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Shock Therapy in a Box

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The setup

An eager TV host becomes the demonstration model for a deeply questionable home-treatment gadget.

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The premise

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On Incredible Findings, Mike Lawson welcomes salesman Tony Bright and eagerly awaits his latest product. Tony unveils a portable shock-treatment kit and presents it as a convenient answer to Mike’s depression. Mike is won over by the packaging and volunteers for a demonstration. As the device leaves him increasingly disoriented, Tony keeps listing accessories and lowering the price. Mike’s attempts to keep the sales routine going become part of a spectacle that ends with payment terms, a fictional legal restriction and a visibly overwhelmed host.

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ScriptEnglish · 50 turns

Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.

  1. 00:01

    and now it's time for incredible findings with your host mike lawson

  2. 00:06

    Mike Lawson

    hey Hey, everybody boy have we got a show for you today we're going to be introducing a brand new product never before seen on tv they wouldn't even let me see it those bums well i don't know about you but the suspense is killing me so let's bring out your friend in mind tony bright okay

  3. 00:33

    Tony Bright

    hello mike

  4. 00:35

    Mike Lawson

    okay tony you got me so excited i couldn't sleep a wink last night If I don't see this brand-new product of yours pretty soon, I'm going to bust.

  5. 00:45

    Tony Bright

    Not so fast, Mike. First, I've got a question for you.

  6. 00:48

    Mike Lawson

    Darn you, Tony. You always do this to me. All right, what is it this time?

  7. 00:53

    Tony Bright

    Mike, do you ever get depressed?

  8. 00:55

    Mike Lawson

    Depressed? Well, yeah. I have severe bouts of depression. Don't you?

  9. 01:00

    Tony Bright

    Mike, do you know that if you were to buy every single self-help book on the market, it would cost you over $70,000 just to get rid of that annoying depression?

  10. 01:11

    Mike Lawson

    I think I own most of those

  11. 01:13

    Tony Bright

    yeah well you can say goodbye to my

  12. 01:15

    Mike Lawson

    Tony what are you doing

  13. 01:17

    Mike Lawson

    well he's finally lost it folks

  14. 01:23

    Tony Bright

    but I found a sensible and inexpensive way of curing the depression of yours Mike introducing the all-new shock treatment in a box

  15. 01:35

    Mike Lawson

    shock treatment in a box sounds too good to be true tony

  16. 01:42

    Tony Bright

    believe it mike it's the home shock treatment system from nubco

  17. 01:45

    Mike Lawson

    nubco okay now you've got my attention

  18. 01:48

    Tony Bright

    mike now you can give yourself professional shock treatments just like you get in those expensive mental institutions except right in your own home

  19. 01:58

    Mike Lawson

    whoa is that a mahogany finish

  20. 02:00

    Tony Bright

    you bet mike

  21. 02:01

    Mike Lawson

    that would look great in my living room

  22. 02:03

    Tony Bright

    and for you folks on the go this baby will store on any airplane seat

  23. 02:06

    Mike Lawson

    wait wait a second wait Wait a second, Tony. We can't give ourselves shock treatments. We're not psychiatrists.

  24. 02:15

    Tony Bright

    You don't have to be a psychiatrist, Mike. Shock treatment in a box comes with its own set of instructions.

  25. 02:22

    Mike Lawson

    Should have known. Those Nubco guys don't miss a trick.

  26. 02:27

    Tony Bright

    Mike, what do you say we try it out?

  27. 02:29

    Mike Lawson

    Well, I have been feeling pretty bummed out lately. What do you say? Should we try it? OK.

  28. 02:36

    Tony Bright

    All right, Mike, I'm just going to switch this baby on.

  29. 02:39

    Mike Lawson

    Wow, space age.

  30. 02:41

    Tony Bright

    That's right. Just apply some of this petroleum jelly to your temples, Mike.

  31. 02:45

    Mike Lawson

    And the jelly is included, too?

  32. 02:47

    Tony Bright

    You bet, Mike! All right, Mike, are you ready to kiss those blues goodbye?

  33. 02:53

    Mike Lawson

    Let her rip.

  34. 02:54

    Tony Bright

    There you go, Mike.

  35. 02:55

    Mike Lawson

    OK, here goes nothing.

  36. 02:57

    Tony Bright

    The shock treatment in a box keep comes with its own patented Navco shock converter, capable of generating up to 4,500 volts of electricity. It also comes with two industrial-strength shock pedals, an 8-ounce jar of petroleum jelly, a three-page owner's manual and a car battery adapter for all you campers!

  37. 03:15

    Tony Bright

    What do You look about done you mean, Mike? How do you feel, Mike?

  38. 03:28

    Mike Lawson

    Copy.

  39. 03:30

    Tony Bright

    And that's not even the best part, Mike, because the entire short treatment in a box kit can be yours for just $399.95!

  40. 03:40

    Mike Lawson

    But wait a second, Tony. You can do better than that.

  41. 03:47

    Tony Bright

    all right all right let me see how about 249.95 mike that's a savings of 150 dollars

  42. 04:01

    Mike Lawson

    i'm gonna go to bed

  43. 04:02

    Tony Bright

    yeah well it looks like he's driving a hard bag and again folks

  44. 04:08

    Tony Bright

    mike what if i were to say to you three easy payments of 49.95

  45. 04:19

    Mike Lawson

    buttered muffins

  46. 04:23

    Tony Bright

    right well uh let's show them how to order then eh

  47. 04:25

    send your check or money order to shock treatment in a box p.o box 788 farmington illinois master card of peace accepted no cods please prohibited by law in all states except vermont

  48. 04:33

    Tony Bright

    join us next week on incredible findings

  49. 04:35

    Mike Lawson

    you're gonna come and get you bastard bastard.

  50. 04:39

    Tony Bright

    Good night, folks.

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