Spin City s01e09 Meet Tommy Dugan.eng Subtitles

00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,Folks, in about 5 minutes,

00:00:04,267 --> 00:00:06,the mayor's going to stand
up in front of the press

00:00:06,534 --> 00:00:09,and move forward with our plan
to "streamline" the budget.

00:00:09,567 --> 00:00:11,Nice way of
putting it, Michael.

00:00:11,834 --> 00:00:14,"Streamline.
" very innocuous, very soothing.

00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:16,Pauly, tell you what.

00:00:16,667 --> 00:00:18,When I raise my hand like this,

00:00:18,701 --> 00:00:21,that means I want you to
critique my word choice, ok?

00:00:21,167 --> 00:00:22,Sounds like a plan.

00:00:22,834 --> 00:00:25,I know it hasn't
been fun here lately,

00:00:25,167 --> 00:00:27,but that's just the way it
is when you're streamlining.

00:00:27,834 --> 00:00:31,We ran on a platform of no
budget cuts and no layoffs,

00:00:31,634 --> 00:00:33,and we're about to
announce that

00:00:33,467 --> 00:00:35,we're cutting the budget
and laying people off.

00:00:35,701 --> 00:00:37,Does anyone else see
the irony in that?

00:00:37,968 --> 00:00:41,We could get the guy that did
the crazy Eddie commercials.

00:00:41,100 --> 00:00:42,"We're slashing!
Cutting!

00:00:42,601 --> 00:00:45,Budgets so low, we're practically
giving city hall away!"

00:00:47,701 --> 00:00:49,I... saw the irony
in that.

00:00:51,067 --> 00:00:53,I g***t to tell you, Mike,
I have been living

00:00:53,567 --> 00:00:55,with this budget for months.

00:00:55,167 --> 00:00:56,It's fiscally sound.

00:00:56,367 --> 00:00:57,All of our cost increases

00:00:57,934 --> 00:00:59,have been kept below
inflation levels.

00:00:59,968 --> 00:01:01,Great. We'll
just tell that

00:01:01,634 --> 00:01:03,to all the people
we're firing today.

00:01:03,868 --> 00:01:05,I'm sure it'll
perk them right up.

00:01:05,968 --> 00:01:08,Ahh... frustrated.
I'm sorry. I apologize.

00:01:08,067 --> 00:01:09,I accept.

00:01:09,334 --> 00:01:10,I wasn't apologizing to you.

00:01:10,734 --> 00:01:12,I was apologizing to Nikki.

00:01:12,267 --> 00:01:13,I accept for Nikki.

00:01:13,901 --> 00:01:15,I have the answer.

00:01:15,934 --> 00:01:19,The annual public schools mayor
for a day essay contest winner

00:01:19,067 --> 00:01:20,is due here any minute.

00:01:20,934 --> 00:01:22,Another public relations gem

00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,from the man who brought you

00:01:24,267 --> 00:01:26,the muffins with
the mayor program.

00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,If the kid is cute, it could
be a good distraction.

00:01:28,868 --> 00:01:31,The press eats up
that wide-eyed stuff.

00:01:31,067 --> 00:01:32,Yeah. It's worth
a shot.

00:01:32,534 --> 00:01:33,Fetch the boy.

00:01:33,968 --> 00:01:36,We'll parade him out
in front of the press,

00:01:36,734 --> 00:01:39,get a few photo ops, and then we'll
release him back into society

00:01:39,701 --> 00:01:42,well on his way to becoming a
cynical, disillusioned adult.

00:01:42,734 --> 00:01:44,Great. Maybe
he'll be able to work here.

00:02:02,734 --> 00:02:06,As you all know, balancing the
city budget is tricky business.

00:02:06,234 --> 00:02:08,The budget for the city

00:02:08,133 --> 00:02:10,is not unlike the budget
you might have in your own home,

00:02:11,033 --> 00:02:14,except, of course, we're dealing
with billions of dollars here,

00:02:14,534 --> 00:02:16,and in your own home,
you're probably not.

00:02:16,701 --> 00:02:18,take a few questions.

00:02:18,801 --> 00:02:20,Know what? I'll take
a few questions.

00:02:20,701 --> 00:02:21,Yeah.

00:02:21,868 --> 00:02:23,Sir, the general
feeling of the public

00:02:23,868 --> 00:02:25,is that you're out of touch

00:02:25,534 --> 00:02:28,with the human costs of the
cuts that you're proposing.

00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,That wasn't a question.

00:02:30,467 --> 00:02:33,Next.

00:02:33,567 --> 00:02:35,You see what's
happening out there?

00:02:35,667 --> 00:02:38,The mayor's trotting out his "that
wasn't a question" defense.

00:02:38,701 --> 00:02:40,Get me the mayor for a day kid.

00:02:40,501 --> 00:02:41,Mike, let me just-

00:02:41,767 --> 00:02:44,I want the kid.
Get me the kid. Ok, ok.

00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:56,Mike, this is Tommy dugan.

00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:58,Yeah.
How you doing?

00:02:58,501 --> 00:02:59,Hey!

00:03:02,167 --> 00:03:03,Hi. Uh...
Don't you worry.

00:03:03,767 --> 00:03:06,We're going to take real
good care of your son today.

00:03:06,367 --> 00:03:09,Well, I appreciate that, sir,
but I don't have a son.

00:03:09,434 --> 00:03:10,Well, your daughter.

00:03:10,834 --> 00:03:11,No.

00:03:12,033 --> 00:03:13,You?

00:03:14,834 --> 00:03:18,Ha. Took a while,
but I knew you'd get there.

00:03:18,467 --> 00:03:19,Paul.

00:03:19,567 --> 00:03:21,His essay was postmarked

00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:22,public school 423.

00:03:22,701 --> 00:03:24,I'm-I'm
the janitor there.

00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:25,Yeah.

00:03:25,701 --> 00:03:28,This contest was
supposed to be for kids.

00:03:28,534 --> 00:03:30,Well, I hate to
ruffle your feathers,

00:03:30,701 --> 00:03:34,but the rules did say
"for children of all ages. "

00:03:37,300 --> 00:03:39,All right, you guys.
I g***t these stats-

00:03:39,567 --> 00:03:41,well! Who do we
have here?

00:03:41,501 --> 00:03:43,Tommy dugan, mayor for a day.

00:03:43,567 --> 00:03:45,You mind if I look in there?

00:03:45,734 --> 00:03:47,How can he
be the-

00:03:47,300 --> 00:03:48,oh, don't ask.

00:03:48,567 --> 00:03:51,So is our mayor
for the day married?

00:03:51,634 --> 00:03:53,Oh, I don't know.
Uh, uh...

00:03:53,667 --> 00:03:55,Paul, maybe that's a good one

00:03:55,634 --> 00:03:57,for next year's questionnaire.

00:04:01,234 --> 00:04:02,Right after, uh...

00:04:02,901 --> 00:04:04,"Are you a grown man?"

00:04:07,567 --> 00:04:08,** I married?

00:04:08,901 --> 00:04:11,Do I have a son?
Do I have a daughter?

00:04:11,601 --> 00:04:14,This really is a family-oriented
administration.

00:04:14,467 --> 00:04:16,Look, uh, Tommy, uh...

00:04:16,100 --> 00:04:18,I- we appreciate
your efforts,

00:04:18,167 --> 00:04:21,and I'm sure that your
essay was topnotch.

00:04:21,834 --> 00:04:24,And trust me- you'll
get your certificate,

00:04:24,734 --> 00:04:27,you'll get that photo of
you on the mayor's lap...

00:04:31,100 --> 00:04:32,But you have to understand.

00:04:32,868 --> 00:04:35,We can't take you out
there and introduce you-

00:04:35,234 --> 00:04:37,Mike, you may want to
take a look at this.

00:04:37,534 --> 00:04:39,Excuse me, uh, Tommy.

00:04:39,767 --> 00:04:42,That wasn't a question, either.

00:04:42,834 --> 00:04:45,I asked if you plan to announce
any other budget cuts today.

00:04:45,934 --> 00:04:48,Yes, but your voice
didn't go up at the end.

00:04:50,901 --> 00:04:52,Welcome aboard, little fella.

00:04:54,701 --> 00:04:56,Oh! Aw...

00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,This is good news.

00:04:58,300 --> 00:05:03,The winner of our public schools mayor
for a day essay contest is here.

00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,Now, that's exciting, isn't it?

00:05:06,534 --> 00:05:08,Ok. Let's meet him now.

00:05:08,567 --> 00:05:10,From public school in Brooklyn,

00:05:10,734 --> 00:05:12,little Tommy dugan.

00:05:15,467 --> 00:05:17,It's an honor, sir.

00:05:17,434 --> 00:05:19,Who the hell are you?

00:05:19,434 --> 00:05:20,Tommy dugan, sir.

00:05:20,767 --> 00:05:21,What?

00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,You know, I could do
without the "little" part.

00:05:24,534 --> 00:05:26,That doesn't exactly
help with the ladies.

00:05:26,901 --> 00:05:28,Mr. Dugan-
mr. Dugan-

00:05:28,267 --> 00:05:29,oh, just call me Tommy

00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,or, you know, mayor Tommy.
Whatever.

00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,This has to be a joke.

00:05:34,434 --> 00:05:37,Well, now, that wasn't
really a question, was it?

00:05:39,968 --> 00:05:42,So, mayor Tommy...

00:05:42,801 --> 00:05:45,How did you end up
getting this job?

00:05:45,334 --> 00:05:46,Well, heart and desire, sir.

00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,I think I just wanted it

00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,more than some
of the other kids.

00:05:51,834 --> 00:05:54,Are you a democrat
or a republican?

00:05:54,300 --> 00:05:56,Well, ma'**, now that I'm
officially a politician,

00:05:56,868 --> 00:05:58,let me ask you-

00:05:58,367 --> 00:06:01,what do you want me to be?

00:06:03,033 --> 00:06:04,Well, fine.

00:06:04,567 --> 00:06:07,How do...