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Clips from NewsRadio - Big Day (S01E01)

[DOOR OPENS]

"[DOOR OPENS]"

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Hang on.

"Hang on."

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Yeah. No. Hang on.

"Yeah. No. Hang on."

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No, no. I think the reception's much better out here.

"No, no. I think the reception's much better out here."

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Yeah. No. There you go.

"Yeah. No. There you go."

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Okay, now, say something. Uh-huh.

"Okay, now, say something. Uh-huh."

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That's better. That's better.

"That's better. That's better."

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That's better.

"That's better."

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Yeah, it's almost--

"Yeah, it's almost--"

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That is... That is... Perfectly clear. Yeah.

"That is... That is... Perfectly clear. Yeah."

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That's great. I got to go.

"That's great. I got to go."

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David, can I clear my live spots with you?

"David, can I clear my live spots with you?"

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I've got so many of them today.

"I've got so many of them today."

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Hi, Mr. James.

"Hi, Mr. James."

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Matthew, we cleared those yesterday.

"Matthew, we cleared those yesterday."

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I'm going to be at the Pataki press conference,

"I'm going to be at the Pataki press conference,"

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then vroom, right over to that public schools chancellor

"then vroom, right over to that public schools chancellor"

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for a 30-second interview.

"for a 30-second interview."

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Yeah, Matthew, I know that--

"Yeah, Matthew, I know that--"

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And then after work, which is nothing new to me,

"And then after work, which is nothing new to me,"

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I'm going to be working on that taxi commission piece.

"I'm going to be working on that taxi commission piece."

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Dave, I've got to go. I'll see you.

"Dave, I've got to go. I'll see you."

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Okay. See you, Mr. James.

"Okay. See you, Mr. James."

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Busy, busy, busy. Matthew the workaholic.

"Busy, busy, busy. Matthew the workaholic."

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That's what they're starting to call me.

"That's what they're starting to call me."

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I'd better slow down or my heart might burst.

"I'd better slow down or my heart might burst."

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Matthew, what are you doing?

"Matthew, what are you doing?"

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I'm just trying to look busy in front of Mr. James.

"I'm just trying to look busy in front of Mr. James."

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I'm worried that he notices

"I'm worried that he notices"

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that I come in late and I'm always leaving early.

"that I come in late and I'm always leaving early."

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You do?

"You do?"

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Yeah, but don't tell Mr. James, please.

"Yeah, but don't tell Mr. James, please."

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I got to avoid that shaft.

"I got to avoid that shaft."

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[TELEPHONE RINGS]

"[TELEPHONE RINGS]"

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Matthew's desk.

"Matthew's desk."

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David.

"David."

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Hmm? Oh.

"Hmm? Oh."

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Hello.

"Hello."

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Hi, Bill. What--

"Hi, Bill. What--"

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All right, Bill. I'll take care of it.

"All right, Bill. I'll take care of it."

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Bill, I'll take care of it!

"Bill, I'll take care of it!"

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Would you mind not eating that there?

"Would you mind not eating that there?"

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[TELEPHONE RINGS]

"[TELEPHONE RINGS]"

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Matthew's desk.

"Matthew's desk."

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Tell him I'm not here, Matthew.

"Tell him I'm not here, Matthew."

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Um, he stepped out for a minute.

"Um, he stepped out for a minute."

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Can I take... some kind of message or...

"Can I take... some kind of message or..."

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"[NO AUDIO]"

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Say, Joe, who's the black private dick

"Say, Joe, who's the black private dick"

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that's a sex machine for all the chicks?

"that's a sex machine for all the chicks?"

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Bill, I think that would be Shaft.

"Bill, I think that would be Shaft."

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And who's the cat that won't cop out

"And who's the cat that won't cop out"

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when there's danger all about?

"when there's danger all about?"

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JOE: Again, Bill, we're talking about Shaft.

"JOE: Again, Bill, we're talking about Shaft."

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Damn right.

"Damn right."

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You know, they say that cat Shaft

"You know, they say that cat Shaft"

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is one bad mother--

"is one bad mother--"

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Shut up, you guys.

"Shut up, you guys."

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JIMMY: Hey, what's going on?

"JIMMY: Hey, what's going on?"

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We're just talking about Shaft.

"We're just talking about Shaft."

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I can dig it.

"I can dig it."

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You guys are so mean.

"You guys are so mean."

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Sir, I really wanted to talk to you

"Sir, I really wanted to talk to you"

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about these bonuses.

"about these bonuses."

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Oh, you want to give Matthew the shaft?

"Oh, you want to give Matthew the shaft?"

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I like the way you think, Dave.

"I like the way you think, Dave."

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Well, sir, I don't want to give the shaft to anybody.

"Well, sir, I don't want to give the shaft to anybody."

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But you got to. That's a great motivator.

"But you got to. That's a great motivator."

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I mean, it's all about motivation, Dave.

"I mean, it's all about motivation, Dave."

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Yeah, well, yeah--

"Yeah, well, yeah--"

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Hey, hey, I didn't think motivation was important either

"Hey, hey, I didn't think motivation was important either"

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till I got involved with some motivational seminars,

"till I got involved with some motivational seminars,"

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and it really... Really changed my life.

"and it really... Really changed my life."

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Really? That surprises me.

"Really? That surprises me."

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I didn't think you were the sort of person

"I didn't think you were the sort of person"

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that would attend one of those.

"that would attend one of those."

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No, I don't. I put them together.

"No, I don't. I put them together."

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Pack a few hundred suckers into a motel ballroom,

"Pack a few hundred suckers into a motel ballroom,"

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hire an out-of-work actor

"hire an out-of-work actor"

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to paraphrase the opening scene from Patton,

"to paraphrase the opening scene from Patton,"

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charge them 500 bucks a pop, and boom!

"charge them 500 bucks a pop, and boom!"

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Bob's your uncle.

"Bob's your uncle."

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Okay, well, sir, this is what I'd really like to do.

"Okay, well, sir, this is what I'd really like to do."

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I'd like to drop the big bonus,

"I'd like to drop the big bonus,"

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forget about the shaft,

"forget about the shaft,"

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and just give everybody an equal bonus.

"and just give everybody an equal bonus."

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Well, now, how are you going to motivate people?

"Well, now, how are you going to motivate people?"

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Uh...

"Uh..."

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Buzz! Time's up.

"Buzz! Time's up."

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Come on.

"Come on."

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Buzz! Time's up again.

"Buzz! Time's up again."

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Sir, I-- Buzz, buzz, buzz.

"Sir, I-- Buzz, buzz, buzz."

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That was the final buzzer, Dave.

"That was the final buzzer, Dave."

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This game is over, son.

"This game is over, son."

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...has been rejuvenated by higher newsstand sales

"...has been rejuvenated by higher newsstand sales"

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and increases in ad revenue.

"and increases in ad revenue."

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WNYX news time: 11:46.

"WNYX news time: 11:46."

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Dave, I just wanted to talk to you.

"Dave, I just wanted to talk to you."

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Bill, would you just relax?

"Bill, would you just relax?"

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It's that guy with the beard.

"It's that guy with the beard."

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He's been circling my desk all morning,

"He's been circling my desk all morning,"

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just waiting for me to turn my back.

"just waiting for me to turn my back."

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Look, there, he's walked away.

"Look, there, he's walked away."

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He knew I was watching.

"He knew I was watching."

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Is this what you wanted to talk to me about?

"Is this what you wanted to talk to me about?"

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No, I just wanted you to tell Jimmy

"No, I just wanted you to tell Jimmy"

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that 3000 wasn't going to be enough for me this year.

"that 3000 wasn't going to be enough for me this year."

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Pardon me?

"Pardon me?"

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The big bonus,

"The big bonus,"

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the one Jimmy gives me almost every year

"the one Jimmy gives me almost every year"

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for my consistent level of excellence.

"for my consistent level of excellence."

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I mean-- That's right. Go ahead.

"I mean-- That's right. Go ahead."

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Set it down.

"Set it down."

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Oh, okay, perhaps another time.

"Oh, okay, perhaps another time."

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You're very sly, but so am I.

"You're very sly, but so am I."

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Bill, I've got work to do.

"Bill, I've got work to do."

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D-D-Dave,

"D-D-Dave,"

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listen, uh, just tell Jimmy,

"listen, uh, just tell Jimmy,"

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"Bigger big bonus."

""Bigger big bonus.""

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Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

"Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah."

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