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ALL KIDS

WE LOVE YOU…

(Benny re-emerges with a big cigar in his mouth; kids surround him)

[Piano: hold suspense]

STEPHANIE
Benny? I know this is dumb, but.... none of us has ever done a commercial before.

CHRIS
I‘ve done three.

ADAM
Shut up, Chris.

STEPHANIE
Just to get it out of our system.

ADAM
Please?

CHRIS
(a capella) BENNY WE LOVE-

BENNY
Fine! Anything but that.

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(Moment) He dials the phone.

BENNY
(Phone.) It‘s me. (Listens) Yes, her majesty has arrived. (Listens) Yep, they came—kid‘s downstairs
doin‘ an interview. Listen. Get my kids in on this Crackle-E thing, will ya? They‘re drivin‘ me nuts.
(Listens) Offer ‗em a package—me, Kelly, the kids--they can save on auditions. (Listens) C‘mon.
Wheel, deal, finagle- isn‘t that what you people do? (Listens) Thank you, dear. (Hangs up, gestures
―voila!‖) [Piano in]

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