Actor Jesse Metcalf, best known as John the gardener from Desperate Housewives and star of the new film John Tucker Must Die, visits the show—and Scott persuades him to call up and apply for an actual gardening job.
Jesse Metcalf joins Scott to discuss his role in the upcoming third season of Desperate Housewives, where his character John the gardener returns with a significant plot twist involving Gabrielle. He also talks about his new teen comedy film John Tucker Must Die, in which his character dates three girls simultaneously until they discover the deception and seek revenge. Jesse reveals he’s had his own experience dating multiple people in Hollywood, admitting he’s juggled three relationships at once, though he insists he never went to the lengths his character does in the film.
The conversation ranges from whether he wishes to be less conventionally attractive to avoid typecasting, to grooming habits (he discusses plucking his monobrow to avoid a unibrow), to potential future projects. Laura pitches the idea of a movie based on her sister’s diary, with Hillary Duff potentially playing the lead, asking if Jesse would be interested in a romantic role.
The episode’s highlight comes when Scott discovers there are gardening positions available online and encourages Jesse to actually call and apply for a job. In a prank call segment, Jesse phones a gardening company and discusses his qualifications for landscaping work, joking about working shirtless and asking whether there are “sexy young women” in the area. The bit becomes increasingly flirtatious and absurd before Scott thanks him for the visit.
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