Mission To Zyxx - 404: Drama Not Found [ft. Timothy Dunn]

Episode Date: March 11, 2020

The crew attends a party on the planet Mansch, where they must help Seesu Gundu make a dramatic impression on Zyxx's rich and fabulous. AJ gets a makeover. Nermut goes Zaggi Taupe. Pleck and Dar get a room.Starring:Jeremy Bent as C-53Alden Ford as Pleck DecksetterAllie Kokesh as DarSeth Lind as Nermut BundaloyWinston Noel as AJMoujan Zolfaghari as Bargie and Seesu GunduWith special guest Tim Dunn as Trey-Sta’gramnRecording, sound design and mix by Shane O’Connell Edited by Jeremy BentMusic composed by Brendan Ryan and performed by FAMES Macedonian Symphony OrchestraAdditional music by Shane O’ConnellOpening crawl narration by Jeremy CrutchleyShip design for The Bargarean Jade by Eric GeuszAudio hosting by SimplecastMission to Zyxx is a proud member of the Maximum Fun network

It is a time of chaos. Without a ruler, the galaxy is paralyzed by lawlessness, unrest, and of course the colossal Allroot. Which looks like a flaming portal to a dimension of shit. Now, Captain Dar and their intrepid crew must survive the looming threats, reunite a fractured galaxy, and meet weird bug creatures and stuff. This is Mission 2-6. Hey, C-53? Oh, boy.

No, actually, Dara. No. You're the captain. You should be able to. No, no, no. I don't feel like I. No, no, actually, Dara, you're the captain. You should be able to... No, no, no, I don't feel like I... No, no, no, Dara, please, I insist. Hey, C-53? No, Dara, I told you.

No, no, I know, and then I thought I was being gracious, but you wanted to be gracious. No, I promise, I swear to you, I will not... Hey, C-53? Yes, please. No, I just wanted her up. Why don't I take Dara's question first? What's going on i was

just curious do we know what the dress code is the invitation has the dress code listed as taupe only well so whatever you want to do with that dar i think is i'm not sure i even know what that means sort of an off light okay i just i want to make a good impression. Now, that being said, do we think I can pull off this hat? Do you want my opinion from a cultural perspective or on a personal level? I want you to treat me like I have feelings. Then, sure. It's great. Thank you.

That's what I needed to hear. I got to say something. I'm real excited about this party we got invited to. I'm very good at parties. Yeah, I noticed the bar is all stocked. The cooler's full of ice. In case there's any overflow, there's always the ships. While you guys do whatever it is that you do, the ships

we always have fun. Really? Yeah, there's sort of a second party for the ships, right, Bunch? Oh, wow. So many memories of all the different parties I've had. Inside of me, outside of me, and other ships. Well, is it fair to say that sometimes the ship party is the better party? Sometimes it can go horribly wrong. Well, is it fair to say that sometimes the ship party is the better party? Sometimes it can go horribly wrong.

Oh, wow. So sorry. Whoa, like how? I don't know if she wants to talk. That sounds like, I mean, she's kind of trailing off, so I think she wants to. It's usually a sign they don't want to talk. Leparchi, you know, Jim Jimner died

aboard the Bargerian Jade. Was that because something went wrong or because something went too right? Well, let's see Clinton. Hey, Jim, catch this tumbler all right oh is it full of flammable liquid oh yeah all right technically he got it see that was actually a very good party also in an interview years before that's exactly how jim Giroir described how he wanted to party. Let's see a clip. So, Jim, really? For real?

Yeah, baby. Throw a flammable liquid on me and watch me burn. That's how I want to go. I thought he was sort of a metaphor, but no. I think it was quite literal. Hey, I got a question. Yeah? So, um, Lizard's going to be at the party, and, uh... Yeah, right. And, uh, Sisu. So... Yeah, Sisu's going to be at the party. And Nermit. Yeah, right.

And Sisu. Yeah, Sisu's going to be there. She's certainly the only reason we're going at all. Is there going to be dancing? Yeah. I mean, you know, it's a formal engagement. Technically, the classification would be demi-formal. The top only falls under the demi-formal category.

Thank you, C-53. That's very important. I've never been to a dance before. I had training where we were supposed to infiltrate a dance and then find the most prominent person and assassinate them, but there was no dancing. Well, but AJ, as part of your training, you learned to dance. You took dance classes. That's part of your conditioning, right?

No, it's not. No, I never danced. It was all tactical footwork. Okay, but what names are the tactical footwork? Flatball change, stepball change, shuffling. Oh, yeah, I forgot you and I both know how to tap dance. It's not tap dancing. It's tactical footwork. Flatball change, stepball change, shuffling to Balthazar. I forgot you and I both know how to tap dance. It's not tap dancing.

It's tactical footwork. Let's see a little shuffle off to Balthazar. Wait, Dar, AJ, how did you just synchronize your moves exactly? Right, well, yeah, that's part of it. That's part of the tactical footwork. I was basically trained. Yeah, I was having to keep my hands up like this. Well, yeah. That's part of it. That's part of the tactical footwork. Also, I'm tasked. You're classically trained. Yeah. You know, I also have to keep my hands up like this. Yeah.

Yeah. Wave them back and forth. Fingers out as far as they'll go. Block any fist. Now, time's down. AJ, do you have, like, taupe armor to wear or something? Oh, yeah, I do. No problem.

Whoa. Desert. Pebble. Oh, you can I do. No problem. Whoa! Desert! Gamble! Oh, you can control the color of your armor on your wrist? Oh, yeah. Wow. What other colors can you do? Papa, I've got Gamble.

You haven't even seen yet. Yeah, clearly. Because it would... You couldn't see me because of the Gamble. Yeah, that's a good point. See, he's got that loader droid, which has a blue collar, so... Yeah, this may not be suitable for a demi-formal. I'll find something.

I have another hat if you'd like to wear it. No, thanks. Wait, but, but see, you told me earlier that you liked my hat and I have another one. I think maybe that hat is just not for me. I just think it would be really, really fun if we matched. Sure, that's a fun idea. Yeah, here you are. Okay, I'll just put this. Sure. That's a fun idea. Yeah. Here you are. Okay, I'll just put this over here.

Pluck your neck. Wearing that. Because it would be a gross embarrassment to the entire crew if you did. Yeah, Papa, come on. Well, listen, I know I'm supposed to wear a tote, but like, I'm a Zemo Knight. I have to wear an incoming box of pants.

Okay. Again, these are my box of pants that I have. Okay. Bargy, do you have a box of shirts or blazers? Nope, just pants. Okay. Probably fashion a shirt out of pants. As for tonight, I will be wearing a demi-revealing outfit. Oh, Bargy.

Oh, Bargy. What was that clunk? Oh, the exterior flash shielding is detached. Wow, Barge. Thank you. We need that later, I think. I'll get it back, but for now. We've got the oxygen tank.

Just showing off my assets tonight. Okay, well, Barge, I'm sure it looks really great. All I'm seeing is just that part of your hatch is now floating next to us. Oh, yeah. Captain Dora, I have an incoming transmission from Temporary Emergency Emissary of Negotiations Missions Operations Manager Nermin Bunderloin. Oh, okay, before we answer, put on the hat, okay.

Uh, I'm just gonna take that back off. Hey, Nermin. Hey. Hi. Whoa, looking mostly good. Hey, Nermin. Oh, yeah, Nermin, don't worry. Plex's gonna change. Well, or I could be Hey, Nermit. Oh, yeah, Nermit, don't worry. Plex is going to change.

Or I could be just the Zima who is there. Zimas don't change what they wear based on other people. Okay. I guess I'll rip a hole in the crotch of these pants and use that as a shirt. There you go. That's right. My head will go through. Yeah, that'll look real good. My head will go through the middle.

Emphasis on the demi. You think anybody's going to have a problem with the fact that my eye patch is black? Should I just go patchless for this one? No, no, no. God damn it. You're going to go free suck? No, I'd risk the patch. Okay, all right.

I have some tiny pants. Wait, I'm going to use these tiny pants to cover my eye? Yeah, just tie this tiny pair of pants around your head. Okay. That's sort of good. All right. Yeah, looks jacked up. We look great.

Crew, are we ready to go on a mission, not just with the normal attendees, but with Sisu Gundu herself? Let's do this. AJ's very excited. There's no need to fire off your guns. Okay. Oh, wow. Listen, Nermit, I'm excited about this party, but can you remind me of exactly what we're doing there?

I mean, I feel like we're a crew, you know, we have to. Well, in this case, you're an entourage. Oh, so we're sort of there to make Sisu look more important at this party? Absolutely. I mean, Sisu can't go in alone. She could if she wanted to. She's got it all. Right. Sisu needs to roll deep.

And that's us. Nermit, you are so right. This requires a much bigger hat. Oh. Yes, that's the issue. Yeah. And don't worry, I have one of these for everyone.

Mmm, good. The garb on plumage is honestly my favorite part. Garb on plumage on a hat? What fun. An endorsement from the states people of Manch. Where Manch goes, the galaxy

follows. Yeah, famously. Wait, so the planet is going somewhere? No. And then all the other planets. Manch is sort of the bellwether of where the galaxy is headed, ideologically. Okay, yeah. Well, I definitely know what a bellwether is, so... Probably shouldn't have used that word. Attending this party as the crew representative of Sisu Gundu's power, organization, smarts, pizzazz...

Pizzazz? She's got pizzazz. Yeah. She's got a lot of pizzazz. Pizzazz? She's got pizzazz. Yeah. She's got a lot of pizzazz. All right. Will set us on the course to galactic unification. Let's do this. Let's go to the stands.

And how do I, guys, how do I look? Is this a- I gotta say, Nermin, that little suit is- Yeah, Nermin, tailored very well to your friend. Thank you. And guys, look underneath my sport coat here. You always gotta have the, a second, boys!

Da-da-da-da-da! Wow! This is a taupe floral. It's all taupe flowers and a taupe background. I hate it. Can we say that? ¶¶ line up for outfit check okay yes that is tall thank you thank you that is tall i know is Taupe. It's desert, but sure.

Thank you. Yes, that is Taupe. Thank you, Kessa. Found a payment last year. That is Taupe. Thank you. Mm-hmm. Oh, interesting design. Very fashion-forward. Thank you.

Very damn high. Oh, yeah. Wow. What is your name? Uh, Plek. Plek Dexeter. Plek Dexeter has won costume of the evening. Wow, that was very quick. Wow, hi, hello. I had money on you getting last.

I wasn't 100% sure you were going to be allowed in. I also can't believe that the hat didn't push me over the edge. As a reward, he will be giving the dance of the night. The dance of the night? Good bye-bye. Oh, wow. I guess it happened. You are so lucky. You got the solo.

All right, everyone, get in a triangle formation behind Miss Gundu, and we're going in. Now entering Cecisu Gundu. Thank you. Hi. Yes. Oh, so good to see you. You look amazing. Jeffrey, your wife.

Oh, Samantha. You look great. Bradley, look at you and that cute face. Sisu's very good at connecting networking. I'm sorry about your children. I've never seen hands more gladded. This place is really nice. Anyone notice there are all these, like, camera bots?

A lot of camera bots. Yeah, a lot of camera bots. Bradley, security or something. Sisu, girlfriend, thank you so much for coming. You look gorgeous. Tracy Graham. You look gorgeous. Thank you.

I have been living in an ice planet. Your skin looks great. Thank you. No pores. No pores. Go in. I'm going in? Go in.

Do you see any? None. None. Good for you. Thank you. Thank you for the invite. This means so much. And thanks for bringing all your little friends, too.

Of course. Have you been to Manch before? This is your first time. I used to summer here with he who would not be named. You know what I'm talking about. Drama, yes. Can you name him, though? No. I'm all about building bridges and moving

forward. You know, that's a really admirable thing. I'm the opposite. I sort of like tearing people down. Well, I'm going to go around and schmoozy boozy, but here's my crew. Let them be your crew for the night. Oh, I was wondering who won dance of the evening. Oh, welcome.

Oh, hello. Oh, thank you for coming. Thank you so much for coming. Oh, look at your pant outfit. How fun is that? Well, you know, I just thought I'd go for it, you know? And your little hat. Okay.

Sometimes I say the hat is wearing me. Okay, I say that too. Oh, yeah. All right, have fun, crew. Don't hat is wearing me. Okay, I say that too. Oh, yeah. All right, have fun, crew. Okay. Don't ruin this for me. Don't go in the pool. It's not heated.

Traceagram, this is your house? Oh, well, it's mine and my husband's. Sure. Yeah, that makes sense. Right. But I do live here, yes. It is beautiful. Thank you so much.

Oh, I know. I know, you're all fans. We just put that to the side. You've all seen our show, I know. Yeah. Right. Wait, no, what show? I don't know, just please. Oh, I love how coy you're being.

The Real House Husbands of Manch. Sure. What's The Real House Husbands of Manch? So it's a reality show Unscripted television essentially So it just follows the rich and fabulous Of Manch and what we do And the parties So it's just parties

Yeah kind of We do yoga and we fight And you know everything We fight? You like kill each other? We have Yeah I just watched a few seasons Last few seconds and season four

got particularly bloody nice. Oh, I love a fan. Oh, I like that hat you're wearing, by the way. Yeah, thank you. You're sure? Thank you. Thank you for saying so.

And I really think they mean it. Sort of forced onto my head, but thank you. I appreciate it. Well, listen, Ziva, I had no idea that the paint

was going to dry with the hat. I can't remember. Exactly. I had no idea that the paint was going to dry with the hat. I can't remember. Exactly. It's a look. I had no idea this could happen. Lean into it, hon. Lean in.

So I know you all noticed the cameras. We are filming the season finale today. Wow. I know. I know. Please sign these contracts. Please sign these contracts. Oh, no.

I am a contract mug. Please sign these contracts. Yeah. Please sign these contracts. Okay. Hey, Plek. Oh, no. I have a bunch of them. We need a bunch of them. Yeah. We need a bunch of them. Okay. Hey, Plek. Yeah, what is it, darling? Since you're going to be filmed tonight, you know, doing a solo dance,

you and I should maybe sneak off here so I can give you a few pointers. Okay, yeah. Let's see if we can find a room in this mansion that is empty. Unoccupied and also has great floors. Sure. Most of our rooms have great floors. Is there a mirrored room with great floors? Oh, there's plenty of mirrored rooms. Just go upstairs. Pick a room.

Oh, thank you. So, uh, Trace to Grant cost this season? Not great, honestly. Oh, I'm so sorry. It's sort of all about the drama, and I haven't had much. You know,'m so sorry. It's sort of all about the drama, and I haven't had much. You know, I had some health issues that sort of soured my... Oh, the Trace-to-Gram.

No, I'm fine now, but one of my hands fell off. And you're kind of like, your lips are swollen? Is that part of it? No, that's on purpose. That's a beauty thing I did on purpose. That's not an accident. That's a thing I chose to do. So you don't have enough drama? That's the deal, is with my my hand issue it sort of soured my storyline so I want to invite

some like intergalactic fun people to come sort of spice it up. When do they get here? No, it's you! I'm trying to get here too, guys.

Anything more intergalactic fun people. So if you all can just help me out I'm trying to inject some drama into this finale here, so. Trice the crab.

It's me, Natarsh. Natarsh? I'm talking to this intergalactic crew. Well, I... Trice the crown. It's me, Natarsh. Natarsh? I'm talking to this intergalactic crew. I'm realizing we're both wearing the same dross. You knew I would be wearing this. AJ, this might be drama. And I just wanted to say, you look incredible.

I'm so glad we can put all of our past things behind us and just be very pleasant, no drama friends. No, no, this is amazing. Let's watch movies together and not talk about it. Let's get drunk and throw drinks at each other, I'm saying. Do you know what I mean? Oh, no.

Trace, I'm so sorry. That was really sweet. It seemed like a perfect opportunity for some drama. I know. Smooth sailing convo. I have this energy about me that people just want to relax, and it's really antithetical to the drama of the show.

We can help with this. I have a gun. Do you want me to shoot somebody? Sure. Wouldn't that be a scream? Oh, that'd be great. But make sure I'm with you. Go, Fred. This is the diplomatic relations director. We can open fire In a party, however

If you wanted to slap somebody Oh, yeah Hello, Tristagram, my sweet boy It is your mama So good to see you Perfect Slap her Slap your mom?

Yeah Okay Slap her Alright You saw the giant dress she wore to my party It's my party. I should be the star of my party. Well, truly, slaps are considered risque, acceptable, and most give you formal fun.

I'll warn you, I'm incredibly strong, so this will hurt her. She's had a lot of facial work, so her face really doesn't have much feeling left. Hello. Hi. Are you Trace2Gram's mom? I am. This is for the dress. Hello? Hi! Are you Trace to Graham's mom? I am. This is for the dress!

How dare you smack my mother! Wait, what? How dare you in my own house! Someone slapped the mother! Someone slapped the mother! Who do you think you are? Wait, I thought I... Trace to Graham's Mother at his own party. In my party.

What? I thought... I can't believe the disrespect. That's what we wanted to do. How dare you? Whoa, whoa. Hey, wait, what? AJ, that was perfect. That was great.

Thank you so much. That was great. Why is everyone yelling at me? AJ, you're going to have to learn nuance in order to understand what's going on. I think my mom is out cold, though. I mean, you really hit her hard. Mama! I'm fine. I'm fine.

No drama here. No drama. Continue. Continue the party. No. What about the dress? Don't look at me. Surely there's an empty room up here somewhere. Okay, okay. Let's just try this.

How dare you? No, how dare me? No, how dare me? How dare me? How dare me? No, how dare me? No, how dare me? How dare me? Do you want to buy my jewelry?

Yes. Okay, closing that door. All right. Do you want to buy my jewelry? Yes. Okay, closing that door. All right. I know that your species has seven fingers, but get them out of my face.

I swear, there is a cast member behind every door up here. Yeah, there's camera bots everywhere. We're in full production, I think, up here. I didn't come here to make friends. I didn't come here to make friends. I didn't come here to make friends. I need something to make friends. I need something to make friends. Click. I... And the final Pizlack goes to...

Stefanor. No! No! Please. I want to live. I think there's a different reality show being filmed in that room. Wow, look at this room. Ooh, yeah.

It's some sort of lanai. Just kill a little mouse. Oh, no! I'm the custodian. That went right into that lawnmower. Oh, man. All right. All right, one last shot.

Welcome to the Room of Mirrors. Oh, good. I mean, this is what we were looking for. Yeah, yeah, man. All right. All right, one last shot. Welcome to the room of mirrors. Oh. I mean, this is what we were looking for. Yeah, yeah, okay, all right. There's no drama here. Only yourself. Only the drama you bring with you. Yeah, I guess so.

That was really well put. That was so catchy. It was like a catchphrase that you just said. Any issues you've had dwelling inside of you will come out. But there is no drama here. Okay, clap off. All right, Dara, I'm ready. Tell me what I should do. You're not ready yet, but you will be.

What's your rhythm like? Let's just see those hips swivel, okay? Come on. Show me your natural movement. Okay, all right, like this? Just let it all out. Wait, I'm sorry, Fleck, that's what you think dancing is? Sort of. You're not moving your arms.

Yeah, it's more of like a knees thing for me. But you're just pumping your knees up and down like you're marching in place. Yeah. You gotta loosen up. You're so tense like you're marching in place. Yeah. You got to loosen up. You're so tense. You're so tense. Come on. You sort of grab my whole body when you do that.

You're afraid. You're afraid to let go. You just got to whoosh. Yeah, that checks out. I can feel that you're hiding something. Just, you know, start letting it out. Let it all out. Come on.

Okay. Give it to me. Yeah, like this. I rap-a-dee-da. Dee-da-la-doo. No, no, no. You're thinking. You're thinking too much. This is what we Give it to me. Yeah, like this. I rap-a-dee-da. Dee-da-la-doo. No, no, no. You're thinking. You're thinking too much.

This is what we're going to do. I'm just going to spin you and spin you and spin you. And you're just going to feel it. You're going to feel that vulnerability. It's just going to spill out of you. You're going to move. Go! I'm unhappy!

Okay, so drama's done, right? No, this is just... I mean, it's not cool. Oh, okay. Yeah, that was the, you know, the opening shot. I'm sorry to interrupt here, but it really doesn't look good when my protector is slapping an older woman. Hey, she said... Yeah, yeah.

That's not me. That doesn't look good to me. Right, no. And I'm not about that. Yeah. But it was for the drama. I've never wanted to do anything Right, no. And I'm not about that. Yeah. But it was for the drama. I've never wanted to do anything that was bad for you. Everyone, everyone gather around.

I'm going to make a toast. Oh, all right. Trace to Graham. Thank you so much for coming. I really appreciate having all my best friends and ships. Listen. Listen. Oh, you.

Look at you and your taupe, too. Okay, so this is a fun party that I'm throwing, but it's also the launch of my champagne line, you. Look at you and your taupe, too. Okay, so this is a fun party that I'm throwing, but it's also the launch of my champagne line, everybody. So grab a glass. It's alcohol-free champagne for pets. If someone could find my pet mouse somewhere, I'd pop the champagne with my pet mouse. So everyone, raise a glass to my success with my champagne.

And one of you here slapped my mom. And take this right in your face! Oh, wait, wait! You think you're going to slap my mother in my own house? You've got another thing coming, mister. Get in there and throw champagne. Oh, okay. Wow, all the camera bots are circling.

This means this is good. Oh, okay. I'll throw this bottle then. Oh, no, no. That's too much. Oh, Natorsish got beamed. Oh, I'm sorry, Natourish. I take orders. Hi, it's Sisu again. Oh, hey.

Hi, AJ. Yes, Miss Gundu? Yes, hi. You're coming on too strong. Thank you. I am strong, very strong. You wouldn't mind just going to that closet over there and just spending the rest of the night not touching or doing anything.

Okay. I'm so sorry. I had a real moment there with the champagne and we pushed it too far. night not touching or doing anything. Okay. Tracy, I'm so sorry. I feel like I had a real moment there with the champagne and we pushed it too far. You told me to throw champagne. I started throwing champagne. Listen, you're doing great. Am I? I feel like I have to go to this closet now.

They're going to give you a chyron at the bottom of the lower third that's going to say, friend of Tracy Graham. A friend of. That's a big bump. A friend of is big. So what do I do? I have to go to this closet now. I feel like you need a makeover.

What? Like, that's a thing we do on these shows. We get, like, things done and, like, change our looks up. Uh, I just have, like, military armor. Trace, man, please trust me. I'll take care of it. Thank you so much. No problem.

Psst, psst. Hey, psst, down here. Yeah. Yeah. Hey, I'm the producer for the show. Oh, goodness, that's... Want to hear some hot goss? Oh, um, Oh, goodness. Want to hear some hot goss? Oh, absolutely.

If Trace-tagram doesn't create enough drama, you know what we're going to do? Probably, like, show will get cancelled? We're going to kill her! Oh! These guys are so... Scoot, scoot, scoot! I scoot away! Oh, look at that little scooter. Oh, no. Trace-tagram?

Have you seen the producer anywhere? Uh, yeah, the little producer just scooted off. Right, I'm trying to find and figure out how it's going. I think it's going great so far. Well, they said it's going really good. They just pointed out one little note, um, that if there isn't sufficient drama, they're gonna, like, kill you? Oh. Okay.

No, that- that's something I signed a contract for, sure, I knew that. Um, did you seem excited about my level of drama? Because I really thought I was injecting a lot of drama. They thought there was so much room for improvement. I got my mom smacked. Do you know what I mean? We had a champagne fight. I believe if they want more than that, it's like the high bar.

Has anyone seen my mouse, by the way? I can't find my mouse. No, I'm sure they're around. I believe that we will get the drama level up and you will survive. Why are you looking away from me? Because no, there's no one's filming this right now. And I just want to save all the good things for when I'm being filmed. Come on, you're just trailing.

No, I'm turning my mic pack off. No, you need more drama. Turning a mic pack off is giving up. The truth is I'm done with this. You know what I mean? The drama isn't for me. I just want to have a nice peaceful life. Just, Grammy, take that back.

You're going to be dramatic and you're going to live. Okay. Oh, that's right. Okay. Are you that little on purpose? Your pants are just so little. Such a good question. No, no.

By guess, by accident. Okay. It's okay. I just, I feel like ever since I defeated the Emperor, I don't have a purpose anymore. I totally get that. I really do. I don't even know what the Halloween is. Is it better? Is it worse?

What have I done? Keep letting it out. This is important. This is all part of the process. I wanted to see it, but I feel like I just did it for a while and now I can't do it anymore. Yeah, yeah. No, this is good. Oh, the uglier the cry, the better.

And now I have to dance in front of people. And I don't know how to dance. And I'm going to make a fool of myself. And I'm wearing pants for a shirt. And now you're hearing voices in my head. I'm pretty sure it's P.O. in the upper room. I don't know. Okay, now we're getting hysterical.

Okay. I'm sorry, Tara. I just... It's really hard. It's hard to feel like you had a purpose and now you don't. I know. You know what? Here, stand up.

Stand up. Okay. No, just keep. Stand up. Okay. No, just keep going. Keep feeling that. Let the sobbing shudder through your body. You need this. Yep, keep going. I feel better.

No, no, you're not done yet. What? Keep going. You want me to go back there? Keep going. I'm just feeling a little bit better. I don't want you to suppress this. I want you to feel it.

Okay. a little bit better. I don't want you to suppress this. I want you to feel it. Oh, okay. The thing that I created inadvertently killed Beano and destroyed Jeknar already and who knows how many lives will be lost because of me. You're doing it. I thought I had done it.

Keep going. Yes. You're beautiful. Am I doing it? I thought I had done it. Keep going. Yes! You're beautiful. Am I doing it? You're a dancer. So let me present to you the new and improved AJ284.

Oh my gosh. You look amazing, hun. I'm not in armor anymore. You've got a nice suit. Yeah, and I also have bangs. You've got bangs. Yeah, I don't love them.

I don't know. They don't look great with your face shape. That is the one choice I would make. But good for you, you know? Can I ask a dumb question? I'm sorry. I don't know your friends that that well. I was walking by the mirror room, and I heard a couple people inside,

and it sounded like there was crying. Are Dar and Plek a thing? Do you know what I mean? Are you sure? It's the opposite of it. No, they're definitely not. I don't think. Right?

They're not. It would be a surprise. The lizard in Dar used to chuck. Yeah, No, they're definitely not. I don't think... Right? They're not. It would be a surprise. The lizard in Dar used to chuck. Yeah, well, it could happen again. Oh, is that drama? That's drama. Okay, all right. I mean, also, if you see my mouse, can you grab him real quick?

Because I really feel like I should make a... I haven't seen any mice. I know. Rolfus? Huh? What? Rolfus? Oh, I see what's happening.

Andre's written his own of Cece's ex-husband, who is presumed dead. Truly, who knows? Drama! Rolfus, I... What are you... Wow. Wow. Do it for the drama.

Okay. I would say you look good, but you don't. Okay. What is that on your head? I got bangs. Bangs, yeah. I've done the bangs. Not good for your face.

Would you like to do tactical footwork with me? Yeah, yeah. Rolfus, why would I want to dance with my ex-husband? Wow, that music. And you were presumed dead. I mourn your death, Rolfus. We have a son in an ice planet doing mathematical equations right now. Why is he running at me?

One plus zero is one because there's only one parent who's alive. Now kiss me on my mouth. What? What's up? only one parent who's alive! Now kiss me on my mouth! What? What's up? You son of a gorse!

They're gonna have to bleep that. What's happening? I hate drama! I'm gonna go after him. I'll be right back. Wow. Come back! This is good television. Hey, hey, down here! Oh, it's the producer!

Thumbs up! Hey, Jace, hold up! Come here, join me at the lanai. What's going on with you? I don't know. Everyone's yelling at me. Everyone's calling you different names. I'm confused, hun. Nothing hurt more than getting slapped by somebody that you care about. Have you told them you care about them?

Wasn't that what I just tried to do? Trying is not the same as doing. What? Oh, I wish they got that on camera. That'd be a good clip for them to show. Do you want me to get a bot to come over and film? Go back down there. Reveal your heart's desire. Can you write something down for me to say?

It's unscripted, hon. That's the whole point. Oh, okay. All right. The script is within. All right. That was a good thing, too. I should say that when the cameras are rolling on me.

Yeah, I know. Maybe we should let the bangs go. Yeah, I agree. This week on House Husbands, a house party gets messy. This is for the dress! How dare you smack my mother! This week on House Husbands, a house party gets messy. This is for the dress! How dare you smack my mother!

This is Real House Husbands of Manch, featuring Trace-to-Gram. I'm Trace-to-Gram, and I may be rich, but I'm also a bad person. Natourish. I'm Natourish, and if I'm not torching relationships I'm drinking a martini. Sexmorphia. I'm sexmorphia and these 18 fingers are in your face. Polymenius notch. I'm Polymenius notch and I'll give a couch. Melanomia. I'm melanomia And life might be a cabaret But this is a cabaret And this week Welcome Sisu Gundu

I'm Sisu And the only thing tighter than my thighs Are my dreams for the future AJ2884 Uh What? C53. I'm C53, and you better save the drama for Quint's Llama, the forest man of the Quint system.

Dar's Hat. I'm Dar's Hat. It ain't hat bad. Plek Deck Center. I'm Plek Deck Center. I'm still working on my catchphrase So if you can come back to me At the end that'd be With special guest the Bargerian Jade

I'm Bargy and although I was not present In this episode I still got it Going on Oh okay Hello Hello Well

I'm asleep. And, as always... I'm Mrs. Squeaks, and no one throws Mrs. Squeaks in the lawnmower! Got it. Ladies and gentlemen, it's now time for the most dramatic event of the evening! The dance of the best costume. Oh, no, darling. I've just been up here sobbing like a baby this whole time.

I haven't learned to dance at all. No, you have. Look at you. You've been moving around this room frantic, anxious, out of your mind. You're going to be perfect. All right, I'll give it a shot. of your mind, you're gonna be perfect. All right, I'll give it a shot.

And no pressure, but a reminder that everything relies on this one dance. How is that possible? What does that mean? One life hangs in the balance. Oh, no! The stakes are higher than we thought! Oh. We must have missed something. What happened down there while we were gone?

I mean, you and I have been up here alone this whole time. Knock, knock. You ready for the dance, you two? What are you two doing in here, by the way? Your face is so wet. I don't know. Just the two of us have been really connecting, you know? Is that why you're so sweaty? I mean, it was part of it.

I mean, also, there's some tears in with the sweat, for sure. I understand that. Trust me. You know, I didn't mean to push Plex so hard. Sometimes you just gotta get in there deep with somebody. Oh, for sure. I understand that, trust me. You know, I didn't mean to push Plex so hard. Sometimes you just gotta get in there deep with somebody. Oh my god. Guess let's head down. Yeah, slap on the butt.

We're ready. Okay. Let's go downstairs and do the dance. Real quick, has anyone seen my mouse? My pet mouse is running. I haven't been able to find him, and it's starting to freak me out a little bit. Well, we did see a mouse being killed by a gardener. Killed?

What? Yeah, the custodian sort of lawnmower. Mrs. Squeaks. Mrs. Squeaks was in a lawnmower, yeah. Mrs. Squeaks was in a lawnmower. No. Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone in between, again, thank you so much for coming tonight. And as promised, the dance of the evening.

We are just instinctively getting back away to form a dance floor. Hello, everyone. Thank you for having me. I'd like to thank the judges for recognizing my pants costume. And with pants like these, how about a dance like this? What? What? I can't do this.

I can't do this. I'm so scared. No, no. Get out of the corner. I need you. I need your help. Remember, how dare you hook up with Dar? What?

No. I heard you hooked up with Dar in the dance room. No, not at all. Listen, I was crying mostly. That's what happens when you hook up with Dar. What? Sisu, I'm pregnant. What?

What? Who did you sleep with? There's been murder! There's been murder in my party! Let it go! Everybody stop! This is supposed to be a moment for dance. You move so effortlessly.

I'm classically trained, so... It's inspiring. I just want you to know that this dance is actually more like a metaphor because you really aren't alone. You've always got one of us. The lift! They did the lift!

They did the overhead lift! They went forward and they did it. Look at all those pants legs in the wind. Oh my gosh. Thank you, Dar. I love you. Okay, okay, now we're going to carry away.

What? What? Ow! Ow! Ow! Take it back. Mrs. Squeaks is dead. And the murderer is in this room.

My champagne line for pets. It's for nothing without Mrs. Squeaks. Who's that person who slapped me? Huh? No, I'm not happy I'm pregnant. Excuse me, sir. You're not told. Oh, no, this page is already breaking.

Please stop it. I'm not told. Not told. Not told. Not told. Throw him in the crowd. No. Hey, Plek, do you feel like we missed a lot?

Yeah, I don't have any idea what's going on down here. Is there a gas leak on the first floor or something? What's happening? There's a gas leak! I'm just going to have this quick little cigarette over here. Just going to light a quick little cigarette. Oh, man. You know what, guys? That party was a lot crazier than I thought it was.

You're still on fire. Oh, wow. Yeah. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Great job dancing off that fire. Very well done. Yeah. Yeah, thank you.

You know, you taught me everything I know. Oh, okay, yeah. And even though he hit me a couple times because he thought I hooked up with Dar, it's good to see Nerman again. Yeah. You know? Always a pleasure. Oh, yeah, yeah. And even though he hit me a couple times because he thought I hooked up with Dar, it's good to see Nermin again. You know? Always a pleasure. Oh, yeah, totally. And it was kind of nice to see that side of Nermin again.

Uh, AJ? I have an incoming transmission from the producers of The House Husbands of Mage. Oh. Hey, down here. Even their hollow screen is down there. Yeah, they should point the camera down. You saved Tracy Graham's life. Oh. Hey, down here. Even their hollow screen is down there. Yeah, they should point the camera down. You saved Tracy Graham's life. Oh.

Although we're sending AJ a contract. Oh, great. Wait, what? Spin-off. Spin-off? Spin-off. I don't know. I didn't like any of that.

I was confused and upset. You come with so much drama, and we like it. But I don't... We're sending you contracts. Whoa. Hey, Bargy, what do you think? Does that sound like a good deal? You're in development.

Uh, sorry, I'm still at the ship party. What? Oh, I guess we're at the party. I thought we took off already. Uh, what are the last ones? This long-winded wilzo is still talking to me. And as I was saying,

this is a picture of my stepdaughter, Matilda, not from the first marriage. No, no. Not from the first marriage. Current marriage. Yeah. Issue. Okay. Oh, Captain Dar, I have an incoming

transmission from Sisu Gandu. Oh, yeah, please put her through right away. Hello, crew? Hi, it's Sisuondu. Oh, yeah, please put her through right away. Hello, crew. Hi, it's Sisu Gondu. Ooh, wow, Sisu, that hat looks amazing on you. Thank you. It's very tiny, but it fits my jawline. That's a hat that works.

I just wanted to thank you, kind of, for the work you did. I think it was a successful party, for sure. Yeah, yeah, I mean, I saw someone. the work you did. I think it was a successful party, for sure. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, I saw someone. I didn't necessarily want to see. I'm gonna say what I feel. I am fine.

I love you. Thank you very much. I love everyone loving each other. Okay, well, I have a lot more work to do, because I'm all about positivity and moving forward. Yes. Great.

Keep up the good work, I guess. Thank you. Thank you. You know, Dar, I really appreciate you talking me through some of that stuff. And maybe I really do need to start thinking about what's next for old Plek Dexeter. Well, it's not dancing old Plek Dexeter. Well, it's not dancing. It's definitely not dancing. Oh, sure.

No, yeah. No, I wasn't thinking that. That's a level of drama nobody needs. Well, Plek, as I always say, you better save the drama for Quinslama. A forest mood of the Quincystic. Its gravity well is famously, you know, so powerful that even drama can't escape. That seems kind of a heady catchphrase, though, isn't it? That's why it's my catchphrase.

Okay. I'm going to go put regular clothes on. Yeah, that's my pick. Yeah. What if I'm Pants Guy, though, now? I don't think this is also you. This is an award-winning outfit. No dance, no pants.

Back to the shorts. You got it. Shorts, deck setter, back in action. Shorts, deck setter. That should have been my catchphrase. This is CRent IT5. Credits and attributions during commencing outro protocol.

Plek Deck Center was played by Alden Ford. C-53 was played by Jeremy Benn. Captain Dar was played by Ali Kokesh. Barge of the Ship, Sisu Gundu,

and Natorsh were played by Mujan Zolfagari. Teen Mom, Norma Bundeloy, and The Groundskeeper were played by Seth Lind. AJ was played

by Winston Knoll. Trace to Graham was played by special guest Timothy Dunn. Timothy is a comedian, writer, and actor in New York City. He has been on TV shows and podcasts

and comedy things from one end of the galaxy to the next. But the best way to be his intergalactic friend is to meet him on the web, at Timothy Dunn on Twitter, and Tim Dunn, him fun, on Instagram. Fun has two Ns. Thank you to our Brooklyn Live Show audience for chanting Dramatically.

This episode was edited by Jeremy Bent with sound design and mix by Shane O'Connell. Music composed by Brendan Ryan and performed by FAME's Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra. Plus, original music for The Real House Husbands of Manch by Shane O'Connell. Recorded at Robert Doggy Jr.'s Puppy Palace in Brooklyn, New York. Opening call narration by Jeremy Crutchley. Ship design for The Bargerian Jade by Eric Gleiss. Audio hosting by Simplecast.

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