JASON: My father says that love
Is the most beautiful thing in the world.
I think games are,
I think chess is the most
Beautiful thing-
Not love.
WHIZZER: Marvin at the Psychiatrist, a three-part mini opera.
Part One.
MENDEL: Do you love him?
MARVIN: Sorta kinda.
MENDEL: Do you need him?
MARVIN: Sorta kinda.
He makes me smile a lot,
Especially at mealtime. It makes me feel I'm sorta smart.
MENDEL: Mm-hmm. Is he special?
MARVIN: He's delightful.
MENDEL: And romantic?
MARVIN: Yes, and spiteful. But yet it seems that so am I.
MENDEL: Just enjoy what you can.
MENDEL/MARVIN: Love the boy, not the man-/Man-
MARVIN: Sorta stylish.
MENDEL: Kinda very.
MARVIN: Mmm, very very sorta.
MENDEL: And kinda hard to describe.
MARVIN: Yes, yes. I think that's very true.
MENDEL: When he's naked, ( MARVIN: Yes. )
MENDEL: Does he thrill you? ( MARVIN: Yes. )
MENDEL: Is he vicious? ( MARVIN: Yes. )
MENDEL: Would he kill you?
MARVIN: Yes. I think he's sorta kinda mean.
But I love him, and I need it.
If he loved me, I'd concede it.
MENDEL: Don't despise what you feel
MENDEL/MARVIN: Love the friend, not the heel-/Heel-
MENDEL: He's sometimes worthless.
MARVIN: Sometimes evil.
MENDEL: Sometimes smarmy...
WHIZZER: Part Two.
MENDEL: Explore, Mr. Marvin- Your core, Mr. Marvin,
Note how your wife- your ex-wife's- subtle glories
Coupled with her tragic stories,
Move me in unreported ways.
At her very first session
She made quite an impression
But do you mind that
She was here to speak of Jason, and I find that
I hope Jason acts out more.
Cause there's a few more things we need explore.
MARVIN: Good.
MENDEL: Good. You said she was withholding... ( MARVIN: Right. )
Well that's not quite true. ( MARVIN: No? )
Perhaps she held back love from you. ( MARVIN: Did she really? )
I just know what I'm told.
Cause when I met your wife, she was anything but cold.
It wasn't quite precise to say that she was ice.
When I met your wife, she was very nice...
Very very very- Was she faithful' be objective. ( MARVIN: Yes. )
She was faithful! ( MARVIN: Yes. )
And you wanted to impress her
MARVIN: Yes sir, yes sir. But impress her I did not.
MENDEL: Did she sweat a lot?
( MARVIN: What? ) Was she ruthless?
( MARVIN: Huh? ) Narcissistic?
( MARVIN: Who? ) Let me vary the mood.
MARVIN: Yes, please.
MENDEL: Does she sleep in the nude?
MARVIN: No.
MENDEL: No. Does not sleep nude. Okay. Going on.
I have questions
That should probably go unanswered
But there're questions
Like, does she wear a negligee
Could you blow and it would blow away
Since the session nearly through
Tell me, what is going on with you?
MARVIN: So now you're interested in me?
MENDEL: Of course.
WHIZZER: Part Three.
MARVIN: My son's distressing.
JASON: My father's snide.
MARVIN: I'm convalescing.
JASON: He's morbid and dissatisfied.
MARVIN: What should I do now?
JASON: He loves another.
MARVIN: I agree.
JASON: I love my mother.
MARVIN: Why not me?
We go to ball games
JASON: The ball is tossed.
MARVIN: The pitcher's handsome.
JASON: Yeah. And our team lost.
MARVIN: Is that my fault though? Should I be blamed for that?
JASON: Explore museums.
MARVIN: Admire art.
JASON: We stand together.
MARVIN: But we stand there looking miles apart.
How do I reach him?
What words of wisdom?
What should I do now?
JASON: My father says that love
Is the most beautiful thing in the world.
I think games are,
I think chess is the most
Beautiful thing,
Not love.
WHZZIER: Marvin at the Psychiatrist, a three-part mini opera.
MENDEL: The End.