04x21 - No, No, Godot

[bunniefuu]

(Tim) You notice we tighten our lugs
in a star-shaped pattern.

We? l seem to be doing
all the work, Tim.

That's because l'm the star,
you're the lug, that's the pattern.

Once we're finished here, we put on the
center cap, lower the jack, and hit the road.

Hence the term,
''Hit the road, Jack.''

How long does that take you?
Eight minutes?

Actually, four, but l'm very fast.
l've been changing tires all my life.

- Really? Your whole life?
- Yes, my whole life.

As a matter of fact,
l started out with my little red wagon.

Then l had the tricycle.
Then Big Blue, my first two-wheeler.

You keep these tire stories going,
l'm going to have to retire.

Believe it or not, there are people who can
change a tire faster than old Al here.

l know you're thinking,
''Oh, mon dieu!''

l'd like to introduce
the lndy car pit crew from Walker Racing.

Ladies and gentlemen,
a big hand for 'em!

Ready?

Hit it!

- Hey!
- (applause)

The pit crew from Walker Racing. Now
let's meet the people that make it work:

the team owner, Derrick Walker,
and his lead driver Robbie Gordon.

- Pleasure to meet you, Tim.
- Nice to have you guys here.

Uh, you must...
What'd that take? seconds?

Actually, . .
But who's counting, anyway?

Sounds like you are.

l've seen you racing this thing
around the Michigan .

Boy, keeping it off those walls.
How do you stay focused?

l just remember a little saying:
''Avoid distraction or end up in traction.''

That'd be a good motto for you, Tim.

Yeah. Well, l have
a little motto for you, Al:

''When l'm annoyed,
you're unemployed.''

l'm actually pretty good
at changing a tire myself.

- You want to try it on our lndy car, Tim?
- l don't wanna show up the guys here.

l'm sure they're quaking in their boots.

- Yeah, Tim. Give it a try.
- (audience whoops and cheers)

- Al, you'll time me?
- Do l use a stopwatch or a calendar?

- l wonder if l know how this works.
- (wrench starts up)

- Ready?
- Are you?

- Yes.
- Go.

Yeah, like butter.

(applause)

Not bad. seconds.

ln that amount of time, we could have
changed tires and a baby.

l love that movie.

l wasn't going for speed.
l was going for quality.

'Cause in racing, you don't want
a loose tire to be a weak link.

Or, in this case,
the missing link.

- Hi! Anybody home?
- (Tim) Here. l wanna tell you something.

- All right.
- Hey, Mom.

There's this awesome party at Courtney's
house on Saturday night. Can we go?

Are Courtney's awesome parents
gonna be there?

Parents?

Yeah. Those tall,
responsible people.

Her parents won't be home, but Courtney's
-year-old brother will, and he's tall.

And he's also very responsible.

He shows up to detention on time
every single day.

Sorry, guys.
No parents, no party.

(both) Aw, man.

OK, l'm here. Not that you care, now that
you have your new hot rod to play with.

- Are you jealous of this car already?
- No.

l'm happy to see you lust after
something older and uglier than l am.

l've been out here a lot lately,
haven't l?

Tell you what. Saturday night, a night out.
lntimate night. You and me.

Dining.

Dancing.

Hockey.

As, um, romantic as hockey is...

l think you've forgotten
that we already have plans

to go to the theatre
with Al and llene Saturday night.

- We do?
- We've had tickets for months.

Can't we sell your tickets?

First of all, l don't want to,
and second of all,

hockey tickets are a lot easier
to get rid of than theatre tickets.

Doesn't that tell you something?

Augie, l can't believe
you don't want to buy these tickets.

You'd pass up a hockey game like this
to go to your uncle's funeral?

Yeah. He's not gonna know
you're not there.

What about your aunt?
Does she like hockey?

Augie? Augie?

- So l'm guessing no luck.
- No luck.

Everybody's got a lot of good reasons
not to go. A wedding, a funeral.

Open heart surgery.

Guess you'll have to forget
about these hockey tickets.

Wait a minute. Joe Louis Arena
is only five minutes from this little theatre.

You and llene can drop Al and me off,
we'll sell the tickets, and meet you there.

Forget it! The minute you get near there,
you'll go to the game.

l promise. l'll be back in the seat next to
you fast asleep before the curtain goes up.

- That's all l ask.
- (doorbell)

Oh, that's Wilson.

- Hi, Wilson.
- Well, hi-ho, theatergoers.

Ready for an evening
of thespian watching?

(Jill) Yeah.

There's thespians in this play?

Hey, maybe it won't be
that bad after all.

Tim, a thespian is an actor.

Aw, that was my last hope.

Wilson, thanks for watching the kids. Help
yourself to a drink. Pizza is on the way.

Great. l brought these over for the boys
for an after-dinner treat.

This is the Colombian equivalent
of popcorn.

- May l?
- Mm-hm.

Crunchy little...

- lt's good. What is it?
- lt's roasted ants.

Needs butter.

- So where are the Taylor lads?
- Well, Mark is upstairs,

and Brad and Randy are moping

because they're missing
the unsupervised party of the year.

And l'm moping 'cause l gotta go to a play
called Waiting For Godot

Well, Tim, Waiting For Godot
is a wonderful absurdist drama

about two men awaiting their spiritual
awakening by the side of the road.

By the road.
Do they see any cool cars go by?

l'm afraid not.
Even Godot doesn't show up.

Oh, sorry!
l hope l didn't spoil the evening for you.

Jill already did that
by buying the tickets.

- Tickets?
- Tickets, l got $ tickets. Great seats.

l got some great seats here.
$ tickets.

Oh, great.

These are only $ tickets.

But l paid $ .
You don't want me to lose the money.

What do l care?

Tim, would you please just lower the price?
The play starts in minutes.

Just relax, Al.
The big spenders'll show up any minute.

- Hey, mister, how much are these tickets?
- $ . Best in the house, behind the bench.

- l'll give you ten for both.
- How about l give you to go away?

You don't want to miss
the beginning of Waiting For Godot

lt's a very intricate play.
l played Pozzo in high school.

Really?
Junior or senior varsity?

Pozzo is a character in the play.

And if l do say so myself, l was the
definitive Pozzo. l made him come alive.

Yeah, right.
You can barely make yourself come alive.

- l'm leaving.
- Wait, wait, wait, Al.

We'll do better if we split up.
l'll stay here with this,

you go over and try to sell one
by the guy selling those big fingers.

l got a ticket here!
l'm going to a play where no one shows up!

- How much?
- bucks. Great seats.

- Sounds good. You got another one?
- Sure l do. Al!

l got a guy over here.
Come on, come on. Perfect.

Great! We can still make it
to Waiting For Godot on time.

Waiting For Godot?.
l was in that play in high school.

- So was l.
- l played Vladimir.

l was Pozzo.

''lt's a scandal.''

''Are you alluding
to anything in particular?''

''To treat a man like that.
l think that...

''No! A human being!
No, it's a scandal!''

''You are severe!''

l am bored, and l am wet.
l'd like to see the money.

Uh, yeah. There you go.

You're gonna have
a lot more fun than we are.

That could be.
l got one more thing l gotta show you.

- We gotta go. We're late.
- You have a badge?

Did you also play Officer Krupke
in West Side Story?

No, this is Officer Keegan.
Precinct , Detroit Police Department.

That's right.
You're under arrest for scalping tickets.

- What?
- Yeah. Come on, let's go.

l can't believe this! l open up to you
by showing you my Pozzo,

and you're taking us to jail?

Well, first of all,
you're not a very good Pozzo.

Besides that, scalping is against the law.
So come on, let's go.

- This is all your fault, Tim.
- l probably could have talked him out of it,

if you hadn't pulled your Pozzo out
in the parking lot.

- lt's a scandal!
- Are you alluding to anything in particular?

To treat a man like that. l think that...
No! A human being!

- No, it's a scandal!
- You are severe!

Stop turning around. They're not coming,
they went to the hockey game.

No. Al will be here,
he loves this play.

ln high school,
he played the definitive Pozzo.

Well, now he's at the hockey game
with the definitive bozo.

l can't understand Al doing something like
this. How could he stoop to Tim's level?

Sorry.

Ah, it's OK. Sometimes l wonder
how Tim can stoop to Tim's level.

- Shh!
- (man snores)

l don't know why l'm surprised.

l knew when l told him we were going
to the theatre, he'd find a way out of it.

- l can't believe Al went with him.
- l know.

He's always loved the theatre.

He cried when we went to see
A Streetcar Named Desire

Well, Tim cried, but that was because
there was no streetcar.

- Would you please be quiet?
- Oh, please yourself.

At least your husband showed up.
Mine went to a hockey game.

How come her husband
got to go to the hockey game?

See what you started?
Now l've just missed part of the play.

Come on. There's only five people
in the world who understand this play.

l doubt that you're one of them.

(actor) Excuse me,
we're trying to do a play here!

Sorry, Pozzo.

Tim! Oh, did you get through to them?
What did they say?

Did you explain?
Did you get through to the theatre?

Thank you.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Line was busy. You know, what they
should have is ''call waiting for Godot.''

- l'll call again later, all right?
- Well, what are we gonna do?

l can't spend the night
in this sardine can!

Just relax. l'll call again later.
Someone's bound to pick up over there.

l can't do this. Where are you
supposed to go to the bathroom?

Oh, my God.
That's the bathroom?

- Where are the doors?
- They're invisible.

Just like the Jacuzzi
and the decorative soaps.

Oh, man. We have to come up
with the bail money now.

Well, um...

- Talent show.
- Huh?

Yeah. Charge admission.
You do your famous Pozzo for these guys.

- lt was such a hit with the cop.
- Now, don't you start criticizing my Pozzo.

You know, the reviewer for the high school
paper said l made him tingle.

Ah... Ah... Oh...

What are you doing?
lt sounds like you're going into labor.

l can't breathe in here.
The criminals are taking up all the oxygen.

l can't believe you got me into this.

My reputation is tarnished.
l'm gonna be ostracized at bingo.

Oh, yes! The senior citizens
will not want to sit next to an ex-con.

You're probably right.
''Margaret, l got bingo.

''But we ought to get outta here.
Look, next to us, it's Baby Face Borland!''

Just relax. lt's a holding cell in Detroit.
Who's gonna see you here?

Hey, aren't you those guys
from that TV tool show?

Yes, l'm Bob Vila, this is Norm.
We're back together again.

No. You're Tim and Al!

l used to watch you guys
at Jackson State Prison.

You got a lot of fans up there.

Hey!

Hey, that's great!
Lot of fans up there.

We got the to life demographic.

Hey, great! Ha ha ha!

Whooh!

So...

(deep voice) So, why are you in here?

- Well, l gave somebody a tattoo.
- That doesn't sound so bad.

Well, he didn't want one.

Ah.

- l'll just let you two get acquainted.
- Uh, Tim...

Boy, you know, l really love that...

What is that called,
a babushka?

Thank you for helping me
with my school project.

lt's my pleasure, Mark.

l've always been fascinated
with papier-mch‚.

You know, the name is French, but actually
it was invented by the Chinese.

- How do you know all this stuff?
- l've a tremendous amount of spare time.

lf you boys are sneaking over
to your party, l'd take a coat.

lt's awfully chilly out.

How'd you know
we were sneaking out?

Well, Randy, l've long been a student
of the eastern philosophy of the Sufis,

and their teachings have enabled me
to obtain a heightened awareness.

Plus, l saw you
out of the corner of my eye.

- Could you just pretend you didn't see us?
- l'm afraid not.

Your mother gave me
very strict instructions.

And five bucks an hour.

Man, why couldn't Mom
just let us go to the party?

l mean,
she's totally screwing up our lives.

You boys have to realize
that parents make rules to protect you,

not to keep you
from having a funky good time.

l think they do it
just to t*rture us.

No, no, no, Randy.
They do it for a very good reason.

They want to instill
discipline and responsibility

so you can be a fine, upstanding citizen
like they are.

(phone rings)

l got it.

Hello?

Yeah, one sec.

lt's Mr. Upstanding Citizen.

He's in the slammer.

(peormance continues)

l can't believe they went to the game.

l just can't enjoy the play
without Al here.

l bet Tim's enjoying the game
without me there.

He won't have a good time
when l'm through with him.

Excuse me, Ms. Taylor?
You're gonna have to go to jail.

- What? For talking?
- ls this a new theatre policy?

A man named Wilson called. He said your
husband and a Mr. Borland were arrested.

- Oh, my God! Al's in prison?
- What did they do?

l'll tell you in the lobby.
We don't want to upset Pozzo again.

For Pete's sake, Al,
will you sit down?

l can't. This place is filthy.

lt's a jail, not the Hilton!

Well, they could clean it once in a while.

You're so right.

Somebody's probably forgot to hang out
the ''Please Make Up The Cell'' card.

(whooping and jeering)

Uh, thank you.
We're very flattered.

Well, don't get too excited.
They do the same thing for me.

- Al, are you all right?
- llene, it's been horrible. A nightmare.

lt's been minutes.

Wow. This is so weird,
to see you in jail.

Maybe we should
get some of these bars at home.

Only if l can bring my friends.

You OK?
Some of these guys seem a little scary.

Scariest person in here? Al.

The only thing that
got me through this ordeal

was knowing you were waiting for me.

Oh!

Can we continue the epic love story
Chained Flannel after we get outta here?

- l'll go check on the paperwork.
- Oh, thanks.

l'll be right here.

So l was so angry at you.

Now you've gotten arrested,
l guess l can't get mad anymore.

- What? You feel a little cheated?
- Yes, l do. l really do.

l was saving up some words
that'd make even these guys blush.

l wouldn't mind hearing 'em.

George?

- Sorry about you not seeing the play.
- Well, why don't you go back tomorrow?

Tomorrow?

Traditionally there's a matinee on Sunday.
Curtain's at two.

George, could we..?

- You could have a nice brunch.
- Well, that sounds nice.

- Then go see the play.
- Sounds lovely.

Maybe afterwards,
you stop and you get her a nice tattoo.

You know, when you put it that way, honey,
there's a whole day of activity right there.

Maybe a little battleship
across your cleavage.

- l think George, you could do it yourself.
- Oh, yeah. Definitely.

Yeah! Bravo!

Boy, bravo!

That Waiting For Godot. that was
a good play. l wish there were more of it.

Oh, there's more.
This is only the intermission.

You serious?
l gotta sit through more of this crap?

Hey, guys, l jimmied the lock.
Let's get outta here!

Get the women!
Get the women!