Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life® - The Lost Stories Special Edition Content Outline

Hour One: The American Dream Comes To Life ^®

Titles: Montage – Mickey’s animated signature and Topps® baseball cards – footage, cards and music (Oh Pretty Woman performed by Roy Orbison).
Introduction: Film montage – Mickey’s early days and events from 1951 – footage, still photos and music (Jambalaya performed by Hank Williams).
Casey Stengel: Mickey talks about his relationship with Casey Stengel and being sent down to the minor leagues.
I Thought I Raised a Ballplayer: Mickey’s dad inspires Mickey when he’s at his lowest point.
The King Solomon Story: Casey Stengel shares his “King Solomon” anecdote.
The Kefauver Committee: Mickey, Casey, Del Webb, Ted Williams and Stan Musial are called to testify before a U.S. Senate committee. Mickey shares an anecdote about Casey Stengel’s “Stengelese.”
Billy & Whitey: Thoughts on Mickey’s best friend, Billy Martin – film footage and music (Charlie Brown performed by The Coasters).
The Kenmore Hotel Story: Mickey and Billy break curfew and are locked out of their hotel.
The Horace Stoneham All-Star Game Story: Mickey and Whitey’s adventures at the 1962 All-Star Game in San Francisco and their bet with S.F. Giants owner Horace Stoneham.
The Copacabana Incident: The story behind the infamous Copacabana Club brawl at Billy Martin’s birthday celebration in 1957.
Billy Martin Gets Traded: Mickey’s best friend gets traded to the Kansas City A’s and an amusing anecdote.
Billy Martin Cow Story: The hilarious Billy Martin cow story! A true classic!
1956: The Turnaround Year: A film montage of events from 1956 – footage, music (Sweet Little Sixteen performed by Chuck Berry) and a short Mickey interview quote.
The Triple Crown: Mickey wins the Triple Crown in 1956.
The Perfect Game: Behind the scenes stories of what Mickey calls, “The biggest game I ever played in.”
Jackie Jensen & the Fear of Flying: Mickey recounts Billy Martin’s practical joke on teammate Jackie Jensen.
Memorable Home Runs – The USC Home Run: Mickey launches an historic 656-foot home run in an exhibition game at USC in 1951!
Memorable Home Runs - The Griffith Stadium Home Run: The story of Mickey’s historic 565-foot home run in Washington that coined the phrase, “Tape Measure Home Run.”
Memorable Home Runs - The Pedro Ramos Home Run: How Mickey dealt with a Pedro Ramos knockdown pitch - he walloped a homer off the Yankee Stadium façade!
Memorable Home Runs - “The Hardest Ball I Ever Hit!”: Mickey relates the story of the home run he called, “The hardest ball I ever hit!”
Memorable Home Runs - “Go Chase That One!”: Yankees first-baseman Joe Collins challenges Mickey after belting a home run in Cleveland.
Memorable Home Runs - Mickey’s 16th World Series Home Run: Footage of Mickey’s record breaking World Series homer off Barney Shultz in the 1964 World Series set to music (Sweet Little Sixteen performed by Chuck Berry).
Memorable Home Runs - The Denny McLain “Gift” Home Run: Knowing that Mickey is about to retire, Denny McLain grooves a pitch to Mickey his last time up in Detroit. Mickey relates the full story of this amusing anecdote.
1961: The Upside Down Year: A film montage of events from 1961 – footage and music (The Twist performed by Chubby Checker.).
The 1961 Yankees: The Mick describes the “best team I ever saw” and how he became a leader.
Yogi Berra: Mickey recalls Yogi Berra and Yogi stories.
“Boy, You Stunk!”: Yogi’s son Timmy lets Mickey have it after one of Mickey’s worst games ever.
Roger Maris: Mickey remembers his great friend and teammate Roger Maris.
The Roger Maris Swimming Pool Story: Mickey and Whitey rig a swimming race with Roger Maris on an off-day in Baltimore.
The M&M Boys: Mickey remembers how his teammates supported he and Roger when they chased Ruth’s record in 1961.
The '61 Home Run Race: The inside story of the home run race when Mickey and Roger chased Ruth’s record in 1961 and how a “quack” doctor knocked Mickey out of the race.
The Home Run Race Montage: A film montage of the 1961 home run race between Mickey and Roger Maris – footage, headlines and music (The Twist performed by Chubby Checker.).
The Home Run Record: Roger Maris breaks Ruth’s record and Mickey’s emotional reaction to his friend’s incredible achievement.
Reflections: Mickey recalls his career and his greatest thrill, Mickey Mantle Day in 1969, the “Dolly Parton” joke.
If I Were Playing Now: Mickey’s comment on what it would be like if he were playing now.
Final Montage: Mickey’s career is summed up in a three-minute montage of footage and a list of lifetime stats, awards, accomplishments and achievements set to music (Oh Pretty Woman performed by Roy Orbison).
Final Credits: Mickey tells the “One More Autograph” story and his humorous dream about meeting God in heaven after dying, both over the final credits.

Hour Two – The Lost Stories

Introduction
My Dad’s Dream: Mickey talks about growing up in Oklahoma and how his dad shared his love of baseball with Mickey.
How’d You Like to Play for the Yankees?: Yankee scout Tom Greenwade discovers Mickey and signs him to play for the Yankees.
The Next Babe Ruth: Spring training in 1951 and how Casey Stengel bragged about Mickey to the press.
Just Keep Your Mouth Shut and I’ll Do the Talkin’: Mickey signs his first Yankees contract, negotiated by Casey Stengel on the train to Opening Day in Washington, DC.
Ghosts: Mickey talks about his first visit to Yankee Stadium and how he could feel the “ghosts” of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. He also tells the story about his first game with the Yankees.
Pssst! Hey Buddy!: Young Mickey gets taken by a slick sweater salesman.
They Thought I’d Been Shot: Mickey’s first World Series and the story of how he was injured. Mickey also talks about how he learned his father had Hodgkin’s Disease and his father’s death.
Whiskey Slick: More on Mickey’s relationship with Casey Stengel, and the story of how he and Whitey Ford got the nickname, “Slick.”
Nosey Poker: A friendly card game with Billy Martin and Whitey Ford takes a hostile turn.
My First Thrill: Mickey throws out Jackie Robinson in the 1952 World Series, and Robinson pays Mickey a great compliment.
Death Threat in Boston: A fanatic threatens to shoot Mickey if he plays in a crucial series in Boston.
The Great Lakes Storm: A fierce thunderstorm provokes a humorous situation on a flight from Boston to Detroit.
Rivals: Mickey recalls his rivalry with Willie Mays, Duke Snider and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Pranks: Mickey talks about practical jokes he played on teammate Joe Pepitone.
Just Ask for Our Table: Whitey Ford sends Yankees rookies on a wild goose chase.
Gators: Whitey Ford plays a practical joke on pitcher Bill Stafford using his kids’ pet baby alligator.
Called Pitches: Mickey tells how Pitcher Bob Turley signaled pitches to players, and the resulting “basebrawl” story!
The Road to Pittsburgh: Mickey, Billy Martin and Whitey Ford are forced to take a taxi from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh after missing the team train.
The “Hangover” Home Run: Mickey comes off the disabled list unexpectedly after a late night in Baltimore and is called upon to pinch-hit against Baltimore pitcher Mike McCormick. The result: career home run #417.
The “Called Shot”: The Mick breaks Babe Ruth’s World Series home run record in style, calling his shot off Cardinals knuckle ball pitcher Barney Schultz.
The Anaheim All-Star Game: Mickey recalls his appearance in the 1967 All-Star game in Anaheim, California.
A Hamburger and a Coke: Mickey secretly helps out a patron in his restaurant when she and her children are taken by surprise by the amount of their check.
We Could Really Use You Now: While flying across country Mickey is mistaken for a pilot!
“Me and Julio”: Paul Simon’s “Me and Julio” music video, featuring an appearance by Mickey.
The Mick’s Message to Kids: Mickey gives some heartfelt advice to America’s kids.