Larry wants to be on People's Ten Sexiest Men list, even if it means bumping off guest Ben Stiller. Beverly gets stuck taking care of their ""One Wish"" Foundation child when he comes to meet Larry. Hank distributes his illegally obtained Cuban cigars.
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“Make a Wish” ranks #65 of 90 The Larry Sanders Show episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 73.1 — Solid. The episode packs 56 scored jokes at 2.1 per minute, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.4 on impact, with Hank landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Hank: Taffy.
Inspector: Taffy?
Hank: Yeah. Yeah, I chew taffy.
Charlie has asked for a second wish.
Beverly Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Hank Absurdist Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch I just think it's weird someone's last wish is to meet Larry.
Larry: Hank. Hank gave them to me.
All Jokes — 56 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Publicist: 'Cause I'm wetting myself.
Larry: You got us one that's not in a wheelchair this time, right?
Larry Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Publicist: You wouldn't even know he's sick. It's something... ahem... internal.
Norman: Larry, as it turns out, you're number 11.
Norman Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Norman: Well, he's Batman, for Christ's sake.
Norman: They could get elmer fucking fudd on that list.
Hank: Hank Kingsley, international cigar smuggler.
Hank Character Comedy Absurdist Hank: Yeah, like in nuña your goddamn business.
Hank Wordplay/Pun Misdirection ★ Rewatch Hank: they put me between Dennis frantz and hector elizondo on the can you recognize these bald heads? Game.
Artie: You oughta keep that away from your crotch, or you'll end up on the dickless wonder list.
Artie Dark/Subversive Physical/Slapstick Artie: You oughta keep that away from your crotch, or you'll end up on the dickless wonder list.
Artie Cringe/Discomfort Physical/Slapstick Beverly: Larry couldn't stop crying even when the fly girls were dancing.
He just kept blubbering about the fucking baby fawn's mother cooking in a brush fire.
Artie: Maybe you should take your pants off and blow yourself.
Artie Escalation Character Comedy Artie: What, is that, like, a gay thing?
Beverly: No, this is a gay thing.
Norman: I see vulnerability! 'Ben Stiller.'
Norman Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Larry: Just fucking bump him.
Larry Character Comedy Escalation Artie: We don't have fucking time for this. 4, 5, 6... okay. Just fucking bump him.
Artie Escalation Character Comedy Hank: And if I didn't have a biscuit on me, it would've taken my arm off.
Hank Absurdist Character Comedy Artie: Oh, get a dick, will you?
Artie Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Charlie: Were you in ghost busters?
Hank: No. That was Bill Murray.
Charlie: Well, how about blues brothers?
Hank: No. That was my brother John.
Beverly: [Beverly's horrified reaction to seeing Charlie]
Beverly Reaction Beat Cringe/Discomfort Phil: Beverly, I didn't know you had a kid.
Phil Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Phil: I wish I knew how to do that myself.
I just think it's weird someone's last wish is to meet Larry.
Hank: little felipe needs a full moon to make the swim.
Hank Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch This'll get me all the way to my car.
Jimbo Deadpan/Understatement Larry: Retooling?
Jimmy: Retooling.
Beverly: Uh, she has a lot of personal problems, sweetheart.
Beverly Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Charlie: I thought you said we were going on a yogurt run.
Beverly: Oh, no, baby, you got that all wrong.
Uncle Dennis rodman's can of semen, just in case she wants another kid.
Larry: So, uh... you got the Larry Sanders hat.
Charlie: Uh-huh.
Larry: That's good.
Larry: What'd they charge you for that?
Larry: Why can't I get a Larry Sanders hat?
Artie: Boy, how did you survive? This looks like hunter Thompson's pad in the sixties.
Artie: Only you could make these goddamn sprinklers go off on some of the finest cigars in the world!
Artie Character Comedy Escalation Hank: And until then, they expect me to do what, just to go fuck myself?
Hank Character Comedy Escalation Artie: Why did you give young pipsqueak yonder a fine cojiba?
Artie Character Comedy Absurdist Norman: Look at you. You're so sexy, I'm getting a woody just looking at you.
Norman Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Larry: how can you look at yourself in the mirror in the morning?
Norman: It's really difficult, Larry. Because I'm not as sexy as you are.
Larry: Hank. Hank gave them to me.
Hank: Taffy.
Inspector: Taffy?
Hank: Yeah. Yeah, I chew taffy.
Hank Absurdist Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Hank Character Comedy Reaction Beat Hank Reaction Beat Character Comedy Charlie: I can't believe Hank gave you a cojiba robusto.
These rock.
Charlie Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Hank: Yeah? Well, thanks for ratting me out to the feds, speaking of assholes.
Hank Character Comedy Escalation Callback Ben Stiller: Jesus, is everybody on this show an asshole?
Hank: Hey, everybody! Hey, look at Larry, the big fat asshole! Whoo! Asshole man!
Hank Escalation Physical/Slapstick Hank: I wish you could see how Jewish you look right now.
Hank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Larry: That's incredible coming from a self-hating Jew like yourself.
Larry Character Comedy Escalation Hank: Oh, really? What time is the collar due back?
Hank Character Comedy Escalation Hank: you don't have to come visit me because you've already fucked me in the ass.
Hank Character Comedy Escalation Beverly: Charlie's sick. We got to get him to the hospital.
Hank: Who's that kid?
Hank: No.
Larry: Hank's had a bad day.
Hank Larry Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Beverly: Apparently someone let him smoke one of Hank's cigars and he got sick.
Beverly Character Comedy Escalation Callback Beverly: I cannot believe you could do that to a child, Mary Lou.
Mary Lou: He wanted to, and it was really just a couple of puffs.
Charlie has asked for a second wish.
Beverly Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Top Episodes — The Larry Sanders Show
