Welcome to Partners in Crisis, a workshop for duos heading for disaster. [chuckles] I am your therapy animal, Dr. Fuzzby, and you are here because mismatched pairings often need a little more work to make them... work.
Greg, [Greg pauses] we talked about that.
What are we making Marlon? Uncomfortable. Yes.
And Francine, Clark may be a mouse, [on-screen] but he is your partner first.
And we have two new “apart-ners.”
Can you tell us about your journey to dysfunction junction?
Judy
Well, we’ve been official partners for one week, [poking Nick] happy anni-versa-ry! And we're not dysfunctional at all, actually. Functioning fine - better than fine! And we did sorta save the city, so us being here kinda seems like a huge misunderstanding.
Notice how she answered first, did not allow her partner to speak, seems to be in a state of denial, [Judy looks at her disturbingly] and taps her foot when she's suppressing discomfort.
And observe the source of her discomfort, represented by the disconnected affectation of her emotionally-insecure partner.
Oh...
But with hard work, they'll be on the same page by year two! [Judy and Nick stare confusedly] But for now, let's begin by greeting our teammate. Who'd like to go first? [Joel, an elk, raises his hoof] Thank you, Joel.
Okay, unfortunately, Karen has chosen to see Joel's smile as a sign of aggression. [starts spraying] Hackles down, Karen. Karen, hackles down. [singing] Joel, the safe word is "coconut".
Coconut! Coconut!
[Nick and Judy exchange shocked looks]
