Our Last Hurrah

0:00 We're going up, up, up. This is our moment. Donald. You know together we're glowing.

0:07 I'm going to Netflix Compound tonight to do the sing-along.

0:10 I'm so freaking excited. Oh, yeah. What is it? That shit is fire. It's so good.

0:16 What are you talking about?

0:17 K-pop Demon Hunter. K-pop Demon Hunter. Oh, K-pop.

0:20 I've heard of this. Why are you talking about it? Is it for children? Why are you watching this?

0:26 It's for children, but the music is 225% fire. So good. You love it. So good.

0:32 They got real K-pop producers to write all the songs for the movie.

0:36 Dude, preach it to the choir. Can I get the mic a little higher? This is fire. Hell yeah. Hell yeah, it's so good. I can be your idol.

0:48 She's a K-pop demon queen. You know, it's like breaking.

0:52 I don't even know the story. I'm intrigued.

0:55 And it's breaking all these Netflix records. That's what I hear as well.

1:00 Yeah, but there's like so much story behind all of this. Like there's like, it goes deeper than this. Was this a comic book? What was this? Because you could tell that two of the demon hunters- Two of the demon hunters have brothers who are demons. Like, we're not going to find out until part two. Like, it's all clear. Like, this shit is fire. Preaching to the choir.

1:21 Sony Animation has really been on fire. You know, they did the Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse movies, which really hit. And then they did Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which also hit. And now this is their latest. It was going to be a theatrical run, but Netflix picked it up. And yeah, it's just, it's so much fun. It is a kid's movie, but...

1:42 It's also for kids at heart. It's entertaining as hell. It deals with like generational trauma.

1:48 She's right. It's like Star Wars. It's made for 12 year olds, but freaking adults are going to love it. Are you kidding me? My daughter is the one that turned me on to this. My daughter is the one that my daughter is the plug. My daughter is the plug.

2:05 Holy shit. It's so funny how the shit I try and get Donald to watch And then what he actually watches.

2:15 Yeah, but you try to get me to watch boring shit, man.

2:17 We just don't have the same taste. The other day we were talking about a movie and I said, well.

2:21 I tried to get him to watch Superman. He was like, you know, here's my cup of tea.

2:25 Here's the thing. You know what I was thinking? Because I knew we were going to talk about this. It's like, you remember how back in the day in the box of ice cream, there would be vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry?

2:36 Yes.

2:36 I would never touch the strawberry. Now, strawberry is very popular and people love strawberry. But for me, I would never go near the strawberry. This shit would be empty and it'd be a sliver of strawberry. And I was thinking that while I was watching Superman, I was like, this is obviously beautifully made and well-made and everyone in it is talented. And obviously it's a major success and fucking happy for everybody. But it's just the strawberry for me.

3:02 I'm just not into it. I was watching it because Donald loved it so much. And I was, and I texted him like, Do I have the right Superman?

3:10 Right.

3:12 And then he said, I love it so much. And then I said, when I wrote back, wait, that's what I wrote. I go, we'll always have La La Land.

3:20 Joel, he hates it. Joel, he hates it. Now I'm scared. Now I wanted to get him to watch Fantastic Four. I don't think that's gonna happen. I'll try them all. Don't do that, Donald.

3:28 I'll try them all.

3:29 Don't do that one.

3:30 Joel, did you like Fantastic Four?

3:31 I don't wanna hear him say.

3:32 Did you like the new Superman?

3:34 You didn't like Fantastic Four?

3:36 I loved Superman. Loved it. Saw it three times in theaters. Talked to James Gunn. I interviewed the whole cast.

3:43 It was amazing.

3:44 And everyone's really sweet. I think the movie is beautiful and fun. And the stuff he does with flight, does that not interest you at all? I thought he was doing some interesting camera work with the flight and the movement on Superman. That was kind of unique and a lot of fun.

3:56 Again, everyone's talented. He's obviously brilliant. The movie's a success. It's just the strawberry for me.

4:03 I respect that. I respect a hell of a lot of that. You need a big screen to watch this shit, man, because I tried to watch this.

4:08 On my big screen.

4:09 I have a pretty big screen. Yeah. Look, even the way they shot this is made for IMAX because Superman is tiny in some of these shots.

4:17 I also didn't know. I literally was Googling these characters, again, because I don't know DC. So I was Mr. Terrific and- And girl, hawk girl. And I really didn't understand who the guy that James Gunn always cast. What's it? Nathan Fillion. I didn't understand that character at all. I had to look that guy up.

4:38 You didn't understand Guy Gardner?

4:39 Why would I know Guy Gardner if I don't follow DC Comics? I understand if you know DC, you know, comic books, this would all be so exciting to you. But I kept having to pause and be like, wait, who is this guy? What are his powers? I didn't understand Mr. Terrific's powers at all. I had to figure that out first and follow the movie.

4:59 That's interesting. Wow. Okay, so I like the fact that they didn't do an origin story because everybody knows how Superman got to Earth. Everybody knows what his parents... I like that there was a twist on it because everybody knows why his parents sent him to Earth. He wasn't supposed to rule planet Earth, but he was supposed to be like a god to... humans and protect them. You know what I mean? That was his mission. So I like that twist. I like the fact that there's characters in here that nobody has fucking ever heard of, except for people like me and Joel, like Mr. Terrific, and fucking Hawkgirl, and Guy Gardner, Green Lantern. I love that fact.

5:42 I love the fact that Lex Luthor is a freaking, isn't just a pompous asshole. He's actually pretty smart. You know what I mean? And he's like, he's supposed to be. He's supposed to be this witty, smart guy. And a lot of these movies, they've missed that and just made him this tyrant who is only... whose only interest is to destroy Superman. The only reason why he wants to destroy Superman is because Superman's freaking stopping him from taking over the earth. And that's the only reason why he hates this guy. And he disguises it with all of this other bullshit. But the reason why is because this is the one thing, the one thing that could stop him is this fucking dude who flies around in underoos.

6:27 I love this. I love the way James Gunn portrayed it.

6:30 I hated the way- He's kind of like Tony Stark.

6:36 No, Lex Luthor is. He's an evil Tony Stark. Exactly.

6:42 I didn't understand his company. All these people who work for him, they're like- And then all the Hawaiian shirts on the beach. I just didn't get- I didn't get- They're all just- They're down to be evil. They're just kind of like evil henchmen?

6:57 Yeah, they're henchmen. It's like- Imagine.

6:59 Yeah, go ahead.

7:00 I was just going to say, I was just going to say, I think James Gunn really leans into the comic book aspect of it where Marvel really, the history of Marvel, they really try to be grounded as grounded as you can be with like superheroes who fly and stuff. They like, they want to place you in a New York you're familiar with. Everything should feel sort of like tactile and connected timeline wise. He's going a different direction.

7:22 He's like, I'm going to lean into the old school comics. For example, no one ever thought Mr. Terrific could work on screen. Like people who knew Mr. Terrific and liked Mr. Terrific were like, why would you put him on screen? That's so weird. He's a weird, strange, like abject character, but he made it work for me. I thought I was like, wow, this is a Mr. Terrific I could get behind. He's like super funny. He's like wearing the suit and it matches the comic book and somehow it doesn't feel stupid to me. It's like utterly charming. Somebody described this movie as a, a Saturday morning cartoon with a multimillion dollar budget. And I think that's appropriate. It's fun and it's light.

8:02 It's gorgeous.

8:03 And the fight scenes look good. So it's got everything I want out of a superhero movie. And I think the emotional connect throughout that, you know, maybe that's the real punk rock. It's a corny as hell line, but damn it, it got me. It touches me right here in my heart.

8:18 I loved it. I mean, there's so many other things that we could talk about with Superman, but Joelle, when I said Fantastic Four, you were like, don't see Fantastic Four. So you didn't like Fantastic Four?

8:33 Listen, here's the thing. What I was saying very specifically was that if Zack didn't like Superman, he should absolutely not check out Fantastic Four. I don't think Fantastic Four has- Did you like Fantastic Four? I liked parts of Fantastic Four. There's scenes in Fantastic Four. The Silver Surfer on the volcano lava thing, fantastic. The introduction of Galactus was really cool.

8:55 I think scale-wise, not consistent throughout, and that really bothers me because whether you liked Eternals or not, you can't deny the scale in that movie is spectacular. And I thought, if you could nail it there, why not here? Confusing. And then, too, while I thought the family dynamics were... cute they didn't drive the narrative and that really bummed me out i was like there's supposed to be a family drama wrapped in a superhero movie and that's not what we got and so i'm a little i was a little tuned out we'll have to see what marvel does next i'm.

9:28 Hopeful let's let's let's segue off of dc comics for now for the moment marvel comics let's segue off of comics in general We have some news to tell you after Donald counts us in.

9:43 Five, six, seven, eight.

9:50 You know, I was thinking on.

9:53 My way to this recording session about the day my parents told us they were getting divorced. Oh, my gosh.

10:19 I was, I was, I was eight years old and my parents did it in two sessions because there were the older kids and there were the younger kids. So they had sort of a matinee and an evening performance and we were called into the, uh, the older kids went first and, uh, and then they took a break. I think they probably had a little intermission and then they, and then they called me and my sister in and, uh, sat us down, uh, crisscross applesauce on their bedroom floor and, uh, and told us they were getting divorced. And, uh, it was very sad. Um, but ultimately, ultimately they both ended up with people that were a way better fit for themselves.

11:11 So it was painful at eight. Um, But now at 50, I'm so happy that it happened.

11:18 Okay.

11:18 All right.

11:19 So the good news is that we, as you probably may have read in the news, it finally happened.

11:22 We are going to reboot Scrubs with Donald Faison.

11:27 Yay!

11:43 And Zach Braff.

11:44 Thunderous applause.

11:45 Thunderous applause. Sarah's coming back. And Sarah. Everyone's coming back.

11:50 Everybody's coming back. Everybody.

11:52 Everybody's coming back. Not everyone's going to be in every episode. Obviously, you have to work around everybody's schedules, but everybody's coming back. And it's so much fun, and we're so fucking excited. Thunderous applause, Daniel. And I really want to thank, and Donald and I really want to thank.

12:11 First and foremost, everybody listens to the podcast because I think it's obviously it goes without saying, but we need to say it. The response to this podcast has certainly been one of the main reasons that we are have the momentum and the interest to to bring back the show. And so to be super sincere for a moment, Donald, I really just want to thank every single person. that has listened to this podcast and has stood with us and listened to us while we are, while, you know, while we did the rewatch, while we've interviewed people, while, you know, so many things have happened. And we just, we want to thank you so much for having an interest in us, the four of us just babbling. Donald?

13:01 You know, it's crazy how it all started. It started from an idea. Somebody, talking to me at a birthday party saying to me, you know.

13:13 It'd.

13:15 Be cool if you did a rewatch podcast. And I was like, what the fuck is that? It was like this, something like the, I'm working with these people called the office ladies. And it would be really cool if you and you could get, if you could get Zach to do it, that'd be great. I called up Zach and I was like, Zach, would you do this? And usually when I call up Zach, Zach's like, ah, what the fuck is it? I don't know. I don't. And he was like, yeah, I'm into this.

13:43 Because he's like, do you want to do a game show?

13:45 No.

13:47 And he was like, and he literally was like, yeah, I'm into it.

13:51 And then tell him about the first meeting we had that you relate to.

13:55 I was late because I was so fucking baked, too. I was high out of my mind.

13:59 We went to a meeting. I think I may have been hungover. I think I was still drinking. Yeah, we were. I think I was still drinking a lot at the time. And I remember my head was fucking swelling. And I remember sitting in this stranger's house just waiting for Donald, who was so late. I was like, Donald probably forgot about this meeting. And I'm sitting here small talking with this guy.

14:21 And we have the meeting.

14:22 Donald comes in reeking like cannabis sativa.

14:25 Yeah. And we sit down and he explains to us what the podcast thing would be. And we're like, yeah, that's great. And it didn't work out. You know what I mean? For some reason, it didn't work out.

14:37 I think we got him to like, I think we got him to like what the kind of the office lady I spoke. I had a great talk with Jenna Fisher. I remember that. And she explained it all to me. you know, cause she, she was the perfect person to talk to. And then, uh, and then, then, then we kind of, kind of got hip to like, Oh, the, what he was offering us wasn't a very good setup for us. Like it would be way better for us to, you know, just go to I heart directly and we didn't need him.

15:06 And so we, we started talking to people and I heart understood it and got the, got the, I got what we were and, and, and, They were like, you know, we're going to give you some guys to help you.

15:20 Yes.

15:21 You know, with the show. We're going to give you.

15:23 A producer and we're going to give you an engineer. And don't worry, they are not going to.

15:27 Talk at all. Right. It's just going to be you guys.

15:30 It's going to be you guys. Joelle is there to facilitate the production. Daniel is there to record and provide you with the gear. And do you remember when Daniel, it was literally beginning of March 2020. Daniel came over in a hazmat suit. fully yes like like like the people in et you know at the end of et that's what daniel looked like as he gave me a like a a bag with all the gear in it yep daniel do you remember this is where you come into the story vividly i remember i remember it daniel.

16:03 What were you thinking answering the door and being like just drop it off in front.

16:07 Daniel what was your daniel what was your very first well i guess you didn't meet donald but what was your first impression of me in your hazmat suit I mean, I.

16:14 Was, I was kind of caught up in how silly this all was where I'm like literally masked up, gloved up, bringing you this equipment that I had just wiped down with a Clorox.

16:24 Yeah.

16:25 And, um, but also, you know, trying to contain myself as such big fans of you guys that it was like, all right, just be, be chill.

16:33 I couldn't even see if you weren't being chill. I couldn't see you in your ET hazmat suit.

16:38 Exactly. It contained all of the, the nervous shakings. But it was definitely weird. Definitely weird looking back at it five years later. And then, Joel, I forgot.

16:48 Did we meet with you before or no?

16:50 Mm-mm.

16:54 So your first call to discuss what the pod would be.

16:57 Joelle, you're doing NPR voice. This is how I sound now.

17:02 I've evolved.

17:04 You have evolved. No, but Joelle, your evolution is massive since we started this show.

17:12 I know. We have to always remind Joelle because she's come off of another podcast where she's like, I'd like to talk about um k-pop k-pop team and hunters this is the k-pop team and hunters quiet hour okay.

17:29 So i i got hired february 19th 2020 that was my first day uh so i had been in the office for like two and a half weeks i was early birds i was opening i was the first person in the office every day i was just hanging out with uh jack who's the president of the los angeles division And one day I come in and he's like, hey, did you watch Scrubs? And I was like, I love Scrubs.

17:54 Why?

17:54 He's like, Zach and Donald are going to call in half an hour and we need someone to pitch them a show. And I was like, OK, is it like a rewatch? They're like, yeah, I do rewatches in my sleep. I made my bread and butter. Let's go. So I literally hopped on the phone like 20 minutes after that and pitched you guys the show. And we kind of just moved forward from there.

18:14 Yeah, well, I think we liked you so much. You were so charming and fun, and we were like, well, that's a no-brainer. Let's go with her.

18:20 It worked out.

18:22 And then we freaking.

18:24 And then we did our first episode. Do you remember the first episode?

18:26 I remember I cut so much out of the first episode.

18:29 Dan, it'll be funny. Actually, Dan, why don't you cut to our very first moments here? Cut to the first episode. Here's a little clip from our very first time on the mics. Hello, everyone. My name is Zach Braff.

18:46 Hi, I'm Donald Faison.

18:48 And I can't believe it, but guess what, guys? We're going to do a Scrubs rewatch podcast.

18:53 Yeah, that's exactly what we're doing. Dude, your voice changed completely all of a sudden. We were all talking normal. I know. And then the podcast started and you're like, hey, everyone, it is I.

19:02 I got nervous and I felt like I should sound like a radio broadcaster. But no, okay, I'm back to me.

19:08 There we go. This is pretty exciting. I'm excited about this.

19:11 I got to tell you, I'm very excited. We've been talking about this for a long time. We've been trying to figure it out. I've been teasing social media, as have you been.

19:22 Well, you've been teasing social media a little bit more than I have.

19:25 I know, because I wanted to get people titillated, Donald. I wanted to titillate the masses.

19:30 Well, let's thank iHeartRadio, first of all, for helping us put this all together.

19:34 Yes, we had to figure out who to do it, and we found a perfect partner with iHeart, and we want to thank them. And also, we want to thank the fans across the universe, because I just think it would be crazy for us not to start with saying we wouldn't be doing this if it weren't for the just incredibly loving loyal, amazing fan base we have around the earth.

19:52 Right, Donald?

19:53 Yes.

19:53 Thank you very much. All of you who watch the show and who are listening to this podcast right now, wow, we appreciate you so much. Thank you so much.

20:01 Yeah, thank you. I mean, this has been so many years of love for this show. And it's funny, I'm sure, Donald, you have this experience too, where people come up to the street like, I'm sure this is so annoying, but I just want to say I love the show. And I'm like, I'm always like, it's not annoying. Are you kidding me? That's like the best comment you can give us.

20:15 Well, it's annoying when you're eating food. When you're eating food and somebody comes up to you and they're like, sorry to bother you. You know, the first, why are you saying sorry to bother you? You're not sorry to bother me. You meant to bother me at that moment. You know what I mean?

20:28 Yeah, well, just, guys, if you're going to see Donald in public, don't do it while he's eating.

20:31 Or with my kids. I don't play that. Oh, yeah. All right.

20:33 Well, just wait outside the restaurant for him in a dark alley. And we're back. That's crazy. And we're back.

20:47 I remember when that became a thing and we're back. We used to always do another one. Let's talk about the greatest hits. Let's go greatest hits.

20:55 Well, before we get to that, I just want to say the obvious to everybody that we are going to stop doing the podcast for now. We don't want to say it's over forever. We want to say bye for now because it is going to be a little tricky for Donald and I to go all in on making scrubs and also be responsible and turn in podcasts regularly.

21:24 You know, when you have a deal with iHeart, you obviously commit to making a certain amount of episodes for them. And they've been amazing. I want to shout out iHeart. They have been the fucking best partner. But it's not realistic for us to go make scrubs and also be able to make tons of episodes of this show.

21:42 So.

21:43 This is our bye for now episode. We hope to, I hope there's an incarnation we can all get reunited and we'll reboot the podcast, Donald. There you go.

21:54 That's a great idea.

21:56 But, you know, I know a lot of you have been asking, like, hey, where are you guys?

21:58 Did you just think of that?

21:59 Yes, I'm very quick-witted, Donald. That's nice. We, um, we, um. we know you guys have been saying, Hey, where are you? And we've been kind of quiet because we were just trying to figure out like, is it possible? Is that going to be, um, doable? And it just, it, it, it isn't, it isn't fair to, uh, the fans who, who, if you're into a show or listening every week. And, uh, and so we're going to say bye for now, but, um, but we can keep reminiscing and talking about our greatest hits.

22:27 And my favorite moment, I think was, uh, I've had so many, but one of them was, um, uh, The sex therapist coaching Donald and Casey on their love life. That was a greatest hit for me. Where we learned the term chore-mance.

22:50 Chore-play.

22:50 Sorry, chore-play. Chore-play. Dan, did you ever end up trying chore-play?

22:56 I fucking hate chore-play.

22:59 It's not for him.

23:00 It's not long-lasting. I respect it.

23:02 It ain't for everyone. It ain't for everyone.

23:05 We got to make sure we play all the greatest hit songs. Dan, we'll play here the Joelle Monique is down to get down song.

23:12 Get the word out all over the town. Joelle Monique is down to get down. No matter what's between your legs, tomorrow morning you could be making an X. Joelle Monique is down to get down.

23:28 Oh, yeah.

23:30 Joel Monique is down to get down.

23:33 So this song people will still randomly sing to me.

23:35 What did you say, Joel?

23:36 If I'm at a convention or something and somebody notices me, they're belting it. It is a fun song.

23:42 It's catchy.

23:42 Wow.

23:43 It is a very hooky song, Joel. That's when we took a brief dabble into trying to be matchmakers for Joel.

23:50 How'd that work out? Are you guys still talking?

23:52 Yeah, Joel, are you still in love with each other and we don't know about it?

23:54 Do you guys still talk?

23:57 No, that's why they were sweet. We talked a couple times.

24:00 It was nice. She was very nice.

24:02 That was very sweet.

24:04 And Daniel, how's your life going in New York with your new setup?

24:10 It's great.

24:10 Not too much has changed. Still just me, wife, and dog, but we love Brooklyn. We love New York. I miss LA a lot, but we're very happy here. So all good things.

24:22 How do you feel, Donald, right now? What's the feeling in your heart?

24:27 In my heart right now?

24:28 Yes.

24:28 What do you feel?

24:29 Share with us.

24:30 Well, I just feel like we have so much to talk about and it sucks that we got to talk about how this is coming to an end. But I feel like there's so many other things that are going on right now that could be talked about.

24:42 Well, you can talk about whatever you want. We don't solely have to. I just wanted to get together with you guys and say, you know, it felt weird. You know, behind the scenes, we were talking about, hey, I think we're going to stop the podcast for now. And and then it felt weird to not check in with the audience and said, hey, we love you. And and thank you for all the support. I think it's it's very clear to Donald and I that it had not been for the reception of this podcast. And then, of course, the success of the T-Mobile ads that that that are have become quite popular, that that that energy totally, you know, created an interest for a scrubs reboot.

25:27 Absolutely. It definitely rejuvenized our bromance too, as far as people being interested in our bromance. The fact that we got together and people got to see an inside on what it's like to be us. You look at married couples and celebrity couples and stuff like that, and you And you always wonder, I wonder what they're like in real life. You know what I mean? And people got to see us. People got to see, you know, you could release the fight. Dan will release the fight.

25:59 No, don't release the fight. The only thing we didn't share with people was the fight. I think that we were very open. Donald was very open about his sex life.

26:11 And his use of marijuana.

26:14 Yes, his use of marijuana, his struggles with his. We were all very candid. You know, we didn't censor too much, just the fight. You know, it's funny. There's a room of Scrubs writers that are brilliant and funny people that are writing the new show. And they've been so enjoying listening to the podcast because the podcast is such a wealth of information on Donald and me. And they were like, hey, can we hear the fight? And I was like, there's like so many podcast episodes. Why do you need to have a fight? They're like, well, we kind of got into the show and now we want to hear the fight.

26:55 They need to hear the behind the scenes. I get it. I get it. They're like, we want.

26:58 To hear the unfortunate stuff. But that's the thing. That's what was so great about this is that it also gave us an excuse to freaking talk to each other every day. And if anything, it built our relationship even stronger. You know what I mean? Yeah. I enjoy... having our FaceTimes now where we FaceTime each other.

27:16 Yeah, now we just do our own podcast where we just FaceTime each other.

27:19 You know what I mean? Like, I like that shit. That's adorable.

27:23 Tell them how I sometimes answer the phone.

27:26 So look, and I was saying this in the writer's room too. I was telling all the writers.

27:30 They can't use.

27:33 This on ABC. Sometimes Zach answers the phone. Pretend the phone, this camera right here is the phone. He'll answer it like this. Hell no.

27:46 The audience can't see that. I give him the point of view.

27:49 I provide him with the point of view as though.

27:52 He were filleting me.

27:53 Good God.

28:08 And he goes, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

28:10 Stop, stop, stop. Not that, not that, not that.

28:13 Oh my God.

28:14 Don't ever use that on ABC.

28:16 And if he's in good behavior, I'll give him like top pube. Like just.

28:19 Just a little pube.

28:22 Just the edge of pube.

28:25 Jesus Christ.

28:25 That's a reward for doing something funny. I hear you're back on the ganja.

28:31 Donald's back on the weed.

28:33 Are you?

28:33 Yeah, man. Absolutely.

28:35 I know. I put two and two together that you'd return to your favorite bird.

28:40 Why is that? Because I showed you a spaceship. I was trying to segue into stop motion animation, brother.

28:47 Well, before you do that, I could just tell because you spend a lot of time, almost all your free time, awake time, stop motion animating. And I know that that pairs nicely for you with ganja.

29:02 So- So hold on now.

29:05 And then I asked you if you were training and you said no. And my brain went, I'll bet he's back on the ganja sauce.

29:14 So here's the deal.

29:14 Go ahead.

29:16 Right now, I am really trying to level up in stop motion animation. And when I say level up, I'm trying to get to a level where I can do what I see in my mind's eye onto something. onto whatever it is I'm shooting using my hands, stop motion. wise. And so because of that, I am consistently animating now.

29:49 And sometimes marijuana does pair well with it. But my time right now is 100%. Ladies, I know it's so sexy. Holla at your boy. Yeah. But I spend my time in a dark room playing with toys, baby. Yeah.

30:06 Hell yeah.

30:07 Yeah, baby. Making toys move. Ladies, swoon. Zach, I love you.

30:12 Zach, I love you.

30:13 Yeah.

30:14 I want to make sure we get all the sound effects into this episode. We have to do our greatest hits. Yeah, well, go for yours, as the kids say. Right, Donald? Go for yours.

30:25 Yeah, man. I mean, it's... Look. I really enjoy... I thought this would be something that I did when I was a kid. I thought I'd be an animator. If you ask my mom or anybody who knew me, I wasn't just into Star Wars because of the story. I remember one year my mom asked me, what do you want for Christmas? And I said, a blue screen. You know what I mean? That's what it is for me.

30:53 And it's always been that. And so I have a I have a crazy action figure toy fetish, but it's only because I dream of animating it all one day.

31:05 And you, you know, I got Donald for one of his birthdays, these stop motion figures of us. Yes. Have you moved on to using those?

31:17 I have, as a matter of fact. And that's what I'm animating right now. I'm animating one of. The character that you made of me, I showed it to you.

31:28 I would like to talk to you about some of the things that you do.

31:36 But no, sincerely.

31:38 Scandal noted.

31:40 Right, scandal noted. I made a stop motion animation with the puppet that you gave me. And this is just a blocking. I want to see if I could show it to you guys on this and if it's. It's from... Wow.

32:00 Wow.

32:00 This looks crazy.

32:01 Wow. It really does.

32:08 It's so good with the.

32:12 Vowels.

32:13 Yeah, man.

32:13 It looks really good. And with the mouth movement.

32:16 Yeah, it's so smooth.

32:27 How many– it's amazing. So audience, for those of you who don't know and can't see this, it's amazing. It looks professional as hell of a figurine of Donald's– a puppet we made of Donald. But explain how the mouths work because the vowels and the mouth moves flawlessly, and each time he's swapping out– it's like a magnet, right?

32:49 And you're swapping out a different mouth?

32:51 Yeah. So the guy sent me puppets with magnets that you– the mouths are connected to magnets and you literally pull off a jaw and put a different jaw on.

33:06 Right, but it's so flawless. How do you, I mean, explain to people that have no idea. How the hell do you choose which mouth and all that?

33:14 Well, you kind of recognize the shape in time. This actually is the easiest part of stop motion. The hardest part of stop motion is the movement and doing little movement and still being able to see it you know what i mean so um you know the weight shifts and all of that stuff if it's too big it looks unnatural but the smaller it is the more you believe it and the more lifelike it looks and the more.

33:38 You got really good shows you got really good that looks amazing thank you i how long did i take.

33:44 You a couple of hours but that's that's but that was that's a blocking that wasn't even the hero shot so i did the blocking And now I'm on the hero shot, and the hero shot is way harder.

33:59 Don't show it to us, because it's not good radio, because this is just radio. We love you, but people can't see it.

34:07 I want to show y'all just to show y'all, but okay.

34:09 Send it to the group chat, Donald.

34:12 We'll check it out.

34:12 Send it to the group chat, Donald, and we will look at it. Bill Lawrence was talking about making this Turk's hobby, because... Donald is so into it and Bill loves to pull from our real lives. And I was talking to Bill and I said, you know, Turk should have a hobby that he's so obsessed with because Donald is so obsessed with a hobby and that could be an interesting thing to fold in. And like the obvious doctor thing would be like golf or something. And I said to Bill, you know, we should brainstorm on that.

34:46 And he's like, I think we should make it. stop motion animation, just like Donald's into. So I don't know if that's going to actually happen or not, but he was, that's what he was saying.

34:54 That's awesome. It's great storytelling. And it's a way that I could tell stories without having to be as big of, as big of, without needing as big of a production as it would cost to do like Superman or, or an actual star Wars or just any, an independent film. You know what I mean? Like, and, You know, I was saying to my wife, I was like, you know, Zach has hobbies and stuff like that, but his other passion is directing and stuff like that. I was like, I wish I had something like that. She was like, you do, it's stop motion. That's your version of directing.

35:34 That's your version of, you know, you might not be dealing with egos and you might not be dealing with, you know, as much of the puzzle as Zach is dealing with, but it's the same. It's almost the exact same thing. You're, setting up you're telling you're trying to tell the story that's true thanks babe.

35:51 And also you can do it on your and you can do it by just walking in your garage and focusing you know one thing about being a director and obviously you can make short films and just shoot something small but in making the things I've been making you sit around waiting a lot for things to actually happen and you have the added benefit that you can just go make.

36:10 Shit yeah Wu-Tang forever Wu-Tang Wu-Tang forever forever and ever I want to ask a question because I heard I saw this meme and I thought it was an interesting question. Wu-Tang or Outcast?

36:28 For me personally, it's just Outcast, but that's just because I have an obsession with Andre 3000. I think he's amazing. But long live the Wu.

36:34 Yeah, Outcast rules.

36:36 They really brought Kung Fu to the black community.

36:39 Yeah, because it's like they're different, like, you know, cultural aspects that they both affected. And it's like, you know, the way that, you know, the way that like the RZA has like gone on to affect film is like interesting. And like, I don't know if, I think Outkast has had a specifically music focused impact where it feels like Wu-Tang has had like, I don't know, maybe a, a wider ranging cultural impact, but maybe that's just my perspective.

37:06 No, they got the symbol and everything.

37:07 Zach and Donald are gay newlyweds in house arrest. I thought it was the most interesting question to be asked. It's like, if you're going to do a, if you're going to, compare two groups, why would you compare those two? You know what I mean? And a lot of people said Outkast, which is great. I think Outkast is great.

37:29 I think Wu-Tang is great. But it was just a weird comparison. It was like, wow, Wu-Tang or Outkast?

37:34 Okay.

37:35 That's legit.

37:35 You know what my vote would be for amongst those two?

37:38 Who? You haven't gone for a while. Wow.

37:45 Subverting expectation there.

37:47 You have been gone for a while. That's what all the fans said. You have been gone for a while.

37:51 Yeah, that's what they were saying. When they saw this pop up in their podcast feed, they went, they have been gone for a while.

38:00 You have been gone for a while. Such wrong infliction.

38:12 You have been gone for a while. If you ever try to direct someone that really is choosing the wrong word, it's very tricky because you're not supposed to, as a director, just say it like this. It's called giving a line reading, and it's frowned upon. So you have to find these artful ways to be like, hey, it feels like you're sort of underlining have and maybe not. Maybe don't. It feels like you're putting emphasis. Can I hear what it would sound like if you weren't underlining the word have?

38:44 Do you know what they wanted me to do? They wanted it to be, you have been gone for a while. They wanted it that way. And you subverted them. He's like, you learned how to make coffee? Well, you have been gone for a while.

38:58 That's better.

38:59 That's the way it was supposed to be.

39:01 Wow, you have been gone for a while.

39:02 You have been gone for a while.

39:05 Right.

39:05 And so was the director when he was talking to you, do you remember the director saying, hey, young little Donald, it feels like you might be underlining half?

39:16 They were way more interested in following the coffee. We do fucking T-Mobile. You know what it is. Following the coffee to the top of the hand, to my face. And then, follow you know what I mean they were way more interested in that than they were in my line reading.

39:31 Could we try one Donald Jr. where you where it feels like you're really focused on the word have and I'm just kind of curious you know let's try a bunch but let's just see one where you don't really really emphasize the word have so.

39:45 Much okay got it you ready yeah You have been gone for a while.

39:53 Let's go back to the way you did it. I always do this dance with actors where you're like, especially because I'm an actor. I just want to, you want, of course you just want to be like, just say it like this, but you're not supposed to do that. It's like, it's like not even people don't like it. So you have to do this whole dance. And then a lot of actors, including myself, will be like, dude, just tell me how you want me to say it.

40:22 And then I go, oh, okay, like this.

40:25 That's how I say it now. What do you want me to say, man?

40:27 Just say it. Just say it over there.

40:30 Just what do you want me to say?

40:31 Yeah, I was telling everyone. And then we spoke on the show about Bill's techniques, how he's like, his two specialties are, you know, at the table read, you did it like this. And then he'll make up the way he wants it. And the person never did it like that at the table read.

40:46 Bill, brilliant.

40:47 Brilliant. But Bill will be like, you were so funny when you did it like this at the table read. And the person's ego is like, oh, I did that.

40:55 That is how I did it.

40:56 That's better.

40:57 That was how I did it.

40:58 My first things think was better. And then meanwhile, the person never did it like that. And then the other thing he does is he just feels like he can get around. And if he says nonsense, he'll be like, can you be like, da, da, da, da, da, da, da. And they'll be like, oh, okay. Like he feels like it's not a line reading if he just made gibberish noises.

41:16 I love directors that are, but I'm not going to lie. I like directors that are like that though. I like directors that'll be like, that'll be like, you know, the timing is da-da-da-da-da-da-da. And then you say ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba. And then she said ba-da-da-da-da-da-da-da. But you're different.

41:30 Some people are precious about like, don't tell me how to say it.

41:35 You know, I get it. You know, some people don't understand that They're part of the story, not the story. I get that. You know what I'm saying?

41:46 Yeah, and also sometimes the director's wrong. Sometimes you just want to hear it. Like, oh, I heard it in my head like this. Can you just do it like that once so I can hear it? And then they might do it and go, oh, you know what? I'm wrong. Keep doing it the way you're doing it. I had to hear it, you know?

41:59 Yeah.

42:00 I had a really good time directing this new Steve Carell show that's going to be on HBO. It doesn't have a title yet. I think I know what the title is, but they haven't announced it yet. And you guys are going to love it, audience. It is a Bill Lawrence jam. Imagine the skill of Bill Lawrence combined with the genius of Steve Carell. It is a bop.

42:23 It's so good.

42:23 We're going to be crying.

42:24 Oh, my God.

42:26 You are going to be laughing and crying. And Carell is just the nicest person. I'm here to report. that uh if you're a fan of steve carell he is a gem he's such a sweet man he's so we had just a blast working together i love.

42:42 That motherfucker goes hard in the paint.

42:45 He does he's just straight good and he's just so kind and he's just you know it's funny he's one of these people like de niro in a sense that i had an experience with where Between action and cut, he is the person you all know and love and is so big and crazy and funny and in De Niro's case, incredible acting. And then they call cut and the person's like quiet and they go kind of like just sit down in their chair and you're like, oh my God, I had that experience with both of those two people. I was like, wow, when they're not doing their thing, they're kind of like quiet. And Carell is kind of like that. He's the nicest person you'll ever meet, but he's not like Steve Carell on, you know, he's

43:26 not like, You know, doing like Donald, you know, going into the audience at the sitcom taping and singing Bellevue DeVoe.

43:35 Them days is over, man. I'm not doing that no more.

43:37 Really?

43:39 I'm not doing that ever again.

43:40 You're not going to be entertaining the entire crew?

43:42 People are going to start seeing the more serious side of Donald Faison. I'm going to talk about myself in a third person. People are going to start seeing a more serious side of Donald Faison. I don't know if you know this, but we're rebooting Scrubs, guys.

43:55 Yes, we are.

43:56 We've rebooted Scrubs. We are rebooting Scrubs.

43:58 And now we're 48. We're not spring chickens anymore. But we're still silly people, Donald, you and I.

44:06 Absolutely. On camera. But when they say cut. You and I are now going to be really serious. OK, we're going to take.

44:13 I don't think that's not my vibe. I love and respect it. But for me, when I'm being funny, I kind of got to stay in like funny, silly, high energy vibe. I'm not the guy who goes back to his chair and opens like a book.

44:27 I'm going to do that. I'm going to start doing that. I'm going to, I'm going to.

44:32 You're going to be trying to make the whole crew laugh like you do in the T-Mobile commercials. I'm like, meanwhile, we're doing T-Mobile commercials. And I'm like, dude, save some of your energy. It's a hot ass day. We did this last one and it was, must've been 110 degrees. And this dude's sweating his ass off and still, still trying to entertain and make the whole crew laugh. And I'm like, bro, save your energy. You're sweating your balls off right now. And like, like calm down.

44:58 Listen, I am changing that way. That way is old. This is a freaking podcast, Faison, is what you're watching right now.

45:10 I see. You order me.

45:12 What you're listening to is podcast, Faison. When I turn my computer off, I'm going to get quiet.

45:18 I can't picture it. I've never seen you quiet in front of We know we had to do this one T-Mobile commercial where we were in front of like, it was meant to be like an Oscar spoof. And we were in front of like 200 people and they were going to, you know, in post make it look like thousands of people. But I was like, Donald, you got to hold it together. These are 200 strangers. You need to let, and it's so hard for him. He's got a mic in his hand and I know he wants to like start making them laugh and singing and like doing standup. And I'm like, bro.

45:48 The mic was on too.

45:50 Yeah. And I was like, bro.

45:51 And it was on.

45:51 Let's have a little chat. You got to hold it together. We don't have Daniel here to say cut that Daniel.

46:01 Yo, I learned that the hard way, bro. Oh, my gosh. That cut that Daniel button is one of the best buttons ever in history.

46:08 What are you going to do in your life without cut that Daniel?

46:10 Oh, my gosh. Cut that Daniel button is the best button ever in the history of buttons.

46:15 I know. Don't you wish that in real life sometimes?

46:19 Oh my gosh.

46:20 Oh my gosh.

46:21 Don't you wish.

46:22 That in real life, sometimes you had to cut that down button?

46:26 Yes, I do. Yes. Absolutely.

46:29 When you like say something so cringe and embarrassing and you're like, And at.

46:35 This moment, we're going to play all of the things that Dan will cut. Go ahead, Dan.

46:39 No.

46:40 No, just kidding.

46:42 Just kidding. No. Dan will never manage to cut this.

46:47 Everybody likes a little ass play. Don't even act like you. Whether it be taking a poop, whether it be a finger, whether it be a tongue, whether it, you know, everybody likes a little ass play.

46:57 Yeah. And he also allowed this on the air.

47:00 Eat these balls, Zach. Eat these balls, Zach.

47:05 Do you like how I'm artfully weaving in all the sound effects to this show? It's beautiful.

47:10 I do.

47:10 Yeah.

47:10 You're trying to get it all in there.

47:11 You're going to miss the sound effects machine.

47:12 You know what you're missing now. Fuck your sound effects machine. Fuck, fuck, fuck your sound effects machine. I don't think you have it anymore.

47:19 Well, I got them all.

47:21 What you trying to get into?

47:22 Oh, I got that, baby.

47:23 Here you go.

47:24 My New York one has a few that I don't have here. I forgot which one it has, but we do have this. What you trying to get into a day or soon? What you trying to do? It's embarrassing how much I sing that to myself in my own house.

47:39 Tell them the new song.

47:41 Which one?

47:42 The new song? The one that, what you trying to get into.

47:46 The things you trying to get into a day or soon?

47:49 No, no, no.

47:50 Oh, I don't even know what it is a day. Yo, I don't even know what it is. I don't even know what it is. That's a new, that's a new verse. What did you not know?

48:05 Wait a minute.

48:12 No, because it's extenuating the song. So the song is like, what are you trying to get into? Because Donald used to say that.

48:17 Because I don't even know what it is. Did this come about because you're singing it so much?

48:27 Yes, because Donald used to say, the origin of what you're trying to get into was Donald told me that that's how like, that was like cool guy slang for like, what are you going to do tonight? What you're trying to get into? And I was like, oh, I'm going to use that. What you're trying to get into? And then it became, what you trying to get into, Adejo, what you trying to do? And then now I find myself walking around the house, like trying to extend the song.

48:48 And I'm like, I don't even know what it is, Adejo. I don't even know what it is. My dog is just sitting there watching me as I'm like building out this whole song.

49:02 Amazing.

49:06 Ew.

49:07 It's embarrassing if you knew how much I sing about Adeyashun in my house.

49:11 I love it.

49:12 To my dog. I serenade her with Adeyashun songs.

49:15 These things make me so happy. These are the things that.

49:18 Make me happy. You know, we spend a lot of time alone, my dog and I, so I, I sing about you.

49:23 Right on. So what are you trying to say? You're lonely?

49:27 No, I'm not lonesome. I, I'm, I'm very happy. I must say I'm very happy. I feel very, very blessed and lucky and, uh, I, I can't complain about anything.

49:40 You've been working a lot lately, Zach.

49:43 I've been working a lot and I'm also, I think there's something in hitting 50 where you're like, you know what? I'm going to take stock. I feel very grateful. I have my health. I love the work that I get to do. I have good friends. I don't have a wife and a child, which maybe will happen, maybe won't, but I stop myself from complaining about anything because I'm just, I realize how lucky and grateful I am. That's another sincere moment for you. Do you want me to break it up with this?

50:15 Zach and Donald are gay newlyweds in House Arrest. We should make that movie. I'm going to make that. I'm going to stop motion. By the way, that was a guy's pitch for- We're about to be gay newlyweds in House Arrest.

50:26 That guy is so good. And, you know, that, if you recall, he was pitching what our new show should be.

50:35 No, yeah, I remember.

50:36 And so- House Arrest. Oh, there's another gem for you. My pitch for the show was that when we were thinking about doing a movie was that we finally somehow J.D. comes into money like a patient that loved him, leaves him her fortune or something and that he finally has this chunk of money to make the real Dr. Dracula movie that he's always dreamed of making.

51:12 Maybe you get to see that this year on Scrubs.

51:15 Well, maybe it could be a fantasy or something, but I was pitching it like when we were going to do a movie as like the main storyline for like us all getting back together as JD came into like, you know, this money and he gets everyone to be like, Hey guys, one of my life's dreams was to make the Dr. Dracula movie. Would you all be in it?

51:33 And so that was my pitch. I would love to do a stop motion fantasy sequence. I've already pitched that to the writers.

51:40 Yes.

51:41 Donald, I was asking Donald, I said, how long would it take? Like, you know, like a 15 second or so fantasy. And he was saying, pros, how long would it take, Donald?

51:50 It depends on the quality of the animation. If you want really good quality.

51:53 Well, like your shorts that you were doing with... Stupid Buddy with Robert Chicken? No, the ones you did your own, the little shorts you did.

52:02 That'll take... a 15 minute second one.

52:07 No 15 seconds.

52:08 15 second uh depends on what it is but if it's if it's really elaborate it's gonna take some time if it's really if it's really simple it's it could take a few hours it depends.

52:22 On like a week maybe right for 15 seconds.

52:25 For 15 seconds one animator it'll take way more than that.

52:28 No I'm saying what if you had like four animators yeah about a About a week. I'm just trying to, I'm trying to like talk, uh, I'm trying to sell it to the team. Like one, one time we should do a stop motion fantasy since we have the puppets and, uh, and if I, so just let's, let's, let's say.

52:48 It's a week. Listen, if we, if you, I have the guy, I got the peeps that could do it.

52:55 I got a little further along. I'm going to have you, um, I'll probably have you put, um, Randall, our, our producer in touch with them because I, I would love to have it like, something they actually do and then they're going to be like yeah but how much is it going to cost and what's it they're going to have all these naysayers and so if we have it locked and loaded ready to be like no it's only gonna be a week and it's gonna be this much money then maybe they'll go for it can you mention your penis so i can hit the deb willies button say something about your penis it's brown but for fuck's sake just stop talking about your willies there it is all you had to say about your penis was that it was brown.

53:29 It's I'm challenged. This is the new serious Donald Faison.

53:34 Oh, great.

53:34 That's going to be great for the new show.

53:39 This is not the, I am a serious actor now.

53:42 Because I mentioned that Carell and De Niro, when they're not shooting, are more reserved. They are two of the best living performers in drama and comedy.

53:55 So I'm saying if it works for them. Maybe I need to try.

53:58 Do you think your buddy Harrison Ford is going to win his first Emmy for shrinking?

54:02 I really hope he does.

54:03 Joel, what are his odds? I'll give you a drum roll.

54:09 If I was the voting, he would win, but let me see.

54:12 What are the actual odds?

54:15 Um, it's very competitive this year. There's got, uh, so many, uh, there's the, the studio is very popular. Um, what's the Ben Stiller one? Um, Severance.

54:27 Severance.

54:27 Very popular.

54:27 So good.

54:29 All right, Daniel, go ahead. All right, cool. So you got Ike Barinholtz for the studio.

54:33 Very funny. Never seen it.

54:34 Very funny. Coleman Domingo for the Four Seasons.

54:37 I know who he is, but never seen it.

54:39 Harrison Ford for Shrinking.

54:41 Very good. Love him.

54:42 Jeff Hiller for Somebody Somewhere.

54:45 Never seen it.

54:46 Eben Moss-Bachrach for The Bear. He's very good.

54:49 Very good actor. Love him. Never watched the show.

54:51 Michael Urie for Shrinking. Hilarious.

54:54 Love him.

54:55 And Bo and Yang for Saturday Night Live. Okay.

54:57 Love him.

54:57 I'm going to say, and I'm not biased, it's between Michael Urie and Harrison Ford.

55:07 Wow.

55:07 Not biased at all. I would look at them and say they put in really great work.

55:16 And they're all great. That's quite a lineup. They're all fucking incredible. Ike Barinholtz is very, very funny in the studio. Yes, Don?

55:26 How many of these shows are coming back next year? All of them?

55:30 I think the one with the Somebody Somewhere is over. No? Or am I wrong?

55:35 I would say this.

55:36 Go ahead.

55:37 If they're all coming back, I would give Harrison Ford the award and let these guys go at it again next year. Okay.

55:46 Okay.

55:47 Harrison Ford being nominated for things is rare and few.

55:51 Well, I voted.

55:52 Right on. He's been nominated for a few Oscars. He's been nominated for a few Golden Globes. This is his first Emmy nom. I'm going to give it to Harrison Ford.

56:07 That's just me.

56:08 No disrespect to all of the other actors. They're all great, but.

56:12 Somebody Somewhere's third season was this year, and the series has concluded.

56:17 I knew it.

56:17 The writers have said that they are potentially interested in revisiting the characters in a movie, but it was only three seasons, and now it's out.

56:24 Not canceled, just the season shows up.

56:26 As long as Health is on his side, I feel like Coleman Domingo will get another shot at an Emmy.

56:33 Yeah.

56:33 I don't know how many Harrison Ford is going to get a shot at.

56:38 Okay.

56:38 Right. Well, these are all factors. He's never been nominated and he's get, this is his one. You know what I mean? This is the one you gotta get. You gotta give it.

56:46 To him now. He's also just like, I mean, again, I know I'm biased, but he's just so good and fucking hilarious on the show. It's been so fun watching him lean into comedy. And what do you see? That's another thing I directed in, in March, I believe was episodes three and four of the new season. And, uh, It's so good, you guys. It's so fucking good. And he's so incredible. Hell yeah.

57:14 He's always been incredible, though. That's my point. And that's why he has to win the Emmy.

57:18 All right. Donald has spoken.

57:20 That's like if Denzel Washington were to do a television show and get nominated for the Emmy, and you'd be like, we're going to give it to. Get out of here, man.

57:32 You can't just go, oh, you're the most famous, most popular. I mean, ideally, you take other things into account. But I do think that Harrison Ford's work speaks to greatness.

57:44 That's what I'm trying to say right now.

57:47 He is so enjoying this chapter of his career where he is getting to be funny. And I think it shows. I think it shows on screen.

57:57 And that's why they should celebrate him.

58:00 Yeah, but all those people are so talented. That's a very tough category.

58:04 Yeah, it is very tough. And may the best person win.

58:08 I think that, yeah, I think Adolescence is going to win all the things it's nominated for, for those of you who watched Adolescence.

58:15 It's a really riveting show.

58:18 All right, as we begin to conclude, Joel, do you have any parting thoughts? Are you going to miss us? What are you going to miss most about our weekly chats?

58:28 Oh my gosh, I already miss you guys. You were like a weekly stay and then suddenly we were just dying. It's a strange transitional period. This was the first show I ever EP'd.

58:40 You did a fantastic job.

58:42 Thank you.

58:44 I really appreciate that. Well done.

58:47 Joelle, in all seriousness, before you continue, I just want to take this moment on behalf of Donald and I to say we never, ever could have done this without you. You are such an important part of the show. You are so interesting and talented and funny. And we instantly wanted you to be a part of the show because we just were like, this woman is fantastic. too charming and interesting to have her just sit there. And, um, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for what you created.

59:20 Thank you very much.

59:22 Thank you, guys. I appreciate coming along for the ride. I had a great time. And to our fans and listeners over the year, like I really encourage you to go back and listen to like some of those early interviews. Richard Kind. I listen to the Richard Kind interview every so often if I need a pickup. Hilarious. The Scott Foley interview also sensational. So silly. Like I really, you know.

59:46 I think if the show did anything really cool, uh, it was like getting a chance to sort of live in these old memories with these really great actors who have these long span. Like if you're a TV watcher, like I am, you're like all these names, they pop up all the time. And so getting to spend some time like intimately with you guys and those performers and, and learning all these backstories, like it, it was a dream.

1:00:09 So I hope people continue to, to listen and, If you guys want to recap your new show, call us.

1:00:16 I'm here.

1:00:16 I'll just be at iHeart.

1:00:20 Well, again, we never know what will come. I don't know if it's recap or we get inspired to do something else, but I do think it's good that we end on a high note and while we still love it as opposed to getting to a point where it feels like it's not as fun anymore. A hundred percent. Daniel, what are your, what are your parting thoughts?

1:00:44 Our great editor.

1:00:46 Oh, I mean, this has just been such a blast.

1:00:49 Um, it was an awesome opportunity to get to know the two of you better and to be, you know, welcomed into your world a little bit. Um, it has reignited my love for scrubs. Um, and just as a, um, I don't know. I mean, like it's been it's been such an interesting journey and all the things that have come with it. I mean, you know, as a as a huge fan of competition television, the fact that the four of us plus Bill got to go on Family Feud and win was like a lifelong dream achieved. So like, you know, I can.

1:01:27 Only thank you guys for that. If for nothing else, we got to go on Family Feud.

1:01:32 Yes.

1:01:34 And Dale, you were the one that got the Steve Harvey look away shocked face. I was trying so hard for it.

1:01:42 I got it too, though. You did?

1:01:44 You did.

1:01:45 Alligator.

1:01:45 Alligator, yeah. An all-time moment.

1:01:51 But let's talk about this right now. Alligators... We've seen the memes now. Yeah. I made alligators faint. Look, I made you alligators. I made you alligators.

1:02:03 No one was paying any attention to the pictures of alligators climbing fences until Donald spoke up. That's true.

1:02:11 Yep.

1:02:12 I thought it was a one-off until they realized. Daniel, we want to thank you, too. You're incredible, man. Thank you. We just thought you were the engineer and the mixer, and then you've been so incredible on the show and so interesting, and people love you. hearing you share. And again, we never thought that you'd be such a major part of the show, but thanks to, thank you so much for all that you contributed. You're just, I'm going to miss you guys. I'm going to miss seeing you every single day. I find myself in the shower going, oh, my God, I'm washing my underarms, being like, oh, that would be a funny story to tell on the podcast.

1:02:48 It's like ingrained. It's ingrained in my blood, saving funny stories to talk about with you each week.

1:02:57 Hey, Daniel, will you do me a favor real quick?

1:02:59 Sure.

1:03:01 Drop one of them verses.

1:03:04 From you?

1:03:05 Yeah. Great.

1:03:07 Plopped in right here. The best one. J.D.

1:03:11 Was like, can I freaky freak with Molly? To Elliot, who was hard-pressed, but probably, when I think of it, knew he had no chance in hell. So she sent him on a quest. Feel me, watch, he fails. This episode was directed by Zee Bizzle. After Garden State came out, so he was starting to sizzle. And Dollar Bill was like, I don't want the boy to fizzle. I'll let him direct.

1:03:29 Peep the scenario. Back like crazy shots. Improvise what you got. Treated by a coyote. Hmm, that's kind of hot. Top pinata, chocolate. So's your face, Dr. Cox. Molly Shannon, Molly Locke. Zip line, cause she's hot. All well received by the populace. Cause like Prime, ZB was an optimist. Uh, I rock it like a large yuan. Serving emcees like a restaurant. You could just call the faisans. That's the recap, but it wouldn't be complete without shouting out DJ Daniel and Joel Monique.

1:03:57 Yeah, remember back in the day when Donald would write, um, And I know.

1:04:02 Why you guys did that. That was so y'all were making sure that I was actually watching the show. These motherfuckers don't think I'm watching this shit. No, Donald, they hit, though.

1:04:14 There was a fun segment. That was a.

1:04:17 Really good segment. That was a really good segment.

1:04:23 That shit was pressure.

1:04:24 Do you think you're going to read the new scripts?

1:04:25 I'm sure. Absolutely.

1:04:28 It's funny because I saw an early draft of the pilot, which is so fucking good. And Donald has a huge monologue. And I was like, bro. And I was like, Donald, we're like eight weeks out. I was like, you might want to take an early gander. And then Bill did a whole big pass of the thing. And I was like, let me quickly just flip and see if Donald's monologue is still there.

1:04:56 And I was like, So here's the thing.

1:05:01 So you got to read the script is my point.

1:05:03 In doing this podcast.

1:05:04 Go ahead.

1:05:06 I realized how I wasn't present, regardless of how I feel about the work and how it came out and stuff like that. The first run of Scrubs, for the most part, I wasn't really present. I was very, I don't think a lot. I think we were very young. I think we were very, I was very immature. And I smoked a lot of weed. I still do, but I smoked quite a bit and still was trying to work and do it. And so because of that, I missed out on a lot, like learning my lines or reading scripts or I was having fun at a club.

1:05:48 I intend to lock in on this. You know what I mean? These past five years have been really eye-opening experiences on what can change in your life when you focus a little bit different, when you focus in just a little bit more. And so I intend to lock in on this. I'm very excited. This is a chance to, in a lot of ways, stretch my abilities as an actor and learn more as an actor. I have nine episodes to, and with my best friend too, I have nine episodes with my best friend to try and tell a story. And I intend on doing that. And I'm really excited about it.

1:06:34 That's awesome. And I, and I, and I, and I'm glad to hear that. And yeah, we are so lucky to have this opportunity and I think we should fucking bring it.

1:06:44 Yeah.

1:06:45 You know, this is, and to the audience, you know, we're going to do that. We're still figuring out what the show is. And obviously it's going to have the same tone and silliness you love. um but uh please i i imagine if you're listening to this you're probably going to be curious to check it out please uh please check it out um coming soon to abc a network show my god wow wow it's a network show donald it's a lot of.

1:07:12 If you got rabbit ears you got abc.

1:07:15 Yeah all you need is rabbit ears true the antennas i mean people listening probably don't even know what rabbit ears are we're too old it It even took me a second to be like, what are they talking about? Rabbit ears was the nickname for just an antenna. You don't need... So kids listening, you could literally just put up an antenna and plug it into a TV and you will get ABC. Back in the day. Still, to this day.

1:07:39 Can you still do that? Absolutely.

1:07:41 Yes. Oh, really? They look different. Oh, okay.

1:07:45 Right.

1:07:45 They don't look like rabbit ears anymore, but you can get... You can get the networks from the air.

1:07:54 No, that's awesome.

1:07:56 Well, I don't know what else to say. I love you guys.

1:08:01 I love you too. Love you, dog. I love you guys.

1:08:03 It's been so much fun. This has been so much fun. We've spent five years doing this. Wow. Think of the things we've gone through, the things in our life we've gone through, the ups and downs.

1:08:15 Dude, we went through COVID, man. We went through COVID? We started off with COVID. Yeah. We started off with COVID.

1:08:21 I hope people like what we did. I'm kind of sad now. I think they loved it.

1:08:28 You know, it's never goodbye forever. You know what I mean? Nothing ever really dies. In the words of Luke Skywalker, nothing ever really dies.

1:08:39 I think it's important for you to end this podcast with a Star Wars quote. And it's from Yoda.

1:08:45 Do or do not. There is no try. Five, six, seven, eight.