Just My Type (2023)

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Welcome back.

Ava and Alex.

So,

(audience cheering)

Rumor has it that you guys

have a new music video?

Ah!

[Carmelo] When can we see it?

Well, the record drops next week,

so any day now.

And then we'll be

starting our European tour.

And then the American tour.

And then hopefully

another Grammy or two!

Carmelo, you slimy walrus!

(curious music)

Oh, you're different now, huh?

I know what you did, you jerk!

No.

(upbeat bass music)

Someone stop her.

What is she doing?

Paging the floor.

Anyone on the floor?

Ladies and gentlemen,

our lovely makeup artist.

Liar! You told me you love me

and you were done playing these games!

- Get her off! Stop this!

- This is a variety show.

We have tons of games here.

- Just make it stop!

Oh yeah, the only game you're good at

is collecting panties!

No, no, no, no, no, no.

What in the hell?

Get off!

- Seriously?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Fufu, fufu, you know you're the only one.

Don't fufu my a*s, I'm the only one.

Clearly you aren't good at math.

See kids, this is why we stay in school.

Go to hell, you as*h*le.

(loud rock music)

I'm live, and there's, like, 300,000

people watching this.

Let go of me.

(both girls yelling)

This is gonna go viral.

World star's gonna want this footage.

Oh, don't forget TMZ, Derek.

Is there anyone working in this place?

Get those two off each other, now.

Let go of me, how dare you.

Wait, wait.

You are a pantie collector.

Personally, I think shot glasses

would've been a better hobby.

(speaking Spanish)

No.

I should have never helped you

with your receding hairline.

Let the record show that

Carmelo is a bald liar

with a big ego and a small d*ck.

(loud rock music)

Well, there goes our FCC license.

Where are you going?

Get down.

Get down.

Get off of me, get off of me.

Okay, let go, let go.

Finally, cut to commercial.

I need a drink.

(cool, exciting music)

Welcome to WXGH.

Please form one line and

follow me into the studio.

Once there, you will be the audience

of today's Power Hour show.

Stay in one line, please.

(upbeat, exotic music)

New writers, I'm Ray.

Follow me to HR.

I mean, who does he think

he is with his demands?

I mean, he's the one that cheated.

He knocked up my sister,

he thinks he's in control

of this divorce process.

Fine, he can have the urn.

Knock, knock.

Ray.

I told you that this is my personal hour.

And this is our HR director, Cecilia.

Cici, darling, could you please

conclude their on boarding process?

So these two new junior

writers could get to work

and I could get to my lunch break.

Wait, wait.

That man runs away faster than

I ran away from my husband.

Okay, here is where

our personal talk ends.

Listen up, I've seen many

of you coming in here like,

hey, I'm a hot shot from Dingdong, Texas,

and I'm gonna work at the Power

Hour and I'm gonna have all

these sexy coworkers I can sleep with.

None of that here.

There is no romance, no

sexting, no sliding, no swiping.

None of the above.

Let me remind you that you

both sign an ethics form.

Ethics, no romantic

fraternizing between employees.

[Both] Yes, ma'am.

Look, listen up.

If I have to deal with the PR department

on another apology statement,

let's just say it ain't gonna be pretty.

After the last fiasco, the Power Hour,

it's on shaky ground.

Yeah, the way you

handled the controversy,

very impressive.

Yes, ma'am.

I could only imagine how

difficult it was for you,

the show, and the network.

Yes, I frequently relive

that in my nightmares.

(knocking)

This is-

Who the hell are you?

(cool, exciting music)

I'm Aaron Goldman.

The head office sent me to

handle the Alex and Ava lawsuit.

What happened to Bruce?

Bruce left the company,

I've taken his place.

Oh, nice of corporate to let me know.

Hey.

Hello, are you looking at my boobs?

God, no.

I was focusing.

That didn't come out right.

I was focused on what you

were saying is what I meant.

I wouldn't be looking.

At my boobs.

Why not?

Is this something wrong with them?

No, absolutely not.

They're perfect.

So you were looking, pervert.

So tell me, Aaron Goldman, fill me in.

What's the latest?

After the on air fiasco

with Carmelo, Francine, Alex,

and Ava, things got really nuts.

Tell me something I don't know.

It seems that gossip

columnist, Page Six Patty,

and red carpet host Eric

Donahue created quite a

sensation on social media.

They started a Team Francine

or Team Ava contest,

and the world took our makeup

artist, Francine's, side.

Poor, wronged Francine

cheated on by Carmelo,

attacked on air by pop star Ava.

Oh God, go on.

The fallout was intense.

Alex and Ava were about

to start their world tour,

but the fans turned on Ava.

Record sales plummeted,

ticket sales dropped.

The group has all but broken up.

Ava and Atticus are in therapy.

Atticus, Atticus who?

Ava's terrier, Atticus Finch.

He has, like, five million followers.

Alex and Ava are suing

the network for damages.

Alex and his attorney, Levy

Bernitz, are on their way now.

That's it in a nutshell.

They've got Levy Bernitz,

he'll be out for blood.

(dramatic, cool music)

Oh my God, it's Alex, from Ava and Alex

I've gotta get an autograph.

Clear.

To whom would you like it?

[Ashley] Ashley Porter.

Okay, we have a lot

riding on this meeting,

and I'll be damned if

I'll let any of that sh*t

between Carmelo and Francine

cost the network another dime.

It's been hell with the

advertisers this year.

Ever since that last fiasco.

It cost the network a fortune.

I had to practically

prost*tute myself to get back

in their good graces.

prost*tute yourself.

See, little has changed in this joint.

Mm Hm. Shalom.

Alex, this is Deidra Lansing,

head of our network and

network attorney Aaron Goldman.

And of course this is Alex,

his publicist Sophia Bardot,

and lawyer Levy Bernitz.

Levy, I could have sworn you were-

Jewish?

I am.

I'm even circumcised.

Can we get on with this?

My apologies, of course.

Alex.

I am a big fan.

Pleasure, it's always

nice to meet a fan.

Even one who's made my life living hell.

I, uh totally understandable.

Well, what we'd like to propose-

We understand your position.

We also understand that you

are asking for a sizable amount

for loss of revenue,

psychological pain and suffering.

Would you be open to an

arrangement that would benefit you

far more than any monetary gain?

What was that?

Benefit me more than monetary gain?

You take me for a fool?

God, here we go again.

(Speaks in Patwah) You blowing

up, gonna try and sass me?

You wanna mash up serious! You

better go and get Pat before

something ugly happens.

Ms. Lansing, Mr. Goldman.

What my client is trying to say is,

the only reason that he agreed

to do the interview on your

show to begin with is

because of his longstanding

friendship with your

head writer Pat Walker.

Longstanding.

Oh, I just can't with

all this legal mumbo jumbo.

I'm sure you understand.

I'm busy, busy.

I'll be in the limo.

Oh, and darling Alex,

are we still on for dinner to

square away that MTV thing?

Yeah, man.

Yes, kisses.

Susie, you're supposed

to be at the front desk,

but since you're not, make yourself useful

and go get Pat Walker in my office.

Pronto.

I hope this is important, I

was on the phone with Oprah.

Alex.

(cool, exciting music)

Patsy.

It's been too long, we

haven't seen each other since.

[Both] The Grammy's.

What's going on here?

Oh.

How are you, love?

I'm much better now, Patsy.

Can we speak privately?

Give us some privacy, I'll

get this all sorted out.

I promise.

Alex and I would like to speak.

[Both] Privately.

Let's give them some privacy.

Privacy.

This is my office.

Let's go.

Greetings, dip shits.

(cool, exciting music)

Hey, so we've got two new

junior writers joining us today.

God, no, no, no.

None of that attitude, come on.

I mean, the execs have been

up my butt since the incident.

So we kind of need to

be on our best behavior.

Sam,

you act like we're the

ones who told Carmelo

to be such a sleaze.

(cool, exciting music)

Yeah, Fabi is right.

I mean,

it's not like we could actually pull off

a storyline like that.

Speak for yourself, Mr. "I'll have my

final draft by the end of business day."

I swear.

Hey, what I lack in timeliness,

I make up for in creativity.

Hey, well speak of the

devil because here they are.

Everyone, this is Kevin and Michelle.

(Ominous music)

Ah, first day of a new writing team.

I remember my first day.

The show Miami Vice was popular.

Everything was totally tubular.

We all wore one glove,

scrunchies and fanny packs.

Enjoy it while you can, kids,

this is gonna be the time of your lives.

Kevin, have you ever

been shamed on Twitter?

No ma'am, but I can make an account.

If you go back to the future,

would you replace your

sister with Pamela Anderson?

(cool, exciting music)

Ah, and would you make out with her?

(cool, exciting music)

Ew, no.

I don't even have a sister.

Easy there, toots, don't

get your panties in a bunch.

Now remember,

we're not allowed to talk

about panties anymore.

Okay, okay, that's enough.

Just go easy on these two, all right?

And and please don't pull your

usual shtick on them because

clearly, it never works out.

Oh, would you please loosen up man?

You don't always have to be the boss.

My first writing gig,

they actually made me send a boob shot

on a floppy disc to my ex.

Hmm, wonder where that floppy disc is now.

Could be worth a lot of money.

Well, you know what?

I gotta run, dollar bills

are calling my name.

Oh man, I wanted to talk

about her time writing for SNL.

You're Fabiola Fatou, right?

I love what you did

with the Geo character.

Hey Sam, there's this guy in the lobby

who insists he has a meeting

with you, but I don't

see him on your schedule.

What do you want me to tell him?

Okay, okay.

Just a sec, just, hey, listen,

yeah, great, great.

Grab a pencil and you

know, take some notes,

help out in whatever way you can.

But tomorrow you're gonna

be shadowing the team.

So good luck.

Yo, Tex, Tex, you free?

You know what a floppy disc looks like?

Come with me, I've got a job for you.

Let's go.

Come on, chop chop, let's go.

(Latin music)

Good to see you, man.

Yes, sir.

You been all right?

So what are we celebrating tonight?

We're gonna celebrate you.

Hey, Cindy.

Two pickle back shots, please.

[Cindy] Right up, guys.

Wow. I haven't had a

pickle back since UT.

All right, look at you, big shot.

First day in the biz, tell me everything.

Well, I got some cool coworkers.

Especially this one girl.

She's so smart, I'm kind

of intimidated by her.

No, she's so beautiful.

I can't even concentrate

when she's around.

I gotta say, Kevin, look.

You wanna score with a girl like that?

You gotta pull it together, right?

Stop dressing like such

a nerd and hit the gym.

Thank you.

And please remember how to

take a shot like a big boy.

Can I get you guys anything else?

Sure, let's talk later.

Wow.

Look who I'm taking

advice from, big boy.

At least I get some on a regular basis.

Hmm. I'm not so sure about that.

Okay, but seriously, I'm

not just trying to get some.

Okay, she's special.

Yeah, they're all special at first.

Oh, come on, man.

Even if I wanted to make a move,

I signed a form saying I

can't, I need this job.

Oh, that makes sense, after

what happened on your show.

I've got that video on my phone.

I don't know why I tell you anything.

Well, dude, just take my advice.

All right, change your vibe.

You're not gonna get

anywhere just sitting around

and waiting.

All right, last call.

Another round of shots?

Maybe just a Shirley Temple.

By the looks of my man

Dave here, we're good.

(exciting Spanish music)

(calm, happy music)

Hello everyone.

My name is Anastasia

and I love being here.

I moved here from Russia

when I was three years old.

So I immediately took the

shot and I said, yes ma'am.

In Russia, we say vodka is

good for the baby, the baby.

And we wanna give it

up one more time for

Anastasia Pa-blo-ski.

It's Pavlinskaya.

Right.

(cool, exciting music)

Anastasia Pavlosky.

Close enough.

Oi, we should really fix

his brows in the break.

Fix the brows?

Honey, they ain't broken.

That's what about Antonio

Banderas, in Zorro until makeup

artist Maria came along.

Listen, miss, miss thing,

don't be name dropping around here.

No one cares.

(speaking Spanish)

The sweet sounds of insult.

I'll take this any day over

Francine crying over Carmelo

like, oh my God,

my hot boyfriend is hooking

up with other hotties.

What a big surprise.

Well, don't worry, this

guy is totally not my type.

He's not macho enough for me.

I mean, just look at him.

How do you do that?

So are there any cows in Moscow?

You can just take this.

Anastasia Pavlosdogs.

(applause)

(cool, exciting music)

Oh, Ashley, come here.

What's up, Susie?

Oh, you're not gonna have

to believe what just happened.

What, tell me, tell me.

Okay, well, I was outside just

minding my own business, of course.

Of course, and?

I overheard Michelle on the phone.

You know Michelle, the

blonde Power Hour writer?

Yeah.

She said she has a huge crush on Kevin.

Kevin?

The tall, nerdy guy?

Where have you been?

He's not nerdy anymore.

He's a total hottie.

I've been on location

for the last eight weeks on

the I am the Chef show.

Oh, well he's not a nerd anymore, see?

That's Kevin?

Nerdy Kevin?

Yeah, see, when he started, and now.

Ugh. Yeah.

Who knew such a hottie was hiding

underneath those glasses

and baggy clothes.

You know, this explains a lot,

'cause I see them together

at lunch every day.

I thought it was just business.

Yeah. Funny business.

Okay, I gotta get

back to the front desk.

But see you later?

Can you send me a picture of that?

Girl.

How do you know how to get back here?

Pat showed me.

This is where she keeps

her booze and magazines.

Oh, and she asked me to

look for that floppy disk.

(Soft Romantic Music)

We've been here for three

months and I'm still somehow

shocked these people know

how to pull off a show.

I mean, it really has

improved since you joined.

I mean, we joined the team.

Our new ideas and energy.

It's really improved the show.

You really think so?

Yeah.

I don't know.

I can't tell if what I'm

doing here is actually good.

Okay, hear me out.

You and I could have the same

idea, but the second you say,

well, y'all,

I think we can put a horse

in mittens in the sketch.

Everyone's on board.

What are you talking about?

Okay, your ideas are actually remarkable.

Okay, your writing has

meaning, you go deep.

I just know how to be the

dumb, funny guy from Texas.

Thanks.

Really, thanks.

Last week I've been feeling like

maybe I'm just not a good fit here.

I see all my other

friends doing finance jobs

and taking conferences in Mexico.

And meanwhile my life

consists of some writing.

And the rest of the time

I'm forced to listen to

Lance and his pushup count,

and Rick going on and on

about his micro brew and I just,

I don't care.

Maybe I should just leave the show.

No, no.

You can't leave.

Well, no, you're, you're what

makes this place special.

Especially to me.

It's five minutes until the show ends,

and Sam would totally

freak out if we're not in

the post-show meeting, so we should go.

Yeah, yeah, we should go.

[Michelle] What are you doing, come on.

I'm fixing her magazines.

I don't want her to

know that we were here.

Floppy disc.

Oh my god, ew.

All right, listen up, barbarians.

Sam's in a meeting with the head honchos,

which means, you know, I'm in charge.

So who's got the latest writing agenda?

What, what's the problem?

I emailed it to everybody yesterday.

Oh, great.

Mr. "I can barely use a computer"

emailed it to everybody.

Stupid.

Just in, Fabiola certified bully.

[Michelle] I actually

made copies for everybody.

[Pat] Well done Michelle, thanks.

Thanks.

Mierci.

Yeah, so Pat, now that Sam's gone,

I had an idea for Power Hour.

I was thinking Power Hour

push up hour.

Giggling

That's actually a great idea, Lance.

I'm just not so sure that

Danny Davis is gonna wanna

mess up his suit.

Danny Davis won't want to do what?

Hello, Mr. Davis.

What do we owe the pleasure

of your company today?

Yeah, talent coach says I

need to be more relatable.

Oh, I can't imagine why

they would've said that.

I know, um, uh?

Fabiola.

Yes. Yes, Fabiola, I

remember you from the HR tree.

It's okay.

So if you follow the tree

to the top, you'll see Deidra.

Di-Dera?

No, Deidra.

She's the head of the whole network.

Just also, if you follow

the tree down to the left,

you see Maria in makeup.

Ah, Ma-ree-a.

She's the one that always

tells me to do my eyebrows

like Antonio Bandera.

Maria.

And it's Antonio.

You know what, never mind,

you got that one right.

Any questions? No.

Okay. Great.

Time to work.

Thank you.

Bye, close the door behind you, please.

I will.

The magic of Gary Goodman.

And now, please, everyone,

enjoy the mysterious table, watch.

(magical, fun music)

(Audience-ohhh)

Thank you.

And now everybody knows what time it is.

Power Hour Pushup Hour.

(applause)

Ready to do this?

Let's do this, Power Hour pushup.

Hi, mom.

(loud rock music)

I'm not ready for this.

I'm still shocked that Lance was able

to get everybody on board with this.

What?

It's a hit.

(soft romantic music)

I overheard Bob saying that

this segment alone has brought

in over $50,000 in ad revenue.

Really?

This could be bonuses.

Oh, I forgot to tell you,

Fabi said she's willing to

mentor me on character work.

That's amazing.

Well, I did agree to walk her dog Jacque

for the rest of the year,

but it'll be worth it

Good for you, but yikes.

I have seen Jacque.

He looks like Napoleon

reincarnated into a chihuahua.

That's very accurate.

He's got quite the 'tude, but his dog mom

is a damn good writer.

So it'll be worth it.

I'm willing to put up with it.

Oh, I believe you.

You are a pro at handling situations.

Well, I wouldn't say

I'm a pro, but you know.

(alarm going off)

What would you say?

That's my Jacques alarm.

I have to go, see you at lunch.

Yeah, yeah.

See you later.

Gonna go walk a dog.

Jacket.

Yeah, need that.

Rising to the place we left

Is it healthy food again?

Listen, I got news.

Did you hear that Dan is leaving Conan

to write for Fallon?

I can top that, Jacob is

getting the boot at CBS.

Oh, that's terrible.

What's going on over there?

Oh, nothing.

They're just coworkers, but we give

them such a hard time, last week.

Rick actually glued

Kevin's desk drawer shut.

It was absolutely hilarious.

She is really sharp though.

Lots of potential there.

Well, with brains and looks.

She can have it all.

She could be behind or

in front of the camera.

To be young again.

Knock it off, you've

been on fire for decades.

Well, I'm not dead yet.

I've still got a couple

of tricks up my sleeve.

Pat, you are and

always will be a legend.

You will outlast us all.

Yep, you got that right.

And on that note, I have other news.

Well, don't make me wait, spill it.

The Power Hour is up for an Emmy.

What? In which category?

Outstanding Writing

for a Variety Series.

With everything that

happened, I'm blown away.

I can't believe it.

Yep.

And you know you had

a lot to do with this.

I'm in shock.

The big brass are gonna

officially announce it at a

big suaree tomorrow night.

Time to put on our best duds and party.

And remember, mum's the

word till the party.

What are you eating?

Yeah, Ricky, looking sharp.

Oh, thanks, bud.

Yeah, but what's the occasion?

I mean, don't get me wrong.

I like getting spiffy

and enjoying an open bar

like the next guy, but it's getting

in between my workout time.

Man, just chill out and enjoy the party.

Yeah, you're right.

Can I please get some more

of those stuffed mushrooms?

They were really good.

What?

I don't work here.

Oh, sorry.

I told you to wear a c*ck dress.

Whatever, okay.

Would you like a stuffed mushroom?

What is so funny?

I look like the waiter?

Oh my God.

Supervised my kids.

Cici, this is a party.

Enough about your divorce.

Have a drink and relax.

May I have another glass

of champagne, please?

What?

I don't work here, okay?

Fine.

You don't have to yell.

Oh my God, you're Pat Walker.

Yeah.

I love your sketches.

Thank you.

Drinks are over there, all right.

(slow bass music)

You're a star.

Oh my God, everybody thinks I look like

the damn waiter, I don't

understand this, it's crazy.

Oh jes, these shoes are Jimmy Choo's,

the same one's J Lo has.

Oh, please give it a rest.

Do I spell Y S I Mon Paris?

Oui, oui, girlfriend.

Jes, it was a little

gift from Puff Daddy's

White party, he has the best swag.

Don't get her started on her daddy's.

Welcome everyone in the WXGH Family.

And, a special welcome to the members

of the press that are here tonight.

May I have your attention, please?

It is my honor to introduce

Ms. Deidra Lansing,

the head of our network.

(applause)

Well, hello.

It's so good to see all of you.

Now, as most of you know,

it's been an interesting

year here at WXGH.

However, we have moved on with integrity

and fortitude and we will not let anything

stand in our way of success.

And on that note,

it gives me great honor to make

a very exciting announcement.

Everyone raise your glasses

as we toast the Power Hour,

which has just been-

(screaming)

(intense laughing from the crowd)

No.

Oh nooooooooo.

Nominated for an Emmy.

(exciting, dramatic music)

I can't imagine there's any

confusion as to why I've asked

you all here today.

I should fire each and every

one of you for the continued

disgrace you've caused this network.

Last week's event was

supposed to be a classy,

exciting party with a stellar

industry announcement that

would've brought honor and

grace back to the studio

and Power Hour.

But instead, we are once

again a laughing stock.

And our ridiculousness is again

being publicized everywhere.

Which is worse, JLo's Love

Life or the Sour Hour?

Yeah, we're viral.

Let's start with you, Ms. HR Director.

It is my understanding that it

is your job to make sure all

employees are aware of and signed off on

our non fraternizing policy.

Yes ma'am.

And I think it's best if we-

No, no, no.

And Bob, this is your show.

How did you miss what was

going on right under your nose?

It's a big studio, I can't

be everywhere all the time.

No, no, no.

And Sam.

Oh, Sam, you are the producer.

How did you miss the two

of them fooling around.

I pulled security footage.

Apparently they've been marking the studio

like animals for months.

Nice.

Which brings me to you, Pat.

What was your part in all of this?

You were mentoring Kevin,

you didn't have a clue

what was going on, Pat?

In all fairness, I'm not sure why

I'm actually in this meeting.

I'm not corporate management.

No offense.

[All] Offense taken.

They just seemed like two nice kids

learning the ropes in a new environment,

trying to figure it all out, you know?

Yeah, I do know.

I know that you've been offered Power Hour

upper management positions

on three occasions

and you've turned them down three times.

Yes, because I'm much better suited

writing Emmy Award-winning shows.

I have two Emmys, you know.

Right again, but Pat,

Sam has just accepted the producer job on

I am the Chef, and Bob

will be retiring very soon.

So you had better get used

to literally running the show

effective immediately.

You are now the Power

Hour's new show runner.

What?

It's your baby now.

Wait a minute.

Don't I have something to say about this?

No, you don't.

You just renewed your contract,

which explicitly states

that in a case like this,

you must step up.

So it's settled then.

Now Pat,

what do you think we should

do about Kevin and Michelle?

Well, what they did

is a fire able offense.

And to top it all off, they

did it at a corporate event.

They both signed the WXGH,

no fraternizing oath.

They knew the rules.

Nobody is firing anyone.

They're both very talented

writers, and if I'm in charge,

I'll take full responsibility

for both of them.

Pat, are you sure about this?

Just gimme a little bit of time.

I mean, I gotta get to

the bottom of all this.

Do a little damage control.

I mean, you know, I may

have a couple of ideas, but-

Great, get busy, then.

Oh, and Pat, Danny Davis's numbers.

They're slipping.

Deal with it.

And all of you get the hell out of here.

Okay, I can do this.

I just need to stay calm

and not lose my cool.

I made one mistake, one little mistake.

It's not the end of the world, right?

Oh, but it's a big mistake.

I signed a waiver saying I

wasn't gonna make that mistake.

Okay, okay.

What's the worst that could happen?

Well, they could fire me.

That'd be really bad.

Oh, that'd be really, really bad.

I have credit cards to pay for,

and I have student loans to pay for,

and I have rent to paid for.

Okay, be cool, I'm fine.

I'm gonna be fine.

I'm just gonna apologize

and hope for the best.

Yeah, yeah, I'll do that.

I'm gonna walk in there.

I'm gonna walk in there with confidence.

Yeah, with confidence.

And I'm gonna steer the conversation.

Okay, I am a strong,

confident professional.

I can do this, I can do this.

You know what?

You're a really good listener.

No hablo ingles.

I don't understand these people.

Puts me in charge of everything, what?

What's going on here?

Why are you all standing around here?

Maintenance must have locked the door

and I can't find my keys.

Okay.

And what did maintenance say?

About?

About, about, you

didn't call 'em, did you?

Yeah, no, but I'd like to say-

No, Lance, did you?

No.

What's going on here?

Suzie told us everything.

Wow, news travels fast.

Well, we are in news media.

Don't.

Pat, we are really,

really grateful that you stood up for us

and that we didn't get fired.

We are mortified by our

behavior and you know,

it really messed things up.

Okay, we're gonna get

to that soon enough.

Lance, do you still have connections

at that trendy PR company?

Absolutely, yes.

Set up a lunch meeting

for me, would you?

Will do, boss.

Okay, Rick, do you

remember that talent agent

that we met at that conference

we went to at the Fountain Blue Hotel?

Yeah, Paul something-or-other?

Yes, right, Paul.

Do you still have his number?

Yeah, I think so.

Okay, great.

Be a doll and text it to me.

Listen guys, I got a

lot of fires to put out.

Get the damn door open and

start writing the show.

That was for you two.

Wait a minute.

Where the hell is Kevin?

Wasn't he just here?

No, I don't know where he is.

I've been calling him all morning.

He's not answering.

Last I heard, he's so

embarrassed about what happened,

he said he's never gonna

show his face here again.

A coward.

And what about you?

I'm here to face the music.

Whatever happens, happens.

Bravery. I like it.

Smart girl.

I see great things in your future.

All right, listen up boys and girls.

I'm gonna be missing

in action for a while.

Take care of business.

I'm already on the

phone with maintenance.

Got it.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.

I can't believe that you

guys are bailing on me now.

Pat, I've been honest with you.

I've been trying to get off

of this show for a long time.

An opportunity showed up

and I took it, but hey,

I'm still gonna be at the

network, just, you know,

on a different set.

And it was only a matter of time for me.

Pat, I'm burned out.

It's affecting my sex life.

Look, it's time I passed the baton to you.

And listen, after two

incidents on my watch,

you know my days are numbered.

Besides, wife number

three has been on my case

about the long hours.

We haven't even, you know,

bow chick a wow wow in months.

Oh my God, I don't wanna know.

Listen guys, you gotta stick with me here.

We're a team, I can't do this alone.

Pat, we've been friends for ten years.

Relax, I've got your back.

I'll always be here

for you, you know that.

Pat, Pat, Pat, Pat, you got this.

Famous last words.

Oh yeah, she's doomed.

Yeah.

Oh, oh, found it.

(dramatic violin music)

[Michelle] You wanted to see me?

Michelle, have a seat.

Michelle, I really admire

the way you've been

handling yourself the last few weeks.

So much so, that I have a new opportunity

for you that I think you're

gonna be very excited about.

I'm all ears.

I'd like to officially

offer you the position

of the Power Hour's new

on-air entertainment reporter.

You'll be working

remotely most of the time.

What do you think?

Oh, what do I think?

What do you think?

That's fantastic, I love it, thank you.

That's great.

Your first on-location gig is gonna be

at the upcoming Grammy's.

Listen, aside from your

little escapade with Kevin,

you've done some amazing work here.

Head down to HR, take

care of the paperwork.

I'm on the way.

Thank you.

Really, thanks, Pat.

You must be Pat Walker.

Guilty as charged.

- It is so nice to meet you.

- Likewise.

Would you like a cup of coffee?

Oh, no, thanks, I'm all set.

Great.

So Aubrey, I saw your reel.

Very impressive hosting experience.

Thank you.

And your agent said

you're available right away.

Yes, I just wrapped my last project,

so I'm good to start whenever you need me.

Great.

Well, the Power Hour just won an Emmy and-

Well, you mean you won another Emmy

for Best Writing of a Variety Show.

Somebody's done their homework.

Yeah, we're all very proud.

But there are some bumps in the road.

You know, I can't go into

everything right now,

but I'm the Power Hour's new show runner,

and we need some chutzpah.

Well then, how can I help?

Let me be honest,

Danny Davis's numbers are

slipping and I wanna hire you as

the show's co-host to

help turn things around.

Can I count on you to bring

some creative normalcy

to the show?

Creative normalcy.

Well, can you be more specific?

Yeah, the show needs

a strong female presence

and someone to balance out

Danny's forgetfulness for goodness sakes.

And you know what else, we

need to keep the show sane.

Well, he is entertaining.

Oh, yeah, one of a kind.

I can give you more details

if you accept the job.

Accepted.

I'm your girl.

Great, congratulations.

Welcome to the team.

Oh, and before I forget,

we've just redesigned the Power Hour set.

It's really beautiful,

you're going to love it.

(cellphone rings)

Oh, hey listen, I've gotta take this call.

Would you excuse me?

Go ahead.

Hey, give me one second.

I'm just, I'm just

getting out of a meeting.

One minute, okay, just,

just hold the line.

Anyway, you start next

Monday, 9:00 AM orientation.

Welcome to WXGH, you're gonna be great.

I'm on my way, okay, see you then.

[Aubrey] You got it.

One second, I'm on my way.

Yeah, all right, I'm coming.

Okay.

(dramatic, exciting music)

(knocking)

Pat.

Oh God, what a surprise.

Look at me, if I knew you were

coming over, I would've...

You look fine, you're gonna let me in.

Oh, okay.

(Pat sneezes)

Bless you.

You aren't allergic to dogs, are you?

No, I'm fine.

So to what do I owe the pleasure?

Franny, we've missed you.

It just hasn't been the

say without you around.

You're sweet.

(Pat sneezes)

Gesundheit.

I've been meaning to thank you.

You were the only one who

visited me at the psych,

at the hospital.

I guess when you have

a full fledged meltdown

on national television and beat up a host

and a pop star on air,

people tend to steer

clear and write you off.

I'm what you call unemployable.

Now it's just me and Molly,

doing what we can to support one another.

Franny, can I have a glass of water?

Pat, I've got some bad news.

I couldn't pay the water

bill, so they cut it off.

Any juice?

Afraid not.

No food either, unless you want dog food.

I'm good.

Franny, the times, they are a-changing.

You can pay all your bills.

I've got a new opportunity for you.

That's why I came by today.

What kind of new opportunity?

I'm the Power Hour show runner now.

Bob is retiring and I wanna

make some big changes.

What, you're a show runner now?

Yes, and I've promoted Michelle,

one of the junior writers,

to be the Power Hour's

new on-air entertainment reporter.

She's gonna be doing lots of remote gigs,

including the upcoming Grammys.

Wow.

And she is going to need her

own personal makeup artist.

Someone really good.

You interested?

I don't understand.

Francine, work with me, please.

Try to keep up.

Maybe share some of those

good meds you're on.

You're serious about this, aren't you?

Yes, I am.

Well, of course I'm interested.

Why wouldn't I be?

You hear that Molly?

We're back in business.

Oh, goodness, wow.

Welcome back to the Power Hour.

You too, Molly.

(Pat sneezes)

(applause)

What fun.

Let's give a round of applause

for, Ibilee Needahouse

and her dancing dogs.

Thanks, Danny.

Now let's take you to our

live feed of the Grammys.

Our entertainment

reporter, Michelle Myers,

is in Las Vegas.

Over to you, Michelle.

Needahouse, oh my God.

Wow, you look amazing.

Thank you., you too.

Thank you.

Hello Miami, music

fans, Aubrey, and Danny.

I'm reporting to you

live on the red carpet

at the Grammys, and I see some

of our presenters arriving right now.

Let's take a look at Nole Sanders

doing his red carpet entrance.

Nole, Nole, Nole, it's me, Simone.

Your biggest fan, oh, I love you.

Can we take a selfie, please?

Oh, I love you.

Oh. Oh.

Nole Sanders has arrived.

So, Nole, I understand you're presenting

the Outstanding Achievement

in the Music Industry award tonight.

That's right, Patty.

And as you may remember, I

won the award some years ago,

and you may also recall that

last year I was inducted into

the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

So it's a double honor

to be here at the Grammys

to present tonight.

Well.

As you can hear, the fans have gone wild.

That's right, Patty, pop

star Alex has just arrived.

Let's say hello.

And look who's on his arm,

Emmy winner, Pat Walker.

Alex, congratulations on your nomination

for best new song.

What would you like to say

to all our viewers at home?

Thanks for that, Derek.

Well, first of all, I'm so

delighted to be here tonight.

Unfortunately, Ava wasn't

able to join us this evening,

but I speak for both of us in saying

thank you from the bottom of our hearts,

all of our fans all around

the world, for the love.

And obviously I am very excited

and truly honored to be nominated again.

God bless you all.

Alex, Michelle Myers

here with the Power Hour.

How about a shout out for your Miami fans?

Woo, hello, Miami.

One of my favorite

destinations in the world.

What more can I say? 305 rocks.

You truly are the magic city.

Thank you, Alex, good luck.

Thank you.

Wow, thanks.

That spill could have

ruined by an entire night

and the Power Hour broadcast.

Well, I guess this means I'm

your knight in shining armor.

Don't worry, I got you.

(triumphant, exciting music)

Wait a minute.

Is that Pat Walker with Alex?

Oh my God, it is.

I know what this is, pero how?

Oh yeah, there have been

rumors about them for years.

They go way back.

I mean, they've never

been caught in the act,

if you know what I mean, but I mean,

now that Pat's won her third

Emmy and Alex is up for another

Grammy, it's just good PR

for them to be seen together,

you know?

But I think there's definitely

something going on there.

For sure.

Well, well, well, Pat you go, girl.

Here you guys go.

[Bar Heckler] Hey,

where's my drink, huh?

I've been waiting

already 20 minutes, lady.

Hey, lady, what, are you

calling the big shot?

What's this guy gonna do?

What are you gonna do?

What are you gonna-

Well, hello everyone.

We have a special treat for you tonight.

Now, many of you know our

fabulous waitress, Cindy.

(crowd cheers)

But tonight, Cindy has

a special treat for us,

because what you don't know is that Cindy

is also a terrific singer.

So in honor of tonight's Grammy Awards,

Cindy is going to grace us with a song.

So please put your hands together

and give a warm Miami welcome to Cindy.

(crowd cheers)

All right, hi everyone.

A little something I wrote recently.

I hope you guys like it.

(upbeat guitar)

One, two, three.

I had waited infinity

For someone to watch over me

And then not a day too soon

Across a crowded room

It was then and there I knew

I found me a gentleman true

He's my guy and I'm his doll

It's a wonderful life after all

Ooh, baby here's looking at you

Ooh, hooh baby, here's looking

Baby, here's looking at you

Baby, here's looking at you

Here's looking at you

Baby here's looking

Baby here's looking at you

(crowd cheers)

Thank you.

Well, if I wasn't in love

before, I sure as hell am now.

That was fantastic.

Thank you.

I guess you're becoming quite the regular,

what is this your fourth

time here this week?

Yeah, I guess my secret's out.

Come on, Cindy.

I've been asking you out for months.

You know, one of these days

I hope you'll take me up on my offer and

go out with me.

Wow.

Okay, I get it, I get it.

Hey, you know I'm supposed

to be meeting my buddy Kevin,

but he's like super late. You

haven't seen him have you?

You mean the tall

guy from Texas that you

always hang out with?

Yeah, that's him.

Yeah, yeah, oh, he was here.

So he was watching the Grammys,

screaming at the TV,

causing a huge commotion.

I had to cut him off and

then he yelled at me.

Oh my God.

The bouncer had to take him out.

What?

That's not good.

I know.

That explains all the unanswered texts.

I mean, he probably took an Uber home.

You know, he's really

just lost it ever since

he and his girlfriend Michelle broke up.

Yeah, he was going on

and on about some breakup.

I really thought he was a nice guy.

But after the way he yelled at me,

I really saw a different side of him.

I figured you'd seen it all by now.

You know, working at a bar.

I've definitely seen a lot.

And actually not for much

longer because in five minutes

when my shift is up, this

place and I are history.

Really?

Yeah, my band got a record deal.

Can you believe it?

- Oh my God, that's amazing.

Thank you. This job

was just an in between

until the music picked up, so.

Yeah.

That's it.

Well, I'm probably

never gonna see you again,

so I would love to buy you dinner.

I'll take you someplace nice.

A proper date so we can

celebrate your success.

I don't bite, I promise it'll be fun.

You know, I gotta give you

brownie points for persistence.

Oh my God.

I guess now that my boyfriend

and I broke up, you know what?

Why not?

Yeah?

Yeah.

All right, hey, 30th time's the charm.

It's 36, but who's counting?

You are apparently.

Hey Francine, welcome back.

So how was it being at the Grammys?

Well, I was backstage mostly,

but it was a real game changer for me.

The creative energy was incredible.

I'm so jealous.

Did you meet anyone famous?

I don't wanna brag, but yes,

Sir Elton, Adele, Nole

Sanders, just to name a few.

Michelle interviewed all of them,

and there I was standing by

with my trustee powder brush.

Oh, it's weird.

One day I'm recovering

from a nervous breakdown,

unemployed, no prospects.

And then I'm at the Grammys.

Go figure.

Welcome to showbiz.

So what about you?

How are you liking WXGH,

and what's new at the Power Hour?

All's good here.

I'm settling in fine, but I've gotta say,

there's a lot of drama around here.

Wait, what'd I miss?

Well, according to Susie,

who seems to know everything around here,

Kevin, he's really lost it.

Michelle read him the Riot Act

when he wouldn't come back to

work, he moved back to Texas.

Just like that.

Oh, I had wondered about that.

I'd heard them arguing over the the phone,

but I couldn't exactly

hear what she was saying.

I don't care, I don't

care, you know what?

I don't care what you do, we're done.

That explains it.

But Michelle kept it

together through it all.

If I hadn't heard her

arguing on the phone,

I wouldn't have known anything was wrong.

She's a real pro.

Yeah.

No one's even seen or heard from Kevin.

He just walked off the job.

Pat went to bat for both of them.

It's not a good idea to cross Pat.

She's got a lot of power at this station

and in the entertainment world.

Yeah, you're right about that.

So what was Adele wearing?

Yeah, I totally heard them

having sex in the bathroom.

The 400,000, and we can

finally get him off our back.

Hello, Susie.

Hi, Mr. Goldman.

I'm here to see Deidra Lansing.

Oh, sure.

I'll let her know you're here.

(phone rings)

Ms. Lansing, I have attorney Aaron Goldman

in the lobby to see you.

Oh, send him up, Susan.

She just finished a meeting

in the new conference room.

I'm going that way too,

I'll show you where it is.

Shut the door.

Come to mama.

I told you repeatedly,

not in the office.

Oh, don't worry.

Nobody's onto us.

No, no, no, no.

Somebody is gonna catch us.

Mr. Goldman, you forgot your phone.

All right, what's it

gonna take to shut you up?

(exciting, uplifting music)

[Director] And we're live.

That's right.

It's hurricane season, not

the best time to take a dump.

I mean, dunk

I mean, dip in the pool.

And we're looking at.

Could you believe that's

stupido just shoved me?

Get over at Chiquita.

We were going live, you're in the shot.

What'd you expect?

(speaking Spanish) That so

rude, nobody shoves Maria.

Well, you gotta leave your

ego at the door because not

everything's about Maria.

No, no, no, no.

She wants a storm, I bring her the storm.

Whoa, whoa, well hold on now, no, no.

What are you crazy?

What did you do to her face?

A hurricane system coming

up the coast with winds

at 130 miles per hour.

It seems like a category three.

Let's take a look at the GFS model.

(dramatic, exciting music)

(Suzie screams)

Not good, Maria.

No Bueno.

(dramatic, suspenseful music)

Good morning.

Hey.

I know you're tired, but you

gotta wake up, it's late.

Good morning, babe.

You're not gonna believe the dream I had.

Oh, please share.

I was an award-winning

writer on a TV show,

and you were a famous pop star.

It was amazing.

And it all seemed so real.

Pop star, that does sound amazing.

And I could see you being a writer,

but back to reality, sweetheart.

We've both been laid off

and we need to go look for work today.

And the kids need to be driven to school.

And I'm pretty sure the dog just threw up.

So please get up, get up, get up.

Okay, okay, I got it.

(dramatic harp music)

Give it to me, it's mine, give it to me.

Knock off back there guys.

Guys, I'm being pulled over.

The cops are here.

Oh God.

License and registration, please.

Officer, what did I do?

Just give us what we asked for, ma'am.

What's going on over there?

I don't know, but I'm filming

everything just in case.

Yeah, it's a good idea.

Looks like there's kids in the car.

Yeah, there are, and that

woman looks kind of familiar.

(phone rings)

What are you idiots doing?

Oh, hey there, cap.

Yeah, we got the car pulled over

on the side here that fit

the description on dispatch.

The silver SUV with the lady in front

and the two kids in back.

No, we're looking for

a male in a red sedan,

not a lady with two kids in a silver SUV.

Can't you idiots ever

get anything right?

Let her go.

I am so sorry for the

inconvenience, ma'am,

you're free to go.

Cafe con leche?

Gracias.

You're welcome, enjoy.

Oh.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Watch out.

You know what? You bumped into me,

you as*h*le.

Dumb sh*t f*ck.

I miss you too.

Do the face.

I'm at work.

Okay, I gotta go.

No, I'm gonna make it whatever.

What is wrong with you people?

I have a package here

for Iveely need a house.

I need a signature.

(phone rings)

Hello?

Hi Pat, this is Bob from

the Employment Agency.

We have a unique entry

level position available at

that big studio, WXGH, in Miami.

Can you come in tomorrow

morning for an interview?

Of course.

What's the address?

(loud rushing noise)

What?

[Announcer] Welcome

to WXGH, and we're live.

She's gonna be doing

lots of remote. Remote.

She's gonna be doing lots of remote.

Let's start that part again.

Yeah.

I frequently live it

Do I fall?

Right now?

Is there not a box in the way?

I was gonna say, sh*t.

We're still rolling.

There's a hair on my tongue.

I would like to take it

off of if you don't mind.

Oh, that was my line.

Sorry.

On your show to begin with.

Cause of his long standing friendship

with your head director.

Excuse me, I'm sorry.

We also understand that you're

asking for a sizable amount

of, of, of Yes.

So we will do that again.

We also understand that you

are asking for a sizable amount

of, sh*t, what is it?

Well, well Pat-

No, no, it's a prop.

Okay. Okay, good.

[Director] Say your last line, Susie.

Double honor to be at the

Grammy's tonight to present.

Really. Thanks, Jill.

[Director] Jill.

On another apology statement.

Let's just say it ain't

gonna be pretty. Okay.

Sorry. That last sentence,

after the last fiasco.

You do not take that or

use it in a blooper. Okay.

Right again, but Pat.

[Director], don't worry.

Line.

Hi. Mr. Goldberg.

Goldman.

Alex. Michelle here with the Power Hour.

Can I get a big shout out fans?

I won't look at you.

Deidra. Wait.

You all right?

My knee was gonna go

to a very bad place.

(loud booming noise)

(ice crunches)