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MOTORMOUTH

(switching off the TV)

Lord have pity, it s a crazy city.

(SEAWEED enters with PENNY.)

Seaweed. And...Penny, is it?

PENNY

Yes, Ma am.

SEAWEED

Is it okay I brought her home? I had to get her away from her mama.

PENNY

I hope you don t mind?

MOTORMOUTH

I never mind love. It s a gift from above. But not everyone remembers that. So you two better brace yourselves for a whole lot of ugly comin at you from a never-ending parade of stupid.

PENNY

That s okay. My mother s gonna kill me anyway.

(There is a knock at the door.)

LINK

(entering with TRACY)

Hey, Miz Motormouth. We broke Tracy out of jail.

MOTORMOUTH

Well, we all gotta get busy. Only twenty-four hours  til Miss Hairspray, we ll never get another chance like this  nationwide TV. And you re gonna be on it, honey.