David's pratfalls

[fuzzygobo]

Back in the early years, David bore the brunt of a lot of slapstick comedy. He got pies in the face, doused with buckets of water, buried in snow, the end is listless.

In an attempt to demonstrate "In" and "Out", David was a waiter, first day on the job. Maria was the boss, and trains David on how to enter and exit the kitchen:

Go in on the left is the name of the song
Come out on the right and you'll never go wrong.

Unfortunately David can't get the hang of it, and constantly crashes into Bob or Luis, sending plates and glasses flying. Just when he thinks he has the routine down, Maria announces a change in policy:

The door on the right is the one that goes in
Come out on the left, you're as neat as a pin.

Again, David can't get it right, and takes one fall after another. By now, Maria's getting impatient with the rookie waiter. So David proposes a solution.
He puts an "In" sign on one door, and "Out" sign on the other, and hands in his bowtie- "I QUIT!!!"

Too bad he didn't let Maria fire him. He could've qualified for Unemployment.

 

[cjd874]

A few questions:
Which year was this skit?
Was Maria singing the instructions to David?
Was there constant background music like in the Charlie Chaplin skits?

 

[fuzzygobo]

Not exactly sure the year, around 1976. Yes, Maria sang the instructions. No music, but background noises like you'd hear in a restaurant- muffled talking, glasses clinking, etc.
No big scenery either. Shot like many non-street scenes on a blue soundstage, with just two doors, and a few potted plants. No big budget here.