And I believe him. Why,I have seen him set Dan'l Webster down here on this floor--Dan'l Webster was the name of the frog and sing out, "Flies,Dan'l,flies!"

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They'd built him a handsome set in L.A. He'd also been doing shows in New York.

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As a result, L.A. averted a second set of riots.

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He directed set designer Jeannine Oppewall ("L.A. Confidential") to create the town of Pleasantville, blank library books and all, from her memory of the late 1950s, rather than from extensive research.

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