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  • JENNY

    "Pilot"

    Written by Rodney Ohebsion

    Copyright 2014

  • Jenny

    Half hour single camera sitcom

    Recurring Characters:

    Jenny - 30, attractive, aggressive, confrontational,generally open-minded, works for a daytime talk show similarto The Wendy Williams Show

    Paul (Jennys father) - 70, fit and athletic for his age,conservative, old school, politically incorrect, rude,argumentative, narrow-minded

    Jim (Jennys boyfriend) - 30, very liberal, Pilatesinstructor, into New Age type culture, extreme Los Angelesstereotype

    Sam (Pauls friend) - 70, sociable, likable, easy to getalong with

    Sandy (Pauls ex-wife, Jennys mother) - 65, cant standPaul

    Laura Moreno - 38, Puerto Rican, gossipy, difficult,"ghetto"

    Bob (Jennys coworker) - 30, more or less a "yes-man"

    Susan (Jennys Coworker) - 35, educated, comes from wealth

    Pilot Episode

    INT. KITCHEN - DAY

    JENNY (28) is eating cereal. PAUL (70, fit and athletic forhis age) walks into the room.

    JENNYGood morning, daddy.

    PAULGood morning, honey.

    Paul sits down.

    PAULIve been meaning to talk to youabout something.

  • 2.

    JENNYOK.

    PAULNow, let me start off by sayingthat Ive got nothing against thegays.

    JENNYUm. OK. Then how come you refer toModern Family as "that stupid showwith the two gays?"

    PAULHey. I never said it was stupidbecause of the two gays. Thatsjust how I identify shows. Like,um, that stupid show with the fivewomen.

    JENNYThe View.

    PAULAnd that stupid show with thewheel.

    JENNYWheel of Fortune.

    PAULRight.

    JENNYWhats the point of thisconversation?

    PAULWell. So far its been a preamble.

    JENNYGet to the amble.

    PAULThe amble is that I do havesomething against my daughterdating one of the gays.

    JENNYFor the last time, daddy--Jim isnot gay.

  • 3.

    PAULWell. He acts a lot like the twogays on Modern Family--especiallythe gayer one. Why cant you date aguy who, when you look at him, youthink, "This guy definitely doesntget manicures. He clips his nails."

    JENNYIll do you one better. Ill date aguy who cuts his nails with ahunting knife, and blows his nosein sandpaper. Is that un-gay enoughfor you?

    PAULWell. At least date a man whodoesnt dress like a queer andteach lattes.

    JENNYPilates.

    PAULLattes, Pilates. Ill bet both ofthose things were invented by thesame queer European guy.

    JENNYDad. Its 2016. You cant saythings like that.

    PAULYes I can. Because Im not on thatstupid show with the blondelesbian. By the way--its notstupid because shes a lesbian.Its stupid because shes an idiot.And the point is, Im not on thatshow. Im in my house.

    JENNYDad. This is my house. You live inmy guest house. Feel free to talkabout queers and Europeans whenyoure over there.

    PAULLet me ask you this. Does yourso-called straight boyfriend evenwatch sports?

  • 4.

    JENNY(annoyed)

    ... Yes. He watches sports.

    PAULYou mean figure skating andbadminton?

    JENNYNo. Ive seen him watch... soccer.

    PAULSoccer?! Thats the queerest, mostEuropean sport in the world.

    JENNYDaddy! Enough!

    INT. TV STUDIO (BACKSTAGE HALLWAY) - DAY

    Jenny walks up to BOB (30).

    BOBShes a handful. I dont even knowwhat shes talking about. Somethingto do with vegetables and carpets.I just--I dont know how to handleher.

    Jenny walks into a dressing room.

    INT. TV STUDIO (DRESSING ROOM) - DAY

    KENDRA JOHNSON (33) is sitting on a sofa.

    JENNYHi Miss Johnson. Bob tells me youneed something.

    KENDRADoes my makeup look good?

    JENNYIts looks great.

    Kendra gets on all fours.

    KENDRAYouve smelled the carpets, right?

  • 5.

    JENNYUh--not lately. Should I?

    KENDRAYes.

    Jenny gets on all fours. Kendra sniffs.

    KENDRASmell it.

    Jenny sniffs.

    KENDRAWhat vacuum cleaner do you guysuse?

    JENNYI dont know. I think Hoover.

    KENDRAThis isnt the right smell. Thissmells ghetto. Am I in the ghetto?

    JENNYNo.

    KENDRAThen why are the carpets emanatingghetto?

    JENNYSorry about that. I told myassistant to check for, um,emanations. Do you want to changerooms?

    KENDRADoes my makeup really look good?

    JENNYYes.

    KENDRACan you bring me some celerysticks?

    Jenny looks at the celery sticks in a vegetable platter onthe table.

    JENNYUm. Sure. Ill have some deliveredto you right now.

  • 6.

    Jenny gets up, as does Kendra.

    KENDRALaura better not ask me anythingabout my tax evasion charges, orthe whole thing with Woody Allenand the pancakes.

    JENNYLauras gonna ask you about John,and then youre gonna do the wholepie thing, and then shell talkabout your movie and the partyat Jack Nicholsons house. Thatsit. She wont mention taxes, orWoody Allen, or pancakes.

    KENDRAWhat about my titties?

    JENNYShe wont ask about your...titties, either.

    KENDRAAnd what about you?

    JENNYWhat about me?

    KENDRAAre you gonna ask about my titties?

    JENNYNo.

    KENDRAWhy not?

    JENNYUm. Do you want me to?

    KENDRAYes.

    JENNYUh. OK. Do you, uh, do they...

    KENDRADo you think theyre accentuated bythis outfit?

  • 7.

    JENNYUm. Yes. Im gonna go get yourcelery.

    INT. TALK SHOW SET (MAIN STAGE) - DAY

    The Laura Moreno Show (a daytime talk show similar to TheWendy Williams Show) is in progress. Jenny is standing nearthe cameramen. LAURA MORENO (38, Puerto Rican) is on stage,and theres a an AUDIENCE of about 100 people, mostly women.

    LAURAOK. Lets get to it. Heres whatyouve all been waiting for.An exclusive interview. Everyonesbeen dying to hear what she hasto say. Give a warm welcome to myfirst guest. The exquisite, KendraJohnson.

    Kendra walks on stage.

    LAURANow. I gotta talk about yourdivorce. You know I do, girl. Weall want to hear about whathappened with you and JohnDavidson.

    KENDRAWhat can I say? Hes a dog.

    The crowd laughs, oohs, and claps.

    KENDRAYou saw the pictures in Us, andPeople, and everywhere.

    LAURADamn right we saw the pictures!Hes no good, girl. He is no good!And good for you for breaking upwith him--because he is no good!

    The crowd claps and cheers.

    LAURABob. Bring it over!

    Bob walks on to the stage with a life size cutout of JohnDavidson (handsome, 40). The crowd cheers.

  • 8.

    LAURAHere at The Laura Moreno Show, wego the extra mile.

    Bob walks back on stage with a cream pie, and gives it toLaura.

    LAURAI think you know what to do withthis. Slam that sucka in the face.

    Kendra takes the pie, walks up to the cutout, and smashesthe pie in its face. The audience goes wild.

    INT. THE LAURA MORENO SHOW SET (MAIN STAGE) - DAY

    (Later)

    Laura is wrapping up the show. The cutout of John Davidsonis still on stage.

    LAURAOK. Thatll do it. I want to thankmy wonderful guest Kendra Johnson,and I dont want to thank her nogood ex, John Davidson.

    She walks up to the cutout, punches it in the face, andturns back to the audience.

    LAURAMy name is Laura Moreno, and Illsee you tomorrow.

    The crowd claps and cheers.

    INT. THE LAURA MORENO SHOW SET (BACKSTAGE MEETING ROOM - DAY

    Jenny, Bob, and SUSAN (35) are seated at a table. Laurawalks in and sits down.

    LAURAOK. That was good, right?

    Jenny stares at her angrily.

    LAURAI know that look. Its the samelook that was on my cousinFernandos face, right before hestabbed my cousin Ricky at thewedding of my cousin Carlos.

  • 9.

    Jenny continues to stare at her angrily.

    BOBOh. Carlos got married? Tell him Isaid congratulations.

    LAURAYou know my cousin Carlos?

    BOBNot really.

    JENNY(angrily, to Laura)

    I told you not to ask Kendra aboutmoney!

    LAURAWell. You gave me, like, teninstructions, and I followed nineof them. 90%. Thats an A minus.Are you really that mad about an Aminus? Who the hell do you thinkyou are--my Korean father?

    JENNYI wish cousin Fernando stabbed youinstead of Carlos.

    LAURAUm. Fernando didnt stab Carlos. Hestabbed Ricky.

    JENNYYou get my point.

    LAURAIs your point that you skipped allof your anger management classes?

    JENNYMy point is that Kendra is pissedat you.

    (to Bob)Isnt she pissed, Bob?

    BOBWell. Yeah.

    LAURASo what? That bitch isalways pissed.

    (to Susan)(MORE)

  • 10.

    LAURA (contd)Isnt that bitch always pissed,Susan?

    SUSANWell. I suppose that bitch doeshave a tendency to be pissed.

    JENNY(to Laura)

    Well--(points to herself)

    this bitch is pissed.(to Bob)

    Bob--were we able to get ReeseWitherspoon on our show next week?

    BOBNo.

    JENNY(to Laura)

    Did you hear that, Laura? ReeseWitherspoon doesnt want to be onour show--because she knows you asktoo many questions that cross theline.

    (to Bob)Right, Bob?

    LAURA(to Susan)

    Susan--am I Larry King?

    SUSANUh. No.

    LAURA(to Jenny)

    Did you hear that, Jenny? Peopledont watch my show to hear me askeasy ABC 123 Larry King questionsabout movie premieres and ping pongmatches. People watch my showbecause I cross lines. If I didntcross lines, Id still be livingtwo blocks away from my cousinRicky, and eating cuchifritos.

    JENNY(to Bob)

    Bob--am I an idiot?

  • 11.

    BOBNo.

    JENNY(to Laura)

    Did you hear that, Laura? Im notan idiot. I know youre supposed tocross lines. Im the onewho figures out which lines youshould and shouldnt cross, soyoull get good guests and goodratings, and you wont be eatingcuchifritos.

    LAURA(to Susan)

    Susan. Tell her what shes notgetting.

    SUSAN(to Jenny)

    Well. Youre not getting how, um,you know, cuchifritos are, um...

    BOB(to Laura and Jenny)

    Lets just say that Jennys halfright, and Lauras half right.

    SUSANThat sounds reasonable.

    LAURAFine. Were both half right. OK,Jenny?

    JENNYGreat. That means Im only gonnahalf stab you in the stomach.

    INT. HYBRID - DAY

    JIM (30) is driving his car on an LA street, chanting alongin Nepali to some New Age song on his stereo. He gets a callfrom Jenny.

    JIM(on phone / Bluetooth)

    Namaste.

  • 12.

    INT. JENNYS LIVING ROOM - DAY

    JENNY(on phone)

    Yeah. Ditto.

    (Back and forth between Jims car and Jennys living room.)

    JIMHow was work?

    JENNYLaura is so annoying! She doesntlisten to me!

    JIMCalm down, honey. Remember whatMeditation Mike said?

    JENNYMeditation Mike wouldnt last onesecond in Hollywood. I should stabhim, the way cousin Ricky stabbedcousin Fernando.

    JIMUm. Jenny. Put down the shank. Workis over.

    JENNYRight.

    JIMYou know what Im doing right now?Im using my kundalini energy togive you a long distance foot rub.

    JENNYThat feels good. So when are yougonna bring your kundalini overhere?

    JIMSoon. Im just gonna do a fewthings first. Pick up some drycleaning, and get a manicure.

    JENNYA manicure?

    JIMYeah.

  • 13.

    JENNYThats, uh--thats interesting.

    JIMIs it?

    JENNYWell--its just that I was talkingto my father today, and the subjectof manicures came up.

    JIMUm. How did that come up?

    JENNYWell, you know how it is. When youstart talking about the gays, youusually end up talkingabout manicures. So, uh, whichmanicurist do you go to?

    JIMThe one Vine, near thateco-friendly dry cleaners thatAiden owns.

    JENNYI thought Aiden owned aneco-friendly appliance store.

    JIMNo. Youre thinking of AidenJacobsen. Im talking about AidenSchwimmer.

    JENNYRight. ... You know, maybe weshould diversify our social circlea little. Do we really want to befriends with two differenteco-friendly Aidens?

    JIMWe have a pretty wide socialcircle. Like, were also friendswith Aiden Taylor--and he sellscars.

    JENNYHe sells Pruises. Eco-friendlyPriuses. .. Um. You know. I wasjust thinking. Do you want to go toa, uh, um, a basketball game sometime?

  • 14.

    JIMWhat do you mean?

    JENNYWe can go see the Lakers play.

    JIMIve never really thought aboutgoing to a basketball game. Youknow Im not really intosports--except maybe soccer.Oh--and I used to figure skate whenI was in college.

    JENNYYou dont like basketball?

    JIMWell. Its never really gotten myjuices flowing. But I suppose wecan go to a game. Is Michael Jordanplaying here anytime soon?

    JENNYNot anytime soon. Michael Jordanretired ten years ago. So ifsomeone gonna make your juicesflow, its not gonna be him.

    JIMOh. Well. Thats too bad. I heardhis performances were spellbinding.

    JENNYSpellbinding? Jim. Were talkingabout basketball--not Phantom ofthe Opera.

    JIMYou know what? Im near your houseright now. Ill just get a manicureand do the other stuff tomorrow.Ill see you in a few minutes.

    JENNYOK. Bye, honey.

    JIMBye.

  • 15.

    INT. JENNYS LIVING ROOM - DAY

    Paul walks in the room.

    PAULYou know Calvins son? Bill?

    JENNYYeah.

    PAULHes a doctor.

    JENNYI know. So?

    PAULIm just saying. Some men weargloves and do brain surgery, andother men wear spandex and teachlattes.

    JENNYBrain surgery?

    PAULYeah.

    JENNYBill isnt a brain surgeon--hes aproctologist.

    PAULThe point is, hes a doctor, heclips his nails, and hes single.

    JENNYDaddy. Im not going out with Billthe proctologist.

    PAULGreat. Ill tell him to give you acall.

    JENNYI dont get why you think you canrun my life. I mean, you live in myhouse.

    PAULA. I live in your guest house. AndB. I pay rent.

  • 16.

    JENNYA. You dont pay rent. And B. Yousleep in my guest house, and youhang out a lot in my greater houseregion.

    PAULA. I do pay rent, in the form ofall the advice I give you. And B.Heres todays advice: Break upwith your gay boyfriend.

    JENNYA. Youre absolutely right inthinking that your advice is a formof currency. And B. I still dontget why you get to run my life.

    PAULBecause C. Im your father.

    The doorbell rings.

    JENNYWell. D. That must be Jim.

    PAULWell. Im going to my room. Oh. AndE. Be sure to tell Jim that he cango F himself.

    Paul walks out.

    INT. KITCHEN - DAY

    (The following morning)

    Paul is eating cereal at the kitchen table, and dressed inan undershirt and shorts. Jenny walks into the room, dressedfor work.

    PAULGood morning, honey.

    JENNYGood morning, daddy.

    She sits down and pours a bowl of cereal.

    JENNYCan you pass the syrup?

  • 17.

    PAUL... A. Theres no syrup. And B.Were eating cereal.

    JENNYJim and I broke up last night.

    PAUL... Oh. ... Thats... Well...

    JENNYHold that thought.

    She grabs a container of ice cream out of the freezer, takeit to the table, and user her spoon to eat straight from thecontainer.

    JENNYContinue.

    PAULSo you broke up with Jim?

    JENNYYes.

    PAULWell. I guess now you can go outwith Bill the doctor.

    JENNYDad--I dont like Bill theproctologist.

    PAULOK. Well--the important thing isthat youre no longer dating Jimthe gay.

    JENNY(annoyed)

    Dad. I just broke up with myboyfriend of almost a year.

    PAULRight. Sorry, honey. What happened?

    JENNYWell. After dinner, we went out forcoffee. And we started talkingabout the three Aidens.

  • 18.

    PAULThe three What-ins?

    JENNYThe point is, Jim is just so...hes so...

    PAULAnnoying. Effeminate. Lazy.Liberal.

    JENNYNarrow-minded.

    PAULThats a good one, too.

    JENNYHe just--he doesnt even want to goto a basketball game. Not one. Hewants to do eco-friendly things,with eco-friendly people.

    PAULIs "eco-friendly" a slang term forgay?

    JENNYNo, daddy. Its just that Jimdoesnt want to be a person person.Hes just a very narrow type ofperson with a very narrow type ofoutlook, and narrow type oflifestyle.

    PAULExactly. Hes a damn idiot.

    JENNYHes not a damn idiot. Hes justnot the type of person I reallywant to spend my life with.

    PAULI hear you loud and clear, honey.Hes a damn idiot.

  • 19.

    EXT. PARK - DAY

    Paul is shooting baskets with SAM (70). Paul sinks a shotperfectly. Paul passes the ball to him.

    SAMThats like ten in a row. How comethe Lakers havent signed you yet?

    PAULBecause I got a bad knee, and aprostate thats the size of thisbasketball.

    He shoots and makes another basket.

    PAULDid I tell you that Jenny broke upwith that damn idiot Jim?

    SAMCongratulations, Paul.

    PAULThank you.

    He shoots and makes another basket.

    PAULAlright, I think were doneexercising.

    They walk over to a bench, take out cigars, and startsmoking them.

    SAMDont these cigars kind of offsetthe exercise we just did?

    PAULDont worry about cigars. Let metell you something. My uncleCharles used to smoke five cigarsevery day.

    SAMHow long did he live?

    PAULHe used to eat a plate of baconevery day.

  • 20.

    SAMHow long did he live?

    PAULHe used to drink ten shots ofwhiskey every day.

    SAMHow long did he live?

    PAULHe used to cheat on his wife everyday.

    SAMHow long did he live?

    PAULNot very long. His wife killed him.But let me just say this. Sheinhaled all of his secondhandsmoke, and she lived till she was103.

    A WOMAN walks by with her SON.

    WOMAN(to Paul and Sam)

    Do you have to smoke here? I mean,this is a park.

    PAULMiss. This is an area of the parkwhere smoking is allowed.

    WOMANEven so. You shouldnt smoke at apark.

    PAULIf you dont like the smoke, whydont you go park your ass in oneof those non-smoking areas?

    SONMommy--he said ass.

    WOMANWell, Johnny--thats because hesan asshole.

  • 21.

    SONMommy--you said asshole.

    PAULJohnny--dont say that word. Thatword is for grown-ups. Its theword your mommy says to your daddyten times a day.

    SONMommy--do you call daddy an assholeten times a day?

    WOMANNo, Johnny. I tell him "I love you"ten times a day. Now lets go getsome ice cream.

    They walk away, and the woman turns around for a moment togive Paul the middle finger.

    SAMPaul. Why do you have to be such anasshole?

    INT. KITCHEN - DAY

    Paul and Sam are eating tomatoes.

    SAMPaul. Why are we eating tomatoes?

    PAULIts good for your prostate. Im onthe tomatoes and tobacco diet.

    Pauls phone makes a noise, indicating he got a textmessage.

    PAULWhat the hell does that mean?

    He takes out his phone.

    SAMIt means you got a text.

    PAULWell, Im not into all thateco-friendly text stuff.

  • 22.

    SAMEco-friendly? Whats that?

    PAULIm not sure. Its definitelysomething I hate.

    SAMIf you dont text, whyd you getthat iPhone last week?

    PAULPhil told me I could use it tolisten to 1260 AM in Brooklyn. Istill dont know how, though.

    SAMYou really sound ignorant rightnow. Everyone knows that if youwant to do stuff like that, yougotta download apps.

    PAULAnd how do I do that?

    SAMHow the hell should I know? My sondoes all of that iPhone Tivo dotcom stuff for me.

    Jenny walks in the kitchen.

    PAULHi honey.

    JENNYHi daddy. Hi Sam.

    SAMWell. If it isnt Miss Hollywoodherself. You know, I knew you whenyou were a little girl--and nowyoure running a big show onchannel 5. Your father tells meeveryone takes orders from you.Even, uh, whats her name? ThePuerto Rican girl.

    JENNYLaura Moreno.

  • 23.

    SAMYeah. Shes the star. And yourfather tells me he hears you on thephone yelling at her everyday. Laura Mofeno takes orders fromyou.

    JENNYLaura Moreno.

    SAMYeah. The Puerto Rican girl. Shesa big star--and youre her boss.Paul--you did a good job raisingyour daughter. 30 years old, andshe runs the show. Just like thatJewish guy. The one who did thealien movie.

    JENNYJewish guy?

    PAULAlien movie?

    SAMIn the 80s. He made an alien movie.

    JENNYAre you talking about StevenSpielberg?

    SAMYeah. Spielberg. Jenny is likeanother Spielberg. Spielberg yellsat Tom Hanks or whoever, and Jennyyells at Laura Pomodoro.

    JENNYUm. OK.

    SAMAnyways, I gotta go. So long.

    PAULSo long.

    JENNYBye.

    Sam leaves.

    Jenny pours a glass of juice.

  • 24.

    PAULSo. Wasnt it nice not talking toJim today?

    JENNYWell. It was different.

    PAULYou should go out with yourgirlfriends tonight. You haventdone too much of that lately.

    JENNYI--I have a date tonight.

    PAULWith who?

    JENNYJust, a friend of a friend.

    PAULWhats his name?

    JENNYJerome.

    PAUL... Whats Jeromes last name?

    JENNYWatson.

    PAULJerome Watson?

    JENNYYeah.

    PAULSo hes, um... you know.

    JENNYJewish?

    PAULBlack.

    JENNYYeah. Do you have a problem withthat?

  • 25.

    PAULOf course not! You know I donthave anything against the blacks. Imean, I support Obama.

    JENNYDaddy. You voted for McCain andRomney. You even donated $100 totheir campaigns, and told me thatObama wants to destroy America.

    PAULBut that had nothing to do withrace. I vote Republican, withoutchecking to see whose skin is whiteand whose skin is black. And thepoint is, I support Obama, in thesense that I support his right tobe black.

    JENNYWell congratulations. Wait herewhile I go get your NAACP award.

    PAULLet me ask you something. ThisJerome fellow. Does he... you know.As far as his personality goes, ishe black like Obama, or is he blacklike that Kanye West son of abitch?

    JENNYGreat question. Give me back yourNAACP award.

    PAULIts a perfectly reasonablequestion. What category of black isMr. Jerome Watson in?

    JENNYIm not gonna put Mr. Jerome Watsonin a category of black.

    PAULFine. Just put him in a category ofperson. Is he a person like thateducated black politician BarackObama, or is he a person like thatignorant black son of a bitch KanyeWest?

  • 26.

    JENNY... How do you even know who KanyeWest is?

    PAULKanye West. I know him.

    JENNYOh yeah. Who mentioned him to you?Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh?

    PAULNeither. It was Bill OReilly. Now,will you please tell me a littlemore about Jerome Watson?

    JENNYWell if you must know, hes aperson like Obama, and not KanyeWest.

    PAULWell. Thats no good,either--because Obama acts a lotlike the two gays on Modern Family.

    INT. PAULS ROOM - NIGHT

    Paul dials a number on his phone.

    INT. SANDYS BEDROOM - NIGHT

    SANDY (65) picks up the phone.

    SANDY(unenthusiastic)

    Hi, Paul.

    (Back and forth between Pauls Room and Sandys Bedroom)

    PAULHi. I just called to say hi.

    SANDYWho did you just call to say hi to?

    PAULYou.

  • 27.

    SANDYI doubt that.

    PAULWell. The "hi" was a preamble. I,uh, also called to tell youthat Jenny broke up with that damnidiot Jim.

    SANDYYes. I know. OK. I heard yourpreamble, and I heard yourConstitution. Is there anythingelse you want to say?

    PAULYeah. Amendment one: the guy shesout with is, um, you know. Notparticularly Caucasian.

    SANDYOh. I get it now. Youre racist.

    PAULAbsolutely not. I have nothingagainst the blacks. You know that.I support Obama.

    SANDYYou support Obama?--the guy youtold me is gonna destroy America?

    PAULWell. I support Obama racially--notpolitically.

    SANDYIs there any way I can divorce youagain?

    PAULThat sounds good. How about we headdown to Hometown Buffet, and werenew our divorce vows?

    SANDYBye, Paul.

    PAULBye.

  • 28.

    INT. KITCHEN - DAY

    Jenny walks in to the kitchen. dressed for work. Paul issitting at the breakfast table, eating Pop Tarts.

    JENNYGood morning, daddy.

    PAULGood morning, sweetie.

    Jenny grabs some cereal, milk, and a bowl, sits down withPaul, and makes and eats her cereal while talking to him.

    PAULSo how was your date last night?

    JENNYIt was fine.

    PAULSo, what does my future son-in-lawJerome do for a living?

    JENNYWell. Jerome is a software engineerat Google. You know what Google is,right?

    PAULYes I know what Google is. I know alot about computers and internetsand Tivos. I even use my iPhone todownload apps.

    JENNYSince when?

    PAULListen, young lady. Ive beendownloading apps since 1963.... So, uh, are you gonna go out onanother date with Jerome?

    JENNYWell. The thing is, Im backtogether with Jim.

    PAULI see. Very interesting. By theway, whats Jims address?

  • 29.

    JENNYWhy?

    PAULIm gonna go pay him a visit andbeat the crap out of him.

    JENNYUgghh.

    PAULHow did you two get back together?

    JENNYWell. Jim texted me last night.And, you know, one thing led toanother.

    PAULBut me and you agreed that Jim isannoying, and hes a damn idiot.

    JENNYI called him narrow-minded.

    PAULRight. Hes a narrow-minded,annoying idiot.

    JENNYHes not. Were going to abasketball game this Thursday.

    PAULIs that a good reason to get backtogether with a narrow-minded,annoying idiot?

    JENNYHes none of those things. I justgot carried away yesterday.

    PAULYesterday, you were thinkingclearly. Right now, youre gettingcarried away.

    JENNYDad. You dont always have to tellme what to do. Let me tell you alittle something that was told tome by Meditation Mike. This is goodadvice for both of us. He said that

    (MORE)

  • 30.

    JENNY (contd)when dealing with people, its easyto lose sight of the fact thatsometimes you just gotta ease off alittle. Just ease off a little.

    PAUL... Mediation Mike said that?

    JENNYYeah.

    PAULWell, give me his address,too--because Im gonna kick his assright after I kick Jims ass.

    JENNYDaddy!

    PAULOK. Fine, honey. Mediation Mike. Igot it.

    JENNYGreat.

    PAULI love you, honey.

    JENNYI love you too, daddy.

    PAUL... You know, Bill drives aCadillac.

    JENNYDaddy--Im not going out with Billthe proctologist.