As cheaply and quickly as possible. After all, five dollars apiece for rolls of super 8mm sound film does not leave much budget left for artful special effects!
Hmm, let us see... Randy has a copy, Bill has a copy, Jim has a copy, Richard has a copy, Bill's later brother David had a copy... Golly gee, for about a hundred bucks each, I reckon any of us would rent out our copy!
Well, thats an easy one to answer. They want to stay in business. They want their shows to be watched. If their shows are watched, they can convince advertisers to pay for ads on those shows. Who would want to watch Flash Maynard? Ergo, no station is currently showing it. Did I mention that for a hundred bucks we will rent you a copy?
Must be Flash Maynard's sister. Wasn't she a stand-in for Marilyn Monroe?
"The chemical" was the harmless substance used to fool Flash Maynard into thinking Mr. Big was going to poison the world's water supply.
When is Richard going to win the best actor award? When is Bill going to win a grammy? When is Randy going to write the followup to Flash Maynard? When is Jake going to be on the air in Washington DC? When is Jim going to win the fast speaking award? When are the Nobodys in Particular going to be invited to the White House to perform for President Eisenhower? Get the picture?