I Don’t Have a Wife

Season 10 Episode 8 Quick into the closet! What are you doing in the closet there? And I’m helping the warden You’re always working You know what I love you. I don’t have a wife!

An animated hunter or prison officer searches a closet for escaped prisoners while talking with an unseen woman he believes is his wife. He is persuaded to release the fugitives because she says she loves him, only to suddenly realize that he does not have a wife. The absurd reveal turns the romantic conversation into a surreal comedy punchline, with deadpan dialogue, music, and a comic sound effect amplifying the joke.

Get in the closet! Who's there? Just me, sweetie. Oh, I didn't know you were home. What are you doing in the closet there? Um, wife things? Oh, alright. We'll all be home for a minute. Some prisoners escaped from the work camp and I'm helping the warden track them down. Oh, well, maybe you should let him go. You know I can't do that. You're always working. I wish you'd spend more time at home. More time with me. Maybe you're right, honey. Maybe I do work too much. You know what? I'm gonna let those fugitives go. You do that for me? I'd do anything for you. I love you. I love you too! Now come out here and give me a kiss. Waiter, no! Wait a minute! I don't have a wife!

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