'Finally men, we are seen': David and Sylvia settle age-old debate around childbirth pain
The hit comedy There's Something About Mary celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and so does one of its most famous - and cringeworthy - scenes.
Without giving too much away, Ben Stiller's character goes to the bathroom at his prom date Cameron Diaz's house when he suffers a painful wardrobe malfunction with the zipper of his fly.
In the scene, Keith David plays Cameron's father and his line "How'd you get the beans above the frank?!" continues to get laughs all these years later.
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David thanked Sylvia for sympathising with men who have caught their "beans and frank" in their zip. Today Extra
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"I just can't tell you how much that scene lives in my head rent-free every time I go to the bathroom," Today Extra host David Campbell told his guest.
While there's long been debate over what's more painful - childbirth or an injury to a man's crotch area - David's co-host Sylvia did sympathise with this particular one.
"Women have to put up with a lot of uncomfortable stuff but that really stands out to me as particularly bad," she said.
To emphasise, Keith described it like the stages of grief and said "it is an experience you will never forget".
"If you've ever had that happen, whether you're seven or you're 37 and it happens, it's like, 'Oh, my God!'" he said.
"You know, there's no other way to describe it, there is no other feeling that is comfortable after and there is no relief in the moments after."
The scene is one of the most iconic from movies in the late '90s. Today Extra
Keith David still gets a laugh out of the scene but said it's a pain no man will ever forget if it happens to them. Today Extra
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"Thank you for taking us through every stage, I was not expecting that this morning," Sylvia laughed.
"It's like childbirth, I can understand the trauma you men go through."
David was all for the sympathy Sylvia was handing out and she told him: "You have my deepest sympathies."
"Listen, can I just say finally you get it - thank you for walking a mile," David said.
"Finally men, we are seen."
See more of Keith David's chat with David and Sylvia in the video above
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