00:23Hello there, Peabody here.
00:25And I'm Sherman, huh, Mr. Peabody?
00:26Yes, you are Sherman, Sherman.
00:28Now, if you'll take your place beside the Wayback Machine, we shall be on our way.
00:31Where to today?
00:32Today, we're traveling back in time to the year 1455 and the place Strausburg, Germany,
00:37where we shall meet the inventor of the first practical printing press, Johannes Gutenberg.
00:41All set, Mr. Peabody.
00:42Sherman and I entered the Wayback, and in less time than it takes to Twitch and I,
00:45we were transported back and into the small printing shop of Herr Gutenberg,
00:49where we found the great man hard at work with his new press.
00:51Hi, Mr. Gutenberg, I'm Sherman, and this is...
00:53Don't bother me, kid. I got a newspaper to get out here,
00:57and I can't waste any time if I expect to make the 5 o'clock edition.
01:00Gutenberg continued his work on a feverish pitch. However, when he finally finished...
01:03Gutenberg, let's I'm done.
01:05Mr. Peabody, do you see what I see?
01:07I'm afraid so, Sherman. It seems as though Johannes Gutenberg has made a slight mistake.
01:11Mistake? What mistake? Where?
01:13You have printed the five-star final on pants instead of paper.
01:16That's no mistake. It was a calculated decision on papers because I couldn't find paper.
01:21But it will never do to have the news printed on a pair of trousers.
01:24Why not? See, back here I have printed all of the latest word about the county seat.
01:30And down here I put the advertisements because day is under cuff anyway.
01:35Oh, well and good, but Sherman is right. A newspaper should be printed on paper.
01:38I already told you I can't find any paper, and there's no time to look for some.
01:42Because if I don't meet the five o'clock deadline, the bank is going to foreclose on the mortgage.
01:48Hmm, it's three o'clock now. That doesn't give us much time, but I think we can make it if
01:51we hurry.
01:52Come, Sherman, we will get some paper.
01:54Sherman and I dashed out of the print shop and into a butcher shop, which fortunately was right next door.
01:59Six pounds of weenies, please.
02:01Weenies? But I thought we were after paper.
02:03What does the butcher usually wrap weenies in, Sherman?
02:05Butcher paper?
02:06Yes, but nonetheless it is paper.
02:08Paying for the weenies, we quickly took the package and hurried back to Herr Gutenberg.
02:12Oh, that's good. This is just what I've been waiting for.
02:15He had been gone for quite some time when suddenly I noticed something very peculiar.
02:18Do you hear something, Sherman?
02:19Not a thing, Mr. Peabody. Should I?
02:21Yes, we should be hearing the sound of Gutenberg's printing press.
02:23Something is wrong, Sherman.
02:25Hurrying into the back room, we immediately saw that something was wrong indeed.
02:28For there sat Johannes Gutenberg eating weenies.
02:30Herr Gutenberg, what are you doing?
02:32Well, I'm eating the lunch you brought me. What else?
02:34I'm afraid that's your second mistake, my friend. That wasn't your lunch.
02:37You were to use that paper for your five o'clock edition.
02:39Oh, I forgot, and it's 4.15 already. Stand back, I got printing to do.
02:45Gutenberg flew into his work like a demon, and in record time he had the job done.
02:49I done it. Now I can go out to a corner and sell my very first newspaper.
02:53It looked very much like success was his, but suddenly...
02:56Hey, I don't know, I'm not sure. Move this.
02:58Egad, what's happening, Mr. Peabody? It sounds like a riot.
03:01It is a riot, Sherman, and Herr Gutenberg is just two jumps ahead of it.
03:04What happened, Mr. Gutenberg? Didn't the people like your paper?
03:07Oh, they liked the paper all right, but what they didn't like was there was no printing on it.
03:12It was true. The newspaper he had just printed was completely blank on both sides.
03:15For his third mistake of the day, Herr Gutenberg had used the wrong bottle of ink in his press.
03:19Invisible ink, that is.
03:21Twenty minutes to five, there's still a chance you can make it.
03:24It's no use. I can't do it.
03:25Why not?
03:26I'm all mixed up from my troubles. I can't think of anything to print.
03:31Pardon me. Hello? What? What? What? What? What? Really?
03:35Quick, give me the address. Okay, got it.
03:38Who am I in luck? There's a fire, and that's big news.
03:42It gives me just what I need to write about.
03:44Good, we can be reporters and cover the story for you.
03:46Yes, but we must hurry. Get the address, Sherman.
03:49Sherman and I raced across town and made excellent time for the signals were with us.
03:53However, when we arrived...
03:54Hey, this can't be right. There's nothing here but a lake.
03:56Let me see that slip of paper. Just as I suspected, Sherman, you had the paper upside down.
04:02You brought us to 666 instead of 999 Schnitzel Street.
04:06Gee, I'm sorry, Mr. Peabody. Just where is 999 Schnitzel Street?
04:10I'm afraid that's the address of Gutenberg's printing shop.
04:13Oh, the fire really wiped me out this time. The only thing I saved was the clock and the press.
04:19And it's five minutes to five. I guess there's nothing else you can do, Mr. Peabody.
04:22There is always something I can do, Sherman. Gutenberg's 5 o'clock edition will hit the street right on schedule.
04:28Give me a hand.
04:29Gosh, you did it, Mr. Peabody, without a minute to spare.
04:32Yes, and that is the first true printing of Johannes Gutenberg.
04:36Extra! Extra! Read all about me. On me. Extra!
04:43But tell me, Mr. Peabody, why did you print such big letters on his forehead?
04:46That, Sherman, should be quite obvious. Every newspaper has to have a headline.
04:51Bye-bye.
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