Episode 40

The Hydrogen Guy Fortieth Anniversary Special

...a Files of Hydrogen Guy Special Presentation

An empty television studio. A lit white backdrop is surrounded on three sides by abandoned cameras, microphones, cables, etc. Hydrogen Guy walks casually in from stage left. In addition to his usual costume, he is wearing a large protective cup over his groin, and is carrying an oversized ray gun (think "Marvin the Martian") with "Weaselator 2000-X" stencilled on the side.

Hydrogen Guy
Hello! I'm Hydrogen Guy, and I'd like to welcome you to my Fortieth Anniversary Special. Wow, can you believe it's been forty episodes already? It seems like only yesterday that --

He pauses. He glances stage right.

Hydrogen Guy
I said "It SEEMS like ONLY YESTERDAY that --".

Another pause.

Hydrogen Guy
DEUTERIUM BOY!

Deuterium Boy
[offstage] What?

Hydrogen Guy
Your cue!

Deuterium Boy
[offstage] What cue?

Hydrogen Guy
Your cue to rush in, waving your arms frantically, and say "Hold it! Hang on a second!", after which we engage in witty banter about the Fortieth Anniversary Special!

There is a long pause.

Deuterium Boy
[offstage] Is that this week?

Hydrogen Guy
Yes!

Deuterium Boy
[offstage] I though this was the week Hans-Raoul --

Hydrogen Guy
That's next month!

Deuterium Boy
[offstage] Damn.

Another pause.

Deuterium Boy
[offstage] I'm not dressed.

Hydrogen Guy
Oh, for pete's sake...

Deuterium Boy
[offstage] Can we go to a segment?

Hydrogen Guy
We're live!

Deuterium Boy
[offstage] Okay, okay. Run the titles again, I'll be right out.

Hydrogen Guy
Run the... oh, all right.