Two In The Think Tank - 180 - Sidney Sheinberg

Episode Date: April 3, 2019

Sidney Sheinberg was one of the most influential entertainment industry executives of the 20th century. He is credited with discovering Steven Spielberg, as well as having a hand in many of the greatest modern films.Recorded live at the European Bier Cafe for the Melbourne International Comedy FestivalSupport the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-Topic Twitter: @DoGoOnPodInstagram: @DoGoOnPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/Email us: [e-mail] Get tickets to our live shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=456263&As well as for Thailand in June: dogoonpod.com/eventsBook tickets to Matt's stand up show (currently in Melbourne, soon in Sydney) with the early bird discount code: dogoon via mattstewartcomedy.com/gigs  Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasSources/Further Reading:https://variety.com/2019/film/news/sidney-sheinberg-dead-dies-universal-steven-spielberg-1203158148/https://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2017/10/09/steven-spielbergs-first-boss-made-this-promise-that-unleashed-the-directors-creativity/#293ee54d46d7https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/9akjje/donkey-vs-king-the-day-nintendo-fought-hollywood-and-wonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Sheinberghttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790901/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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My name is Dave Warnke and I'm sitting here with me. It's just me, Matt and Jess are not here right now. They have let me run wild to quickly tell you that this week's episode that you're about to hear was recorded live at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival on Saturday, just gone. It's our first of four shows. And man, we have an absolute cracking time. Made a lot of great people.

We packed out the venue to be honest. It was probably overpacked. So for the people that couldn't find a seat, we've actually revised the seating capacity slightly to the next three Saturday afternoons. If you wanna come along, if you are listening to this when it comes out or anytime in April, please come to the European beer cafe three o'clock. Tickets are available at thecomedyfestival.com.au.

There's a link in the description. And yeah, we're going to do three more of these live ones and not all of them are going to be released onto the main feed here. So next week we'll have another studio normal episode coming out. So if you want to hear more, why not come down to the European BKFA at three o'clock? Great times, really, really fun. And my suggestion is to go out there and to see as many Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows as you can. And I've got a hot tip for you. One that I think if you like this show, you would really like. And that is Matt Stuart in his solo stand-up comedy show Bone Dry, which I think I'm allowed to tell you is a really great show even

though I technically was the director of the show which helped Matt a little bit put it together but it's 99.9% Matt stuff and I saw it on Saturday night. I've seen it a few times now but it's just a well-or-old machine now. It's a great show, so that's one of the Chinese Museum. And tickets to that are also available at comodyfestival.com.au. I saw it. It was sold out on Saturday night. No, it's been selling out a bunch of those, so I also think you should book ahead to that if you can. And yeah, check it out. I think he's come to the Sydney Comedy Festival as well and all the details for all Matt's future gigs are on his website, which is linked below in the description of this episode.

So I think that's pretty much it from me. I don't think I've got anything else to tell you. The topic of this week's episode is very dear to a lot of do-go-on hearts. So hopefully you will enjoy it as much as we did making it. And yeah, I'll be back at the end of this episode with a few Patreon thank yous and a few shout outs to some of the legends that do support us.

But until then, let me just tell you, to enjoy this episode, and I'll see you on the other side. Oh my God, I am so nervous. Stop breaking out, Jess, we've done this before. There are so many people out there, and they're making so much noise, and they're gonna expect me to be all Pobbly and happy and fun. They sound dangerous and deranged. Oh god. And Matt's not even here yet. Where the hell is he?

Oh Hey guys, sorry I'm running late. Yeah, I've just been getting a subway sub round the corner Matt, we are on in like two minutes. You need to get into character quickly. Yo, yeah, sorry, yeah, sorry fellas, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Lowa, Lowa. Hey, hello on that. Lowa. Uh, um, hey, hey, hello on that. Dumber.

I reckon the science is going to win a pre-missive this year. It said Dumber, not delusional. Sorry fellas. Oh shit, that's the theme song. Oh, we're going gonna have to go on soon Got to hope the audience start making some noise now. This is gonna get really embarrassing Back just and day Who am I talking to?

Yeah Yeah! Yeah! Hello Melbourne Comedy Festival, how you doing out there? That's a pretty good reaction, alright. Welcome to the show, I should say my name is Dave Hornicky, thank you so much for joining us at Live Do-Go-One, I'm on stage with Jess Perkins and not Stuart! Yeah! That does good. How good is this?

We're here at the place we said we'd be. Can you believe it? We did it. Huh? Alright, great. That's some of the best stuff, so if I'm not laughing at that, then I'm fucked. It's gonna be long after. Sorry for everyone who's standing.

There are any empty seats? Sorry, everyone who's standing. There's a couple in there. Hey, I'll stand in solidarity for the whole hour. I will not. Yeah. I'm gonna sit down now. In solidarity with the same people.

Oh yeah, that's good. Oh yeah. I'm at a similar height even though I'm standing, so this is gonna be okay. Now I'm gonna sit down, fuck you. Sok then, dickheads. This is great. A lot of people are not a lot, but like relatively,

quite a few people coming in, anybody from Interstate? Can't we be from Interstate? Anybody from overseas? Front row, fuck you! Interstate, oh we got on a plane for an hour. Whatever, I've gone mean early, sorry. Yeah, we appreciate you coming, mate, to do.

I saw that. You seem great. You guys have come from overseas? Arizona. God's country. Great you guys have come where have you come from overseas? Arizona. Oh God country That's Texas. Sorry, that's Texas. Oh Arizona Phoenix country the round-mount of recent a Chandler country what what does that mean? He's from Arizona. Can we be any more from Chandler? Okay, that's good. That is good. They're wearing matching t-shirts that both say that.

Do you wear those everywhere you go? Only when you're here. Only when you're here. So that's no. Okay. Just for today. Just for today. And then just put them on the bathroom and the bar.

And then those t-shirts will be burned after today. I need a little, I need like a, I need a butt love. I need my own little table. It's fine. I'll figure it out. Hey, just start the show, I reckon. Great. Well, thank you so much for coming out.

We always start these live shows by asking for random reports. If you've ever heard our podcast do go on before. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Fantastic. Thank you. Thank you. That makes us feel good. On the other end of the scale there,

it gives a round of applause. If you've never heard of this podcast before. It's okay, it's okay. It's always a very timid applause. I love it, it's like. Who was it? Show them. Show them to me.

Show it to me. Is it that to me? Is it that to me? Is it that to me? Someone standing, please, swap. They would kill for that seat. Is it ourselves? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig?

Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig?

Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig?

Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Is it that twig? Dave Matteni have both turned early so you're gonna have to be the sweet one Hey, hey, you look great You look really friendly. Let's be friends That's probably more threatening than what they do Let's be friends Forever or I'll find you Anyway, I'm the nice one and I'll direct this to you basically what this show is one of us Don't even bother, mate. All right, sorry. One of us takes it in terms of, oh, we all take it in terms to report on a topic usually

suggested by an audience member or a person. You know, people who can. Oh, fuck. Not now. You're going to look up who suggested, aren't you? Yes. And the other two people don't know what it's going to be about today. It is Matt doing the report, so we have no idea what he's going to talk about.

Not that he. I don't think he does either, yes. This one, yeah. Okay, sure. Full disclosure, this was written late last night. Well, I think technically early this morning. Okay, yeah. I've got to bet about 4 AM.

So, and have not reread it. Let's all read it together. LAUGHTER I'm normally not. I'm better. No, I reckon it's been years since I've been this. Ooh. All right, it's a new man.

And let's hear his report. We usually start with a question to get us onto topic, which I imagine Jess and I will struggle with and then we'll throw it over to all of you. Hey, I mean, I might not struggle. I believe. I'll get it. Okay, I won't get it. The question is, who is sort of, it's a person.

It's a person, yeah. Okay. Who is the most influential Hollywood producer of all time? Arguably. It's the answer. It's me. Thank you, Shaper. It is.

Sydney Shaper. Yay! Well done. You got it. Look, I have not drunk enough to do an hour of that voice. Well, stay hydrated. So yeah, it's about the man. I was really hoping you lived a more interesting loft, to be honest, but I'd already committed

and it was getting pretty late. It's not late to change. Okay, give us a round of applause if you know who Sydney Shineberg is. No? Okay, fair enough. That's a fun day. For some reason he's become a character on this show. So that fills you in and I'm going to go on a time out for a bit.

Here we go. Sydney J. Shahnberg, the J stands for J, was born. He's not even kidding. Was born on the 14th of January, 1935 in Corpus Christi, Texas. God's country. Yeah. That sort of fact I know about Texas. Maybe take that home with you. His parents were immigrants to the USA's mother, Tilly Grossman. Wow.

Is that how you pronounce that? Grossman? Oh, yeah. how you pronounce that? Grossman? Oh, yeah. I was really on board for Tilly, and then her surname was Grossman. And not more on board, do you know? Oh, I can. Yeah.

She was Ukrainian, and her, her father, Harry Seanberg, was Polish. Seanberg grew up in Corpus Christi, the place that I mentioned moments ago. It's in Texas and During his ten eight. Oh Okay During his teenage years there he was a professional disc jockey and an English slash Spanish newscaster at a local radio station

Okay Spanish See Spanish. I'm Spanish. See. Come on down. I reckon don't. You know a tiny bit of Spanish. Well this is my go-to phrase. Nessacito condones. I need some condoms. But do it as Sean Burke. Where did you ever need it to say that? In English all Spanish. All over the world, you know? Saying it into the mirror. Yeah I practice almost Spanish phrase in front of the mirror. So that's that I've gone through his childhood there, obviously. Not a lot is known. He's an enigma. From there, he headed to New York City in America, where you're from, and he studied at Columbia

University, where he graduated in 1955, before heading to Columbia Law School, where he graduated with the school's highest honours. He was a real bloody nerd. Yeah, I see a lot of myself in this guy. I like it. In 1956, the 21-year-old Seanberg married 19-year-old Lorraine Gary. Lorraine! You might remember, he named a character in Back to the Future after it? Keesha Lorraine. Keesha. Is that right? So he said last name, Gary.

Gary, yeah, I was so stoked. Lorraine, Gary. Yeah. That's great. Yeah, it's bad as hot of a name as you could have. Lucky you've got that laptop there. Here's see it go. Lorraine Gary. I just hear Lorraine Gary and I just think Nessasito I'm sorry.

See, it comes in handy, I'm telling you. Telling you. For the people who are listening for the first time here, this is a pretty saucy show. Oh yeah. Yeah. A bit risque. Yeah, sorry about that, am I a plus? That's a little mini regret phase. In 1958, Shionberg headed to California to teach at the UCLA, to be honest, nearly all of the story happens in America.

You're going to get that a lot, so. He headed to California to teach at the UCLA School of Law. Well, what did they teach there? I don't know. I guess you would... School. They teach school, yeah, of course. That does make sense.

I feel like they did. Right there in the name. Yeah. Well, while there, on the West Coast, you took a job at Review Production, which would become Universal Television, thus beginning his career in the entertainment industry. And showbiz! What's he saying? What's he saying?

That's my impression of showbiz. That's my impression of the concept of showbiz. Thank you so much. You have to serve that one applause. After every impression you do have to say what it was several times. I just want to stop the report and say so he went to teach at a law school and then somehow ended up founding universal pictures. We didn't find it, but that's what you mean. I guess he did, it found him.

In a way, it found him. Well, that answers my question. No, he got a job there, he didn't found it. Oh, right, right. He got a job, and then review production became Universal Television which became. Which would have become regardless of Sydney working there or not. No I don't think so. I think I'm going to hear about how he revolutionized the world. Yeah sure okay well

let's begin. His career is now seen as being intrinsically linked to fellow Hollywood heavyweight Steven Spielberg. This is because Scharnberg gave Spielberg his big break when he signed him to a contract when he was just 20 years of age after seeing his first film, Ambulin. The 26 minute film impressed Scharnberg enough to offer Spielberg a 70 deal for Universal, making Spielberg the youngest director in history to be signed to a long-term deal with a major Hollywood studio. The seven-year is damn. What an absolute mistake.

That didn't work out well. Yeah. Terrible find. Yuck. Or so, five years or ten years. Come on. Right. Seven.

Yuck. So, it's a lucky... No. That's probably superstitious. Yuck. Yeah, great. Now you got me. You won me over in the end by saying it again, please. When signing him, apparently Sean Bergmaid,

the confidence building promises to spill work, and this is often quoted, he said, I will support you as strongly in failure as I will in success. Isn't that beautiful? That's so nice. He said that well he was holding him by a candlelight. Yeah.

I thought to me that sounds more threatening than you thought he's holding him over a candle so yeah I'll support you. I'll support you in failure. Yeah. Alright just sitting back be his head a little bit. I'd hate for some of that pretty little head to get burnt. That weird tiny beard. It's got a weird tiny beard. It's still working.

Anyone else that? It's got a tiny beard. Hang on. Any bearding in person do yours is small. Do you just see any beard that's not that and go, what is wrong with you? What's a tiny beard? What's up, tiny beard? What's a tiny beard?

It's like George Lucas has a weird tiny beard as well. It doesn't fit his whole face and it's sure. It's weird. Okay, a tiny beard. He's got face coming out below the beard. This is a tiny beard. I don't think you should see face below your beard. I think you should see some facial features though. Great, it is a great. You've seen these features.

Yeah, they are. Yeah, do the thing where you show them how shallow your chin is. It's my favourite. What is with that? Campy Unseen. Sorry about that. That should have come with a warning, so... Trick of warning!

Oh, just remember, that's my real face. That you're reeling in horror, eh? Put it away! I have. I have. I have. In 1973, Sean Berg was, oh my god, Sean Berg was became the president. I told you he was influential. He changed the English language. He became the president of MCA Incorporated and Universal Studios alongside another heavyweight Lou Wasserman.

No, no him, no one love the loss. Lou Wasserman. Lou's about L.A.W as well. Lou. Lou. Wasserman. Wasserman. Wasserman. Wasserman. Wasserman. Wasserman.

Could be. During Shambherk's reign, Universal had huge success. They had the biggest movies of the 70s, 80s and 90s. Can you name those movies. Oh. Jaws. Yes. ET. Yes. Jurassic Park 1. Yes, you fucking nerd. Thank you. Thank God, because I was honed out at the start of your sentence. I came back in as he said, can you name it?

And I was like... And they were all, they were all Spielberg directed films. Told you it was a mistake, I tell you. When George was being made, one of the first roles cast was that of Ellen Brody. The actor scoring the role was Lorraine Gary. Do you remember her from before? No. Sydney is why?

So I don't know if that's coincidence or what, but that was one of the very few big film roles she had. She walks into the audition room and he's like, oh, you're here. Oh, hi, honey. Proceed. She was in, she ended up being in all, like, the first three jaws. Yes. Thank you.

Thank you, everyone, for repeating the correct word, I said. Just our underline, how correct it was, I think it was. Spielberg was in the director's chair, but was still relatively unknown, having only directed one feature film prior to this. The production hit many snags along the way, but Scharnberg came to Spielberg's defence, backing his protégé, even when the production ran well over budget and when words started to spread around the industry that this shark movie would be an epic financial disaster continue to back him anyway. This guy I like this guy you know he's one

of my guys yeah sure he's got a small tiny beard but you know what I don't want to see his face I want to see a small beard on every man I got. Yeah? Gotta go, bye. I'm going to be a little bit of a sifting. Sidney, come back. So I was in an house. So it's the best bit of sifting. He's a bit.

Yeah, you never knew, but there's jazz hands every time I do it. Yeah. Yeah. That's great. I also like that they were calling it this little shark film. Yeah. That's great. I also like that they were calling it this little shark film. That's cute. It was funny because it was a pretty low budget film and it was expected to be, but anyway,

alright, I'll just keep reading. It was the first major film to be shot on the ocean. How about that? Oh wow, really? Yeah. Before they did that, there was one swimming pool in Hollywood and it was like an above-ground One made a deep pool. Yeah, it's correct. Yeah, basically they'd they'd normally shoot in tanks in Hollywood So they're out on the sea they're on on the sea. Oh love it That's saltier in their face In the camera equipment It's getting a little salt and wet. Apparently they came back after hugely long days hugely long and they

They'd be sunburned and they'd have sand in their underpants. It was real nightmare Absolutely not. It's there for days. Yeah, it doesn't matter how many times you shower There's still sand in your ass crack. Yeah. All your nooks and all crannies. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Our crew members gave the film, the nickname, Floor's.

Top that, Dickhead. That is good writing. That is good. Yeah. Spielberg has since taken a blame for a lot of the issues, blaming his perfectionism and inexperience. Oh, that's like going into a job interview and they say, what are your weaknesses

and you go, I'm a perfectionist. I work a little too hard. Then you also back it up by saying, I'm also very inexperience. But don't worry, I got this. I know what I want, but I do not know how to get it to at all. He was the one to insist that the film was shot at sea, I know what I want but I do not know how to get it to at all. He was the one to insist that the film was shot at sea,

also insisted that they use a life-size mechanical shark. Does anybody see in that shark at University of New Zealand? At University of New Zealand? It's not aged well. Considering how scary that movie was when it came out, now it's like, Oh. And did you see this in 1998? Yes. We both went to Universal Studios in 1998, separately with our families from the Aflorn East.

This story has gone down in a Warnocky family history. So you're on a ride and it takes you to the back lot of Universal Studios. It shows you the Alfred Hitchcock psycho house for that kind of stuff. You get up, you cross this little bridge and there's the music starts, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then My dad leans over to take a photo over the edge of the cart. His sunglasses fall off into the mouth of the mechanical shark and they were eaten.

And we sued. Because America is a great country like that. Any small grievance, $200 million dollars, please just go away. Yeah, but that's, my dad tells that story a lot. And he's here tonight. Yeah, Dave's dad's a lot of fun. You know, oh, and it's great guys coming next week. You want to make him say, so is my parents. Really? He was coming. I don't know. Tell him to come next week. Okay. They're not coming. They're not coming.

He just went out for a pack of cigarettes a couple of years ago. Maybe that can't be minute. When you were there, I mean you guys did have a pretty affluent upbringing going on a university as an internet. Well you know, I was at Gumbuy Park. So, cop that dickhead. So, yeah, he said, this is a quote from him that, I don't know if it's worth saying, but we're here now.

Spirberg said to his blaming himself, he said, I was naive about the ocean. I didn't know what it was. I'd never be. He said, the hubris of a filmmaker who thinks he can conquer the elements was full-hardy. But I was too young to know I was being full-hardy when I demanded that we shoot the film in the Atlantic Ocean and not in a tank. He was specific about the ocean. It is because everyone told him, let's do it, no one's ever done this before.

And he said, I think I got this. I made a 26 minute film about a couple of hippies who went in a car for a bit. I think I know, I know, I'm done. I think I know the ocean. It's ridiculous. You know, you said the mechanical shark has an age well. Well, it didn't age well from the beginning, because it was very unreliable, and because of that, they had to use a more minimalistic approach. They sort of alluded to the shark more than showing it, show the fin used that song how to go again. Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na- Absolutely terrifal. Almanus, Almanus too. I just gives me chills, even performing it myself now. Yes, I'm calling that a performance.

What was your show, his impression of Al? So Spielberg has said that in hindsight, he was pretty glad that the shark was no good because they made the film better. Made it more like a... Who's that? I'll English go with the birds film? Hitchcock. Hitchcock, more hitchcocky.

I just mentioned in five minutes ago. Did you? Yeah. Was it in relation to this? Yeah, the psycho house up in the hill. The Universal Studios tour. I forgot you weren't there. No, I just wasn't listening.

I thought we'd all been in an eye. Do you know who was instrumental to the forming of all the Universal Theme Parks? Sydney Shamburg. No. Yeah, apparently he was the one who pushed it for the Universal to get involved, and they became like a big competitor, Disney.

And at the opening of one of their big parks, they, I think it was in the Jaws ride, the sharks rashes around. And Sydney Shamburg got them to put some Mickey Mouse ears in the water with blood around it. He's an ideasman. Bit of fun. Apparently the initial budget for jaws was 4 million, but it ended up costing 9 million to make. But through all that Sharnberg, Backspielberg, and he was vindicated in the end because it went on to take $471 million at the box office, which apparently would be over 1.9 billion today.

Billion, with a B. That's so much. Imagine that. It took $471 million at the box office, which would be $1.9 million today. Yeah, the economy over in America's fart. No way you got out. Well done. Despite the huge success of films like George, perhaps the thing Sean Berg is best known for,

at least amongst the, to go on hardcore fans. I was like, oh, you're, oh, this is so good that you might not know this. Great. He wanted back to the future to be renamed Space Man from Pluto. And I don't, because I talked about this on a very early episode where we talked about back to the future, the trilogy, but I didn't read it.

I don't think I read out the actual memo that was sent. This is what Shineberg sent to Spielberg and the Zamekis, the writers of the film. Although I believe that the present draft is... Sorry, but it is in capital, so if you could yell it. Oh. I'll make a stay-jewel, man. I'll make a stay-jewel, man.

Should Shahnberg be probably reading it, I swear. Oh, we... I just went to drink from my microphone. You do? I think you do that every time. Every time. I can't be holding two things. I did it. I got a clap for drinking. I'm 28 years old. All right. Sydney. Quietly cycling with herself. I've been like, corner here. Hey, I'm Sydney.

I'm gonna read my letter out loud. Okay, okay. Okay, although I believe that the present draft is terrific, and I'm marvel at the improvements that have been made from the Columbia version, I can't even believe that the title leaves much to be desired. There are a number of reasons why I find the title less than wonderful. But my prior recon, so I am. There are a number of reasons why I find the title less than wonderful. But my prior reconcilion is that it'll be a remake of the picture, a genre of picture, literally spell, pick, hyphen, cheer. I think the script and hopefully the film deserves a better title.

You're a city shiner, you gotta go 1980s, bye. Welcome back, welcome back, Dave. Where am I? Yeah. You bailed less than halfway through and I understand why because... Oh, you say more? Yeah. Oh my god. Maybe that is too full on for people.

Yeah, honestly that was exhausting. And my ears are bleeding. From there he said, now that I've buttered you up, that was the buttering. He had a reputation of being a real hard-eater. In the... him and Wazerman, Wazerman, he was the bad cop. Wazerman was the good cop. That was Wazerman. Wazerman.

That's right. That's what I said. So now that I've buttered you up, I would suggest we consider the title Space Man from Pluto. Underpinning these suggestions are the following thoughts. One, modify the dialogue on page 35 so that Sherman calls Marty a Space Man from Pluto Otherwise, the title doesn't make sense. And every film has to somewhere mention the title itself. Yeah, yeah. Because in the original draft, obviously, on page 35, Sherman calls Marty

back to the future. LAUGHTER It just, reading it, it feels clunky. Two, Modify Marty's dialogue on page 77 so that he identifies himself as a spaceman from the planet Pluto instead of what was scripted Darth Vader from Vulcan. Did that make the... Anyway, and three finally, change the title of the book written by George, his father, and referred to on page 130 from a match made in space 2, Space Man from Pluto.

He's like any opportunity, just change, can we just change? Change Lorraine's name to Space Man from Pluto. Could the dog be called Space Man from Pluto? He's like, and the credits at the start, instead of saying back to the future, maybe you could say this film is called Space Man from Pluto. And the credits at the start, instead of saying back to the future, maybe you could say this film is called Space Man from Pluto. Oh, that's good. Just to really hit it down.

He said, obviously you get the idea. I'm sure there will be those who will argue that the movie will appear to the audience to be a cheap, old-fashioned sci-fi flick. Nonsense. I think it's a kind of title that has hate, originality, and projects fun. Most importantly, I think it avoids the feeling of a genre-time travel movie, Sincilly Sean Burke.

Sorry, how does he sign off again? Gotta go! Bye! He's always on the move! Yeah, I mean, he's an important guy. He's universal. He's a... He's a... He's a... He's always on the move. Yeah, I mean, he's an important guy. He's universal. He is universal. The team behind Back the Future got this and they're like,

oh, shit. Can we stand up? This guy is very important. He's the one getting the film made. But they knew Spielberg was close to them. So they together, they got Spielberg to reply with a memo saying, thanks for your most humorous memo.

We all got a big laugh out of it. Keep him coming. No. That's great. And apparently Sean Berg was like, yeah, funny joke I made. We all had fun with that. The other thing he did, which I love, well actually I hate, sorry, I'm trying to mind it. Initially, Doc Brown's pet was going to be a chimpanzee, right?

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Now is the time mycomputercareer.edu. Uh, Sean Berg was involved in another famous A-D's incident, also, prom rate related. Oh my god, what did he do? Uh, condomo, porphyvo? Condomo! I think that's Italian, sorry. You'd be in the chem's having to act it out. Uh?

Uh? Uh? No. No one's getting condom away out of that. I didn't commit. No, you didn't. And I'm glad you didn't. So this other incident when he was leading Universal was in a court case against Nintendo alleging their new arcade game Donkey Kong

infringed on Universal's intellectual property King Kong. I touched on this in the Donkey Kong episode of Primates. But for those of you who haven't heard it, oh yeah, a couple of... Are you cheering because you haven't heard it all? I was an episode with Naomi Higgins and everyone was looking up. Quick plugging your other pod. At the time when I talked about I had no idea that Sean Berg was involved in the story but he was the head of Universal and he was the one that was put for this court case.

According to Vias' mother board Nintendo was still an unknown electronic gaming company that just settled in Seattle from Japan. So Universal thought that Nintendo would run scared as soon as its lawyers came. During a meeting with Nintendo, Shandberg was quoted as saying, I'm already from. Are they quoted stuff at the time.

It better start saving money to pay our attorney's fees! I view litigation as a profit center! Yeah, that's bad ass. Now I gotta go, bye! The head of Nintendo, the head of Nintendo's US operations, Minoro Ara-akawa, was leaning towards settling with Universal, but their attorney, a man named Howard Lincoln, believed they would win if it went to court.

After a bit of investigating, Lincoln found that Universal had previously been in court fighting for its right to use the the King Kong name themselves. In this case, Universal's own defence, a state of the King Kong was in the public domain, and thus they had the right to use it. So that already argued in court, the opposite of what they were now trying to argue in court. Sydney, what a guy. This man, he's a lawyer.

Yeah. Universal and Nintendo ended up going to court, where according to Vice, Nintendo showed an overwhelming collection of evidence that proved not only that Nintendo wasn't infringing anything, but also that Universal was being hypocritical. Vice goes on to say that US District Court judge Robert W. Sweet, he decided that Universal couldn't

claim the rights to King Kong and that the Donkey Kong game had nothing to do with their own furry ape. On top of that, it got so ugly for Universal that the judge determined that Tiger Electronics King Kong handheld game, which Universal had previously licensed the King Kong name to, actually looked too much like a ripoff of Donkey Kong.

So Nintendo was given the option of taking Universal's licensing fees for that title as well So I went into trying Gaps him from cash and it ended up here. Oh, yeah, I feel litigation as a profit making center. Oh, no, I've lost all my money Sydney what have got uh next thing Sydney what a go. Next thing. Oh wow. Seamless.

After reading Thomas Cannelli's novel, Shin was Ark, Sean Berg sent it to Spielberg suggesting it would make a great film. They decided to make it and a small budget was allocated as Holocaust films were rarely profitable, apparently. Spielberg didn't even accept a salary for the film as he believed it would be a flop. He was wrong as it made over 300 million and was one of the biggest films of the year. Schaunberg left Universal in 1995 after it was taken over by the Seagrum company. He founded his own production company with his sons John and Bill, a few months later called the

Bubble Factory. Have you heard of this? Absolutely. Anyone heard of the bubble factory? Oh, that's weird. LAUGHTER That's such a good name. Sounds really whimsical. Do you know who came up with it?

Who? Lorraine Gary. Yeah, Lorraine. Apparently, when someone important came over, and they were like, oh, we're Sydney. She said, oh, it's out in the backyard, I planned bubbles with the kids. Then, I guess, I don't know, bubble kids. Then I guess at the bottom of the bubble.

That's actually invented the name. Well, I can't tell. Telling someone what her husband and children were doing. I don't think he was, but he probably wasn't playing bubbles every time. Playing bubbles is also weird. Suddenly they're in their mid-20s. He's still out the back playing bubbles. Playing bubbles.

What are the rules to bubbles? How do you win bubbles? I did not come here to be attacked. I'm trying to educate you about a great man and that is not okay. For its first couple of years, the bubble factory was financed by Seagram and Seagram's a company that started out making whiskey in Canada.

I love the business over there so wild. Now they're a film anyway. So the bubble factor was financed by sea grim and produced films with the budgets of around 40 million. And part of the deal was that Universal would release them. But after films such as Flip-Off, starring Paul Hogan, flopped. That was Flipper. That was entirely unintentional. You don't even know your own genius of two. Flipper was a flopper, that's fun. That is fun. The deal was ended by

Seagrams. I remember Flipper very fondly, but I was a dumb child. Yeah, I thought it was a massive hit. I remember the plot of Flipper. Itly, but I was dumb child. Yeah, I thought it was a massive hit. I didn't remember the plot of Flipper. It did not make its budget, but. Isn't a larger wooden Flipper. Yeah. And Flipper is in Flipper? No.

I think it's another Flipper. I imagine, actually, now I think of Flipper, I actually imagine free willies. Yes. And then instead of a while jumping at the end, it's just a seal. Is that the film? No. Is that Flipper? No, Flipper is a dolphin. Where the end, it's just a seal. Is that the film? No.

Is that flip-up? No, flip is a dolphin. Where the fuck should you get a seal from? They've got little flip-ins. They've got flip-ins. They've got flip-ins. They've flip-ins. Did Sean Bigg say that it should be a seal?

Surely. It makes way more sense. No, nobody likes dolphins. Like, you can't even get them on land to hang out. Yeah, true. I think... You ever tried to high-five a dolphin? Good luck.

Are you thinking of Alex the Seal? Probably. Another big hit. Whoops. Next thing. After the deal was ended, the bubble factory continued on as an independent producer and released films and now you're going to kick yourselves. You're like, oh, I know I had heard of them after all, right?

They released films such as Bad Girls from Valley High, Mummy's Surprise, and Slappy and the Stinkers. Are they all pornos? I was going to say shotgun being slappy because they're new to it as stinkers. And then you said you then you made a porn related. Don't you think it sounds like it sounds like a porn? What was it? Mummy's surprise. Take that one, that one. Oh, this man produced jaws and now he's producing mummy's surprise.

What kind of mummy? Do you reckon like, mm, mummy, or like? No, I was thinking like... Pick up your socks. Oh. Yeah. I mean, I gave you two options. Yep, isn't an answer.

Well, the word I was thinking is probably not said anymore. Oh, God. Uh, the... Can you say slutty? Probably not. Yeah, I wouldn't have said it. I wouldn't have said it. Yeah.

Thank you for checking. OK. I reckon, yeah, don't. I reckon don't. Avoid that one. I won't say that. Yeah. That was a close call.

Um... This has become a real mummy surprise I've hear. Porn or what? What does that mean, Matt? Next thing. Sean Burke had plenty of successes that I haven't had time to go into. He told me he was just a next thing. He also, he was an instrumental...

Or a gnaw, yes, it could be that too. It's hard to when you keep talking over me, but We swapped places Keep he Was instrumental in universal purchasing iconic record labels like Motown and Geffen so he did it He did all sorts of stuff as well as the team park stuff And while you know you think of him with the blockbusters I packed the future and jaws and all that he also Was involved in a bunch of Oscar winners

While at Universal including the sting which won an Oscar in 73 out of Africa in 85 and Shinla's list in 93 But it was his relationship with Steven Spielberg that will probably be remembered the longest. And when Sydney, sorry if you didn't hear him this for the first time, Sydney passed away on the 7th of March 2019, just last month, at his home in Beverly Hills at the age of 84, Spielberg released a statement saying, My heart is broken at this news.

For now, let me just say that Sid had a big personality and attend a heart. He was the tallest most standup guy I ever knew. He gave birth to my career and made Universal my home. He gave me jaws, I gave him a T. We'd have a bragging, time like this, but I gave him a T. And he gave me Schindler's list. We were a team for 25 years and he was my dear friend for 50. I have no concept about how to accept that

sit is gone. For the rest of my life I will owe him more than I can express. That's nice. Yeah, that's pretty sweet. So rather than ending on that sad note, I found this website called VIPFAC.com and you can look up any celebrities on here and I haven't read through any of these yet. The only one I saw that I found fascinating was there's all these boxes with different questions and stuff. This one says, is Sydney Shindburg gay or straight? Many people enjoy sharing rumors about the sexuality and sexual orientation of celebrities.

We don't know for a fact where the Sydney Shindburg is gay, bisexual or straight. However, feel free to tell us what you think. Vote by clicking below. You're the weirdest. I have a quick vote on what you think someone's sexuality is. She will have a vote now. No. Yeah.

Direct instinct there, so. The rain is standing there going, guys. Yeah. Guy. Hello. That's odd. Yeah, what a weird. Well well I'm glad I've given this sort of plug. Did you find any other celebrities where people have already voted?

They people have voted on this one. Oh my god. It's, yeah, gay is leading by a long way. There's quite a bit of evidence to the contrary, but there's other, he's a question that said, are there any photos of Sydney Shindburg's hairstyle or shirtless? Do we get to vote? No, it answers the question though, there might be. Nobody is writing these questions into this site. It's just one sad lonely person going, well I'm going to give the people the information they want and that's ambiguous information. Irrelevant ambiguous information. That might be but unfortunately we currently cannot access them.

Unfortunately! From our system, we are working hard to fill that gap, though. Check back in tomorrow. Imagine someone's checking in every day. Can I see Sydney's hair style? I need to see it. And Orch, headless. How weird.

Maybe I'll finish with this one. It's an important question. What is Sydney Shahnberg doing now? LAUGHTER finish with this one is an important question. What is Sydney Shindburg doing now? Oh let's take a vote! Supposedly 2019 has been a busy year for Sydney Shindburg. However we do not have any detailed information on what Sydney Shindburg is doing these days. Maybe you know more. Now we do. Feel free to add the latest news, gossip, official contact information such as management phone, number cell phone, number or email address,

and your questions below. No one has filled out there. All right, no, I can't leave on that. I feel like I shouldn't have started this. There's no good out. You're in it now, baby. How you going? Does Sydney Sharnberg do drugs? Does Sydney Sharnberg smock cigarettes or weed? It is no secret that many celebrities have been caught with illegal drugs in the past.

Some even openly admit their drug usage. Do you think that Sydney Sharnberg... ...does smoke cigarettes weed or marijuana? I guess. This is cops. Cops are running this bad stuff for sure. Definitely undercover operation. Yeah. What do you think get would touch with us?

Yeah. Do you have any photos of him importing a legal heroin? Do you have drugs? Yeah. What is your address? Or does Sydney Shamburg do steroids, coke, or even stronger drugs such as heroin? Tell us your opinion below.

Zero percent of voters think that Sydney Shamburg does do drugs. I would agree with that. Yeah, does. In the present tense, certainly. 100% convinced that Sydney Shamburg has never tried drugs before. I should have ended when we talked about cops there and I got a bit of a laugh. I never know the time to leave, but yeah, I guess I'll just talk now. How about now and I say, later, Jeremy, get off of Matt's doing a city show!

APPLAUSE Finishing strong. I found that website at the back of the room. It's great, you did great. Thanks. Sorry for talking over you. Not now, just please. There's visitors.

Okay. Maddie, where do you think we are? We're not at home, mate. When do you think we are? We're not at home, mate. Alright. Don't get us out of here. Guys, we're going to say thank you so much for coming out to our first live podcast at the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. We have three more of these to go in the next three Saturday afternoons, but you guys came to the first one and we love you for it. And give yourselves a round of applause. Coming out, 20 hours show, thank you. Before we go, I'm going to tell you a hot tip for a great comedy show that you can see tonight

or any of the next 21 approximate nights. And that is Matschew at Bone Dry. Yeah, oh, thank you so much for that tip. Yeah, it's on at seven o'clock at the Chinese Museum, and it's a pretty good time. Oh, at seven o'clock, oh, you're sure? Seven o'clock. That's a great time. You are the pun master. Is that a pun? That is not a pun.

Oh, pun. I have no idea. That seems like a pun. Yeah, it should be. It should be, if it's not. Can we That seems like a pun. Yeah, it should be. It should be if it's not. Can we change that to a pun? It's more of a homonym. Nym.

Time can have two meetings. Shut up. It's the same word. Is that right? I'm talking. But we're also, we've got three more live shows over the next three weeks. And you should come to those as well. This will be going up this week and the feed, but probably I don't know if any of the other ones will,

I'm not sure, they might be Patreon only. We should talk about this some other time. We'll figure that out, you just relax. There's another show quite quickly after us, so tiny little bit of ad min. So A little bit of a bad min. A little bit of a bad min. So we'll be leaving through the back stairs. We do have t-shirts over in the corner. If you'd like to come over and buy a t-shirt, you certainly may. If you want to just have a chat to us, head downstairs.

We'll come downstairs very soon. The Saints are on in about an hour. If anyone wants to watch the game, I think it'll be on TV's dance days. Oh no! Woo! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha the right one just said if you want to just say hi come downstairs but let's have a big round of applause for the European beer cafe, Cal Channel who organized all this up we had Tyler on the door, Paulio on the sound thank you very much and until next time we'll say thank you so much for coming out and I guess it's goodbye! Waiters, cheers! And you're back in the studio with Dave. And let me just say, what an absolute triumph.

And I don't think Matt Orges would be ashamed in me saying that. I think that agreed. We had a great time at the European beer cafe. And genuinely, thank you to everyone that did come out and filled that first show. If you think it sounded like fun and you want to come and enjoy that fun, we are doing that three more times the next three Saturdays at the European beer

cafe at 3pm kick off. We've got some brand new t-shirts to sell, a beautiful design that our fantastic friend and artist Peter Thomas' design, he's also done our logo and a lot of stuff in the past, including the Primates logo. You probably know and love from Matt's other show. So thanks to Peter for that. Yeah, some really cool, really cool t-shirts that you can only get including the Primates logo. You probably know and love from Matt's other show. So thanks to Peter for that. Yes, and really cool, really cool T-shirts that you can only get at the gigs. If you wanna get one, we'll give them to you.

For a beautiful, beautiful price. Hey? Anyway, thank you so much. Again, to everyone that did come to the fantastic venue that is the European Beer Cafe. All right, it's time to thank some beautiful people that support the show on Patreon. And if you wanna be one of those

aforementioned beautiful people, all you gotta do is go to dogoonpod.com and click on the Patreon link, or go to patreon.com slash dogoonpod. And the way it works is if you chuck in any money, couple of bucks a month, five bucks a month, 10 bucks a month, whatever, you get different rewards for different levels of support, including up to two bonus episodes every single month that no one else hears, and maybe some of the live ones that recording coming up at the European beer cafe will go on there,

which means that we can be probably a little looser than normal. We can say stuff, controversial stuff. Oh, you get Jess going and she is controversial. You've heard what she said about Bindiya when a couple of years ago. Guess what she says about. I don't even want to say. That's not true at all, but anyway, we will have fun with those live ones

and a lot of the Patreon people will hear those. As well as other stuff like quiz episodes, we do all sorts of bonus things. And you get to hear about episodes in advance, or live shows in advance, I should say. You can get tickets to that kind of thing. And we also shared out to some people, but there's also a thing called the fact quote or question.

All the people in the Sydney Shineberg Deluxe Package level, rest in peace. And of course, that episode was in memory of Sydney Shineberg. People at that level get to give us a fact, quote or question that we'll read out on the show. And they also get to give themselves a job title or a title for how they are related to the podcast. And for the first time, first entry

on the fact-coded question because there's not that many of the people in this very exclusive tier, people get to come up a lot more frequently than the other levels. question because there's not that many of the people in this very exclusive tier. People get to come up a lot more frequently than the other levels. And for the first time though, Nicholas Olfson, fantastic name. Nicholas, thank you so much for your support. Nicholas has given himself the title of freelance peacekeeping agent.

I like that. I'm out of peace. But also freelance, we have to pay you more. Hey, keep the peace. We'll do it. And Nicholas has given us probably of the fact that the quote or the question Matt would be able to take this more because this is usually his bag, but I think Probably the one that said the least out of the three is a quote, but I like a good quote and Nicholas says I bring you a quote from Nick Ophaman that you guys can probably relate to quotes, but I like a good quote. And Nicholas says, I bring you a quote from Nick

Ophaman that you guys can probably relate to. And Nick Ophaman says, quote, figure out what you love to do. Then figure out how to get paid to do it. And quote, wise words from Nick Ophaman, yeah, they say, never working a daily life if you enjoy what you do. And part of our job has become the podcast, which is so, so fun. And when we started out doing it, it wasn't any part of our job. It was just a fun thing to do. And now it has literally become, you know, a big part of our lives, especially because of people like Nicholas Olfson on Patreon, means that we can make ends meet a bit better.

So you are one of the beautiful people that are making us You know be able to do what we love in some ways for a living. So yeah, hopefully that inspirational quote from Nickofferman can Inspire some other people says thanks Nicholas Olives Nicholas Olivesson much appreciated Nicholas Olafson, much appreciated. All right, and of course another big part of the show is shouting out to our Patreon supporters. And usually we choose six per episode, but to see it on here me bang on and on and on at the end of this episode, because it's only me. And I'm going to shout out to three very special people that support the show.

And we do these in order of when they're pledged. So we don't pick them at random. We try and go through and do it in order as much as we is humanly possible, I should say. So if you've been waiting a while, I'm sure you're coming up soon, but I've got three people that I would like to thank by name now. And usually we have Jess here to give us a game or something. But I'm thinking because that episode was about the great man, Sydney Shireberg, maybe, just maybe I can twist my old mate's arm a little bit and get him in here to thank a couple of our patrons.

No promises, but I'll see if Sydney is up for it. Let's see how we go. Okay, I'd like to thank for their Patreon support from London, I would like to thank Ali Taylor. Ali Taylor, thank you so much for your support. And Sydney, you gonna do this? Come on, mate. I'd really appreciate it.

If you just thank Ellie Taylor from London. Okay, okay, Dave, I'll do you say, do you say I appreciate everyone that's supposed to show on Patreon? By the way, it's Patreon, I'm saying that, and my Patreon, I don't know what that word is. Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, I don't know what that word is. Make me think of Pantry. We even have Patry's in America, I don't even know. I've got too much food. Too much food in the pantry.

Anyway, take out the stuff. Take out the musted. I don't even have to. I only have to amount of sauce. I call it ketchup, because I'm American. Of course, I forget these things sometimes, but anyway. City Shiburra here, by the way. Of course, you know, my voice.

I'm a very famous man, but anyway. Who am I thinking? What the? Ellie Taila from London. Ellie Taila. London. I went there one time. I was so bad at the station. I said, what are you thinking? Ellie Taylor from London. Ellie Taylor! London! I went there one time. I was so bad at the station.

I said, what are you from? You're from Davis, Texas, Peru. And he said, yeah, I've just caught the train here. And I said, the train for Peru. I was like, anyway, not a man of transport. I don't know these things. Anyway, I'd like to thank, what's going on here again? Ellie Taylor.

Okay, Ellie Taylor. Thank you so much for supporting. What did you go to get? Do go on. Do go on. What do you call it? Um, podcast from Mars. You know the show going again? Do go on. Do go on. Why do you call it podcast from Mars? You know, I've tried Pluto and I'm on with that. How about Mars?

I'd think we're just gonna call it do go on if that's okay. Okay, what have you say? But Elita, I don't think so much. You're number one person. Number one person. Number one of the box office is where? Have you got to be an actor? You got to be an actor.

Okay, got to go. I'll see you tell one. I know, got to go, bye. Whoa. I really hope you don't leave Sydney because I really hope you think too more people will be horrible if I got Ellie thanked for the next two people missed out on that. So maybe you'll come back,

you're just gonna get a drink, I think. Sydney, all right, anyway, hopefully it comes back. I would like to thank now another person who supports the show on Patreon. And also from overseas, thank you so much for supporting the show from Houston, Texas, Eli Shop Fischer. Eli Shop Fischer. Sydney, oh he's coming back.

Alright, thanks. He's got me a drink as well. I appreciate that. Cheers. Okay, Eli Shop Fischer, we're thanking Sydney from Houston in Texas. Texas, Texas D. I think they call oil that. You know, I shudder on my backyard one time. That's how I got so rich.

I don't know if I said that in the report, but I'm a rich man from oil. Texas D. Everything's bigger in Texas. Even the D. You know, you order a cup of tea. They give it to you in an oil drum full of tea, of course. Anyway, who I think? Okay, Dave's pointing to a screen here. Am I saying that's right? Eli Shop Fisher.

Eli's a love of hyphenated name. You know, there's probably millions of Eli fishes, but I bet my bottom dollar, right? Bottom, Texas T dollar, that there's no Eli Shop Fisher. Am I right? Am I right? Let me know if I'm right. I don't even let me know.

I know I'm right. Okay, Eli Shop Fisher, thanks so much. Are you gonna be a big star? I told you, I've got a next this I reckon you're gonna be a big star So please don't forget the camera get the face do a self-tape do a lot of this and you know sit sit at the baby You know and then let me know when you're in Hollywood look me up, you know, you know, you'll see my house It's quite big. Look next to the Hollywood sign under the age. Okay. Okay. Okay, Eli shop Fisher. Thank you so much. Oh, I gotta go buy okay well and He's's outta here again. Whoa.

Oh. He's gone to the bathroom this time. All right, thank you so much Eli Sharp Fisher and thank you Sydney Shambig, that whatever that was, I appreciate that. And finally, we'd like to thank another person. Hopefully we'll get Sydney back in here for this, but no promises from Wingdale in New York.

Okay, I'm loving this. In the United States of America, just making sure that wasn't New York. A panic, a panic. I would like to thank from Wingdale, New York, Kevin Packrad. Is that Kevin Ulysses Packrad? Who supports the show so much on Twitter

and we engage with the whole lot. Thank you so much, Kevin, we appreciate all the support you give to the show. And maybe, just maybe, we can get our great mate, Sydney Shinerberg. Sydney J. Shinerberg, the J-Stanning for J. I'm gonna bring him back in. Sydney, Sydney, just coming in.

Come on, the microphone's hot. We're thanking a guy called, all right, he's gone out again. Okay. All right, no. Okay, he's come back in. All right, he's gonna thank Kevin Packrad. Sidney got that? There it is, Wingdale, New York City.

Kevin Packrad. Okay, okay, okay, I'll give it to you. I'll take one more breath in. Hey, Sidney Chiburg here, Sidney Chiburg. Uh, what am I thinking? I didn't listen to a thing you said, kid, you know,'ll give it to you. I'll take one more breath and hey, then you try for a year, then you try for a year. Uh, who am I thinking? I didn't listen to a thing you said, kid, you got a great face for radio, but you've always not been for radio.

I mean, okay, face for radio is an offensive thing it's often having not a voice for radio. That's not good. I know, I know, tell him I got it. You should be, I don't know, but there's like a hand model or something. You got beautiful hands, oh my goodness. Oh my goodness, that scene in ghost. I should have zoomed in on your hand. I don't have a scene's like a hand model, it's something. You got beautiful hands. Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness, that scene in ghost.

I should've zoomed in on your hand. I don't have a scene ghost, but I imagine I get a lot from popular culture. Okay, anyway, yeah. I don't have time to watch full movies. I only watch 20 minutes of each movie and then I skip to a next movie. And sometimes I combine the movies.

You know, E.T., suddenly, he's getting eaten by a shark. I saw Joe a straight after E.T. then a giant dinosaur was dressing park. And I said, you know what, these tiny movies, then a giant dinosaur was dressing park and I said, you know, at least there are going to be big time. But I put them in my mind as one movie. I called it the giant shark alien crocodile come to life. Yeah, for a long time I thought a dinosaur was worth crocodiles. Then I found out that crocodiles were kind of dinosaurs in a way. Anyway, okay, I'd like to thank who my thank you near. Okay, give me this list. Okay, I'm going through

Who am I thanking here? Okay, give me this list. Okay, I'm going through. I would like to thank from a Wingdale New York. Wingdale. My goodness. My brother lives in Wingdale. His name's Chris. His name's Chris.

Yeah, yeah, Chris, what's his last name? Oh, of course Shamburg. It's the same as mine. I can always forget that. So crazy, so crazy, so Chris Shamburg, you should look him up. But if you're a Wingdale, you know, he owns a Yonster Parment Store, go down there. Oh, beautiful place. You get some, not just gonna trek suit pants. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Sweat pants. What if you, I'm trying

to translate for the Australian audience, but I, then I, this guy's from winged Dale. So sweat pants. They're on sale right now. Chris Jainberg, look him up. Okay. I'd like to thank from winged Dale in New York. Beautiful place, beautiful part of the world. It's been a lot of time there. I've got a cabin up there. Got a cabin in the woods. Hey, I don't like the woods so much. I like the leather cabin.

So when I'm in the cabin, I put the curtains down, I draw the blinds. I can't see any of the woods. And then I just think I'm in a cabin, but it's in New York City or Los Angeles. Anyway, okay. I'd like to thank what's his name. Oh This is a name. Oh my god. Oh M. G. Is all the kids saying oh my goodness Kevin

Packrat Kevin Packrat. You know you can't spell Kevin Packrat without Kevin You know my favorite starval time Kevin Kastner. You see that guy seen the bodyguard my god I will always love you in that film, Kevin Kastner. My goodness, don't get, don't get. Okay, so give it back, man. Thank you so much. You could be a bodyguard, you could be my bodyguard. You could be Chris Shineberg, my brother's bodyguard.

He's hiring. If you're looking for a job, check it out. Check it out in Wingdale, New York. But I think it's spotting the show on Patron, Patreon. I'm seeing that right. Patreon. Say again, Patreon. I don gonna sing that right. Patreon. Say again, Patreon. I don't really like that, but okay.

Thank you so much, Kevin, background, and all the crew at a wingdale, big shout out, big love. Chris Schaimberg, I'm gonna call you soon. I'm gonna smoke in a couple of months, but I'm gonna call you soon. We'll tee this up, we'll tee the whole thing up. Okay, so just to recap, I love you all, and I've gotta go, I really gotta go this time. I'm gonna make a big personal call. Okay, so just to recap, I love you all and I've got to go, I really got to go this time

I'm gonna make a big personal call. Okay, I got to call Steven Spielberg. You got to mess with Steven Spielberg? Oh my goodness Steven Spielberg. Could you Say hi for me. Hi Steven Spielberg doesn't do hi, you know, he does a lot of goodbyes because he's so busy He's our single buy. You know what I'm saying? All right. Can you say goodbye to Steven Spielberg for me? With absolute pleasure, kid. Okay, gotta go. So Steven Spielberg, tell him that Chris says hi. No, Dave says hi. Chris says hi. No, bye. Chris says bye.

Dave says bye. Okay, I reckon you'd be a bit of Chris. Everyone'd be a bit of Chris. Everyone changed your name to Chris. We get a lot more work in Hollywood. I've done stats on it. If you're called Chris, everyone gets a job. Okay, once last time you saw a movie and didn't have a Chris in it? Name a film without a Chris in it.

I can't. I've the top of my head. Exactly. Exactly. Number one of the box office. Chris the movie. Okay. Gotta go. Gotta write that down. Gotta go. Gotta go tell. Gotta tell my wife, Lorraine. Lorraine! Lorraine, I got my gear! I got my gear for moving. Okay. I think we should just call it Chris the movie. Okay. You got that? You got that gear! I got that gear from me! Okay, I think we just got a crystal movie! Okay, you got that, you got that! Wow, and he's out of here. Woof! Well, thanks to everyone that supports the show on Patreon. Bit self-conscious now, because apparently I've got a voice for radio.

Well, I don't have a voice radio, actually. Gee, they've got a face for radio, not a voice radio. Anyway, I gotta go think about some radio, actually. Gee, they've got a face for radio, not a voice radio. Anyway, I've got to go think about some things. But thank you to recap, Ellie Taylor, Eli Shopfisher, Kevin Pakrad, Mike Goodness, the great man, Sydney Shineberg, hopefully you enjoyed those personalized, but very, very erratic shout outs, very erratic.

And thanks to everyone that supports the show on Patreon, go to patreon.com slash dogo on pod. If you would like to be thanked, and all sorts of things, get the bonus episode, get it into you. All right, I've got to go. It's late here and I'm on my own and I'm really a bit scared, you know, I have obviously had Sydney in the studio before, but it's quite late at night in a dark dark room, so better go. Or put the light on. Either way, I've got to go. Thank you for listening to the show. We'll be back next week with a studio episode. But if you want to come and see us in between, why don't you come listening to the show. We'll be back next week with a studio episode.

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