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* RealTime: Or close to it, as two restaurant patrons are served by a strange waiter.
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* BrickJoke: Three times in a row, Steven asks the couple if they would like anything to drink, and three times Bernie says "Two martinis." Steven then comes back and serves them six martinis.
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* TitleDrop: Bernie proclaims Steven "the most absent-minded waiter I have ever seen."
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Steven addresses a cook as "Rosie" only to be answered with "My name is ''Jacob'', man." Of course, he is the most forgetful man in the world.
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* LogoJoke: The famous Paramount mountain cuts to the opening shot of the movie: a little heap of mashed potatoes on a plate, shaped like the Paramount mountain. A chef then squashes the potato mountain with his thumb.
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''The Absent-Minded Waiter'' is a 1977 short film (seven minutes) starring Creator/SteveMartin, Buck Henry, and Creator/TeriGarr. It was written by Martin, and directed by Carl Gottlieb (perhaps best known as the screenwriter for ''Film/{{Jaws}}'').
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''The Absent-Minded Waiter'' is a 1977 short film (seven minutes) starring Creator/SteveMartin, Buck Henry, Creator/BuckHenry, and Creator/TeriGarr. It was written by Martin, and directed by Carl Gottlieb (perhaps best known as the screenwriter for ''Film/{{Jaws}}'').
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* EasilyForgiven: Susan is understandably infuriated by the experience and perplexed why Bernie asked her to come, then Steven gives them "change".
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* TheStinger: After the credits there's a quick shot of Steven pouring water down Susan's menu.
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* TheStinger: After the credits there's a quick shot of Steven pouring water down Susan's menu.menu.
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''The Absent-Minded Waiter'' is a 1977 short film (seven minutes) starring Creator/SteveMartin, Buck Henry, and Teri Garr. It was written by Martin, and directed by Carl Gottlieb (perhaps best known as the screenwriter for ''Film/{{Jaws}}'').
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''The Absent-Minded Waiter'' is a 1977 short film (seven minutes) starring Creator/SteveMartin, Buck Henry, and Teri Garr.Creator/TeriGarr. It was written by Martin, and directed by Carl Gottlieb (perhaps best known as the screenwriter for ''Film/{{Jaws}}'').
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''The Absent-Minded Waiter'' is a 1977 short film (seven minutes) starring Creator/SteveMartin, Buck Henry, and Teri Garr. It was written by Martin, and directed by Carl Gottlieb (perhaps best known as the screenwriter for ''Film/{{Jaws}}''.
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''The Absent-Minded Waiter'' is a 1977 short film (seven minutes) starring Creator/SteveMartin, Buck Henry, and Teri Garr. It was written by Martin, and directed by Carl Gottlieb (perhaps best known as the screenwriter for ''Film/{{Jaws}}''.
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* ExactWords: Steven brings Bernie a burger, then says "hold the onion", and then puts an onion in Bernie's hand for him to hold.
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* IncrediblyLamePun: One of the cooks is not amused when Steven asks him "what's cookin?"
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* IncrediblyLamePun: One of the cooks is not amused when Steven asks him "what's cookin?"cookin?"
* TheStinger: After the credits there's a quick shot of Steven pouring water down Susan's menu.
* TheStinger: After the credits there's a quick shot of Steven pouring water down Susan's menu.
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* ForgetfulJones: The main gag. At the end Steven brings them their "change"--''ten thousand dollars''--then completely forgets having served them, and invites them to sit down again.
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* AskAStupidQuestion: Steven bothers a chef who is frantically busy preparing food.
--> '''Steven''': You busy?\\
'''Chef''': No, I'm having my lunch break.
* ForgetfulJones: The main gag. At the end Steven brings them their "change"--''ten thousand dollars''--then completely forgets having served them, and invites them to sit downagain.again.
* IncrediblyLamePun: One of the cooks is not amused when Steven asks him "what's cookin?"
--> '''Steven''': You busy?\\
'''Chef''': No, I'm having my lunch break.
* ForgetfulJones: The main gag. At the end Steven brings them their "change"--''ten thousand dollars''--then completely forgets having served them, and invites them to sit down
* IncrediblyLamePun: One of the cooks is not amused when Steven asks him "what's cookin?"
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''The Absent-Minded Waiter'' is a 1977 short film (seven minutes) starring Creator/SteveMartin, Buck Henry, and Teri Garr. It was written by Martin, and directed by Carl Gottlieb (perhaps best known as the screenwriter for ''Film/{{Jaws}}''.
Martin plays Steven, a waiter at a fancy upscale restaurant. Bernie and Susan Cates (Henry and Garr) are a married couple who come for dinner, with Henry specifically asking for Steven the waiter. Bernie explains to Susan that he asked for Steven because Steven is "the most absent-minded waiter in the world", and that they will have an incredible experience. Susan is dubious, and becomes increasingly irritated as Steven's extreme absent-mindedness causes him to continually bungle the simplest of tasks, like when he pours water on the table without setting down the glasses first.
Back in the 1970s and 1980s when Martin was a touring stand-up comedian, this film played regularly as a warm-up before his shows.
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* ForgetfulJones: The main gag. At the end Steven brings them their "change"--''ten thousand dollars''--then completely forgets having served them, and invites them to sit down again.
Martin plays Steven, a waiter at a fancy upscale restaurant. Bernie and Susan Cates (Henry and Garr) are a married couple who come for dinner, with Henry specifically asking for Steven the waiter. Bernie explains to Susan that he asked for Steven because Steven is "the most absent-minded waiter in the world", and that they will have an incredible experience. Susan is dubious, and becomes increasingly irritated as Steven's extreme absent-mindedness causes him to continually bungle the simplest of tasks, like when he pours water on the table without setting down the glasses first.
Back in the 1970s and 1980s when Martin was a touring stand-up comedian, this film played regularly as a warm-up before his shows.
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* ForgetfulJones: The main gag. At the end Steven brings them their "change"--''ten thousand dollars''--then completely forgets having served them, and invites them to sit down again.
