Hey, Forrest, how come you've never reviewed
being hit by a car?
It's weird.
Anyway, what's it like to be pranked?
Oh, see that? Look at that.
You were so afraid.
That's a great one.
It looks like April Fools' has come a bit early this year.
What do you think of that?
Nothin'?
Ah, well, here I go to get pranked.
This should be a fun one, right?
Forrest: At first, being pranked appeared
to be just the assignment I needed after
the emotionally exhausting experience
of vetoing my ex-wife's request.
But then I realized that since I can't prank myself,
this had the potential to be uniquely challenging.
Hello, Grant.
Well, I should talk to you about something.
This is very difficult in light of recent events,
but I'm just gonna cut to the chase
and tell you what I just learned.
What is it?
"Review" has, uh, been canceled.
What?
Did you just tell me that "Review" has been canceled?
Afraid so.
No. That can't be true. No, Grant, Grant.
[ Scoffs ] No.
I know.
They can't do that. Nobody can do that.
You can't do -- You don't do that.
You can't do that, Grant!
Hey, listen to me.
What you are saying now cannot happen.
[Bleep] no! Are you [bleep] kidding me?
I just [bleep] vetoed
that thing from Suzanne trying to get me out of there
because you [bleep] told me to!
[Bleep] no! Get back on the [bleep] phone,
and you tell them, "No.
If you do this, the host will [bleep] kill himself.
We're doing more of this. Absolutely not."
I'm in the middle of a review right now.
I mean, we're in the middle of doing this.
[ Laughing ] We're in the middle of doing it.
Oh.
Grant's prank was a true masterpiece of the form.
Grant, that was... Hmm!
Oh.
The most impressive thing about it was that it took me,
a man who was waiting to be pranked,
completely by surprise.
Okay. I know that you're doing
a segment on being pranked right now.
But this is actually real.
Why would they cancel "Review"? I feel like an idiot.
Well, it's the ratings. They're really bad.
Haven't you noticed how few questions we've been getting?
You're still doing it?
Your ex-wife asked a question.
That's how few submissions we're getting.
[ Laughing ]
I want you to know that I did not take this lying down.
Okay.
Even though they're bumping me upstairs
to be a vice-president of the network,
I fought for you.
I guess people just didn't care for the show as much as we did.
You really thought it through, too.
My God. Thank you.
[ Laughs ]
This is a very nice touch. Oh, my God.
The best pranks involve multiple people
bolstering one another's ridiculous deceptions.
Tina: Hi.
And this was a truly great prank.
Oh, boy. We're really sorry.
About what?
About the show getting canceled.
Ah, yes. Poor "Review" getting canceled.
What will become of the two of you?
Ah.
Oh.
Yeah. So she's gonna actually take us with her
and take us around the world.
And she's going to pay us.
It's kind of amazing.
Yes, that is. That is.
I don't want to go around the world.
I don't want to get paid.
I just want to work for Mr. MacNeil.
It's --
Forrest: Josh endured what must have been excruciating pain
for the purpose of this joke.
And for that, I salute him.
I think he's trying to hug you.
Oh. As you would in the case
of a cancellation of the show, yes.
I love you more than my dad.
Okay, best male intern in a drama.
[ Laughing ]
Forrest: My staff had impressed me in innumerable ways.
But their dedication to helping me
with my review of being pranked was unprecedented...
and totally wonderful.
Have you got a farewell speech for me, Lucy?
Um...
Thank you.
This is actually the easiest job I've ever had.
Is that right?
Yeah. I've written three erotic novels
under the name Beverly LaFontaine
if you want to check 'em out.
Thank you for letting me know that.
We'll have to find more for you to do in the future.
Oh, you're in denial. Okay.
This should make this go smoother.
I am not a very sentimental person,
but, um...
I'm glad you got out of this dumb show alive.
Mmm, yes.
She's really leaving. [ Laughs ]
Three days into this prank,
I began to wonder just how far this conspiracy
of silliness extended.
Had my ex-wife and son been roped into the fun, as well?
But there was no way of knowing,
because when I stopped by their house,
no one was home.
As the week came to a close, this prank revealed itself
to be fantastically elaborate.
Uh. Oh, God. [ Laughs ]
This just goes on and on and on.
Oh!
"Now you can review what it's like to be pranked.
Love, Josh and Tina."
That's a bit of a hat on a hat.
But Josh and Tina were right.
I could certainly review what it was like to be pranked.
And it keeps getting better because look who's not here --
A.J. Gibbs. She's also playing along,
off to do her travel show, I guess.
Ah, it is a total delight
to see everyone in my world
working together to improvise a kind of a comic play.
Though I did feel a bit foolish at first,
I mostly feel very fortunate to be surrounded
by people who care enough about me and my work
to go to such great lengths.
Now, if I have one criticism, it's that this prank
was really not all that believable,
because what kind of a universe
would be cruel enough to allow "Review"
to be canceled right after I chose it over my family?
Come on. [ Laughs ]
But all in all,
I give being pranked five really fun stars.
That's all the time we have for "Review."
See you next time.