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Weezer
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The setup
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The premise
Here’s the bit.
New neighbors settle in for a Christmas dinner until a Weezer song starts an argument about the band. Todd embraces its later records, while another guest insists its best work ended with its first two albums. Their increasingly personal debate leaves the rest of the table baffled and their companions trying to intervene. As Todd prepares to leave, the hosts reveal that he was never invited, and he reminds Martha that they are divorced.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 6
Say it with us
Highly quotable.
For Weezer?
You know, no offense, Tammy, but drink my blood.
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.
Eli Coyote Mandel
Writer
Steven Castillo
Writer
Alan Linic
Writer
Script
Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.
- 00:01
Partner
We can laugh at it now.
- 00:05
Todd
That's our favorite story.
- 00:06
So good.
- 00:07
Martha
Hey, can I get anyone a drink?
- 00:09
Partner
Well, real quick, hey, just so you know, I just got to say thank you so much for inviting us. I know we just moved into the neighborhood, but it's nice to have company around the holidays.
- 00:19
Weezer Fan
Yes, you all have been so welcoming.
- 00:21
Todd
Oh, don't mention it. That's what neighbors are for.
- 00:24
Tammy
Yeah, you're welcome over here anytime.
- 00:25
Partner
Thank you so much.
- 00:27
Martha
Cheers to our new neighbors.
- 00:28
Speaker 1
All right, cheers. Cheers. Cheers! Cheers!
- 00:32
Todd
Oh, now we're talking. Who put this on?
- 00:35
Weezer Fan
Well, this song sounds familiar. What is it again?
- 00:37
Martha
I don't know. It's just on shuffle.
- 00:39
Todd
I'm sorry. Wait. You haven't heard this yet? This is Weezer's cover of Africa. It's good, right?
- 00:46
Rick
Weezer? I didn't even know they were still a band.
- 00:49
Todd
Yeah, where the hell you been, Rick? I mean, they just set a release date for the freakin' Black album. I mean, they're playing New Year's Rockin' Eve. Come on! It's Weezer!
- 00:58
Rick
Oh, okay. Yeah.
- 01:00
Weezer Fan
So, you're a Weezer fan?
- 01:02
Partner
-"Baby, please, it's Christmas."
- 01:03
Weezer Fan
-"Oh, no, no, I'm just asking them a question. Sounds like you're into the new stuff."
- 01:08
Todd
Damn straight. I mean, I think they're doing some cool things right now.
- 01:11
Tammy
-"Baby, be cool."
- 01:12
Todd
-"Just getting to know the neighbors."
- 01:15
Weezer Fan
I'm just a little confused because real Weezer fans know that they haven't had a good album since Pinkerton in 96.
- 01:22
Todd
-"Oh, wow. Uh-oh. Looks like we have a purist in the house All right, all right, all right. I'm gonna have fun with this.
- 01:28
Tammy
-"What's happening right now?"
- 01:31
Weezer Fan
What's happening is that Weezer put out two perfect albums, Blue and Pinkerton, and the rest was pretty corny.
- 01:38
Todd
Well, that's your opinion, but me, I'm ride or die.
- 01:41
Tammy
For Weezer?
- 01:45
Weezer Fan
They've been trans Since 2001, son.
- 01:48
Todd
Well, if you think that, you're not going to like what I'm about to say.
- 01:51
Tammy
Well, then, please don't say it.
- 01:53
Todd
Pork and beans is better than Buddy Holly.
- 01:56
Weezer Fan
Oh, I'm sorry. You're dumb. Is dumb! Martha, tell him he's dumb!
- 02:02
Rick
Uh, this a thing people care about?
- 02:05
Martha
No. No, it isn't.
- 02:07
Todd
Oh, wait, wait, hold on. Wait, let me guess. You only listened to the first two records.
- 02:11
Weezer Fan
Hey, man, I'll go all the way up to the green album.
- 02:14
Todd
Yeah? Oh, you know what? You know what you sound like right now? Okay, hold on. Here's what you sound like. You sound like, Oh, I'm stuck in 1994. High school's awesome. Why don't you grow the hell up? Listen to Ratitude. Listen to Pacific Daydream.
- 02:27
Weezer Fan
It's not music, man.
- 02:31
Todd
No offense, but burn in hell. I mean, you just don't understand what Rivers is going through right now.
- 02:39
Weezer Fan
Bitch! Bitch! You're gathering understand what Rivers is going through. I understand Rivers better than he understand himself.
- 02:49
Rick
I'm gathering that Rivers might be a guy in Weezer?
- 02:52
Todd
Wait, look, can we all just agree that Weezer is the best band of all time?
- 02:57
Weezer Fan
Yes!
- 02:57
No!
- 02:58
Weezer Fan
And then they became the worst band of all time.
- 03:02
Todd
What? Have you even listened to Memories?
- 03:06
Weezer Fan
You a grown-ass man. Fiza bringing up stuff from Harley?
- 03:12
Todd
It was in Jackass 3D!
- 03:18
Weezer Fan
Weezer died when Matt Sharp left.
- 03:21
Todd
Weezer didn't start until Scott Schreiner got there.
- 03:26
Weezer Fan
Oh, you trying to die?
- 03:28
I
- 03:28
Partner
No, no, no, baby, calm down. I will testify this time.
- 03:32
Tammy
Hey, guys, you're a band always liked yellow card.
- 03:36
Todd
What? No offense, Tammy, but drink my blood.
- 03:38
Tammy
What?
- 03:38
Partner
Good Lord!
- 03:39
Tammy
Wait, is that a Weezer reference?
- 03:41
Todd
No, that's a Todd original. You know what? I don't even know why I came here tonight.
- 03:44
Martha
Yeah, neither do we.
- 03:45
Rick
Yeah, no one technically invited you.
- 03:47
Todd
Oh, can it, dork. Look, Martha, no offense, but your neighbors suck, and I'm glad we're divorced. But if you want to get back together with me...
- 03:54
Martha
I don't.
- 03:55
Todd
But if you do want to get back together with me, you know where to find me.
- 03:59
Weezer Fan
Oh, don't say it.
- 04:00
Todd
Living in Beverly Hills.
- 04:03
Weezer Fan
Well, I actually do have a house.
- 04:05
song.
- 04:06
Weezer Fan
That song is really, really good.
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