Good Grief (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - Sick Puppies - full transcript
The funeral for a handsome young man brings unwelcome guests to the mortuary.
-What a waste.
-He... he... he was
such a bright spark.
And we're...
We're all in total shock.
-I'm so sorry for your loss.
Just turn that off. Sorry.
Florist.
So, do you have any
specific requests
for Mitchell's service?
- I never thought
I'd be doing this.
He's my only son.
-Every time.
Um...
- It's so tough.
All you can do is take
it one day at a time.
-And today, we're going
to make some arrangements
for Mitchell's service, okay?
-Okay.
Ah.
-FYI, it's vegan.
- Sorry?
- The banana bread...
It's vegan, no meat, no milk.
-Oh. Great. Thank you.
-To be honest, it
was a little bland,
so I just added a
cream cheese icing.
-Thank you.
-Yeah.
-I know everyone says
that they want the funeral
to be a celebration,
but I really
want it to be...
fun, like he was.
-I-I completely understand,
but funerals are
meant to be painful.
It's how we process our loss
and start to move through it.
If you sidestep your emotions,
they will come out
one way or another.
-No.
-Um, well,
why don't I introduce you
to our celebrant, Dean?
He has a background
in entertainment.
-Oh, like the movies?
What's he been in?
-Bustopher Jones, "Cats."
That was in New Plymouth, so
you might not have seen it.
Uh, "Whale Rider,"
little local film.
Yeah, I was on the beach.
Uh, 2010's "Dogs Go
Whack-o for Smackos,"
radio ad, so just the voice.
Long story short, I've
been in this industry
for a long time, and I'm...
-Leonie, this is
my sister, Gwen.
She runs Loving
Tributes with me.
-Mitch looks just like you.
- He does.
- Aw.
I feel so sad, and
I only just met him.
You've probably known
him his whole life.
-Yeah.
-Hey, did he ever model?
- Yes, a little.
- Yeah, I can see that.
Have you seen him?
- Okay.
Leonie would like
Mitchell's service
to be a real celebration of
life, so uplifting music.
-Absolutely.
Well, I can offer "Wind
Beneath my Wings."
Now, I can do that
easily... Actually any song
from the "Beaches" soundtrack,
uh, "Candle in the
Wind," both versions,
uh, "She's Like the Wind,"
Patrick Swayze
featuring Wendy Fraser,
um, "Colors of the
Wind," "Pocahontas."
- Oh.
- Something more modern?
Fine, yes. Uh,
Westlife, classic.
Yep, or... okay, well,
what was his favorite song?
-Uh, well, he used to
play it all the time.
It was um, like, uh, the...
-I feel like I know that one.
-Gwen's a DJ. She
could do the music.
- Oh!
- Oh, no, no, no.
I'm not that experienced.
- Oh, please, please!
That'll be perfect.
I-I just want something
that people can dance to.
Mitch would've loved it.
-I feel like Dean's
the best option.
-Doesn't want me. She's
clearly made up her mind.
Fine.
-Okay. Let's see to it.
- What the fuck?
- Sorry.
I've got to fix that latch.
DJ Gwen, huh?
Leonie really likes you.
-Yeah, everyone likes
me. I'm terrific.
Can you please get out?
- Even Dean likes you.
I saw you two hanging out in
the staff room the other day.
-Yeah, I'm shitting.
-So, you and the staff... are
you guys, like, all amigos now?
That's Spanish. It means...
- I know it's Spanish.
I just don't know
why you'd say that.
We're not doing potlucks or
anything, but they're fine.
-Oh, by the way, don't take
photos of the deceased,
and don't send them to
me when I'm with his mum.
-He didn't even need
makeup, just a light powder.
His cheekbones were amazing,
and I didn't feel nauseous.
It must just be the ugly ones.
-Can you actually DJ?
-Hopefully.
Can you actually piss off?
'Cause I need to wipe.
-Wash your hands.
Oh, uh...
Trisha, um, what are you...
-Moving the furniture
out of the greeting room
for the painters.
Fumes really trigger
my migraines.
-The thing is, this
is a fire exit,
so this corridor needs
to be clear, and...
And there's a funeral on now,
so it can't really stay here.
-God, I can already feel
my sciatica playing up.
-Ooh, ouch.
Better rest up when
you're all done.
Or, let me guess. You're
an insomniac probably.
-No.
I'm a great sleeper.
Why would you say that?
- I just was...
- I just got a new mattress.
It's memory foam, but even
with the old mattress,
I never had any issues
getting to sleep.
Nine hours, out like a
light, just like that.
-Okay, cool.
-I don't know why you'd
say something like that.
-I'm sorry. I just
thought that... hi.
- Um, they're starting to arrive.
- Okay.
Well, I'd better keep moving.
Sharyn's doing something
called Frog in a Pond for...
I don't even know what it is.
- It's jelly.
- Hmm?
-It's the only thing my mum
could swallow before she died.
-Get rid of this. Okay.
Okay.
If you want, I think
there's a couple of seats.
- "Everybody Loves Raymond."
"EverybodyLoves Raymond,"
Tim from "Tool Time,"
Tim "The Tool Man"
Taylor from "Tool Time,"
Tim from "Tool Time."
Ashley Olsen had an aneurysm.
Ashley Olsen had an aneurysm.
Ashley
Olsen had an aneurysm.
Break a leg.
Good afternoon, and thank
you all for joining us today
to celebrate the life
of Mitchell Stacks.
And now for something
a little special...
A slideshow that Mitchell's
best mate, Jasper,
has put together for us.
What up, bitches?!
How's everybody feeling tonight?
Probably a little bit
sad 'cause... he's dead,
but let's try and have
some fun for him... Mitch.
This is for Mitch!
This is for Mitch!
Hey-yo!
Put your hands up!
Just if you want to.
You don't have to if
you don't want to.
It's not an order. You just...
You get... yeah?
Are you readyyyyyyyy?
Can you feel that beat?
She can!
Him not so much.
Go crazy!
Feel it!
Feel it deep in your soul!
Whoo-hoo!
Simply the best!
Let the music in!
Let it take over your body.
- Sick Puppies!
Sick Puppies!
-Wha, wha, wha!
Whoo-hoo!
-Okay.
-I meant it. You were awesome.
-Thanks. It was so fun.
-Hey, have you guys
seen the rings?
When did these
gangs get so classy?
How much money can you put
into a dog fight anyway?
-Wait, what are
you talking about?
-I forgot. You were DJ-ing
during the slideshow.
Turns out Hot Mitch has
got a twisted secret.
The Sick Puppies
are a dog-fighting ring.
- Get out of town!
- Yes.
-Are you sure?
Is that even a thing?
I mean, these guys... they
look like real-estate agents.
-The slideshow was...
Was pretty graphic.
-Oh, I can't
believe I missed it.
Was he always hot, or
did he grow into it?
-He was always hot.
-Do you think his mother knows?
-Well, mothers are always
biased, but she had to know.
Her booze-head friends
would've been allover him.
- No, about the dogs!
- Oh.
-Maybe she's the one in charge.
- Oh, my God.
- Yeah, don't stare.
Don't stare. Just
smile, everyone.
-Okay. I have to
go to the bathroom.
There is sherbet everywhere.
- Oh, I'll come.
- No, you won't.
What a bunch of buttholes.
Is that guy choking?
-You know first aid. Help him.
-Yeah, for kids,
not for criminals.
- Wow, Ellie, wow!
- Clear a path.
Move! Move out of the way.
Okay. Hazards?
-Does she know what she's doing?
- No hazards.
- Ambulance, please.
-Response. Can you hear me?
Are you choking?
- Obviously.
- Yeah. He's choking.
Okay, stand back.
- Oh, my God!
- Sharyn!
Sharyn, that is a client.
- Oh, sorry, sorry.
That's for self-defense.
- Choking.
- Okay.
-Oh!
- Whoo! Okay.
Are you okay? He's fine!
Yeah, you're gonna be okay.
You just stick to the jellies
from now on, mate, okay?
All right.
- Whoo-hoo! Sharyn!
-Everyone back to my place!
Thank you for making
it so special.
- Yes.
- Oh!
- Ooh!
- Oh!
Mitch would've loved you.
- Mm-hmm.
- Mm.
- Sick Puppies!
- Sick Puppies!
- Whoo!
-Clean up the drawer.
Okay, first things first...
I'm gonna book us all in
for a first-aid course
because that was terrifying.
-Yep.
for Sharyn.
-Good job, Shizzer.
-And second, I am so sorry
about the gang thing.
I had no idea. Leonie
seemed really normal.
-Well, I knew.
You don't say no to Westlife.
That's clue number one.
-Well, what are we meant
to do about the slideshow?
'Cause that was kind
of evidence of a crime.
-Yeah, I found a credit
card in the bathroom,
and I may have made a
donation to the ESPCA
and bought myself a top.
-I also... I may have
keyed a sports car.
-Guys, those are also crimes.
Did anyone else seek revenge?
-No.
-Yeah.
I... I sent their
slideshow in to the police.
- Oh.
- Oh, thank you, Beau.
- Suck-up.
- Alrighty.
It's, um, pretty late, guys,
so if you need to go
home, I can get it.
-Dean, can I get
another ride with you?
-Uh, I'm still uncomfortable
with what happened last time.
- Oh, well, I'll sit in the back.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
-How anticlimactic.
This is the sunken
treasure? One cheap ring?
- Why don't you put it on?
- No!
Okay, ring, ring,
ring, ring, ring, ring.
Uh, oh, uh, uh, phone!
Maybe we need to
call the president.
Yes, yes.
- Ellie.
- We're running out of time!
- Ellie!
- What?!
-You're the sunken treasure.
- Oh.
- You've torpedoed my heart.
- Oh.
- You're so beautiful, Ellie.
I can't imagine my
life without you.
Nothing would make me more
happy than to make you my wife.
Will you marry me?
-Oh.
Well, that's cool. Um...
I... Yeah, I'll just
clean up everything.
Sweet.
-Supporting local content
so you can see more
of New Zealand On Air.
-He... he... he was
such a bright spark.
And we're...
We're all in total shock.
-I'm so sorry for your loss.
Just turn that off. Sorry.
Florist.
So, do you have any
specific requests
for Mitchell's service?
- I never thought
I'd be doing this.
He's my only son.
-Every time.
Um...
- It's so tough.
All you can do is take
it one day at a time.
-And today, we're going
to make some arrangements
for Mitchell's service, okay?
-Okay.
Ah.
-FYI, it's vegan.
- Sorry?
- The banana bread...
It's vegan, no meat, no milk.
-Oh. Great. Thank you.
-To be honest, it
was a little bland,
so I just added a
cream cheese icing.
-Thank you.
-Yeah.
-I know everyone says
that they want the funeral
to be a celebration,
but I really
want it to be...
fun, like he was.
-I-I completely understand,
but funerals are
meant to be painful.
It's how we process our loss
and start to move through it.
If you sidestep your emotions,
they will come out
one way or another.
-No.
-Um, well,
why don't I introduce you
to our celebrant, Dean?
He has a background
in entertainment.
-Oh, like the movies?
What's he been in?
-Bustopher Jones, "Cats."
That was in New Plymouth, so
you might not have seen it.
Uh, "Whale Rider,"
little local film.
Yeah, I was on the beach.
Uh, 2010's "Dogs Go
Whack-o for Smackos,"
radio ad, so just the voice.
Long story short, I've
been in this industry
for a long time, and I'm...
-Leonie, this is
my sister, Gwen.
She runs Loving
Tributes with me.
-Mitch looks just like you.
- He does.
- Aw.
I feel so sad, and
I only just met him.
You've probably known
him his whole life.
-Yeah.
-Hey, did he ever model?
- Yes, a little.
- Yeah, I can see that.
Have you seen him?
- Okay.
Leonie would like
Mitchell's service
to be a real celebration of
life, so uplifting music.
-Absolutely.
Well, I can offer "Wind
Beneath my Wings."
Now, I can do that
easily... Actually any song
from the "Beaches" soundtrack,
uh, "Candle in the
Wind," both versions,
uh, "She's Like the Wind,"
Patrick Swayze
featuring Wendy Fraser,
um, "Colors of the
Wind," "Pocahontas."
- Oh.
- Something more modern?
Fine, yes. Uh,
Westlife, classic.
Yep, or... okay, well,
what was his favorite song?
-Uh, well, he used to
play it all the time.
It was um, like, uh, the...
-I feel like I know that one.
-Gwen's a DJ. She
could do the music.
- Oh!
- Oh, no, no, no.
I'm not that experienced.
- Oh, please, please!
That'll be perfect.
I-I just want something
that people can dance to.
Mitch would've loved it.
-I feel like Dean's
the best option.
-Doesn't want me. She's
clearly made up her mind.
Fine.
-Okay. Let's see to it.
- What the fuck?
- Sorry.
I've got to fix that latch.
DJ Gwen, huh?
Leonie really likes you.
-Yeah, everyone likes
me. I'm terrific.
Can you please get out?
- Even Dean likes you.
I saw you two hanging out in
the staff room the other day.
-Yeah, I'm shitting.
-So, you and the staff... are
you guys, like, all amigos now?
That's Spanish. It means...
- I know it's Spanish.
I just don't know
why you'd say that.
We're not doing potlucks or
anything, but they're fine.
-Oh, by the way, don't take
photos of the deceased,
and don't send them to
me when I'm with his mum.
-He didn't even need
makeup, just a light powder.
His cheekbones were amazing,
and I didn't feel nauseous.
It must just be the ugly ones.
-Can you actually DJ?
-Hopefully.
Can you actually piss off?
'Cause I need to wipe.
-Wash your hands.
Oh, uh...
Trisha, um, what are you...
-Moving the furniture
out of the greeting room
for the painters.
Fumes really trigger
my migraines.
-The thing is, this
is a fire exit,
so this corridor needs
to be clear, and...
And there's a funeral on now,
so it can't really stay here.
-God, I can already feel
my sciatica playing up.
-Ooh, ouch.
Better rest up when
you're all done.
Or, let me guess. You're
an insomniac probably.
-No.
I'm a great sleeper.
Why would you say that?
- I just was...
- I just got a new mattress.
It's memory foam, but even
with the old mattress,
I never had any issues
getting to sleep.
Nine hours, out like a
light, just like that.
-Okay, cool.
-I don't know why you'd
say something like that.
-I'm sorry. I just
thought that... hi.
- Um, they're starting to arrive.
- Okay.
Well, I'd better keep moving.
Sharyn's doing something
called Frog in a Pond for...
I don't even know what it is.
- It's jelly.
- Hmm?
-It's the only thing my mum
could swallow before she died.
-Get rid of this. Okay.
Okay.
If you want, I think
there's a couple of seats.
- "Everybody Loves Raymond."
"EverybodyLoves Raymond,"
Tim from "Tool Time,"
Tim "The Tool Man"
Taylor from "Tool Time,"
Tim from "Tool Time."
Ashley Olsen had an aneurysm.
Ashley Olsen had an aneurysm.
Ashley
Olsen had an aneurysm.
Break a leg.
Good afternoon, and thank
you all for joining us today
to celebrate the life
of Mitchell Stacks.
And now for something
a little special...
A slideshow that Mitchell's
best mate, Jasper,
has put together for us.
What up, bitches?!
How's everybody feeling tonight?
Probably a little bit
sad 'cause... he's dead,
but let's try and have
some fun for him... Mitch.
This is for Mitch!
This is for Mitch!
Hey-yo!
Put your hands up!
Just if you want to.
You don't have to if
you don't want to.
It's not an order. You just...
You get... yeah?
Are you readyyyyyyyy?
Can you feel that beat?
She can!
Him not so much.
Go crazy!
Feel it!
Feel it deep in your soul!
Whoo-hoo!
Simply the best!
Let the music in!
Let it take over your body.
- Sick Puppies!
Sick Puppies!
-Wha, wha, wha!
Whoo-hoo!
-Okay.
-I meant it. You were awesome.
-Thanks. It was so fun.
-Hey, have you guys
seen the rings?
When did these
gangs get so classy?
How much money can you put
into a dog fight anyway?
-Wait, what are
you talking about?
-I forgot. You were DJ-ing
during the slideshow.
Turns out Hot Mitch has
got a twisted secret.
The Sick Puppies
are a dog-fighting ring.
- Get out of town!
- Yes.
-Are you sure?
Is that even a thing?
I mean, these guys... they
look like real-estate agents.
-The slideshow was...
Was pretty graphic.
-Oh, I can't
believe I missed it.
Was he always hot, or
did he grow into it?
-He was always hot.
-Do you think his mother knows?
-Well, mothers are always
biased, but she had to know.
Her booze-head friends
would've been allover him.
- No, about the dogs!
- Oh.
-Maybe she's the one in charge.
- Oh, my God.
- Yeah, don't stare.
Don't stare. Just
smile, everyone.
-Okay. I have to
go to the bathroom.
There is sherbet everywhere.
- Oh, I'll come.
- No, you won't.
What a bunch of buttholes.
Is that guy choking?
-You know first aid. Help him.
-Yeah, for kids,
not for criminals.
- Wow, Ellie, wow!
- Clear a path.
Move! Move out of the way.
Okay. Hazards?
-Does she know what she's doing?
- No hazards.
- Ambulance, please.
-Response. Can you hear me?
Are you choking?
- Obviously.
- Yeah. He's choking.
Okay, stand back.
- Oh, my God!
- Sharyn!
Sharyn, that is a client.
- Oh, sorry, sorry.
That's for self-defense.
- Choking.
- Okay.
-Oh!
- Whoo! Okay.
Are you okay? He's fine!
Yeah, you're gonna be okay.
You just stick to the jellies
from now on, mate, okay?
All right.
- Whoo-hoo! Sharyn!
-Everyone back to my place!
Thank you for making
it so special.
- Yes.
- Oh!
- Ooh!
- Oh!
Mitch would've loved you.
- Mm-hmm.
- Mm.
- Sick Puppies!
- Sick Puppies!
- Whoo!
-Clean up the drawer.
Okay, first things first...
I'm gonna book us all in
for a first-aid course
because that was terrifying.
-Yep.
for Sharyn.
-Good job, Shizzer.
-And second, I am so sorry
about the gang thing.
I had no idea. Leonie
seemed really normal.
-Well, I knew.
You don't say no to Westlife.
That's clue number one.
-Well, what are we meant
to do about the slideshow?
'Cause that was kind
of evidence of a crime.
-Yeah, I found a credit
card in the bathroom,
and I may have made a
donation to the ESPCA
and bought myself a top.
-I also... I may have
keyed a sports car.
-Guys, those are also crimes.
Did anyone else seek revenge?
-No.
-Yeah.
I... I sent their
slideshow in to the police.
- Oh.
- Oh, thank you, Beau.
- Suck-up.
- Alrighty.
It's, um, pretty late, guys,
so if you need to go
home, I can get it.
-Dean, can I get
another ride with you?
-Uh, I'm still uncomfortable
with what happened last time.
- Oh, well, I'll sit in the back.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
-How anticlimactic.
This is the sunken
treasure? One cheap ring?
- Why don't you put it on?
- No!
Okay, ring, ring,
ring, ring, ring, ring.
Uh, oh, uh, uh, phone!
Maybe we need to
call the president.
Yes, yes.
- Ellie.
- We're running out of time!
- Ellie!
- What?!
-You're the sunken treasure.
- Oh.
- You've torpedoed my heart.
- Oh.
- You're so beautiful, Ellie.
I can't imagine my
life without you.
Nothing would make me more
happy than to make you my wife.
Will you marry me?
-Oh.
Well, that's cool. Um...
I... Yeah, I'll just
clean up everything.
Sweet.
-Supporting local content
so you can see more
of New Zealand On Air.