One of my kids got me up at 3:30 a.m., so I had some time for some goofball ideas this morning. Here are some ideas for episodes of some favorite TV shows:

Six Feet Under -- David and Keith are married on the steps of San Francisco City Hall, with Father Phil Intitola presiding (or is that Ryan Chapelle from "24"?) Meanwhile, Nate begins psychotherapy with a former supermodel turned psychiatrist who has a thing about showing her legs during sessions. As this is SFU, Nate makes a move on the shrink, who says she has a patient who is a paisano and can squash Nate like a bug. When Nate's therapy fails, Brenda calls in the Fab Five for a lifestyle makeover. Brenda uses her ketchup-and-pickle fortune to fly the five to L.A. Nate emerges with his shirt tucked in, his hair combed, and all that body hair waxed off. He does well for a while, then falls apart again. The episode ends with Nate selling his body for money in airport supply closets.

24 -- Who cares? They make it up as they go along anyway.

Sopranos -- The omniscicent ghost of Ralphie Cifaretto haunts bowling alleys all over North Jersey and, for some strange reason, a certain funeral home in Pasadena. People begin taking Raphie's friendly, ghostly advice. Ralphie is still Ralphie, and his advice results in everybody getting whacked.

My wife just said "imagine what you could come up with no sleep at all."