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Chippendales


Chippendales

Barney…..Chris Farley
Adrian…..Patrick Swayze


Male Judge #1: This is impossible! Can’t we just hire them both?

Male Judge #2: No. We’ve been through this. We’ve only got the budget for one dancer!

Female Judge: Yeah, but they’re both so great.. I can’t decide between them..

Male Judge #2: Well, that’s our job. That’s what Chippendales pays us for.

Male Judge #1: Yeah, but these guys have been through hell! Five hours of auditions, three callbacks..

Male Judge #2: Well, look.. if you want to give up your salary so Chippendales can hire both these guys – that’s fine with me.

Male Judge #1: Okay, okay..

Male Judge #2: [ to offscreen ] Marcy? Bring ’em in?

Male Judge #1: This is the part of the job that I hate.

[ Adrian, a well-built dancer, walks in, followed by Barney, a flabby dancer ]

Male Judge #2: Adrian. Barney. [ sighs ] Listen, before we start, I just want to say once again that either of you would make a wonderful addition to the Chippendale family. I know you’ve been put through a long, long addition, and I know it’s been hard.. But I think that in itself is a testament to how good both of you are, and just how difficult our choice is. I wish I could just flip a coin and be done with it.. but we can’t. We’re Chippendales. Marcy? Music?

[ Loverboy’s “Working For The Weekend” blasts the stage, as Adrian andBarney begin their final audition. Adrian strikes many sexy moves which show off his fantastically fit body; all of Barney’s sext moves accentuate the fact that he has a big belly hanging over his belt. ]

Male Judge #2: Thank you. Adrian, Barney, if you could just give us a minute, we’ll make our decision.

[ Adrian and Barney exit to the back room ]

Adrian: Oh, Adrian, you were great out there, man! I know it’s gonna be you

Barney: Oh, Barney, what are you talking about? You got it, and you know it!

Adrian: Whatever happens, you’re the best!

Marcy; [ peeks in ] They’re ready for you, guys.

[ Barney and Adrian shake hands and walk back out ]

Male Judge #2: Adrian? Barney? We’ve made our decision. But before we tell you, I just want to tell you again how truly difficult it was for us to make our choice, and to thank you for your patience throughout this long, arduous audition. [ pause ] We’re gonna go with Adrian.

Barney: I knew it, man! [ shakes Adrian’s hand ]

Adrian: [ starts to weep ] I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I just neverwanted anything so much in my life, and now that I’ve got it, I’m having a hard time dealing with it!

Male Judge #2: Well, that’s okay, Adrian, we understand. [ pause ] Barney, we all agreed that your dancing was great.. your presentation was very sexy. I guess, in the end, we just thought Adrian’s body was much, much better than yours. You see, it’s just that, at Chippendales, our dancers have traditionally had that lean, muscular, healthy physique – like Adrian’s – whereas yours is.. well, fat and flabby. [ Barney starts to vamp ] No, Barney. No, no, no. Barney, we’ve made our decision.

Adrian: Excuse me, can I make a point? [ wraps his arm aroundBarney ] I just want to say that this guy is one hell of a dancer, you know? I mean, he’s got some of the sexiest moves I’ve ever seen! And if you’re really serious about going with me, it can only be because his body’s so bad!

Barney: Thanks, man.

Adrian: I mean, on straight dancing, in presentation, ain’t no way I’m better than him!

Male Judge #2: Amen. Amen. You see, Barney, we considered thepossibility that our heavier female customers might actually prefer aheavier, heavier man that they could identify with.. but then we decided..

Adrian’s Thoughts: [ as Male Judge #2 drines off ] Even as I stood there listening to them explain why they’d chosen me, I still couldn’t believe it! Ever since I could remember, I had dreamed about becoming a Chippendales dancer, and now I was one! I never saw Barney again.. but I would never forget how, for one moment, he brought out the best in me. That was the time of my life.

[ Music Bed: “Time of My Life”, by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, over a photo of Adrian striking a sexy Chippendale pose to fade ]

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SNL Transcripts: Patrick Swayze: 10/27/90


Air Date:

Host:

Musical Guest:

Special Guests:

October 27th, 1990

Patrick Swayze

Mariah Carey

Lisa Niemi

Mariah Carey, “Vision of Love”

  • Dirty Square Dancing

  • Patrick Swayze’s Monologue

  • Pumping Up With Hans & Franz

    Recurring Characters: Hans, Franz.

  • Ghost II

  • Sam Walton Offer I

  • Super Feud

  • Sam Walton Offer II

  • Mariah Carey performs “Vision of Love”

  • Weekend Update with Dennis Miller

  • Chippendales

  • The Tonight Show

    Recurring Characters: Johnny Carson, Ed MacMahon.

  • White Trash Bed & Breakfast

  • Mariah Carey performs “Vanishing”

  • Mouse Trap Seminar

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  • Winston-McCauley Funeral Home


    Winston-McCauley Funeral Home

    Winston-McCauley Spokesperson…..Phil Hartman


    Spokesperson: Care, compassion, dedication. These are the things we can promise you at Winston-McCauley Funeral Home. And there’s one other thing we can promise: that we will not have sex with any dead body. How can we guarantee this level of service? First, we rigorously test our applicants for aptitude and intelligence.. and also to make sure they don’t have the urge to have sex with dead bodies. And, if any of our employees fails to live up to our standards, he can be suspended, without pay, for up to six months. And, if that’s not enough, you have my personal assurance that if you can prove that your loved one was the victim of post-mortem sex, I will discount your bill with us for a full $1,000. That’s the Winston-McCauley Guarantee.

    Announcer: Care. Compassion. Dedication. And absolutely No Sex. Winston-McCauley Funeral Home.

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    Weekend Update with Dennis Miller


    Weekend Update with Dennis Miller

    …..Dennis Miller
    …..Chris Rock
    Tom Arnold…..Chris Farley
    Roseanne Arnold…..Victoria Jackson


    Music Intro: “Dance to The Music”, Sly & the Family Stone

    Announcer: And now, “Weekend Update” with anchorperson Dennis Miller.

    Dennis Miller: Thank you. Good evening, and what can I tell you?

    Earlier this week, House Democrats and the White House differed on a proposed shut-down time for the American Government. In lieu of an acceptable budget agreement, Democrats wanted the government to shut down at 6pm Wednesday, whereas the White House wanted the government to shut down at 6am Wednesday. Eventually, they hammered out a compromise shut-down time of 12:45 pm Wednesday, right after lunch. To celebrate the agreement, the President attempted to pose for a picture with Democratic leaders, but they could not agree on an F-stop setting for the camera.

    Mikhael Gorbachev, this week, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, which includes a reward of more than $700,000. Gorbachev says he will use the money to double his country’s Gross National Product.

    Though most agree the Soviet leader deserves the award, some suspect a little backstage campaigning that swung the vote.

    Dennis Miller: Turning to sports, there’s a big fight coming up next week, and here with some comments and insight is “Weekend Update” correspondent Chris Rock. Welcome, Chris!

    Chris Rock: Thank you, Dennis! Next week, Evander Holyfield fights Buster Douglas for the Heavyweight Championship of the World. Now, I went to place a bet on the fight, and I found out that Evander Holyfield is the favorite! I have nothing against Evander, but didn’t Buster Douglas knock Mike Tyson out? Doesn’t that mean anything? What does a guy have to do to be favorite – kill Godzilla? Now, I’m at home the other night watching some old boxing movies, and by far the strangest one had to be “Rocky IV”. I’m sitting there thinking to myself, “Two white guys fighting for the Heavyweight Championship of the World? Boy, that Spielberg’s something else!” I mean, let’s face it: white guys cannot box! Black guys fight better. Puerto Ricans fight even better. I guess the lower you go on the social ladder, the better you fight. For every good Puerto Rican fighter, there’s an American Indian waiting to kick his ass! I feel so sorry for the Indians, man, because we took.. well, we didn’t take.. you people took their land, and now they have nothing. Everybody exploits the Indians – you’ve got Mazola commercials, you’ve got “F-Troop”, the Washington Redskins.. Washington Redskins, that’s not nice! That’s a racial slur! That’s kind of like having the New York Niggers, okay? [ sighs ] Uh, Dennis, what was I talking about?

    Dennis Miller: I think you were talking about Boxing.

    Chris Rock: Yeah, I’ve got Buster Douglas in the eighth.

    Dennis Miller: I hear that. Thank you. Chris Rock, ladies and gentlemen.

    Effective this week, AT&T will no longer be saying, “Thank you for using AT&T.” Starting tomorrow, all AT&T operators will say, “Thank you for not using Sprint or MCI.”

    This is lance corporal Corey Keeling of Redding California spooning chili into insulated containers to be served to our troops in the Saudi desert. Nothing a soldier likes more in the middle of the desert than a big steaming bowl of chili, huh? “Yeah, listen guys, I’m goin’ into Hell. Can I get a jalapeño to suck on?”

    Dennis Miller: And, in entertainment news, Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold have announced that they are suing the National Enquirer for $35 million. We’ve got them on live remote from California. Rosie! Tom! Welcome! How are you guys?

    [ Tom and Roseanne live via satellite ]

    Tom Arnold: Look, you don’t have to answer that!

    Roseanne Arnold:It’s fine, honey. We’re fine, Dennis.

    Dennis Miller: Okay now, a $35 million lawsuit, why?

    Roseanne Arnold: Oh.. well, like, 35’s, like, my lucky number, and everything, you know? And, like, that’s the day I met Tom, on March 5th..

    Tom Arnold: That’s my lucky number, too! I love you, honey.

    Roseanne Arnold: I love you, too, honey! [ they start hugging and kissing, grossing Dennis out ]

    Dennis Miller: Guys! Guys! Why are you suing, guys?

    Roseanne Arnold: Oh! Like, Dennis, you know, we don’t have any skeletons in our closet or anything..

    Tom Arnold: What skeletons could we have that we don’t already have?!

    Roseanne Arnold: We don’t have anything left. Like, we ain’t got nothing. It’s, like, maybe I fired, like, two or 500 people, or something. And maybe Tom went to a drug clinic, you know?

    Tom Arnold: I got in the taxi and went for treatment!

    Roseanne Arnold: Yeah! But, like, they said our tattoo was on our butt, and that is a lie! Our tattoo is right here.. [ indicates the small of her back ]

    Tom Arnold: [ lifts his shirt near his butt and points to the small of his back ] This is not our butt, Dennis! That is not our butt!

    Roseanne Arnold: We are mad!

    Tom Arnold: [ jumping to the foot of the camera ] The media is scum! They’re not even people!

    Roseanne Arnold: [ jumping to the foot of the camera behind Tom ] We’re gonna win! ‘Cause we’re, like, really mad and everything!

    Tom Arnold: [ grabbing Roseanne ] We’re ready to fight!

    Roseanne Arnold: [ grabbing Tom, kissing him ] Yeah, we’re ready to fight! We’re really mad..! [ she topples over Tom and kisses him uncontrollably, as they roll over one another ]

    Dennis Miller: [ disgusted, holding his hand in front of the screen ] No! Stop! Stop! Turn it off! [ screen goes blank ] Did I just see what I think I saw? I felt like I was above the Grand Canyon in a helicopter..

    New York Mayor David Dinkins has approved a new plan to pay a $5,000 reward to anyone willing to snitch on someone who may have cheated on their taxes. Immediately following the proposal, Dinkins finally admitted to allegations to not filing his own tax returns for four consecutive years, and paid himself $20,000.

    And, as a last resort to save Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal, Donald Trump has finally decided to sell all that he has left: the former millionaire’s ego will be auctioned off at Christie’s later this week.

    And, in a ceremony at City Hall this week, the stench of urine was named New York’s official smell. Congratulations, Stench of Urine!

    Dennis Miller: Guess what, folks? That’s the news, and I am outta here!

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    Carl’s Quick Stop


    Carl’s Quick Stop

    Pete the Head Supervisor…..Phil Hartman
    Carl the Manager…..George Steinbrenner
    Steve…..Kevin Nealon
    Hungover Employee…..Chris Farley


    Pete the Head Supervisor at Carl’s Quick-Stop is disgusted by the increasing number of employees who aren’t performing their jobs, so he decided to address the issue with Carl the manager.

    Pete: It’s about Steve. He’s not working out.

    Carl: Well, what should we do? Do you think I should talk to him again?

    Pete: No, Carl.. I think it’s time you let him go.

    Carl: You mean, fire him?

    Pete: I don’t think you have a choice. He’s not doing his job, he doesn’t show up half the time, and when he does he’s rude to the customers.

    Carl: Geez, it just seems firing so extreme. How about if we just give him a warning? A warning can be very effective, you know?

    Pete: Carl, this can’t continue! You’ve got twenty people on the payroll, and only five real jobs. Three employees are out there operating a cash register. You’ve got to start somewhere! I’ll go get him. [ exits office ]

    Carl: [ alone, worried ] How? How do you fire a man? How do you look in his eye and tell him he’s no longer needed? Who am I to judge another man?

    [ Pete returns to the office with Steve, who’s dressed sloppily, eating potato chips and listening to a Walkman ]

    Steve: You wanted to see me, Sir?

    Carl: Yeah. Yeah, I guess I did. [ Pete asks Steve to take his headphones off, as Carl struggles for the right thing to say ] Steve, I think it’s just.. that your performance has been.. Pete said that, uh.. well.. well, uh.. how do you think you’re doing here?

    Steve: Hmm.. I don’t know. I kinda like it.

    Carl: Well, that’s good! That’s good! That’s important.

    Steve: Well, is there anything else?

    Carl: No.. That’s it, I.. I.. you know, I just wanted to say Hi.

    Steve: Oh. Okay. Alright.

    Carl: You take care. Goodbye. [ Steve exits ]

    Pete: [ upset ] Carl!

    Carl: It’s just I can’t.. I can’t fire people, it’s not in my nature.

    Pete: You can’t keep saying that. If an employee isn’t delivering what you expect of them, you have to fire them!

    Carl: Why? Where is it written if you don’t get results right away, you fire people? What kind of asinine policy is that?

    Pete: Carl! It’s just good business!

    Carl: That’s where you’re wrong! It’s not good business! You can’t have people worried all the time that they’ll be fired if they make one mistake. That’s lunacy! Only a jackass would run his business that way!

    Pete: Carl, this is the way it works: an unsatisfied owner fires people!

    Carl: A stupid owner! A stupid, arrogant, shortsighted owner. The kind of guy who blames everybody but himself! How would you like it everytime something went wrong, I just blamed you, the supervisor, huh? Let’s just fire the supervisor! Then I’ll hire some other guy, and something would go wrong and I’d fire him, and I’d probably rehire you! Then fire you again, bring in someone else, then fire him and rehire you again! Then fire and hire, back and forth until the whole thing’s just a big joke! Is that the kind of owner you want? Some yammering nincompoop in a fancy suit? No way you take that road, ’cause before you know it, you’ll probably be banned from running the entire company.

    Pete: You know what? You’re right. Thank God the kind of boss you described only exists in our worst nightmares! Because if he did exist, I’d be so sick, I don’t think I could stand the sight of him.

    [ a hungover employee enters the office staggering ]

    Hungover Employee: Hey, Boss. I wasa at a party last night.. I got pretty drunk, and I was wondering if I could knock off early?
    Carl: Take the rest of the day off. And if you’re still hung over tomorrow, just come back next week – we’ll be here for you.

    Hungover Employee: Thanks, Boss.

    Carl: Okay. I’ll walk you to your car.

    [ Carl exits with the hungover employee, leaving Pete alone in the office ]

    Pete: [ to himself ] There goes the opposite of a horrible man.

    [ fade ]

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    SNL Transcripts: George Steinbrenner: 10/20/90: George Steinbrenner’s Monologue



     Saturday Night Live Transcripts


      Season 16: Episode 3


    90c: George Steinbrenner / The Time

    George Steinbrenner’s Monologue

    …..George Steinbrenner

    Announcer: Ladies and gentleman — George Steinbrenner!

    [ Cheers and applause. ]

    George Steinbrenner: Thank you! Thank you very, very much! Thank you!Thank you! I’m really excited tonight. I want you all to know that, at 11:15tonight, I bought the Cincinnati Reds.

    Anyway, it’s great to be here. You know, this show traditionally has twokinds of hosts — entertainers; you know, actors, comedians… And thenbeloved figures from other walks of life.

    Now, I’m not an actor. Never been in a movie or a TV series. Not even acomedian! Don’t do impressions and I’m not even good at snappy comebacks.I don’t do schtick and I’m not a singer. Not gonna put on a dress and singold Judy Garland songs. I’m not a contortionist and I’m not gonna put on astraightjacket and be submerged in a tank of water. I’m not gonna catch abullet in my teeth… I hope. Or eat 100 eggs…

    By no reasonable definition of the word can I be considered an”entertainer”. I’m not gonna wear a beard of bees or drink kerosene and doburps. No way! I’m just not an entertainer.

    So the way I see it, if I’m not an entertainer, I must fall into thatother category: beloved Americans from another walk of life. Anyway, wegot a terrific show for you tonight! A great musical group is here: TheTime!

    [ Cheers and applause. ]

    George Steinbrenner: Everyone working here is underpaid… all you guys!So, Lou won the big game, 2-1.

    [ Mixed reaction from the audience. ]

    George Steinbrenner: So let’s stick around! You’re gonna have a greattime! And we’ll be right back!

    Submitted by: Cody Downs

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    Middle-Aged Man


    Middle-Aged Man

    Teenager #1…..Dana Carvey
    Teenager #2…..Chris Rock
    Middle-Aged Man…..Mike Myers
    Housewife #1…..Jan Hooks
    Housewife #2…..Victoria Jackson
    Drinking Buddy…..Chris Farley


    [ open on two Teenagers trying to work on their car ]

    Teenager #1: How does this thing work?

    Teenager #2: I don’t know, man, I’ve never done this before..

    Teenager #1: Ah, I’m never gonna make it to the concert now..

    Middle-Aged Man: [ flashes in ] Maybe I can help! Always hook positive to positive.. when the dead car starts, remove the cables immediately! You know, you ought to put some baking soda on those battery terminals! That way, they won’t corrode!

    Teenager #1: [ impressed ] Wow.. I never would have thought of that! How do you know this stuff?

    Middle-Aged Man: I know, because I’m.. Middle-Aged Man!

    [ dissolve to opening credits for “Middle-Aged Man” ]

    [ SUPER: “Middle-Aged Man, with Ed Miles” ]

    Jingle: “Middle-Aged Man. Middle-Aged Man.
    He has powers and knowledge that are far beyond younger men.
    Middle-Aged Man.
    Caught between forty and fifty-five
    Accruing more interest, yet losing his sex drive.
    Middle-Aged Man.”

    Announcer: Tonight’s episode: “The Affair”.

    [ open on two Housewives having coffee in the kitchen ]

    Housewife #1: I think Larry is having an affair.

    Housewife #2: Oh, no.. you really think so?

    Housewife #1: I just wish there was someway I could find out for sure..

    Middle-Aged Man: [ flashes in ] Maybe I can help!

    Housewife #1: What? Who are you?

    Middle-Aged Man: I’m.. Middle-Aged Man!

    Housewife #2: I’ve heard of you! [ Drinking Buddy flashes in ] Who’s this?

    Middle-Aged Man: Uh.. this is my sidekick.. Drinking Buddy.

    Housewife #2: What’s the difference between you and Drinking Buddy?

    Middle-Aged Man: I have a life!

    Drinking Buddy: You.. you got any beer?

    Housewife #1: Uh, yeah.. I think there’s one left in the fridge there.

    Drinking Buddy: [ pulls out a single beer ] Oh, I couldn’t take your last beer.. [ pulls tab ]

    Housewife #1: Oh, that’s okay.

    Drinking Buddy: Thanks! [ guzzles beer ]

    Middle-Aged Man: [ returning to the issue at hand ] What seems to be the problem? Hold on.. hold on.. I think I just had a Maalox Moment!

    Housewife #1: I think my husband is having an affair?

    Middle-Aged Man: [ thinking ] Hmm.. did he recently buy a red sports car?

    Housewife #1: Why, yes, he did!

    Middle-Aged Man: Did he go out and get a haircut that’s far too young for his face?

    Housewife #1: Why, yes, that’s amazing!

    Middle-Aged Man: And, finally, does he seem unusually happy lately?

    Housewife #1: No.. not really..

    Middle-Aged Man: Then he’s not having an affiar! [ he and Drinking Buddy laugh uproariously ] Ah, just a little Middle-Aged humor! Right, Drinking Buddy?

    Drinking Buddy: [ belching ] Absotutely!

    Middle-Aged Man: [ panicking ] Hey! What are you looking at! You’re looking at my gut, aren’t you!

    Housewife #2: No!

    Middle-Aged Man: Well, I’m working on it!

    Drinking Buddy: [ waving beer can ] Say, Ed, it’s beer-thirty.. don’t you think we should be, uh.. you know.. going?

    Middle-Aged Man: Ah, tie a knot in it! Don’t start getting the shakes on me!

    Housewife #1: Oh, Middle-Aged Man, my husband seems so bored and disinterested..

    Middle-Aged Man: How long have you been married?

    Housewife #1: Seven years.

    Middle-Aged Man: How long have you had that hairstyle?

    Housewife #1: Seven years.

    Middle-Aged Man: What are you, Betty Rubble?! Change it!

    Housewife #1: [ put off ] Well, now, I think you’ve forgotten what it feels like to be sexually desirable.

    Middle-Aged Man: Maybe. But I know where all my appliance warranties are.

    Housewife #2: Wow! I’d give anything to know that!

    Middle-Aged Man: [ annoyed ] Hey! you’re still looking at our guts, aren’t you?!

    Housewives: Noooo..

    Middle-Aged Man: Hey! I bought an Abdominizer!

    Housewife #2: I think Love Handles are sexy!

    Middle-Aged Man: Oh, yeah, Love Handles! There’s a euphanism. It’s like calling saggy breasts Love Bags! NO ONE’S BUYING IT!!

    Drinking Buddy: Hey, Ed, come on.. my back teeth are starting to pull here..

    Middle-Aged Man: Alright, hold your horses! You know you don’t buy beer, you rent it! [ to Housewife #1 ] I hope we were some help to you.

    Housewife #1: Yes, you were. Thanks, Middle-Aged Man!

    Middle-Aged Man: My pleasure. [ to Housewife #2 ] Just stop looking at my gut! I’m working on it!

    [ Middle-Aged Man flashes off, followed closely by Drinking Buddy, as the Housewives wave goodbye ]

    Jingle: “He’s Middle-Aged Man.”

    [ fade out ]

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    SNL Transcripts: George Steinbrenner: 10/20/90


    Air Date:

    Host:

    Musical Guest:

    Special Guests:

    October 20th, 1990

    George Steinbrenner

    The Time

    None

    The Time, “Jerk Out”

  • Steinbrenner’s Dream

  • George Steinbrenner’s Monologue

  • Middle-Aged Man

    Recurring Characters: Middle-Aged Man.

  • Convenience Store

  • Slapped By Beaver Tails

  • Winston-McCauley Funeral Home

  • The Time performs “Jerk Out”

  • Weekend Update with Dennis Miller

    Recurring Characters: Roseanne Arnold.

  • Attack Of The Colossal Lincoln

  • Slim-Fast Ad

  • The Time performs “Chocolate”

  • What Was I Thinking?

    Recurring Characters: Walter Mondale.

  • Fancy Meals

  • Harrassing a Female Reporter

  • “The Vision Of Van Gogh”

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  • Her First Period


    Her First Period

    Mrs. Schroeder…..Susan Lucci
    Missy…..Victoria Jackson
    Valerie…..Jan Hooks
    Caterer…..Rob Schneider
    Uncle Rob…..Kevin Nealon


    [ open on big-boned Missy sitting alone in the sun room, as her mother, Mrs. Schroeder, enters ]

    Mrs. Schroeder: Missy? What are you doing in here? The party’s out in the garden.

    Missy: I don’t feel too good, Mom.. I’d rather stay in here.

    Mrs. Schroeder: But it’s your big sister’s going-away college party. She wants her little sister at the party!

    Missy: Mom, I don’t fit in with Valerie’s friends, Mom – I’m twelve.

    Mrs. Schroeder: But you don’t look it! you’re big! You’re a great big twelve-year old! Come on, honey!

    Missy: Well.. my feel kinda hurt. I think those shoes you bought me are too small.

    Mrs. Schroeder: Oh, no, sweetheart – they can’t be, they’re enormous!

    Missy: I.. think I have cramps..

    Mrs. Schroeder: Ohhh.. oh! My little girl is going to grow into a great big woman today! Oh, my.. You’re becoming a member of that lcub called “Womanhood”!

    Missy: Really?

    Mrs. Schroeder: Oh, yes, baby! It’s a wonderful, mysterious club. It isn’t a hard club to get into, but.. it’s a club.. and nobody can kick you out.

    [ Valerie storms in ]

    Valerie: Mother! The caterer’s asking me where to put the cake – like I know!

    Mrs. Schroeder: Well, Valerie, we have a little surprise today – Missy is about to take that step into Womanhood!

    Valerie: Ohh, you’re getting your period, huh? It’s about time – you’re huge!

    [ Caterer enters ]

    Caterer: Mrs. Schroeder? I’ve got these instructions on where to put the cake, and there’s a fountain there. You want me to put the cake in the fountain?

    Mrs. Schroeder: No, I-I-I don’t. Sorry I didn’t get back to you, but.. my baby is ovulating!

    Caterer: [ excited ] Alright!

    Missy: [ embarrassed ] Mo-o-omm!

    [ Mrs. Schroeder exits with Caterer, leaving the two sisters alone ]

    Valerie: God.. does she drive you crazy?

    Missy: Well.. no..

    Valerie: She drives me crazy. I told her that I did not want a party. I told her I want to go to a Poison concert with all my friends, and rent a limo and jsut cruise around all night. You are so lucky Mom doesn’t like you!

    Missy: Mom likes me! [ tears well up ]

    Valerie: Right.

    [ Mrs. Schroeder re-enters, with Uncle Rob ]

    Mrs. Schroeder: I’m back! And look who I found! You remember Uncle Rob.

    Missy: Hi, Uncle Rob!

    Uncle Rob: Hi! So, your mom tells me you’re getting your period, huh?

    Missy: [ upset ] Mom! I can’t believe you told him that!

    Mrs. Schroeder: Well, now, honey.. I’m sure he would have figured it out himself! Your face is all puffy, and you’re all bloated.. But, listen, the good news is that I hear girls stop their growth once they start menstruating!

    Missy: Mom, do we have to discuss this?!

    Mrs. Schroeder: Well, forgive me for finding something positive to say! It’s just that you have to stop growing sometime.

    Valerie: No, unless you take after Aunt Esther.

    Uncle Rob: [ chuckling ] She was a cow huh?

    Mrs. Schroeder: But Aunt Esther was never pretty, and you’re pretty, honey, yes you are! If you would just stand up straight and get that hair back off your face. [ pulls Missy’s hair back ] Yes. Oh, yes.. there. There. Isn’t she prettier than Aunt Esther?

    Uncle Rob: [ examining carefully ] Mmm.. well, yeah! Around the eyes here.. sure.

    Mrs. Schroeder: Rob, you go take Valerie back to the party, okay? Because I want to have a talk with Missy.

    Uncle Rob: Okay. Come on, Valerie.

    Valerie: Okay!

    [ Uncle Rob and Valerie exit ]

    Mrs. Schroeder: [ sits next to Missy ] Oh, honey. Oh, your life’s about to change! You’re going to meet new people.. young men wil start to pay attentionto you. hey will. They really will. But, remember – they only want one thing; and they want it all the time. But someday, if you’re lucky, and you slim down some, you’ll meet a man who you’ll want to spend the rest of your life with! [ thinking ] Of course, he’ll want it, too., but he’ll want it only from you, and he’ll want it a lot. In fact, sometimes you’ll just wonder if he’ll ever stop wanting it. Eventually, he will. And then you’ll wonder, “Did he just stop wanting it from me, or did he just stop wanting it? And if he still wants it, where is he getitng it?” Well, it just fills your little head with all sorts of confusion and things – look, what I’m saying is.. these are the good times! You are never going to be happier than you are right now!

    Missy: [ not too happy to hear that ] Really?

    Mrs. Schroeder: That’s right! [ looks at Missy ] Oh, well, now, come on, sweetheart! Just go back down to that party now, and have a good time, alright? Don’t let me see any cake on your plate, ’cause, remember – we’re going to lose thirty pounds by Christmas!

    [ they exit sun room, to fade ]

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    SNL Transcripts: Susan Lucci: 10/06/90: I Will Not Cry



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      Season 16: Episode 2


    90b: Susan Lucci / Hothouse Flowers

    I Will Not Cry

    Coworker 1…..Jan Hooks
    Coworker 2…..Susan Lucci
    Coworker 3…..Victoria Jackson
    Leslie…..Mike Myers
    Jesus…..Phil Hartman

    [Three women, in office break room]

    Coworker #1: I cannot believe that Leslie is leaving.

    Coworker #3: I know. Eight years, that’s a long time.

    Coworker 1: Yeah…

    Coworker #2: I’m not so sure that this party was a good idea, you know how…sensitive Leslie is.

    Leslie: (walking in to their surprise) Hi girls.

    Coworker 1: Oh… whoops.

    Leslie: What’s going on here?

    Coworker 2: Oh Leslie, it’s your last day and we thought, well, we figured that we would just give you a surprise going-away party.

    Leslie: Come on, guys, you know I hate these things.

    Coworker 1: I know, I know, but Leslie you’re like a brother to us.

    Coworker 3: You know, I don’t think of you as someone I work with, I think of you as one of my closest and dearest friends.

    Coworker 2: Oh, that goes for me too, Leslie.

    Coworker 1: We love you Leslie.

    Leslie: Oh, well thank you, that means a lot to me. I feel the same way. (Avoiding tears.) There, it’s started. I promised myself I wouldn’t cry. I will not cry. I will not cry. As the lord Jesus is my witness, I will not cry.

    Coworker 2: Don’t you start crying or I’ll start crying.

    Leslie: (still avoiding tears) Well if you start crying I’ll certainly start crying. And I promised I would not cry. As the lord Jesus, the only son of God, is my witness, I will not cry.

    Coworker 3: Come on Leslie, there’s nothing to be sad about, I mean, we’ll see each other soon.

    Coworker 1: Yeah, I mean, after all, you’re just movin’ to another section of the building. You know, I tell you what, come on…let’s have Champagne, huh? How about that?

    Coworker 3: Yeah…

    Leslie: You’re right. I feel a lot better. I feel a lot better. There, I’m gonna be okay. Okay. All right. I feel a lot better.

    Coworker 1: Good. Go with it, go with it. There ya go.

    Leslie: To friends.

    All: To friends.

    Leslie: Ahh, woo, I feel a lot better.

    Coworker 2: You know, think about it Leslie, now at least you won’t have Mr. Saunders bossing you around.

    Leslie: Exactly.

    Coworker 1: Mm. You know, old man Mr. Saunders sometimes I think is the meanest man in the world.

    Coworker 2: Aw, you got that one right.

    Coworker 3: Except sometimes he’s the sweetest man in the world like last Christmas when he gave us those huge bonuses.

    Leslie: You’re right, you know in a weird way I– I’m gonna miss Mr. Saunders, you know, I mean, despite his crusty exterior, he’s a good guy. (Avoiding tears again.) Oh no, it’s started again, you know. I promised I wouldn’t cry, you know. Huh. As the lord Jesus, who died on the cross and was a carpenter who turned loaves into fishes is my witness, I will not cry.

    Coworker 2: Oh, come on now Leslie, I mean just because Mr. Saunders gave us Christmas bonuses, doesn’t mean he isn’t nasty.

    Leslie: You’re right I just got carried away. There, it’s passed.

    Coworker 2: Good.

    Coworker 1: Good, come on, let’s have some cake, want to? Oh, if you want coffee we’re gonna have to have another mug.

    Leslie: Oh, I’ll get my mug.

    Coworker 1: You got your mug, good.

    Leslie: All right, let’s go.

    Coworker 1: All right.

    Coworker 2: Here goes.

    Coworker 3: Oh Leslie, I can’t believe it, you still use that Eisenhower mug from years ago.

    Coworker 2: Oh I’m gonna miss that mug.

    Leslie: (avoiding now until end of scene) And I’m gonna miss you missing that mug.

    Coworker 1: Leslie what’s wrong?

    Leslie: I don’t know but I tell you this. I will not cry.

    Coworker 2: If you start to cry, I’m gonna lose it.

    Leslie: Well I’m not going to cry, all right, so you don’t have to worry, okay?

    Coworker 3: Well I’m gonna cry. I’m gonna miss you.

    Coworker 1: Me, too. Me, too.

    (all three women start crying)

    Leslie: Well cry as you might I will not cry. Don’t misunderstand me–I will miss you, make no mistake of that. But I am not going to cry. As the lord Jesus who was born in a manger only to become the king of the Jews is my witness, I will not cry. Now if you girls will excuse me, I’m gonna go into the next room and I’m gonna try and collect myself, okay? Okay. All right. I’m not gonna cry, all right?

    [Leslie goes to other room]

    Leslie: (from other room) I will not cry. I will not cry. Oh man, this is pointless.

    *Bang!*

    All: Oh my god! Leslie! Leslie!

    [Leslie ascends to heaven]

    [In heaven–musical version of “Unchained Melody” plays]

    Leslie: Where am I?

    Jesus: You’re in heaven.

    Leslie: Who are you?

    Jesus: I am Jesus.

    Leslie: I feel such a tremendous sense of well-being.

    Jesus: As it should be.

    Leslie: Tell me, will I ever see those people again?

    Jesus: No.

    Leslie: Oh, that’s too bad because I’m gonna miss them. But I am not going to cry. I am not going to cry. As, well, I guess, you, are my witness, I will not cry.

    [Leslie breaks into tears.]

    Leslie: Now I’m starting to cry, you know and I promised I wouldn’t.

    Jesus: Let it out.

    Leslie: (crying in Jesus’ arms, trailing off) Ya make these promises you know and they’re so hard to can’t keep.

    Submitted by: Jere Smith

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