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Michael Stipe: The new record is, um, it's like, uh, it's a, it's a...

SG: (mocking, in unison) Uh, it's a, it's a ...

MS: ... it's a concept record.

SG: A concept record!

MS: It's a, it's a, it's like a layman's, it's like a layman's, it's like a layman's, like a layman's, a layman's, uh...

SG: It's a, ummmm, it's like a layman's, ummm, there's stuff on your lip, uh, layman's, uh, layman's, uh, layman's, uh...

MS: ... a laymen's dissertation on...

SG: on, on, tip of my tongue, on...

MS: ... the black hole phenomenon.

SG: ... on the black hole phenomenon! (pause)

SG: Okay then, sing that song, sing that, "Shiny Shiny People" song.

MS: No.

SG: I'll get you started. (sings) "Shiny shiny people, shiny shiny people..."

MS: I hate that song, Space Ghost.

SG: Oh, me too, Michael, me too. Say, Mike, do think I'm a shiny shiny person?

MS: I would say yes.

SG: Yes?

MS: Yes.

SG: You're sure?

MS: Yes, absolutely.

SG: You don't see some dark, horrible corner inside of me somewhere?

MS: No, none.

SG: Okay. You're sure?

MS: Yep.

Zorak: I have a question. Is that you in the corner?

MS: (looks down under glasses)

Zorak: (points) That way, in the corner! (picture of Zorak's band, with MS's face in lower right corner of screen, rubbing front teeth)

Beck: Yeah, that would be nice, yeah.

SG: Space Ghost is glad that Beck feels this way.

Beck: Third person is always a good way to, to approach the second and first persons...

SG: Oh, Space Ghost couldn't agree more.

Beck: The kind of menage thing is good, too.

SG: Citizen Beck, expound on your freak-like manner.

Beck: Well... (pauses)

SG: Well, what?

SG: Taco?

Beck: Oh, if you, if you have one, that would be nice.

SG: Moltar, release the taco.

Moltar: (pulls LUNCH lever) (Pop!)

Beck: (catches Taco Bell wrapped taco) Of course, Space Ghost would always have a taco. Oh, thanks for the extra cheese there. (smells it) That doesn't look too friendly, actually.

Moltar: Yeah, it's been sitting on my dashboard for a few days.

Beck: Yeah, I can smell it.

Moltar: (sighs) Man, Zorak used to love tacos.

Beck: Here, maybe Zorak would like that. Here you go!

SG: Zorak is dead, Beck.

Beck: (looks back silently)

SG: I exterminated him.

Beck: (looks back uncomfortably)

SG: Of course I found an excellent replacement. Haven't I, Moltar?

Moltar: Uh, I gotta go, fix the deal. (starts to walks away) (control room monitor: ?? THREAT OR MENACE?)

SG: Brainwave: what if you guys were to come up here, and be my new house band?

Beck: (long pause) (sighs)

SG: (sings) I got two turntables and my mommy's home.

Beck: Uh, well, we don't have turntables right now.

SG: Space Ghost would be down with Beck being his new band leader.

Beck: I am down with that. Me too.

SG: You don't bust up people's stuff for no apparent reason, do you?

Beck: No, I don't, I don't, I don't do that.

SG: Good.

Beck: I don't play that.

SG: Because I think that would be very old school of you.

Beck: It's old school.

SG: And Space Ghost would not play that.

Beck: Yeah, yeah, you don't play, play that.

SG: No, I don't. Space Ghost is not down with that.

Beck: That's old school. I'm not, I'm not down with that.

SG: And Space Ghost would have to dispose of you.

Beck: Right, right, right.

SG: Right.

Beck: Right.

SG: Uh, Beck, you have a tag.

Beck: How's that?

SG: You got a tag on your pants.

Beck: Oh, thanks. There we go. (cuts off tag with a pair of scissors) Thanks for bringing that to my attention there.

SG: You must be quite embarrassed.

Beck: Yeah.

SG: 'Cause you know, you had a tag.

Beck: Yeah, yeah.

SG: It just sorta made you look foolish.

(Lights start to flash on and off, with eerie music)

SG: What's goin' on?

Zorak: (eerie voice) Ooooooooh!

SG: (fearfully) Zorak! You're dead! I vaporized you!

Beck: Zorak, how ya doin'?

Zorak: (eerie voice) Fiiiine! (laughs)

SG: What do you want of me, O spectre?

Zorak: Toniiiight, you will be visited by threeee spirits! The first will.. mess with the lights! (flickflickflickflick) The next will screw with your monitor! (Beck disappears from monitor, Zorak takes his place) Hi, how's it goin'?

SG: Aaaaah! (Beck returns to monitor) Wh-wh-what about the third?

Zorak: Uh, the third, uh... He will also mess with the lights! (flickflickflickflickflickflickflickflick)

SG: Stop it, vile apparition! You're going to break the switch!

Zorak: Ooooooh! (flickflickflick--poof! click) Oops! (click...click) Must have blown a fuse.