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Clips from NewsRadio - Meet the Max Louis (S05E05)

I can do this.

"I can do this."

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and let me know-- Mm.

"and let me know-- Mm."

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Is-- Is this a work-related conversation?

"Is-- Is this a work-related conversation?"

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Oh, well,

"Oh, well,"

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Can it wait? I'm having my lunch.

"Can it wait? I'm having my lunch."

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I just figured that while you're eating, you could go--

"I just figured that while you're eating, you could go--"

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You know what? I'd hate to point this out,

"You know what? I'd hate to point this out,"

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but paragraph 4-E of the 1987 OSHA Workplace Bylaws

"but paragraph 4-E of the 1987 OSHA Workplace Bylaws"

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clearly states that an employee

"clearly states that an employee"

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is entitled to one uninterrupted lunch hour

"is entitled to one uninterrupted lunch hour"

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about constitutional rights.

"about constitutional rights."

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Just who I am.

"Just who I am."

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You can't fire him. No.

"You can't fire him. No."

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I don't think that's a good idea.

"I don't think that's a good idea."

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He got to you, didn't he?

"He got to you, didn't he?"

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What evil game are we playing, little man?

"What evil game are we playing, little man?"

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No, no, no, I have.

"No, no, no, I have."

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I think he's kind of a smart guy.

"I think he's kind of a smart guy."

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Based on what?

"Based on what?"

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I should point out that I am eating my lunch.

"I should point out that I am eating my lunch."

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I think that perhaps we have all lost sight

"I think that perhaps we have all lost sight"

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Shut up, Matthew.

"Shut up, Matthew."

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Yes, we're friends. Yes, we love each other.

"Yes, we're friends. Yes, we love each other."

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Blah-blah-blah-blah-blah. But first and foremost,

"Blah-blah-blah-blah-blah. But first and foremost,"

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we are a radio station.

"we are a radio station."

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we keep him. If he's not, we fire him.

"we keep him. If he's not, we fire him."

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Well, we could listen to one of our own broadcasts.

"Well, we could listen to one of our own broadcasts."

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I would like to read a personal message

"I would like to read a personal message"

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that I've had a rather spotty professional career.

"that I've had a rather spotty professional career."

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To be frank, I've been fired a lot.

"To be frank, I've been fired a lot."

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Okay, 37.

"Okay, 37."

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But so far, the people here at WNYX haven't fired me.

"But so far, the people here at WNYX haven't fired me."

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In fact, they even let me on the air,

"In fact, they even let me on the air,"

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And so, whatever the future may bring,

"And so, whatever the future may bring,"

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I'd like to take the time now to offer my profoundest thanks

"I'd like to take the time now to offer my profoundest thanks"

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to the whole gang here.

"to the whole gang here."

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Tall Skinny Guy With Glasses,

"Tall Skinny Guy With Glasses,"

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Electrical Man, of course.

"Electrical Man, of course."

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who has given me the confidence to be myself,

"who has given me the confidence to be myself,"

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my new news director, Dave Nelson.

"my new news director, Dave Nelson."

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And most importantly,

"And most importantly,"

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And in doing so,

"And in doing so,"

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Bill McNeal.

"Bill McNeal."

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Now, on with the news.

"Now, on with the news."

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Bipartisan consensus--

"Bipartisan consensus--"

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I'm sorry, Doug Nelson.

"I'm sorry, Doug Nelson."

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Thanks again, Doug.

"Thanks again, Doug."

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"[♪]"

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Maybe we should move on to other business, huh?

"Maybe we should move on to other business, huh?"

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I gotta work on everybody's computer today.

"I gotta work on everybody's computer today."

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Why not?

"Why not?"

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Dave, are we going to have this meeting?

"Dave, are we going to have this meeting?"

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Okay, now, I've, uh--

"Okay, now, I've, uh--"

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Ah. Well, anyone else have anything?

"Ah. Well, anyone else have anything?"

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Look, Jack-- Jack comes very highly rec--

"Look, Jack-- Jack comes very highly rec--"

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We'll come back to Jack later. Good idea.

"We'll come back to Jack later. Good idea."

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What if we hired someone who was a friend of Bill's?

"What if we hired someone who was a friend of Bill's?"

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Bill would have wanted that, right?

"Bill would have wanted that, right?"

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just because he may have been a friend of Bill's.

"just because he may have been a friend of Bill's."

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Perhaps. But it doesn't seem right to hire someone

"Perhaps. But it doesn't seem right to hire someone"

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[WITH LOW VOICE] Why, thank you. I do have five Peabody awards.

"[WITH LOW VOICE] Why, thank you. I do have five Peabody awards."

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Anyway, if this Max Lewis guy was Bill's friend,

"Anyway, if this Max Lewis guy was Bill's friend,"

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Matthew, pager, pager! What?

"Matthew, pager, pager! What?"

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All right. The guard called up from the lobby.

"All right. The guard called up from the lobby."

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Freestyle, if you please.

"Freestyle, if you please."

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Uh, and country line dancing.

"Uh, and country line dancing."

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Honestly, Max, it hadn't crossed my mind.

"Honestly, Max, it hadn't crossed my mind."

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How often?

"How often?"

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Oh, yeah. Yeah.

"Oh, yeah. Yeah."

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Wow, I can't believe I pulled that off.

"Wow, I can't believe I pulled that off."

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when you're on my computer.

"when you're on my computer."

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Look, I can't. Your computer's frozen up.

"Look, I can't. Your computer's frozen up."

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You are obviously tense,

"You are obviously tense,"

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Why do you people insist I learn your names?

"Why do you people insist I learn your names?"

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Then why all the head games?

"Then why all the head games?"

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"[♪]"

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Why not? It's not like he's not expecting it.

"Why not? It's not like he's not expecting it."

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Face it. Max Lewis has been a deadweight around our neck

"Face it. Max Lewis has been a deadweight around our neck"

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Two whole weeks of worry-free employment?

"Two whole weeks of worry-free employment?"

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Okay.

"Okay."

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And now that I've gotten to know him,

"And now that I've gotten to know him,"

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Well, Dave, if you're gonna get technical on me,

"Well, Dave, if you're gonna get technical on me,"

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Does anybody have a radio?

"Does anybody have a radio?"

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Okay, here it comes. Get ready to cut the feed, Joe.

"Okay, here it comes. Get ready to cut the feed, Joe."

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Too many times to count.

"Too many times to count."

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Barbara, the red-headed temptress,

"Barbara, the red-headed temptress,"

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And especially the man

"And especially the man"

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The State Assemblyman, Bruce Sparks...

"The State Assemblyman, Bruce Sparks..."

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Hello, Barbara.

"Hello, Barbara."

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Dave, Hm?

"Dave, Hm?"

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"[♪]"

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I did not know that.

"I did not know that."

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That's not fair, Joe.

"That's not fair, Joe."

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[BOTH GIGGLING]

"[BOTH GIGGLING]"

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That's very impressive. Uh, avid swimmer.

"That's very impressive. Uh, avid swimmer."

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I'm gonna need your help on this one.

"I'm gonna need your help on this one."

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Now, Max-- I'm sorry.

"Now, Max-- I'm sorry."

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We're here because we're a radio station.

"We're here because we're a radio station."

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I-I started with the actual birth date of Jesus,

"I-I started with the actual birth date of Jesus,"

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BETH: I've got one.

"BETH: I've got one."

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Hamburger.

"Hamburger."

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Well, what am I supposed to do?

"Well, what am I supposed to do?"

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So, what sort of a person are you looking to hire, Doug?

"So, what sort of a person are you looking to hire, Doug?"

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All news.

"All news."

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but recent declines in trading with depressed Asian markets

"but recent declines in trading with depressed Asian markets"

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She's a veteran of three major market stations,

"She's a veteran of three major market stations,"

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The station's owner, Mr. Jameson,

"The station's owner, Mr. Jameson,"

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Okay. We keep him.

"Okay. We keep him."

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[PAGER BEEPING]

"[PAGER BEEPING]"

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Huh?

"Huh?"

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[ALL PHONES RINGING]

"[ALL PHONES RINGING]"

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for eight years and he's been nominated

"for eight years and he's been nominated"

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Look, Max Lewis.

"Look, Max Lewis."

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Why did Beth's explode?

"Why did Beth's explode?"

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I don't know, I didn't notice. You know, Dave,

"I don't know, I didn't notice. You know, Dave,"

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Uh, yes, but too bad he's in the reject pile.

"Uh, yes, but too bad he's in the reject pile."

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Then why am I having a panic attack,

"Then why am I having a panic attack,"

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It really isn't necessary. No, please.

"It really isn't necessary. No, please."

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Oh.

"Oh."

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