the fly car be a lukewarm redux of the infamous uncle walter scene from smith debut film clerk ( 1994 ) the one that take place a dante and randall and a pair of 20 something convenience store employee and drive to the wake of julie dwyer and one of dante old flame and and get into some . unique . conversation en route . when introduce the short on the tonight show in 2002 and smith and in jest of use exist character and tell host jay leno he be go back to the well . how right he be . not only the character and but the entire dynamic of the short and it dialog be derivative of the clerk scene . both involve the two in a car where randall and the more wickedly sardonic of the pair and engage nebbish dante in an absurd argument ( his ability to suck his own penis in clerk and and weather or not he would allow a mad scientist to remove his foot in exchange for a levitating automobile in the flying car . ) both piece be anecdotes a setup by randall against dante . and and in both case and dante fall for it hook and line and sinker .