It went something like this: The posh lady of the manor comes home in the middle of the day and says to her butler, "Jeeves, take off my coat.''
He takes off her coat, and she says, "Jeeves, take off my dress.''
He removes her dress, and she says, "Jeeves, take off my underwear.''
Jeeves takes off her underwear, and the lady says, "And don't ever wear my clothes again!''.
It was acceptable to 8-year-olds then, but it is surprising to see it rehashed in Partners, an American comedy on TVNZ's Duke channel on Friday, August 5, at 7.45pm.
In Partners, a young para-legal notes his poor understanding of women.
"One time a girl asked me to take off her blouse, my response was 'OK, fine, it doesn't fit me anyway'.''
What is more surprising is Partners features comedy actors of some quality, Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence.
Grammer has benefited from great writers in Frasier and the quite spectacular 2011 political drama Boss, which largely went under the radar but is well worth finding if you can.
He does not have that luxury in Partners.
Allen Braddock (Grammer) has been fired from his father's prestigious firm for using questionable tactics.
"I'll leave to you now my greatest revelation,'' he says as he leaves the firm.
"Truth and facts certainly have their place in society, but do they really have a place in a court of law?
"No.''
It turns out his audience is the maintenance man, and Braddock has been fired from the firm by his father.
Meanwhile, Marcus Johnson (Lawrence) is living with his mother after being divorced by his wife of 22 years and taken to the cleaners in the split.
The two partner up and take on cases that challenge their moral, personal and ethical boundaries.
It doesn't take long to sense when a show just does not work.
It took less than five minutes with Partners, which is disappointing considering the actors involved.
Over on the very good Arts channel on Sky, which I wish I had but am slightly too stingy to pay for, Soup Cans & Superstars looks into the fabulous world of pop art.
British journalist and presenter Alistair Sooke uses phrases such as "holds up a mirror to the times'' and "it's high time we stopped thinking of pop art as the brash, adolescent show-off of modern art'' as he delves into the work and legacy of Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, among others.
That sort of talk just makes me quiver.
It's on this Thursday at 8.40pm.
