“PSYCHIC” (:60)
(Pacific Bell)
CHRIS
EIGEMAN: Hello, this is your Pacific Bell spokesperson. I’m at the home, er, office of Madame Odessa, the, quote, Spiritual Consultant to the Stars.
MADAME
ODESSA: That’s me, honey.
CHRIS
EIGEMAN: We’re trying to decide who’s best at telling who’s calling, Caller ID from Pacific Bell, or Madame Odessa.
MADAME
ODESSA: That’ll be ten dollars a question, sonny.
CHRIS
EIGEMAN: Oh, pardon me.
SFX: (Money crinkling)
CHRIS
EIGEMAN: Here’s my question. When your telephone rings, can you actually tell who’s calling before you pick it up?
MADAME
ODESSA: Of course!
SFX: (Phone rings)
CHRIS
EIGEMAN: And who’s calling you now?
MADAME
ODESSA: That’ll be another ten dollars.
CHRIS
EIGEMAN: Oh.
SFX: (Money crinkling)
MADAME
ODESSA: I’m feeling…it’s my Uncle Johnny from Cleveland. Hello?
CHRIS
EIGEMAN: Rather than hiring a personal psychic, busy, successful people can tell who’s calling simply by subscribing to Caller ID from Pacific Bell.
ANN’R: With Caller ID, the number of the incoming call appears on a screen after the first ring. So you can decide which calls to answer now and which to call back later.
CHRIS
EIGEMAN: And how is your Uncle Johnny?
MADAME
ODESSA: Oh, he’s fine. That’ll be another ten dollars.
SFX: (Money crinkling)
ANN’R: Just call 1-800-983-9050 to subscribe. Caller ID, part of the Pacific Bell network. How will you use it?