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Dr. Jekyll

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The setup

Dr. Jekyll reveals his secret to a hall of Victorian scientists, but his account of Mr. Hyde's nightlife keeps giving him away.

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With his loyal wife beside him, Dr. Jekyll tells a scientific symposium that a serum turns him into Mr. Hyde, and insists it is Hyde, not he, who spends his nights with men. The skeptical scientists ask to see the serum he forgot to bring and question why he keeps taking it. When Hyde's companion Julius arrives to collect him for a night out dancing, Jekyll asks the academy for funding to continue his experiments on Fire Island, while his wife remains convinced her husband is simply a brilliant scientist.

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Men don't have sex with Mr. Hyde. Mr. Hyde has sex with men.

If that's hell, sign me up.

When he's Mr. Hyde, he can't last more than five minutes.

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  1. 00:04

    Dr. Jekyll

    My fellow scientist, you may have noticed that my behavior as of late has been erratic and occasionally disturbing. I, Dr. Jekyll, with the support of my dear wife, have decided that tonight it is time to reveal my secret to the world. Gentlemen, it is time you learned of Mr. Hyde.

  2. 00:23

    Dr. Jekyll

    I've recently discovered a serum that transforms me into another person, the peculiar Mr. Hyde. the screech of the night leaves my home and I have no control over what he does no memory of it the next morning

  3. 00:34

    Scientist

    tell us dr. Jekyll what do you do when you become this mr. Hyde

  4. 00:40

    Dr. Jekyll

    when I'm mr. Hyde mainly I have sex with men

  5. 00:45

    Mrs. Jekyll

    it's true I've caught him doing it

  6. 00:51

    Dr. Jekyll

    that's right but I explained about the serum and now you know why I had sex with those men

  7. 00:55

    Mrs. Jekyll

    because if you couldn't control yourself you're mr hyde

  8. 00:58

    Dr. Jekyll

    yes i'm attracted to women like my wife it's mr hyde who does stuff with guys

  9. 01:06

    Scientist

    well i must say this story sounds rather incredible

  10. 01:09

    Mrs. Jekyll

    well my husband is an incredible scientist

  11. 01:12

    Scientist

    dr jekyll can can we see this serum

  12. 01:15

    Dr. Jekyll

    i uh forgot to bring it

  13. 01:18

    Scientist

    when is the last time you took the serum

  14. 01:21

    Dr. Jekyll

    last night

  15. 01:23

    Scientist

    you continued to take it even though men have sex with mr hyde

  16. 01:28

    Dr. Jekyll

    okay let me clarify something right now men don't have sex with mr hyde mr hyde has sex with men

  17. 01:35

    Scientist

    okay all right well very impressive

  18. 01:38

    Scientist

    tell us jekyll who does this mr hyde keep company with

  19. 01:41

    Dr. Jekyll

    Well, for a while, many men, but more recently, one man, Julius.

  20. 01:52

    Julius

    Are you almost done? I thought we were going dancing.

  21. 01:56

    Dr. Jekyll

    I'm Dr. Jekyll right now, Julius.

  22. 02:00

    Julius

    Oh, right. Well, what time are you going to become Mr. Hyde?

  23. 02:05

    Dr. Jekyll

    What time are you and Dante going to the club?

  24. 02:07

    Julius

    Well, 11.

  25. 02:09

    Dr. Jekyll

    Then 11. Gentlemen, please, I need more funding from the Academy. Let's say 10,000 pounds.

  26. 02:17

    Dr. Jekyll

    I want to do some experiments at a place called Fire Island.

  27. 02:24

    Scientist

    Fire Island? It sounds like a monstrous hell.

  28. 02:27

    Dr. Jekyll

    If that's hell, sign me up. Trust me, I'll be fine.

  29. 02:32

    Mrs. Jekyll

    But it's too dangerous for me to go, right, honey?

  30. 02:34

    Dr. Jekyll

    Yes, Fire Island's no place for a woman. You're not coming, gentlemen. What I'd like to do with this funding is to go to this island, take the serum every day, and just take the serum every day. That's my plan.

  31. 02:46

    Julius

    Honk, honk, let's go.

  32. 02:49

    Scientist

    Julius, are you also under the spell of a serum?

  33. 02:52

    Julius

    Yeah, Zima.

  34. 02:56

    Scientist

    Jekyll, are you worried that you'll become Mr. Hyde and it will last forever?

  35. 03:00

    Julius

    Oh, don't worry. When he's Mr. Hyde, he can't last more than five minutes.

  36. 03:04

    Dr. Jekyll

    All right, all right. It's 11, let's go. Honey, don't wait out for me. I'll be home when Hyde's done.

  37. 03:10

    Bye.

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