SitcomD&D - *BONUS PATREON* Build-a-Sitcom

Episode Date: April 27, 2023

If you want to design your own sitcom you’ve come to the right place! This week we build new sitcoms from scratch using common formulas and tropes. Which of these shows is the next big hit? If you want to help support the show and check out more bonus content head over on our patreon!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hello, everybody. Do-do-do. And welcome to Build-A-Sitcom. It's like Build-A-Bear at the mall, but instead of a bear, it's a sitcom. I'm here with my four friends. My name's Elizabeth. Sorry.

My name's Waleed. My name's Fluffy Bear. And I'm just Ben. Sean, I hope you are happy you're committing to that voice for the entire episode. Who's Sean? I'm Fluffy Bear. Good. So we've been thinking a lot about sitcoms and sitcom tropes and classic sitcoms since starting this

podcast um so each of you is going to build your own sitcom based on five common sitcom structure tropes uh and i'll basically interview you about the show uh this made-up show that you're making up on the spot and then at the end of it you're going to give me the title and then you're going to roll a d5 to uh decide what kind of special uh or like classic episode that happens on sitcoms that we're going to see a scene from and then you get to like the uh improv form the scene call for a scene you want to see from that using us as performers. It will make sense. We'll go over each step as it happens. But who would like to go first? I would like Elizabeth to go first.

I would also like Elizabeth. You can only volunteer yourself. That's how it works. Well, I was going to say I'll go first. Oh, great. And there are five tropes. I'm wondering before we get into it, if people want to guess what i did there's obviously more than five classic sitcom like structures does anyone have any guesses

can you give an example of a trope that you're talking about like bar like sitcom that takes place in a bar like always sunny or cheers my first guess is bar yeah so bars already taken so i'm not that's not on our list. My second guess would be apartments. Fluffy bear, no. Hospital? It's not? I almost did hospital, but I made it more general than that. General hospital.

I knew you were going to do that. I walked right into that. Workplace? Workplace is one. Fuck yeah. Does it get specific? Like, um, Are you sure

apartment's not one? You know what? Let's just get, let's just get to it. Family. Does anyone else think Fluffy Bear's like so cute? Yeah, family's one of them.

No, just you, girl. Okay, sorry. Well, good. Then more for me. Okay, sorry. Well, good. Then more for me. Okay, so, Elizabeth, roll a D5 to decide what. Okay. Here goes everything. Oh, I guess, yeah.

Yeah, go ahead. I got a full five. Oh, my God. You got a full five. Oh, whoa. Okay, great. This is sort of the weirdest one, but I think it's a full five. Oh my God, you got a full five. Oh, whoa. Okay, great. This is sort of the weirdest one, but I think it's a fun start.

So this is a buddy sitcom. Some examples, Broad City, Detroiters, Pen15. It's a show that sort of centralizes around a friendship, a sitcom that centralizes on a friendship. And the rest of you can hop in with any specific questions about the show that elizabeth will have to grab an answer from from her brain um but i'm going to ask some questions to start and then you guys can jump in with your questions okay

what where does your city take or sorry where does your sitcom take place what where does my sitcom take place is uh rural idaho rural idaho okay love it and uh who are your buddies who's your dynamic duo three guys fletch crammer it's got to be two because it's a buddy comedy. So Fletch and Crammer. Crammer. Crammer. Fletch and Crammer. I'm already in love with this show.

All right. Fletch and Crammer. And how did Fletch and Crammer meet? School. Like daycare. Daycare. Daycare. How old are they now?

Good question. Both 15. Yeah. yeah all right so this is a teen these are teens teens that met in daycare okay so fletch can you describe fletch in like three words what's quintessential flletch red afro okay two words already got one left one word left no I'm kidding you can do two more descriptors oh and they don't have to be physical they can be

like his personality oh or her I don't know fucking like shit fucking fucker fucker yeah and you got one more descriptor for fletch and uh lives for the weekends man everything happens for a weekend elizabeth was meant to get this one lives for the weekend um and then uh grammar crammer sorry crammer yeah i'm so sorry three words to describe crammer delicate it's an odd couple situation delicate okay uh what else milky milky, I don't know what that means. Maybe you can elaborate on that in a second.

And shy. Shy. Okay, what do Fletch and Kramer, Kramer? Kramer. Sorry. What do they like to do? What do they love to do together? Like what's their favorite thing to do together?

They like to catch fish and then tie rocks onto them and then throw them back into the water. Okay. How is their, like, social standing in their community? Do people love them, hate them? Like, how do they relate to the world around them? They love Kramer and hate Fletch. Oh. Okay.

Wow. Mm-hmm. Okay. Well, Fletch. Oh. Okay, wow. Mm-hmm. Okay. Well, Fletch is a little fucker. Yeah. Lives for the weekend. Okay. What's something they both hate?

Problems. Okay. Do either of them have a love interest or a crush no no neither of them have any crushes right now i love it i'm dying this is so funny um uh who is smarter kramer or fletch kramer smarter well kramer really has it all um and milky delicate he's got it all and what do you think is the secret to their friendship failure they both feel like failures yeah wow okay but that's deep they don't know that okay yeah no they don't they don't think that they think it's ketchup between the lines

oh my god but the real answer is that they're both failures i actually i'm like getting way too attached to the show i need it to exist. And then what is this show called? Fletch Me on Tuesday. Cramer doesn't even make it into the title? Fletch Me on a, Fletch Me on. Fletch Me on a Cramer? Fletch Me on the Cramer. Fletch Me on a Cram Day.

Fletch Me on a Cram Day. Okay, Fletch Me. Sean is dying Fletch me on a cram day How are you spelling crammer, by the way? Crammer I'm seeing a C I'm seeing a C C, great

Two abs So, that's it for my questions Does anyone have any additional questions? We don't. You don't need to have them. But if you have a burning question, feel free to ask at this moment. I mean, at this point, I can already see two seasons in my head. But do they do they live together?

If so, where? Great question. Fletch sleeps on Cramer's couch on the weekends. Okay. That answers the question for me. Yep. Anything else, guys?

That's what I was looking for. Yeah, I had a question. Go ahead. Do they ever get political in the show? Ben, that's so good. They don't, but the writers really add in the environment politics. Great. Nice.

All right. Go ahead. Sean, do you have a question? Yeah. right so oh go ahead sean do you have a question yeah i was just gonna ask um did either one of them have you know aspirations or dreams after um i guess that they're in high we never even clarified are they in high school but they're 15 yeah um so about to go into high school or if they're old for their grade then they're? I mean, it's your world. We're just living in it. But do they have any dreams?

That's a good question. Yeah, do they have any dreams? Kramer makes tiny little figurine creatures out of wood. And he wants that to be on Broadway. Right. And what about Fletch? No. Okay.

No dreams. Love it. Okay. So can you roll your D5 again? Yeah. And we'll find out what episode

we're seeing for. All right. This is a blast. So we're going to see a Halloween episode of Fletch Me on a Cram Day. four all right this is a blast so we're gonna see a halloween episode let me on a cram day um elizabeth you get to cast we like two of us can be in it one of us can be in it all of us can be in it you get to you get to cast us in a scene and tell us where in the episode it goes okay okay um okay i gotta do i really want

to do the two boys at the river um this is right before they go out trick-or-treating um and they're doing their classic tying the fish up and throwing them back in. And Fletcher is a ghost with a sheet over his head and just the holes. And who do you want to play Fletcher? And I would like Ben to play Fletcher. Nice. And Cramer is one of their wood creatures. And I think it's like a...

I'm seeing an antler, like huge antlers. So like a deer or some beautiful mystic deer creature. And I think I'm going to have... Erin, will you play? Sure. Would you play Kramer? It would be an honor to play kramer and this is you guys are about to go trick-or-treating okay um i'm sorry who'd you say

is playing fletch you cut out for me oh ben oh it's me then great okay sorry uh all right. Hey, um, hey, Fletch. Yeah. Um, do you think we're too old to go trick-or-treating and we should start, like, having crushes and stuff like that? No, man, no. If you're... As soon as you stop getting tricked, then you're too old to trick-and-treat, all right? All right? And people are're too old to trick and treat, all right? All right?

And people are tricking me all over the place, all right? Okay, well, we're getting teased in school, and I just feel like people are calling us babies. People are saying terrible stuff about behind your back, man, and I'm just saying, what if we tried a little harder to fit in and make some other friends? Are you saying you want to not be my

friend no no you misunderstand me well i'm not understanding any of this just like i'm not really understanding kind of the magnitude of the upcoming election i'm just like really worried i think this al gore guy look sounds pretty good and I also think GW, he comes from a pedigree for it. Oh, yeah, and the year's 1999, so Y2K's coming up. Oh, God. Fletch, you're such a fucker, man. You're not even listening to me. I matter to you as much as these fish matter to you.

You just throw me away. You don't even care about my opinions. It hurts so much to run in this costume. Oh, yeah? opinions it hurts so much to run in this costume oh yeah well it feels free to run in this costume and i'm running after you i do care about you i care about you more than these these these trout that i'm plopping into this to this river with you okay do you mean it heck yes I do alright and let me show you how much I mean it pulls out a knife cuts hand let's be blood brothers

who just gasped someone's here it's the principal scene great Elizabeth I think I speak for everyone when I say you did a 10 out of 10 and that show is amazing. Fletch me on a cram day.

Fletch me on a cram day. Are walk-ons allowed in scenes? Walk-ons are allowed in scenes. I should have mentioned. I'm so sorry. Were you feeling a hankering? Oh, I wanted to come bully these little freaks. Love that.

Who would like to go next? I would like Waleed to go next i would like willie to go next no you have to vote no that's good i was actually gonna i was gonna volunteer to go this is such a weird place okay willie can you roll a d5 please i would love because it's true because like i really was gonna say it and then i believe willie was gonna felt that. Deuce. I felt the tie turning that. Two? Yes. Well, it's one that you guessed. So I'm excited.

It's The Family. A family. Examples, Arrested Development, Schitt's Creek, Modern Family, Black-ish, and so on. A very popular sitcom trope. All right. So where does this take place? This takes place under the sea. Nice.

Are you serious? Yes. Yes, I am. When does this take place? This takes place in the year 3049. 3049. Yes. Is this based on the Jonas Brothers song?

Which one? Call her from the year 3000. Not much has changed, but we live underwater. And I'm not making this up. You're obsessed with the Jonas Brothers, Waleed. Wow. Wow. Moving on.

No, I'm not. Dude, real fans know. Real fans know. How big is this family is this like a simpsons classic five or is it like a modern family it's like extended there's like three main brothers and then there's like one other brother that nobody knows about okay you're doing a jonas brothers now i don't know what you're talking about. So two parents. So two parents. Two parents.

Yes. Three brothers and then a bonus Jonas. Yes. But of course, the mom is a fish. So they're all half fish. Mom is a fish. Okay. So I was just about to ask that.

So it's a mom and a dad. And so the matriarch of the family, she's a fish. Can you use some other words to describe her? Yeah, gold. She's a goldfish. Small. Fucker, lives for the weekend. Again, small.

And then something about her personality. Because women are not just their bodies. Yeah. God, you're obsessed with that goldfish. God, you're obsessed with that goldfish. If you that goldfish if they got Jonas' head on top of them she just has the worst memory okay this is sexist I don't know why but it feels

in the patriarch of the family fish fucker obviously fish fucker but that. Fish fucker. But that's not one of his adjectives because that's actually his middle name. Oh, what's the mom's name? Oh, the mom name is Daphne. Daphne. Great.

Yeah. And then the patriarch of the family. What's his name? Yeah, his name is Blitzen. Like the reindeer. Love it. And what's he like? Well, he... Oh, three words to describe.

Lawyer. Okay. With that inflection. Love it. But he runs a car wash. Don't do this. Under the sea? Under the sea?

Under the sea? I'm not trying to give notes, but okay. They have sea cars. Okay. What, are you going to walk everywhere under the sea? Aren't they constantly washing themselves? Never mind. None of my business.

Keep going. This is none of your business. And then he's a blast. Okay. Dumb mom fun dad. Great. She's a goldfish. What am I supposed to say? She's a goldfish. Is this family dysfunctional? Are they loving to each other? Is this like the Bluths?

Is this like, Oh, how do they feel about each other? Hate each other? Loving. Well, one of, one of the brothers is jealous,

you know, um, let's just rattle off these four brothers names. Okay. We got Joe. Yep. Right ahead of you, Nick.

We got Nick. We got Joe. Yep. Right ahead of you, Nick. We got Nick. We got Kevin. And we got Blitzen Jr. Okay, love it. BJ. They call BJ. BJ. I love that.

And they're jealous of each other, or is that just one brother? Just Blitzen, because he's not part of the band. The three older brothers are in a band? Like a band of misfits that sing songs

and tour the world. What is their economic situation? Where do they fall in society? Absolutely loaded. Are they spoiled because of it? They're pretty down to earth because the dad keeps all the money and nobody knows that they're rich except for the dad.

Dark. Okay, love it. And what's one wacky side character that's not a part of the family but that shows up all the time? Jelly Man. You know, Jelly Man. The confidence in which you said that like you're recalling tv trivia is so funny dude that's so funny um and uh what is it called um and flash me on a cram day is already taken. Is that taken? I'm so sorry.

Okay. I love this game. I'm having a great time. This rocks. Blitz Me on a Daff Day. Nope. That's taken too? No, you can do it.

That's what it is. All right. Does anyone have any questions about blitz me on a daft day i need to know jelly man like how old is jelly man i guess is i really need to start that's a great question he's 1 000 years old he was um he was born in the year 2049 as a jellyfish and throughout the past thousand years he's been slowly transforming into a human via evolution wow i'm so glad i asked that's awesome uh that's such a good answer he's like i have he's like That's such a good answer. He's about 65% of the way there.

Oh. Perfect. Thank you. It's so scary. Venomous. That's the scariest number. Enough, but not enough. Just like this transparent. Enough, but not enough.

Humanoid. I'm crying. So this band of Misfits that plays music in tours, are they famous? Do they have hits? They are famous only like as influencers, kind of, you know, like nobody really knows. Everybody's kind of like, how are these guys famous? But they get booked all the time. So do they play instruments?

Oh, God, no. Love it. No, no, no, no. so do they play instruments oh god no love it no no no they're more like Backstreet Boys in sync that's what they give off it's mostly dancing really quick I had a question

stop me if you've already answered this do they ever get political Ben Do they ever get political? Ben. I'm going to bring up George W. Bush and all of your guys' improv. Ben has a lot to say about George Bush. Well, I think he's a criminal. I mean, if you think about it, is there a reason that they're under the water? I mean, let's just put it that way. Let's just put it that way. Let's just put it that way.

Emily, I feel like I already know the answer to this, but is this show animated? No. I know, and I knew you were going to say that. No. I never once saw a gentleman in an animation. I saw him full. It's actually very impressive

how practical a lot of the effects are. Practical. Are they done well? That is so funny. No, but they make a commitment to doing it. It's like puppets and shit sometimes.

It's like feel good. I love this. Waleed, can you roll a D5 to decide what episode we see something from oh I would love to I would love to

uh fiver fiver let's see classic okay we are going to see a Christmas episode and you can cast it however you please classic okay we're going to see a christmas episode

and you can cast it however you please all right um so sean aaron and ben y'all are are the three brothers that we also, actually like in our world, this is actually kind of funny, in our world, like the Jonas brothers, you know them, you're the ones with the same name as those guys, just by coincidence.

Okay, great. And Elizabeth, you are Jellyman and Beach. Okay, so you're gonna have to figure that out. Yeah. Okay. And here's the thing. Jellyman, he wanted to be Santa.

Okay. But Blitzen Senior is already Santa. So this is kind of like the scene where Jelly Man shows up thinking that he's going to be Santa. Emily, you're Blitzen, right? Oh, I guess. Yeah, you're the parents. I love it. That leaves you

to be both, yeah. You be both parents. Yeah, you're right. Hello there, brother. I heard that Santa's coming, like, any minute. Can't wait to see what he brings us. Oh, I'm so excited. I've got... I'm so ready to see him. I can't wait to give him a big ol' hug

Shut up BJ You're going to get presents BJ BJ what's he doing You've been awfully naughty Kick punch Daddy Daddy They're slapping me again

Is somebody being naughty in here Santa Hello Nicholas Is somebody being naughty in here? Santa! Hello, Nicholas. Is somebody being naughty in here? Santa? Hello, Krampus. Oh, wait. What the?

Wait. What are you doing? Are you? Are you? Can we? Can we go? Edso? Are you? Why'd you? I couldn't. I can't. Are are you doing? What are you? Are you? Are you? Can we? Can we go? Edso? Are you?

Why'd you? I couldn't. I can't. Are you freaking out? Why the? Seriously? Oh, ho, ho. What?

Hello? Santa? The real Santa's here. You're Nicholas and you're Nicholas. Who are you? The real Santa. Kill him Nicholas and you're Nicholas. Who are you? The real Santa. It's Saint Nicholas.

All those who try and act like me will bow at my feet. Daphne, protect me. I don't have knees. Nice try. Not yet at least. Scene.

Dang it. Oh, man. Daphne forgets she has a family, so she swam off. She was just swimming away. Oh, man. I got some good news. That show just won an Emmy. Yay!

Probably for the practical effects. For most unhinged use of practical effects uh well yeah i think that sounds i'm proud of thank you i'm proud of jelly man i i kind of want to i want to draw jelly man now i i mean i would be in heaven if you did jelly man lead you have to draw jelly man. Jellyman, I'm now surprised wasn't on Davy Jones' ship. Pirates of the Caribbean. Yeah.

Is that a jellyfish out of water? Yeah. We're like 65% human, 35% jellyfish. I would be careful though because you're going to draw that, and then you're going to get up to get a glass of water, and you'll come back to your iPad, and you'll look down,

and he will have walked off the page, and you're going to be like, oh, my God. Google Bob style? Oh, my God. Exactly. This is basically X-Files. This is crazy. All right.

Who would like to go next? All right. Who would like to go next? I would like to volunteer Sean to go. I was actually going to go. Oh, good. Yeah. Funny how that works.

Can you roll a D5, Sean? I would love to. And five. But should I roll again since we rolled that already? Yes. Two. Already rolled. Come on, man.

Whoa. Five. Oh, my gosh. Four? I'm going to get stuck in a loop. Oh, four. Great. Yeah, that works. Yeah, that works.

Okay, Sean, you are doing a workplace comedy. Woo-hoo! Parks and Rec, The Office, Scrubs, and so on. All right, so where does this take place geographically? This takes place at Jurassic Park. The Jurassic Park? Yeah, the Jurassic Park. A Jurassic Park? Yeah, the Jurassic Park. A place where people work.

When does this take place? 1994. Oh, the 90s. And back to my first question, where in the world is this? Hawaii. Hawaii. Are you just going to, I'm just trying to get ahead. Hawaii. Are you just going to, I'm

just trying to get ahead of this, are you just going to do Jurassic Park? Well, I mean, it does take place at Jurassic Park, so I mean, you're not

wrong. Is the business successful? The business is successful and it's open. Who is the boss? Colonel Sanders. Is his name

or is he a colonel? It's his name and he kind of dresses like, well, it's like a fun nickname everyone calls him around the office. Like, hey, Colonel Sanders, because he's in charge and he dresses like Colonel Sanders. Is he a good boss? He's a good boss, but he gets walked all over.

Great. This fucking guy. I love that implication. Which character has the least amount of power at the company? Velociraptor. They work there? The dinosaurs talk and work there?

Some of the most well-behaved dinosaurs do the grunt work. Think Flintstones. They're doing office work and admin work and intern work. The Velociraptors are bringing the more powerful people at the job coffee and stuff yeah like custodial work cool uh what specific character though interesting is the the like lois and a totem pole yeah like a name um is Charles. But.

I know, right? Everyone calls him Velociraptor. Oh, that's offensive. Who is the primary workplace romance? Like between what two people? Jack and Diane. Yeah. Yeah. um they've yeah they've been rumored to be uh spotted sucking down chili dogs outside the tasty freeze what are their like positions at work i don't want to get into

their positions after work okay but uh what it they are both in like the little tech lab that like kind of like monitors security and park stuff great and then who's the secondary workplace romance secondary workplace romance is between

Blazer and Snippets. And are these dinosaurs or people? These are people. That's a good question. These are people. They are dinosaur trainers though for like the Shamu shows you know cool um and

who is the kookiest person in the workplace cramp cramp cramps by far the kookiest what's cramps deal a cramp has been trying to get a job at jurassic for years and always shows up every day to work but was never even given a job. So he just shows up to apply every day? Yeah, yeah. I love that. And what is it called? The show?

Mm-hmm. Yeah, your show. Okay, remind me what's taken uh well what's that'll help is let me on a cram day and blaze me on a daft day but those are just sounds uh they don't really mean anything uh it's uh dress me on a park day ask me on a park day um and will you i guess roll a d3 to decide what special episode you're doing giraffaffes Better Ask Me on a Park Day.

Three. Three. Okay, so there is some sort of wedding happening involving anybody on the show. You can have it be one of your primary, secondary romances or something entirely different. So decide whose wedding it is

and then decide what scene and stuff you want to see. Okay, great, great. I want to see a scene. The people that are getting married are Blazer and... Snippets? Snippets. You forgot those kooky, kooky names you came up with? Blazer and Snippets are getting married.

Fluffy the Bear, your memory is not what it was. I know. And Blazer is about to walk out, walk down, or I'm sorry, Snippets is about to walk down the aisle. Great. Snippets is about to walk down the aisle to marry Blazer.

And in that little room beforehand are all the other characters. Great. They're all pumping her up. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Because she's just nervous. She's just nervous. Great.

And who would you like to play who? It doesn't have to be, you have to cast everybody, but if you want to give a few people a character. Okay. Ben, your snippets. Okay, so I'm getting married. You're getting married. Am I a dinosaur?

No. You're a dinosaur trainer. You're a dinosaur trainer. And an entertainer. And then Elizabeth, you are Colonel Sanders. Oh. As well as Diane. Who's Diane again?

The love interest tech lady. Thank you. Waleed, you are Jack. Yep. And Aaron, you're Cramp. Thank you. I was hoping. I thought that maybe, I don't know, I thought that maybe

Cramp could come my way. Are you going to be Charles, Sean? Charles? Let me check my notes. The Velociraptor. Oh, yeah. You might know him as Velociraptor. That's what everybody calls him.

Right, right. I have no idea. It's like he's hearing it for the first time. Charles. He's like, that's pretty funny. That's good. Whoever came up with it. All right, let's see the scene.

Hey, hey, is it too late to ask to be the flower girl? Is that position already taken? Hey. That's the first line. I do have the first line, because I'm a part of this, aren't I? Isn't me?

Snippets, it's your big day. I hope that maybe you can have a good day. Here's a chicken to take down the aisle. And feed to the raptor? Something like that.

Did somebody call my name? Oh, not that raptor. Pause for laugh. Snippets, snippets. You know, there's a lot going on today. But really, the only thing you got to worry about is the person at the end of that aisle that you're going to go meet. You're going to hold their hands, unlock eyes with them, and tell them how much you love them.

Looks over at Diane. Jack is so right. And that you want to spend the rest of your life with that person. Actually, no. Cramp says get a room. No, shut up, shut up. My catchphrase. Shut up. Gets down on one knee diane no this is my day this is my day all right yes it opens the door hey everybody i'm proposing

and i'm saying yes. Let's actually, let's, how about we get married right now, you and me? What the hell? I'll officiate. I'm a Velocipastor. Woo!

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Okay, we did it, guys. It's an eight-minute standing ovation from the studio audience. From the studio audience. No one's ever seen it before. The audience stood up and clapped for eight minutes. At one point,

recently, there was a discussion on our Discord about what good improv is. You just saint it. I hope you had your pens and your notepads for this one. Because it whizzed on by.

It was quick, but it was there. Yeah, you maybe didn't even realize what was happening. But it happened. I didn't. Blink and you miss it. Blink and you miss that good improv. Blitzing and you do. Ben, since there's only two more options left,

I'm going to have you flip a coin. Okay. Okay. Different than a die. I'm just going to say heads. Heads. Great. You are going to do friends living in a big city. For example, friends, Will and Grace,

living single, new girl, and happy endings. Oh, easy. Dang, I can't believe you said no when Elizabeth said apartments. Sean, I didn't. And then I said it again. There's no way there can't be an apartments fund. And you said, well, moving on.

Friends living in the city. Because it's not quite right. But yes. So you were right. What big city does this take place in? Rio de Janeiro. Whoa. Everyone brush up on your Portuguese.

Okay. When does it take place? It takes place in, during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. So that would be 2016. You are a clown. Also, we'll never know. I was waiting.

I don't think I left room for it, but we'll never know who, if the Jurassic Park show is political or not. I'm so sorry. I think we all assumed it was yeah i was i was about to bring up uh desert storm had just concluded so uh 2016 um all right you can pick between it's centered around four friends or six friends? It's always four or six. Six friends.

It's got to be six. Six friends. How old are they? They're all around the same age. How old are they? 70 to 80. You're going Golden Girls. The Golden Girls.

70 to 80. He's going Golden Girls Olympics. De Janeiro. Can you rattle off the six of their names yeah of course uh uh glenn stan glinda Ryan no and Grian okay we're gonna do rapid fire again one word to describe Glenn I'm gonna be bitey biting

bitey Stan afraid of Glenn I assume. Glinda. I'm crying. Glinda. Driving.

Driving. Stand up. Buckled up. I'm crying too Ryan uh uh trunked up

trunked up and Griden uh drunk Griden it's Griden I'm Griden

sorry I wrote it so fast uh Griden I'm sorry is that Grine with a Y or I? I've seen it both ways. You haven't seen it neither way. Oh God.

I can't even breathe. How does this group of friends who was in their 70s or 80s know each other? They kidnapped Hollywood actor Brian Cranston. That's how they met? Yeah.

All showed up and we're all doing it at the same time. Oh, they all happened to be. I can't breathe. They all happened to show up to kidnap him. Why?

On the same day. Yeah. Ah, fuck. I gotta watch this. I'm crying. I'm crying. Oh, so they're like on the run in Rio de Janeiro? No.

They're- No. No. No. Idiot. But nice question. How long have they known each other? 48 hours.

Incredible. I have to see this film. Okay. It's a TV show. Who is the main couple? Glenn and Glinda. Glenn and Glinda. Very good.

And who's the secondary couple? Brian Cranston and Brian. Get out of here. Get out. Stop it, Ben. Yeah, Ben, stop. Oh, man. I don't think this question applies anymore.

What is it called? Stealing Brian Cranston. question applies anymore uh uh what is it called uh stealing brian cranston oh it worked it worked though because brian is with them yeah yeah yeah okay awesome and um uh do you have any questions six no no no he's the gunther he's the jennifer brian cranston is the jennifer of this show he wants to be a part of the core group but he's just not um uh anyone have any questions for ben no is it political absolutely i brian cranston is running for president of Rio de Janeiro. Or Brazil? No. They don't have the heart to tell him that that's not a position.

Okay. I feel like everything I have is answered. Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. And then will you flip a coin again to decide what special episode we're seeing from this? Yeah, Tales.

Okay, this seems unreal. A birth. I'm not sure how you're going to do this. High-speed chase to the hospital. Bryan Cranston's in the trunk. Elizabeth, this is bed show. I'm so sorry.

Let's see it. All right. I know we're all inspired, but we have to take a breath. I know, I really, really am. My brain is on fire. All right. Elizabeth, you're Glenn. Aaron, you're Brian Cranston.

Thank you. And Stan. Waleed, you're Glinda. And Brian. Yep. And Sean, you're everybody else. Standa and Ryan. Yeah.

And who's giving birth? I want it to be spectacular, so I'm going to say Ryan. Great. And Ben, you're the car, right? Let me answer that like this. I'm so afraid we're not getting into the hospital

in time. Everybody get in, I'm trunked up. Don't worry, Glenn's driving You mean you're knocked up I'm knocked up and trunked up and ready to get this baby out Either way, I'm drunk And I'm driving

And I am the car Good thing I'm buckled up then Says Standa Hey Glenn stop biting me I'm afraid of ya Oh that's what I like to do Hey by the way Ryan I didn't know

I thought we were a little too old To be having babies How the heck did this happen Immaculate conception That's not what happened were a little too old to be having babies. How the heck did this happen? Immaculate conception. That's not what happened. Brian Cranston lights a cigarette in the backseat. I had my way with her.

What do you know? You, what? Can I be a part of the group now, you guys? No, you just said I had my way with her. Yeah. Sexy time. She had her way with me all night long. Brian, I thought you and me had something going on.

I thought Brian and Grian were kind of a thing. No? Oh, yeah. Sorry. Sorry. That's another cigarette. Can I have a cigarette? You guys, I think Sorry, sorry, Toots lights another cigarette. Can I have a cigarette? You guys, I think this baby's coming right now.

You see the whole crew in front of a fountain. Yeah, they drive straight into a fountain and the car explodes. And it's the Friends credits, but it's a water birth the whole time that they're cutting it up. And the fountain. And everyone's screaming. Whoops, I forgot I wasn't supposed to be drunk neither. Oops. Well, you guys, let's

conclude Build a Sitcom. That was the baby? I was the car. That was the baby. I played the baby. Someday. That was the baby. I played the baby. Someday. That was really fun. I'm looking forward to all these shows being bought and the four of you being wildly successful. I'm very impressed.

Yeah, I swear to God, if I see this on TV, I'm suing your ass. We're suing the Patreon. Yes. Coming this fall to CBS. Fletch me on a cram day now if you know a couple years if there's ever a tattoo that somebody gets that's because of this show i just hope that it's fletch me on a cram day cross stitch that if you if you have the time all right we love you

have a good day bye