EPISODE 14

Frank gets in on the action when Fritzy receives a tip on Mr. Sumo, a horse running in the sixth race at Belmont Park. While bookmaker Fritzy knows his way around a pari-mutuel window, clueless Frank just cares about the payoff. After dispatching his son to OTB, Fritzy offers another tip: some dental advice for Frank's aching girlfriend. (5:34)

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FRITZY: Federico "Fritzy" Giovanelli
FRANK: Frank "Frankie California" Condo
UI: Unintelligible

Fritzy: Hey, I got a tip for you today.

Frank: Wha?

Fritzy: You see Baldy, tell him Mr. Sumo's, uh, very good today.

Frank: Who?

Fritzy: Mr. Sumo.

Frank: Sumo?

Fritzy: It'll be too late, it's in the sixth.

Frank: Where, where's...?

Fritzy: Three-thirty, New York.

Frank: At New York?

Fritzy: Yeah.

Frank: Six-thirty [UI]?

Fritzy: No. At 3:30.

Frank: Oh, that's too...

Fritzy: [Aside to his son Freddie, Jr.] You go, you go down there? C'mere, I'll give you a bet. Here, let me give him a bet, he's goin' down there. You goin' now? Oh, you know what you do? Take Mr. Sumo. They're gonna be in exactas. Take a look, I'm gonna make three ex...You want a half of this?

Frank: Yeah.

Fritzy: Alright. I'll make make $50 exactas. One, two, three...eh.

Frank: How much could we win?

Fritzy: I'll tell ya what...

Frank: Huh?

Fritzy: If it wins it [UI]...C'mere, write this down, I'll give you the picks. C'mere, Freddie, bring my glasses. C'mere, I'll go two, a hundred dollars apiece. I let him do the bettin' over here. C'mere, gimme the, gimme the paper Freddie. Write this down, you got a pen?

Frank: Wait a while.

Fritzy: Go get a pen. [Aside, to his son] I know, don't give me your dream. Hello? He went to get a paper. The sixth.

Frank: Go ahead.

Fritzy: Okay. Mr. Sumo on top.

Frank: Mr. Sumo?

Fritzy: Mr. Sumo. S-U-M-O.

Frank: F-U?

Fritzy: S-U-M-O.

Frank: F?

Fritzy: No, S. Like Sammy.

Frank: S-U-M-O.

Fritzy: Okay. Mr. Sumo...

Frank: Yeah.

Fritzy: Okay, he's on top. Now we're gonna use Fun Loving Boy.

Frank: Fun?

Fritzy: Fun Loving Boy.

Frank: Fun Loving Boy.

Fritzy: Saltine Warrior.

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