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Re: The spontaneity of Just a Minute

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GeorgeFeb 6, 2010
 

 
I think this is one of the things that I love the most about Just a Minute, when they truly start responding to each other forgetting what's going on.

The moment that springs to mind is on the "Silver Minutes" tape from Episode 168, "The First of the New Season". They get into a huge arguement over whether or not Derek's buzzer was working and a 1 or 2 second delay and whether or not anyone was talking.

Nicholas gets into a complete fluster over the incident and blames Kenneth for the problem, and it was the one time he hadn't said anything. It's a wonderful moment, and I've taken the transcript from the website, and added on a bit at the end. Hope that's ok Dean. :)

NP: Clement you have three seconds on the first of a new series starting now.

CF: I...

BUZZ

NP: Peter Jones has challenged.

PJ: Hesitation. Didn't start quickly enough at all! Terribly slow!

NP: Not, not for you Peter, but I'm afraid quite enough for the game. Two seconds Clement on the first of a new series starting now.

CF: And therefore I'd like to greet everybody...

BUZZ

NP: Derek Nimmo?

DN: I haven't challenged.

PJ: It must have been a correct challenge because you said two seconds and he said nothing! First of all, it was three seconds...

DN: Well guess what, I did it! I pressed my buzzer a moment ago on the say, it didn't go on. This time I just had a little tentative one.

PJ: Are you blaming your equipment because you're falling down?

DN: My buzzer's no good! I've got a faulty buzzer! That's what I want to know...

KW: A bad workman always blames his tools! Yes!

PJ: Quite!

NP: Your buzzer's perfectly all right!

PJ: My point is...

NP: Yes, what's your point?

PJ: Clement had three seconds...

NP: Yes.

PJ: ...in which to make a speech...

NP: Yes.

PJ: ... and I buzzed...

NP: Yes.

PJ: ... for hesitation...

NP: Yes.

PJ: You then said now you've got two seconds....

NP: But during that second, he said something!

PJ: What did he say? Nothing! I mean...

NP: He did speak, he had a definite phrase, the full contents of which I can't remember, but he did speak...

PJ: You're the chairman and you can't remember what the last speaker said!

DN: It's going to be a rotten series, I can tell you!

PJ: I... you know, his buzzer isn't working, you can't remember, what chance have we got!

NP: We won't have a chance in hell if you keep up this much longer! Right, Peter, shut up, Kenneth.... err

KW: I haven't said anything!

NP: Shh..

DN: He's losing his nerve.

NP: I said ...

PJ: I'm not surprised.

NP: I said once the four ...

DN: I want my buzzer to be repaired

KW: Leave your buzzer out of this

NP: I said once the four boys get together, it's all against the chairman. Err ... Clement, err ... you've been very very restrained and very civilized. You have another point and one second to go, starting now:

CF: The end of a ...

<Buzzer sounds>
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Wonderful!

 
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