02x08 - Bringing Up the Baby

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02x08 - Bringing Up the Baby

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[energetic brass music]

♪ ♪

Oh, hey. What's up, Count Dingleberry?

Shut up, Randy.

- You got it, C.D.!
- [sighs]

What was that all about?

Remember Friday,
Jimmy had me do that sketch

where I played Count Dunberry

who's the vampire who likes to drink tea

- instead of blood?
- No, no.

- I don't think so.
- [overlapping disagreements]

Okay, well, I accidentally called myself

"Count Dingleberry"... that was it.

Jimmy made fun of me
the rest of the show.

Then, of course, all weekend,
I'm walking around,

people are shouting at me, "Hey!

There goes Count Dingleberry!"
"Look! Count Dingleberry!"

"Eat a bag of dicks, Count Dingleberry!"

I wouldn't worry about it, Todd.

- It'll blow over soon.
- You think?

People will be calling you
"Todd the Tool" again

- in no time.
- I hope so.

I doubt it.

Um...

- Staci, are... are you okay?
- I'm fine.

So let's get this meeting started.

It started minutes ago.

Is that the same outfit
you were wearing on Friday?

I don't think so. Anyway, we have

a great show tonight.
Bob Saget is in the house.

We also have Carrot Top, who...
please, call him Scott.

- I think he's mature...
- It is definitely

the same outfit

because I remember thinking,

"That is a hideous outfit."

And I said, "Who dressed you?
Ray Charles?"

And you were like, "Uh,
Ray Charles is dead."

And I go, "Stevie Wonder."
And then I got home,

and I thought,
"I should have said Andrea Bocelli."

Fine! Fine! Fine! Fine! Fine! Yes!

I-I stayed late Friday night!

I got stuck in the elevator all weekend!

And I was just freed minutes ago.

So that's why the firemen were here?

Whoa! W-w-whoa! There were firemen here?

Yeah, every single one of them
called me Count Dingleberry.

Oh, my God! Are you okay?

- Not really.
- It's okay.

I just... please, I just want to
put this whole thing behind me.

I can access the elevator's
security footage, if you want.

Oh, Phil, please don't do this.

- This is a kind of exploitation.
- Oh, it's not problem.

- Staci's on TV!
- Why?

Ooh, she looks better
in black and white.

- Smoothes out those lines.
- What is she doing

with that bottle?

She making a pee-pee in that bottle.

- [all groaning]
- This is going viral.

Staci, what the hell?

I was stuck on an elevator!

- That's like minutes in!
- I have a nervous bladder!

I will say, though,
her aim is very good.

- Oh, scratch that.
- [all groan]

Okay! Okay! Okay! Okay!

- [plug thuds]
- Enough!

- Laptops have batteries.
- [sighs]

[energetic brass music]

From studio B

in the heart of New York City,

it's "Nightcap with Jimmy."

Tonight, the dirty dad of comedy,
Bob Saget...


the world's funniest vegetable,
Carrot Top...


another fun installment of
"Jimmy Walking."


♪ ♪

And now, number five in the ratings,

but number one in our hearts,
here's Jimmy!


♪ ♪

Oh, Penny, you know
that whole elevator thing?

It really got me thinking.

You know, I'm basically
married to this job, you know?

I'm all alone.
I don't have anybody else.

If something happened to me,
who would care?

I mean, I need somebody
beside me, Penny.

Yes! Yes!

- A million times yes!
- "Yes," what?

Oh, you weren't asking
me to be your roommate?

- No.
- Oh... okay, cool.

No, no, no. I want a baby.

Oh, my God! Wow! That's amazing!

Um, but don't you need, you know...

Oh, a penis!

Fine, I'll adopt.

I'll get one of those fat, squishy,

Buddha-like Chinese babies.

Okay, that sounds a little r*cist.

I think I'm gonna get this baby soon.

You think I can get it by Friday?

I'm pretty sure that
you have to go to China

if you want to get a Chinese baby.

I'm not gonna fly to China!

I don't have the miles.
I have that bladder thing.

[sighs] Do they FedEx?

Oh, my God, I'm destined to be alone!

- Staci, look at me.
- [groans]

You will always have me. Come here.

- In fact...
- I'm not gonna live with you.

- Cool.
- Be careful.

You know who you got in there.

- Hello.
- There he is!

Hi, I'm Malik Walker,
the show's publicist.

- Welcome!
- Thank you. Pleasure.

Oh, and this is my assistant, Walter.

- Hello.
- We are so excited

to have you here. I have to tell you,

I've waited to meet you for years.

This is such a thrill.

Are you talking to me or Walter?

Oh, my God! You're hilarious!

- I am, right?
- [laughs] Yeah!

Thank you.

Hey, Walter, look,
it's Count Dingleberry.

Damn it. You too, Bob Saget?

- How cool was that?
- Very cool.

- And he knew my name.
- So what brings you

to "Nightcap"?
Are you promoting a new show,

or a stand-up special?

Well, actually, I'm just gonna talk

about Fluffagos.

- Fl-Fluffagos?
- Yeah, yeah.

Fluffagos is this toy from Japan,

and they are my latest obsession,

and I am a huge collectible nut.

- Okay.
- And that's when I first

met Walter, at a Zhu Zhu convention.

Yeah, I helped him find the
one Zhu Zhu he was missing,

- Pipsqueak.
- Best toy guy I've ever had.

Would you like to hear a funny story?

You know what? Your dressing room

is way down that hall. I gotta go...

do some publicity or something.

- She doesn't get it.
- Well, it's hard to get.

Easy, Walter, easy. We don't want any

- of the Fluffagos to hatch.
- Oh! Sorry.

Gingerly, Walter, gingerly.

Hey, Penny, you wanted to see me?

- Oh, Staci!
- Yeah?

I have a presentation for you.

- A presentation?
- Yes.

And Deb, being our director,
is going to direct.

Hey, Deb. I can't believe you got her

to do something for you.
She's a big meanie.

- Who? Deb? She's a doll.
- Yeah.

You'll love the presentation.
Sit right here.

I'm excited to see it.
I've never seen...

Not there!

Penny?

Ready whenever you are, sweetheart.

Okay, let's start

"Operation Staci Will Not Die

- Pathetically Alone."
- Okay.

I think we can lose the word
"pathetically."

That was my addition.
Too late to change it.

Lower left chyron, please.

[beep]

Aww! Is that me?

- Ready one, take one.
- [beep]

As we know, Staci is beyond the age

where she can have a baby naturally.

- Ready two, take two.
- Getting babies

from other countries is very difficult,

and often requires getting
on very long flights.

"I'm a bad flier, and I pee a lot!"

So what are Staci's other
options for companionship

as she enters the twilight of her years.

- [monkey chatters]
- [laughter]

A monkey is very much like a baby.

A baby who will inevitably
rip off your face,

- or your testicles.
- [inhales sharply]

You know, Penny,
that actually happened to my uncle.

Oh.

Raised that chimp like
it was his own son.

But in the end, you know, a beast...

- is still a beast, huh?
- Mmm.

- Ready four, take four.
- There are other options

in the animal kingdom, however.

Dogs. But Staci is allergic.

Cats. But they creep Staci out.

Which brings us to Staci's
perfect entry-level companion.

Go two.

- A betta fish!
- A betta fish?

They're smart and cute as can be,

and best of all,
they only live for a short time.

- Sometimes as little as one day.
- Well, that's a plus.

I mean, I guess I could try.

And so...

Ta-da!

Um, this one is dead,

but I'm gonna get you another one.

Penny,
I just wanted to tell you that, um...

you did an amazing job.

- Aww.
- Great work.

Penny, you did an excellent, A-plus...

She knows.

[lively trumpet music]

Excuse me. You forgot to sign in.

- Really?
- Yeah.

I don't make the rules,
I just enforce them.

- Occasionally.
- Okay.

No worries. I'll do it.

Here you go.

You guys Fluffizens?

Yes, I am a proud Fluffizen.

I am a fine member of
the Fluffizen community.

Those are my people.
Are you a Fluffizen too?

Mmm, I'm really
more of a Fluffizen wannabe.

I just have one... Mr. Jelly.

- [gasps] What? What?
- Mr. Jelly?

- You have a Mr. Jelly?
- Uh-huh.

That is the rarest
Fluffago in the world.

Well, well, how did you get it?

My friend Masa works
for Nokahoma Industries.

He gave it to me, just for fun.

D-do you think there's any way
you could get me a Mr. Jelly?

I guess I could just call
Masa in Japan and ask him.

You can just call him? That's so cool.

Yeah, I have a phone.

[keypad tone and line trilling]

Masa! [speaking Japanese]

- What is he saying?
- How would I know?

- I'm Chinese.
- No sh*t?

[laughs] [speaking Japanese]

I'm sorry. It's not gonna happen.

- Why?
- 'Cause the rules...

"Bob Saget."
Oh, you really are Bob Saget.

[chuckles] Fun.

[humming melody]

Greek yogurt. "Noice." [chuckles]

- Thanks.
- Yeah.

Hey, do you know if these muffins

are banana or corn?

I don't know. Which one you like better?

I'll be honest. I kind of like banana.

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.

- Whoa.
- I love a long, delicious...

- thick...
- What the...

Oh, Count Dingleberry!

- Deb, not now, please.
- I bet you have a lot

of dingleberries in your ass.

Banana muffins? Sweet!

She didn't, um... God damn it!

[groans and grunts]

Make sure you pay for that,
Count Dingleberry.

♪ ♪

Hey there, Mommy.

We've been through this.

I could theoretically be
your cool sister, or a young,

cool aunt who maybe talks
too much about boys and sex,

but I am not your mommy.

Look who wants to meet you.

[sighs] Ohh.

That's not a baby, it's a fish.

I am trying to help you out here.

You said that you wanted
to be a parent, and this

is the perfect opportunity
to get your feet wet.

[chuckles] Pun intended.

Fine. I'm in. Both feet in.

[laughs] Yes! Yes! Okay!

- Shh.
- Okay, but Penny, let's...

let's just make sure this
doesn't get really weird.

Okay, but since she's a baby...
or she will be, you know,

in her lifespan for
the next minutes...

I thought she'd get a real
kick out of this mobile.

Okay, so, um, I'm just gonna

let you two get acquainted.

[puffs air]

It's ridiculous.

[keys clacking]

Hi.

♪ ♪

- [sighs]
- I get that it's not easy

to embrace this whole
"Count Dingleberry" thing,

but this could be huge for you.
This could be huge

- for "Nightcap."
- It's trending

on four different platforms,

and there are already,
like, dozens of memes.

- "Memes"?
- Both: Memes.

- "Memes"?
- Both: Memes!

- What are you saying?
- Both: Memes.

- "Mims"?
- Both: Memes!

Eh.

Oh, good. You know what?

Scott here is the perfect example
of what I'm talking about. Scott.

Oh, hey, man. Thanks for having me,

- by the way. Awesome.
- Good to see you. Yeah.

- Whoa.
- Scott Thompson.

- You know him as Carrot Top.
- 'Sup, buddy?

Wait, your secret identity
is Scott Thompson?

Don't tell anybody...
I try to stay unrecognized in public.

- No worries, man.
- Yeah.

Todd is having a problem
with his new nickname,

- "Count Dingleberry."
- Oh, wow, that's a good one.

So when Scott was younger,

people would call him
"Carrot Top" to make fun of him.

- Kids are so mean.
- It wasn't the kids.

It was my parents, and it hurt.

It still hurts.
But you know what it is now?

It's a license to print money.

[gasps and laughs] What?

- A trillion dollars?
- One trillion.

- It's all yours.
- [laughs] Holy sh*t!

He's not the brightest
bulb in the marquee, is he?

- No.
- Listen, dude.

Having a bad nickname...
look at me... isn't bad.

Dude, I got a sold-out
show in Vegas every night,

celebrity friends, dr*gs,
and don't even start with the women.

- Dude, endless.
- But people keep making fun

- of me all day, you know?
- Making fun of you?

Look at me. It's all they do every day.


Everywhere I go, "Hey,
you look like Carrot Top, no offense."

That's not funny. Or, "I saw your show."

It was actually funny."
What does that mean?

They didn't expect it to be funny?

But I don't care.

I'm crying all the way to the bank now.

You know what? They actually have

these banking apps,
so no one will ever see you cry.

Wait, unless you use the app outside.

What Scott is saying is, yes,

you can look at Count
Dingleberry as a burden,

but it's really not.
It's a golden ticket.

Indeed. It's the best thing

that could ever happen to you, promise.

- Trust... take it from me.
- See?

Oh.

[lively trumpet music]

Yikes. Staci?

What's going on?

You know, it's funny.

Based on her lifespan, she's a teenager,

And, boy, is she acting out like one!

What's she doing?

Oh, she's doing
what every teenager does.

Not making eye contact,
won't eat a morsel.

I'm not sure that's
so much teenage stuff

as it...
it might just be every fish stuff.

You know what? It's fine.
It's not the end of the world.

She'll be hitting her early
s before you know it.

[phone chimes]

Well, she's .

Are you happy? You can drink now.

God, parenting is a roller coaster ride.

I'm just gonna let you two work it out.

[laughs] I did it!

You did what?

I invested in myself.

I bought over $ , worth
of Count Dingleberry shirts,

hats, beer koozies.

That's a wonderful idea.

Here's the best part, man.
You know Sonya, the prop lady?

- Yeah.
- All right, so she knows a guy

who made a prototype

of a Count Dingleberry bobblehead.

- Wow.
- [both laugh]

Looks just like you.
Todd, this is brilliant.

Yeah! I mean, I had to rush-order it,

so I spent a lot extra on it, but...

Th-that's fine.
You're gonna make a ton of money.

Right? Oh, check this out.

It gets even better. It talks.

So many dingleberries!

[both laugh]

Wait, wait, watch this. Watch this.

You need to wipe better!

- [laughs]
- I'm thinking of making that

- my catchphrase.
- That's good.

- What do you think?
- That's good.

Hey, Davis. 'Sup, Todd?

It's... don't you mean
"Count Dingleberry"?

- Is that still a thing?
- Yeah!

It's like the new Carrot Top.

Yeah, right.

[sighs]

What?

Bad news, buddy.
I think that window's closed.

You gotta be kidding me!

That's the way these things go.

Sometimes you're Coca-Cola,

other times you're Crystal Pepsi.

But I love Crystal Pepsi!

Put a lid on it, Todd!

- You need to wipe better!
- Shut up.

You must go home with Mr. Jelly.

I know. It's all I care about.

I couldn't care less about this show.

[keys jingling]

You wanted to see me?

There he is.

Thanks for coming, Phil.

So, uh, what you eating there, buddy?

Some, uh, oatmeal?

It's uncooked.
It reminds me of my childhood.

That's amazing. You know, I grew up

eating uncooked oatmeal too.

Oh... here. You want some?

Uh, sure. That's just great.

Well, I'm gonna...
I'm gonna do this with you

'cause we... we can bond, right?

Yeah.

Mmm. Nice and crunchy.

- Mm-hmm.
- So, Phil, let me ask you.

Is there any way...
any way I can get you

to part with your Mr. Jelly?

Nah, no thanks.

$ , . I'll give you $ , .

Eh.

$ , .

I'm good.

Phil, $ , .

Dude, $ , !

... I'll give you $ , !

Hard pass, Mr. Saget.

Phil, I need and I want a Mr. Jelly.

Is there no amount of
money I can give you

- that will satisfy you?
- Eh!

What am I gonna do with money?

What about "Hamilton" tickets?
I have two for this weekend,

- front row, center.
- No thanks.

I haven't read one decent
review about that show.

I know Elon Musk. I can put you online

for the cheapest new
Tesla that's coming out.

You know, I'm actually
a fan of fossil fuels, so...

Well, Jesus, Phil!
What do you want then?

What can I do? Just name it!

Well, there has been one
thing I've always wanted to do

since I was a child,
watching "Full House."

So let me set the scene for you.

I'm your rough-and-tumble son

from the wrong side of the tracks,

and I've come for some
tough-love lessons

from Danny Tanner.

The whole point is Danny
didn't have any sons.

Oh, you gotta, you know,
use your imagination.

I didn't grow up with a
strong male role model,

so it's either this or no Mr. Jelly.

- I don't know, dude.
- [clears throat] Bob.

We've come this far.

You want to go home with a Mr. Jelly.

[suspenseful music]

Okay. You're right.

- Fine.
- Great.

So I've already been
through some comedic

yet heartwarming foibles
over the last minutes,

and I just need Papa to bring it home.

So music swells here.
♪ Do do do do doo ♪

[whispers] And go.

Well, uh, kid,
I-I guess you gotta remember

to, uh, stay true to yourself,

and also, uh...

don't smoke, I guess.

But what if the kids at
school are pressuring me?

Well, Phil, just say no.

And?

And... I don't know.

I'm, uh...

I'm really proud of you?

There's that classic American fathering.

Okay, great. Are we done?

- Can I have my Mr. Jelly now?
- Not so fast.

It's a two-part episode.

I'm also having some trouble with girls.

Oh, God damn it.

[energetic brass music]

Staci, are you okay?

She's separating from me. I can feel it.

[somber music]

Well, you can just go to
hell for abandoning me!

Sorry. I didn't mean it.

- I'm lashing out.
- You wanna know what I think?

I think this morning when you
said that you devote yourself

too much to your job, you were right.

But I don't think you need a child.

I don't think you ever needed a child.

I think that what you needed all along

was to pay more attention to Staci.

Oh, maybe you're right, Penny.

Maybe I should pay more attention
to me, you know?

How... how can I be good to anybody else

when I don't know how to love myself?

You're very wise, Penny.

Also, I'm pretty sure she's dead.

The hardest thing in life

is when a parent has
to bury their child.

- I could really go for sushi.
- Mmm!

- I could do sushi too.
- Right?

- Hey.
- Oh, hey, Bob Saget.

I can see right there in your
hands you have a one-of-a-kind

Count Dingleberry talking bobblehead,
and I'm gonna

tell you the truth. I really, really,

really want it. What's it gonna take?

Sky's the limit. Anything.

- I'll take bucks.
- bucks?

Yeah. [scoffs]

- There you go.
- Whoa.

Here.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you, sir.

You need to wipe better!

He's not wrong.
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