on everybody's lips...
- Their chapped lips.
- On their chapped lips.
Will Phil come out
and see his shadow?
- Punxsutawney Phil!
- That's right, woodchuck chuckers!
It's Groundhog Day!
Get up and chuck me a hog!
- Morning!
- Morning.
- Off to see the groundhog?
- I am.
Think it'll be an early spring?
I'm predicting March 21 st.
Good guess!
I think that actually is
the first day of spring.
- Did you sleep well, Mr. Connors?
- I slept alone, Mrs. Lancaster.
Like some coffee?
Is there any possibility of getting
an espresso or cappuccino?
I really don't know...
How to spell espresso or cappuccino.
This looks fine.
I hope you enjoy the festivities.
- I'm sure I will.
- There's talk of a blizzard.
We may catch a break and
it will blow right by.
The moisture coming
out of the south...
...by midday will
push on to the east.
At high altitudes it'll crystallize
and give us what we call snow.
Our high will get to
about 30 today, teens tonight.
Chance of precipitation,
about 20% today, 20% tomorrow.
Did you want to talk about
the weather or just chitchat?
Chitchat.
See you later.
Will you be checking out today?
Chance of departure today, 100%.
Phil Connors!
I thought that was you!
How you doing?
Thanks for watching.
Don't tell me you don't remember me.
I sure as heckfire remember you.
Not a chance.
Ned!
Ryerson!
Needlenose Ned.
Ned the Head.
Come on, buddy.
Case Western High!
I did the whistling bellybutton
trick at the talent show.
Bing! Got the shingles real bad
senior year. Almost didn't graduate.
Bing again!
I dated your sister a couple times
till you told me not to anymore.
Well?
Ned Ryerson?
Bing!
Bing.
Did you turn pro with
that bellybutton thing?
I sell insurance.
- What a shock.
- Do you have insurance?
If you do, you could
always use more.
Am I right or am I right
or am I right?
I would love to stand here
and talk with you.
But I'm not going to.
See you.
That's all right!
I'll walk with you.
I see an opportunity,
I charge it like a bull.
Ned the Bull, that's me now.
I got friends who live and die
by the actuarial tables.
I say it's all one big
crapshoot anyhoo.
Ever heard of single-premium life?
That could be the ticket for you.
Oh, God!
It is so good to see you!
What are you doing for dinner?
Something else.
It's been great seeing you,
Needlehead. Take care.
Watch out for that first step.
It's a doozy!
Phil!
Phil, over here!
Where have you been?
It was horrible.
A giant leech got me.
You're missing all the fun.
These people are great!
Some of them partied all night.
They sing till they get cold.
Then they go sit by the fire
and get warm.
Then they come back
and sing some more!
They're hicks, Rita.
So, did you sleep okay without me?
You tossed and turned, didn't you?
You're incredible.
Who told you?
It's groundhog time.
Okay.
On me in three...
...two, one.
Once a year, the eyes of the nation
turn to this tiny hamlet...
...to watch a master at work.
The master?
Punxsutawney Phil...
...the world's most famous weatherman.
The groundhog.
Who, as legend has it,
can predict an early spring.
The question we have
to ask ourselves is:
" Does Phil feel lucky?"
Every year, the guy comes with
a big stick and raps on the door.
They pull the little rat out,
talk to him.
The rat talks back.
Then they tell us when it'll end.
Isn't he cute?
Do you like the guys
with the prominent upper teeth?
This February 2nd, at 7:20
and 30 seconds...
...Punxsutawney Phil...
...the seer of seers...
...prognosticator of prognosticators...
...emerged reluctantly...
...but alertly...
...in Punxsutawney, PA...
...and stated in groundhog-ese...
..." I definitely see a shadow."
Sorry, folks.
Six more weeks of winter.
On me in three, two, one.
This is one time where
television fails...
...to capture the excitement
of a large squirrel...
...predicting the weather.
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