Drunk History (2013) s05e09 Episode Script
Heists
1 So Peruggia thinks to himself, this is our painting, and I'm bringing it back to my people! I'm beyond drunk, by the way.
So, the Santa bandits, they're like, time to rob another bank, and then, just everybody just starts shooting.
What's it mean when you're swallowing too much? So Adolf Eichmann is escaped, and the Mossad literally kidnap him.
No! (Laughing) My water went under the couch.
(Patriotic music) (Gripping string music) I remember this being the funniest thing.
I think I'll have enough room.
- Ready? - Yeah.
One, two, three.
- (Humming rhythmically) - Yeah! Why was that so funny? Oh, no.
Can you see my belly? (Chuckles) That's your first "Drunk History" line.
Oh, remember? - Callback.
- I love you.
I love you.
Muah! - (Chuckling) - (Groans softly) Hi, my name's Mark Gagliardi, and today, we're gonna talk about the theft of the "Mona Lisa.
" It's a painting.
- Hm.
- It's 1911.
Paris is the center of the universe, but at this moment in time, the "Mona Lisa" was not actually a terribly famous painting.
It's just one of the paintings that's hanging in the Louvre, and the French are like, yeah, it's a painting in the Louvre.
Like, it kind of looks like my aunt, but, you know, I don't think it's all that important.
And, uh, at this point, Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian immigrant, got a job as a glassmaker in the Louvre.
And he's like, oh, look at this! All of these beautiful paintings in the Louvre! But the French are like, oh, you're, you know, a dirtbag from Italy who's come in to steal our jobs, so clean the floors, Macaroni.
And that's the world that Peruggia was brought into.
And he would think to himself, why are these French calling me "Macaroni" when this great piece of Renaissance art came from my homeland and was stolen by Napoleon? You know what? [Bleep.]
these assholes.
(Hellish choral music) (Exaggerated Italian accent) Leonardo da Vinci worked out of Florence.
He painted this pla he painted this painting of Lisa del Giocondo in Florence.
This is our painting.
And I'm bringing it back to my people! I'm v I'm beyond drunk, by the way.
F-Y-Information.
(Chuckles) So on August 20, 1911, Vincenzo Peruggia went to the Louvre and he hid in a closet until Monday, the day that the Louvre is closed for cleaning.
So he comes out, and he walks up to the "Mona Lisa.
" He puts it under his smock and well, he steals it.
And he leaves the Louvre (Hopeful, brisk string music) Walks home to his one-room apartment and places the "Mona Lisa" on his breakfast table.
So Tuesday, August 22nd, the Louvre realizes Mona Lisa la Giocondo has been stolen from the Louvre.
(Gasps dramatically) And every newspaper in the world printed any picture they could that was like, "Here's What The Mona Lisa Looks Like!" Little kids are selling newspapers for a penny a pape, going, oh, this is some "Ocean's Eleven" shit right here.
So this picture of "Mona Lisa" is being spread throughout every continent in the world, and everybody was going, oh, my God, what a beautiful work of art this woman is.
(Belches, blows raspberry) Rude.
I feel like the magic has been taken out of my soul and put onto display.
Well, that's what happens when you do television.
So Louis Lépine, the head of the French police, brings in Peruggia for an interrogation.
And Lépine's like, what'd you do? What'd you do at the Louvre? And Peruggia's like, uh, why am I here? What's all this all about? And Lépine's like, Uh, the "Mona Lisa"! It's been stolen! Why aren't you listening? And Peruggia's like (Blows raspberry) The "Mona Lisa" was stolen? And Lépine's like, this guy's an idiot, man.
There's no way he did it.
So, for the next two years, every morning, the gentle Peruggia would look at this masterpiece, and he would say (Sobs softly) (Tearfully) I've looked at a lot of paintings, but until I looked at the "Mona Lisa" no painting ever looked at me.
(Sniffs) And that that smile on Mona Lisa's face is saying, "I acknowledge you.
I know what you're going through" (Sniffs) "And it's okay.
" (Sniffs) - Everything's okay.
- Yeah, I need another one of these.
So, after two years, Peruggia reaches out to Alfredo Geri, who is an Italian art dealer, and he goes (Exaggerated Italian accent) I have-a something you might be interested in.
It's-a the "Mona Lisa.
" I'm-a gonna give you the picture, and I'm-a gonna get-a some money.
So, Alfredo Geri, why don't you call me on the telephone Is it true if he found a mushroom, he would become a little bigger? (Video game power-up sound effect) - (Both laugh) - You don't like my accent? Is that it? (Laughs) Okay.
So, Alfredo Geri reaches out to the Italian authorities, and he's like (In accent) Aye, you a-lookin' for-a the guy that stole the "Mona Lisa"? So, uh, here's the number.
So the Italian authorities are like, oh, hey, you're Peruggia? You're under arrest.
And he's taken before the Italian court.
And he says, this painting la Giocondo, the "Mona Lisa" was stolen from Italy by Napoleon, and it was my task to take this painting out of the Louvre and bring it back to the Italian people who deserve it.
I have nothing to be ashamed of, as an Italian! And after his impassioned speech, the Italian judge said, actually, this painting wasn't stolen by Napoleon.
(Dark music) Leonardo da Vinci came to France and actually gave this painting to the king of France as a gift, so you really don't have a leg to stand on.
But, you know what? We're super into your patriotism.
You're super good at being Italian, so how about this? We give you a sentence of seven months, which is what you've already been in prison, and we release you today.
And Peruggia was like, I really like you guys.
Thanks, man.
(Victorious orchestration) Vincenzo Peruggia was an inconsequential housepainter from Italy, and by stealing the "Mona Lisa," he made that work of art the most famous painting in all the world.
Ah, [bleep.]
hell, dude.
- Hm? - (Sniffs) What are we doing, a [bleep.]
very special "Blossom," here? (Both laugh) Stay tuned for more "Drunk History" Doo-dah, doo-dah Wait, wait, can I use this? Guys, I have a fake dick company.
- (Snickering) - I wanna promote my, uh I love my fake dick company.
It's called "Dicks for Kids.
" (Laughs) All right.
Cancún.
(Laughing) (Dramatic choral music) (Liquid spurting) (Laughs) (Both laughing) Aw, that was unprofessional.
Tommy, I'm sorry.
(Burps softly) (Exhales) Hello, I'm my name's Brendon Walsh, and today we're going to be talking about the Santa bandits.
Our story starts in 1927, in the days leading up to Christmas.
Marshall Ratliff got out of jail and he's like, I'm out of jail.
Time to rob another bank, but I need help, so I'm gonna get uh, uh this guy Ed Helms.
Oh oh, from "The Hangover.
" (Laughing) This guy Henry Helms? I'm gonna get Henry Helms and Robert Hill, and they rope in Helms' brother-in-law, Louis Davis.
And Ratliff says, help us rob this bank in Cisco.
And, uh, Ratliff's afraid he's gonna get recognized.
And he goes, I wanna disguise myself.
Hey, it's Christmas.
So they steal this Buick, and they arrive in Cisco on the morning of December 23rd.
Uh, Ratliff gets out of the car.
He's dressed as Santa, and he gets mobbed by kids.
And you see Santa, kids are gonna come towards you.
Kids wanna see you! You're like Justin you're like the Justin Beaver of the times.
- Yeah.
- And he's a bank robber, but he's like, yeah, okay, I gotta go.
Santa's gotta make a deposit, kids.
So after that, he goes into the bank.
And he doesn't even say anything.
And, uh, the tellers are like, Santa's here! And then Hill, Helms, Davis all bust in with their guns a-blazing.
They go, hey, uh, all right, everybody shut up! We're robbing this place.
Santa Ratliff gets $12,400 in cash and $150,000 in bonds.
And Santa's like, yeah! But this lady, Mrs.
Blasingame, goes into the bank and [bleep.]
loses her shit.
She's like (screams maniacally) So she, uh, runs out screaming her head off (Screaming maniacally) Here's the thing I love that Duncan Trussell is this woman.
(As Duncan Trussell) Hey! Terence McKenna predicted this bank was gonna be robbed, man! (Both laughing) So then the whole town, they hear her running up and down the (Screams) And then, at this time, the Texas Bank Association was like, well, we're offering $5,000 for anybody who shoots a bank robber during a bank robbery.
And the whole town is like, we could use $5,000! That's a lot of money back now.
So everybody, grab their guns! 'Cause an angry mom's about to (chuckles) "Angry mom's about to form.
" (Chuckles) So, um, they go to the bank while all the the robbery's going on.
And then it just everybody just starts shooting.
(Imitates gunfire) Customers are getting shot.
A guy gets shot in the leg.
So the Santa bandits, they're like, why is everybody shooting us? Get into the alley! 'Cause that's where the Buick is.
But everybody keeps shooting.
A bandit gets shot, a uh, uh the bank president gets shot! Everybody's going nuts.
All right.
So, the-the the Santa bandits, they grab these two young girls as human shields to get into their Buick and get the [bleep.]
out of there.
So Santa's driving the car, and he looks at the gas gauge, and he goes, What the we're [bleep.]
almost out of gas! What a bunch of idiots.
And they're like, we drove 100 miles from Wichita Falls and we didn't get gas in 1927? (Laughing) So, they see this Oldsmobile, and they're like, give us your Oldsmobile.
And he leaves.
Helms gets shot.
And they're like, come on, put all the money in here and get Davis in there.
And they get in the Oldsmobile, and then they realize, uh, [bleep.]
the keys! So they're like, well well, we can't [bleep.]
do anything with this.
So then they, like, get back into the Buick, and they leave Davis there.
Poor sap.
He's [bleep.]
.
And they're like, well, that sucks.
And then they're like, oh, shit! We left the money in that car too in the Oldsmobile.
And they're like (Burps) Uh what's it mean when you're swallowing too much? Good question.
(Laughs) So they're trying to cross the Brazos River, but they get ambushed, and they shoot Ratcliff six times.
So Helms and Hill just give themselves up, and Ratliff (burping) survives.
So the townsfolk are out there, and they're like, we've had it with this guy! And they put a noose around his neck.
They're like, we're gonna publicly lynch you, 'cause we've had it with your shit.
And he's just like, hey, I got an idea.
Eh forgive me! And then they're like, uh, no, no, no, no.
And then they [bleep.]
hang him.
Then well, yeah, then he's croaked.
(Stirring orchestral music) These guys [bleep.]
up.
Because back then, it was, uh, so easy to get away with crimes.
- They were stupid.
- (Laughs) (Chuckles) Is this a wig, or There's a wig and a beard.
(Sighs) (Chuckles) That's good.
Stay tuned for more "Drunk History.
" Ho-ho-ho! (Water splashing) - My God, it's so cold.
- I love you.
Oh, you got it.
How's my hair look? You look great.
What, like, Jewish desserts have you had in your life? Is latkes, uh, Jewish? It's not dessert, but it is Jewish.
- Mm-hmm.
- My husband's always, like, hiding treats from me.
Is this a [bleep.]
piece of pie? That's what it looks like.
(Soft, pleasant music) Oh, my God, this is so good.
It's good? This is my first attempt.
What's this called again? One more time.
- Pie? - Oh, cool.
I'm not Jewish.
(Both laughing) Hello.
(Snorts softly) I'm Rachel Bloom, and today we're gonna talk about the capture of Adolf Eichmann.
So Israel's established in 1948, and Israel's like, okay, we need our own CIA.
And so they form the Mossad, and David Ben-Gurion, who's the prime minister, is like, I'm going to appoint you, Isser Harel, to be head of Mossad.
And Isser Harel is like, awesome.
We're gonna hunt down Nazi war criminals, 'cause there are a lot of Nazis still, like, chilling.
And the guy at the top of their list is Adolf Eichmann, who literally planned the Holocaust.
So Isser Harel is like, let's nail this [bleep.]
mother[bleep.]
to the wall like a [bleep.]
moose who's been hunted.
Meanwhile, Adolf Eichmann is living in Argentina, making, like, a new alias.
And he's like (In German accent) Hmm, what's an Argentinean-sounding name? Oh, I know, Ricardo Clement.
Good job, Adolf I mean, Ricardo.
Wink.
However, his kids, who were there with him, they're like, well, I'm really attached to Eichmann.
It's, like, in all my yearbooks.
Like, I'm just gonna I'm gonna I'm gonna keep it.
So, the Eichmann kids are [bleep.]
stupid.
(Chuckling) (Laughing) Okay, so in the 1950s, Eichmann's son, Klaus, starts dating this very nice girl, Sylvia.
And when she's like, Daddy, I'm dating, like, the best guy.
His name is Klaus Eichmann.
And he's like, that's weird.
My dog loves licking her [bleep.]
.
- (Laughs) - My dog licks her vagina - more than any dog.
- That's cool.
Anyway, so Sylvia's father, Lothar Hermann, is like, huh, Eichmann, Eichmann (In German accent) Where have I heard that name? (Dramatic percussive music) And so, Lothar tips off the Mossad.
And he's like, my daughter's dating a guy named Klaus Eichmann.
Like, this might be Adolf Eichmann and this might be the son of Adolf Eichmann.
And the Mossad is like, we need to check this guy out.
And so, they send operatives to Argentina, all of whom are Holocaust survivors.
And they're like, you need to take pictures of Eichmann to make sure this is Eichmann, so that we're not just, like, capturing some poor Argentinean dude.
Smart.
Okay, so - (Chuckles) - No! What are you looking for? My water went under the couch.
I got you.
- You got it? - Thanks, friend.
Mm-hmm.
So, they send a guy, who just kind of walks up to him while he's gardening, and they're like, tell us how you garden.
And he's like, well and he, like, starts to explain gardening to them.
And the whole time, they have a suitcase that has, like, a spy camera in it, so they're like (Imitates camera clicking) And he's like, what's that sound? They're like, nothing.
So they send the pictures back to Israel, and the Mossad is like, dudes, this is Eichmann.
Let's get him there.
But Harel's like, whoa.
- Argentina is really bad - Mm-hmm.
About extraditing Nazis.
They, like, don't give a shit for some reason.
I don't know why.
I don't know why! But they're just bad about it.
And he tells Zvi Aharoni, if we're gonna capture Adolf Eichmann, we're gonna have to we're gonna have to, like, full-on kidnap him.
Like-like a kid on a milk carton.
We're gonna have to milk-carton Adolf Eichmann.
- Mm.
- So the four operatives, um they go to Argentina it's weird to tell a story about Nazis and be so cozy.
- (Chuckles) - Anyway, they park a deserted car to lure Eichmann.
And they're like, okay guys, so to distract ourselves we need to come up with a group name.
How about "The Kidnapping Friends"? And one of them's like, no, I don't I okay, if we're gonna come up with names, now's not the time to do it but if we're going to, I think it should be called "The Abduction Posse.
" And another one's like, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Listen, how about, I don't know, "The Snatch Squad?" And they're like, Snatch Squad! And just then, that's when Eichmann walks down the road.
And they're like, uh, our car is broken down.
(Suspenseful music) Psych! It's not! And they tackle Eichmann.
They just, like, full-on, like, bum-rush Eichmann.
And they get him in the car, and my dog continues to lick her own [bleep.]
.
I'll be dogged.
Anyway I wanna do the rest of the story lying down.
You do it.
You do what you - you do it the way you want.
- So, they bring him to a safe house, and then they try to question him to make sure it's Adolf Eichmann living in Germany Ar-Argentina.
And Eichmann's like, hola.
(Laughs) Me llamo Ricardo Clement.
(Laughing) Like, he's pretending to be Argentinean.
They're just like, clearly not.
You are a pasty white German dude.
And finally, he drops all the shit, and he's like, all right, I'm Adolf Eichmann.
Can I get a glass of wine? And they're like, okay, there is a plane leaving from Buenos Aires to Israel.
How do we sneak Eichmann onto this plane? So May 20, 1960, they sedate Adolf Eichmann, they dress him up as an El Al flight attendant which is the Israeli airline and they literally, like, drag him to the airport.
Like, full-on "Weekend At Bernie's" -ing the orchestrator of, like, the worst thing that's ever happened in their lives, and just being like, hey, I'm tired.
Hello, I'm an El Al flight attendant.
And they're literally carrying him like, onto the plane.
I mean, like, the story's [bleep.]
insane.
So they get him to Israel, and they put Eichmann on trial.
And he's convicted, and he's hung - outside of Tel Aviv.
- Wow.
And the guys who captured him are like, look, f far be it for we to celebrate death, but also, um, [bleep.]
yeah.
- [Bleep.]
the Nazis.
- [Bleep.]
the Nazis, man.
I'm alive.
I'm 97.
4 Ashkenazi.
(Laughs) (Patriotic music)
So, the Santa bandits, they're like, time to rob another bank, and then, just everybody just starts shooting.
What's it mean when you're swallowing too much? So Adolf Eichmann is escaped, and the Mossad literally kidnap him.
No! (Laughing) My water went under the couch.
(Patriotic music) (Gripping string music) I remember this being the funniest thing.
I think I'll have enough room.
- Ready? - Yeah.
One, two, three.
- (Humming rhythmically) - Yeah! Why was that so funny? Oh, no.
Can you see my belly? (Chuckles) That's your first "Drunk History" line.
Oh, remember? - Callback.
- I love you.
I love you.
Muah! - (Chuckling) - (Groans softly) Hi, my name's Mark Gagliardi, and today, we're gonna talk about the theft of the "Mona Lisa.
" It's a painting.
- Hm.
- It's 1911.
Paris is the center of the universe, but at this moment in time, the "Mona Lisa" was not actually a terribly famous painting.
It's just one of the paintings that's hanging in the Louvre, and the French are like, yeah, it's a painting in the Louvre.
Like, it kind of looks like my aunt, but, you know, I don't think it's all that important.
And, uh, at this point, Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian immigrant, got a job as a glassmaker in the Louvre.
And he's like, oh, look at this! All of these beautiful paintings in the Louvre! But the French are like, oh, you're, you know, a dirtbag from Italy who's come in to steal our jobs, so clean the floors, Macaroni.
And that's the world that Peruggia was brought into.
And he would think to himself, why are these French calling me "Macaroni" when this great piece of Renaissance art came from my homeland and was stolen by Napoleon? You know what? [Bleep.]
these assholes.
(Hellish choral music) (Exaggerated Italian accent) Leonardo da Vinci worked out of Florence.
He painted this pla he painted this painting of Lisa del Giocondo in Florence.
This is our painting.
And I'm bringing it back to my people! I'm v I'm beyond drunk, by the way.
F-Y-Information.
(Chuckles) So on August 20, 1911, Vincenzo Peruggia went to the Louvre and he hid in a closet until Monday, the day that the Louvre is closed for cleaning.
So he comes out, and he walks up to the "Mona Lisa.
" He puts it under his smock and well, he steals it.
And he leaves the Louvre (Hopeful, brisk string music) Walks home to his one-room apartment and places the "Mona Lisa" on his breakfast table.
So Tuesday, August 22nd, the Louvre realizes Mona Lisa la Giocondo has been stolen from the Louvre.
(Gasps dramatically) And every newspaper in the world printed any picture they could that was like, "Here's What The Mona Lisa Looks Like!" Little kids are selling newspapers for a penny a pape, going, oh, this is some "Ocean's Eleven" shit right here.
So this picture of "Mona Lisa" is being spread throughout every continent in the world, and everybody was going, oh, my God, what a beautiful work of art this woman is.
(Belches, blows raspberry) Rude.
I feel like the magic has been taken out of my soul and put onto display.
Well, that's what happens when you do television.
So Louis Lépine, the head of the French police, brings in Peruggia for an interrogation.
And Lépine's like, what'd you do? What'd you do at the Louvre? And Peruggia's like, uh, why am I here? What's all this all about? And Lépine's like, Uh, the "Mona Lisa"! It's been stolen! Why aren't you listening? And Peruggia's like (Blows raspberry) The "Mona Lisa" was stolen? And Lépine's like, this guy's an idiot, man.
There's no way he did it.
So, for the next two years, every morning, the gentle Peruggia would look at this masterpiece, and he would say (Sobs softly) (Tearfully) I've looked at a lot of paintings, but until I looked at the "Mona Lisa" no painting ever looked at me.
(Sniffs) And that that smile on Mona Lisa's face is saying, "I acknowledge you.
I know what you're going through" (Sniffs) "And it's okay.
" (Sniffs) - Everything's okay.
- Yeah, I need another one of these.
So, after two years, Peruggia reaches out to Alfredo Geri, who is an Italian art dealer, and he goes (Exaggerated Italian accent) I have-a something you might be interested in.
It's-a the "Mona Lisa.
" I'm-a gonna give you the picture, and I'm-a gonna get-a some money.
So, Alfredo Geri, why don't you call me on the telephone Is it true if he found a mushroom, he would become a little bigger? (Video game power-up sound effect) - (Both laugh) - You don't like my accent? Is that it? (Laughs) Okay.
So, Alfredo Geri reaches out to the Italian authorities, and he's like (In accent) Aye, you a-lookin' for-a the guy that stole the "Mona Lisa"? So, uh, here's the number.
So the Italian authorities are like, oh, hey, you're Peruggia? You're under arrest.
And he's taken before the Italian court.
And he says, this painting la Giocondo, the "Mona Lisa" was stolen from Italy by Napoleon, and it was my task to take this painting out of the Louvre and bring it back to the Italian people who deserve it.
I have nothing to be ashamed of, as an Italian! And after his impassioned speech, the Italian judge said, actually, this painting wasn't stolen by Napoleon.
(Dark music) Leonardo da Vinci came to France and actually gave this painting to the king of France as a gift, so you really don't have a leg to stand on.
But, you know what? We're super into your patriotism.
You're super good at being Italian, so how about this? We give you a sentence of seven months, which is what you've already been in prison, and we release you today.
And Peruggia was like, I really like you guys.
Thanks, man.
(Victorious orchestration) Vincenzo Peruggia was an inconsequential housepainter from Italy, and by stealing the "Mona Lisa," he made that work of art the most famous painting in all the world.
Ah, [bleep.]
hell, dude.
- Hm? - (Sniffs) What are we doing, a [bleep.]
very special "Blossom," here? (Both laugh) Stay tuned for more "Drunk History" Doo-dah, doo-dah Wait, wait, can I use this? Guys, I have a fake dick company.
- (Snickering) - I wanna promote my, uh I love my fake dick company.
It's called "Dicks for Kids.
" (Laughs) All right.
Cancún.
(Laughing) (Dramatic choral music) (Liquid spurting) (Laughs) (Both laughing) Aw, that was unprofessional.
Tommy, I'm sorry.
(Burps softly) (Exhales) Hello, I'm my name's Brendon Walsh, and today we're going to be talking about the Santa bandits.
Our story starts in 1927, in the days leading up to Christmas.
Marshall Ratliff got out of jail and he's like, I'm out of jail.
Time to rob another bank, but I need help, so I'm gonna get uh, uh this guy Ed Helms.
Oh oh, from "The Hangover.
" (Laughing) This guy Henry Helms? I'm gonna get Henry Helms and Robert Hill, and they rope in Helms' brother-in-law, Louis Davis.
And Ratliff says, help us rob this bank in Cisco.
And, uh, Ratliff's afraid he's gonna get recognized.
And he goes, I wanna disguise myself.
Hey, it's Christmas.
So they steal this Buick, and they arrive in Cisco on the morning of December 23rd.
Uh, Ratliff gets out of the car.
He's dressed as Santa, and he gets mobbed by kids.
And you see Santa, kids are gonna come towards you.
Kids wanna see you! You're like Justin you're like the Justin Beaver of the times.
- Yeah.
- And he's a bank robber, but he's like, yeah, okay, I gotta go.
Santa's gotta make a deposit, kids.
So after that, he goes into the bank.
And he doesn't even say anything.
And, uh, the tellers are like, Santa's here! And then Hill, Helms, Davis all bust in with their guns a-blazing.
They go, hey, uh, all right, everybody shut up! We're robbing this place.
Santa Ratliff gets $12,400 in cash and $150,000 in bonds.
And Santa's like, yeah! But this lady, Mrs.
Blasingame, goes into the bank and [bleep.]
loses her shit.
She's like (screams maniacally) So she, uh, runs out screaming her head off (Screaming maniacally) Here's the thing I love that Duncan Trussell is this woman.
(As Duncan Trussell) Hey! Terence McKenna predicted this bank was gonna be robbed, man! (Both laughing) So then the whole town, they hear her running up and down the (Screams) And then, at this time, the Texas Bank Association was like, well, we're offering $5,000 for anybody who shoots a bank robber during a bank robbery.
And the whole town is like, we could use $5,000! That's a lot of money back now.
So everybody, grab their guns! 'Cause an angry mom's about to (chuckles) "Angry mom's about to form.
" (Chuckles) So, um, they go to the bank while all the the robbery's going on.
And then it just everybody just starts shooting.
(Imitates gunfire) Customers are getting shot.
A guy gets shot in the leg.
So the Santa bandits, they're like, why is everybody shooting us? Get into the alley! 'Cause that's where the Buick is.
But everybody keeps shooting.
A bandit gets shot, a uh, uh the bank president gets shot! Everybody's going nuts.
All right.
So, the-the the Santa bandits, they grab these two young girls as human shields to get into their Buick and get the [bleep.]
out of there.
So Santa's driving the car, and he looks at the gas gauge, and he goes, What the we're [bleep.]
almost out of gas! What a bunch of idiots.
And they're like, we drove 100 miles from Wichita Falls and we didn't get gas in 1927? (Laughing) So, they see this Oldsmobile, and they're like, give us your Oldsmobile.
And he leaves.
Helms gets shot.
And they're like, come on, put all the money in here and get Davis in there.
And they get in the Oldsmobile, and then they realize, uh, [bleep.]
the keys! So they're like, well well, we can't [bleep.]
do anything with this.
So then they, like, get back into the Buick, and they leave Davis there.
Poor sap.
He's [bleep.]
.
And they're like, well, that sucks.
And then they're like, oh, shit! We left the money in that car too in the Oldsmobile.
And they're like (Burps) Uh what's it mean when you're swallowing too much? Good question.
(Laughs) So they're trying to cross the Brazos River, but they get ambushed, and they shoot Ratcliff six times.
So Helms and Hill just give themselves up, and Ratliff (burping) survives.
So the townsfolk are out there, and they're like, we've had it with this guy! And they put a noose around his neck.
They're like, we're gonna publicly lynch you, 'cause we've had it with your shit.
And he's just like, hey, I got an idea.
Eh forgive me! And then they're like, uh, no, no, no, no.
And then they [bleep.]
hang him.
Then well, yeah, then he's croaked.
(Stirring orchestral music) These guys [bleep.]
up.
Because back then, it was, uh, so easy to get away with crimes.
- They were stupid.
- (Laughs) (Chuckles) Is this a wig, or There's a wig and a beard.
(Sighs) (Chuckles) That's good.
Stay tuned for more "Drunk History.
" Ho-ho-ho! (Water splashing) - My God, it's so cold.
- I love you.
Oh, you got it.
How's my hair look? You look great.
What, like, Jewish desserts have you had in your life? Is latkes, uh, Jewish? It's not dessert, but it is Jewish.
- Mm-hmm.
- My husband's always, like, hiding treats from me.
Is this a [bleep.]
piece of pie? That's what it looks like.
(Soft, pleasant music) Oh, my God, this is so good.
It's good? This is my first attempt.
What's this called again? One more time.
- Pie? - Oh, cool.
I'm not Jewish.
(Both laughing) Hello.
(Snorts softly) I'm Rachel Bloom, and today we're gonna talk about the capture of Adolf Eichmann.
So Israel's established in 1948, and Israel's like, okay, we need our own CIA.
And so they form the Mossad, and David Ben-Gurion, who's the prime minister, is like, I'm going to appoint you, Isser Harel, to be head of Mossad.
And Isser Harel is like, awesome.
We're gonna hunt down Nazi war criminals, 'cause there are a lot of Nazis still, like, chilling.
And the guy at the top of their list is Adolf Eichmann, who literally planned the Holocaust.
So Isser Harel is like, let's nail this [bleep.]
mother[bleep.]
to the wall like a [bleep.]
moose who's been hunted.
Meanwhile, Adolf Eichmann is living in Argentina, making, like, a new alias.
And he's like (In German accent) Hmm, what's an Argentinean-sounding name? Oh, I know, Ricardo Clement.
Good job, Adolf I mean, Ricardo.
Wink.
However, his kids, who were there with him, they're like, well, I'm really attached to Eichmann.
It's, like, in all my yearbooks.
Like, I'm just gonna I'm gonna I'm gonna keep it.
So, the Eichmann kids are [bleep.]
stupid.
(Chuckling) (Laughing) Okay, so in the 1950s, Eichmann's son, Klaus, starts dating this very nice girl, Sylvia.
And when she's like, Daddy, I'm dating, like, the best guy.
His name is Klaus Eichmann.
And he's like, that's weird.
My dog loves licking her [bleep.]
.
- (Laughs) - My dog licks her vagina - more than any dog.
- That's cool.
Anyway, so Sylvia's father, Lothar Hermann, is like, huh, Eichmann, Eichmann (In German accent) Where have I heard that name? (Dramatic percussive music) And so, Lothar tips off the Mossad.
And he's like, my daughter's dating a guy named Klaus Eichmann.
Like, this might be Adolf Eichmann and this might be the son of Adolf Eichmann.
And the Mossad is like, we need to check this guy out.
And so, they send operatives to Argentina, all of whom are Holocaust survivors.
And they're like, you need to take pictures of Eichmann to make sure this is Eichmann, so that we're not just, like, capturing some poor Argentinean dude.
Smart.
Okay, so - (Chuckles) - No! What are you looking for? My water went under the couch.
I got you.
- You got it? - Thanks, friend.
Mm-hmm.
So, they send a guy, who just kind of walks up to him while he's gardening, and they're like, tell us how you garden.
And he's like, well and he, like, starts to explain gardening to them.
And the whole time, they have a suitcase that has, like, a spy camera in it, so they're like (Imitates camera clicking) And he's like, what's that sound? They're like, nothing.
So they send the pictures back to Israel, and the Mossad is like, dudes, this is Eichmann.
Let's get him there.
But Harel's like, whoa.
- Argentina is really bad - Mm-hmm.
About extraditing Nazis.
They, like, don't give a shit for some reason.
I don't know why.
I don't know why! But they're just bad about it.
And he tells Zvi Aharoni, if we're gonna capture Adolf Eichmann, we're gonna have to we're gonna have to, like, full-on kidnap him.
Like-like a kid on a milk carton.
We're gonna have to milk-carton Adolf Eichmann.
- Mm.
- So the four operatives, um they go to Argentina it's weird to tell a story about Nazis and be so cozy.
- (Chuckles) - Anyway, they park a deserted car to lure Eichmann.
And they're like, okay guys, so to distract ourselves we need to come up with a group name.
How about "The Kidnapping Friends"? And one of them's like, no, I don't I okay, if we're gonna come up with names, now's not the time to do it but if we're going to, I think it should be called "The Abduction Posse.
" And another one's like, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Listen, how about, I don't know, "The Snatch Squad?" And they're like, Snatch Squad! And just then, that's when Eichmann walks down the road.
And they're like, uh, our car is broken down.
(Suspenseful music) Psych! It's not! And they tackle Eichmann.
They just, like, full-on, like, bum-rush Eichmann.
And they get him in the car, and my dog continues to lick her own [bleep.]
.
I'll be dogged.
Anyway I wanna do the rest of the story lying down.
You do it.
You do what you - you do it the way you want.
- So, they bring him to a safe house, and then they try to question him to make sure it's Adolf Eichmann living in Germany Ar-Argentina.
And Eichmann's like, hola.
(Laughs) Me llamo Ricardo Clement.
(Laughing) Like, he's pretending to be Argentinean.
They're just like, clearly not.
You are a pasty white German dude.
And finally, he drops all the shit, and he's like, all right, I'm Adolf Eichmann.
Can I get a glass of wine? And they're like, okay, there is a plane leaving from Buenos Aires to Israel.
How do we sneak Eichmann onto this plane? So May 20, 1960, they sedate Adolf Eichmann, they dress him up as an El Al flight attendant which is the Israeli airline and they literally, like, drag him to the airport.
Like, full-on "Weekend At Bernie's" -ing the orchestrator of, like, the worst thing that's ever happened in their lives, and just being like, hey, I'm tired.
Hello, I'm an El Al flight attendant.
And they're literally carrying him like, onto the plane.
I mean, like, the story's [bleep.]
insane.
So they get him to Israel, and they put Eichmann on trial.
And he's convicted, and he's hung - outside of Tel Aviv.
- Wow.
And the guys who captured him are like, look, f far be it for we to celebrate death, but also, um, [bleep.]
yeah.
- [Bleep.]
the Nazis.
- [Bleep.]
the Nazis, man.
I'm alive.
I'm 97.
4 Ashkenazi.
(Laughs) (Patriotic music)