ðə ɹᵻlˈʌktənt ˈæstɹənˌɔːt ɪz ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈɑːmədi fˈɪlm pɹədˈuːst ænd dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ ˈɛdwɚd mˈɔntæɡni ænd stˈɑːɹɹɪŋ dˈɑːn nˈɑːts ɪn ɐ stˈoːɹi ɐbˌaʊt ɐ kˈɑːɹnɪvəl ɹˈaɪd ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚ hˌuː ɪz hˈaɪɚd æz ɐ dʒˈænɪɾɚɹ æt ðə mˈænd spˈeɪskɹæft sˈɛntɚɹ ɪn hjˈuːstən ænd ɪz ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli sˈɛnt ˌɪntʊ spˈeɪs.
The Reluctant Astronaut is a 1967 American comedy film produced and directed by Edward Montagne and starring Don Knotts in a story about a carnival ride operator who is hired as a janitor at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston and is eventually sent into space.