i thought you were going to get norman mailer. i was. he turned me down. you talked to norman mailer? i talked to his agent's secretary. she turned me down. well, honey, the only reason i took this job was-- was to meet and talk with authors. i thought they'd be as excited as i am to be on the show. what are you going to do? i'll just hope that elliot can come up with somebody. well, is there anything i can do to help? can you write a book by sunday? i have got great news. guess who's going to sponsor your show. oh, lord. you would not believe how cheap it is to advertise on that program. i don't want to hear. are you sure? it's funny. why are you doing this, kirk? it's a perfect tie-in. the host of "book talk" is my neighbor and my best friend. would you quit calling me your best friend? this is not the kind of program where you-- you hawk hamburgers. dick, i realize it's a classy show, but i intend to do a classy commercial. that's why i want joanna to be my spokeswoman for the caf\. me? joanna? honey, i really don't think we both have to be that surpris