Ben hears about a new system of therapy called "brief therapy," wherein the patient is cured with only 10 questions. Katz is skeptical, of course, citing the example of Jonas Salk, which he then realizes is a bad example, since what he did worked. Laura brings up the Meyers-Briggs test, and Katz refers to them as "vaudeville." Ben checks up on brief therapy: Its headquarters are in Yorba Linda, Calif. ("I'm not Belinda," Katz says), and Ben is pretty sure it's not a scam, because he asked, and they said it's not. Ben disses Meyers-Briggs, calling it a "party game," and Laura, answering the questions for Ben, diagnoses him as an ENTP -- ambitious, center of attention, etc. -- "You're right, it's bulls***," she says. A representative from brief therapy calls Katz, at Ben's request ("Did Ben already make the 'boxers or briefs' line?"), and almost convinces him to shell out the bucks for their three-week retreat. But not quite. NOTES: Todd does not appear in this episode.

• Wanda Sykes-Hall: Going through a divorce; Katz says it must be painful; she says it's "liberating"; Katz says, "That was my next guess"; marriage is not a contract, because he can't return the defective item; kids are softer now, with helmets and kneepads; in her day, they played games like "Catch the Axe" and "That Didn't Hurt"; sunscreens on the backs of cars used as Ugly Baby Hiders; single friends don't let her have any fun, won't let guys buy her drinks ("I'm married, but I'm thirsty").
• Rich Gustus: If you live at home in your 20s, you're lazy and irresponsible; if you live at home in your 30s, you're a serial killer; dated the little sister of a girl he used to date; had to meet the parents AGAIN; used to go to the tump with his dad; now they're "recycling centers," and his dad is always trying to sneak stuff in the wrong bins, making it a huge "covert operation."

Review:

Precious little to grab onto here. The comedians are so-so, and there's not much entertaining banter between Katz and Ben, or even Ben and Laura. Just a couple good non-sequitur jokes: Katz's "Aunt Jemimah isn't really your aunt, but Mrs. Butterworth is," and Ben's "I shouldn't have eaten a pre-dinner." Other than that, a pretty forgettable episode.GRADE: C

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