Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 26, 1982
Transcript:
Sid: Bottom line time, babe! What are you offering my boy to produce and write? Marty: He'll be looking at two mil five, plus 3% net! Sweet, huh? Sid: Sweet? This is a joke, right, Marty? You're putting me on, right? You're offering me less than 20% of the gross? Marty: Okay, 5% gross! Take it or you'll never work in this town again! Sid: Don't play hardball with me, you old hack! 15% of the gross or we walk! Marty: 10% or I'm out the door! Sid: Deal. Whos loves you, babe? Marty: Come to poppa, you little maniac!