Framkin: We have a song here at Smile Time that reminds me of your courage and pluck. It's called 'Courage and Pluck' from Smile Time (Season 5) | Next Clip in Episode |
(Gunn & Lorne come into Gregor Framkin's workshop, where he's working on a new puppet)
GUNN: Mr. Framkin?
FRAMKIN: Hi there. Ah... excuse me for not getting up. Bit glued in at the moment. (chuckles)
GUNN: Mr. Framkin, we've been tracking an epidemic that's affecting a great many—
FRAMKIN: Cocoa?
GUNN: What?
FRAMKIN: I could have some cocoa brought in. Extra yummy. Got those itty-bitty marshmallows?
LORNE: Ooh, those are good. (back to hardnosed mode) Listen, Santa, you can keep your tempting beverages to yourself. We're here from—
FRAMKIN: Wolfram & Hart. Yes. I've heard of it. And of you. Made quite an impression in our little industry. So much accomplishment despite your unfortunate deformities.
LORNE: (offended) Deformi-whats?
FRAMKIN: We have a song here at Smile Time that reminds me of your courage and pluck. It's called, uh, Courage and Pluck. Goes a little like this: (singing) Oh, courage and pluck courage and pluck—
GUNN : OK, Framkin, enough. We're onto you, understand? We're gonna shut you down.
FRAMKIN: Oh, my. On what grounds?
GUNN: Well, for starters, violations of the provisions of section 5— (stutters) 5... 6-8-C... set forth in chapter 15 of the children's... (frustrated) TV thing! You turned my boss into a frickin' puppet!
FRAMKIN: (calmly) I disagree.
GUNN: Yeah, but— you—you what?
FRAMKIN: And if your intent is to pressure me, extort money, do any of the things your firm is famous for, well, I'm afraid you're in for a fight.
LORNE: Yeah? Well, a fight suits us just fine, Papa Smurf. We're gonna let the entire world know what you're up to.
FRAMKIN: Up to? Gentlemen, I bring joy and laughter to children. You bring tax exemptions to nasty corporations, acquittals to the clearly guilty. Frankly, I doubt the world wants to hear from you.
GUNN: Come on, Lorne. We're through talking to this hump of garbage.
(walks toward the door)
FRAMKIN: Uhp, no name-calling at smile time.
LORNE: Bad person!
(Lorne and Gunn exit)
FRAMKIN: (waves) Bye-bye now. (singing the Smile Time melody) Bum bum bum bum bum buh bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum buh bum bum bum...
(Pan over to reveal that Framkin has been animated by Polo, who has his hand in a nasty looking hole in his back. Polo withdraws his hand, and Framkin collapses on the desk)
POLO PUPPET: (to the phone) Get everybody in here. We got a problem.
written by: Joss Whedon & Ben Edlund; Original transcript by CariCranberry. Edited & formatted by me.. Full transcript at:
http://www.buffyworld.com/angel/season5/transcripts/5x14_tran.php