Permanent Midnight

To see Mr. Chompers seeing Brad and Katie having their first fight, 486 00:29:25,097 --> 00:29:27,141 only we age Brad and Katie back five years... 487 00:29:27,183 --> 00:29:29,310 And then begin the second act exactly the same way. 488 00:29:29,351 --> 00:29:32,062 We have little Mr. Chompers here goading everybody on. 489 00:29:32,104 --> 00:29:35,065 He goes to the freezer... Come on, man. Give it to me. 490 00:29:35,107 --> 00:29:39,820 To prepare an arandulan flesh transfer. 491 00:29:39,862 --> 00:29:44,074 That's good. I like that. I love that. It's better. 492 00:29:44,116 --> 00:29:47,036 Jerry, dig in. You're gonna have to walk him through it. 493 00:29:47,077 --> 00:29:49,538 I gotta call the network. I gotta pee. 494 00:29:49,580 --> 00:29:53,751 Then I'd leave the office, hop in the caddie, turn on some twisted talk radio. 495 00:29:53,792 --> 00:29:57,296 Hollywood, the only town in America with a 24-hour self-help station. 496 00:29:57,338 --> 00:29:59,924 [Man on radio] In a way where I could-- 497 00:29:59,965 --> 00:30:02,009 Shoot back across town to east L.A. 498 00:30:02,051 --> 00:30:04,720 Not too much traffic headed in that direction. 499 00:30:04,762 --> 00:30:07,723 Just in time to hook up with my regular connection and surrogate family, 500 00:30:07,765 --> 00:30:10,142 Dita and her son, Miguel. 501 00:30:10,184 --> 00:30:14,146 Oh, Jerry, man, you didn't have to do that. Hey, I'm Jewish. 502 00:30:14,188 --> 00:30:17,399 I never got to do this when I was a kid. 503 00:30:17,441 --> 00:30:19,944 You didn't have a Christmas tree? How come? Ayudalo. Ayudalo. 504 00:30:19,985 --> 00:30:23,030 You heard of the Jews, Miguel, right? Yeah. So what? 505 00:30:23,072 --> 00:30:26,116 Don't worry. We'll talk about it later. 506 00:30:26,158 --> 00:30:29,328 So, how's Miguel doing in school? He's doing good. 507 00:30:29,370 --> 00:30:32,081 Hmm? Ah, he could do better. 508 00:30:32,122 --> 00:30:34,583 Does he do his homework every night? 509 00:30:34,625 --> 00:30:40,214 Yeah, but he could apply himself a little more. 510 00:30:42,091 --> 00:30:45,261 When you say "apply himself," what do you mean? 511 00:30:45,302 --> 00:30:48,389 He could get better grades. He's smarter than that. 512 00:30:48,430 --> 00:30:51,642 But he--he's a smart kid, I'm tellin' ya. 513 00:30:51,684 --> 00:30:55,396 I know, but he doesn't help me around the house. I need help. 514 00:30:55,437 --> 00:30:58,148 This place is too big. 515 00:30:58,190 --> 00:31:01,485 He needs like, uh, you know-- like, a father figure. 516 00:31:01,527 --> 00:31:04,113 He don't need no father. He got me. 517 00:31:04,154 --> 00:31:07,783 You know, maybe I should, like, take him to a ball game sometime or something. 518 00:31:07,825 --> 00:31:10,536 Yeah, right. 519 00:31:10,578 --> 00:31:13,038 You know, just pal around with him. Oh, he's just like his father. 520 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:15,249 He eats and he eats, and he never gets fat. 521 00:31:15,291 --> 00:31:17,543 [Jerry] Where does it all go? 522 00:31:17,585 --> 00:31:20,129 Aren't you hungry? You got a little schnauzer down there? 523 00:31:20,170 --> 00:31:23,090 You want a tomato? Tomato? 524 00:31:23,132 --> 00:31:26,719 Is it organic? Yeah. Fresh off the produce truck. 525 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:30,472 Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa. No. Never mind. I'm not hungry. 526 00:31:30,514 --> 00:31:32,766 Jerry only eats healthy. 527 00:31:32,808 --> 00:31:34,893 Tomatoes are healthy. 528 00:31:34,935 --> 00:31:37,688 Soaked in chemicals, amigo. 529 00:31:39,273 --> 00:31:42,693 [Laughing, coughing] 530 00:31:42,735 --> 00:31:44,695 [Coughing continues] 531 00:31:44,737 --> 00:31:47,615 Oh, ho, ho, ho. Oh. 532 00:31:47,656 --> 00:31:49,617 [Miguel] Hey, Jerry. 533 00:31:49,658 --> 00:31:51,660 Aren't you supposed to be going? 534 00:31:59,585 --> 00:32:01,754 Good evening, sir. Your ticket. 535 00:32:01,795 --> 00:32:04,632 Hey. Jerry! What happened? 536 00:32:04,673 --> 00:32:09,011 My bad. My bad. I was caught in this amazing writing groove. 537 00:32:09,053 --> 00:32:11,889 I was in this writing... Heaven... 538 00:32:11,930 --> 00:32:14,308 For like-- like-- I don't know how long, 539 00:32:14,350 --> 00:32:17,311 and I totally lost track of everything. 540 00:32:17,353 --> 00:32:19,104 I was on Mars, over the moon. 541 00:32:19,146 --> 00:32:21,357 Stuff was coming out of me. 542 00:32:21,398 --> 00:32:23,901 It was like I was channeling Strindberg, but like a funny version of it. 543 00:32:23,942 --> 00:32:26,945 And I zoned. Um, I'm Jana Farmer. 544 00:32:26,987 --> 00:32:29,657 Hey. I tried calling the house, Jerry. 545 00:32:29,698 --> 00:32:32,618 That phone--the ringer's fucked. Excuse my language. 546 00:32:32,660 --> 00:32:35,245 But it's reall