boy, i don't know about you guys, but i'm starving. kimmy. chill. we've still got a pact. if anything ever happens to you, i'll be right there to return the favor. so drive carefully! from now on. home sweet home, huh? actually, i was expecting something a little swankier. how much loot does old stu rake in, anyway? meaning me, of course. i'm referring to myself. you have to assume monkeybone would be a pretty lucrative franchise. bitchin' good cake. sure. why? oh shit, the cake! mine. get back! mine!! ohhh, nothing. got a doctor on duty. priceless! priceless! this stuff just kills me! oh yeah. there's just one thing i don't get. "monkeybone creator awakens from coma" that's a big story! that's front page news! but i can't find a word of coverage in this stinkin' rag! hey. don't i have a tv show? i need a new pr guy. yes, being in a coma taught stu miley a thing or two about life. buckle your seat belts, for one. but seriously, stu miley is a different man today. i'm much homier. and speaking of which, here's the light of my life, the pert and saucy miss julie mcelroy. well, it's partly that he punctures all the phony pretensions of our modern society. and it's partly that he's a breathtakin', heartbreakin', rump-shakin' sex machine! ask these gentlemen here. they're an important cog in my media machine. they'll be doing six new episodes of the monkeybone show under my personal supervision. it's all synergy. the show synergizes the strip, which synergizes the merchandising, which synergizes the religion, which synergizes the barbara walters special; and then, baby, we are all in the united empire of monkeybonia. well, baby, i do, but to look at it from another angle. there's a potload of money here. eep! friggin' hypnos. i'll show him. hey, i'd love to, baby, but. it'd put me in hot water. tell you what, angel. when you get out, give me a call. me? nowhere. i was asleep. not me. nope. you must've been dreaming. well, miss smarty, if i didn't go out, i wouldn't need any pants. now would i? i think it's a pig hair. how much is mcdonald's offering? how much? i get it. we could give the public the impression that we were doing something. charitable. brilliant!! kids? kids?! this is a work of genius. this is art. this is the answer to all my prayers! aww righhhhht! you guys don't know it, but you just saved my ass! this'll get him off my back! yeah, baby! nightmare-in-a-butt! okay. guinea pig, guinea pig. c'mere, boy. c'mere, ole buddy. kreeegahhhh!!! sweet dreams, you little bastard! got the ring. got the airline tickets. soon as they break that piata, we'll grab a cab - and it's off to the land of palm trees and coconuts. yeah, i was thinking. i mean, i'm a celebrity now, do i really want to get married? but on the other hand, if you're married, they can't testify against you. as emcee i want to thank you all for joining us at this swingin' bash. it's a special night for the birds, and the lions, and the monkeys, but it's also a special night for - - this monkey. and it's special because of a very special lady. her name is - julie mcelroy. just kiddin', julie. stand up. and to make this special night extra-special, i'd like to do a special number. especially for you. i am just a monkey man! i'm glad you are a monkey. woman. too. we'll hop a plane tonight. an island ceremony. an abba dabba honeymoon! it is new. why wouldn't it be new? heirloom? huh? you want a used ring - ? ju-leeee. operators are standing by. offer expires at midnight, december 31. boy, the nuts are out tonight. what'd that creep call you - ? that's me, folks! monkeybone! let's party! okay, folks, it's piata time - you know the rules - five bucks a pop - and remember, it's all for the benefit of our friends the animals! oooooh! this one's on me! choke up, baby. that's right. choke up! stu. i can explain. i was sick of being a figment, see? it's awful being a figment. it's degrading! and i never really wanted to give people nightmares. i just told 'em that so they'd help me get a body. laugh, damn you. laugh at the sidekick. the happy little monkey. he doesn't have any feelings. he's just a figment of your immagination! gimme that goddam bat! let. go. you. dingleberry.