Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd
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The setup
The premise
Seated at a workstation floating in a bright blue void, Paul Rudd begins his day by asking a calm computer voice to run the Cinco Identity Generator 2.5. It loads Celery Man, a silver-suited dancing copy of Rudd, which he boosts with a nonsense enhancement setting before adding Oyster, a bandana-wearing punk version, and requesting a printout of him smiling. When the computer offers an unfinished beta sequence, Rudd meets Tayne, a hat-and-sunglasses dancer who wins him over at once, and he asks for a string of made-up moves before pressing for a version that is not safe for work. Even an emergency call from his wife cannot pull him away from his screens of multiplying Taynes.
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Say it with us
Computer, load up Celery Man, please.
Could you kick up the, uh, 4d3d3d3?
Now Tayne I can get into.
Behind the scenes

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A little extra
Listed in episode guides as the "Paul’s Computer" segment of the series finale "Man Milk." Fan uploads in 2012 and 2013 turned the sketch into a widely shared internet meme.
Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.
Speaker 1
Good morning, Paul. What will your first sequence of the day be?
Paul Rudd
Computer, load up Celery Man, please.
Speaker 1
Yes, Paul.
Paul Rudd
Could you kick up the, uh, 43D3D3?
Speaker 1
43D3D3 engaged.
Paul Rudd
Add sequence. Oyster. Uh, give me a printout of Oyster smiling. Okay. Computer?
Speaker 1
Yes?
Paul Rudd
Do we have any, uh, new sequences?
Speaker 1
I have a beta sequence I've been working on. Would you like to see it?
Paul Rudd
All right.
Speaker 1
Okay.
Tayne
Hey Paul, I'm Tane, your latest dancer. I can't wait to entertain you.
Paul Rudd
Now, Tane I can get into.
Paul Rudd
Could I see a hat wobble?
Speaker 1
Yes.
Paul Rudd
And a Flargen spell?
Speaker 1
Yes.
Paul Rudd
Is there any way to generate a nude Tane?
Speaker 1
Not computing, please repeat.
Paul Rudd
Nude Tane.
Speaker 1
This is not suitable for work. Are you sure?
Paul Rudd
Mm-hmm.
Speaker 1
Okay.
I'm okay.
Speaker 1
Excuse me, Paul. Your wife is on the phone. It's an emergency.
Paul Rudd
I'll get it later. We have important work to do.
Thanks for watching!
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