the frank and fritzy show

EPISODE 20

"Mussolini," a TV mini-series starring George C. Scott as Il Duce, is the impetus for talk about the mingling of Italian blood. First, a discussion of the Ethiopian theater: Frank thinks Italy lost, Fritzy thinks they won. But the guys agree that Italian soldiers left a legacy, of sorts. And when it comes to a prospective new heart for an ailing Fritzy, he's opting for a late-model European import. (3:24)

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

Frank: Mussolini, if he didn't go with [UI], he would have been one of the greatest men of today.

Fritzy: My God, your uncle.

Frank: With, with Germany.

Fritzy: Imagine your uncle, what a guy.

Frank: If he didn't go...

Fritzy: Morris don't, Morris don't like him. Right?

Frank: Didn't you hear what he says, uh, Mussolini?

Fritzy: What?

Frank: He says, "There's a guy in Germany, he wants your autograph and your picture."

Fritzy: Yeah.

Frank: He says, "How many men has he got?" "25,000," he says. Forget about it. Remember that part?

Fritzy: You know what I liked? He says, "One day Italy will come back and will be respected and feared," he says.

Frank: He couldn't even beat the cannibals up. They ran after him with spears. He says, "Use the mustard gas on 'em, they eat you," he says. You hear what he says? "They [In Italian, eat], they eat you. They put you in the pot and cook you." He says, "Use the mustard gas."

Fritzy: I'll tell ya, he played a nice part. He's a good actor.

Frank: The Ethiopians kicked the shit out of the Italians.

Fritzy: Giovinezza.

Frank: He said, "Make sure they sing "Giovinezza." Otherwise, they'll eat you," he says. "Use the mustard gas."

Fritzy: When are ya, let me tell you something. When are you gonna learn that Italy could have taken all of Africa? They took Ethiopia, alright? But do ya know what happened? These fuckin' greaseballs, they like, they like humpin' black girls. They humped all the Ethopians out there. They did.

Frank: Yeah.

Fritzy: Yeah, they got a lotta, forget about it, they loved, well, first of all, the Ethiopians are the most beautiful African people. Well, actually, the most beautiful black people in the world.

Frank: Uh-huh.

Fritzy: Too bad we looking at them now that they're starving. But if you look at their features, even the, the way they starving, you see how beautiful their faces are.

Frank: Uh-huh.

Fritzy: And the Italians were in love with them. Italiano went there. Ba-boom, ba-boom, ba-boom. You know how many how many, how many Italian kids are out there, from 40, 50 years ago?

Frank: Uh-huh.

Fritzy: The ba-bas? Forget about it.

Frank: The Italians went to Ethiopia, they like the dark meat.

Fritzy: Oh yeah.

Frank: And they left all the kids in Ethopia, that's why some Italians are black.

Fritzy: Some? Quite a lot.

Frank: Huh?

Fritzy: Quite a lot.

Frank: Ahh.

Fritzy: Ahh, the history of the world, eh? But do you know something now? They're doin' open heart surgery in Italy now. Just, the Vatican just let loose that it could be done. And, uh, transplants, you know, replacement of the hearts. And so far they've done about 20, 25 of them. They've taken so good it ain't even funny. So you know what it's proven?

Frank: What?

Fritzy: Italian blood with Italian blood is very compatible. The genes sorta match in very close and you got no problem.

Frank: [Aside to his girlfriend] He's goin' to Italy to get a new heart he says, Helen.

Fritzy: That's where I'm gonna get operated on if I have to get one.

Frank: He's goin' to...

Fritzy: I'm goin where there's Italian blood.

Frank: Italian heart he wantsa get.

Fritzy: That's right.

Frank: So, whattya want?

Fritzy: She's goin' to Greece.

Frank: She ain't goin' to Greece. She's afraid to go.

Fritzy: What?

Frank: She's afraid to go to Greece now, with they snatching all those planes from there.

Fritzy: Yeah, well, no they, they, they got the ones that are leaving and going for Arabia. But, uh, I'm going for Italian hearts. That's all, I'll wait there 'til a nice young one maybe crashes over a cliff or somethin'. They put a nice little valve in there.