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Mad TV 1995 Season 1 Episode 12

SKETCH-O-VISION

A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.

The setup

A man in bed cannot stop asking his partner whether she loves him and will still be there, and the reassurance only feeds his panic.

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Are you gonna be here when I get back?

Then tell me what to stop doing, Helen.

The premise

Here’s the bit.

Wallace snuggles up to Helen, who is reading the paper in bed, and keeps checking that she loves him. When he gets up for a glass of water he demands a promise that she will be waiting, quizzes her about what she will do while he is gone, and begs for instructions on how to be less of a burden. Helen's patience wears thin as his insecurity escalates from clingy to frantic, and after a restless night he is imagining the worst about her leaving.

ScriptEnglish · 34 turns

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

00:00
Wallace
watching the TV Helen Helen?
00:06
Helen
hmm
00:07
Wallace
do you love me
00:09
Helen
of course I love you
00:10
Wallace
do you really love me
00:13
Helen
yeah I really love you
00:16
Wallace
just checking I'm gonna get some water can I get you something
00:22
Helen
okay
00:22
Wallace
are you sure
00:24
Helen
yeah
00:26
Wallace
how Helena.
00:29
Wallace
are you gonna be here when I get back
00:31
Helen
I'll be here
00:34
Wallace
no really Helen art are you gonna be here when I get back
00:38
Helen
yeah I'll be here
00:40
Wallace
what will you be doing while I'm gone
00:42
Helen
I'll just be reading the paper
00:43
Wallace
one article or the whole paper
00:46
Helen
well I hadn't really thought about it
00:49
Wallace
I'm sorry look I can go to the kitchen are you sure you don't want anything
00:53
Helen
nope I'm fine
00:54
Wallace
cup of fatigued?
00:55
Helen
Nope.
00:56
Wallace
Slim Jim? I've got some s'mores.
00:59
Helen
No, I'm fine.
01:02
Wallace
Helen, tell me what to do.
01:04
Helen
You don't need to do a thing.
01:05
Wallace
Okay, okay, then tell me what to stop doing, Helen. Please. Oh, please, Helen.
01:10
Helen
Wallace. Wallace. Wallace. Wallace, why don't you go to the bathroom, get your water, and I'll be right here
01:17
Wallace
you'll be right here
01:19
Helen
mm-hmm
01:19
Wallace
when I get back
01:51
Helen
that's sweet now let's go to bed
02:05
Wallace
Okay. Helen are you dreaming about leaving me Helen are you Jimmy Helen! Helen!