-♪♪ Mad Lib Theater, ah-ahh, yeah ♪♪
-Now, here's how it works. I'm going to ask you...
-Here's how it works. -...some silly words.
-Pretend you're in the back of a 1976 station wagon.
-Yes. Exactly like that. And you get that little flip thing.
I'm gonna ask silly words, nouns, verbs, adjectives.
As we do that, they're going to be written onto cue cards.
-This is going to be a real test of my education.
-And we're going to act out a dramatic Mad Libs scene.
All right. Ready for this? -Yes, sir.
-Here we go. Name of a famous cartoon character?
-Popeye.
-Type of car?
-A Pinto. Pinto. A Pinto.
-Pinto, Pinto, Pinto. Okay, perfect.
-Yeah, three or four of 'em. -Yeah, yeah.
Type of food?
-A lamb Shank.
-[ Laughs ] This is fun.
A place you go for fun?
-K-- Uh, kayaking!
Is there a wrong answer?
-No, but kayaking isn't a place for fun.
-I go to Hydra, to Greece. Yeah.
-You go to Greece for fun? -Sure.
In my fantasy -- In my wild fantasy life.
-You're going to go to Greece for kayaking.
-Do you mean like to -- I go to Greece.
-Yeah, Greece for kayaking. -Yeah.
Mode of transportation?
-Uh, on a Vespa.
-Oh, nice. I thought you were going to say kayaking.
[ Laughter ]
Chain restaurant? -Bob's Big Boy.
-Nice!
-Or Frisch's Big Boy in Cincinnati.
But that's cool. That's cool.
-I'm just -- I'm thinking about the cue cards.
I was writing it down. Type of relative?
-Granny. Auntie. Grandma. -Grandma Auntie.
Okay, good. -Grandma Auntie!
-Famous singer? -Pete Seeger!
[ Laughs ] Pete Seeger? Yeah, I love him.
What you would shout when you walk into your own surprise party?
-Oh, I did this. "I should've washed my hair."
-Oh, nice.
-That's what I did, when I was 16.
-"I should've washed my hair."
-Someone threw me a party. "I should've washed my hair."
-That's a great line.
Type of profession? -Astronaut.
-Astronaut.
A verb ending in I-N-G?
-Digging.
-Digging. -I'm digging.
-Plural objects?
-Uh, b-- bikinis. Bikinis. -Bikinis.
-I was going to say pens, but that's boring.
-No, bikinis is perfect. Bikinis.
A country? -France.
-A number?
-52. Or nipples grew.
Or wait. What was that? What was that?
[ Laughter ]
-Adjective?
-Uh, uh. Untrustworthy. -Untrustworthy.
Oh, that was beautiful. -Ooh.
-Plural animal?
-Rhinos.
-What you would shout if you got a stain
on a very expensive shirt?
-[Bleep] Dagnabbit!
-Dagnabbit. I love it.
A plural body part?
-Ears. -Ears.
Another adjective?
-Flashy. Flashy. -Flashy.
Two words that rhyme?
-Um...
Yeah, I'm gonna go "spies" and "eyes."
-Spies and eyes. Very good.
-Or I could do "spies" and "despise."
-No, spies and eyes are great. And the last one -- a noun?
-Uh, deodorant. Deodorant.
-Deodorant. -Yeah, deodorant.
-Deodorant. Very good.
We've filled out the words for our scene.
-Thrilling! You guys seem riveted.
-Are you ready to perform? -Yes. Of course, of course.
-All right. Let's go. -Yes.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you.
♪♪♪♪
Ohh. I'm sure having a great night.
This is a great -- great time on this date tonight, Popeye.
-I'm having fun, as well, Pinto.
Did you enjoy your lamb shank?
-Yes, I did. -Great.
So, uh, tell me a little about yourself.
-Oh. Okay. Well...
Um, I grew up in a small town in Greece.
For kayaking.
-Yeah. -And, um -- But I hated it.
Most people do, which is why you don't hear about that a lot.
And then I just decided to pack up and buy a Vespa
and just move to Bob's Big Boy.
-Right.
-That's where my Grandma Auntie Pete Seeger lives.
Grandma Auntie lives at Bob's Big Boy, yeah.
-Oh, my God! -Yeah.
-[ Laughing ]
I should've washed my hair!
-Yeah. Oh, well.
-Well -- Well, how about you, Popeye?
What do you do for a living?
-I'm a very successful astronaut.
-Ohh.
-But my real passion is digging.
[ Laughter ]
Just give me a spoon and put me out in the backyard.
-Oh, my God.
Wh-- Popeye, that's my favorite activity, too!
-What do you like to do for fun? -I just said I like digging.
-Yeah. I was listening, yeah.
-Well, I -- -What else?
-I enjoy collecting bikinis. -Oh, yeah.
-I think you know what that means.
And taking long walks to France.
-Is that right?
That's a lot of steps on your Fitbit.
Listen. Pinto, there's something I have to tell you.
-Did we eat our bread already? -Oh, yeah.
We're done with dinner. -Oh, we're done.
-We're finished with dinner, yeah.
-Oh, yes. I said that earlier. -Check please!
Getting the check. But it's going well.
I have something to tell you.
-Okay. God, I'm nervous. What is it?
-Okay. [ Clears throat ] Here goes nothing.
-Yeah?
-I live with 52 untrustworthy rhinos.
[ Laughter ]
-Oh [bleep].
Aw, dagnabbit!
-I understand your reaction.
A lot of people respond that way.
-No. No. I'm just glad you're being honest.
You know, I really like you, Popeye.
-Yeah.
-And it's not just 'cause you have nice ears.
-This feels right. -Yeah.
Hey, listen. Valentine's Day is almost here.
Do you mind if I, um,
if I recite my favorite Valentine's poem?
-Oh, my goodness. I would love to hear it.
-Oh, thank you. -Yes, please.
Okay. -You're gonna stand up.
-I'm gonna stand up and face you.
I hope the other diners don't mind.
-I'm happy there's no one else at the restaurant.
Picked a great...
I don't know how we got a reservation here, yeah.
All right. Yes. Go ahead.
-Okay.
Roses are flashy...
violets are spies...
deodorant is sweet...
and so are eyes.
-[ Laughs ] That is beautiful.
And...scene.
There you go right there. Fantastic.
My thanks to Sarah Jessica Parker!