Those Were Wonderful Days
In a nostalgic look at America at the turn of the 20th century, the citizens are enjoying their day. At a saloon, a quartet sings the titular song, and a woman on a poster, the cashier, and the piano join them. The life of the city includes boxing matches, free lunch tables where a man sets his dish atop of a woman's hat as they are walking, barbershops, and a gala picnic. At the picnic, people are drinking beer, driving in a parade, and doing high dives on a diving board. At a picnic ground, a mustached villain spots a lady and uses a stick of dynamite to launch her man into the air and land on the seesaw. The villain kidnaps the lady and flees in a hot air balloon. The man uses a cannon to launch himself up to the villain and the two have a fisticuffs battle. After the balloon explodes like a grenade, the man is able to save his wife and glide down to the villain. The man gives the villain a final beating, but the lady also bops her husband in the head with a mallet, as she surprisingly finds a newfound interest in the villain.
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