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Clips from NewsRadio - Ploy (S05E05)

Hey, Mr. James. Oh, well,

"Hey, Mr. James. Oh, well,"

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you seem to be taking Max's departure in stride.

"you seem to be taking Max's departure in stride."

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Well, what can I do? Get up.

"Well, what can I do? Get up."

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Hmmm?

"Hmmm?"

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Get up. Oh, sorry.

"Get up. Oh, sorry."

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Thank you. You were saying? Uh, well, you know, that he's--

"Thank you. You were saying? Uh, well, you know, that he's--"

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He's made up his mind. So, you know, what can I do?

"He's made up his mind. So, you know, what can I do?"

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Well, I don't know. You could, uh--

"Well, I don't know. You could, uh--"

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You could try talking to him.

"You could try talking to him."

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Yeah. Sir, I-- I did try talking to him.

"Yeah. Sir, I-- I did try talking to him."

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And? And he's crazy.

"And? And he's crazy."

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You know, I'm as sad as anyone that he's leaving.

"You know, I'm as sad as anyone that he's leaving."

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I mean, certainly we had a rough start.

"I mean, certainly we had a rough start."

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But, uh, you know, he's a-- He's a good newsman.

"But, uh, you know, he's a-- He's a good newsman."

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He's very conscientious about the work.

"He's very conscientious about the work."

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So fight for him.

"So fight for him."

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Part of being the boss is hanging on to your employees.

"Part of being the boss is hanging on to your employees."

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Well, regardless, I did talk to him and he's adamant.

"Well, regardless, I did talk to him and he's adamant."

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I don't know. It's just-- It's just hard for me to accept.

"I don't know. It's just-- It's just hard for me to accept."

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Well, I understand, sir. After all, Max

"Well, I understand, sir. After all, Max"

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is the man who taught me how to share.

"is the man who taught me how to share."

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Me, neither, so I ran into him out in the foyer there.

"Me, neither, so I ran into him out in the foyer there."

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the man's a miracle worker.

"the man's a miracle worker."

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WNYX news time: 11:05.

"WNYX news time: 11:05."

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And now filling in for the absent Max Lewis,

"And now filling in for the absent Max Lewis,"

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here's Matthew Brock with The Brock Report .

"here's Matthew Brock with The Brock Report ."

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Opinions expressed by Matthew Brock

"Opinions expressed by Matthew Brock"

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are not necessarily those of WNYX.

"are not necessarily those of WNYX."

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And now Matthew Brock.

"And now Matthew Brock."

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That was Svetlana Monsoon with the news.

"That was Svetlana Monsoon with the news."

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Thank you very much, Svetlana.

"Thank you very much, Svetlana."

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And now The Brock Report .

"And now The Brock Report ."

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Svetlana Monsoon.

"Svetlana Monsoon."

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See, I got to thinking, if you're gonna change your name

"See, I got to thinking, if you're gonna change your name"

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just go for it. Go all out.

"just go for it. Go all out."

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So I took Miller. I took Johnson.

"So I took Miller. I took Johnson."

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I squished them up and pulled them apart.

"I squished them up and pulled them apart."

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Monsoon.

"Monsoon."

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And Svetlana?

"And Svetlana?"

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I just thought that, uh,

"I just thought that, uh,"

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You know what? Life is a lot easier

"You know what? Life is a lot easier"

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Can you just please call me Lisa Miller on the air?

"Can you just please call me Lisa Miller on the air?"

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We'll talk about it. On the air

"We'll talk about it. On the air"

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just call me Lisa Miller. Whatever. Whatever.

"just call me Lisa Miller. Whatever. Whatever."

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Now we're back with another hard-hitting edition

"Now we're back with another hard-hitting edition"

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of The Brock Report .

"of The Brock Report ."

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Take it away, Matthew. Thanks.

"Take it away, Matthew. Thanks."

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Why don't people smile more?

"Why don't people smile more?"

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A recent survey shows that 80 percent of Americans

"A recent survey shows that 80 percent of Americans"

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never, ever smile.

"never, ever smile."

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Why don't you just give it up?

"Why don't you just give it up?"

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Give what up? The whole charade.

"Give what up? The whole charade."

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It's not working. Yeah, well, neither am I.

"It's not working. Yeah, well, neither am I."

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I'm quitting. Oh. Oh, I see.

"I'm quitting. Oh. Oh, I see."

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You tell me you quit

"You tell me you quit"

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and suddenly I fall in love with you

"and suddenly I fall in love with you"

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and I ask you to ravage me

"and I ask you to ravage me"

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like two baboons ganging up on a hyena.

"like two baboons ganging up on a hyena."

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You know, Beth,

"You know, Beth,"

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one of the few regrets I'll have in leaving this place

"one of the few regrets I'll have in leaving this place"

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is that I never got to make you feel like a natural woman.

"is that I never got to make you feel like a natural woman."

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But that's your loss, baby, not mine.

"But that's your loss, baby, not mine."

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You could never make me feel like a natural woman.

"You could never make me feel like a natural woman."

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to move in on your action there, Max.

"to move in on your action there, Max."

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She'll come back. Okay.

"She'll come back. Okay."

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Hey. Do you mind, uh, stepping into the office there

"Hey. Do you mind, uh, stepping into the office there"

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with me and Dave for a second?

"with me and Dave for a second?"

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You're trying to get it on with everybody today, aren't you?

"You're trying to get it on with everybody today, aren't you?"

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There you go. Uh, ahem, Max, j-just stand here for a second.

"There you go. Uh, ahem, Max, j-just stand here for a second."

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at talking some sense into you.

"at talking some sense into you."

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Hey, do you guys feel a draft in here?

"Hey, do you guys feel a draft in here?"

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No. I feel fine. Oh, because

"No. I feel fine. Oh, because"

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it seems like there's a lot of wind over here.

"it seems like there's a lot of wind over here."

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I'm by the door.

"I'm by the door."

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I'm just gonna shut this door. Okay.

"I'm just gonna shut this door. Okay."

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Please. Please, just let me stay.

"Please. Please, just let me stay."

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You can stay, you can stay.

"You can stay, you can stay."

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What the hell are you talking about? You quit.

"What the hell are you talking about? You quit."

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Plea-- No, I didn't quit.

"Plea-- No, I didn't quit."

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Beth was right?

"Beth was right?"

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And she saw right through me.

"And she saw right through me."

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Oh, I'm lonely. I'm so lonely.

"Oh, I'm lonely. I'm so lonely."

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Oh, Max.

"Oh, Max."

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I just had this suit cleaned.

"I just had this suit cleaned."

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to try and get Beth to go out with you?

"to try and get Beth to go out with you?"

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It was the only way.

"It was the only way."

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Max, I'm gonna let you in on a little secret.

"Max, I'm gonna let you in on a little secret."

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Hey, hey, hey.

"Hey, hey, hey."

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Well, she is easy for some.

"Well, she is easy for some."

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Well, men in uniforms, for instance.

"Well, men in uniforms, for instance."

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Cops. Bus drivers.

"Cops. Bus drivers."

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Bus boys. Max.

"Bus boys. Max."

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Bus persons.

"Bus persons."

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[SIGHS]

"[SIGHS]"

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So you didn't feel an overwhelming urge to move on?

"So you didn't feel an overwhelming urge to move on?"

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No.

"No."

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on the way to work?

"on the way to work?"

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I don't even know what a bluebird looks like.

"I don't even know what a bluebird looks like."

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Look, I took a shot and it failed, right?

"Look, I took a shot and it failed, right?"

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Tell everyone you've changed your mind.

"Tell everyone you've changed your mind."

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Well, that's too bad.

"Well, that's too bad."

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I have my pride.

"I have my pride."

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No, you don't.

"No, you don't."

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Will you be a man for once in your life,

"Will you be a man for once in your life,"

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and take responsibility for my actions?

"and take responsibility for my actions?"

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All right, all right. Absolutely not.

"All right, all right. Absolutely not."

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Whoa, simmer down, everybody.

"Whoa, simmer down, everybody."

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And that would be?

"And that would be?"

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That would be, Max I want you to go long.

"That would be, Max I want you to go long."

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Dave, I want you to...

"Dave, I want you to..."

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I want you to follow him out there

"I want you to follow him out there"

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In front of Beth and everybody else.

"In front of Beth and everybody else."

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And he says, "yes", all right?

"And he says, "yes", all right?"

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And everybody's happy.

"And everybody's happy."

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Uh, on four.

"Uh, on four."

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Ah-ha, I like it.

"Ah-ha, I like it."

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I don't.

"I don't."

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This plan revolves around me

"This plan revolves around me"

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making a fool of myself in front of the entire staff.

"making a fool of myself in front of the entire staff."

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It's brilliant.

"It's brilliant."

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