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On the day of the wed\u00adding, the hyp\u00adno\u00adtist is fran\u00adtic in try\u00ading to locale him, because the hyp\u00adno\u00adtist did\u00adn\u2019t remove the sug\u00adges\u00adtion. And, of course, a bell will ring peri\u00adod\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly through\u00adout the wed\u00adding cer\u00ade\u00admo\u00adny, thanks to a stray cat with a bell on its collar.<\/p>\n<h2><em>\u2018Love and the Hot&nbsp;Spell\u2019<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Prospec\u00adtive groom Jack (Mike Far\u00adrell) has a prob\u00adlem, or, rather, his prospec\u00adtive bride Karen (Patri\u00adcia Stitch) does: she\u2019s so ner\u00advous about the wed\u00adding that she\u2019s almost ready to call it off. For\u00adtu\u00adnate\u00adly best man Herb (Steve Franken) is a hyp\u00adno\u00adtist and pro\u00adpos\u00ades hyp\u00adno\u00adtiz\u00ading Karen to help her get over her ner\u00advous\u00adness. And, just because he\u2019s a pal. Herb also adds a post-hyp\u00adnot\u00adic sug\u00adges\u00adtion that will turn Karen into the \u201csen\u00adsous woman\u201d when\u00adev\u00ader she hears the word \u201cumbrel\u00adla\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But he does\u00adn\u2019t expect that the weath\u00ader will turn to rain and every\u00adone is say\u00ading the word \u201cumbrel\u00adla\u201d, so Karen is becom\u00ading pas\u00adsion\u00adate with every man she sees, includ\u00ading the min\u00adis\u00adter! The only way to break the hyp\u00adnot\u00adic spell is to say the words \u201cBot\u00adtoms Up!\u201d And when its all over, Herb hyp\u00adno\u00adtizes Karen once more and tells her to for\u00adget the sug\u00adges\u00adtions and to for\u00adget the events relat\u00aded to them. 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