Cue card guy on The Gordon Ford Show.

S5E2 - One hour before show, Mel, Adam, Cecil, Trudy, Ralph and Midge stand waiting to see if the current monologue is a go or a no go. Eventually, they see Teddy the cue card guy leaving, and they all groan. Ralph explains to Midge that this is because Teddy leaving first means that the monologue is not yet locked. The writers all gather in the writers' room, along with Trudy and Teddy, for a lightning round of anything they've got.

S5E2 - Moments before the show begins, Gordon turns to the writers and finally tells them which jokes he's going to do. Teddy hastily writes them onto the cue cards, and holds them up for Gordon during the show.

S5E3 - On Midge's 30th day of work for the Gordon Ford Show, Gordon delivers the opening monologue as Midge, Teddy, Maury, Alvin, Ralph, Cecil, Adam, and Mel look on. Everyone seems to be enjoying it except Midge, who is forlorn because she once again failed to get a joke in.

S5E3 - After the show, Gordon gathers Mike, George, Trudy, Alvin, Ralph, Cecil, Adam, Mel, and Midge in his office and provides feedback on the show. First he criticizes the band's timing, and George promises to talk to Tony about it. Mike knows that George won't actually do that, so he silently echoes the promise himself. Next, Gordon criticizes the shrinking size of Teddy's writing on the cue cards, and once again George and Mike offer in turn to deal with it.

S5E3 - Another day, Midge works with Alvin, Ralph, Cecil, Adam, Mel, Teddy and Trudy in the writers room, trying to crunch out the monologue last minute. After Mel, Cecil and Adam hone a joke together and Teddy engages in some sexualized banter with Mel, Alvin turns to the room and asks anyone for one more joke. Midge haltingly volunteers, then attempts to withdraw, but Alvin and Cecil encourage her to say it. She reads a joke that she wrote about Mel Blanc, and to her surprise, it gets put in. A moment later, Gordon wanders in, and glances over the finished monologue which Trudy has just finished typing up. He approves it with no notes, and looks on with pleasant surprise as Ralph gives her a mark on the joke tally board.

S5E3 - That evening, as Maury provides directions to the crowd, George and Mike make their way over to their podium, and the writers linger in their usual spot, Midge goes over to Teddy and asks him if he can save her the card with her joke on it, since it's the first one she got onto the show. Teddy agrees jovially and congratulates her. A moment later, the show begins as the band leader lists the guests and introduces Gordon. The monologue goes well, until he stumbles on “Elmer Fudd” while reading Midge's joke, prompting a loud exclamation from her which causes Gordon, Mike, George, and the writers to look at her disapprovingly. After an awkward moment, Gordon is able to save the joke and get the show back on track. However, Midge remains mortified, and the other writers sidle as far away from her as they can.

S5E3 - After the show, Midge meekly follows Alvin, Ralph, Cecil and Mel out of the studio, passing Dorie at the reception desk. Teddy runs up to Midge and gives her the card, but she has understandably soured on it.

S5E3 - On monday evening, at a taping of The Gordon Ford Show, Midge stands apart from the other writers as Gordon wraps up an interview with John Coltrane. Gordon then makes a special announcement - the very thing the executives came to talk to him about earlier - that The Gordon Ford Show has surpassed Jack Paar's show to become the most viewed talk show in the country. The writers exclaim in delight, along with George and Mike at their podium. A tray of champagne is rolled out, and Gordon invites the staff to come join him on camera to celebrate. Alvin, Ralph, Cecil, Adam, Mel, Teddy, Maury, Mike, George, Trudy and Dorie all make their way up, but Midge hangs in the wings, a small spark of hope growing that her job might not be gone just yet. As Dorie presents a tray of champagne to the writers, Alvin and Adam begin to discuss where they'll all go to celebrate. Gordon butts in and says he has a plan.

S5E3 - The staff of The Gordon Ford Show goes skating in Rockefeller Plaza to celebrate their newly achieved spot at the number one talk-show in America. Alvin and Adam make their way down the stairs, drinks already in hand. Teddy is behind them, brandishing a hockey stick excitedly.

S5E4 - Lacking any replacement for his missing guest, Gordon reluctantly hosts Hart Buckley from the Zoo for a third segment, this one with Cooper the sloth. Maury, Teddy, George and the Band Leader all stand at their posts, and Mike makes his way back in from outside. Just as the segment begins, however, Sophie Lennon appears by the band, surprising Gordon and the audience. Realizing that this was Mike’s doing, George gives him a dirty look for showing him up. Elated, Gordon beckons Sophie over to the couch and sits them next to Hart and Cooper, who he rudely ignores for the rest of the interview. Before Mike can truly savor his moment of triumph, Sophie bursts in and confronts him about Gordon’s rule that nobody who works on the show can be on the show. Mike refuses to help, and Susie leaves, frustrated.

S5E8 - Teddy performs his usual duties holding the cue cards as Gordon interviews Princess Margaret.

S5E9 - On Gordon’s orders, Mike delivers a last-minute monologue tweak to Teddy. A few moments later, the show begins. Teddy watches the whole thing unfold from his usual spot holding the cue cards, including Gordon’s attempts to humiliate Midge which backfire when she successfully hijacks the show and does a star-making standup set.

MEL: Oh, Goddamn it, Teddy.
TEDDY: I love you guys, too.
MIDGE: What happened?
RALPH: He's the cue card guy. Means the monologue's not locked.
– S5E2

TEDDY: I thrive on this.
– S5E2

MEL: Hey, Teddy, you posing for the Kama Sutra?
TEDDY: Up yours, Mel.
– S5E2

TEDDY: How do you spell “discombobulated”?
ADAM: Teddy, that was two jokes ago. You're two jokes behind?
TEDDY: I have a mind like a steel trap.
MEL: And a butt like a bowl of spaghetti.
TEDDY: Look who's talking.
– S5E3

MIDGE: Hey, Teddy, can you save me the card with my joke on it? It's my first to get on.
TEDDY: Gladly. That's exciting.
– S5E3

TEDDY: Hey, Midge, uh, here's your card.
MIDGE: Thanks, Teddy.
TEDDY: You gonna frame it?
MIDGE: Or burn it for heat.
– S5E3

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