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Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937) More at IMDbPro »

Alfalfa: I'm the Barber of Seville!

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Alfalfa: Now, tell me the truth; have you ever heard a voice like mine before?
Young Barnaby: Why, uh, no, come to think of it; I never have!
Alfalfa: I knew you'd like it! Do you want me to sing in your next opera!
Young Barnaby: No, I don't need you in this one; it's all set.
Alfalfa: Well then, when DO you need me?
Young Barnaby: Well, let's see...
[checks his watch]
Young Barnaby: . It's 3:22 now... suppose you come back in twenty years?

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[after Alfalfa is booed during his first opera performance]
Elderly Barnaby: You, an opera singer? BAH! I've wasted twenty year waiting fo' you! Take this tin cup and sing in the streets, where you belong!
Alfalfa: Me, "The Great Alfalfa?" Sing in the gutter?
Elderly Barnaby: Yes, I have you in me power! Don't forget; you signed a contract! Sing!
Alfalfa: [crying] Yeas, sir...

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Spanky: You'll be sorry about this! Someday I'll be a big producer on Broadway, and you'll be singin' your opera in the street with a tin cup in your hand!
Alfalfa: [snootily] Is that so?
Spanky: Yes, that's so!

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Alfalfa: Gee, you look pretty! Diamonds an' everything!
Darla: Oh yes indeed; I sing and I make hundreds an' thousands of dollars!

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Spanky: For old time's sake, I'm gonna give you another chance. Now, how'd you like to work for me again?
Porky: O-tay!
Spanky: How about you, Alfalfa?
Darla: Oh, c'mon Alfalfa; croon just one song, an' you'll make hundreds an' thousands of dollars!
Alfalfa: I will NOT croon.
Spanky: Do you mean to tell me that you haven't given up opera yet?
Alfalfa: I'm a slave to my art!

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Spanky: [to Alfalfa, Oliver-Hardy-style] "Slave to his art"... umph!

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