Mr "T"s Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool

[00:00:00] Ha ha!

[00:00:03] Morning Mr. Beckman!

[00:00:37] Ashes of the three hosts of this podcast being somebody's fool, it's Scraping The Vault.

[00:00:45] We are a podcast. Hello.

[00:00:48] Hi.

[00:00:48] First, I'm listening to a podcast.

[00:00:50] We are a podcast where we, wait for that sound, and then we continue the introduction,

[00:00:54] which is that we usually watch straight to the other two sequels, and we are not doing

[00:01:01] that right now.

[00:01:01] We are taking a break from that, and we are also waiting for the sound again.

[00:01:08] Here it comes.

[00:01:09] Wait.

[00:01:09] Nope.

[00:01:10] Not yet.

[00:01:11] Still coming.

[00:01:12] And there it is.

[00:01:15] Okay.

[00:01:17] Was it good for you?

[00:01:18] We every year take a break from that.

[00:01:23] I'm going to try to steal a cigarette from those children on the pier.

[00:01:27] No!

[00:01:31] We take a break every year because Jimmy wants to watch a Christmas movie, and then I go.

[00:01:35] We protest by making us watch some ridiculous nonsense, sometimes good nonsense.

[00:01:39] This time around, it's both ridiculous and good.

[00:01:42] It's a little thing called Mr. T's Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool.

[00:01:49] I'm Dan.

[00:01:50] Hi.

[00:01:50] Jimmy, I mentioned he's here too.

[00:01:52] Hi.

[00:01:53] You know what?

[00:01:53] I used to be somebody's fool.

[00:01:55] Yep.

[00:01:55] And now, you know what I want?

[00:01:59] What?

[00:01:59] I want potato salad.

[00:02:00] Yeah, you do.

[00:02:04] I didn't pull that clip.

[00:02:06] You son of a bitch.

[00:02:07] I know.

[00:02:08] I know.

[00:02:08] I was in the middle of...

[00:02:12] We'll get into it because I know that you have a history with that sound clip.

[00:02:16] Is it just you and I?

[00:02:17] Oh, Audrey.

[00:02:19] Audrey's here.

[00:02:19] Hello.

[00:02:20] Hi.

[00:02:21] Oh, hey.

[00:02:22] Hi, Audrey.

[00:02:22] I'm here.

[00:02:24] I'm somebody's fool, especially when I'm doing clown on a stage because, you know, it's about

[00:02:29] being a fool.

[00:02:31] So...

[00:02:31] But does that make me somebody because I do stuff on a stage?

[00:02:35] Whoa.

[00:02:35] Can you be somebody and somebody's fool?

[00:02:37] I think the point is to not be somebody's fool.

[00:02:41] I'm Schrodinger's somebody.

[00:02:44] It's okay if you're a fool, but you don't want to be somebody.

[00:02:46] You have to be your own fool.

[00:02:48] You can be somebody and you can choose to be a fool on your own time, but you don't

[00:02:53] want to be somebody's fool.

[00:02:55] I have actually had these conversations many times before because I've seen this video

[00:02:59] so many times.

[00:03:01] How many times?

[00:03:01] You know what, Dan?

[00:03:03] You know what you need to do?

[00:03:04] Yes.

[00:03:04] You need to table that label and wear your own name.

[00:03:07] That's true.

[00:03:08] That's true.

[00:03:09] Whoa.

[00:03:11] If you haven't seen this video, I think this is maybe one of the ones where I can say

[00:03:17] while it's not good in the traditional sense, everyone should watch this.

[00:03:22] I agree.

[00:03:23] Dan, in fact, when I post this, I will post a link to the video.

[00:03:28] Okay.

[00:03:29] So, listener, you can watch it.

[00:03:31] We're not doing a watch-along, although I think we should at some point do a viewing

[00:03:35] party where we hit start when the listener does and we can comment along.

[00:03:40] Anyway, but you should watch it.

[00:03:42] It's in the link in the description of the show.

[00:03:45] Yeah.

[00:03:47] Audrey, this is your first time watching this, right?

[00:03:49] It was my first time watching it and I feel like-

[00:03:52] But not our last.

[00:03:53] Huh.

[00:03:57] I feel like I was supposed to be in fourth grade when I was watching this for the first

[00:04:02] time.

[00:04:02] Yes.

[00:04:03] Not like a 30-something-year-old.

[00:04:05] Is that correct?

[00:04:06] Is this something you watched when you were in school as a kid?

[00:04:10] Well, okay.

[00:04:11] Here's the thing.

[00:04:12] We didn't watch it while we were in school because there were actual things to watch with

[00:04:21] actual education.

[00:04:22] That's right.

[00:04:25] But like the origin of this whole podcast, this is something that Dan and I would watch

[00:04:30] whilst getting drunk.

[00:04:32] Yes.

[00:04:32] Really?

[00:04:34] Yes.

[00:04:34] No.

[00:04:35] If you were at my house-

[00:04:36] A drinking game?

[00:04:37] Oh, yeah.

[00:04:38] Well-

[00:04:39] Life was a drinking game at that point.

[00:04:40] That point, yes.

[00:04:42] If you were at my house for longer than, I don't know, two hours during the time that

[00:04:50] I had this video on VHS, we were going to watch it because it was just, you need to watch

[00:04:55] this.

[00:04:56] And-

[00:04:57] It's like a rite of passage to be Dan's friend.

[00:04:59] It's so prolific that we, at one of my jobs, when I worked at an art gallery at Chafee

[00:05:06] Community College, you can attend there.

[00:05:09] Excellent promotional video, by the way, Dan.

[00:05:11] Yes.

[00:05:11] I watched the whole thing.

[00:05:12] It was wonderful.

[00:05:13] Oh, thank you.

[00:05:13] Well, that was for SDSU.

[00:05:16] Yeah.

[00:05:16] Yeah, that was for SDSU.

[00:05:17] The construction, and it just gets so, so loud.

[00:05:22] You can't hear the people interviewing.

[00:05:25] Did you talk about that on this show or the-

[00:05:27] No, no.

[00:05:28] I haven't.

[00:05:28] Oh, my God.

[00:05:29] It's so good.

[00:05:30] You know what?

[00:05:31] You know what I'm going to do?

[00:05:32] I'm going to put a link to that video in the chat, too.

[00:05:34] What he's talking about is a video that I made my senior year as a 36-year-old senior

[00:05:39] at SDSU, and I was just over it.

[00:05:42] Not Chafee College.

[00:05:43] Anyway, getting back to this.

[00:05:46] We had a copy of this in the video room where I worked, which was also the conference room

[00:05:52] because, you know, community college art gallery.

[00:05:57] And we would watch this basically every day during lunch.

[00:06:03] And everyone that would work there would quote Mr. T.

[00:06:07] It is a perfect snappy little hour-long feature.

[00:06:11] Like, if you have an hour lunch, this will fill that time.

[00:06:15] Perfect.

[00:06:16] I think you covered it when you said perfect.

[00:06:18] And here we go.

[00:06:23] I got some background for you about the batch of celebrity-based educational videos that were out at the time.

[00:06:35] It was a real thing.

[00:06:36] This isn't a standalone thing?

[00:06:39] Oh, no.

[00:06:40] Oh, boy.

[00:06:41] This started with...

[00:06:43] Is the audio super low for you two?

[00:06:45] No.

[00:06:46] Okay.

[00:06:46] It is for me, so I'll just deal with it.

[00:06:49] This trend started with a little thing called Free to Be You and Me with Marlo Thomas.

[00:06:56] She got her celebrity friends.

[00:06:57] They tackled themes of gender equality, individuality through songs, skits, storytelling.

[00:07:03] Actually, I think a legitimately good video.

[00:07:05] But then it goes downhill because we have Captain Lou Albano's anti-drug PSA.

[00:07:11] Wrestling personality, of course, joined the anti-drug movement with over-the-top speeches to connect with kids.

[00:07:17] Then we have this...

[00:07:18] Okay, so this one's not bad.

[00:07:20] LeVar Burton's Reading Rainbow.

[00:07:21] We all know what that is.

[00:07:22] We don't get into it.

[00:07:23] Michael Jackson's Captain EO, which is really more of an attraction than an educational video.

[00:07:30] But it carried messages about believing in oneself and overcoming adversity.

[00:07:35] We can't forget the Just Say No campaign of the 80s with a rotating cast of celebrities, including Clint Eastwood, Nancy Reagan, Pee Wee Herman himself, which that one's wonderful.

[00:07:46] It talks about crack.

[00:07:49] Yeah, they were kind of all over the place.

[00:07:50] And we had all sorts of all-star specials on anti-drug messaging for the war on drugs, which we have won.

[00:07:58] Arnold Schwarzenegger had the Get Fit campaigns that was going on.

[00:08:03] Here's one that I find very important.

[00:08:06] Rapping Rodney's Respect PSA.

[00:08:09] That's right.

[00:08:10] Rodney Dangerfield used humor and music to advocate for mutual respect, lending lessons with his iconic self-deprecating style.

[00:08:17] Well, as many listeners know, I was once in an elevator with Rodney Dangerfield at the Tropicana in Vegas.

[00:08:25] He was wearing a robe.

[00:08:27] Did you give him respect?

[00:08:29] There was nothing under that robe.

[00:08:32] But did you give him respect?

[00:08:34] We gave him respect.

[00:08:35] And he was with one of his handlers.

[00:08:37] They were using an elevator that was presumably less often used.

[00:08:41] And he was actively not making eye contact with us, which further gives me my idea that he was not wearing anything under that robe.

[00:08:51] And there we go.

[00:08:54] You've left off one of the most important videos, which was Magic Johnson and Arsenio Hall and a host of famous people about HIV AIDS.

[00:09:04] That's right.

[00:09:05] You know how I know it so well?

[00:09:06] It's because it is a preview before A Very Brady Christmas, which has been covered on this show.

[00:09:14] What would be the funniest celebrity PSA video today?

[00:09:20] Mr. T's Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool?

[00:09:23] Like using a modern celebrity.

[00:09:25] Oh, today's like Timothee Chalamet doing a PSA on anorexia.

[00:09:32] That's pretty good.

[00:09:33] That's good.

[00:09:34] I think it would be one of the Kardashians talking about loving herself.

[00:09:38] Oh, my God.

[00:09:40] Respecting your body.

[00:09:42] Yes.

[00:09:42] Yes.

[00:09:43] That's right.

[00:09:45] That's a good one.

[00:09:46] Or like Drake on nonviolence towards your partner.

[00:09:53] Or who's the guy that's using his...

[00:09:56] P. Diddy.

[00:09:56] Not...

[00:09:57] Sean Combs.

[00:09:58] Or Kanye West about like the importance of creativity.

[00:10:05] Dwarf.

[00:10:06] Snoop Dogg anti-drugs.

[00:10:08] Yeah.

[00:10:09] Yeah.

[00:10:09] Eh.

[00:10:10] I don't know.

[00:10:11] That one's too obvious.

[00:10:14] Yeah.

[00:10:14] Martha Stewart on corporate trading?

[00:10:18] Hmm.

[00:10:20] Hey, kids.

[00:10:22] Martha Stewart here.

[00:10:26] Never invest more than you're willing to lose.

[00:10:32] Never tell...

[00:10:33] Don't inside trade.

[00:10:35] That's what it is.

[00:10:35] Thank you.

[00:10:36] Inside trade.

[00:10:36] I made a mistake out of my old credit cards.

[00:10:40] Audrey, what did you think this movie was going to be about?

[00:10:43] I had no...

[00:10:45] Ed, follow-up question.

[00:10:46] What's the sequel?

[00:10:47] Oh, boy.

[00:10:48] Okay.

[00:10:50] Hold on.

[00:10:51] While you think about that, it's already...

[00:10:53] I'm sorry.

[00:10:53] We have a lot of advertisers.

[00:10:55] It's already time for a commercial break.

[00:10:57] Okay.

[00:10:57] We'll be back.

[00:10:58] I get angry just thinking about it makes me mad.

[00:11:00] Little kids doing drugs.

[00:11:02] It turns my stomach.

[00:11:04] That stuff hurts.

[00:11:06] It stops you from living up to your potential.

[00:11:08] It holds you back.

[00:11:09] It hurts the user.

[00:11:11] It hurts his family.

[00:11:12] And it hurts his friends.

[00:11:13] I just want to shake some sense into you kids that I use in drugs and think about using.

[00:11:18] So remember, don't.

[00:11:21] Or else.

[00:11:23] Okay?

[00:11:24] And we're back.

[00:11:27] Audrey, did you ever think about what the movie was going to be about?

[00:11:30] I was imagining an angry Mr. T shaking me and I got...

[00:11:34] I scared myself.

[00:11:38] I don't know what you mean because the ads that people listen to are based on the algorithm.

[00:11:43] Right.

[00:11:43] So we don't know what the people listen to.

[00:11:45] Apparently, it's just a bunch of children on drugs.

[00:11:51] What did I think this movie was about?

[00:11:54] I honestly had no idea it was like an educational video.

[00:12:00] Loosely.

[00:12:01] I didn't even think about what the movie was about.

[00:12:03] I just knew I had to watch it.

[00:12:05] And I was a little grumpy yesterday because I was overwhelmed.

[00:12:09] I had too much going on and I didn't want to watch this movie.

[00:12:12] But I'm glad I did, honestly.

[00:12:15] Oh, good.

[00:12:15] We're glad you did, too.

[00:12:17] One of my favorite lines from...

[00:12:19] Did you see the movie Ten Things I Hate About You?

[00:12:21] It's been so, so long.

[00:12:24] But yes, I have.

[00:12:25] It's based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew.

[00:12:28] Mm-hmm.

[00:12:29] And one of the lines in this 90s famous reimagining of the story, the two girls are talking.

[00:12:38] One says, you can be underwhelmed and you can be overwhelmed, but can you just be whelmed?

[00:12:44] And the other one says, I think you can in Europe.

[00:12:48] I don't know what it means, but I think it's funny.

[00:12:51] It's a good line.

[00:12:52] It's a good line.

[00:12:54] It's a good line.

[00:12:56] So we watched this.

[00:12:59] Yeah, we did.

[00:13:00] We did.

[00:13:02] I love this.

[00:13:03] I love this very much.

[00:13:04] And seriously, listener, if you...

[00:13:08] Okay, let me put it this way.

[00:13:09] If you are...

[00:13:11] If you've been aware of this video and you're like...

[00:13:14] And you've always been like, yeah, I'm not interested.

[00:13:17] You probably don't need to watch it.

[00:13:19] But if you are hearing about this for the first time right now, which is highly likely...

[00:13:24] Yeah.

[00:13:25] And you're thinking like, what?

[00:13:29] You...

[00:13:30] Click the link in the description of this podcast.

[00:13:32] It's wonderful.

[00:13:35] And you're going to hear all about it and what happens as a sneak preview or a refresher, depending on your current status of having seen it.

[00:13:43] Exactly.

[00:13:43] Mr. T's Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool is a 1984 motivational video.

[00:13:49] Motivational, not educational.

[00:13:51] Wow.

[00:13:51] It was hosted by American actor, Mr. T, and distributed by MCA Home Video.

[00:14:00] And you can tell when someone's an actor because after every line that they deliver, they do this nod like, nailed it.

[00:14:08] Nailed it.

[00:14:10] That's right.

[00:14:11] He does that.

[00:14:12] I like when he was talking to the camera, but reading a cue card at the same time.

[00:14:17] His eyes kept turning up to the camera.

[00:14:20] And then at the end, he's officially looking at the camera and then he does the nod.

[00:14:24] Yeah.

[00:14:25] Nailed it.

[00:14:26] Nailed it.

[00:14:28] Quick synopsis.

[00:14:29] The video proceeds strongly from the new wave of R&B culture in the mid-80s to appeal to children to respect adults, avoid peer pressure, and build self-confidence.

[00:14:43] It features a showcase of emerging talent, including, Audrey, I don't know if you knew this, Ice-T.

[00:14:50] Ice-T was in it?

[00:14:52] Yeah.

[00:14:53] Fergie, credited as Stacy Ferguson.

[00:14:56] Kelly Jo Minter.

[00:14:58] Martika.

[00:14:59] Uh-huh.

[00:14:59] Janice Kawaiye.

[00:15:01] That's going to come back, Martika.

[00:15:02] Tammy Townsend, Bumper Robinson, Shanice, and Valerie Landsberg.

[00:15:08] Several years later, the video has led to-

[00:15:11] Hold on.

[00:15:11] You're missing one.

[00:15:11] You're missing one.

[00:15:12] One very important one.

[00:15:14] Dion Zamora, who is somebody who I went to school with.

[00:15:18] What?

[00:15:18] And I was friends with at Mountain View Elementary School.

[00:15:21] Was, no, he or she?

[00:15:23] He.

[00:15:24] Or they?

[00:15:25] Well, I think-

[00:15:26] Is he somebody's fool?

[00:15:28] Well, he's certainly not because-

[00:15:30] Not anymore?

[00:15:30] He is in this video.

[00:15:32] He's the, he played the kid that they were fat shaming.

[00:15:38] Oh, that kid?

[00:15:40] That kid.

[00:15:41] Yeah.

[00:15:41] He had a really hard time picking up the boom box.

[00:15:43] Oh, yeah.

[00:15:46] He's getting there.

[00:15:47] And I loved how Mr. T in that scene was wearing a, Mr. T, it had a little name on there over his,

[00:15:56] I guess it would be his right chest.

[00:15:59] That was a crew t-shirt from the A-team.

[00:16:02] Oh, yeah.

[00:16:02] Yeah.

[00:16:03] Yeah.

[00:16:04] So, imagine-

[00:16:05] Go ahead.

[00:16:07] In that scene, he was also, he was wearing an Adidas shirt like five minutes after he said,

[00:16:13] don't wear somebody else's name on your clothes.

[00:16:15] I have a better one for you, Audrey.

[00:16:18] Hypocrite.

[00:16:19] How am I supposed to trust anything you say now?

[00:16:23] And he was like very punky Brewster because none of his socks ever matched.

[00:16:27] True.

[00:16:28] One was longer than the other, different colors.

[00:16:30] One shirt had a sleeve, the other side, no sleeve.

[00:16:33] Is he Jewish?

[00:16:34] By the way, since we're mentioning this-

[00:16:36] He had a Star of David on his shirt.

[00:16:39] Or his chain.

[00:16:41] Oh, I think, oh, well, so that gets me, gets me.

[00:16:43] I just found out his gold chains were famously acquired during his stint as a bouncer where

[00:16:49] he would collect chains lost during scuffles.

[00:16:51] So, perhaps that was lost during a scuffle.

[00:16:54] I like that word.

[00:16:54] It's important to note, Dan, in the film-

[00:16:57] Yes.

[00:16:58] He says that his gold chains represent slavery.

[00:17:02] Yes.

[00:17:03] Yes.

[00:17:04] And that's an exact quote.

[00:17:05] That's not me being terrible.

[00:17:07] No, right.

[00:17:08] Yeah, I know.

[00:17:10] That's why when I was watching it, I was like, huh.

[00:17:14] How do we do this?

[00:17:16] Oh, I catch it.

[00:17:19] I think an impersonation of a person's voice.

[00:17:23] I'm just going to play it safe.

[00:17:24] I'm just going to play it safe and do the Mad Hatter anytime I feel compelled to do this.

[00:17:29] These gold chains that I wear.

[00:17:31] If you hear Dan imitating the Mad Hatter, imagine he's Mr. T.

[00:17:36] Yes.

[00:17:37] Be somebody.

[00:17:39] There you go.

[00:17:40] Come on, tubby.

[00:17:41] Get the popcorn on your head.

[00:17:45] That's a really good impression.

[00:17:48] That is good.

[00:17:48] Thank you.

[00:17:50] You thought he was a one-hit wonder.

[00:17:51] No, I have two hits that are very similar.

[00:17:58] But since we're talking about scenes and outfits, I want to be sure to mention this because I

[00:18:04] was watching it last night.

[00:18:05] I was like, oh, yeah, I forgot.

[00:18:07] There's a tease during the opening scene that we are going to see Mr. T on a beach in a genie costume

[00:18:14] that we never see in the actual movie.

[00:18:18] I want my money back.

[00:18:19] Let's say movie.

[00:18:21] And I remember every time I would watch that, I'd be like, what was that scene?

[00:18:28] I mean, he was the original Shazam before Shaq.

[00:18:33] Right.

[00:18:35] I'm Shazam.

[00:18:37] I like that.

[00:18:39] Sucker?

[00:18:40] Yeah.

[00:18:42] So, Dan, do we have – do you have any like what was going on in 1984 segments?

[00:18:46] Oh, no.

[00:18:47] That was the talking about the educational videos.

[00:18:51] Oh, thank you.

[00:18:52] Yeah.

[00:18:52] Shall we discuss the segments of Mr. T's Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool?

[00:18:58] Oh, yes.

[00:18:59] We have asked.

[00:19:00] So, Be Somebody, for short, consists of many segments with each delineated by a title caption

[00:19:08] at the bottom of the screen.

[00:19:11] These include, in this order, shyness.

[00:19:16] Mm-hmm.

[00:19:17] Mm-hmm.

[00:19:18] In this scene, a young girl, played by Janice Kawaii, asserts herself –

[00:19:23] Oh, hold on.

[00:19:23] You're missing the introduction, which is him rapping.

[00:19:26] Well, of course.

[00:19:27] That's not a segment.

[00:19:27] And talking and walking with children who appear to barely know him.

[00:19:34] And in short, this opening song, which is Be Somebody, is essentially it's a preview

[00:19:41] of what you're about to see.

[00:19:42] It's highlights of things you're about to see and, as Dan pointed out, things you're not

[00:19:46] going to see.

[00:19:47] But he's not really that good at the whole timing thing.

[00:19:51] Like, I'm not sure if this guy has rhythm.

[00:19:53] Is it timing or is it editing?

[00:19:55] To be fair.

[00:19:57] I think it's a perfect storm of lack of talent, lack of effort, lack of caring.

[00:20:07] And just this overall veneer of like, it's educational, whatever.

[00:20:14] But he's still like, even if he's a bad actor, I still kind of like him.

[00:20:19] Like, he just has such a charming and genuine energy.

[00:20:25] Like, he's not –

[00:20:26] Very delightful.

[00:20:27] Yeah.

[00:20:28] Yeah.

[00:20:28] What is that?

[00:20:30] Like, his ego is not –

[00:20:32] He's at the riz.

[00:20:33] Yeah.

[00:20:33] He has the riz.

[00:20:34] He's got aura.

[00:20:35] He's got riz, as the kids say.

[00:20:37] He's not skibbity, nor is he Ohio.

[00:20:40] I think that –

[00:20:41] What is Ohio?

[00:20:42] I have no idea.

[00:20:44] It's just kind of general bad.

[00:20:45] But now it's good.

[00:20:46] I don't know.

[00:20:46] It doesn't make sense.

[00:20:47] He does have that dog in him.

[00:20:50] He does.

[00:20:51] He has that dog in him.

[00:20:53] No, he is genuinely –

[00:20:55] Like, he's charming and like, I do feel like the people that made it were like, hey, whatever, paycheck.

[00:21:03] But like, I think he was into this.

[00:21:05] And I think that this was very heartfelt.

[00:21:09] But –

[00:21:09] Maybe that's the best acting skill of all is like, if he wasn't into this at all, he hid it.

[00:21:15] He concealed it perfectly.

[00:21:17] Because I thought he was having – it looked like he was having a great time the whole time.

[00:21:22] Yeah.

[00:21:23] Oh, I agree.

[00:21:24] He was serious sometimes.

[00:21:26] Yeah.

[00:21:26] You know?

[00:21:27] He was joyful at times.

[00:21:29] He was respectful.

[00:21:29] But, Andre, I feel like when you're insulting Mr. T's timing that you're insulting Jeff Margulies, who was the director of this film.

[00:21:38] And we all know he's, of course, famous for Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th anniversary celebration from 1990 and the 67th Annual Academy Awards.

[00:21:47] Listeners, feel free to say along with us.

[00:21:50] And, of course, the 65th Annual Academy Awards.

[00:21:52] Well, come at me, bro.

[00:21:55] Mr. T has bad rhythm.

[00:21:58] He can't rap.

[00:22:00] Dan, do you have the song ready?

[00:22:04] Thank you.

[00:22:05] This is him rapping.

[00:22:11] Oh, we're a little ahead of ourselves.

[00:22:12] Yeah, we are ahead.

[00:22:13] But this is proof that he can and he drops.

[00:22:15] We'll get into this later.

[00:22:16] You don't have to be somebody as a song.

[00:22:18] No, I only have mother and I am somebody.

[00:22:23] Be somebody.

[00:22:25] Be somebody.

[00:22:27] That's it.

[00:22:27] You heard me.

[00:22:34] Now everybody knows.

[00:22:37] That's good.

[00:22:40] Okay.

[00:22:40] So there's the opening number, which is, let's call it an overture, right?

[00:22:44] Yeah.

[00:22:44] You get a little bit of sense of what's going to happen.

[00:22:46] That's true.

[00:22:46] It is an overture.

[00:22:48] It's an overture.

[00:22:48] It's a theme that permeates the rest of the narrative, so to speak.

[00:22:55] Yeah.

[00:22:55] So again, if you're ready, Dan, we're going to start with shyness.

[00:22:59] Yeah.

[00:22:59] Let's go.

[00:23:00] All right.

[00:23:00] Audrey, you ready?

[00:23:01] I just want to say I love how bouncy everybody is in the 80s.

[00:23:06] Everyone's just so bouncy.

[00:23:08] We should bring that back.

[00:23:09] Make bouncing fun again.

[00:23:12] Bring in bouncy back.

[00:23:14] Yeah.

[00:23:15] Shyness.

[00:23:16] Dan?

[00:23:17] Huh?

[00:23:18] Shyness.

[00:23:20] A young girl, Janice Kawaii, asserts herself by using her temper.

[00:23:27] Yeah.

[00:23:28] Anything on this?

[00:23:29] She's a little girl.

[00:23:30] She's doing like a PSA or something, and the director keeps telling her that she's too

[00:23:33] quiet.

[00:23:35] She's too shy.

[00:23:36] This is very much leaning in on the police academy joke of the one character who is very

[00:23:41] quiet, but then when it needs to be loud, it's like intimidatingly loud.

[00:23:45] That's right.

[00:23:46] I have a critical analysis of the...

[00:23:48] Oh, please.

[00:23:49] From an educational point of view.

[00:23:51] Segment effectively addresses a common childhood challenge.

[00:23:54] The oversimplified shyness is something that can be fixed.

[00:23:58] It might have benefited from practical tips like breathing exercises or gradual exposure.

[00:24:04] Mm-hmm.

[00:24:04] Mm-hmm.

[00:24:05] Mm-hmm.

[00:24:06] I agree with that analysis.

[00:24:07] Yeah, I like how this is going to work.

[00:24:08] Yeah.

[00:24:09] I like how this is going to go.

[00:24:10] Me too.

[00:24:11] Me too.

[00:24:12] Was that chat GBT?

[00:24:14] It sure was.

[00:24:15] Yes, it certainly was.

[00:24:18] Yeah, there's not much to say about this segment.

[00:24:20] Just a little...

[00:24:22] A one-er of a girl on a camera, and then the director off screen is telling her she's

[00:24:27] too quiet, and then she...

[00:24:27] Well, in not very gentle ways.

[00:24:30] He's basically like, what the hell's wrong with you?

[00:24:35] Right.

[00:24:36] Yeah.

[00:24:37] Triggering.

[00:24:37] Up next, we have Roots.

[00:24:40] That's cute.

[00:24:42] Mr. T says, you can't know where you're going if you don't know where you're from.

[00:24:47] It's true.

[00:24:48] It's true.

[00:24:49] And he explains the symbolism of his gold chains.

[00:24:52] Now, he's sitting or standing under a tree with a group of children, including Fergie

[00:24:58] from the Black Eyed Peas.

[00:25:00] And he mentions that the tree has roots, like we all do.

[00:25:06] Yeah.

[00:25:07] In this case, he's referring to the roots.

[00:25:09] I'm not a tree.

[00:25:09] I don't have roots.

[00:25:10] Well, you have origins, roots, like your ancestry, your roots.

[00:25:18] Okay?

[00:25:19] Yeah.

[00:25:19] But I'm not a tree.

[00:25:20] He wears gold chains.

[00:25:23] Mr. T is a tree.

[00:25:24] That's what the T stands for.

[00:25:26] Sorry.

[00:25:26] You have a family tree, Audrey, right?

[00:25:28] Oh!

[00:25:30] And you're a part of that tree, and a tree has roots, which is like origins.

[00:25:35] My parents are trees?

[00:25:35] Oh, my God.

[00:25:38] And as I had mentioned before, Mr. T mentions that he is not from here.

[00:25:43] He's from Africa, and he wears gold chainses because-

[00:25:48] Gold chainses!

[00:25:49] It represents slavery and his ancestors coming from Africa.

[00:25:56] And then it's about loving each other.

[00:25:59] Oh, wait.

[00:25:59] You forgot the one part where the one girl says, oh, I think I understand.

[00:26:07] That's right.

[00:26:08] My family grew up around here, and then they came here.

[00:26:11] And then, but that's not where they're originally from.

[00:26:14] And then you think, okay, she's going to say that they're like the country of origins.

[00:26:18] Like, they're from Sacramento.

[00:26:20] That's right.

[00:26:22] And every time I went to, I'm just like, that's not how this works.

[00:26:28] That's not what he's talking about.

[00:26:30] And this particular girl, presumably from Latin country, they're from Mexico or they're from Venezuela or something.

[00:26:37] They're from Sacramento.

[00:26:39] How do we know this wasn't filmed in Sacramento?

[00:26:42] Well, and the whole point is we're all, I mean, that's one of the things about America.

[00:26:47] Say what you will about it is that we're all eventually, if you go far back enough, from somewhere.

[00:26:53] That's right.

[00:26:54] So I, you know, and the way she says it too is just like, I, okay, I understand this concept.

[00:27:01] They're from Sacramento.

[00:27:07] Maybe she was thinking like from here, like under this tree.

[00:27:11] Maybe.

[00:27:11] And they're not from here.

[00:27:12] They're from three streets over.

[00:27:14] She's having the same issue I am.

[00:27:17] She's not a tree.

[00:27:19] She's really having a hard time grasping it.

[00:27:22] The metaphor is lost.

[00:27:23] But Mr. T, hold on.

[00:27:25] Why are you, why do you have feet if you have roots?

[00:27:27] What's going on?

[00:27:28] That's right.

[00:27:32] And then they sing.

[00:27:33] They sing a little song and some of the children are uncomfortably close to the camera.

[00:27:39] And some of them are pretty good singers, I will admit.

[00:27:43] Yeah.

[00:27:44] Mm-hmm.

[00:27:44] Soulful.

[00:27:45] And they do, what I love about this segment is they do that like meaningful singing voice

[00:27:52] that so many child, child actors do.

[00:27:55] You said it perfectly.

[00:27:58] I couldn't, I couldn't, I couldn't put my finger on what that is.

[00:28:02] But yeah, there, there's a certain way of singing for child actors.

[00:28:06] I think this might be the only music video that's filmed with everybody seated the whole

[00:28:11] time.

[00:28:12] That's right.

[00:28:14] They didn't want to have to hire the choreographer.

[00:28:18] Yeah.

[00:28:18] It perfectly encapsulates that feeling of someone singing at you and making eye contact.

[00:28:25] That's right.

[00:28:27] It was effective.

[00:28:32] Are you ready for the next segment?

[00:28:34] No.

[00:28:35] Did you give the internet's version of a.

[00:28:38] Oh, sorry.

[00:28:39] Yeah.

[00:28:39] Yeah.

[00:28:39] Okay.

[00:28:39] Roots.

[00:28:40] While the segment succeeds in promoting cultural pride, it assumes a depth of cultural understanding,

[00:28:46] not always present in the target audience.

[00:28:48] There we go.

[00:28:48] That's where we get Sacramento from.

[00:28:50] That's right.

[00:28:50] It's inspiring, but lacks actionable advice for exploring one's heritage.

[00:28:58] Yeah.

[00:28:59] That nails it.

[00:28:59] Yeah.

[00:29:00] Which could lead some to anger.

[00:29:03] Well, so here's the thing about anger, Dan, is that technically before anger is frustration.

[00:29:09] That's true.

[00:29:10] That's true.

[00:29:10] Yeah.

[00:29:11] Frustration, of course, is throughout the whole video where Mr. T tries to play the cello

[00:29:16] and finally succeeds.

[00:29:18] Mm-hmm.

[00:29:19] Not without.

[00:29:20] Since we have anger queued up.

[00:29:21] Well, I mean, not without some wacky hijinks, too, because he.

[00:29:25] Oh, boy, does he have hijinks.

[00:29:29] But he doesn't get angry in the frustration section.

[00:29:32] No.

[00:29:33] In anger, Mr. T tells children to use their anger, not lose it.

[00:29:37] Yes.

[00:29:38] Smart.

[00:29:39] He goes into a mad fit of rage with a loaf of bread in front of the children.

[00:29:45] And a fly.

[00:29:46] I think there's a fly he's trying to swap.

[00:29:50] The children's reaction to him.

[00:29:52] So, okay, he's trying to swat a fly.

[00:29:55] That's right.

[00:29:55] Swat a fly.

[00:29:57] And he can't.

[00:29:58] And he gets potato salad on his face.

[00:30:00] And he offers potato salad to Jimmy in the video.

[00:30:03] Well, hold on.

[00:30:04] First, he offers Jimmy relish.

[00:30:05] That's right.

[00:30:07] Well, and he's not sure what it is.

[00:30:08] He's like, you want some of this.

[00:30:12] Yeah.

[00:30:12] Relish to Jimmy.

[00:30:14] And then the fly.

[00:30:16] And then eventually he tries to swat the fly.

[00:30:18] And his hand falls into a vat of potato salad.

[00:30:22] And so he reaches his potato salad covered hand to the same kid.

[00:30:27] Potato salad, Jimmy.

[00:30:29] And I have forever wanted Jimmy to just nibble the potato salad out of his hand.

[00:30:34] It would have been great.

[00:30:36] Is this his first picnic?

[00:30:37] I know this Jimmy would.

[00:30:39] Possibly.

[00:30:40] Might be.

[00:30:41] But yes, then he goes into a mad rage with the loaf of bread.

[00:30:46] And the children's reactions are not, oh my god, Mr. T's in like a blind fit of rage.

[00:30:54] What do we do?

[00:30:55] I would have been terrified.

[00:30:56] Yeah.

[00:30:57] He's a big guy.

[00:30:58] It's just, hey, that's just what he does.

[00:31:02] I got spanked as a kid.

[00:31:04] So like, yeah.

[00:31:07] Scared.

[00:31:08] This guy beat up Rocky.

[00:31:08] Scared of angry.

[00:31:09] You know?

[00:31:10] Oh.

[00:31:12] Yeah.

[00:31:13] Yeah.

[00:31:13] Clubber Lang.

[00:31:16] The humor here makes the lesson accessible.

[00:31:19] But the metaphor may be too abstract for younger viewers.

[00:31:23] The scene would benefit from clear examples of how to channel anger constructively.

[00:31:28] Because he just kind of says like, okay, well, let's do some centering grounding work.

[00:31:33] Let's breathe and let's picture something, you know.

[00:31:36] I'm sorry.

[00:31:37] Let's picture something that's a relax thing.

[00:31:42] And then they all come back with the feeling of like, yeah, that fixed it.

[00:31:47] And then he kills the fly.

[00:31:48] Yes.

[00:31:50] And so I would like to examine the takeaway here.

[00:31:54] And it's repeated.

[00:31:55] Use it.

[00:31:56] Don't lose it.

[00:31:57] That's right.

[00:31:58] Okay.

[00:31:58] So are we supposed to use our anger, not lose our anger?

[00:32:03] Yes.

[00:32:03] Okay.

[00:32:04] How do you lose anger?

[00:32:06] I think what he's saying is lose control of your anger and then you lash out and do something you regret.

[00:32:12] Whereas if you use your anger.

[00:32:16] For good.

[00:32:17] For good or righteously, then you can achieve things that you wouldn't otherwise be able to achieve.

[00:32:26] It's like the Hulk.

[00:32:28] Yeah.

[00:32:28] But the way it's phrased is anger.

[00:32:34] Use it.

[00:32:35] Don't lose it.

[00:32:36] So if the subject of the sentence is anger, then he's suggesting that you're supposed to lose your anger, not lose your anger.

[00:32:43] Are you trying to do what I usually do with the Disney sequels?

[00:32:48] Not really.

[00:32:49] Because I feel like in this moment we've switched roles because I'm just like, hey, it works.

[00:32:53] It's not too late.

[00:32:54] I still can.

[00:32:55] Well, are we losing it as in letting go of it?

[00:32:58] I don't think I would react.

[00:33:00] Sorry, Audrey, what was that?

[00:33:01] Are we losing our anger as in letting go of it?

[00:33:04] Like maybe he's wanting you – he's encouraging us to stay angry and to use it as a tool versus let go of it.

[00:33:12] Lose your anger.

[00:33:13] Like Dan said, like the Hulk.

[00:33:15] He always has it.

[00:33:16] He's always angry.

[00:33:18] He's just learned how to control it.

[00:33:19] By the way, Jimmy, I don't know that I would take it well if you did do that reverse thing.

[00:33:24] Even though I would love to be able to take it well, I don't think I would.

[00:33:29] That's fine.

[00:33:30] But point taken, Audrey, what it really means is use it, don't lose it.

[00:33:35] It rhymes.

[00:33:35] But really it means use your anger for good.

[00:33:39] Don't lose your temper.

[00:33:41] Yes.

[00:33:42] Moving on.

[00:33:43] Okay.

[00:33:43] Actually, now's a really perfect time for another commercial break.

[00:33:46] Oh, great.

[00:33:48] Speaking for Burger King, I am proud to announce that we have just changed the Whopper.

[00:33:53] Hey, you in a suit.

[00:33:55] You in a lot of trouble.

[00:33:56] I know you're all behind us on this.

[00:33:58] I like the Whopper the way it was, fool.

[00:34:00] The new Whopper has more beef than ever.

[00:34:02] More beef than Big Mac or Wendy's Single.

[00:34:04] And it beat them both for best taste.

[00:34:06] More beef?

[00:34:07] Better taste?

[00:34:08] The new Whopper.

[00:34:09] More beef than Big Mac or Wendy's Single.

[00:34:11] And winner for best taste.

[00:34:13] Okay, fool.

[00:34:14] It's good.

[00:34:16] I'll let you live.

[00:34:18] I'll let you live.

[00:34:20] I mean, sorry.

[00:34:21] We're back.

[00:34:22] We're back.

[00:34:22] I wonder what the algorithm gave you, listener.

[00:34:27] It says a lot about who you are by the ads that are chosen for you.

[00:34:31] That's true, actually.

[00:34:33] And you should feel ashamed of yourself.

[00:34:36] Honestly.

[00:34:37] Whatever that ad was, you should feel ashamed.

[00:34:39] What's wrong with you?

[00:34:41] Anyway, in a way, every ad that is generated by an algorithm is letting you know that you are, in fact, somebody.

[00:34:48] And this is the somebody whose fool you might be.

[00:34:52] That's right.

[00:34:53] Wow.

[00:34:53] If you buy that product, you are somebody's fool.

[00:34:58] This is so meta, I think.

[00:35:00] Is it meta?

[00:35:01] Yeah.

[00:35:02] Well, I don't know.

[00:35:05] Does it on Facebook?

[00:35:05] Well, I think it depends on the platform.

[00:35:06] A lot of people use Apple Podcasts.

[00:35:09] A lot of people use Spotify.

[00:35:11] Some people.

[00:35:11] I don't know if meta has podcasting capabilities.

[00:35:15] Yeah, it probably does.

[00:35:18] Sorry.

[00:35:18] That was a fun play on words.

[00:35:20] Yeah.

[00:35:21] I don't think it was that.

[00:35:22] I want to disown the joke that I just made because it wasn't that good.

[00:35:26] And strike that, reverse it.

[00:35:27] Okay.

[00:35:28] Frustration.

[00:35:29] We move on to styling.

[00:35:30] Oh, styling.

[00:35:31] Do we want to go to...

[00:35:31] No, I'm just going off of the order that the robot gave me.

[00:35:35] Let's go off the real order.

[00:35:37] Styling.

[00:35:38] Styling.

[00:35:39] Yep.

[00:35:39] Everybody's got to wear clothes.

[00:35:41] If you don't, you'll get arrested.

[00:35:44] That's true.

[00:35:44] Says Mr. T.

[00:35:45] Yeah.

[00:35:46] I know.

[00:35:47] I've done it several times.

[00:35:49] I'm going to repeat that for Audrey.

[00:35:51] Everybody's got to wear clothes.

[00:35:52] If you don't, you'll get arrested.

[00:35:55] Unless it's a new speech.

[00:35:58] Well, that's fair.

[00:35:59] I'll meet you at Black's Beach.

[00:36:04] Mr. T.

[00:36:05] encourages children to dress up and express themselves.

[00:36:08] For example, Marta, who's Martika, our subway sweetheart with graffiti inspired outfit.

[00:36:15] She has mustard socks and ketchup sash.

[00:36:18] She's a real hot dog.

[00:36:20] The socks were not mustard.

[00:36:22] They were white.

[00:36:23] She didn't have a ketchup sash either.

[00:36:25] But she's a real hot dog.

[00:36:29] Then he says, table the label and wear your own name.

[00:36:33] And immediately we cut.

[00:36:36] Hold on.

[00:36:36] One thing.

[00:36:37] Manny is dressed like the hamburger.

[00:36:40] Ooh.

[00:36:40] I didn't catch that.

[00:36:44] But Audrey alluded to this earlier.

[00:36:46] He says, table the label and wear your own name.

[00:36:49] And then we cut immediately to kids wearing identical uniforms of San Francisco dryants.

[00:36:56] It's true.

[00:36:57] And you know what they say?

[00:36:59] Be somebody.

[00:37:01] Be somebody.

[00:37:02] Be somebody.

[00:37:03] This is the best video.

[00:37:05] I mean, you need to.

[00:37:07] Part of the joy of this is, first of all, discovering it for the first time.

[00:37:13] And then sharing it.

[00:37:16] Sharing it is.

[00:37:17] Share it.

[00:37:18] It's the gift that keeps on giving.

[00:37:21] Because then you get to watch someone go through this moment of discovery.

[00:37:26] Listener, I don't know how.

[00:37:28] I'm assuming everyone.

[00:37:29] If you're listening to this podcast, you probably understand the joy of showing somebody something like, oh, I don't know, Grizzly Man or any of those.

[00:37:40] It's just like, no, you need.

[00:37:43] We're stopping our plans.

[00:37:45] We are watching this.

[00:37:48] This is one of those.

[00:37:50] I've been on the receiving end of that many times with Dan.

[00:37:52] Yeah.

[00:37:53] Including Grizzly Man.

[00:37:55] Yep.

[00:37:55] Oh, no.

[00:37:56] Yeah.

[00:37:58] Graham.

[00:37:59] What does the robot have to say about styling?

[00:38:01] Oh, hold on.

[00:38:01] Styling.

[00:38:03] Let's see.

[00:38:04] A valuable lesson in self-expression and rejecting materialism, but it could come across as contradictory, given Mr. T's extravagant persona.

[00:38:14] Yeah, that's a good point.

[00:38:16] It's true.

[00:38:17] So, question.

[00:38:19] After you've shown this movie to whoever you come across, does Mr. T visit you in seven days?

[00:38:29] Well, that's a good question.

[00:38:31] Like, the ring.

[00:38:33] Yeah.

[00:38:33] Yeah, because you have to show it to several people, otherwise.

[00:38:36] Are you being somebody at that point?

[00:38:40] No, you're somebody's fool at that point.

[00:38:41] If you don't share this video, you're somebody's fool.

[00:38:45] It's been seven days.

[00:38:48] He, like, busts through a wall in your house.

[00:38:51] Yes.

[00:38:55] Like the Kool-Aid man?

[00:38:56] Like the Kool-Aid man.

[00:38:58] They're the same guy, right?

[00:39:01] You know what we've failed to do so far, which we need to implement starting right now?

[00:39:07] Mm-hmm.

[00:39:07] When we move on to another segment, we all need to say, be somebody.

[00:39:14] I am so on board with this.

[00:39:16] Listener, you'll know if it's time to do a new segment, because you'll all hear us say,

[00:39:21] be somebody.

[00:39:23] Okay.

[00:39:23] We're not moving on.

[00:39:24] But now, Dan, like Audrey, every movie, it doesn't matter what it is, if it's a comedy,

[00:39:30] a drama, whatever, it can't all be fun, right?

[00:39:33] There has to be some serious lessons learned, and maybe some darkness and some turmoil.

[00:39:42] And this is where we've arrived to.

[00:39:45] Perhaps your friends aren't who you think they are.

[00:39:48] It's possible.

[00:39:49] But before we do that, is it time for another break?

[00:39:54] I think let's face it out a little bit more.

[00:39:57] Okay.

[00:39:58] All right.

[00:39:59] So that brings us to peer pressure.

[00:40:03] Before we move on.

[00:40:05] Oh.

[00:40:06] Be somebody.

[00:40:09] That was great.

[00:40:11] That brings us to, Dan, what is it?

[00:40:15] I'm sorry.

[00:40:16] Peer pressure.

[00:40:17] Peer pressure.

[00:40:19] In peer pressure, a group of children on a dock take beer and cigarettes from the garbage.

[00:40:27] Well, no.

[00:40:27] Yeah.

[00:40:28] Ew.

[00:40:28] It's a critical part.

[00:40:30] It's trash.

[00:40:31] Who's out here throwing?

[00:40:32] Who's throwing full beers and full cigarette packets out?

[00:40:36] This would never happen.

[00:40:37] This is the least realistic thing.

[00:40:40] Yeah.

[00:40:40] They're on a dock at a beach.

[00:40:43] Now, they're taking beer and cigarettes from the garbage.

[00:40:47] While nearby Mr. T shakes his head.

[00:40:52] And boy band new edition, sing a song.

[00:40:55] There are several adults there who could stop what's about to happen.

[00:40:59] And they don't.

[00:40:59] Hey, you got to learn.

[00:41:00] And the cigarettes are accompanied by a very gingerly placed lighter.

[00:41:10] As though whoever left them there was causing, they're like, oh, and you'll need my lighter, of course.

[00:41:20] Doot, doot, doot, doot.

[00:41:20] Doot, doot, doot.

[00:41:21] It was the addictions fairy.

[00:41:25] It was Joe Camel.

[00:41:30] So anyway, it's Mr. T shaking his head while the boy band new edition.

[00:41:34] No, it's the lady.

[00:41:35] It's the wet dress lady from the.

[00:41:40] She's the villain.

[00:41:41] The wet dress lady from the end is the one who puts the cigarettes in the lighter and the trash beer there.

[00:41:48] The wet dress lady walking on the beach singing the song?

[00:41:51] Yeah.

[00:41:51] That's why she's like waving at them at the end.

[00:41:54] Like, hey, suckers.

[00:41:57] You fell for my boy.

[00:41:59] Yes, lady.

[00:42:01] Anyway, the new edition sings a song disdaining peer pressure.

[00:42:06] Mm-hmm.

[00:42:07] Do we have that song?

[00:42:08] We don't.

[00:42:09] I only have mother and I am something.

[00:42:11] This one is.

[00:42:12] I'm going to keep asking.

[00:42:13] This is a pretty good song.

[00:42:15] It's not bad.

[00:42:17] And I mean, honestly, in terms of like 80s music of this caliber, I'm not saying it's all good and we'll get into that.

[00:42:29] But there are moments that aren't awful.

[00:42:33] Like, there's some interesting use of like breakdancing tropes and stuff.

[00:42:38] And I mean, look, I'm just saying it could be so much worse.

[00:42:45] That's really the point.

[00:42:47] What does the robot have to say about peer pressure?

[00:42:50] Peer pressure.

[00:42:51] While the musical segment is engaging, its simplistic portrayal of peer pressure may not resonate with older kids dealing with nuanced social dynamics.

[00:42:59] Which is true because it's one of the best moments because everything about this is like foreshadowing that, no, you shouldn't do this.

[00:43:12] Like they're having to have difficulty opening the beer can as though it's a different kind of can than like Coke or Sprite.

[00:43:20] And like, and say, let's, let's be, let's be realistic.

[00:43:24] That beer is going to be warm and disgusting.

[00:43:27] And when it does open, it like spray, it sprays all over them.

[00:43:34] Wet dress lady shook it first.

[00:43:36] What a bitch.

[00:43:40] I'll show you children.

[00:43:44] And then when they try to light the cigarette, they like get burned by the lighter.

[00:43:50] And it's like, so there's so much.

[00:43:53] And then they're the one that one kid who doesn't partake is just looking at them like, what are you doing?

[00:43:59] And then Mr. T is looking at him like, I'll elbow you if you do it.

[00:44:06] He's like noticeably younger than the rest of them too.

[00:44:10] Like, yes.

[00:44:11] Yeah.

[00:44:12] Fourth grader versus sixth graders or something.

[00:44:16] Yeah.

[00:44:16] There's a lot of shame.

[00:44:21] But, you know, when you make these mistakes, there's a way to recover.

[00:44:28] But before we do that.

[00:44:29] Well, I just want to point out the fact that the trash beer has been sitting in the sun being, first of all, it's beer.

[00:44:37] Nobody who drinks beer for the first time likes it.

[00:44:40] And it's trash beer that's been sitting in the sun on a pier.

[00:44:44] They're dressed like it's warm.

[00:44:46] I just, and when they start drinking it, they're like, mmm.

[00:44:50] Hmm.

[00:44:57] That's true.

[00:44:58] You know, that's, yeah.

[00:45:01] Okay.

[00:45:01] Beer's not good at first.

[00:45:03] All right.

[00:45:04] Jimmy, I propose we do it.

[00:45:05] I say we do it without the countdown.

[00:45:06] It's way funner.

[00:45:08] Okay.

[00:45:08] Ready?

[00:45:08] Okay.

[00:45:09] Here we go.

[00:45:10] Be somebody.

[00:45:11] Be somebody.

[00:45:14] You may succumb to peer pressure, but you can recoup.

[00:45:18] Yeah.

[00:45:18] Hold on.

[00:45:19] Recouping.

[00:45:20] Recouping.

[00:45:21] When a child trips on the sidewalk, Dr. T shows how one can preserve their dignity after an

[00:45:29] absoluticrous mistake by playing it off as a breakdancing move.

[00:45:34] Once again, absoluticrous direct quote.

[00:45:38] It is absoluticrous.

[00:45:39] I don't know.

[00:45:40] I don't know how to breakdance.

[00:45:42] What do I do?

[00:45:43] Yeah.

[00:45:46] One really great part about this is the guy in suspenders.

[00:45:50] I'm not going to give him any more descriptions.

[00:45:53] The larger gentleman?

[00:45:55] The larger gentleman.

[00:45:55] That laughs at the little kid for falling down?

[00:45:58] The adult.

[00:45:59] Just an asshole.

[00:46:00] Yeah.

[00:46:01] He's like Nelson from The Simpsons.

[00:46:05] Yeah.

[00:46:05] All grown up.

[00:46:06] Yeah.

[00:46:07] And he's just like...

[00:46:12] And then Dr. T prescribes a cure for this absolute ludicrous behavior.

[00:46:17] Right.

[00:46:18] By doing a little dance move after you fall down.

[00:46:20] And then cut back to the kid falling down.

[00:46:22] Does a little dance move.

[00:46:24] And then everybody applauds.

[00:46:26] What a great dance move.

[00:46:28] This does not happen in real life.

[00:46:30] And then the guy kind of trips and everyone laughs at him.

[00:46:33] Yeah.

[00:46:34] And then...

[00:46:34] At no point is the lesson, hey, that guy was a dick.

[00:46:39] Nope.

[00:46:41] It was...

[00:46:42] But he got his comeuppance.

[00:46:43] Right.

[00:46:44] It's...

[00:46:44] He's right to laugh at you for not breakdancing immediately.

[00:46:49] But if you breakdance immediately, you will curse him.

[00:46:54] And...

[00:46:54] You'll pass on the be somebody curse.

[00:46:57] But do you know what that means, Dan?

[00:46:59] You know what that guy was?

[00:47:00] That guy that laughed at the little kid?

[00:47:01] What's that?

[00:47:02] Somebody's fool.

[00:47:03] He was somebody's fool.

[00:47:05] Some critical analysis.

[00:47:06] A fun and practical...

[00:47:08] Oh, wait.

[00:47:08] Yeah.

[00:47:08] A fun and practical lesson.

[00:47:10] So it leans more on entertainment than substance.

[00:47:12] More focus on self-compassion would enhance its value.

[00:47:17] And...

[00:47:19] You're going to get to the closing, right?

[00:47:20] How the scene ends.

[00:47:22] No.

[00:47:23] Oh, well.

[00:47:25] It ends with Dr. T standing up from his desk and realizing...

[00:47:30] That's right.

[00:47:30] He does not have sex.

[00:47:31] This is how he recoups.

[00:47:32] Whoops.

[00:47:34] Whoopsie.

[00:47:36] Again, rather than...

[00:47:38] And this is sort of...

[00:47:39] This is a theme that ties into some of the sequels.

[00:47:42] Instead of going like, I'm so sorry.

[00:47:44] I forgot my pants.

[00:47:45] I'll be right back.

[00:47:45] He then takes off all of his remaining clothes, save for his shorts, and begins doing squats.

[00:47:53] He does squats.

[00:47:53] Or knee bends is what they call it.

[00:47:56] Yes.

[00:47:56] So just to recap, Dr. T is sitting behind a desk talking about recouping.

[00:48:02] And he stands up and the director behind the camera says, Mr. T, your pants.

[00:48:07] And to Dan's point, instead of apologizing, he recoups by removing the rest of his clothes and doing squats.

[00:48:15] Yes.

[00:48:15] By exposing more.

[00:48:17] Exactly.

[00:48:17] I meant to do this is basically what he's saying.

[00:48:22] Yep.

[00:48:24] And we all get a little treat.

[00:48:27] Don't we, though?

[00:48:28] He does some knee bends.

[00:48:29] And then we move on.

[00:48:31] Okay.

[00:48:32] Be somebody.

[00:48:34] Be somebody.

[00:48:35] Thank you.

[00:48:37] Perfect.

[00:48:38] And we move on to creating.

[00:48:41] Mm-hmm.

[00:48:42] Dan?

[00:48:43] Oh, yeah.

[00:48:43] Creating.

[00:48:44] There you go.

[00:48:45] This is where a group of children break dancing and encourage Mr. T to try some moves.

[00:48:53] And this scene, every time I watch it, which is a lot, I think to myself, this actually has potential as like a regular kid show.

[00:49:08] Like Mr. T going and talking.

[00:49:10] Because you can kind of tell in the difference in the acting that these are actual break dancers.

[00:49:16] Yeah, you can tell.

[00:49:17] Who are like teaching the child actors.

[00:49:20] Like in one scene, I think they're teaching Martika how to moonwalk or something.

[00:49:26] And this scene shows me, and I'm not even joking here.

[00:49:31] And I mourn that we never had this show.

[00:49:35] Because, oh my God, wouldn't it be great?

[00:49:37] Oh, yeah.

[00:49:37] If it was like the show was like Mr. T and his group of like understandably kind of awkward kid friends who he hangs out with with no real explanation.

[00:49:52] And they go around and they face these little challenges and they struggle and they learn things.

[00:49:58] But he's there as like the supportive, encouraging, motivational, you know, figure.

[00:50:05] Well, there's elements of Mr. Rogers in this.

[00:50:08] But Dan, I think I'd like to do you a favor by introducing you to the delightful TV series called I Pity the Fool.

[00:50:16] What?

[00:50:17] Starring Mr. T.

[00:50:18] No.

[00:50:19] The premise, the series, it features Mr. T traveling from town to town, giving advice, solving problems, and teaching individuals some basic life rules.

[00:50:28] He mainly gives advice about playing fair and maintaining a good team spirit.

[00:50:34] The name of the show comes from Mr. T's catchphrase, from Rocky III, by the way, when he played the character James Clubber Lang.

[00:50:43] The show only lasted for six episodes.

[00:50:45] Those six episodes are motivation, trust, unity, respect, leadership, and communication.

[00:50:53] Your dreams have come true, Dan.

[00:50:55] Oh, my God.

[00:50:56] This is almost as good.

[00:50:57] This is up there with Steven Seagal being an actual cop.

[00:51:02] Yeah.

[00:51:02] And having a TV show.

[00:51:03] But did you know about that one?

[00:51:05] No, I did not.

[00:51:05] Oh, my God.

[00:51:07] I think it's called Lawman.

[00:51:10] It's fantastic because he is insane.

[00:51:13] He is absolutely insane.

[00:51:15] And he code switches.

[00:51:17] He constantly code switches.

[00:51:18] If he's talking to someone who one could identify as Hispanic, he begins speaking Spanish to them.

[00:51:28] Oh.

[00:51:29] And even if they don't speak Spanish, they're like, I have no idea what you just said.

[00:51:33] I'd speak English.

[00:51:34] And he just insists on using as much Spanish as he can use.

[00:51:37] And then if he encounters a black person, he's just like, what's up, brother?

[00:51:46] This is a docuseries?

[00:51:48] Yeah.

[00:51:49] Yeah.

[00:51:49] It's amazing.

[00:51:51] One of my favorite quotes from that is, this is Steven Seagal, where mama at?

[00:51:56] Wow.

[00:51:57] Where mama at?

[00:51:58] Oh, God.

[00:52:00] It's amazing.

[00:52:01] Oh, yeah.

[00:52:02] We're going to get to mama's soon enough.

[00:52:05] Back to creating, though.

[00:52:07] Yeah.

[00:52:07] So it does, to your point, does have a little bit, it feels a little bit like Mr. Rogers

[00:52:11] in sort of a, hey, this is a thing that kids do.

[00:52:15] This is a popular thing in culture.

[00:52:17] Right.

[00:52:17] Let's, you know, there's nothing, you know, it's just, let's just learn about it.

[00:52:21] The only, the only thing that he's lacking in that skill set is his inability, not inability.

[00:52:27] He's occasionally the butt of the joke, but ultimately the, the, the moral learned by the

[00:52:34] lesson learned by this segment as it is, is something along the lines of if something seems

[00:52:40] intimidating and you're having difficulty understanding how to do it, just walk away.

[00:52:45] Yeah.

[00:52:47] I'll come back later and learn another day.

[00:52:49] He's going to practice the moonwalk.

[00:52:51] So the critical analysis, while the creativity message is strong, it assumes access to resources

[00:52:56] like music and space for practicing dance.

[00:52:59] Broader examples of creativity could make it more inclusive.

[00:53:04] Yeah.

[00:53:05] Be somebody.

[00:53:06] Now you'd mentioned, be somebody.

[00:53:09] Thanks, Audrey.

[00:53:11] Hold on.

[00:53:12] I think it's time for another commercial break.

[00:53:13] Yeah.

[00:53:14] And then we will indeed be somebody.

[00:53:17] You, Mr. T breakfast cereal, the cereal with a dynamite taste presents Mr. T talk.

[00:53:23] Number one.

[00:53:23] Hello, Mr. T here.

[00:53:25] And today I'm talking school, getting an education.

[00:53:28] You just got to have it kids.

[00:53:29] So study hard.

[00:53:30] Listen to the teachers and learn something new every day.

[00:53:33] You'll be a better person.

[00:53:35] And remember, do the best you can every day.

[00:53:38] Mr. T, the delicious crispy sweet corn and oat cereal.

[00:53:41] You'll part of a good breakfast.

[00:53:43] But remember, you need the whole breakfast to do your best every day.

[00:53:47] Day was the word.

[00:53:49] Oh, I'm sorry.

[00:53:49] We're back.

[00:53:50] What are you saying, Dan?

[00:53:53] Why did you say day?

[00:53:55] I don't know.

[00:53:56] I just.

[00:53:56] Oh, okay.

[00:53:57] I was.

[00:53:58] Well, while during the break, while we were watching the commercials, as we all do.

[00:54:02] That's right.

[00:54:02] During the break, which is really hard because of the algorithm.

[00:54:06] We're seeing everyone's.

[00:54:07] Every.

[00:54:08] Where one.

[00:54:09] And they are like mattresses so much.

[00:54:14] So I was trying to think of a word.

[00:54:16] The word was day.

[00:54:17] Oh, like day beds.

[00:54:20] Yes.

[00:54:20] From Lisa Mattress.

[00:54:21] Yes.

[00:54:21] Yeah, that one.

[00:54:22] That one listeners and really gets a lot of mattresses.

[00:54:25] Yeah.

[00:54:25] Day beds.

[00:54:26] There we go.

[00:54:26] Day beds.

[00:54:27] It all came around.

[00:54:28] Okay.

[00:54:29] So now it's time to learn about respecting your mother.

[00:54:34] Yes.

[00:54:35] Yes.

[00:54:36] And there's no introduction.

[00:54:38] It just goes right into it.

[00:54:40] Treat your mother right.

[00:54:41] Now, these young whippersnappers are exchanging insults.

[00:54:46] One's a full grown adult.

[00:54:47] That's right.

[00:54:49] They're trading insults.

[00:54:51] And then they come to your mom jokes.

[00:54:55] By the way, we go to this.

[00:54:58] And it's a grown woman and a young kid.

[00:55:04] That's right.

[00:55:05] And she's just there.

[00:55:07] It's the lesson isn't like, hey, hey, hold on.

[00:55:11] Don't talk to that kid like that.

[00:55:13] No.

[00:55:14] It's.

[00:55:15] Whoa.

[00:55:15] You crossed a line.

[00:55:17] When you talk about mothers.

[00:55:20] She's like just past puberty.

[00:55:22] Like she has.

[00:55:23] It's.

[00:55:24] Yeah.

[00:55:24] She.

[00:55:25] She's a fully grown adult woman, but she's still only like 16 or something.

[00:55:30] And this kid is maybe.

[00:55:32] Compared to the kid.

[00:55:33] Okay.

[00:55:33] No, I'll.

[00:55:34] I'll take that.

[00:55:35] It's just the 80s effect where everyone looks like they're 30, even though they're.

[00:55:39] That's true.

[00:55:40] That's a fair point.

[00:55:41] I never even thought of it that way.

[00:55:43] The mothers.

[00:55:44] Go ahead.

[00:55:45] She does appear to be like.

[00:55:47] Older.

[00:55:48] Significantly older.

[00:55:49] But I think, I think you're right.

[00:55:51] I think that it is the 80s effect.

[00:55:53] I haven't.

[00:55:53] And listener, you may be familiar with this segment because during 2005 and 2006, this was widely

[00:55:59] posted on the internet, it's Mr. T rapping.

[00:56:02] Treat your mother right.

[00:56:08] Picture, if you will, in the background.

[00:56:10] Three mothers.

[00:56:13] And I don't know that they intentionally made them look more like haggard.

[00:56:19] Yeah.

[00:56:19] It seems like they did.

[00:56:20] I think to Audrey's point, everybody looks like 20 years older from the 80s.

[00:56:23] Yeah, that's true.

[00:56:25] It's a high tar content of a cigarette.

[00:56:27] That's right.

[00:56:30] That's true.

[00:56:31] Hey, you should.

[00:56:32] Mother.

[00:56:34] Mm-hmm.

[00:56:35] At this point, he is, again, sincerely rapping into the camera.

[00:56:42] That's right.

[00:56:45] And we eventually get to a place where we're showing all these children being horrible to

[00:56:51] their mothers and then being, I would say, overly kind.

[00:56:59] He's spelling mother.

[00:57:01] Right.

[00:57:01] In case you didn't know how to spell it, this is how you spell it.

[00:57:04] Hard earned money.

[00:57:06] Hard earned money.

[00:57:09] Pay the rent.

[00:57:13] Every wrinkle I put on her face.

[00:57:16] Oh.

[00:57:16] Every worry.

[00:57:19] There is no other.

[00:57:28] No, there's not.

[00:57:30] Treat her right.

[00:57:31] I like that it's mother and not mom because if it was mom, there's a chance that we would

[00:57:36] lead to, but the other M, unlike the other one, stands for...

[00:57:43] Cheater right.

[00:57:44] I couldn't figure out what he was spelling when I was listening to it.

[00:57:49] But I was like...

[00:57:50] It's not clear.

[00:57:51] E for every wrinkle?

[00:57:53] R?

[00:57:53] What is he spelling?

[00:57:56] What?

[00:57:57] Every has several other letters in it.

[00:58:00] That's right.

[00:58:01] You need to start breaking down all...

[00:58:03] Oh my gosh.

[00:58:03] The V is for...

[00:58:05] The V in every stands for victory and the...

[00:58:19] Treat her mother wrong.

[00:58:21] Treat her wrong.

[00:58:23] Treat her wrong.

[00:58:24] The algorithms.

[00:58:25] Algorithms.

[00:58:26] I hear us.

[00:58:27] Wow.

[00:58:28] That's way too much sound right now.

[00:58:30] That's a lot of sound.

[00:58:35] Get back.

[00:58:36] Get back.

[00:58:37] Back.

[00:58:38] Change the path.

[00:58:48] Yeah, listener, if you're still on the fence, it's 56 minutes of that.

[00:58:53] Mm-hmm.

[00:58:54] It's glorious.

[00:58:56] Now, this would have been much more useful if they had suggested some gift ideas for the

[00:59:01] holidays because moms are hard to shop for.

[00:59:05] Well, we don't know, Audrey, what the listeners' ads are.

[00:59:09] It could very well be there are some ideas for holiday gifts for your mother.

[00:59:14] Okay.

[00:59:14] Let's find out.

[00:59:15] Here's another break.

[00:59:21] Inspector Kalei, open the door.

[00:59:22] The music's too loud.

[00:59:26] I ain't here about no music.

[00:59:28] I'm here to teach you about calling Kalei.

[00:59:30] What's wrong with dialing zero?

[00:59:32] Use 1-800-Kalei.

[00:59:33] It saved the people you're calling me so a buck or two.

[00:59:35] Why are you writing that down?

[00:59:36] 1-800-Kalei.

[00:59:37] Then collect.

[00:59:38] I pity the fool who don't remember that.

[00:59:39] That's so easy.

[00:59:41] I like it here.

[00:59:42] Is this thing a pullout?

[00:59:43] Use your head.

[00:59:44] Dial 1-800-Kalei.

[00:59:45] Save a buck or two.

[00:59:48] So we're back, but we actually heard that one.

[00:59:51] And a lot of you got an ad for a service called 1-800-Kalei.

[00:59:58] I need to let you know, if you have a phone that you're listening to this podcast on, you shouldn't be calling collect.

[01:00:07] Probably not.

[01:00:08] You probably have an unlimited plan.

[01:00:10] Odds are.

[01:00:11] Yeah.

[01:00:11] And if not, then I think the overage is probably going to not be that much.

[01:00:17] But to Audrey's point, if you want to do something for the holidays for your mother, save a buck or two and call 1-800-Kalei.

[01:00:24] I mean, look, if you're already calling people collect on your cell phone, which I don't know why you are, but you could save your mother a buck or two.

[01:00:32] Because you know what mother stands for?

[01:00:35] M is for...

[01:00:37] The money you save.

[01:00:39] The money you save by calling 1-800-Kalei.

[01:00:43] O is for, oh my gosh, I saved so much money by using 1-800-Kalei.

[01:00:48] T is for toll free.

[01:00:50] Mr. T telling you to call.

[01:00:52] Toll free, yes.

[01:00:53] Toll free.

[01:00:53] Toll free.

[01:00:54] Toll free.

[01:00:55] Toll free.

[01:00:56] Toll free.

[01:00:56] H is for hello.

[01:00:57] It's your mom.

[01:01:00] E still stands for every wrinkle.

[01:01:03] Well, I think E stands for really you're still calling me collect when you have a...

[01:01:08] That's what R stands for.

[01:01:10] Oh, okay.

[01:01:11] That's right.

[01:01:11] E is for every wrinkle because of R.

[01:01:14] Really you're still calling me collect.

[01:01:16] How did you find a pay phone in 2024?

[01:01:21] If we want to make it mother's, then the S could be sure it's just a flip phone, but you do understand how cell phones work, right?

[01:01:31] You know, I'll say this.

[01:01:33] If you're still using 1-800-Kalei, you're somebody's fool.

[01:01:38] Be somebody.

[01:01:39] But you should be somebody.

[01:01:41] Be somebody.

[01:01:42] Okay.

[01:01:43] Next segment.

[01:01:44] Be somebody.

[01:01:46] Next workout.

[01:01:49] Nice.

[01:01:51] Work out.

[01:01:52] Yes.

[01:01:53] Okay.

[01:01:54] Here.

[01:01:54] Sorry.

[01:01:55] See on some more.

[01:01:56] Mr. T encourages lazy children.

[01:02:00] I'm sorry, but just imagine.

[01:02:01] I didn't see this growing up.

[01:02:04] I discovered this.

[01:02:05] You discovered this as an adult.

[01:02:07] In the late 90s.

[01:02:11] I think it was like the fifth time.

[01:02:13] Yeah.

[01:02:14] Yes.

[01:02:14] The fifth time.

[01:02:15] I realized.

[01:02:16] But if you haven't seen it, you don't understand.

[01:02:18] At least the fifth time watching this.

[01:02:21] I went through the layers of like.

[01:02:23] That's Martica.

[01:02:25] And I think that's Fergie.

[01:02:29] And then some time passed.

[01:02:31] I'm like.

[01:02:31] Wait a minute.

[01:02:35] And then it became.

[01:02:38] I knew you when you made this.

[01:02:42] Wow.

[01:02:43] You didn't know he made it.

[01:02:46] Kid from high school.

[01:02:48] The kid from elementary school.

[01:02:50] He was like.

[01:02:50] It was about this time that I like was hanging out with this kid.

[01:02:55] And I was like.

[01:02:56] I felt a sense of betrayal.

[01:02:59] You should.

[01:02:59] Do you realize.

[01:03:01] He didn't tell you.

[01:03:01] This could have opened up for me.

[01:03:03] I didn't realize what you've done.

[01:03:04] You met Mr. T.

[01:03:06] Yeah.

[01:03:06] At the very least.

[01:03:07] It could have been like.

[01:03:09] Hey.

[01:03:10] We're just.

[01:03:11] We're bored.

[01:03:12] Hanging out with like.

[01:03:13] Master of the universe.

[01:03:14] Figures or whatever.

[01:03:15] Hey.

[01:03:16] Look.

[01:03:16] Here's this video I made with Mr. T.

[01:03:18] Do you want to watch it?

[01:03:20] Yeah.

[01:03:20] Nothing.

[01:03:23] He's a humble guy.

[01:03:26] Mr. T is teaching us about a lot of things.

[01:03:28] This one is about working out.

[01:03:30] Now.

[01:03:31] He meets a group of lazy kids at a bus stop.

[01:03:34] As one does.

[01:03:36] And.

[01:03:37] He's saying.

[01:03:38] Why aren't you guys working out?

[01:03:39] And they're like.

[01:03:39] We don't.

[01:03:40] There's a new gym opening up soon.

[01:03:41] He says.

[01:03:42] You don't need a gym.

[01:03:43] And all that money.

[01:03:44] We're all full of trash beer.

[01:03:45] Mr. T.

[01:03:46] They're all drunk on trash beer.

[01:03:49] So he says.

[01:03:50] You can work out right now.

[01:03:52] Like for example.

[01:03:53] This giant 1980s boom box.

[01:03:56] You could just lift it up.

[01:03:58] Over and over again.

[01:03:59] I mean.

[01:04:00] 20 pounds.

[01:04:01] Okay.

[01:04:01] Yeah.

[01:04:02] They weren't light.

[01:04:03] No.

[01:04:03] So.

[01:04:04] So Mr. T shows them.

[01:04:05] You could just lift up the boom box.

[01:04:07] Over and over again.

[01:04:07] Right here.

[01:04:08] And then each of the kids tries in turn.

[01:04:10] Until Dan's friend from elementary school tries.

[01:04:12] He can't get it all the way up.

[01:04:17] And then he does.

[01:04:18] Then he proceeds to.

[01:04:19] He falls down a lot.

[01:04:21] Well.

[01:04:21] He's upset because they're eating popcorn and chips.

[01:04:23] Yeah.

[01:04:24] Yeah.

[01:04:24] Mostly because the munchies on account of the trash beer.

[01:04:28] So.

[01:04:30] There's a full bag of popcorn.

[01:04:32] That Mr. T.

[01:04:33] Puts on his head.

[01:04:34] And then he proceeds to do squats.

[01:04:36] Right.

[01:04:37] Because popcorn famously weighs.

[01:04:39] It's very heavy.

[01:04:40] I had a dream.

[01:04:41] I was eating.

[01:04:42] It is a big bag.

[01:04:42] I had a dream.

[01:04:43] I was eating chips last night.

[01:04:45] It was awesome.

[01:04:47] It is a great dream.

[01:04:48] To be fair.

[01:04:48] You know that dream can become a reality.

[01:04:50] To be fair.

[01:04:51] The 80s popcorn was significantly.

[01:04:53] It was a lot heavier.

[01:04:54] Due to the cigarette tar.

[01:04:56] That's right.

[01:04:59] Soaked in trash beer.

[01:05:02] Anyway.

[01:05:03] So Mr. T.

[01:05:03] Puts popcorn on his head and does some squats.

[01:05:05] And other kids want to do it too.

[01:05:07] Yep.

[01:05:07] And then we proceed to a whole montage of exercise.

[01:05:10] Including running on a pier.

[01:05:12] Knee bends.

[01:05:13] And then halfway through.

[01:05:14] To Mr. T.

[01:05:15] Dion falls down a lot.

[01:05:17] Yeah.

[01:05:18] Due to him being, you know, the butt of this piece.

[01:05:22] Morbidly obese.

[01:05:24] Yeah.

[01:05:24] Not even though.

[01:05:25] I know.

[01:05:26] I know.

[01:05:26] That's the joke.

[01:05:27] In the 80s.

[01:05:28] Moderately chubby child.

[01:05:30] That's it.

[01:05:31] A.K.A.

[01:05:32] A child.

[01:05:33] Yes.

[01:05:34] Exactly.

[01:05:34] And so.

[01:05:35] But halfway through.

[01:05:37] We're watching this montage.

[01:05:38] And Mr. T.

[01:05:39] Encourages us.

[01:05:40] The watcher.

[01:05:41] Oh yeah.

[01:05:41] To get up off our seats and do it ourselves.

[01:05:44] Oh.

[01:05:44] And I forgot one thing that I wanted to mention.

[01:05:47] During the breakdancing segment.

[01:05:49] When they're doing like windmills.

[01:05:51] And like legitimately like dangerous stuff.

[01:05:54] If you don't know how to do it.

[01:05:55] He turns to the camera.

[01:05:56] And he says.

[01:05:57] Hey.

[01:05:58] You at home.

[01:05:58] And like.

[01:05:59] Of course.

[01:06:00] You're going to think.

[01:06:01] He's going to say.

[01:06:02] Don't try this at home.

[01:06:03] Unless you're trained.

[01:06:05] And have supervision.

[01:06:06] He says.

[01:06:07] The opposite.

[01:06:08] Which is.

[01:06:09] I forget the exact wording.

[01:06:10] But just basically like.

[01:06:12] Check this out.

[01:06:14] Look at what they're doing.

[01:06:16] Try it yourself.

[01:06:17] Try it.

[01:06:19] Yes.

[01:06:20] Yeah.

[01:06:21] No.

[01:06:21] No disclaimer.

[01:06:22] I mean.

[01:06:23] It's the perfect spot.

[01:06:24] Like.

[01:06:24] So perfect.

[01:06:25] That you will almost expect.

[01:06:27] I'm just assuming the listeners.

[01:06:28] You're going to listen.

[01:06:29] Watch this now.

[01:06:30] Yeah.

[01:06:30] Yeah.

[01:06:31] You will assume.

[01:06:32] He's about to say.

[01:06:33] Don't.

[01:06:34] Don't try this.

[01:06:35] Don't do that supervision.

[01:06:36] But nope.

[01:06:37] Nope.

[01:06:38] You know what though.

[01:06:39] And listener.

[01:06:40] It's.

[01:06:40] It's transferring risk.

[01:06:42] In the old days.

[01:06:44] It used to be like.

[01:06:45] Hey.

[01:06:46] Try this.

[01:06:47] But also.

[01:06:47] You're a person.

[01:06:49] You're aware of your physical limitations.

[01:06:51] Maybe.

[01:06:52] Right.

[01:06:52] It's on you.

[01:06:53] It's incumbent upon you.

[01:06:55] To know.

[01:06:56] Not to be an idiot.

[01:06:57] And do something dangerous.

[01:06:59] Whereas like.

[01:06:59] Nowadays.

[01:07:00] Right.

[01:07:00] I have to tell you that.

[01:07:02] The risk is transferred to me.

[01:07:04] And if I don't tell you that.

[01:07:05] You can sue me.

[01:07:07] And that's sad.

[01:07:07] It's just society.

[01:07:08] No.

[01:07:09] I get what you're saying.

[01:07:11] And I promise.

[01:07:12] I'm not trying to get into one of those places where we have a political argument without having

[01:07:17] a political argument.

[01:07:18] But like.

[01:07:19] The timeline of this.

[01:07:21] They were still doing at that time.

[01:07:24] The.

[01:07:24] Hey.

[01:07:24] Don't try this at home.

[01:07:25] Like at that time.

[01:07:26] Ah.

[01:07:28] I'm just pointing to that because.

[01:07:29] That just.

[01:07:30] I mean.

[01:07:31] An argument could be made one way or the other about what you're saying.

[01:07:34] What I'm pointing out is that like at this time.

[01:07:37] One could very easily expect it to be.

[01:07:40] Hey.

[01:07:41] Don't try this at home.

[01:07:41] Okay.

[01:07:42] Yeah.

[01:07:43] It's very much subverting expectations.

[01:07:45] For sure.

[01:07:45] Gotcha.

[01:07:46] And by the way.

[01:07:47] That break dancing could also be in workout.

[01:07:52] It's exercise.

[01:07:52] Could have been.

[01:07:53] Yes.

[01:07:54] By the way.

[01:07:55] Oh.

[01:07:55] Are you ready?

[01:07:56] No.

[01:07:56] I was just going to say he encourages us at home to get up and do jumping jacks and knee

[01:08:01] bends.

[01:08:02] And how many times while watching this video have you done those things, Jimmy?

[01:08:07] At least once.

[01:08:08] I've done it at least once as well.

[01:08:10] Yeah.

[01:08:10] That's right.

[01:08:10] That's right.

[01:08:11] Yeah.

[01:08:11] Yeah.

[01:08:12] Yeah.

[01:08:12] We were drunk.

[01:08:13] Yeah.

[01:08:13] We were very drunk.

[01:08:17] Critical analysis, Dan.

[01:08:19] Okay.

[01:08:19] Critical analysis.

[01:08:21] An accessible and practical segment, though it glosses over the importance of structured

[01:08:25] exercise and safety.

[01:08:27] By the way, those of you listening at home, don't get as drunk as without adult supervision.

[01:08:36] That's right.

[01:08:36] And if you are that adult, you're good.

[01:08:38] But Dan and I mostly drink trash beer.

[01:08:42] Yeah.

[01:08:42] Warm trash beer.

[01:08:43] Yes.

[01:08:44] Until we watch this movie, like, whoa, whoa, we should stop doing that.

[01:08:47] Yeah.

[01:08:47] We learn.

[01:08:48] Yeah.

[01:08:49] And we're somebody.

[01:08:49] Because you know what?

[01:08:50] It's important to be somebody.

[01:08:53] To be somebody.

[01:08:54] Be somebody.

[01:08:55] And we are somebody because we have podcasts.

[01:08:58] That's right.

[01:08:59] Indeed.

[01:08:59] It's just really difficult to do.

[01:09:01] Yeah.

[01:09:02] Oh, it's harsh.

[01:09:03] Not everybody.

[01:09:03] Not just anybody can have a podcast.

[01:09:05] Not everyone has the skill set.

[01:09:07] Not everybody can just talk and laugh at their own jokes.

[01:09:12] That's right.

[01:09:13] To the point that people comment about it and say that it's either an endearing or obnoxious

[01:09:19] trait.

[01:09:20] Can't please everybody, Dan.

[01:09:22] You know what?

[01:09:22] That's another segment, Mr. Teenies.

[01:09:24] Can't please everybody.

[01:09:26] That's good.

[01:09:27] Okay.

[01:09:28] Now, it's possible this is the...

[01:09:32] It's like not pentultimate because there are four more sections.

[01:09:35] But the next one is, I am somebody.

[01:09:38] True.

[01:09:39] Mr. T raps, I am somebody.

[01:09:41] As well as offering a few guidelines of rap.

[01:09:53] Now, the kids at this point have already talked about what rapping is.

[01:09:59] They're in an outdoor set.

[01:10:01] They're in an outdoor environment in an indoor set, which might beg one to wonder.

[01:10:10] You've been outside several times throughout this movie.

[01:10:16] And now you're in the studio, which is set to resemble outside.

[01:10:22] It could be it was raining that day of the shoes.

[01:10:24] Possibly.

[01:10:24] Possibly.

[01:10:29] And then he shows up and at no point is it like, Mr. T, we didn't know you could rap.

[01:10:36] It's just, hey, let me show you how to rap.

[01:10:42] Because that's something I can do, apparently.

[01:10:46] And I think one of the kids says something along the lines of, if it doesn't rhyme, then you

[01:10:52] don't have the time or something.

[01:10:54] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[01:10:55] And so you would think that kid would be the rapper?

[01:10:58] No.

[01:10:58] But they're like, no, Mr. T, no.

[01:11:02] And I don't want to like, you know how you can just tell when someone's listening to a

[01:11:07] certain type of music and their reaction tells you whether or not they've ever listened to

[01:11:13] that kind of music before?

[01:11:14] These kids have not listened to this.

[01:11:16] No.

[01:11:18] They're clapping on all the wrong beats.

[01:11:20] I don't think that Mr. T has heard rap before either.

[01:11:23] No.

[01:11:25] I do believe that, I would believe it if someone was, and I think maybe Ice-T was the person

[01:11:33] behind this aspect of it.

[01:11:36] It wouldn't shock me if that, yeah, in fact, now that I'm putting that together, it was

[01:11:44] Ice-T that was probably like, hey, let's put some, if you're going to have rap in here,

[01:11:49] let's actually like have, at least maybe the rap's going to be like this, but the beat

[01:11:54] can be somewhat credible.

[01:11:57] Which for this time period, the beat is.

[01:12:00] But this is, this is like the version of like today, dad, like a modern family, Phil Dunphy,

[01:12:07] like when Phil Dunphy tries to rap, it's I am Phil Dunphy and I'm here to say.

[01:12:12] Oh yeah, yeah.

[01:12:12] That's what this is.

[01:12:13] This, this, this is because it's so of its time, it is almost like a parody.

[01:12:19] Why don't you try to make one?

[01:12:22] Dan, do you want to listen to Mr. T and try to make a rap?

[01:12:26] You go ahead and take some time to do a rap.

[01:12:31] Audrey, would you like to do a rap?

[01:12:33] Yeah, I'll do a rap.

[01:12:33] Give me a beat.

[01:12:34] Okay, go ahead.

[01:12:35] Okay.

[01:12:36] Oh no.

[01:12:39] Nevermind.

[01:12:39] I'll do it without a beat.

[01:12:45] I've got a big renewal.

[01:12:47] It's called Kelly Building.

[01:12:48] They got a big claim and it's really filling my desk up with some nasty emails, declines

[01:12:54] from every underwriter to the hills.

[01:13:00] That's really good.

[01:13:01] Good job, Audrey.

[01:13:02] Thanks.

[01:13:03] What about my beatboxing?

[01:13:04] That was awesome.

[01:13:05] Good job, Dan.

[01:13:06] Thank you.

[01:13:07] Listener, it's your turn.

[01:13:08] You know what?

[01:13:09] It's your turn to do.

[01:13:10] Be somebody.

[01:13:12] Be somebody.

[01:13:12] Be somebody.

[01:13:14] And while you're doing a rap, start with, start with who you are.

[01:13:17] Introduce yourself.

[01:13:19] My name is.

[01:13:20] And then stay with.

[01:13:21] Blank and you're here to say.

[01:13:22] And yeah.

[01:13:22] And stay what you're here to do or say.

[01:13:26] And then that's like your thesis.

[01:13:31] It's basically like building an introductory paragraph.

[01:13:33] That's right.

[01:13:34] CDC on the education industry.

[01:13:36] Format.

[01:13:37] Yeah.

[01:13:38] That's right.

[01:13:38] And then you say what you're here to say.

[01:13:43] And then you back it up.

[01:13:45] It's claim evidence reasoning.

[01:13:48] That's all.

[01:13:48] Yeah.

[01:13:51] Dan's clearly in the education industry.

[01:13:53] Yep.

[01:13:54] By the way, I am somebody.

[01:13:56] An empowering segment with historical significance.

[01:13:59] Though it might lack resonance for kids without context on the phrase's origins.

[01:14:05] There we go.

[01:14:06] Be somebody.

[01:14:06] Be somebody.

[01:14:09] Friendship.

[01:14:11] Friendship.

[01:14:13] Mr. T gives his definition of friendship while a girl sings a song about it.

[01:14:18] Mm-hmm.

[01:14:19] Is this Wet Dress Lady?

[01:14:20] This is Wet Dress Lady.

[01:14:22] Wet Dress Lady needs a friend to tell her that her dress is falling off her shoulder.

[01:14:28] Here's what I think happened.

[01:14:30] And I finally put it together last night.

[01:14:32] By the way, in my memory of this, by the end, she's just in the ocean.

[01:14:41] But the irony of the whole thing is that she's singing a song about friendship.

[01:14:46] Right.

[01:14:47] Walking on a beach by herself.

[01:14:48] Right.

[01:14:49] And all of her supposed friends that she tried to poison with trash beer and cigarettes are

[01:14:53] on the pier waving at her.

[01:14:54] That's right.

[01:14:55] So.

[01:14:56] That's called a callback.

[01:14:57] Yes.

[01:14:59] So she's walking along the beach and she's singing this song about friendship.

[01:15:03] And everything's fine in terms of the dress wetness.

[01:15:07] It's all normal.

[01:15:07] But you can tell that the tide's happening.

[01:15:09] And you can tell that she's being careful not to get her dress wet.

[01:15:13] Now, this is an actress.

[01:15:14] This is what I pieced together last night.

[01:15:16] This is an actress who, at the time, had a little bit of a career.

[01:15:20] She was on fame.

[01:15:23] And she was the.

[01:15:25] Do you think she wanted to live forever?

[01:15:26] Well, of course.

[01:15:27] Everyone on that show was vampires.

[01:15:32] And she's the one from fame that probably if you grew up watching that show, she was the

[01:15:37] one where it's like, they're dealing with this character.

[01:15:40] I'm just going to go take a dump right now and I'll be back for when the fun characters

[01:15:44] are happening.

[01:15:49] So she's singing.

[01:15:51] And I think what happened is in the moment where she recognizes that all of her trash

[01:15:57] beer friends are there and she waves at them and they wave back.

[01:16:00] If you notice in the edit, it cuts away to a lot of different things happening, like they're

[01:16:07] waving and segments of people being friends and all of that.

[01:16:10] And then when it cuts back, the bottom part of her dress is wet.

[01:16:15] I suspect that what happened is, first of all, they only had her for like an hour or the

[01:16:22] lighting wasn't.

[01:16:23] It was like it was basically like we got to get this in one take or it's not happening.

[01:16:28] And I think what happened is while she was waving, a wave came up and it was like, oh, whoops.

[01:16:34] Oh, no, my dress is wet.

[01:16:36] What do we do?

[01:16:36] I can't believe it.

[01:16:38] What do we how do we like should we start over?

[01:16:41] And probably during that time where they're doing all the overcuts, they're probably like

[01:16:46] just wing it.

[01:16:47] Just keep going.

[01:16:48] We got to get this.

[01:16:49] We only have one day with you.

[01:16:50] Just keep going.

[01:16:52] Try to work with it.

[01:16:53] Try to draw attention.

[01:16:54] Like don't ignore that your dress is wet, but don't also don't like linger on it.

[01:16:59] Just be like, hey, sometimes your dress is wet.

[01:17:01] And to her credit, she does.

[01:17:04] And it just continues.

[01:17:06] But it's so hard to not notice that her dress is uncomfortably wet.

[01:17:14] But hey, friendship.

[01:17:16] Be somebody.

[01:17:18] Wait.

[01:17:18] Sorry.

[01:17:19] We're not somebody yet.

[01:17:20] Dan, do you have a critical analysis of this?

[01:17:22] The cinnamon is sweet, but the scene feels generic.

[01:17:25] More emphasis on conflict resolution and empathy could improve its practical value.

[01:17:30] Oh, nothing about the scene.

[01:17:33] That was it.

[01:17:34] Okay.

[01:17:34] And that's a dog in the background.

[01:17:36] Be somebody.

[01:17:37] Be somebody.

[01:17:38] Be somebody.

[01:17:40] Thank you.

[01:17:42] The penultimate scene is Mr. T's tale.

[01:17:47] Mr. T tells his version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and gives you a pro reading message.

[01:17:57] It does.

[01:18:01] They're on the inside outdoor set again.

[01:18:04] I remember this.

[01:18:04] Well, no.

[01:18:05] This time they're on an inside set that very much looks like a public access cable sort of studio.

[01:18:16] But they have a couple potted plants.

[01:18:19] Yes.

[01:18:20] There were plants.

[01:18:21] Mr. T tells a story about...

[01:18:24] About...

[01:18:24] I don't know.

[01:18:25] It's Romeo and Juliet.

[01:18:26] Like the first, what?

[01:18:27] A quarter of it?

[01:18:29] He subsets swords with sandwiches, which is hilarious.

[01:18:33] Yeah.

[01:18:33] Hilarious.

[01:18:34] And he changes the names.

[01:18:35] Yeah.

[01:18:36] And he also, when it's revealed that he was drawing from Shakespeare, he says, well, some of it was made up and some of it was true.

[01:18:50] That's right.

[01:18:51] That's true.

[01:18:51] Like everything Shakespeare wrote.

[01:18:53] Which is a ponderous line.

[01:18:56] Everything Shakespeare wrote was true.

[01:19:00] He was a historian.

[01:19:02] Audrey, how do you feel about Mr. T's tale?

[01:19:09] I'm going to be honest.

[01:19:10] I think I might have been texting or something during his tale.

[01:19:14] You don't remember?

[01:19:16] No.

[01:19:16] Yeah, it's not the best scene.

[01:19:18] I remember him talking.

[01:19:19] It was like, surprise, that was Shakespeare.

[01:19:22] And I was thinking like, oh man, this is how you get kids not interested in Shakespeare.

[01:19:27] It's because you've tricked them into liking it versus just maybe not doing that.

[01:19:35] It wasn't an engaging story.

[01:19:37] You know, like if it were more entertaining, like, oh man, imagine my version is so lame.

[01:19:41] Imagine how good it could be, even though, yeah, I don't know.

[01:19:44] Anyway.

[01:19:44] There was a guy and he thought, many people thought he was crazy, but he decided to lean into it.

[01:19:49] But they were not sure if he was brilliant or crazy.

[01:19:52] So he just decided to play it.

[01:19:53] It was crazy, but he was actually not crazy.

[01:19:56] And he was going after the death of his father who saw him as a ghost.

[01:20:00] That was Hamlet.

[01:20:02] Yeah.

[01:20:02] There you go.

[01:20:05] Is there a robot analysis of this?

[01:20:08] Oh, that's right.

[01:20:11] The humor and creativity make this segment memorable, but the connection to promoting literacy feels tenuous.

[01:20:20] Agreed.

[01:20:21] That's well put.

[01:20:22] Yeah.

[01:20:23] Be somebody.

[01:20:24] Be somebody.

[01:20:25] Be somebody.

[01:20:27] Daydreaming.

[01:20:29] Daydreaming.

[01:20:30] Mr. T explains how having dreams and goals contributes to success.

[01:20:35] And he finishes by saying, if you can see it, you can be it.

[01:20:40] Okay.

[01:20:40] Just like Walt Disney.

[01:20:41] If you can dream it, you can do it.

[01:20:43] It's a vision board.

[01:20:44] Yeah.

[01:20:44] I feel like they should have renamed it as visualization.

[01:20:49] Because daydreaming is like you get that connotation that you're airheaded and you're like escaping reality.

[01:20:57] So I was a little confused by that.

[01:21:00] Why did they go with daydreaming?

[01:21:01] Maybe they didn't have that word back in 84.

[01:21:03] They didn't.

[01:21:04] It wasn't invented yet.

[01:21:05] They were just, they were barely through the use.

[01:21:08] Goal setting?

[01:21:09] No, they never circled back.

[01:21:11] They never had circling back.

[01:21:13] They never aligned on anything.

[01:21:14] That's true.

[01:21:15] They didn't have those words yet.

[01:21:16] Yeah.

[01:21:17] Touching base.

[01:21:18] Well, they had to have touching base because they're playing baseball.

[01:21:22] That's true.

[01:21:22] That's true.

[01:21:23] Good point.

[01:21:24] And well, are they though?

[01:21:25] Are they playing baseball or is she visualizing?

[01:21:29] Maybe the whole, maybe this whole thing is her dream.

[01:21:32] Whoa.

[01:21:34] Whoa.

[01:21:34] This, this scene though, this scene took me back to when my brother was playing baseball

[01:21:39] and we'd go to the local like ballpark and they'd have like those really crappy concession stands.

[01:21:46] And you can get like, what do they sell there?

[01:21:50] Icy's.

[01:21:50] Hot dogs.

[01:21:51] You can get ice and hot dogs.

[01:21:53] Hot dog and hamburger.

[01:21:54] You get chips, candy.

[01:21:56] Walking around the bleachers and playing, you know, house and stuff underneath the bleachers.

[01:22:01] You find trash beer under the bleachers.

[01:22:03] This is like.

[01:22:04] That's when you were daydreaming?

[01:22:06] I was daydreaming about when I was three years old.

[01:22:09] So just remembering.

[01:22:11] Reminiscing?

[01:22:12] Yeah.

[01:22:13] There you go.

[01:22:14] Four years old.

[01:22:15] Reminiscing.

[01:22:16] Thank you.

[01:22:17] Five years old.

[01:22:20] Is Frito pie still a thing?

[01:22:23] Mm-hmm.

[01:22:23] Frito pie is a thing, yes.

[01:22:25] Is it?

[01:22:25] Yeah.

[01:22:26] It's good.

[01:22:26] Yeah.

[01:22:26] It's basically a walk and taco with chili.

[01:22:28] Yeah.

[01:22:29] And Fritos.

[01:22:30] Mm-hmm.

[01:22:32] Anyway, that's Dan.

[01:22:34] What do we got on daydreaming?

[01:22:36] Oh, that's right.

[01:22:37] An inspirational closing segment, though it might benefit from concrete steps on turning

[01:22:41] dreams into achievable goals.

[01:22:43] Do we want a final analysis?

[01:22:45] Yeah, we do.

[01:22:46] Okay.

[01:22:46] Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool is an entertaining time capsule of 1980s pop culture, blending

[01:22:53] humor, music, and life lessons.

[01:22:55] While some segments succeed in conveying timeless messages, others feel dated or overly simplistic.

[01:23:01] Its educational value is strongest in promoting self-confidence, persistence, and individuality,

[01:23:06] though its delivery often leans more on Mr. T's charisma than actionable guidance.

[01:23:11] Still, it remains an endearing and memorable piece of motivational media.

[01:23:16] As a person who works in the education industry, I feel like the whole thing should end with

[01:23:22] a smart goal that is...

[01:23:24] Sustainable, measurable, achievable.

[01:23:27] Actionable.

[01:23:28] Yeah.

[01:23:29] Actionable.

[01:23:29] Actionable thinking.

[01:23:31] Tasty.

[01:23:31] And then also end it with...

[01:23:34] And this might give some people some clues as to what element of the education industry

[01:23:38] I work in.

[01:23:40] End it with 80% of the time in four out of five tries.

[01:23:48] And smart is an acronym.

[01:23:50] S stands for...

[01:23:51] So you want to call your mother collect.

[01:23:56] M is mothers love it when you call them collect.

[01:24:02] A is...

[01:24:03] Are you going to call your mother collect?

[01:24:07] R is...

[01:24:08] Really?

[01:24:09] You're calling your mother collect?

[01:24:14] And finally, T, Audrey?

[01:24:17] Time to hang up.

[01:24:18] Time to call your mother collect, I guess.

[01:24:25] Be somebody.

[01:24:26] Be somebody.

[01:24:29] And that's it, ladies and gentlemen.

[01:24:31] What a delightful...

[01:24:32] Somebody to love somebody.

[01:24:35] Somebody once told me to call your mom collect.

[01:24:41] It's a movie that has brought joy to many.

[01:24:44] And will continue for decades to come.

[01:24:48] I guarantee there's at least one person who, while listening to this, has stopped listening

[01:24:53] to it and is watching the video.

[01:24:56] You're welcome.

[01:24:58] And welcome back.

[01:24:59] Okay.

[01:25:00] Okay.

[01:25:00] So while we watch this again, we're going to be drinking Mr. T beer.

[01:25:06] Rip it.

[01:25:07] After it's left out on the pier in the sun.

[01:25:10] That's right.

[01:25:10] But only after.

[01:25:13] Get it out of a trash can.

[01:25:15] It's a strong tea infused blonde.

[01:25:19] Ooh.

[01:25:20] Strong tea infused blonde.

[01:25:23] It's a traditional style with a twist of tea.

[01:25:25] That's T-E-A.

[01:25:27] Infusion.

[01:25:28] During the brewing process.

[01:25:30] Alcohol by volume, 8%.

[01:25:32] Gravity is 16.5 degrees.

[01:25:35] IBU, 18.

[01:25:37] That's really low.

[01:25:38] It's, of course, international beer units.

[01:25:39] That's right.

[01:25:40] Bitterness.

[01:25:42] I wanted to see if you could resist and you couldn't.

[01:25:46] The brewer's fact sheet.

[01:25:48] Tea infused.

[01:25:49] Strong blonde.

[01:25:50] Malt.

[01:25:51] Clean body and noble barley malt.

[01:25:54] Hop.

[01:25:55] Powerful hopping with European noble hops from Czech Republic and Slovenia.

[01:26:00] Yeast.

[01:26:01] High fermentation.

[01:26:02] View.

[01:26:03] It's clean, blonde, sparkling beer with bright white color.

[01:26:08] Aroma.

[01:26:09] Aroma.

[01:26:09] Clean flavor with a combination of typical noble hop, tea aromas, and yeast fruitiness.

[01:26:15] Finally, taste.

[01:26:17] Powerful, refreshing beer with dry aftertaste enriched with tea accents.

[01:26:23] That's Mr. T-Beer.

[01:26:25] Sorry.

[01:26:25] Speaking of Mr. T, I've just been informed by our producer, Asher, that we have one final commercial break before we get to what we're going to be eating.

[01:26:33] We'll be right back.

[01:26:34] We'll be right back.

[01:26:34] You think I'm tough?

[01:26:35] This is tough.

[01:26:37] T-R-3.

[01:26:38] Ain't no wax.

[01:26:40] Man, this stuff is something else.

[01:26:46] T-R-3.

[01:26:47] Goes on easy, stays on hard.

[01:26:50] Makes your car beautiful.

[01:26:52] Like me.

[01:26:53] T-R-3.

[01:26:54] Fights off the enemies like dirt, sun, and grime.

[01:26:57] You want tough?

[01:26:58] This is tough.

[01:26:59] T-R-3.

[01:27:01] Take it from me, Mr. T.

[01:27:05] And we're back.

[01:27:06] And we're back.

[01:27:07] So we're going to be drinking Mr. T-Beer out of a trash can.

[01:27:10] And Audrey, what are we going to be eating?

[01:27:12] Why?

[01:27:13] We're eating Mr. T's favorite foods, of course, which is chicken fried steak and biscuits.

[01:27:20] Oh, careful.

[01:27:22] Chicken fried steak.

[01:27:23] Steak.

[01:27:24] Yeah.

[01:27:24] No, I got you.

[01:27:26] Go ahead.

[01:27:26] It's steak.

[01:27:27] I believe we've looked it up.

[01:27:28] Yeah.

[01:27:29] Yeah.

[01:27:30] Is that his favorite?

[01:27:31] That's what the Google told me.

[01:27:33] But what does chat GPT say?

[01:27:36] Yeah.

[01:27:37] Yeah.

[01:27:38] Okay.

[01:27:38] So just so we're clear, everyone, we are not being weirdly racist.

[01:27:44] That is actually his favorite.

[01:27:45] That's his favorite.

[01:27:46] I thought about this last night, too.

[01:27:48] Chicken fried steak and biscuits.

[01:27:49] I was like, there are two foods I can't pick.

[01:27:55] And then that.

[01:27:59] So Mr. T-Beer, tea infused, chicken fried steak and biscuits.

[01:28:04] And potato salad.

[01:28:06] Oh, okay.

[01:28:07] Yeah, yeah.

[01:28:07] And relish.

[01:28:09] Don't forget the relish.

[01:28:10] Right.

[01:28:10] When he feeds to you after he mashed it with his hand.

[01:28:13] Or is that potatoes out of Jimmy?

[01:28:15] And you do yum, yum, yum, yum.

[01:28:17] Nibble it off his fingers.

[01:28:20] Nibble it off his fingies.

[01:28:22] Now, Dan, in addition to the soundtrack.

[01:28:26] Yes.

[01:28:27] Of this released by MCA Records and a companion book published by St. Martin's Press.

[01:28:32] What are we going to be listening to?

[01:28:35] I think this might need no introduction for the listener who is most likely just waiting for this to happen.

[01:28:41] This is, of course, Martika, Toy Soldiers.

[01:28:52] I suggest that you watch Mr. T's Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Pool.

[01:28:56] Turn the volume down and just listen to this song.

[01:28:59] Yeah.

[01:29:00] Yeah.

[01:29:01] I mean, watch it through to get the life lessons first.

[01:29:03] First time.

[01:29:04] And then have this be like your Wizard of Oz Dark Side of the Moon experience.

[01:29:11] Dan, what percentage of the audience was listening to this episode and said, Martika, I know that name.

[01:29:18] Yeah.

[01:29:19] And then when you played this, like, oh, that's what it was.

[01:29:22] I think realistically.

[01:29:24] 80%?

[01:29:26] I think realistically.

[01:29:29] I think they probably.

[01:29:31] I think they were.

[01:29:32] I think they were wiping us away.

[01:29:34] Sorry.

[01:29:34] My screen was dusty.

[01:29:36] I think it was something along the lines of, like.

[01:29:39] That sounds familiar.

[01:29:41] Fergie.

[01:29:41] Are we talking about the royalty?

[01:29:43] Oh, that Fergie did, like Peter Panplum's day.

[01:29:45] Like I.

[01:29:46] Real thing.

[01:29:49] Yeah.

[01:29:50] I think.

[01:29:50] I think.

[01:29:51] I think 80% is a high estimate, but a good estimate of people who were like, I know that name.

[01:29:59] And Audrey, at any point, did you know who Martika was or this song?

[01:30:04] No, but I like it.

[01:30:08] It's not a bad song.

[01:30:10] It's not.

[01:30:10] I mean, I wouldn't classify it as a good song.

[01:30:13] It's not terrible.

[01:30:15] Well, it's no friendship.

[01:30:17] True.

[01:30:18] It's a good karaoke song.

[01:30:21] Oh, yeah.

[01:30:23] No, you're absolutely right about that.

[01:30:28] I mean, it's very, very, like, what, early 90s, I think?

[01:30:35] This song is very much that, like, crossover point from, like, synthy 80s to, like, slightly less synthy 90s.

[01:30:47] I gotta look it up now.

[01:30:48] I'm gonna.

[01:30:49] Okay.

[01:30:49] Jimmy, are you looking it up?

[01:30:50] No.

[01:30:51] Okay.

[01:30:52] But while you're looking it up, I want to say, go back to the scene, styling, and play this song over that scene while Martika is dressed up.

[01:31:03] And I want you to say to yourself.

[01:31:05] Marta.

[01:31:06] Marta.

[01:31:06] Our subway sweetheart with graffiti-inspired outfit, mustard socks and ketchup sash.

[01:31:12] She's a real hot dog.

[01:31:16] Okay.

[01:31:16] I'm gonna, okay, I gotta look it up now.

[01:31:17] I'm gonna, okay, without looking it up now, I'm gonna say 1990?

[01:31:21] 90?

[01:31:22] 90?

[01:31:23] The song came out?

[01:31:23] Let's see.

[01:31:24] Let's see.

[01:31:25] Is he right?

[01:31:26] Is he right?

[01:31:26] Hold on.

[01:31:27] Oh, she was on Kids Incorporated.

[01:31:29] We know people.

[01:31:29] Yeah.

[01:31:30] I know one person.

[01:31:32] Yeah.

[01:31:32] Toy Soldier.

[01:31:34] First album, 1988.

[01:31:36] Ooh.

[01:31:37] All right.

[01:31:37] So cool.

[01:31:38] I'm usually got her back again.

[01:31:39] Just a mere four years after she debuted on Mr. T's Be Somebody or Be Somebody School.

[01:31:45] Perhaps Miss Frassman inspired her to make this song.

[01:31:54] Oh, it could be.

[01:31:55] This is how she became somebody.

[01:31:58] Yeah, that's right.

[01:31:59] She wanted to be a singer.

[01:32:02] She was in this.

[01:32:03] She's like, you know what?

[01:32:05] I'm gonna be a famous pop star for a couple years.

[01:32:09] How insane, and I'm not suggesting that we do this, but how insane would it be if we

[01:32:14] called the person that we knew that was on Kids Incorporated completely unprompted to

[01:32:21] start asking her about Martina?

[01:32:23] Oh my god.

[01:32:24] We are Facebook friends.

[01:32:26] Oh.

[01:32:27] I might still have her number.

[01:32:29] I don't know.

[01:32:29] Anyway.

[01:32:32] Well, in the interest of I have to leave in four minutes.

[01:32:36] Oh, okay.

[01:32:39] That was Mr. T's Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool.

[01:32:43] I have a note to myself for when you watch, listen to this and download it.

[01:32:48] You're gonna have a link to Mr. T's Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool.

[01:32:51] And Dan's SDSU.

[01:32:56] Promotional video for San Diego State University.

[01:32:58] Yeah.

[01:33:00] Yeah.

[01:33:01] Anyway.

[01:33:02] So, Audrey, it's been fun.

[01:33:05] Yeah.

[01:33:07] Always a pleasure being with you.

[01:33:08] Be Somebody.

[01:33:10] Be Somebody.

[01:33:11] Well, not yet.

[01:33:12] Wait for it.

[01:33:12] Do we know yet what our next movie is going to be?

[01:33:15] Yeah.

[01:33:15] Audrey, what's our next movie?

[01:33:17] It's your choice.

[01:33:18] I still don't know.

[01:33:19] I still don't know what movie is going to be.

[01:33:22] But I'll find a good one.

[01:33:24] There's an animated thing, a musical.

[01:33:26] Yeah.

[01:33:27] What do you guys want to watch?

[01:33:28] No.

[01:33:29] No.

[01:33:29] No.

[01:33:30] No.

[01:33:30] No.

[01:33:30] I don't want to watch a musical.

[01:33:32] Okay.

[01:33:33] All right.

[01:33:34] Whatever you decide, Audrey.

[01:33:35] We have time.

[01:33:37] Anyway, while Audrey's thinking of what movie we're going to watch next, you can download

[01:33:41] other podcasts like Ears Up, Ears Up In Depth, Bantha Milk Podcast, Star Wars One, the Marble

[01:33:51] Rewatch Podcast, Puny Pod.

[01:33:53] My understanding is they did Endgame over an eight-hour recording session.

[01:33:57] May have been six.

[01:33:59] That's a long time.

[01:34:00] Speaking of long podcasts, the Supreme Resort.

[01:34:03] We're in the middle of our resort hotel resort analysis.

[01:34:08] Values, moderates.

[01:34:09] We're going to get to Deluxe and Suites and Home Away From Home Resorts.

[01:34:14] That's a nice series.

[01:34:15] And then we're going to have a whole plan for next year.

[01:34:18] And we're going to release stuff on time.

[01:34:20] The end.

[01:34:22] You know this week?

[01:34:23] Anyway.

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[01:34:49] This is the birth of Jimmy's MLM.

[01:34:52] Yeah, that's right.

[01:34:54] Anyway.

[01:34:55] All right.

[01:34:56] So, there's two things we need to say.

[01:34:59] First of all, before we be kind and rewind, you need to be somebody.

[01:35:06] And until next time, be kind and rewind.

[01:35:11] Rewind.

[01:35:12] Rewind.

[01:35:12] Rewind.

[01:35:12] Rewind.

[01:35:13] Rewind.

[01:35:13] Rewind.