The Absent-Minded Waiter

Year: 1977

Runtime: 7 mins

Language: English

Director: Carl Gottlieb

Comedy

Bernie Cates hires a waiter whose forgetfulness is legendary: he pours water before placing glasses, repeats the same questions endlessly, delivers the wrong dishes, and turns every simple service into chaos, yet somehow manages to get the bill right, without a hitch.

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