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>> HOLLYWOOD.

SOME SAY THE STREETS HERE ARE

PAVED WITH GOLD.

OTHERS MAY DISAGREE.

BUT WHETHER YOU AGREE OR NOT,

THESE ARE THE STREETS WE DRIVE

OUR DREAMS ON.

IT'S TIME TO PUT DOWN THE TOP,

CRANK UP THE TUNES, AND STEP ON

THE GAS.

WELCOME TO THE GREATEST EVENT

IN TELEVISION HISTORY.

>> LIVE FROM

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, IT'S THE

LIVE COUNTDOWN TO THE GREATEST

EVENT IN TELEVISION HISTORY.

AND NOW YOUR HOST, JEFF PROBST.

>> HEY, EVERYBODY.

I'M JEFF PROBST.

WE'VE SPENT THE LAST YEAR AND A

HALF SEARCHING FOR THE GREATEST

EVENT IN TELEVISION HISTORY.

THREE TIMES, WE THOUGHT WE'D

FOUND IT, BUT THREE TIMES WE

WERE WRONG --

SHIT-BROWN WRONG.

BUT TO BE SURE, WE CONTACTED THE

TALLEST STREAKER IN LOS ANGELES

TO SEE ANY OF THE LAST THREE

EPISODES WERE, IN FACT, THE

GREATEST EVENT IN TELEVISION

HISTORY.

>> NO.

>> TONIGHT, WE BRING YOU THE

FINAL GREATEST EVENT IN

TELEVISION HISTORY -- A

SHOT-FOR-SHOT RECREATION OF THE

OPENING CREDITS FROM THE HIT

1980s TOM HANKS/PETER SCOLARI

COMEDY "BOSOM BUDDIES," WITH

BONA FIDE MOVIE STAR PAUL RUDD

AND EX-SMOKER ADAM SCOTT.

FOR THE LAST TIME, LET'S START

THE CLOCK.

WITH A BUDGET OF OVER $40,000

AND A CREW LARGER THAN MANY

CREWS WHO'VE WORKED ON THINGS,

THEY WERE READY TO SHOOT.

BUT FIRST, LET'S GO BACK

THREE MONTHS BEFORE SHOOTING

BEGAN.

>> MY NAME IS PAUL RUDD, AND I'M

PLAYING THE ROLE OF KIP WILSON

IN THE "BOSOM BUDDIES" REMAKE.

WELCOME TO MY LABORATORY!

I, UH, KEEP LOTS OF THINGS IN

HERE.

I LIKE TO DO RESEARCH OF STUFF

FROM THE '80s.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME IS TO

JUST IMMERSE YOURSELF.

THE ONLY OTHER ACTOR I'VE EVER

REALLY BEEN ABLE TO KIND OF

RELATE TO IS DANIEL DAY-LEWIS,

BECAUSE WE DO A LOT OF THE SAME

KIND OF STUFF.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND "METHOD."

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

MY TECHNIQUE IS LIVING.

I LIKE TO LIVE AS THE CHARACTER.

SO, I WEAR THAT AS A BADGE OF

HONOR.

THESE ARE ARTICLES AND THINGS

FROM THE '80s.

THESE ARE CALLED CASSETTES.

THIS WAS OUR PRESIDENT IN 1980.

THIS IS RONALD REAGAN.

WHAT I'VE GOT HERE IS THE

WEATHER REPORT FOR THE WEEK THAT

THEY SHOT THE PILOT TO

"BOSOM BUDDIES."

IT'S GOOD FOR ME JUST TO KNOW

THESE KINDS OF THINGS, BECAUSE

IT JUST AFFECTS MAYBE THE WAY

THAT I EVEN MOVE.

>> AS THEIR START DATE GREW

CLOSER, PAUL AND ADAM DECIDED TO

MEET TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

>> HEY, MAN!

>> HEY, MAN!

>> WHOA!

>> WELCOME TO MY LABORATORY.

CHECK THIS OUT.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ONE OF THESE?

>> YEAH -- UH, A RUBIK'S CUBE,

SURE.

>> THAT'S IT! OH, MY GOD!

YOU KNOW!

I GOT THE WEATHER REPORTS HERE.

>> MAN, YOU ARE REALLY PREPARED.

>> EH, IT'S JUST THE, UH -- IT'S

THE WAY THAT I ROLL, I GUESS.

IT'S THE WAY THAT I'M WIRED.

>> YEAH. ME, TOO. I-I'M SUPER --

>> OH, GOOD! RIGHT ON!

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

WHAT HAVE YOU DUG UP?

>> I --

OH, MY GOD. I FORGOT --

[ SIGHS ]

I FORGOT ALL MY MATERIALS AND

STUFF THAT, LIKE --

LIKE, MY WEATHER REPORTS AND

STUFF, ALL THE STUFF THAT I --

>> DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

NO, NO. IT'S COOL.

I'M GLAD YOU JUST HAVE

SOMETHING.

OH, CHECK THIS OUT.

DOES THIS GUY LOOK FAMILIAR TO

YOU?

>> UM...YEAH.

>> 90 DAYS LATER, THEY WERE

READY TO SHOOT.

BUT RUDD HADN'T BEEN HEARD FROM

IN WEEKS.

[ BELL RINGS ]

WITH THE FIRST DAY OF SHOOTING

UPON THEM, PRODUCTION EVEN WENT

SO FAR AS TO HIRE A REPLACEMENT,

JUST IN IN CASE HE DIDN'T SHOW

UP.

>> OKAY, SO, PAUL'S LIKE

THREE HOURS LATE.

I MEAN, WHAT DOES HE -- HE JUST

EXPECTS US TO WAIT AROUND ALL

DAY FOR HIM?

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

>> HEY, EVERYBODY! HI!

SORRY I'M LATE! I'M KIP!

>> HE'S HERE.

SEND THE REPLACEMENT HOME.

>> COPY THAT.ACEMENT HOME.

YOU CAN GO HOME.

>> [BLEEP] YOU.

[ LAUGHTER ]

>> SORRY THAT I'M LATE!

I, UH -- I GOT CAUGHT UP

WATCHING THE NEWS.

CAN YOU BELIEVE JIMMY CARTER

BAILED OUT CHRYSLER AGAIN?

UGH. HE'S THE WORST!

[ SIGHS ]

HEY, GUYS, DID YOU HEAR HOW

RICHARD PRYOR IS DOING?

>> WHAT?

>> YEAH! RICHARD PRYOR --

HE BURNED HIMSELF.

I THINK IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, BUT

MY GIRLFRIEND SAYS HE SMOKES

DRUGS.

HENRY! OH, MY GOSH.

I HEARD THE CRAZIEST THING.

DID YOU KNOW THAT DARTH VADER

IS LUKE SKYWALKER'S DAD?

>> WHAT?

>> I JUST SAW THE NEW MOVIE

"EMPIRE STRIKES BACK."

HEY, BY THE WAY, IS IT COOL,

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'LL BE

PLAYING ROOMMATES IN THIS THING,

THAT MAYBE WE LIVE UNDER THE

SAME ROOF FOR A WHILE?

>> I MEAN, I HAVE, LIKE, A WIFE

AND KIDS, AND I HAVE A FAMILY

AND -- DO YOU MEAN, LIKE, IN A

HOTEL ROOM OR...?

>> WELL, I ALREADY HAVE A MOVING

COMPANY SENDING MY STUFF OVER TO

YOUR HOUSE.

>> WHAT?

>> I JUST HOPE THEY DIDN'T GET

CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF

THIS WHOLE IRANIAN HOSTAGE

CRISIS, RIGHT?

[ LAUGHTER ]

THIS IS GONNA BE TUBULAR!

WELCOME TO MY LABORATORY!

[ WOMEN GIGGLING ]

>> YOU'RE AMAZING!

>> YO ARE!

>> LITTLE-KNOWN FACT -- THE

VERSION OF BILLY JOEL'S 1978 HIT

"MY LIFE" THAT IS USED IN THE

CREDIT SEQUENCE WAS, IN FACT,

NOT SUNG BY BILLY JOEL.

IT WAS SUNG BY A SOUND-ALIKE.

I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT

TONIGHT, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE

OPENING CREDITS TO

"BOSOM BUDDIES" WILL BE PAIRED

WITH BILLY JOEL'S VOICE.

>> IT'S REALLY GRATIFYING TO

KNOW THAT THEY'RE GONNA ACTUALLY

USEVOICE SINGING, UH, MY

SONG ON -- ON THE TV SHOW

"BOSOM BUDDIES."

I WAS IN THE WILDERNESS FOR

YEARS WHEN THEY DIDN'T USE MY

VOICE.

BUT YOU HANG IN THERE LONG

ENOUGH, AND YOU GET YOUR SHOT.

YOU KNOW, I'M BACK.

I'M BACK, BIG-TIME.

* GOT A CALL FROM AN OLD FRIEND,

WE USED TO -- *

>> NO. THAT'S NOT IT.

>> WHAT'S NOT IT?

>> IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN SING

IT AND MAYBE SOUND MORE LIKE THE

GUY FROM THE SHOW?

>> LET MET TRY.

[ PIANO PLAYING ]

* GOT A CALL FROM AN OLD FRIEND,

WE USED TO -- *

>> DO YOU NEED -- DO YOU NEED,

LIKE, SOME TIME, OR...?

>> YEAH. CAN I GET SOME WATER?

>> YEAH, WE'LL GET YOU SOME FLAT

WATER, TO MATCH YOUR VOICE.

>> * CLOSED THE SHOP, SOLD THE

HOUSE, BOUGHT A TICKET TO THE

WEST COAST *

>> THOSE AREN'T THE RIGHT

LYRICS.

>> YEAH, THAT SOUNDED WEIRD.

>> * NOW HE GIVES THEM A

STAND-UP ROUTINE IN L.A. *

>> AND I BELIEVE IT -- IT'S NOT

"STAND UP ROUTINE."

IT'S STAND-UP TARTINE, LIKE

THOSE...

>> STAND-UP TARTINE?

>> YEAH, LIKE THE SANDWICHES

WITH NO TOP.

>> * NOW HE GIVES THEM A

STAND-UP TARTINE IN L.A. *

>> OH.

>> MM-HMM.

>> MEANWHILE, THE SCOTT FAMILY

WERE ADJUSTING TO LIFE AT HOME

WITH THEIR NEW ROOMMATE.

>> DID YOU GET THE PRIZE

ALREADY?

[ CEREAL CRUNCHING ]

WHERE'S THE PRIZE?

>> I DON'T THINK THAT ONE COMES

WITH A PRIZE.

>> YEAH, I'M JUST -- I'M DONE.

[ DISHES CLATTER ]

>> I WAS TOLD INITIALLY THAT

PAUL WAS GOING TO BE STAYING

WITH US, UM, I HAD ASSUMED FOR

THE DURATION OF THE SHOOT.

AND FROM WHAT I CAN SURMISE, HE

NOW LIVES HERE, BECAUSE HE'S

BROUGHT ALL OF HIS THINGS AND

MOVED OUT OF HIS OWN HOME AND

NOW HAS MOVED INTO OUR HOME...

>> "SHAZBOT"?

>> ...AND IS A MEMBER OF OUR

FAMILY STRUCTURE.

>> Shh! SHUT UP.

>> I'M PRETTY POSITIVE HE WAS A

HOARDER, BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF

STUFF DOESN'T REALLY LINE UP.

IT'S SO MUCH. IT'S SO MUCH.

IT'S ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE.

>> HEY, EMILY, YOU KNOW WHAT

WOULD BE TOTALLY SHREDDING?

IF YOU COULD JUST GO IN THE, UH,

REFRIGERATOR AND GRAB A 12-PACK

OF TaB AND A COUPLE OF

RUBIK'S CUBES FOR ME AND MY

ROOMMATE?

>> WHILE PAUL AND ADAM WERE

LEARNING HOW IT FELT TO LIVE

TOGETHER, RUDD'S OBSESSION WITH

STAYING TRUE TO THE '80s TIME

PERIOD CREATED TENSION ON SET.

>> HEY, HENRY.

>> UH, HEY, KIP. HOW'S IT GOING?

>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

>> OH, RIGHT -- MY PHONE.

IT'S NOT -- IT'S -- IT'S JUST --

>> WHAT IS THIS THING?!

UGH!

[ THUD ]

>> HEY, HOW'S IT LOOKING, PAUL?

>> HMM? WHO?

>> HOW WE LOOKING, KIP?

>> OH, HEY, HENRY! YEAH.

GOOD, MAN!

[ LAUGHS ]

GRODY!

>> HEY, UH, KIP, WHAT IS THIS

THING YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE?

>> HMM?

>> YOU SEEM PRETTY COMFORTABLE

LOOKING AT THIS FLAT-SCREEN

TELEVISION --

>> WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THAT

THING?!

OHH! AAH!

>> LOOK, EMILY, I'M SO SORRY,

OKAY?

HE WILL BE GONE.

WE JUST NEED LIKE A COUPLE MORE

DAYS TILL WE FINISH SHOOTING.

>> I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT

SOMETHING.

>> OKAY.

I KNOW HOW HARD THIS HAS BEEN ON

YOU, BUT WE --

>> I SLEPT WITH HIM.

>> WHAT?

>> I [BLEEP] PAUL.

>> Y-YOU --

>> HEY, BUDDY.

>> WAIT. W-WHAT'S HAPPENING?

>> [ SIGHS ]

WE [BLEEP] BRO.

>> YOU --

>> [BLEEP]

>> WHA-- I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

>> WE [BLEEP]

>> YOU --

>> [BLEEP]

>> WAIT, WAIT. WAIT A SECOND.

>> WE [BLEEP]

>> WE [BLEEP]

>> THE TWO OF US...

>> I HEARD THAT. I'M --

>> [BLEEP]

>> I HEARD YOU.

>> I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR.

>> I PUT IT IN HER SUGAR WALLS.

>> WHEN DID YOU SLEEP TOGETHER?

>> LAST NIGHT, WE [BLEEP]

THEN WE [BLEEP] THIS MORNING.

>> WHERE DID YOU DO IT?

>> I [BLEEP] HER IN THE GARAGE

FIRST.

AND THEN I, UH [BLEEP] HER IN

THE CRAWL SPACE.

>> HONEY?

>> I'M SORRY, BROTHER.

I JUST -- YOU KNOW WHAT?

I NEEDED TO KNOW WHAT IT FELT

LIKE TO DESTROY THE LIFE OF MY

BEST FRIEND, FOR THE ROLE!

I MEAN, JUST FOR THE ROLE!

>> YEAH.

>> THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN

"BOSOM BUDDIES."

>> YOU GOTTA GO.

>> GO? GO WHERE?

>> YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE.

>> YEAH, MAN.

YOU REALLY GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE

NOW.

>> WHERE AM I GONNA GO?

[ Echoing ] GO, GO, GO, GO...

>> ADAM'S LIFE IS NOW INGO...

SHAMBLES.

OKAY.

FOR THE LAST TIME, HERE WE GO.

10, 9, 8...

>> Both: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!

>> WHEN WE FIRST MOVED TO

NEW YORK, WE HAD A GREAT

APARTMENT THAT WAS DIRT CHEAP.

>> AND WE FOUND OUT WHY IT WAS

SO CHEAP.

[ SMASHING ]

>> OUR FRIEND AMY SAID THERE WAS

A GREAT APARTMENT IN HER

BUILDING.

>> DIRT CHEAP!

BUT IT'S A HOTEL FOR WOMEN.

OKAY. WE MADE ONE ADJUSTMENT.

>> NOW THESE OTHER LADIES KNOW

US AS BUFFY AND HILDEGARD.

>> BUT THEY ALSO KNOW US AS KIP

AND HENRY, BUFFY AND HILDY'S

BROTHERS.

I AM, UH, CRAZY ABOUT THE

BLONDE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

>> THIS EXPERIENCE IS GONNA MAKE

A GREAT BOOK.

>> SEE?

IT'S ALL PERFECTLY NORMAL.

[ BILLY JOEL'S "MY LIFE"

PLAYING ]

>> * OOH

* I DON'T NEED YOU TO WORRY FOR

ME, 'CAUSE I'M ALL RIGHT *

* I DON'T WANT YOU TO TELL ME

IT'S TIME TO COME HOME *

* I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY

ANYMORE, THIS IS MY LIFE *

* GO AHEAD WITH YOUR OWN LIFE,

LEAVE ME ALONE *

* I NEVER SAID YOU HAD TO OFFER

ME A SECOND CHANCE *

>> * I NEVER SAID YOU HAD TO

>> * I NEVER SAID I WAS A VICTIM

OF CIRCUMSTANCE *

>> * I NEVER SAID

>> * I STILL BELONG

>> * STILL BELONG

>> * DON'T GET ME WRONG

>> * GET ME WRONG

>> * AND YOU CAN SPEAK YOUR

MIND *

* BUT NOT ON MY TIME

* I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY

ANYMORE, THIS IS MY LIFE *

* GO AHEAD WITH YOUR OWN LIFE

>> * LEAVE ME ALONE *

[ DRAMATIC ORCHESTRA MUSIC

PLAYING ]