Santa Baby Page #6

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OUT IN THE REAL WORLD,

WE HAVE SOMETHING

CALLED FOCUS GROUPS.

TODAY, I'M GOING TO

NEED YOU TO BE:

MY FOCUS GROUP:

FOR A PROJECT I'M

WORKING ON BACK HOME.

YES, LUCY?

IS THIS LIKE:

MAKE-BELIEVE?

YES! IT'S EXACTLY

LIKE MAKE-BELIEVE.

YEAH!

EXCELLENT!

WHAT I NEED IS FOR YOU

TO PRETEND:

TO BE CONSUMERS:

WHO MAY OR MAY NO BE INTERESTED

IN SOME OF THESE THINGS.

SOUND LIKE FUN?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GET STARTED.

OK. UM...SKIP.

IF I GAVE YOU:

THIS TOASTER,

WHAT WOULD YOUR:

REACTION BE?

YOU'RE GIVING ME

THE TOASTER? ME?

FOR RESEARCH:

PURPOSES, YES.

OOH!

OOH!

[GASPS] WHY...I...

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT TO SAY.

I LOVE IT.

GOOD.

AN HONEST REACTION.

OK. WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU

LOVE ABOUT THIS TOASTER?

WELL, I MEAN,

THE FACT THAT YOU

GAVE IT TO ME.

I MEAN, THIS IS LIKE

THE HAPPIEST DAY

OF MY LIFE!

[CHORTLES]

[EXCITED REACTIONS]

[LIGHT APPLAUSE]

I HAVE A TOASTER!

YEAH!

COME ON!

YEAH!

FOCUS, GROUP.

FOCUS. FOCUS.

FOCUS.

CAN ANYONE TELL ME

WHAT QUALITIES THEY

LIKE ABOUT THIS TOASTER?

NN-YES! NN-YES!

BESIDES THE FAC THAT IT CAME FROM ME.

OH.

OH.

OH.

YES.

UH...

IT'S SHINY.

OH, YEAH.

GREAT. OK.

YOU PREFER THIS DESIGN

OVER, LET'S SAY,

THIS RED ONE?

OOH,

A RED ONE!

[GASPS]

WHO WANTS RED?

LET ME TRY THAT ONE.

PLEASE, GUYS.

EXCUSE ME.

I AM THE SENIOR:

ELF HERE. OH!

TALK ABOU GLASS HALF FULL.

TRY BRAIN HALF FULL.

[RAISING AND

LOWERING LEVER]

Mrs. Claus:
LUKE,

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

Luke:
NO PROBLEM.

OH, COULD YOU BE A DEAR

AND HANG THIS ORNAMEN UP HIGH FOR ME?

THE ELVES ARE NO HELP.

YEAH. SURE THING.

LET ME JUST MOVE THIS

LADDER OUT OF THE WAY.

GOOD THING I CAME

ALL THE WAY IN:

FROM TOWN, HUH?

[CHUCKLES]

IT WAS SO NICE TO SEE

YOU AND MARY TOGETHER.

DOESN'T SHE

LOOK DARLING?

MOM, YOU WANTED

TO SEE...

OH, MARY! HELLO!

LOOK WHO'S HERE.

HEY, LUKE.

HEY, MARY.

SO, WHAT DID YOU WANT?

THE ELVES GAVE ME

THIS NOTE.

OH, HEAVENS,

I CAN'T REMEMBER.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,

IT'S TIME FOR YOUR

FATHER'S LUNCH.

[LAUGHS LIGHTLY]

IT'S NICE.

ISN'T IT, THOUGH?

[LAUGHS]

LUKE, I--

MARY--

[LAUGHS]

[LAUGHS]

GO AHEAD.

NO, NO, NO.

IT WAS NOTHING.

YOU--YOU GO. YOU GO.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY

THAT IT WAS GREA TO SEE YOU

AND THAT I'M SORRY

ABOUT--

HEY, LOOK,

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

IT'S OK.

REALLY?

YEAH.

IT'S FORGOTTEN.

[LAUGHS]

SO, I'VE GOT TO...

I SHOULD, UH...

I SHOULD GET GOING.

OK.

GARY!

OH, HI!

OH!

[SIGHS]

OH. UH-OH.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[GRUNTS]

ONWARD!

WHAT? WHAT'S

THE HOLD-UP?

HOW THE HECK:

DO THE REINDEER:

DO IT?

I HEARD THAT.

NICHOLAS!

WHERE DO YOU:

THINK YOU'RE GOING?

THE DOCTOR SAID REST!

DOCTORS--

WHAT DO THEY KNOW?

IT'S LEECHES ONE CENTURY,

LOW CARBS THE NEXT.

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