This time I watched a lot more closely.
Darren McGavin's character seems to pay homage to Vic Gook when he first enters.
His first talk is about the White Sox and baseball (Vic was a White Sox fan and loved baseball.)
Reading from the paper (one of Vic's favorite pastimes), he tells an Uncle Fletcher-type anecdote about a man swallowing a yo-yo.
Then, McGavin's character talks about "Victor" who is the Lone Ranger's nephew's horse. This is an ode to Bill Cullen (I believe) who is famed in Vic and Sade circles for asking trivia questions about horses (belonging to Mr. Gumpox) in Vic and Sade.
Of course, I could be wrong on all of this... watch the film for yourself (or at least watch the first few minutes of McGavin) and see what you think.
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