making money anyway. Carriers 4161 5615. page, please. It's a good thing they're giving us these three and a half hours office time or I never will get this mail straightened out. I wonder what the poor mailman would do if they just sent his mail out and he just had to put that sack on his back and start walking with it. So, I'll get it all lined up here in this case and pull it down like she lays and I'll know right where I'm going when I get there. Just think all the letters, the millions and millions of letters that come through, just about all of them get delivered. Each one of these little holes belongs to somebody. Mhm. Boy, some of this handwriting. I wonder why these people don't put enough postage on their letters when they mail them. Oh, Miss Goldmith got a letter from Hawaii. How about that? That must be her nephew. I'm sure glad he wrote her because she was sure worried about it. Uh 2411 West A Street. It moved over there. 9057 zip code 10835 Santa Monica Boulevard 1911 West 9th Street 1541 West 108th Street 517 West region I bet this lady will be surprised to get this letter doesn't even have a correct address on it but I'm going to give it to her anyway because I know where she is. Hey, Kennedy. Thanks a lot. Hey, buddy. My mail, huh? Is that your mail? Yeah, that's it. All ready. Thank you very much. Hey, what about this American pod 3780? I think that No, you know what? I think that goes to 06.6. I'll put it on there and see. Just put it there for him. Yeah, I'll put it on there and see if he gets it. I think this is yours, Duke. Got a bum address. Oh, yeah. I get this. Tony and Heb's hot dog out there. [Music] Let's go again. I think I tie this apartment house out by itself because it's pretty heavy. They've got about 15 or 20 magazines here to go in one apartment house. So, I'll wrap it up by itself and tie their letters out separately. But when I get there, I won't have to fumble all through the mail to find ears. It'll all be together. Not allowed to use too much of Uncle Sam's string. So, I'll have to borrow a strap or two from one of my case partners. Eight in Oxford. There we go. Okay, that one goes on the truck. Well, now sling this sack up on this truck for delivery to my relay box. Now, here we [Applause] go. You can see here quite a few magazines. heat. It doesn't get too hot. How are you this morning? It's good. Beautiful day, isn't it? Don't gone traps are always in the way. See that the people get their social security checks, their dividend checks, their insurance policies, thank you cards, baby shower invitations, bills. Everyone gets the water bill, the gas bill, the light bill. Clump, clump, clump down the street every day. Same thing. I've learned how to say good morning 25 different ways. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Morning. Morning. Morning. It's not bad. What hurts me is sometimes when they won't say good morning back. Oh, well, could be worse. Could have two or three dogs on there chasing me every day. Morning. Oh, piece of cinnamon dog there. Just Just the one I'm waiting for. Now I can go to work. I got a dial in there. Yeah, just the one I'm waiting for. Thanks a lot. All righty. Morning. How are you? Good morning. Fine. Good morning. How are you? Fine. Got a regular letter for you today. How's the family? Just fine, babe. It's good. You had a cold, don't you? Yes, I got the doctor. Good. Okay. Thank you very much. Take care of that cold. Okay. All right. Got a hot one, too. That's it. I like the way you're walking. Hey, Tony and Happy, open it up. See what's in there. Nice. Hey, this ain't Valentine's Day, Duke. What are you doing here? Hey, let's see. Professional handling. Well, oh, Duke, look at that. Sweet. Oh, I'll be done. Oh, happy. You're looking younger all the time, Tony. Isn't that good, Duke? Cheese crackers, Duke. How do you like that? Boy, isn't that something? Oh, how about that? Did you Thank you. Thank you, Duke. I've been with him a long time, and it got to be part of me. Well, here he is. This guy's running late. My golly, I It's the first time I've ever beat him into this box, you know. [Applause] Okay, take it easy. Be safe. [Applause] I've learned a lot in the last years that I've worked for the post office, it's it's really been great. And I'm glad I'm at the point now where I just about know it all. But every day I learn something different. Something new comes along. Morning. A little something. A little something. Yeah, not very much. Oh, keep you busy for a little while though. Just the um all advertisements today. Okay. All righty. Jeez. I just wish that uh I didn't have all these circulars to crowd the people's box up. Apartment 8, apartment 9, apartment 4, 3. That does it. Morning beaut. Morning. How are you? How are you? Oh, just fine. Kitty's running. Oh, thank you very much. Anything exciting? Say dude. Mhm. Do you know how much it takes to post a letter to VB Switzerland? 15 cents a half an ounce for air. 15 cents a half an ounce. And how long would it take? I imagine around 2 days. Around two days. I think they'll get it in time. Thank you so much. All right, Miss Rainy, girl. Look what we got here. Honey, look at this. It's from Look at this fish. It's a fish. It's a whale fish. Boy, that sun's really coming down now. I better get a move on and try to get out of it. I wonder why they don't put their names on the boxes out here. Still, I'm supposed to be the mind reader. Morning, Miss. Thank you. Okay, now sit down. Be a good girl. [Applause] If it wasn't for these coupons and samples that come through every other day, it wouldn't be bad. There's a glow that comes over everyone's face when you give him a nice letter. 10 people have to handle this letter for 5 cents. This way, if a guy sit down and write a letter to his girlfriend, boy, she can read it for the next 10 years. This is what I like about the mayo. Boy, I wish they wouldn't make these caps so heavy. This thing feels like it weighs about 8 lb on my head. I'm just glad it's not raining. Boy, my feet are telling me it's time to get out of here. It's boy, it's a little after 2 now and got to rest the old feet for the day. Make sure you get the right one. [Applause] Welcome.