American Sportsman: Party Boat with George Kirby

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Today's mission is to venture forth onto the high seas in hot pursuit of the mighty bluefish, and whatever else they happen to hoist out of the Atlantic.

Hey, how are you? All right fine.

Okay, good to see you.

Hi Bill.

All right, come on guys.

Let's move.

Let's get on.

Yeah, watch this one right here.

He sank three boats already.

Hey, how you doing baby? All set? Okay, come on guys.

Yeah, looks like a nice day for it.

Yeah, we want to catch a tide today.

Well, let's move on out then.

Guys, put your clothes over here.

Put your rods over here.

Put them over here.

He'll take care of them for you.

Let's go up front and watch everybody take off.

Come on guys, let's go.

Yeah, move on out.

Head up, move out.

Come on, no, no, let's go back up again.

Come on.

Joy to the world, all the boys and girls.

Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea.

Joy to you and me.

Know I love the ladies, love to have my fun.

I'm a high night fly and a rainbow rider, straight shoot son or girl.

Sayin' joy to the world, all the boys and girls.

Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea.

Joy to you and me.

Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea.

I'm trying to duck them, fellas, honestly.

Oh, I think I'm gonna be sick.

Oh, no.

Not you.

Not the kid, that's right.

Now listen, guys.

Looks like there's gonna be some heavy winds up ahead.

We're not gonna let that stop us.

Off we go until the wild blue yonder.

Want me to do Bill Coffee? Okay.

Wait, wait, wait.

Sir, sir, now listen here.

Now, I've been on many a boat, you understand, man, but like this is the real best boat I've been on in a long time.

I mean, where you find these waves, that man? Mushmouth.

Hey, Mushmouth.

How you doing, Mushmouth? You better be all right.

I tell you what I'm gonna do.

The first one that catches a fish, no, I'm gonna give him a silver dollar all the way from Las Vegas.

How's that? All right, fellas? All right.

All right, mateys, let's go.

Let's go get those fish now.

Ah, there'll be a treasure at the end of this.

We won't catch none, but you won't give us.

If you don't catch anything at all? Yeah.

Well, how about a hamburger? Yeah.

With french fries? Yeah.

Shake? And a shake.

He's got him.

Who's got a fish? He's got a bird's nest.

He's got a bird's nest and a fish.

He ain't supposed to get both of them at the same time.

I shall help you, my friend.

Ah, here come Captain Hook to the rescue.

What's that hook there, son? What's the hook there, lad? Bring the rascal up here, though.

I come out up, I'm waiting on you.

I've been waiting for you a long time now.

Now you got away.

Sorry about that, lad.

But there'll be another, don't worry.

That's not a bird's nest.

That's an eagle's nest.

How you doing, babe? What are you doing? Mom, how you fishing, man? Would you pull through the hole like that? Suppose...

You'd better get one.

Suppose you catch a fish, how you gonna catch it? Through the hole like that? Are you sure? I gotta have a long talk with you about it.

You say grandpa would call the wheel? Baby wheel.

Oh, baby wheel.

Tiny.

Little tiny wheel.

Want me to show you here, bud? You got a bird's nest already? Okay.

That's got the whole line.

See it? Got him.

You got a bird's nest.

Real.

Oh, you got it.

Don't lose him, whatever you do.

I got the silver dollar in my pocket right now.

There goes the silver dollar.

Come on.

There goes the silver dollar.

Keep reeling.

You see him? You don't see him yet? There he is.

There he is.

Where? Where? Right there.

You got your friend's line.

Be careful of your hand now.

Oh, wow.

That is really wild.

Boy, he's strong.

Anybody else want to feel how strong he is? Oh, he had a dollar.

What are we gonna do? Shall we throw him back in? Yeah, we'll just throw the small ones back like that, yes.

That's what I thought.

Okay, old buddy, you got another chance.

My line.

There's a shark, fellas.

Okay, big daddy, I'm gonna let you go back into the water.

There goes the silver dollar.

The first fish caught.

You got a big one.

Oh, Jimmy, what a catch.

That one's got teeth, so watch out.

Oh, I spoke off.

Thought you could see me, huh? He's strong.

Someone's gotta hold him.

I can't hold him much longer.

There he goes.

Oh, you should have put it over this way.

Swam all over the dam.

Well, look at him fight, man.

He's gonna bite the boat.

Come on, keep on winding, now.

That's a great shark.

Oh, tight big fellow.

Okay.

Look at the mouth on that cat.

It looks like slapping white.

That was a good one.

Wasn't it, Red? On there.

What the heck is it? That's a bluefish.

Hey, Mark, boy, you're really nice.

See? See there? Let me see.

Okay, over his head here.

Come on.

Reel it up.

Come on.

I got a blue.

You're gonna pick me up.

I got it.

I got it.

I got a blue.

It's got to be the biggest there is.

Look at him going out there.

What is that? Reel it up here.

What's this? Well, we thought you had a giant.

Hi, Gary.

Charlie the tuna.

That's wild, isn't it? There's really a giant.

Sure fish, huh, buddy? Oh, wow.

Okay, I got him off.

Wow.

Okay, put him down there next time.

How you doing, fellas? Hi.

All right, dear.

Boy, this sure been a gassy day, huh? Yep.

Had a good day.

What did you get in the bird's nest there? Nope.

Yeah, watch it.

Hey, fellas, I was just talking to Captain Sandy.

He says we better start reeling him in so we can start back.

So start reeling your poles in, reel your lines in, and we'll start heading off back.

Okay? All right.

Boy, it's really been a fun day out here.

You know that? I was just thinking.

They said eight kids on a fishing boat, man.

I figured, oh, what a fiasco this is going to be.

What kind of a day is it going to be? You know, but it wound up being just beautiful.

We had a lot of fun.

I think more people, grownups, should take time off of their schedules and take some kids out boating like this because, man, it's a gas.

It really is.

Try it and do it.

It's going to be great.

Marvin, I told you not to get in the water.

Look at you.

Bye, Marvin.

Identifier

F.2025-14-0013

Date Of Production

1974

Abstract

Comedian George Kirby goes fishing with a group of boys from New York in this episode of The American Sportsman from 1974.

Format

16mm

Extent

500 feet

Color

Sound

Optical

Reel/Tape Number

1/1

Has Been Digitized?

Yes

Language Of Materials

English

Element

Reversal Positive Print

Form

Television series

Subject

Fishing
Celebrities
Children

Related Collections

George Kirby Collection

Related Places

North America ➜ United States ➜ New York

Distributor

American Broadcasting Company

Participants And Performers

Kirby, George (is participant)

Maxson, James (is participant)

De Simone, Mark (is participant)

Valentine, Robert (is participant)

Weston, Gary (is participant)

McCullough, Marvin (is participant)

Bowling, Charles (is participant)

Solano, Edgar (is participant)

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American Sportsman: Party Boat with George Kirby

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