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So I'm standing there with my hair on fire, and I'm like, will somebody turn

on the air conditioning?

So I'm standing there with my butt on fire, and I'm like, will somebody turn

on the air conditioning?

So I'm standing there with my foot on fire, and I'm like, will somebody turn

on the air conditioning?

Man, that's not funnier than butt.

Yeah, I know.

I'm gonna try it, though.

What are you doing?

My joke wasn't funny. Yeah, normally everything is way funnier when you make

a new punchline to someone else's joke, but Mordecai's was bad.

Wait, Margaret, were you fake laughing?

No, I wasn't. It was funny. We were all laughing, so I laughed. I laughed.

Margaret, this is serious.

Were you laughing because it was funny or because everyone else was laughing?

Um... You fake laughed at my joke!

Were you fake laughing at my jokes, too?

Margaret, how long have you been fake laughing at people's jokes?

Uh... Yeah,

cool. So it's settled. We're all going camping.

Total rebel.

Stop, I've heard enough.

You mean every time I ever made you laugh, you were fake laughing?

No! I get that you're being funny. Laughing is just hard for me. But if I

don't laugh, people get all self-conscious. So I just kind of, you

know, I fake it.

I thought I was funny for so long.

Can you not even make yourself laugh?

I might have once.

Then you didn't. I can't believe you've never experienced a real laugh.

While a little fake laughter can certainly grease the social wheels,

every single laugh being fake possibly points to a much deeper issue.

Oh, this is embarrassing!

I can't believe I told you guys I can't laugh.

I'm just gonna leave now. Dude, no. We gotta get you to laugh.

Yeah, I wanna hear what your real laugh sounds like. I don't know. Seems like a

lot of pressure.

Don't worry, Margaret. We'll set the mood and take it slow.

One form of comedy at a time.

Okay, here we go.

How does an elephant cross the road?

I don't know. That's a tusk question.

How does a pie cross the road?

It doesn't.

It's a pie.

So, uh, I was walking down the street and I accidentally step on a crack.

And it makes me think about that line, you know? Step on a crack?

Break your mother's back?

Who thought of that?

I don't know, man. People these days.

Doc, there's no way to get to the surgery on time.

It's all right, teen boy I'm friends with. There's always time if we go back.

To the sutures!

I've got one. Did you hear about the senator who... Man, read the room. No

one's in the mood.

This is so hard.

Maybe it's fine if I'm the only one who laughs.

Let's not be selfish, Rigby.

Honestly, guys, it's okay if I don't laugh.

I think maybe we should just give up.

Why do clowns wear deodorant? Huh? Because they smell funny!

I'm sorry.

I thought maybe you'd be into the spontaneity.

Margaret, wow.

What is going on?

Okay, I admit it. I lied earlier.

It's not that I've never been a laugher.

It's that something happened that made me stop laughing.

It was my fifth birthday.

Happy birthday, sweetheart.

I brought Buggle the Clown to your birthday party.

Come on, Dad.

Oh, we'll see.

No one can make him laugh like Buggo.

Hey, it's the birthday girl.

Check it out, huh? It's a dog with two little wagging tails.

That means he likes you twice as much.

Aw, what's the matter, little girl? Still sad?

Well, how about a bucket of browns to cheer you up?

Look,

kid, I don't know what you want out of me, but whoa!

Oh, I get it. Well, check this out. Whoa!

That's pretty good, huh?

Huh?

Huh?

Stand back. I'm gonna put out the fire with the chopper blades.

Why does this always happen to the best comedians?

Heads up, boys. This guy's career is red hot.

Well,

looks like he didn't make it.

Wow, that wasn't our fault, was it? Oh, no. As firefighters, we put out the...

accomplished our job wouldn't want that stain on my conscience for the rest of

my life speaking of stains you think all that viscera is gonna wash out the house

presents cake and children beats me let's just scoop it all into a big heap

in the middle of the yard and call it a day sure thing what should i do with

this clown nose let's make that the start of the pile okey doke and ever

since that day I haven't laughed for real.

So where did they put the nose?

Sorry, Margaret.

That sounds horrible.

You know, studies show that trauma gets stuck in the body and needs to be

released. I wish I could, but at this point I'm not even sure that's possible.

Maybe we didn't try the right kind of comedy. I think that memory proves that

slapstick used to make you laugh.

I guess so, but that was a long time ago. I don't know if... Ow!

Hey! What was

that? Your diaphragm is bouncing up and down.

Your real laugh is trying to get out from deep inside.

Man, it's stuck in there good.

You know what this means.

We're going to have to do the biggest slapstick stunt that we can currently

afford.

Okay, you're all stapled in for safety.

I don't know...

I really don't want anyone else to get hurt.

You want to laugh, don't you?

I... I do!

Then get ready to laugh!

It's gonna be a real cut-up! Dude, the clown!

Oh, right.

We're ready! I've calculated the perfect ratio of Margaret laughter to bodily

harm! Aww!

It's-

out-of-body experience, is it?

But you get used to it.

What about the clown?

I thought you kicked the bucket.

Technically, I stepped in a bucket, fell over, caught on fire, and a whole bunch

of other stuff.

But who's keeping track?

I'm sorry I laughed at you back then. I couldn't help myself.

I still feel awful about it. I actually haven't laughed in decades.

Haven't laughed in decades? You poor thing.

Well, that's terrible.

Listen, come with me. I want to show you something.

birthday again no wait keep watching I can't look

you weren't the only one laughing that day everyone was laughing

ever since that day I've been a four quad hit let

me tell you it still kills with audiences years later number one memory

tape rental since it dropped yeah

I had no idea your passing was not the worst thing that happened to you.

So you're really not upset about what happened?

I'll admit, it wasn't my favorite thing. But it was also the biggest laugh I ever

got in my entire career.

This clown is still kicking in the laughter life, you know?

What is that?

The laughter life? Like the afterlife, but with laughter instead?

Oh. You get it? I think it's funny.

Okay.

Pratfall!

I still got it. You know, you're right.

I guess I don't have to let the guilt of one horrible event dictate the rest of

my life. Thanks, Buggo. I feel a little better.

Only a little?

I think I know what will help. A bucket of smiles!

Thank you so much, guys.

It's not funny.

Margaret.

Seriously, Margaret.

How is this funny?

It's not funny.

Yeah.