This is far and away my favorite title and one of my all-time favorites of "NewsRadio". The title comes from the name of Jimmy James' autobiography - which sold like gangbusters in Japan, so he had it translated back to English. 'Super Karate Monkey Death Car' is the new name for the book, which is funny enough when you're reading it for the first time, but oh so much funnier in context. Mr. James gives a bookstore reading and the broken English comes off just as beautifully as you'd expect:
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of . . . buffalo dung."
It's a glorious train wreck, and Stephen Root wrings every last bit of humor out of the humiliating situation. He is one of the very finest character actors and his comedic timing is on full display here. This thing is worth a 10 for his material alone, but the rest of the episode works just as well; the writing is spot-on, Phil Hartman does plenty with facial expressions alone, and Lisa sweats the polygraph (felonious youth, 'natch).
It's perfect.
10/10
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of . . . buffalo dung."
It's a glorious train wreck, and Stephen Root wrings every last bit of humor out of the humiliating situation. He is one of the very finest character actors and his comedic timing is on full display here. This thing is worth a 10 for his material alone, but the rest of the episode works just as well; the writing is spot-on, Phil Hartman does plenty with facial expressions alone, and Lisa sweats the polygraph (felonious youth, 'natch).
It's perfect.
10/10
