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12. Help For An Old Geezer

Hank Patterson was cast as Fred Ziffel when he was in his late 70s and he was extremely hard of hearing. Everyone liked working with him and audiences loved him, so the producers made some accommodations to keep him working despite his challenging deafness. When his scenes were shot, a dialogue coach would lay on the floor just out of sight of the shot and would tap him with a stick when it was time for him to say his lines.

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