Request Line: Starting and/or Stopping

INT. DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE – DAY

A pair of sleazy Hollywood executives are at work in their shared office.  One – DARKEST TIMELINE ZACK MORRIS – is seated at his desk in front of a pile of spec scripts.  The other – RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY – is sprawled out on the couch playing with his phone.

DARKEST TIMELINE ZACK MORRIS: You know, when I gave you access to the corporate twitter account I thought you were going to use it to promote our content.

RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY: [not looking up] I am promoting our content!

DTZM: Trolling Ellen DeGeneres does not help promote our content.

RTD: [continues to squint at his phone] I’m building the brand. I’m establishing us as a witty and engaging presence.  Just like our productions!

DTZM: [gestures to pile of scripts] We need to make some decisions about new material or all the brand-building in the world isn’t going to do us any good.

RTD: [finally lowers phone and looks up] Fine.  Are there any gritty reboots we could do?

DARKEST TIMELINE ZACK MORRIS stands up, reaches below the desk, lifts up a banker’s box filled with scripts, and drops it heavily onto the coffee table in front of RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY.

DTZM: There’s at least forty of them in there.  Take your pick.

RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY starts leafing through them.

RTD: Hmm…Ski School…The 5th Element…Mr. Mom…Weekend at Bernie’s…Rumble in the Bronx…ooh, Brewster’s Millions! How about that?

DTZM: We already tried to get the rights to The Toy, don’t you remember? Pryor’s estate was not interested.

RTD: Oh, right. [picks phone back up]

DTZM: Damnit, we need to focus!

RTD: Okay, okay, let me just tell this conservative activist that Vigo the Carpatian just told her she’d be prettier if she smiled more.

DTZM: [pulls the phone out of his hands] Rikki, you need to stop.

RTD: [continues punching away at thin air for a second before realize the phone is no longer there] Hey!

DTZM: Speaking of stopping, that would make a decent theme for Request Line this week.

RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY tries to reach for his phone without having to get up from the couch, but is unsuccessful because DARKEST TIMELINE ZACK MORRIS has taken two steps towards the window.

DTZM: Yeah…stopping and starting.  [holds Apple watch up to his mouth] SIRI, LET’S START THINGS OUT WITH A DOUBLE SHOT…

SIRI: Dialing Blue Bottle Coffee…

DTZM: SIRI, CANCEL. SIRI PLAY “START ME UP” BY THE ROLLING STONES FOLLOWED BY “STOP BREAKING DOWN”.

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ballsofsteelandfury

How has this song not been posted yet? Best Stop lyric ever!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo

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ballsofsteelandfury

I vow that I will buy a bunch of Hammer Time! stickers and stick them on various stop signs around the LA area someday.

ballsofsteelandfury

Just purchased them.

BeefReeferLives

& the version by the “Spanishtonians” as well.

Quite apt for the recent lesser footy tourney…

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Gumbygirl

A little Ray will make your day!
https://youtu.be/zHevN7NPo0A

BeefReeferLives

& a double shot is twice as nice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y0KsGEysvo

SonOfSpam

A Green Day by any other name, um, would be these guys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un2XxeNrnaM&ab_channel=maruugreenday

SonOfSpam

“These guys are gonna be the biggest band in the world in 10 years” would have been a hell of a prediction when this song came out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrg1UAixGaM&ab_channel=GreatPerformers1

Viva La Tabula Raza

Did not see this one either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGJQPkfwlAc

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Viva La Tabula Raza

I scrolled all the way through and did not see this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV9JJmSCiI8

BeefReeferLives

“Don’t. Stop. drinking until tomorrow…”

SonOfSpam

I’ll take “Things a Californian Has Never Said” for $800

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIPan-rEQJA&ab_channel=masterofacdcsuckaS

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“I Took Three Bennies and My Semi Truck Won’t Start” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hqzzqX3VCc

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& a triple shot from the Commander and his Airmen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hAKBwRPX6s

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BeefReeferLives

Let’s make it a triple shot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKFB2UAeMw

Gumbygirl

I like Chrissie’s version a teeny bit better
https://youtu.be/wB9zg_JIL0k

King Hippo

oh, that’s GOOD

King Hippo

I mean, COVID can’t be great for bidness?

King Hippo

OK, opening myself up to “hipster doofus” charges, but this is an excellent tune, PERFECT songwriting, and an all-around great band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwdUVjyxWrM

SonOfSpam

Wouldn’t have bet on him dying before her

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5i7j0VhEHw

King Hippo

I mean, they both believed quite strongly in exercising their livers? Womenfolk have like a 5-7 year biological advantage, though.

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SonOfSpam

RIP to the Rankingest. What a fun song and group.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MlBzPvCsMo&ab_channel=ShoutFactoryMusic

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King Hippo

There is a song in this! Stop the world, we broke up!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le6oGav2iTo

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SonOfSpam

Need a palate cleanser after that last one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZCxyOcvp5A

SonOfSpam

Hey, great topic, I have a song in mind
No
C’mon, it’s a kickass song
No
Look, I’m not working today and
Wait, you have to work there?
I don’t have to, but it’s the best way to meet cashiers
Hang on…why are there cashiers? You gotta buy stuff up there?
Nah, but a lot of people really like the experience.
Okay man, anything else?
Tell Balls to get that thing on his taint checked if he doesn’t wanna join me.
Weird. Ok, look, for old time’s sake, I’ll take your song.
Awesome. You know you love this one.
Dude.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqV7DB8Iwg

ballsofsteelandfury

DAMMIT!

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BeefReeferLives

Triple shot from Soul Brother #1
https://youtu.be/2fg8GuqhKMg

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SonOfSpam

Enjoyed this song until I realized it was about boy accumulation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yURRmWtbTbo

SonOfSpam

Unfortunately, this song is also great.

DOUBLE DIDDLER SHOT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XMvPTFzgVU

Gumbygirl

Mine too. Except for some Jackson 5 stuff. Favorite solo song.

Gumbygirl

Speaking of the Jackson 5
https://youtu.be/C6pLV9xZczM

King Hippo

I always hear it as “don’t stop till you get it up” – with happy thoughts of a frustrated masturbator.

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BeefReeferLives

& the original, for you purists..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vqu2zOwYYI

SonOfSpam

Good song by which to beat zombies with pool cues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgzGwKwLmgM

BeefReeferLives

“…but everytime I do, just the thought of you makes me stop, before I begin”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1AHec7sfZ8

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BeefReeferLives

Actually, the lyrics make me wonder if Cole Porter was into the needle drugs….

SonOfSpam

For the longest time, if I wanted to make my wife happy, I would walk into the room and sing HOW CAN I EXPLAIN at the top of my lungs. In fact, I’m gonna go do that right now while she’s on a conference call.