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Four sixes.

Oh, it's there, don't worry.

Five sixes.

Good God,

you're terrible!

Keep it, keep it,

keep it!

God, I don't like

this stupid game!

Who made that up anyway?

Hey, Carl!

Two morons, Sammy.

Yeah.

The thing is, America

is the place where a little

guy can have a big idea.

Anybody can do it, come

up with bubble wrap,

a super soaker,

a lottery watch.

A million dollars

You gotta' see in

It's animated!

One idea can

change everything.

All it takes is one.

Check it out.

It's gonna' change every time.

How do you feel about

winning some cash?

I feel good about it.

Let's do this, all right?

Come on.

All right.

Check it out.

Check out this

great new watch.

Hey, how are

you doing, buddy?

Lucky Lottery Watch, how

do you feel about it?

No?

Come on now.

Hey, I know

you like the lottery.

Check it out, a new way

to play the lottery!

oh, yeah.

More than two shakes,

you're playing with it.

You know what I'm saying?

I've got the

dress, I've got the smile.

It's animated.

I need a drink.

It's animated.

It's not working.

Tell me about it.

What is this, kid?

What is this?

Is this a Lab, or

is this a Retriever?

That is a Lab.

It's one of our best sellers.

It's cute, very cute.

Listen, who makes the business

decisions for this company?

That would be me.

Matt Reeder.

Hey,

Matt, how are you?

How can I help you?

Oh, no, no.

The question is,

how can I help you?

See, my company is the leader

in TV direct response

advertising.

What we'd like to

do is stop by...

We're not doing any

advertising right now.

Wait, wait, wait.

It's a whole new concept.

We pay you.

Okay, we're

really busy here, so...

Listen, I

picked up a brochure,

so I'll give you a call later.

I'll explain what we do, okay?

Come to the office

and we'll talk.

We're really

not interested.

You're not

interested in making money?

Listen, I'll give you a call.

I think you'll like what

I have to say, okay?

Maybe I can get you

some customers, right?

Huh?

Customers are nice.

Nice to see you.

F***ing queer.

Who's that a**hole?

You know, I mean, I

wouldn't call it a dud.

I'd call it a start.

Sam, use

some common sense.

I mean, look, I'm as

disappointed as you are.

That's fine.

Hey, look, maybe that's

the problem, buddy.

I don't know, maybe there's

just too much f***ing common

sense around here!

Let's, I don't know,

shake it up a little bit!

Let's think outside the box!

OK.

All right, I got it.

Here's one.

Get a little publicity.

Find a lucky lottery winner,

and say we pay him a couple

grand, I don't know, to say

that they got their numbers

off of our watch.

They go on TV.

They say to the entire world,

'I got the numbers off of this

watch'

Sam, will you

listen to yourself.

They just won the lottery.

Why are they going to lie for

us for

a couple of thousand bucks?

I don't know, man.

I'm just throwing

it out there.

And that's assuming we have a

couple of thousand bucks.

Yeah, we're

delinquent on everything,

and withholding is right

around the corner.

Okay, here we

go, small thinker.

What?

Underachiever.

Okay, we gotta'

figure this out,

unless you want to be

pounding nails again.

All right, well, I'm the

only one coming up with some

ideas.

Anyone else want

to chime in here?

Here's an idea.

We could've done four or five

breeds of the dog watch for

what we wasted at that expo!

But we didn't,

did we, Bean?

The highest re-order

rate of any product

we've ever had, ever

You know what, I want to

f***ing choke you sometimes!

Jesus!

Goddammit, Bean, you're really

starting to piss me off!

Hey, hey, you are

starting to piss me off, okay?

F***!

Come on, amigo.

Hey, hey, hey, man.

Come on, come on.

Okay, let's go see

the bank manager.

With Our

financial statement?

Don't be ridiculous.

No, we'll just go to him

without all the negative sh*t

On it.

I hope you're kidding,

because that's bank fraud!

I can never tell

with you anymore.

Yes, Bean,

he's kidding.

Because

I won't sign it!

Bean, he's kidding.

Bean!

Look, we're on

the same team, right?

I need you, man.

I say whatever it takes.

I don't know what that is.

Whatever it takes.

Sam and I are

essentially out of business.

I didn't know

it was that bad.

I mean, we got enough

money for one maybe two

payrolls, and that's it.

You know, maybe

it's for the best.

Go to work for Louisa, and get

away from Sam and his schemes

before you end up in jail.

I kind of like you, I

don't want you in jail.

Well, you know, a

problem is

an opportunity in disguise.

I mean, every store who buys

the dog watch sells out.

We just need more breeds.

Could you get a loan

from your credit union?

No, Mam

No!

Gina...

No, Matt!

No!

I mean, how many failed

products have you had lately?

That stupid jogger TV hat

I tried to talk you out of?

Watch TV while you jog?

The ten second toothbrush

for people in a hurry?

Come on, Matt!

Yeah, that was stupid

but this is completely

different.

It is night and day.

Every store that bought

the dog watch sold out!

I need more breeds

to get more accounts.

Gina, this can work, trust me.

This can work.

Say it doesn't

sell for any reason.

Would you promise to

go to work for Louisa?

Look, it's

a proven product.

We've sold these!

Just answer

the question, Matt.

Say it doesn't sell, would

you go to work for Louisa?

Look, you ever hear

about what happens to pro

athletes when they sign

their first contract?

What's that got

to do with anything?

Suddenly, here comes

the family with their hands out

"Gimme, gimme".

I mean, that's how I'm

going to feel

working for your sister.

Well,

you'd get over it!

Al, I'm a

happily married woman.

No, no, no.

Just what I needed,

another success seminar

with my in-laws.

A guy in a bar told me once,

if you want to know what God

thinks about money, look

at who he gives it to.

Al, I love

you, you know that.

I'd do anything for you.

Absolutely.

Matt, another beer?

Okay, sure.

But first, get

me that signature, Okay?

Al, stop flirting with my wife.

We get guests.

Get me that signature today.

OK.

Chao.

Oh, God,

I need a drink.

Now, now, now!

Coming right up.

I've got one ready.

I'm so sorry

I'm so late.

So sorry.

Here you go, my love.

Oh, thank you.

What do you think?

Thank you,

you wonderful man.

Go get 'em.

I'm good.

I'm good.

So, it's so

good to see you guys.

You are good.

So, Matt,

what do you want? Medium rare?

Did you get

my message last week?

I was in

Boise and Sacramento.

Oh, world traveler.

Well, guess what.

The week before Christmas,

you two are coming with us

to Telluride.

Telluride.

Yeah.

We won the winning donation.

At the Lupus

Charity Auction.

Fourteen grand, huh?

For a disease,

don't know

what the hell it is.

But it got us a four bedroom

condo right on the slopes

for a week.

Yeah, you ski right in,

ski right out your front door.

We thought of you guys the

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