Tom Goes to the Mayor (2004–2006)
Eric Wareheim: The Mayor, Wayne Skylar, Various, Back-Up Dancer, Self
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Quotes
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Mike Fox : [the Mayor is watching "Scared Straight" on TV] My name is Mike Foxx and I've lost thirteen of my own children - four to wind poisoning, two to sand rash, five to deadly crickets, and at least six to a mysterious drifter who looks and sounds like this guy:
Mysterious Drifter : This is the sound of my voice!
The Mayor : Oh, no!
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Tom Peters : I had just an idea I wanted to run past you about children's safety...
The Mayor : That's interesting, Tom. I just had a meeting with my TV about that. Let me hear your thoughts.
Tom Peters : Well, uh, child safety, uh, right... the first and, uh, last step is to establish a perimeter surrounding our, you know, parks and zoos and, uh, nurseries, and day-care centers, and elementary...
The Mayor : Bear traps.
Tom Peters : [long pause] Uh... uh, okay, uh...
The Mayor : You're talking about using bear traps to surround these safe zones, right? I love it.
Tom Peters : Well, no, I-I...
The Mayor : You sold me on this idea.
Tom Peters : Oh. Wow.
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[Tom and The Mayor are delivering a proposal to the city council]
Tom Peters : Well, basically, I've done a lot of research, and, um, we think that the best way to protect our youngest citizens in Jefferton here is to... surround them with, uh, bear traps.
The Mayor : Wonderful, Tom, wonderful.
Tom Peters : It's basically for their protection, so I don't know why you wouldn't want to do that. Of course, obviously there's a little bit of risk, so, um... actually, a lot, uh, a tremendous amount of risk, um... I hate to say it, but I will guarantee that a number of kids will be injured or possibly, um... killed in the project...
Tom Peters : [a long beat] Thank you.
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The Mayor : [Tom is unconscious in a dumpster] Thomas! Tom-boy! Tom! Tom, are you okay?
Tom Peters : Oh, wow...
The Mayor : It's okay... I'm gonna hold up your head for you.
Tom Peters : ...think I hit my head... wh... where am I? What time is it?
The Mayor : Well... I've been keeping you in this dumpster for weeks now. Found this vest on a hobo and put it on you to keep you warm, 'cause you've been way too tender to move.
Tom Peters : Oh. Okay. What's that smell?
The Mayor : Tom, what you're probably smelling is the cat food. I've been coming by every night to feed you, and since you're unconscious, I would take a dollop of the wet cat food and stick it in your mouth and then move your jaw up and down like a chewing motion.
[Tom gags]
The Mayor : But in that process, some of the cat food fell out onto your lips and your face and it hardened a little bit in your hair and on your shirt.
Tom Peters : Okay. Right.
The Mayor : C'mon now, don't worry. I'll carry you over.
Tom Peters : I think I have B.M. in my pants.
