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A weary car-service driver finds an eccentric passenger in his back seat, then learns friendship matters more than chasing fares in this comedy sketch.
0:01 Ever since I can remember, I've worked for the car service. Get up in the morning, drive folks to where they got to go, then do it all over again. 0:11 At a certain point, the day started running together. It got to be I couldn't tell one day from the next, but that day was different. 0:20 That was the day that changed my life forever. 0:27 How the hell did you get in here? Listen, the kids' party is probably down the block. 0:31 You got me confused. 0:32 What do you mean? This is where I belong. 0:35 What, are you some sort of magician? 0:37 A magician? No, I'm a backseatsman. 0:41 Backseatsman? 0:43 Indeed! To be perfectly honest, I don't know how I got here, but here I am, and here we are. 0:51 Huh. My granddaddy told me stories of backseatsmen back in the 50s. 0:54 Your grandpappy's a wise man. Me and him would have been friends were he around today. 1:01 I'll take you downtown, but that's as far as you go. 1:04 Downtown it is. 1:12 Keep it quiet back there, okay? I'm gonna pick up this fare. 1:14 You can count on me. 1:17 Hey, uh, going to 56 in Lenox. 1:19 This one's taken, asshole. 1:21 Sir? So- sir? What the hell'd you do that for? I needed that fare. 1:28 What- what are you, sucking on a lollipop? Stop that. What- what is that, a headband? 1:34 Where'd you get a headband? Don't put that on. Oh, now you have a yo-yo? 1:38 You don't even know how to use a yo-yo. Put that away. Look, I'm sorry, I'm gonna have to ask you to get out. 1:43 What's that? 1:45 It's none of your business. 1:47 Come on, you can tell me. I'm curious. 1:51 You really want to know? 1:54 Being a driver, you don't get a lot of time for vacation, so when it gets bad, I just look at that, and it's like, it's like I'm there. 2:05 Ah, forget it, you wouldn't understand. 2:07 No, I think it's nice. 2:13 Well, I'm gonna catch some Zs. 2:28 Going to 56 and Lenox? 2:30 Sounds good. 2:32 Hey, is that a backseat man? 2:36 No, it's my cousin, uh, he has Down syndrome. 2:39 Are you sure? 2:40 Sir, trust me, I don't affiliate with those types. 2:43 Okay. 3:06 Good news. Picked up a big fare while you were sleeping. I'm gonna stop and get a bite. 3:11 You want something? My treat. 3:15 Backseatsman? 3:16 You're ashamed of me! 3:19 What? 3:20 I'm a backseatsman. This is what I do. 3:25 Oh, is this about what I said to that guy? That was business. 3:29 I gotta make money. 3:31 I'm sorry to have been such an inconvenience to you. 3:38 Backseatsman. 3:49 Backseatsman? Back seats, man? 3:51 56 in Lenox. Make it snappy. 3:54 Yes, sir. 3:56 Take down the fucking postcard. It's making me sick. 4:01 And that one too. 4:38 What are you stopping for? This isn't 56 and Lenox. 4:41 This will just take a minute. 4:46 Backseatsman, you're alive. Look, I'm sorry, I made a mistake. 4:50 Please come back, I promise it'll be different. 4:52 It sounds real nice, Bernie, but you work for the car service. 4:57 There's always going to be another fare. 4:59 No. 5:00 It's not true. 5:01 Hey, I'd like to get to 56 and Lennox this year. 5:13 Sorry, sir, there's only room in my back seat for one. 5:17 What, him? You're kicking me out for a backseatsman. 5:21 No, I'm kicking you out for a friend. 5:25 Oh, this is great. Fine. You know what? I'll walk to 56 and Lennox. 5:32 You forgot something. 5:36 Come on, let's go. 5:43 I don't know why I met the backseatsman, but when it's all said and done, I'm glad I did. 5:50 Funny thing is, when he first showed up, I thought he was the one that needed me. 5:56 Turned out it was the other way around. In a way, I guess you could say we lived in our own teenage wasteland. 
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