DMV (2025) s01e08 Episode Script

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Shh!
Shh, shh!
I got a little holiday surprise.
-Remember when the AC unit broke?
-Yeah.
Eric got heat stroke.
He's still not back.
Well, turns out
the contractors overcharged us,
and we got a partial refund.
So, yeah, we got
a lot of money to spend!
-Nine million?
-500 big boys.
We should donate it.
Oh, no, no. Uh, to a
to, like, good cause.
Excuse me.
We're getting
a new coffee maker.
Ours is old. It smells.
It burns when you touch it.
Yeah, I hear you, but I have
something far more practical:
matching pan-denominational
holiday sweaters.
Behold!
Oh.
-Ooh.
-Oh.
Sorry.
C-section.
My cat's, not mine.
Behold! Yeah!
We can all wear these
for our first annual
East Hollywood DMV holiday card.
Can we go back
to the belly scar?
How cool were
those sweaters, huh?
In, like, a
like, a retro kitschy way.
-We all hated them.
-Yeah. Oh, me, too.
What a disaster.
So, I talked to everyone,
and we all agreed.
We want this exact coffee maker.
Oh, nice.
Yummy.
How are you gonna get Barb
to change her mind?
-Eek.
-I'm gonna bully her
into realizing that
the sweaters are a bad idea,
and then tell her that
no one will like her again
unless she buys us
the coffee maker.
Correct me if I'm wrong,
but don't you catch
more bees with honey?
Mm, you are wrong. It's "You
catch more flies with honey."
Why would bees want
their own product?
That'd be like you going home
and taking driver tests
or me taking a bunch of photos
of myself.
Mm. That's kind of what you do,
though.
I just think
if you want a coffee maker,
you're-you're going about it
the wrong way.
-No, I'm not.
-I'm gonna talk to Barb.
Yeah. I'm gonna win her over
with kindness and persuasion.
I hate to undermine
your confidence,
especially when
you're dressed like
a fourth grader
ready for their class picture,
but I have zero faith in you.
Thanks, Mom.
-Do not call me Mom.
-Stop acting like her.
Vic, I can't believe this.
The DMV denied my request
for a new chair.
Oh, yay. We're still on this.
I provided dates,
documentation, pictures,
and they said
they still can't help me.
It's like they're treating us
like customers now.
Bro, chill.
It's Monday morning.
It's Splash Fountain time.
Oh, I'm not in the mood.
You're not in the mood
to watch a broken water fountain
spray people in the face
with water?
It's literally awesome.
Just call employee services.
-That's a waste of time.
-What do you got to lose?
My mind? My dignity? My soul?
So nothing.
Hi. This is
DMV employee services.
How can I help you?
You're welcome.
I'll tell you
how you can help me.
You can start by
telling me how in the hell
the DMV could deny my request
for a new chair.
I'm so sorry.
It sounds like this has been
a frustrating experience.
Yeah, you're damn straight
it has been.
My name is Kevin,
and I'm going to do
everything in my power to help.
Can I get your name?
Yeah.
Yeah, you can, uh, Kevin.
It's Gregg.
Mosley.
Hey, you.
-Welcome.
-Oh, wow. Mounted fish.
I did not realize
you were into taxidermy.
My second cousin was, too.
We thought it was good fun
until we found out
he had a basement family.
That is crazy.
We used to call them "cellars."
-Right.
-Anyhoo.
-What can I do you for?
-Nothing.
Just came to say hi and hang.
Little hang time, little
kick back, little Barb time.
I know that you usually
eat lunch by yourself,
but I wondered if you wanted
to grab a little taco.
You want to grab lunch with me?
Yeah.
Barb and Colette?
Yeah.
I see what you're doing.
Oh, yeah?
You want a gal pal.
Yeah.
Exactly.
You caught me.
I just I think that you are
dope,
and I wanted to know
where you get your cool vests.
Gap Kids, "Funky Boy" section.
I'll take you shopping sometime.
Sounds good.
Just, uh, shoot me a text.
You want to text
outside of work?
Heck yeah, I do.
Change me in your phone from
"Colette Work"
to "Colette Bestie."
Or-or "Colette Vestie."
You're good.
You vest believe it.
Come on.
What can't she do?
Yeah.
Hmm? Mm.
Uh, why are you touching my PP?
I'm sorry, I'm I'm pretty
sure this is my protein powder.
Think again, bud.
This is whey-based, bio available
and loaded with
collagen peptides.
You seem like more of
a Muscle Milk kind of guy to me.
Really? Muscle Milk? Maybe
when I was in eighth grade.
No, this is my powder.
I only use a complex blend of
whey, pea
and brown rice protein
For the branched-chain
amino acids.
Oh, my God. You are a bro.
I mean, I'm not not a bro.
But how?
You know the news and
care about people's feelings.
Um, I'm a human being.
-Yeah, yeah.
-Huh.
Hey, did you want
to train later?
-Yeah, I'd love to.
-Yeah, great.
I got some kettle bells
in my van.
-We can
-Eh, kettle bells?
What is this, 2013?
I'm gonna go on a ten-mile hike
with my neighbor's kid
in my backpack.
He's a real chunker.
Okay. All right.
Uh, I'm gonna I'll go first.
-Okay. Okay.
-Yeah.
That's okay.
LA four, Tampa eight,
you're up next.
Little Shaq, you're on deck.
Mm, can you go a little?
Barb and I are text buddies now.
How you like dem apples?
What apples?
You don't have any apples.
It's just an expression.
Wait, you told Barb she could
text you outside of work?
Yep. Friendship initiated.
Phase one of Operation
Coffee Maker is complete.
-Mm
-What's wrong?
Oh, you're making
that face you made
when I came back from Jamaica
with cornrows.
Oh, no, nothing, no.
I'm sure Barb has very clear
boundaries around all of this.
Oh, it's Barb.
Oh, it's a cat meme.
It's another cat meme.
Oh, it's another one.
Wow, she really likes cats.
And a picture of me
looking at cat memes.
Oh, no, no, that one was me.
I just wanted to capture
this moment where you enter
a world that you will
never return from.
Knock, knock. Good morning.
-You look rough, Coco.
-Yeah.
I didn't get much sleep
last night
because we were texting
all night.
Hey, you're telling me.
We were
Yeah, thank God
there's this magic elixir
that makes the sleepies go away.
Would you like to grab
a cup of joe with me?
-Problem is, the coffee maker in the break room
-Ah!
-Let me stop you right there.
-Oh.
I know exactly what you need.
You're gonna stick
your mug in here!
It is the best pick-me-up
in the city!
It's gonna take you
from tired to wired!
Okay.
Wow.
I love it!
Yeah.
I can see why
people would hate it
but I love it!
Hey, buddy. You ready
to ride Splash Fountain?
Um, hold on.
Uh, can you keep it down?
Kevin is escalating
my complaint.
Uh, no, no problem, Kev.
It's just a coworker.
Coworker?
What?
Uh, Noa. Hey there, pal.
Ready for our previously
agreed upon hang sesh?
Last time I saw you,
-you made fun of my kettle bells.
-Ha!
I was razzing you.
That's what bros do.
-Razz me back.
-Uh, uh
-You're kind of a hyper man-child.
-Okay, okay.
-We're still kind of getting the hang of it.
-Yeah.
But you and I got a date
with a broken water fountain.
Okay, Kev, I'm entering
my chair's SKU number.
Well, hey, hope you don't
pull a "Tuesday donkey."
You son of a bitch.
You went there.
Inside jokes?
Those were
the kind of jokes we had.
Come on, Noa. Let's go.
Oh, oh.
You're an angry little man
-who makes people uncomfortable.
-What?
Sorry. I'm-I'm finding it.
I'll find it.
Okay. Let's go.
Okay.
Pretty cool, right?
Yeah, it was uh, sorry.
My mouth is so dry.
Um, Barb, I need to talk to you
about something.
I have a Zoom meeting
with the consultants right now.
Uh?
-But we can talk later.
-Oh.
I planned us
a little girls' night.
A girls' night?
With me
Am I the girl?
That's right.
And being friends
with the boss has its perks.
We can sneak out a little early.
Yes.
Oh! Wait.
How are you sending this?
You don't have anything
in your hands.
Are you scheduling these?
All right, so, so how does
Splash Fountain work?
-Oh, it is the best.
-Yeah?
-You see that fountain right there?
-Mm-hmm.
It has the most inconsistent
water presh in the build'.
Isn't that bad?
For them.
It's a total mystery box.
If too many people are
flushing the toilets,
the fountain pressure gets
so low they can't get a drop.
But when the water flow
kicks back in,
that little mother goes crazy.
Ah.
Wait, wait, wait. What's
I don't get it.
How do you win this game?
Win? I don't know, man.
How do you win at surfing?
You register for a competition,
and they take your best wave
out of five heats
I'm so sad I asked.
Oh, wait. Shh, shh.
We got a split-stream. Oh, yes!
That's when it goes up
both sides of their nose.
Okay, so you're Oh.
So you're happy
'cause she's sad.
Is that, is that it?
Well, this particular person
is sad, yes,
but I'd be just as happy
if she were angry, too.
Now serving B-18 at
I'm sorry, mate.
I'm struggling
to find joy in this.
Yeah, me, too, Noa.
Me, too.
Now serving
Wait, where is your car?
Oh, parking there is crazy,
so I called us our very own
Sobo Self-Driving Car!
Oh. Yeah, like a Waymo.
Better. I can afford a Sobo.
Uh, I don't know.
An automated vehicle?
I don't really do driver less.
Well, I am banned
from Uber and Lyft. Yeah.
They should really tell you
up front you're not allowed
-to change in the backseat.
-Mm.
Sobo, unlock doors.
That's kind of cool.
Oh. What is all that?
If you thought
the last two days were fun,
tonight's about to be
downright epic.
Sobo, go!
Oh. Lei for tiki bar.
Yeah.
Bib rib for the smokehouse.
-What is that?
-Lyrics for karaoke.
These are in Korean.
Mat-Seum-Ni-Da.
That means, "That's right."
Don't worry. You'll pick it up.
-I'll pick up Korean?
-Mm.
Now, it's werewolf night
at The Cave.
Let's hear your howl.
Don't have one.
Come on. Let me hear it.
-A howl?
-Mm.
Wahoo.
Come on, like this.
Barb, you have to spend
the money on a coffee maker!
The money?
-Yeah.
-From yesterday?
Yeah.
Girl, I already bought
the sweaters.
Th-Then the texting,
the blowing,
the fantasy curling league
you made me join,
I've been doing all of this
for nothing?
I didn't mean that.
Hey, h-how's this? How's this?
Yeah, it's perfect.
But doesn't matter now.
Sobo, stop.
No, no, no, no. Come on.
Sobo, keep going.
Sobo, stop.
No. Sobo, go.
No, Sobo, stop.
Sobo, go. Go, go, go, go, go.
Go, go.
That's not good.
Oh.
It's going again?
Well, trust isn't the only thing
you broke today, Colette.
Yeah, we're going in a circle.
I think this is lap 76 or so,
but we should be okay.
It's only 18 hours until
the car runs out of juice.
Well, I-I texted
Vic and Gregg, so
I don't know.
Again, Barb,
I am really, really sorry.
Well, yeah.
I mean, I tried
to help someone in need,
and this is the thanks I get.
Somebody in need? Wait, who's
Oh, well, this is awkward.
Well
I mean, you came into my office,
clearly desperate
for friendship.
I'm not desperate
for friendship, Barb.
You texted me all night long.
You wouldn't stop replying.
I was like, "This has to be the
last meme this chick sends me,"
but you kept begging for more.
So, wait.
You thought you were
doing me a favor?
Look, I know what it's like.
My older sister is
also a Colette.
It's no secret you've been in
a bit of a happiness dry spell.
Getting stuck
in the bathroom window,
breaking into a coworker's van,
lying about your career
Okay.
It's not like
your life is exactly
I just got a promotion
at my dream job.
I have so many friends
I have to eat lunch
alone in my office
to get a moment of peace.
So, yeah.
I'm doing just fine.
Yeah.
All that does sound nice.
Yeah, minus the car sickness.
Oh, my God.
Creeper.
Why are you
just sitting in the dark?
'Cause everything sucks.
Where's that old man
you're friends with,
and why isn't he
dealing with this?
You mean the old man
I used to be friends with.
So, lights back off or?
He's busy with
his new friend Kevin.
This feels like
it's gonna be very boring,
but I'll give you until
I'm done with my yogurt.
So, Gregg called the
DMV helpline about his chair,
and now he and
the employee services guy
are like best friends.
Oh, my God.
You know, I really do
find so much joy
when people are
as dumb as they look.
The DMV helpline is AI.
No, it's not. I heard him.
It's a real person.
No, it's not. Mira.
Mira.
Hi. This is
DMV employee services.
-That's him. That's him.
-How can I help you?
Yes, hello, Kevin.
I do need your help.
My coworker thinks you're real
and won't stop sharing
his feelings about it with me.
It's gross.
I'm so sorry.
It sounds like this has been
a frustrating experience.
That's exactly
what he said to Gregg.
Oh.
-He sounds so real.
-Yeah, Vic. Hello.
AI is literally designed
to sound exactly like us
and, like, be positive
about everything.
But Gregg, like, reads books.
He's way too smart
to fall for that.
It wasn't easy being
one of the only Black students
in my public school
in Thousand Oaks, you know?
I do. I've been there, man.
You have? My man.
My man.
So the friendship,
the inside jokes, it was all
Totally fake.
And it looks like we've come
to the end of our yogurt.
Oh, man,
Gregg's gonna be devastated.
Gregg's gonna be devastated.
Uh, good news is,
a crowd seem to have formed.
Uh, bad news is, they seem
to only be filming it.
Help! We're stuck!
Throw something
in front of the vehicle!
It will stop it immediately!
Help us!
Okay, Kev, who was the ace
in the Dodgers' rotation in '83?
Bob Welch with
a season WAR of 4.6
and a mid-career low ERA
of 2.65.
God, you are like a machine.
Oh, Greggy, I've got some news.
Um, okay, Kevin, I got to go.
Thanks for all your help
with the chair.
You have seriously restored
my faith in humanity.
Bye.
-He did?
-I know it's weird.
I've never met him,
but I feel like he gets me.
So, you and Kevin
really clicked, huh?
Yeah. You know, it's weird.
When you get older, it's sort
of hard to make new friends.
God, the last new friend I made
was probably you.
-Oh, so what's your news?
-Uh, oh.
Uh, the news is
Colette texted me.
Uh, apparently, her and Barb
are stuck in a driver less car,
circling the parking lot.
-Want to go heckle them?
-Hell yeah.
When will people learn
tech is not our friend?
Well, Vic just posted it.
The one thing I don't get is,
if you were after
a coffee maker,
why pretend to be friends?
At lunch, you were begging
for half of my $28 eel.
Is that cheap or expensive
for eel?
It's fair.
But why do all that stuff?
Because I was trying
to spare your feelings.
The other option was
Ceci bullying you,
and that just didn't seem right.
You know, Colette
Yeah?
you are a hot mess.
But you're a hot mess
with a real big heart.
Thanks, Barb.
-But, you know, there was a third option.
-Oh?
You could've just asked me
for a coffee maker.
Okay, here goes.
Barb, can we please have
a new coffee maker?
-Oh.
-Please?
No.
I wanted the sweaters,
so I got the sweaters.
It was worth a try. Oh, my God.
Ceci is going to rip you out
of this car when she finds out.
Barb already bought
the sweaters!
Oh.
It worked!
I was direct, and it worked!
Okay, no coffee maker,
but we learned a lot in there.
I hate you both.
Oh. Fair.
Well, thanks, Barb.
For what it's worth,
we-we are friends,
-just
-Yeah.
maybe not the type who text.
Yeah, well, I already blocked
your number.
Oh.
See you tomorrow.
Oh.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Enjoy.
They're itchy, they have
mercury, they're noisy
The tag says,
"Made by children."
I think they're bragging
about it.
Mine says not to wear if you're
pregnant or breastfeeding.
Oh, this could not be
going any better!
Just take the picture,
and I'll buy everybody a coffee.
Everyone, say,
"Merry Everything!"
There is a hole in the desert
for anyone who posts this.
You know what?
Get in front of me.
I can't risk this
getting on my socials.
Three, two, one
Whoa!
and TOYOTA.
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