Am pretty sure I've seen that stunt used more than once - think it may have been a running gag on that show. I remember one time HRP was being some bigshot director, wearing a beret, neck scarf and carrying a short megaphone. He'd yell "makeup!" into the megaphone and not one but TWO underlings would come running up and smack the crap out of someone with giant powderpuffs. May have been his favorite victim Witchiepoo again, I don't recall.