Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rod Whigham for November 12, 2015

In today’s episode of The Many Faces of Mr. Mayne, we meet a young William Holden.

Practice? I’m pitching a series idea and you’re talking about practice? I think Mayne’s looking like Seinfeld, but maybe that’s because this is a story about nothing.

Why are they practicing? They haven’t played a game in weeks. I assumed the season was over.

Oh, kid … I mean, CHUMP. No one remembers those reality “stars” fifteen minutes after the “show” stops production.

What has he done for his English grade? Oh, I forgot, it’s a reality show, not a documentary.

Seriously Dorky, you have an idea somewhere in that tiny brain? And as for what you’ve done for the show, ever since you started telling those stupid knock knock jokes the ratings have tanked and we’re about to get cancelled. Let’s meet tomorrow and you can tell me all about it!

P3:" Hit the brakes Dorky. We have practice." " Now that’s funny, Breck! They should be featuring you on the show." " Hell, it’s almost Thanksgiving and we’ve only played two games and there’s no sign of another one anytime soon. What would we need to practice for?"

Would’t it be ironic if Jaymie and Keri were both program directors for WDIG’s parent company and behind this complete train wreck currently barreling through MILFord?Just asking!S. CrowellMI

Or moronic!

When Dory was made a Captain of the football team, Coach Boonie vouched for him. Now he’s gonna shove it aside like it don’t mean nothing. Dory: “Practice? How the hell is that gonna make me better?”

Given Milford’s reluctance to advance to the 21st century, shouldn’t there be docking wires coming from the hand held units in that old Atari system there in P3.

This plot hasn’t jumped the shark, it’s been eaten by the shark, digested, and pooped back out.

Be of good cheer, good fellows well met. ‘Tis the plot twist we’ve waited so long to posses. State Champion Coach Gil Thorp shall turnith the tables on the knavish clan from Hollywood land. Me thinks I smell a rat…or at least we may now see the horizon as this vessel of putridity doth sink into R&W oblivion.

@ Bitsy: Sorry about the “good fellows well met” phrase, I couldn’t think of a Shakespearean way to add “a hot babe with nice gams”. I think that would be more Damon Runyon.

Was Dory’s idea so elaborate that he couldn’t have just said it right then and there?

The old trick they use on TV and in movies all the time so that they can stall or change scenery. “You know, I have an idea that could change our fortunes forever! Meet me in my office tomorrow and we’ll discuss it.”“Okay, sounds good. I have no idea what you are talking about and it didn’t even occur to me to ask what your idea is. Nope, not curious in the least.”

We ain’t talking about the game. We’re talking about practice, man.

Mop, your “Hello Larry” reference, priceless, just priceless!

P4: Dory — “Practice? We talking about Practice?Not a game…not a game……Practice???”

“In all reality” what a really bad time for Mr. Reality to be away with all this reality TV stuff going on.