Sunday 7 October 2007
Sketch summary: Dee brings her husband Brad to Pete's Personality Emporium to see about getting him a new personality. Brad in a monotone expressionless manner responds that he's perfectly happy with his personality. Samantha the saleswoman brings them over to PAT the Personality Assessment Test dummy to determine what kind of personality to give Brad. Dee wishes Brad would communicate more, so Samantha begins with the "Chatty Kathy" module. Using the remote control Samantha brings PAT to life and the words come pouring out. Dee thinks they should see some other modules before making a decision. Samantha then shows them the a personality which empathizes with what Dee might be going through and ends up with "you need a hug". There's one more personality that Samantha shows them, the "get 'er done" module. The decision is going to be a tough one. When asked for input, Brad goes over to Samantha and takes the remote. He looks at it and then activates PAT in the "thinker" mode. PAT takes a thinking pose and then begins "Personality modules are still in their infancy and not without probable undesirable side affects. Extreme caution should be..." before Samantha can turn that module off. Brad exlaims "Nuff said." and walks out. Dee says they need more time. Samantha ponders if that last module should be disabled and then says "Maybe I should have shown her my favorite" and activates PAT. PAT then begins speaking in French. "Ma cherie. Tu est tres belle. Je t'aime. Voulez vous du cafe avec du lait froid?".
Cast:
Samantha the saleswoman - Jeanne Fox
Dee the wife - Julie Havens
Brad Bland - Eric Edmond
PAT - Harold Rodgers
Credits:
Director - Jeanne Fox
Author - Harold Rodgers
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So far, this sketch has generated a number of comments from people. Originally, the sketch ending needed a little "umpf". Jeanne suggested that PAT sing "Another one bites the dust" at the end. Then Wednesday night Ben Avery suggested that the ending module would be the French personality that is used at different times.
Ben didn't know what the ending would actually be, so he made sure to step away from his Sunday morning duties to pop in and see how it turned out. The second service erupted into laughter after the first few words of French drowning out the last phrase.
Even the first service was quite responsive to the sketch.
I need to correct my comment. Ben suggested that the last module be the saleswoman's favorite. It was Jeanne who chose the French personality.
Really, all that needs to be said is . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8uYtQsE0s0
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