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"Ah... a lifetime of experimentation capped in one small vial. Now to the final step: The infusion of energy."
"Ha ha ha. Quoth the raven, "Nevermore". I've done it. Created the means to destroy matter. They must all know. Know that I, Baron von Frankenstein, master of the secret of creation, have now mastered the secret of destruction. The invitations must be sent at once. Oh, what a fine, grand party when they all arrive, eh, my boy?"
"You wanted my vial, you'd kill my nephew for it? Now you shall see that Baron von Frankenstein is not one to cross. True you won't see it for too long a time, but for one second, oh boy."
"And now, friends, you'll see who was the original Batman."
"Francesca, you have always been my type. O-negative, isn't it?"
"Crawl, fly, slither and slink to the underground party of the year!"
"It's the Silliest Party of the Year... and you're all invited!"
"At long last, a Motion Picture with absolutely no cultural value!!"
"Boris Karloff — Baron Boris von Frankenstein"
"Allen Swift — Felix Flankin"
"Gale Garnett — Francesca"
"Phyllis Diller — Monster's Mate"
"Paul Frees — Colonel Wellington's assistant / Man at Thanksgiving table / Santa Claus / Fireman / Alarm clock rooster"
"Therefore, I have decided that whoever delivers the most eggs tomorrow, Easter, will be the new ruler of April Valley!"
"Iris Rainer — Donna"
"Peter Cottontail, you have shown great ingenuity. And therefore... [Clears his throat] You have won the right to be official Chief Easter Bunny!"
"I'm a peddler by trade; by trade, and by golly, by golly, by golly, I deal in magic, and moonbeams, and pretty, pretty colors. Ohhhhh, yes. I could sell you the most perfect pink, or the most blissful blue, or a simply euphoric yellow."
"But Peter was so sure he'd win the next day, that instead of getting lots of sleep, he had a big party with all his friends, and it was very late when he finally went to bed."
"You see? It was magic bubble gum, guaranteed to seal the lips of an alarm clock rooster. Those bubbles cock-a-doodle-dooed so far away, Peter never heard them. He slept on and on and on, all through Easter day."
"Now, nobody wanted an egg from an unpleasant old bunny like Irontail. As a matter of fact, though he tried all day long, he was only able to give away one single egg. However, since Peter slept through Easter and didn't deliver any eggs at all, Irontail won, and he now ruled April Valley."
"And because the control wires were all fouled up, Easter was lost, and they crashed right down in the middle of Mother's Day."
""I shall hide these eggs where you'll never find them again." [cackles] That's exactly what Irontail said, and he meant it. Here, see for yourself."
"Casey Kasem — Peter Cottontail"
"Danny Kaye — Seymour S. Sassafrass / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine"
"Vincent Price — January Q. Irontail"
"Joan Gardner — Bonnie Bonnet / Madame Esmerelda the Halloween witch / Bonnet store owner / Mother / Woman"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.