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A Christmas Epiphany
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The setup
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The premise
Here’s the bit.
On Christmas Eve, Jimbo keeps Rich from driving after a night of drinking. Rich insists he prefers life alone, but the sight of a family gathered for dinner makes him regret leaving Denise and spending his life at work. Inside the house, Steven and Janine try to ignore the stranger staring through their window. His increasingly theatrical despair frightens their children and exposes tensions in their marriage. Jimbo returns to help Rich, and Denise arrives to give their relationship another chance. Rich gets his sentimental reunion while the family is left arguing about what just happened.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 7
Say it with us
Highly quotable.
Your mother stepped outside of our marriage.
Kids, don’t look at the man.
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.
Mike Diva
Director
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
A black-and-white parody of sentimental Christmas films. Denise is Rich’s former girlfriend, who reunites with him outside; she is not Janine’s sister. Jimbo’s wings reveal his angelic role near the end.
Script
Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.
- 00:03
Rich
Oh, come on now, Jimbo. I'm fine.
- 00:07
Jimbo
Rich, you know I'm just looking out for you. Now, come on, give me your car keys. You ain't driving home tonight.
- 00:12
Rich
All right. It's a good night for a walk home, anyhow.
- 00:17
Jimbo
Say, Rich, what are you doing out here drinking on Christmas Eve? Ain't you got no family?
- 00:24
Rich
Family? Who needs family?
- 00:27
Jimbo
What about that girl Denise you've been going around with? Why aren't you with her?
- 00:34
Rich
called that whole thing off Jimbo you know me the lone wolf that's the way I like it
- 00:42
Jimbo
trying my best boss trying my best
- 00:48
Rich
family who would want to get tied down to something like that not me I tell you no siree look Look at them so much love that's what I've been afraid of all these All these years, it's so beautiful.
- 01:22
Janine
Steven? Steven, there is a man staring at us through our window.
- 01:28
Steven
Yes, I see him too. Just stay calm, act like he isn't there, he'll lose interest, and he'll leave.
- 01:36
Rich
I spent my whole life running, but for what? Just to be all alone on Christmas Eve?
- 01:44
Janine
He isn't leaving.
- 01:47
Steven
Janine, relax.
- 01:47
Janine
How can I relax when there is a pervert lurking in our window?
- 01:52
Steven
He's trying to freak us out, Janine. That's what gets him off. Don't give him the satisfaction.
- 01:59
Rich
I should have married Denise. I drove her away. Look at you. Look at you. You make me sick. You rea... MY LIFE!
- 02:14
Son
Like Like that? I think the man wants to kill me.
- 02:19
Janine
Steven, he is scaring our children. Stop just sitting there and be a man.
- 02:23
Steven
what do you want me to do janine
- 02:24
Janine
i want you to protect this family go out there and make him leave
- 02:28
Daughter
dad please
- 02:30
Steven
i'm not going out there are you crazy just don't look at him he'll leave
- 02:34
Janine
you are a coward
- 02:36
Rich
oh what have i done wasted years at the office working day in and day out go for it fancy time No time!
- 02:56
Janine
are you happy now he is exposing himself
- 03:01
Steven
sorry i don't want to get killed janine
- 03:04
Janine
you are pathetic and that is why i did what i did last summer
- 03:08
Son
what happened last summer
- 03:09
Steven
your mother stepped outside of our marriage
- 03:13
what
- 03:14
Rich
give Give me me another chance at life let me start again and have a perfect family like this
- 03:23
attracted
- 03:24
Daughter
could you cheat on Dad?
- 03:25
Janine
Because I haven't been attracted to him in years
- 03:27
Jimbo
come Come on, on rich get a hold of yourself
- 03:34
Rich
Jimbo? Are you an angel?
- 03:38
Jimbo
Yeah. Something like that.
- 03:41
Rich
You gotta help me. I'm wasted!
- 03:45
Janine
Oh, my God.
- 03:46
Janine
Kids, don't look at the man. Don't look at the man.
- 03:49
Son
Why?
- 03:49
Steven
Just listen to your mother!
- 03:51
Rich
And now I'll never have a family.
- 03:53
Jimbo
I wouldn't be too sure of that.
- 03:56
Denise
Rich? Rich, is that you?
- 03:58
Rich
Denise. Oh, yeah. What are you doing here?
- 04:03
Denise
oh I was just passing by I've been thinking about you rich
- 04:08
Rich
for the nice would you please take me back I'm ready to have a family
- 04:13
Jimbo
nice work boss nice work
- 04:19
I
- 04:23
Janine
Oh, I think he's leaving
- 04:26
Steven
Yeah, yeah, get out of here! see got rid of him you don't have to worry anymore you're safe now
- 04:34
Janine
wow what a hero
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