NewsRadio-E14/S2-Bill's Autobiography 1/3

Bill attempts to write his autobiography but gets depressed when he realizes he has done nothing with his life. Meanwhile, Dave tries to get the rest of the office to cheer Bill up.

Bill: Et tu? Jimmy?
Bill paraphrases the last words of the title character from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. The phrase "Et tu, Brute?" has become the standard quote when identifying betrayal.

Lisa: He's strutting around out there like he's Norman Mailer.
Dave: Would you tell Mr. Hemingway, I'd like to see him here for a moment?
Beth: Hey, Ernie. F. Scott and Zelda would like to speak with you.
There are many allusions to American writers in this episode. Norman Mailer is one of the most famous living American writers, although he is considered somewhat of a low brow and has a reputation for being belligerent. Ernest Hemingway is arguably considered to be the greatest novelist of the 20th Century, writer of "The Sun Also Rises" "The Old Man and the Sea" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "The Snows of Kilimanjaro." F.Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald were one of the most celebrated literary couples in history, famous for their wild parties and extravagant life styles, their lives eventually spiraled into madness and failure. F. Scott wrote "The Great Gatsby" generally celebrated as one of the greatest American novels ever written.

Dave: I didn't realize this was like "The Pentagon Papers."
The Pentagon Papers is the popular name for a top secret military study that was leaked by Defense Department employee Daniel Ellsberg to The New York Times which published them in 1971. The document outlined American military involvement and escalation in Vietnam during a period that President Johnson had promised a reduction in the conflict. Huge controversy as well as elements of dark secrecy and danger have become associated with the term ever since.

Song:"A Horse With No Name."
This is the song by 70s folk-rock group America that Dave is singing on the tape recorder.

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[Fred121212]

thanks for the info on these clips!

[ghosty121]

I like it how you post what some of the stuff meant like Et tu? jimmy? never new what that meant

[432F01]

Goddamn, Goddamn! Look at those legs on Maura.

[spacecowboy5000]

For some reason Bill's, "The outline", killed me.

[BruceBeach8]

@ghosty121 "Et tu Jimmy?" Is a reference to Julius Caesar. Caesar said to Brutus "Et tu Brutus" after Brutus and a bunch of senators stabbed him.

[carlinj832000]

rip phil hartman.

[tagtime]

Dave really CAN sing.