Do you want an autograph?Auto Focus · 2002 — Chapter 13 of 16 · 2'08" · B1
Bob Goes Too Far on Live TV, Explained: a complete professional
A legal summons lands in Bob's hand, then he sits down for a live cooking show and treats it like a comedy set, cracking jokes that stop the host cold. "No, no, no. I'm fine. I'm a complete professional," he insists, even as the room turns awkward.
What happens
Bob is served legal papers, then appears as a guest on a live daytime cooking show. Asked about his recipe, he can barely name the dish and instead launches into off-color jokes about his show and the audience, leaving the host scrambling. Bob shrugs it off, saying the bad bits will be cut, and calls himself a complete professional.
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pull the wool over Klink's eyesYou've been servedknockersa complete professional
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Phrase of the scene
a complete professional
十足的专业人士、完全靠得住的人
直播翻车后主持人和鲍勃都想找补，鲍勃硬撑说自己状态没问题，是个十足的专业人士。
She handled the crisis like a complete professional.
Also in this scene
- pull the wool over Klink's eyes
deceive someone; keep them from seeing the truth
- You've been served
legal papers have been formally delivered to you
- knockers
（粗俗俚语）女人的胸部
Everything marked in this scene
22 notes across 42 lines
legal papers have been formally delivered to you
You've been served.Thanks, Bruno. It's a pleasure to be here.Wonderful to see you. Now what has Hogan been up to?Pretty much the same old thing.deceive someone; keep them from seeing the truth
I'm still trying to pull the wool over Klink's eyes and trying to get into Hilda's pants.I'm still trying to pull the wool over Klink's eyes and trying to get into Hilda's pants.I'm still trying to pull the wool over Klink's eyes and trying to get into Hilda's pants.That's not worked out.But I will be, next month, in Long Beach performing a show called Beginner's Luck.And... fettuccine, they tell me. That's what they told me to say, anyway.You got a balloon smuggler here in the audience today.Here's a little tip on how to remove the wrinkles from your face...Calm down. Boo! Calm down.They'll cut all this stuff out.Nice enough girl till she figured out that the fuzzy thing she's sitting on could make her some money.It's actually called a Chicken Fettuccine ala Crane is my dish.We can take a break if you want.No, no, no. I'm fine. I'm a complete professional.I just can't get over the size of those knockers.I just can't get over the size of those knockers.Ah! Well, look. Here come the ingredients now.Bob Goes Too Far on Live TV, explained
What's really going on
The scene is about a man who can't stop performing, even when the camera is live and the room is uncomfortable. His jokes are borrowed from his on-screen persona — "trying to pull the wool over Klink's eyes" — but on a cooking show they land all wrong, and the host is left to smooth things over. Bob's cover is pure denial: "They edit it and they take all this stuff out," as if a live broadcast can be tidied up later. When asked if he's okay, he insists, "I'm a complete professional," which is exactly what the scene shows he isn't. The comedy is awkward because it keeps threatening not to be a joke.
Theme
IdentityBob can't separate his TV persona from himself, playing the wisecracking star even when it costs him the room.
Dark humorA live show turns into a slow-motion embarrassment that everyone on set has to smile through.
I'm still trying to pull the wool over Klink's eyes and trying to get into Hilda's pants.Bob answers a polite question with his TV character's crude running gags, treating the interview like an episode.
Actually, I did get into her pants. I married her.He turns the joke personal and then bitter, revealing a marriage that is already falling apart.
Nice enough girl till she figured out that the fuzzy thing she's sitting on could make her some money.A mean-spirited aside about a woman in the audience, the kind of remark that freezes a live show.
No, no, no. I'm fine. I'm a complete professional.His brittle defense when asked if he's all right — insisting on his professionalism while proving the opposite.
Questions about this scene
What is Bob served at the start?
Legal papers. A man hands them over and tells him, "You've been served," which lands right as Bob is joking about autographs.
Why does the cooking show go wrong?
Bob answers ordinary questions with crude jokes from his TV character and insults an audience member, so the live broadcast turns awkward and the host has to cover.
What does Bob say to dismiss the mess?
He insists the show will be edited and the bad parts cut out, then calls himself a complete professional, which the scene treats ironically.
How does the host react?
He tries to calm things down and offers a break. When Bob refuses, the host moves on to the ingredients to rescue the segment.
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Chapter 4copaceticBob and John's Party Night
Chapter 5light years ahead ofBob Crane's New Video Camera
Chapter 6clear enough for youBob Catches John on Tape
Chapter 7pull a stunt like thisThe Demo Fails Spectacularly
Chapter 8what went downJohn Carpenter Repairs Bob's VTR
Chapter 9go around onceBob's Wife Accepts an Open Marriage
Chapter 10dead airBob's Party and Career Blowup
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