Mr. Mayor

.

We did it!

A year ago,

we said we were gonna tackle L.A's traffic problems.

And today we now have completed

citywide, dedicated bus lanes.

What do we want? Bus lanes!

When do we want them? We got 'em.

Now I could rest on my laurels,

but I'm not a rest-on-my-laurels guy.

And I know that like this bus lane

that currently ends in Burbank, we can go further.

California is the innovation capital of the world...

the iPhone, Disneyland,

the Ryan Murphy Cinematic Universe.

These are all homegrown ideas.

So I have hand-picked a new team

of California's sharpest minds

to form the Mayor's Office of Innovation.

Housing, jobs, health, tourism...

let's get innovative, L.A.

Get out of my dreams and onto that bus.

Those passengers are gonna be on the beach

in seven minutes.

That's too fast!

Have you sussed out these innovation consultants yet?

Some of these guys have necks and chins.

Oh, God. Is that how low my bar is?

Yes, and none of them have any old tweets

with the words , , or in them,

which is how low my bar is.

Finally, some Gen Z energy in this place.

For real.

You know how I had to beg Neil to stop setting up

conference calls and use Slack.

He still calls it "Slacks."

And he calls pants "trousers," and what are "dungarees"?

I mean, after a certain age,

the human brain just can't learn.

No offense, Arpi. - I just can't believe

you're excited that these people are gonna come in

and tell us how to innovate.

We innovate.

This was like bringing in a poop-throwing consultant

to teach the chimps.

This expert comes in for a month

and he's gonna be like,

"What if you threw some so it sticks to the glass?"

Oh, thanks. We never thought of that.

You know, I was recruited by some consulting firms

out of law school, but I was like, no.

I want to be a part of American democracy... ending.

Ah, this guy is wearing an MIT sweatshirt

with the arms cut off and he's pulling it off.

New best friends!

- New boyfriend! - New best friends!

- New boyfriend! - New best friends!

- New boyfriend! - New best friends!

Oh!

Now this is a presentation.

Put these on.

At Impactium Consulting,

we believe in dreaming bigger, living larger...

- What is that? - And soaring higher.

No! Ah!

He's got me in his beak!

Welcome, everyone. You can take your headsets off.

Look at...

oh, that's amazing!

What are you doing, man? Get up off the floor.

- I didn't... - Hi, I'm James.

And this is the I-Team.

And we're so excited to get started.

I hope you all enjoyed hang gliding over Los Angeles.

Now did any of you notice Ellen DeGeneres

smiling at the top of Runyon?

That was added digitally... the smile, I mean.

My video was a velociraptor.

You must've pressed the wrong button.

James, James, what are we gonna start with?

Driverless cars? Tacos that travel?

Come on, let's disrupt.

Absolutely, Mr. Mayor,

but we've learned that innovation starts from within.

So the first thing we'll do is just spend the day

shadowing the staff, watching how you do things.

Right 'cause you've been here for an hour,

so you'd know what we're doing wrong.

Well, you know, we really just want

to get a feel for the place.

Hey, man, would you mind just standing back over there?

For example, I would love to know

who's got you guys using Slack,

'cause that application is garbage.

I mean, we were all just laughing about it earlier.

Thank you. I hate Slacks.

Could we watch the video again,

so I can see the nice one as a palate cleanser?

Would that be the best use of your time?

Yes.

- They're gonna evaluate us? - I warned you.

These guys are just greasy corporate vampires.

Which in a book would be sexy.

I for one will not be participating

in this brain suckery.

And why wouldn't they let me stand with them?

Who do they think they are? My college a cappella group?

You folks ready to get started?

Ms. Meskimen, this is Noah. He'll be shadowing you.

Okay.

Let's go, Jokeshow.

My body's teeming with creative juices.

What are we gonna do today, James?

We are gonna move fast and break things, sir.

Ha! I like that.

Yeah, that's catchy.

I'm gonna text that to myself before I forget it.

Now we've got some special things

set up for you, Mr. Mayor,

we are going to evaluate your leadership style

by having you virtually sail a yacht around Tierra del Fuego.

Hot damn.

And then in the afternoon, we're gonna set up

one of those military glass tables that shows a map of L.A.

And will that be interactive?

You will get to draw on it. Yes.

So cool. I call green.

Oh, hey. James... wait a minute.

Is this my daughter or one of your holograms?

Dad, ow.

I'm sorry.

Are you ready? We're kind of already late.

For what, honey?

You're taking me to the DMV today

for my permit test.

Is that today?

Dad, I literally reminded you about it this morning.

Can't you do it on your phone or something?

No, you have to go in person.

All right, I see there's a government office

that could use some innovating, am I right?

Oh, I wouldn't know, sir. I hoverboard everywhere.

Of course you do.

Does this absolutely have to be done today?

I made this appointment months ago.

And their website is black text on a blue screen, okay?

I can't go through that again.

- I have people... - Don't bail on me.

I went with you to your emergency colonoscopy

after you slipped on the Peloton.

Hey, you know, James doesn't need to know that.

Oh, shoot. Sorry about this, James.

I, um... I will be back ASAP Rocky.

Dad, that is a person.

I know that. I was trying something out.

How would you describe your job?

I wouldn't, Noah. I'm too busy doing it.

Now try to keep up with me.

'Cause if there's one thing you need to know about me

and how I operate, it's...

Ms. Meskimen?

There's no door back here.

Okay, so low beams in fog.

Oh, jeez. Where did you come from?

A vent. I'm like a mouse.

If my skull fits, the rest of my body fits.

Are you evading your observer too?

No, no.

I'm taking Orly to the DMV. - Huh.

Dad, it says here you can't drive on the beach

just because you're late for golf.

Well, they've changed that then.

You know, it wouldn't kill you, Arpi,

to engage with that I-Team kid.

It's costing us a lot of money.

That argument didn't get me to try lobster mac and cheese.

It's not gonna work here.

What floor are you getting off on?

I think I'll tag along with you.

You'll never find me, Noah!

Hey, do you mind if I observe you?

That works for me, since as chief of staff,

I technically need to be observing you

because your work is my purview.

So yes, this is convenient for me.

I would like you to sit, please.

Yeah, just pretend I'm not here.

Okay, and you pretend like I'm not here.

I have a lot of work to do, you know,

running America's largest city.

New York is America's largest city.

Not if I do my job right.

Okay.

Is that a puffy Pusheen cat sticker on a government laptop?

I feel like you should be able to use context clues

to answer that yourself.

Next you'll be asking me,

"Is she sitting on a hamburger?"

Yes, James.

Pusheen is sitting on a hamburger.