The Story So Far:

Episode 1

"The Beginning"
Tony Mack pulls together his gumba friends and tries valiantly to stage a loving tribute to the Rat pack, but the universe, in the form of his loving wife, his faithful announcer, his hooch soaked partner, and his blood donating sidekick thwart his best intentions. Freddie is late because Johnny told him the wrong location for the show, and the bus took forever getting there. Tommy Sullivan, the Irish crooner, visits directly from the set from his new film and tries to sing Danny Boy, which just isn't something Tony can let happen in his swingin' show. When the Hong Kong star, Lo Lee fails to show, Eddie dons a kimono and pretends to be him until Tony insists he break a board with his hands. He is escorted off by Joe, the stagehand who hasn't cut himself shaving, and Blackjack, Tony's bodyguard.

Episode 2

"The Producer"
Shortly after the show gets underway, a rumor is circulated that a producer from ABC is in the audience, and everyone starts showcasing their own talents. Johnny keeps going into the audience doing card tricks. Toni wants to sing a song, but Tony won't let her until she takes him offstage for a brief marital discussion. Freddie, who was late (as usual) because someone stole his tux, bursts forward every five seconds with another solo and shameless plug. Bubbles dances. Even Joe comes out and reads some poetry. When Tony brings Blackjack up to talk about his boxing career, he says he's re-invented himself into an actor and would rather do a scene from "Of Mice and Men." Tony forces Eddie to do the scene with him, but insists that Blackjack demonstrate his boxing style during the lines. Eddie, of course, is knocked out.

The producer turns out to be Jack, a strange little practical joker, who is subsiquently escorted out to the alley by Joe, who has recently sharpened his axe, and Blackjack.

Episode 3

"Farewell to Tommy"
When word arrives that Tommy Sullivan has been caught in an explosion at Molly Malone's tavern Tony decides that the evening's show should be dedicated to him and that a collection be taken up for his family. Each cast member stops the show to talk about what Tommy meant to them, and how close they where to him as an excuse to hawk their new records, stage shows, books, voices, and lounge acts. They also each borrow money from Tommy's memorial fund. Freddie is late (again) because Tony was mad at what he said about personal stuff. When Mysterio, the Hypnotist fails to show up, Eddie dons a black cape and white gloves and pretends to be him until he accidentally hypnotizes Johnny and Freddie, and is escorted off the stage by Joe, who really was Tommy's closest friend.

Just as Tony gives the final benediction to their fallen comrade, a whiskey soaked Tommy comes up on the stage saying it wasn't a bomb that blew up, it was a backed up water pipe. Tony and the gang only just forgive him when it is discovered that there is no money left in the collection hat.

The Holiday Episode

"The Wop Who Stole Christmas"
The group wants to put on a holiday show, but Tony insists that they just do a regular one, until the ghost of his old partner, Jakey Mars, tells him he will be visited by three guests, the guest of Christmas past, present and future. Freddie is late (once again) because he had to light a minora. Joe comes on wearing his tool belt and a lovely pair of green tights and moderates "This is Your Life" where Tony is confronted by all the horrible things he did to everyone on all the previous Christmases. When Tommy arrives to sing some horrible Irish Christmas song, he goes into a trance and becomes the guest of Christmas present and tries to save Tony's soul by telling him to give to those who don't have it so good. As all this is going on, everyone tries to sneak his or her own Christmasy thing into the show, angering Tony to no end. Suddenly, Tony finds himself alone on the stage with a dark cloaked figure (who looks a lot like Bubbles) and forces him to watch a glitzy version of his beloved Rat Pack tribute in which Johnny and Tony are married and celebrating the old Scrooge's demise, and Freddie is dressed in a snake skin suit instead of his Tux. When Tony wakes from his nightmare, he is again alone, and brings Joe out, now in green tights and deer antlers, and makes him gather all the Christmas presents, trees and goodies into a bag. The rest come out and sing a carol happily anyway, and Tony finally decides that Christmas might just be okay.

Episode 4

"What I Did on My Vacation"
You'll just have to come see this one to find out what happens in it, Charlie.

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