The brain damage and jubilation of American comedy

Shane Gray: [Mitchie, walking, stops when she sees Shane playing guitar, but he hears her cough] Can't a guy get some peace?

Mitchie Torres: Sorry. I didn't mean... Sorry.

Shane Gray: You said that already.

Mitchie Torres: Sorry. I, uh... Was that you playing? It sounded kinda different.

Shane Gray: [Shane rolls his eyes] Than my usual stupid cookie cutter pop star stuff? Sorry to disappoint.

Mitchie Torres: [she laughs] You didn't. I liked it. I mean, it was good for stupid cookie cutter pop star stuff.

Shane Gray: [he smiles] Wow. You really know how to make a guy feel better.

Mitchie Torres: I thought you loved your sound. You created it here. You're like a Camp Rock legend.

Shane Gray: Some legend. I only play the music that the label thinks will sell. That's it.

Mitchie Torres: You don't think that song would sell?

Shane Gray: I don't know.

Mitchie Torres: Well, you'll never know if you don't try. And, by the way, I know of one girl that would buy that song.

Shane Gray: [singing alone by a canoe] "Turn on that radio as loud as it can go. Gotta dance until my feet can't feel the ground."

Mitchie Torres: [Mitchie walks up] So, uh, does your voice sound better over here?

Shane Gray: Why don't we get in one of these things and you can tell me?

Mitchie Torres: [out on the lake, Mitchie is laughing as she and Shane are going in circles with the canoe] Really?

Shane Gray: Yeah. It was awesome.

Mitchie Torres: [laughing] Yeah. I don't think we're doing this right.

Shane Gray: What? You don't like going in circles?

Mitchie Torres: So, have you found you're special girl yet?

Shane Gray: Why, are you jealous?

Mitchie Torres: Jerk.

Shane Gray: Hey, being a jerk is a part of the rock star image.

Mitchie Torres: Keeping up an image can be tiring.

Shane Gray: But it keeps the posers away. I never know if people are hanging with me for the free stuff or for the parties.

Mitchie Torres: Oh, definitely the free stuff.

Shane Gray: Funny.

Mitchie Torres: Come on, I know you're really not a jerk. I mean you're helping Andy with his dancing, and those screaming girls seem to like you.

Shane Gray: Which brings me back to the whole jealous thing.

Mitchie Torres: I take that back. You are a jerk.

Shane Gray: It must be the same for you too, huh?

Mitchie Torres: What?

Shane Gray: Because of your mom and her job at Hot Tunes. People probably are always fake around you.

Mitchie Torres: Uh, yeah. Right. Totally.

Shane Gray: You know, it's nice talking to someone who gets it.

Mitchie Torres: Yeah. Me, too.