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by Bakugan
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My name is Nathan Fielder,
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and I graduated from one of
Canada's top business schools
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with really good grades.
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Now I'm using my knowledge
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to help struggling small
business owners make it
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in this competitive world.
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This is "Nathan for You."
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Mmm mmm mmm. Look at this food.
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You want it, right?
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Well, you can't have it
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unless you pay a visit
to Joe K's Deli Restaurant
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in the small town of Vernon, California.
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But lately, owner Steve
Mullen has been struggling
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to draw in customers from
the rest of L.A. County.
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People are not aware of us anymore.
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So we need something new.
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We need...
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We need exposure.
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The problem could be that
the last piece of press
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they got was from an
unknown news journal
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published over a decade ago.
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So I decided to pay Steve a visit
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with a plan to change that.
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I do watch that program
on TV with, um...
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What is it, "Dine and
Drive"? What is it?
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Oh, "Diners, Drive-ins, and Drives"?
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Yeah, yeah. That's
a... That's a good show.
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Well, you know this
isn't that show, right?
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- Yeah, I know it's not.
- Okay, yeah.
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- That's Guy Fieri.
- Yeah, that's right.
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- Yeah.
- Yeah.
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- Um, it's okay.
- You have to contact them, no?
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- I...
- How to get on
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- "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives"?
- Yeah, yeah.
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I don't know how to get on that show.
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No. Well, you came through.
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So let's see... You
know, I'd be very happy
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to... work with you to
get this thing promoted.
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- Okay.
- Yeah.
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One thing I've noticed that always
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gets restaurants press coverage
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is when a celebrity leaves a bit tip.
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If we were to get an
impersonator to pose
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as a celebrity and leave a $10,000 tip
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at Joe K's Deli, the real celebrity
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would never deny it was them
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because it make them look so good
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and Joe K's would instantly become
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the talk of the town.
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Okay.
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Yeah...
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Steve was excited
about my plan to get him
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to get him some new
press, but to pull off
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the illusion of a major
star leaving a giant tip,
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I would need a celebrity impersonator
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who was completely convincing.
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So I held an open audition to
see if anyone had the goods.
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Do not go in there.
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Whoo!
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Yikes.
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Well, all righty then.
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So are you a Jim Carey impersonator
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or an Ace Ventura impersonator?
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I guess, uh, I'm more
focused towards Ace.
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Um, but I'm a little
bit of Jim Carey overall.
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With all the talent that came in,
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it was hard to decide who would be best
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for this critical role.
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♪ If you live like that ♪
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♪ Blood runs cold ♪
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So once the auditions were done,
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I brought the footage to Joe K's
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to see who Steve liked the most.
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He doesn't look like Bill Gates.
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When I founded Microsoft...
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I don't think this guy will work.
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Steve turned out to be
a pretty tough audience.
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Can you feel it? Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
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- No.
- And of the dozens of options
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I showed him, he seemed to only connect
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with one.
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Jerry. Jerry, I'm pleading with you.
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I-I like this guy.
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- Kramer from "Seinfeld"?
- Yes.
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The guy was a dead ringer
for Michael Richards
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who played Kramer on "Seinfeld."
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I was a little concerned
about his relevance.
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Do you think he might
be a little bit dated?
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Maybe, but a lot of people know him.
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But Steve loved him,
so we officially decided
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that Michael Richards
would be the celebrity
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leaving the tip and later that week,
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I had our impersonator
meet me at a rehearsal space
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I rented so we could
run through the plan.
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Is this something you
do full-time, or...
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Well, I was... for a
while I was doing it a lot.
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I was doing it a lot
and then when Michael...
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When Michael Richards... When
he had his little problem,
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like after The Comedy Store... Right.
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My persona was... for a little while,
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- corporately non gratis.
- Right.
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I know Michael Richards is a great guy.
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I know he's not racist.
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I began by asking
Ostrow to walk me through
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how he would leave a
large tip at a restaurant
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as Michael Richards to
be sure his performance
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was realistic.
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And... whenever you're ready.
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[DOOR SLAMS]
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[CHAIR CLATTERING]
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[SLAPS]
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It was clear right away
that we had some work to do.
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I think it might be a
little bit too... big.
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Remember, people need to
believe you're Michael Richards,
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- not Kramer.
- Oh.
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- Got it. Okay.
- Okay. Cool.
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But after hours of rehearsal,
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it felt like we were getting closer
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to a believable performance.
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- A lot better.
- That's what I do.
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But to pull off this tip under
the scrutiny of the media,
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the details would matter.
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It seemed like the centerpiece
of every celebrity tipping story
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is a photo of the transaction receipt
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with the celebrity's full
name and account number on it.
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If we fake the receipt, there's a chance
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a nosy journalist could
verify the transaction
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and expose the fraud.
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So if we really wanted
it to appear real,
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We'd have to use a bank card
that was owned by someone
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with the same name as our celebrity.
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So I started calling
every Michael Richards
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listed the local white
pages to ask for permission
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to borrow their bank card
for a one-time transaction
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they'd be fully reimbursed for.
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- ...and for...
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But unfortunately, none
of them would help me out.
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Ok... hello? Mr. Richards?
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For a moment, I thought
I was all out of options,
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but then it occurred to me
that if we could find someone
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who was willing to temporarily
change their legal name
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to Michael Richards, we'd be able
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to open up a bank
account on their behalf
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and get the debit card we needed
to make the transaction real.
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And after posting several
ads, we finally got a response.
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- What's your full name?
- Robert Paul Holmes.
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So can I ask why you
wanna change your name?
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I've been Paul for a long time.
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Since I was a kid, uh,
I think probably five.
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Um...
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my family started calling
me by my middle name
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and it just stuck. So you just wanted
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- to be Paul Holmes?
- Yeah.
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Okay, for this project,
I'm willing to pay you...
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- Mm-hmm.
- To change your name
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- to Michael Richards.
- Okay.
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[LAUGHS] Why?
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We're trying to make it
seem like a man by that name
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left a big tip at a restaurant.
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- Okay.
- And...
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for that I'd be willing
to pay you $1,000.
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[LIGHTLY CHUCKLES]
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Uh, what's going through
my brain right now
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is the huge pain in the ass this is.
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You know? Uh...
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and I'm thinking if $1,000 is worth it.
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Um...
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I mean, is this a yard sale?
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Can I counter offer with some money?
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What amount do you
feel comfortable with?
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14's in my head. I like it.
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Uh, you can counter offer with 12.
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Whatever man, you know?
Give me anything over 1,000
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and I'll think that I win.
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- So, like, $1,001?
- Mm-hmm.
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- You'd be happy with that?
- Yeah, sure.
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Okay. So, she we do $1,001?
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Sure. Yes.
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- I mean, is that...
- Mm-hmm.
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- As long as you're happy.
- I am happy.
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I just wanna make sure
you're happy with that.
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Mm-hmm.
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Okay, well, it was great
negotiating with you.
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- Yeah, good.
- I'm an easy negotiator, man.
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- Yeah, great.
- Yeah.
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- Well thank you.
- Absolutely.
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After settling on an
amount that we are both
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happy with, I had Paul
fill out the legal paperwork
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that was required to begin
the name change process.
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But that's when I realize
we had a big problem.
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To complete a name change in California,
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you're legally obligated to
publically announce the change
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in a newspaper of general circulation
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for four weeks in a row.
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If anyone suspected that the
Michael Richards tip was fake,
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finding this name change in the paper
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would be their smoking gun.
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I tried calling my legal
advisor Judge Anthony Filosa
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to see if there was any way around this.
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You have to publish it?
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You can't just change
your name secretly?
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_
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But unfortunately, there wasn't.
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So I felt like the only way to do this
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while maintaining our secrecy
was by creating a newspaper
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that no one would ever read.
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My hope was that by calling
it "The Diarrhea Times,"
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no one would ever want to pick it up,
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but to ensure our publication
seemed legitimate to the courts,
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I rented us an office space
in a media building downtown
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and hired a professional
ghost writer named
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Austin Bowers... who once
wrote me an entire book
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in less than a week,
to serve as the paper's
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Editor-in-Chief.
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You ever been the editor
of a newspaper before?
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Nope, this'll be the first time.
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The paper would obviously need content
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and it seemed like
Austin had a big vision.
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Um... definitely wanna
include lots of topics:
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um, business, arts, politics.
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Draw lots of people in and they'll come.
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They'll read. They'll share.
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Right? Just make sure there's a section
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for name change announcements? Okay?
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- Right.
- I felt a little bad for Austin
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that no one would be
reading this newspaper,
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but hopefully, it will be a
valuable experience for him
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that would lead to future opportunities.
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So after having him introduce himself
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to the other tenants in the building,
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to add to the paper's legitimacy...
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I'm the Editor-in Chief
of "The Diarrhea Times."
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- We're new in the building.
- Uhhuh?
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Austin got to work and a few days later,
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I was excited to learn that
our first edition was complete.
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Your lead story is a movie review of
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"Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist"?
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Yup, it is my favorite
movie of all time.
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- Really?
- Mm-hmm.
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I feel like how they came
together was kinda beautiful.
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I'd like to find something
like that one day.
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- Are you single?
- I am. Yes.
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What about you?
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Yeah, I'm single.
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- You wanna see the...
- Yeah, let's see
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what else you got.
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Austin walked me through
the rest of the paper
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which included articles
on entertainment,
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current events, and even a section
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for political cartoons
that he drew himself.
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That supposed to be Donald Trump?
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- Yes.
- And after including the name
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change announcement in the
bottom corner of page three,
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next to an op-ed
about "Zelda Symphony,"
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the first issue was ready to print.
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So you're gonna start
working on the next issue?
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- Yes.
- Okay, awesome.
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So after receiving thousands
of copies back from the printer,
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we circulated our inaugural
issue of "The Diarrhea Times"
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to the dozens of distribution partners
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we had set up around L.A. County.
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Meeting the minimum requirements
to be recognized by the courts
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as a legitimate publication.
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Since California law dictates
the name change be published
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for four weeks in a
row, over the next month,
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Austin wrote three more issues
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with the name change
announcement in each
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that were made publically
available to L.A. residents.
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So with all the legal
requirements now met,
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Robert Paul Holmes was
given a date to appear
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at the L.A. Superior
Courthouse where his name change
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to Michael Richards was approved.
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Here I am. I am officially
Michael Richards.
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Which is... weird and...
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again, I'm not relating
to it that much, but...
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time will tell, I guess.
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With his new identification,
he was now able to open
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a bank account under
the name Michael Richards
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and receive a Visa/debit card
that would hopefully stand up
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to media scrutiny when our
impersonator left the tip.
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Now, all we had to do
was fund the account
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with the money we needed
for the transaction.
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Because the production
has limited cash on hand,
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I decided to borrow
the $10,000 for the tip
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from the bank account of a
Holocaust Awareness Charity
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that I started knowing
that I'd get it back
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from the restaurant once
the tip was complete,
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but when I called up
Michael to schedule a time
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to make the deposit,
he casually brought up
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that the last time he
had handled this much cash
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was when he stole it from someone.
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So what was the charge?
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_
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Okay.
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_
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Michael told me that
he was once involved
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in an armed robbery and
even though the crime
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occurred almost a decade ago,
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I became very concerned
that once the money
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was in his account, he'd be
tempted to take it and flee.
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After all, if this guy changed his name
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to Michael Richards for $1,001,
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I couldn't imagine what
he would do for 10,000.
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So, as you know, I'm gonna be, like,
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- depositing $10,000 cash...
- Yup.
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- Into your account.
- Uh-huh.
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And, uh, I was just
thinking, like, after the...
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the call we had where you...
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where you told me you
had committed, uh...
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- armed robbery...
- Oh, yeah. Yeah.
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- Yeah.
- [LAUGHS]
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- I was a little nervous...
- Yeah. Yeah.
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- Just about...
- Makes sense.
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- And I trust you. Yeah.
- Cool.
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Like, I trust you. I know
it was a long time ago.
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- Yeah. Yeah.
- But I was thinking,
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just if it makes me, like...
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if it makes it a little bit safer, um...
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would you be comfortable
just being handcuffed
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to me until tomorrow when
we... I actually do the tip?
325
00:14:20,804 --> 00:14:23,604
No. Wait, what?
326
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[LAUGHS]
327
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So you want me to be
handcuffed to you for 24 hours?
328
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I mean, just 'cause the
money will be in your account.
329
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Right. Right. Right. Right.
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Ah, I got ya. I got
ya. I got ya. I got ya.
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I'm having a hard time following.
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So we're gonna deposit the money
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and then I'm gonna
handcuff myself to you...
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- Yeah.
- So I don't leave and go take
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- that shit out.
- Exactly. Yes.
336
00:14:42,270 --> 00:14:43,637
- I'm following you now.
- Yeah.
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We'd be handcuffed before we go in.
338
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Just like right now.
339
00:14:49,437 --> 00:14:51,804
- I mean...
- Sure. Yeah.
340
00:14:51,904 --> 00:14:53,404
You know, I don't have
anything going on today.
341
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- [BLEEP] it.
- I mean, I definitely want
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you to be comfortable with it.
343
00:14:57,170 --> 00:15:00,104
Yeah, yeah. I think
it's a weird request,
344
00:15:00,204 --> 00:15:01,937
but now that you
explained it a little more,
345
00:15:02,037 --> 00:15:04,204
I understand where you're
coming from and I get the logic.
346
00:15:04,304 --> 00:15:05,604
- Yeah.
- Totally get the logic.
347
00:15:05,704 --> 00:15:08,070
- Cool.
- And... yeah, again, sure.
348
00:15:08,170 --> 00:15:10,237
Thanks. Yeah, it would just
make me feel more comfortable.
349
00:15:10,337 --> 00:15:12,670
- Cool, man.
- After a bit of convincing,
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Michael Richards agreed
to be handcuffed to me
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for a full 24 hours
until the tipping plan
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was completed the following day.
353
00:15:19,437 --> 00:15:21,904
It might be best if we
do it in a way where it...
354
00:15:21,970 --> 00:15:24,104
we can make it look like
we're just holding hands...
355
00:15:24,204 --> 00:15:26,904
so it doesn't look suspicious, you know?
356
00:15:26,970 --> 00:15:31,337
- 'Cause we're going into a bank.
- Sure.
357
00:15:31,437 --> 00:15:33,504
And once Michael was
locked in beside me,
358
00:15:33,604 --> 00:15:37,637
it was time to head
out to make the deposit.
359
00:15:37,737 --> 00:15:40,270
Entering a bank
handcuffed to another man
360
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is a very risky maneuver,
361
00:15:42,204 --> 00:15:44,004
so I was hopeful
people would just see us
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00:15:44,104 --> 00:15:46,904
as two close friends
making a deposit together.
363
00:15:46,937 --> 00:15:48,537
- Thank you, man.
- Thanks.
364
00:15:48,630 --> 00:15:50,201
_
365
00:15:50,270 --> 00:15:53,404
Oh, hanging out. Enjoying
the... the clouds.
366
00:15:53,482 --> 00:15:54,505
_
367
00:15:54,570 --> 00:15:56,604
- Mm-hmm.
- _
368
00:15:56,704 --> 00:15:58,270
Good. Yeah, you as well.
369
00:15:58,370 --> 00:15:59,737
- Thank you.
- See ya.
370
00:15:59,904 --> 00:16:01,070
Thank you. And with that,
371
00:16:01,170 --> 00:16:03,037
the account was fully funded.
372
00:16:03,137 --> 00:16:05,470
But since I needed to
stay handcuffed to Michael
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until noon tomorrow when the
tip was scheduled to take place,
374
00:16:08,937 --> 00:16:12,337
I booked us adjoining hotel
rooms for us to spend the night.
375
00:16:12,437 --> 00:16:15,070
So once inside, I switched
our traditional handcuffs
376
00:16:15,170 --> 00:16:16,670
for some custom ones I had made
377
00:16:16,770 --> 00:16:18,337
with an extra-long chain
378
00:16:18,437 --> 00:16:20,270
so we'd be able to have our own space
379
00:16:20,370 --> 00:16:22,104
so I could be sure he wouldn't run off
380
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in the middle of the
night. Have a good night.
381
00:16:24,037 --> 00:16:28,104
You, too, my friend.
382
00:16:28,204 --> 00:16:30,670
It was a little uncomfortable at first,
383
00:16:30,770 --> 00:16:33,737
but after we each negotiated
a fair amount of slack,
384
00:16:33,904 --> 00:16:35,970
I was able to go to
bed knowing that Michael
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00:16:36,070 --> 00:16:39,904
and my Holocaust money
wasn't going anywhere.
386
00:16:44,530 --> 00:16:46,486
After a night of subpar sleep,
387
00:16:46,513 --> 00:16:48,080
it was time for the big day.
388
00:16:48,173 --> 00:16:50,439
So I unlocked myself from the cuffs
389
00:16:50,539 --> 00:16:52,973
and secretly snuck out without
telling Michael I had left
390
00:16:53,073 --> 00:16:55,539
I then met up with our
Michael Richards impersonator
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00:16:55,673 --> 00:16:58,039
near Joe K's Restaurant
to give him the debit card
392
00:16:58,139 --> 00:17:00,373
he'd be using for the transaction.
393
00:17:00,481 --> 00:17:03,539
So you feel good about all
this? I'm good. I'm ready.
394
00:17:03,688 --> 00:17:06,355
Let's make it happen. Giddy up!
395
00:17:06,455 --> 00:17:07,855
Okay. Um...
396
00:17:07,955 --> 00:17:09,222
Just remember, you're Michael Richards,
397
00:17:09,288 --> 00:17:10,522
- not Kramer.
- Yeah.
398
00:17:10,622 --> 00:17:11,822
- Right? Got it?
- Yeah. Yeah.
399
00:17:11,922 --> 00:17:13,009
Okay, great. All right.
400
00:17:13,118 --> 00:17:16,455
Before Joe K's open that day,
my crew had set up cameras
401
00:17:16,555 --> 00:17:18,522
throughout the diner so I could monitor
402
00:17:18,622 --> 00:17:20,191
everything that happened
from a surveillance van
403
00:17:20,402 --> 00:17:21,362
down the block.
404
00:17:21,488 --> 00:17:23,155
So with the lunch rush in full swing,
405
00:17:23,255 --> 00:17:26,055
it was time for Michael
Richards to arrive.
406
00:17:26,155 --> 00:17:28,088
The plan was for
customers to take notice
407
00:17:28,188 --> 00:17:30,888
once the tip happened in
the hopes word would spread
408
00:17:30,988 --> 00:17:33,888
to the local press so I
instructed our impersonator
409
00:17:33,988 --> 00:17:35,821
to keep a low profile at first
410
00:17:35,921 --> 00:17:37,455
and order whatever dish he felt
411
00:17:37,555 --> 00:17:39,455
the real Michael Richards would have.
412
00:17:39,521 --> 00:17:40,788
Okay, you all ready, sir?
413
00:17:40,888 --> 00:17:42,688
- I believe I am.
- Okie dokey.
414
00:17:42,788 --> 00:17:44,088
What we having today?
415
00:17:44,188 --> 00:17:47,121
Mmm... All right, I'm gonna go
416
00:17:47,221 --> 00:17:50,621
- veggie melt.
- Okay, one veggie melt.
417
00:17:50,721 --> 00:17:53,621
The staff was fully prepped
on what was about to happen
418
00:17:53,721 --> 00:17:56,121
and we went through extensive
rehearsals to make sure
419
00:17:56,221 --> 00:17:57,788
everything ran like clockwork.
420
00:17:57,888 --> 00:17:59,221
I'm gonna go... we're gonna go with
421
00:17:59,321 --> 00:18:00,855
the vegetaria... the veggie melt.
422
00:18:00,955 --> 00:18:02,955
Okay, one veggie melt.
423
00:18:03,055 --> 00:18:05,688
But the only thing that
really mattered was the tip.
424
00:18:05,788 --> 00:18:07,521
So to ensure the
signature on the receipt
425
00:18:07,621 --> 00:18:09,621
would be authentic, I had a light box
426
00:18:09,721 --> 00:18:11,821
built into the back of
one of the restaurant's
427
00:18:11,921 --> 00:18:14,621
check holders with a traceable
overlay of Michael Richard's
428
00:18:14,721 --> 00:18:17,221
actual signature that I found online.
429
00:18:17,321 --> 00:18:20,755
So once he was done eating,
and the restaurant ran the card,
430
00:18:20,855 --> 00:18:23,855
it was time for the
pivotal moment of my plan.
431
00:18:23,955 --> 00:18:26,455
Thank you very much. Glad
you enjoyed your lunch.
432
00:18:26,488 --> 00:18:27,688
You have a wonderful, wonderful day
433
00:18:27,788 --> 00:18:29,588
and a great weekend as well.
434
00:18:29,688 --> 00:18:31,688
And my heart was racing
as our impersonator
435
00:18:31,788 --> 00:18:34,255
filled in the largest
tip to ever be left
436
00:18:34,355 --> 00:18:36,888
on a $14.00 sandwich.
437
00:18:36,988 --> 00:18:38,855
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
438
00:18:38,955 --> 00:18:40,921
And after having him exit quietly,
439
00:18:41,021 --> 00:18:44,188
it was time for Steve's server
to execute the surprise reaction
440
00:18:44,288 --> 00:18:47,355
we had rehearsed so many times.
441
00:18:47,455 --> 00:18:49,621
Oh, my God.
442
00:18:49,721 --> 00:18:53,188
Oh, my God. $10,000 tip?
443
00:18:53,288 --> 00:18:54,588
Are you kidding me?
444
00:18:54,688 --> 00:18:56,688
Steve, Linda. What is it?
445
00:18:56,788 --> 00:19:00,021
- God. $10,000 tip.
- That says $10,000.
446
00:19:00,121 --> 00:19:01,821
- No way. What?
- A $10,000 tip.
447
00:19:01,921 --> 00:19:03,321
- That's crazy.
- Who is this guy?
448
00:19:03,455 --> 00:19:04,821
- $10,000?
- It was Kramer.
449
00:19:04,921 --> 00:19:06,688
I think it was Kramer from "Seinfeld."
450
00:19:06,788 --> 00:19:08,288
Michael Richards? Michael Richards?
451
00:19:08,455 --> 00:19:10,121
- Yeah.
- The staff's performances
452
00:19:10,221 --> 00:19:12,888
were flawless and our
waiter made a huge point
453
00:19:12,988 --> 00:19:14,621
of ensuring that
everyone in the restaurant
454
00:19:14,721 --> 00:19:16,821
knew about the generous tip.
455
00:19:16,921 --> 00:19:18,155
I couldn't believe
it, man. It was Mike...
456
00:19:18,255 --> 00:19:19,555
It was Kramer from "Seinfeld."
457
00:19:19,655 --> 00:19:21,755
- Yeah.
- Oh, my God.
458
00:19:21,855 --> 00:19:24,088
Michael Richards. The guy
Kramer from "Seinfeld."
459
00:19:24,188 --> 00:19:25,688
- Oh!
- Just ate...
460
00:19:25,788 --> 00:19:27,455
I was hopeful this would be enough
461
00:19:27,562 --> 00:19:30,121
for word to spread to the local media.
462
00:19:30,216 --> 00:19:32,162
_
463
00:19:32,221 --> 00:19:34,755
And lucky for us, it was.
464
00:19:34,855 --> 00:19:36,921
This next story is so
wild it might belong
465
00:19:37,021 --> 00:19:39,755
in a "Seinfeld" episode,
and it apparently involves
466
00:19:39,855 --> 00:19:42,021
a cast member from that hit TV show.
467
00:19:42,121 --> 00:19:44,488
A waiter at Joe K's Deli in Vernon
468
00:19:44,588 --> 00:19:48,021
received a $10,000 tip on Friday night
469
00:19:48,121 --> 00:19:51,655
from Michael Richards who
played Kramer on "Seinfeld."
470
00:19:51,755 --> 00:19:53,288
Customers took some photos there.
471
00:19:53,455 --> 00:19:55,088
Claimed the waiter was so happy
472
00:19:55,188 --> 00:19:56,988
they thought he was actually gonna cry.
473
00:19:57,088 --> 00:20:00,488
While the story is not
verified, the customers insist
474
00:20:00,588 --> 00:20:02,621
it was Cosmo Kramer himself
475
00:20:02,721 --> 00:20:05,688
- who left that very generous tip.
- I love it.
476
00:20:05,788 --> 00:20:08,555
I had delivered on my
promise to put Joe K's Deli
477
00:20:08,655 --> 00:20:10,821
back in the spotlight
and when I returned
478
00:20:10,921 --> 00:20:13,621
the next day, Steve
couldn't have been happier.
479
00:20:13,721 --> 00:20:15,988
You came like an angel and, uh...
480
00:20:16,088 --> 00:20:17,521
- [LAUGHS]
- An angel? Really?
481
00:20:17,621 --> 00:20:19,355
Angel, yes.
482
00:20:19,455 --> 00:20:21,321
And with all the press
coverage they got,
483
00:20:21,421 --> 00:20:23,755
I was sure business would
be booming for a while.
484
00:20:23,855 --> 00:20:27,521
"Seinfeld" Michael
Richards leave $10,000 tip.
485
00:20:27,621 --> 00:20:29,388
- Yeah.
- Perfect.
486
00:20:29,488 --> 00:20:31,355
I can't make it out. What's that?
487
00:20:31,455 --> 00:20:33,288
"The Diarrhea"?
488
00:20:33,388 --> 00:20:35,621
I had decided to keep
"The Diarrhea Times" open
489
00:20:35,721 --> 00:20:38,221
for one final issue
so that Austin's work
490
00:20:38,321 --> 00:20:41,055
could be displayed proudly
in a place of honor.
491
00:20:41,155 --> 00:20:43,788
But it still wasn't
easy to say good-bye.
492
00:20:43,888 --> 00:20:47,621
Well, I had a lot of fun here.
493
00:20:47,721 --> 00:20:49,488
Well, maybe we could, like...
494
00:20:49,588 --> 00:20:51,955
get a beer sometime or something.
495
00:20:52,055 --> 00:20:53,788
Or a tea.
496
00:20:53,888 --> 00:20:55,888
Mm, that'd be cool.
497
00:20:55,988 --> 00:20:57,721
- All right, see ya around.
- All right.
498
00:20:57,821 --> 00:21:00,288
- Pleasure working with you.
- Yeah.
499
00:21:00,455 --> 00:21:01,621
- All right.
- Okay, bye, Austin.
500
00:21:01,721 --> 00:21:02,955
Bye.
501
00:21:03,921 --> 00:21:06,821
[SOMBER MUSIC]
502
00:21:06,921 --> 00:21:07,888
♪
503
00:21:07,988 --> 00:21:12,021
Absolutely.
504
00:21:13,921 --> 00:21:16,321
Smokin'.
505
00:21:16,455 --> 00:21:19,355
Somebody stop me!
506
00:21:19,455 --> 00:21:21,021
Hold on, sugar,
507
00:21:21,121 --> 00:21:24,455
daddy's got a sweet tooth tonight!
508
00:21:26,031 --> 00:21:27,086
Great.
509
00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:29,131
Synced
by Bakugan
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