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[Myles's
comments are in big, blue, Italicized brackets, just like
these.]
Originally aired Monday,
May 14th.
[Price
hates to appear on camera, but after seeing this piece, I
can't imagine how he can still feel that way. His facial
reactions are hysterical. I believe this was originally
meant to be a companion piece to "Roofies," but it sets a
good tone for this dangerous show. If you pay close
attention, you can see * do a face plant on the ground
as she is chasing Price right before the camera cuts
away.]
Opening
credits
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Hosting
sequence #1:
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Ben becomes
alarmed that Mike may be trying to kill him. Ben's
paranoia is aggravated with Mike's peculiar
behavior and questions about his life
insurance.
Read
the script for this skitch
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Book
Fair: The Quest For Fame
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Part 1 of
2. Your up-beat correspondent searches for
famous people and interviews authors.
Featuring:
Myles
Nye
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Clip >
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[When
I showed Roberta the original edit of this piece, she said,
"It's good. Isn't it ten minutes long?" And so it was.
Whoops. I felt low about labeling the black guy Kareem,
especially because his book was actually called something
like The Debt: What White America Owes Blacks. But I
have to admit it came out pretty funny.]
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Hosting
sequence #2:
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Ben, now
confirmed in his fears, pledges to get to the
bottom of Mike's peculiar behavior. Mike
suggests Ben take a nice refreshing
shower.
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the script for this skitch
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[My
favorite line of this episode: "Don't make the 'doin it'
noises like you saw on that commercial. Because nobody likes
an asshole."]
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Hart
2 Hart:
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Sean Hart
interviews the only person on campus he has not
yet interviewed: himself.
Featuring:
Sean
Hart,
Sean
Hart
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2000
MB Award Winner:
Best
Editing
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[We
had to try filming this twice before anything came of it. It
was exciting to be present and hold the cue cards,
however.]
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Fudgina:
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A
promotional gimmick to arouse interest in
"Fudgina, the taste sensation that's sweeping
the nation." Promoters give away free samples
and poll students on their opinion. With a
surprise appearance from Noah Bookman, political
megastar!
Featuring:
Mike
Pesses,
Sean
Heckman,
Ben
Feller,
Judy
Ashouri,
Sean
Mount,
Myles
Nye
(cameo)
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2000
MB Award Winner:
Best
Mike Quote:
"Oh
Fudgina, you tasty, tasty
bitch."
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[To
me, this was a perfectly constructed piece. A funny gag with
built-in appeal: everybody likes free food, and we got a lot
of people reacting really strongly, either positive or
negative, to the fairly blatant double entendre. Attentive
viewers may notice the zygote of this piece in the 420
episode: "Fudgina" first passes through Tim's lips, so to
speak.]
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Carnival:
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A
carnival barker amidst empty tents invites an
invisible crowd to see circus freaks. In
stereo.
Featuring:
Myles
Nye
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[There
are times where our show is just like a bunch of imaginative
people armed with cameras out doing whatever they felt like.
This was one of those times. I got to act out a little dream
of mine. Rebecca's sister said if this had gone on one more
second she would have run screaming from the
room.]
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Eric
Speaks:
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Eric, a
cast member who has never before had any lines,
shares his thoughts on topics such as Los
Angeles, women and guns, and the Holocaust. It
soon becomes clear why he has never been allowed
to speak before.
Featuring:
Eric
Fagundes
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2000
MB Award Winner:
Best
Quote:
"If
all that if true, how come there are no
railroad stations named after
Hitler?"
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[We
cranked this sucker out in 15 minutes. Everybody asks,
"What's Eric saying when you mute his voice?" As I recall,
he's saying, "I don't know what to say here so I'm just
going to move my arms around like this." Any lip readers who
want to correct me, feel free to write
in.]
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Book
Fair: Allan Gazzingi, Book Lover
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Part 2 of
2. Allan Gazzingi meets a parade of famous
authors, living and dead, asking them to sign
his book.
Featuring:
Sean
Hart
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[The
series with e. e. cummings and the adventure of Jesus's name
are hysterical. The raw footage did not look especially
promising, but never underestimate Sean
Hart.]
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The
Bare Naked Bards: In a World
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A
commercial for an on-campus comedy troupe and
their upcoming performance, "Acting Good." In
the style of a cheesy action trailer.
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[Incidentally,
there was another hosting bit that came before this one that
Thor filmed but didn't make it into the show. Partly, the
show was too long, and partly, if you read the script,
you'll see there's several times where Mike is supposed to
walk out of the frame. Trouble was, when they filmed it, the
table was by a window and Mike was clearly visible in the
reflection, standing just out of frame, which kind of
spoiled the gag. Out it went, but when Ben refers to
sharpening letter openers and firing guns, you'll know why,
especially if you read the script.]
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Closing
credits:
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Footage
of Michelle Kwan sub-titled with messages from
Sean
Heckman.
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That's kinda rad.
Now I wanna read
the E-mails about this show
Take
me, oh take me, back to the top
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