The Harland Highway - 667 - What color is your CAR? Harland reviews a movie.

Episode Date: April 23, 2015

Does the color of your car define you? Harland reviews a movie. Calls from Pavement Pounders. Bend to mend!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listene...r for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Well, it's the Harland Highway, is what it is, right chair. That's what you mosey up to, right chair. The Harland Highway, that's right. Welcome. Pull up a stool, sit down, gather around, put your drool cup on, and let's go. Welcome, everybody. I'm Harland Williams. This is the Harlan Highway.
Starting point is 00:00:22 Glad to have you here. What a treat. What a treat to have you here. We are, we got an interesting show, a whole bunch of stuff today. I'm going to be talking about an old skit, an old thing that I did a long time ago that still has people's interests. A blast from the past from yours truly. I'm going to talk about that later in the show. Also, I saw a very unusual vehicle that I want to share with you.
Starting point is 00:00:49 And we're going to get into the psychology of vehicles and the color of your vehicle. What does it say about you? Also, I'm sort of going to review a movie. One of the pavement pounders called in and asked me my thoughts about a specific movie. And he liked it, and wait, do you hear my answer? Maybe I did like it. Maybe I didn't. I don't know.
Starting point is 00:01:18 But he asked my opinion, so I'm going to kind of do a little movie review on this recent movie. So put on your nostril hairs. Here we go. It's the Harland Highway. Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce The Harland Highway I promise you, I will please you all, believe me What is he like?
Starting point is 00:01:39 What's he like anyway? Oh, he's an angel. He's an angel strength from nothing. You're going to need a bigger pose. You're listening to Harlan Williams. Why don't you give me a name and a face and a reason why? Oh man, what do you expect the guy to jiggle-all man? It's over, Jenny.
Starting point is 00:02:02 It's over. Nothing is over! You just don't turn it off. You just made a wrong turn. On to the Harland Highway. Weird. Just plain weird. You know what I mean?
Starting point is 00:02:14 I'm still alive. I'll tell you what I won't give you, you muckers. I won't give you the satisfaction of saying that I'm sorry. Welcome to the Harland Highway. Oh, you get your money's worth. Believe me. Yeah, listen to me. You know, Jazzy.
Starting point is 00:02:43 Hey, what color is your car, your truck, your vehicle? What color is it? Is it blue? Is it brown? Is it black? Is it white? And what kind of vehicle do you drive? Roger, you can turn that down a bit.
Starting point is 00:03:04 Yeah, bring it down. Well, I'm trying to talk. I'm trying to talk. Bring it down. Jeez. Thank you. Wow. Good Lord.
Starting point is 00:03:20 Anyways, what kind of vehicle do you drive? What color is it? And the reason I ask is because does the color of your vehicle reflect who you are? Does the color of your vehicle give us a glimpse into what you're made of, your composition? I don't know. Or does it matter at all?
Starting point is 00:03:44 Is it just whatever? The reason I ask is because recently I saw a vehicle and it caught me off guard. because it was an extreme vehicle, and it was an extreme color. I'll tell you the color first. It was pink. Okay, I was on a road trip. I was driving down some back road somewhere. And I see this pink vehicle, and I'm like, wow, that's a bold statement.
Starting point is 00:04:19 Now, can you guess what the vehicle was? It wasn't like outlandish. wasn't it was a road worthy vehicle something you'll see it's very common all right you give up it involves the word dump and truck it was a dump truck a pink dump truck man what the hell I was like whoa you got a figure you know it's a bit of a bold statement first of all to own a dump truck just that name i want a dump truck boy i don't know what you're driving you might have a kea or a hundi i got me a dump truck boy i'm gonna dump all over you if you don't get that key out of my face um so you got to figure i'm guessing to be a dump truck driver
Starting point is 00:05:20 you got to have a little bit of machismo machismo dude You know, I figure you've got a big, fat, hairy arms, maybe a bit of a gut, maybe a bit of unshaved beard, maybe a little sweat on your brow. I'm guessing you're probably a rugged dude if you drive a dump truck. No offense to any of the girls out there. I don't know, and I'm sure they exist, but I bet there's not many female dump truck drivers around. If there are, do you want to date them? I don't know.
Starting point is 00:06:01 But a dump truck driver is probably a pretty unique career, occupation. And you probably got to be a bit of a character, a bit of a tough guy. Now, what does it say to you as a dump truck driver when you paint your dump truck pink? You know, these are big giant, cumbersome, heavy duty, earth-moving, vehicles. They're loud and they smell like diesel and their engines grind and, you know, we've all seen a dump truck. So you've got to ask yourself what kind of dump truck driver paints his dump truck pink.
Starting point is 00:06:46 Flamingo pink. I'm thinking this guy is maybe a little effeminate. Hi, I'm here with your topsoil, where would you like me to dump it? Okay, I'm just going to back up, okay? When you hear the beeping sound like this, beep, beep, beep, beep, that's Charlie backing up, okay? I call him Charlie, he's pink, he's my dump truck, I sleep with him at night. Yes, yes, I'm having. I'm having muffler sex with my pink dump truck.
Starting point is 00:07:29 Okay, so maybe you're a little effeminate. Maybe you're gay. I don't know. Maybe you're not gay. Maybe you are. Or maybe you're just so macho. You're so over-the-top macho that you have the cahones to paint your dump truck pink.
Starting point is 00:07:52 I mean, I can only imagine guys down at the construction site, right? Hey, dude, what's with the, uh, the pink fucking dump truck, dude? And you gotta have big cahones. You get out of that pink dump truck and you walk over you. I painted a pink myself.
Starting point is 00:08:10 You got a problem with that boy? Oh, no, man. It's all right. I like, it really works. The pink really brings out your eyes, dude. I thought that's what you meant. Now, where do you want? want this gravel asshole so i don't know i don't know it was one of the oddest things i actually
Starting point is 00:08:33 did a double take i was driving down the road i i i i i what a pink what dump truck what a pink dump what so i don't know so i guess you know i got i got to i got to say uh does your car reflect who you are. See, I just, as you guys know, I just got a new car, I got the Tesla, and I think I told you guys, I've always had a black car, black truck. I always go black. And with the Tesla being a whole new type of vehicle, I was like, I'm going to switch it up and go white.
Starting point is 00:09:16 And I guess somewhere in my psyche, I don't know, it did kind of make me feel a little different. because maybe the car is a bit representative view. So now I'm aware of it. You know, I guess when I had the black car, I felt a little more rebellious. I felt a little bit more like, you know, the kind of dark, like cool guy. And maybe with the white,
Starting point is 00:09:42 and I'm just uncovering these feelings now, maybe with the white car I feel maybe a little more sophisticated, even though I'm probably not. but in my mind I'm feeling like the car is reflecting sophistication coming from me or it's creating a mindset or a psyche in my head that perhaps I'm a little more sophisticated.
Starting point is 00:10:10 You see, I used to drive a black vehicle, you see. I used to run over babies and drive through the desert and crushed tortoises right in their shell, you see. I used to drive up the side of building, and look for open windows and spit in them, you know, if I saw someone sitting in a desk. But now, you see, I'm much more sophisticated. I have my white car, my white vehicle.
Starting point is 00:10:38 I actually drive it through drive-thrues at seafood and steakhouses. I pull up and order surf and turf or lobster Florentine or a rib-eye service. steak with a commonized reduction sauce on it and much more sophisticated. Did you see in my white vehicle? Okay. So there you go.
Starting point is 00:11:06 I thought I'd share that with you because it was so bizarre. If you guys have ever seen a wacky colored vehicle, let me know. Or if you want to share your thoughts on why your vehicle is the color it is and what it says about you as a human being, if you want to expose yourself the way I did, feel free.
Starting point is 00:11:30 You can call me 323739, 43330. You might be riding in your car right now. It may be illegal. Pick up your cell phone and call me and tell me how you feel based on the color of your car car. So there you go. There you go. My hat's off.
Starting point is 00:11:50 If you see the old pink See the old pink dump truck out on the road Pump your fists twice And see if he honks at you Honk Honk Hawn HON
Starting point is 00:12:06 POM Oh Oh S Hello Hiland Eric from San Diego, man. Hey, I just wanted to call you, and dude, I just really got moved by a movie that I haven't been moved by in a long time by watching a movie. But this movie, St. Vincent, with Bill Murray and Melissa McCarthy, if you haven't seen it, dude, watch it. Like, I'm not calling to be on the air or nothing, but I also had another question for you, because I got colonized today. I left you a goofy message earlier, a couple hours earlier.
Starting point is 00:12:50 And after I left you that message, I was like, oh, yeah, it's coming to San Diego, man. So I went and I bought three tickets for your show on the 23rd. It's a Saturday. So I take a couple of buddies, go check you out. And I also bought your shirt, man, your personal artistic shirt, the trucker shirt. So, but my question was, I don't know how long it takes to ship that, but I'm actually moving at the end of this month. So hopefully you can get it to me before the first. If not, maybe just send it here and hopefully, I live in an apartment complex and they have an office,
Starting point is 00:13:39 so hopefully they'll send it to the office and I can pick it up there. But anyways, check out that movie, bro, St. Vincent. dude i think you'd really dig it it's such a good movie well-written bill murray you know he's got that serious character going on now his older age and all right man love you later well thank you eric thank you so much uh well i got good news and bad news for you eric my friend my my faithful harland highway pavement pounder um the good news is um i'm looking forward to seeing you and your buddies in san diego yes i will be there at the end of the of the end of May
Starting point is 00:14:20 that'll be May 21st through the 24th at the American Comedy Co in San Diego get your tickets don't let Eric be the only one there I don't want to go into a you know a big comedy club and see Eric and his three buddies and nobody else
Starting point is 00:14:38 I mean I will give Eric and his three buddies the best show ever but you know I want everyone to enjoy it so don't let those for wild dudes be the only ones there but eric looking forward to seeing you there uh please come up and say hello after the show i usually do a meet and greet so we can shake hands and share a smile and as far as your shirt goes dude congratulations um i don't know how often you guys get to my web
Starting point is 00:15:08 store at harlem williams dot com but i'm a busy guy i don't have a lot of time on my hands but i do like to, you know, be creative and do my artwork. And when I, when I have the time, I sit down and I meticulously do my own homemade t-shirts, wherein I get a t-shirt, a brand new t-shirt, and I draw an original piece of artwork right on the fabric with colored sharpies. It's a, it's a one-of-a-kind drawing. Nobody else gets it. We don't make prints. We don't make copies. And, uh, you And when I do these shirts, which isn't as often as I'd like to, I put them up online, and people seem to buy them up immediately. They don't stick around very long. And I always think the people that got one are kind of lucky because they're hard to get your hands on.
Starting point is 00:16:03 So, Eric, congratulations. You have a Harlan Williams' original hand-drawn, one-of-a-kind T-shirt. And the good news is it's already been shipped. It was shipped about four or five days ago. In fact, even more than that. By the time you listen to this podcast, it will have been probably, well, you'll probably have the shirt by the time you listen to this.
Starting point is 00:16:28 So it is on its way or with you right now. Congratulations. And if you folks want to get your hands on one of these unique t-shirts, and that's why I do them, I like to offer a unique piece of, art and merchandise to people, you know, in this world of brand names where everyone wears the same designer labels
Starting point is 00:16:51 and the same shirts and the same, you know, blah, blah, blah. I feel really good about offering a one-of-a-kind fashion experience. They're a little more expensive, but A, it's because they're one-of-a-kind. B, they actually take me a lot of work and a lot of time to sit down and do, and I sign them, and I, you know, design them, them and draw them and uh you know i put my heart and soul into them and uh and so they're a little
Starting point is 00:17:20 more expensive than your average t-shirt but uh hopefully if you uh see one you like you can grab onto it and enjoy it um and be proud knowing you're the only one to have that design so congratulations buddy enjoy now to the bad news oh and i hate to do this to you because i i love movies movies are one of my favorite things in life. And I especially love it when movies, you know, reach out to you and touch you and call to you and resonate with you and all that stuff. And it sounds like St. Vincent got to you.
Starting point is 00:17:56 It touched you, and you liked it. And you advised me to watch it and thought that I might like it. Well, I'm going to let you have your review of it. You loved it, and I want you to hold on to it. But I'm a meticulous movie guy. And since you asked, I'm going to tell you, I did not like it. I'm so sorry, if you want to burn the shirt when you get it, you can. But, you know, I'm a stickler when it comes to movies.
Starting point is 00:18:29 You know, I've been around movies so long. I'm in the industry. I've shot, I mean, I've shot over 42 movies. And those are just like the real movies. I've probably done a few other movies that are. are, you know, independent. I've shot three sitcoms. I've shot TV shows.
Starting point is 00:18:50 I've done it all, man. So I'm a stickler for details. I'm a stickler for stories. I'm a stickler for all of it. I probably don't watch a movie the same way most people do. I literally watch for props in the background. I watch for makeup. I watch for hair.
Starting point is 00:19:13 I watch for wardrobe. I watch for location. I watch for continuity. I mean, I watch for everything. I'm a very hard guy to please, but I base my critiques in logic. And here's why St. Vincent was a failure to me. It's the story about a mother, Melissa McCarthy,
Starting point is 00:19:34 who's got a young boy about, I don't know, 12 years old, 11 years old. Cute as a button, cute little kid. and I guess Melissa McCarthy's gone through a bad divorce and she's decided to pick up and move to a new city with her little boy and Melissa McCarthy works as a nurse at the hospital and she's barely making ends meet
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Starting point is 00:21:41 She seems to be struggling financially. And she shows up into a city where she has no real resources, no network of friends or family. I can't remember why she came to this particular city, but apparently it's a dead zone. She doesn't know anybody there. She shows up at this new house that's not in the best neighborhood. and lo and behold, the guy living right next to them
Starting point is 00:22:12 is this guy Vincent played by Bill Murray and Bill Murray in the movie is unkempt. He looks dirty. He's unshaved. He wears a gravy-stained wifebeater. His hair is all over the place. He's an alcoholic. He's not friendly. He's not nice.
Starting point is 00:22:42 On their first confrontation, I think he smashes his car through a fence because he's driving drunk. He's inebriated and he's driving drunk. He sprays Melissa McCarthy up on one of their first meetings with a garden hose. He makes it clear that he doesn't like her. he doesn't want to be bothered. And for all intents and purposes, he looks like a classic child molester. Okay?
Starting point is 00:23:16 If this guy showed up on your street, he's the guy you, everyone in the neighborhood would say, oh, my God, stay away from that guy. Look at him. His guts hanging out. He's wearing a wife beater. He's the one house in the neighborhood that never cuts the grass, never paints the house. There's garbage in the yard. Okay. He's like the Boo Radley meets Discovery Channel's hoarders, all rolled into one.
Starting point is 00:23:48 Okay, and in this day and age, we are very leery of people that fit that description. We are very suspicious and, well, we should be. There's way too many stories of kids getting molested by the creepy guy in the neighborhood or even abducted or even murdered. So where this story falls apart, they introduce Bill Murray's character. It starts with him at a bar, inebriated, driving drunk, backs his car into his own fence, smashes it. His car's a wreck. His fence is laying on his car. Melissa McCarthy wakes up.
Starting point is 00:24:26 I think it's her first day in the neighborhood or second day. She gets called into work. She has nowhere to put her kid. She runs next door to the Boo Radley Chub. child molester house, knocks on the door, a guy who's a complete stranger, his house looks like he's one of the cousins of the Adams family, she knocks on the door, the door opens, he tells her to get lost, he's hung over, he's got drool on the side of his mouth, there's liquor bottles all over his living room floor, and Melissa McCarthy says, hey, will you take my son
Starting point is 00:25:04 and watch him for the day a complete stranger and Bill Murray says well I'll do it for a fee so suddenly she's paying this complete creep who she knows nothing about doesn't do a background check doesn't go on her internet to see if he's a
Starting point is 00:25:24 child molester just hands her cute little boy off to a complete guy this guy's house is dark the shades are drawn the couch has holes in it it smells there's bags of chips i mean this guy this is the type of guy you would run a million miles away from so she just hands her kid off to this creep and he plays a creep in the movie he goes to an old age home and steals pills um he's got a questionable
Starting point is 00:25:58 background he's he's in debt i guess he's also a game gambling addict as well as being an alcoholic. He owes a bunch of gangsters some money. And they've threatened his life. It's one of those movies you pay us in a week or we'll break both your legs and drop you in the river. All obvious when you see this guy. I mean, you look at this.
Starting point is 00:26:22 It's like, would you leave your kid with a dirty, homeless guy standing on a corner in New York City? Hey, excuse me, homeless guy with the urine-soaked pants. Yeah, and the soup in your beard And your skin's so dark I can't tell what race you are I can't tell if you're white, black, Indian You've got so many layers of soot on your flesh
Starting point is 00:26:48 And I don't care that you don't have shoes And there's a shit stain on the front of your pants Okay It's like Would you please take my peach-faced little choir boy I've got to go to work so that's what that's what Bill Murray's character is
Starting point is 00:27:11 so then she leaves the kid with this guy the kid starts to like Bill Murray for whatever reason they form a bond now she starts leaving her kid with Bill Murray every day well guess what Bill Murray does he takes the kid to the racetrack he teaches the kid
Starting point is 00:27:31 to gamble He gets the kid to buy a ticket. Guess what? The kid gets lucky and wins like 60 grand on his first bet. Guess what Bill Murray does. He tells the kid to give him the money and he's going to invest it for him. He steals the kid's money. He's drinking in front of the kid.
Starting point is 00:27:54 The gangsters show up in front of the kid. I mean, Bill Murray is a hot mess. And here's where the movie falls. part, dude, and I'm sorry I'm wrecking it for you, but you asked me. The movie makes no sense. You barely see Melissa McCarthy the whole movie. She basically shows up near the beginning, drops her kid off, and then kind of shows up every few seconds, every half hour, just to remind us that she's there.
Starting point is 00:28:21 So this little boy spends all his time with this weirdo, and here's the problem. If it wasn't Bill Murray, if you didn't know Bill Murray as Bill. Murray, the lovable actor, who has that, for some reason, Bill Murray has that charm. He can look like crap, but he's got that glint in his eye. He's got that sarcastic grin. And he's so beloved that in this movie, he gets away with chaperoning this little innocent boy, who's a complete stranger. And we buy it because, oh, it's Bill Murray. You can't get around it as a viewer.
Starting point is 00:29:03 But if you put that into any other context where it was an unknown actor who was a real creep, you'd walk out of the movie going, what the hell kind of movie is this? Who leaves their boy with a complete stranger that's a freak? And somehow during the movie, because we love Bill Murray so much when he's exposing this child to all the dangers,
Starting point is 00:29:28 driving dangerously, drinking, gambling, rubbing up next to hardened criminals, going to the racetrack, teaching the kid to fight, stealing the kid's money. For some reason, we all, oh, it's Bill Murray. Oh, St. Vincent. Oh, you're so cute.
Starting point is 00:29:51 Oh, such a lovable scoundrel. I'm telling you what, if that was your kid, You'd be arresting this guy, or you should be arrested for leaving your kid with this guy. You know, nothing about him. So there you go, man. There's my rub down on St. Vincent. Look, the performances were charming. The concept is moving.
Starting point is 00:30:18 I see why you were moved by the movie. I get it. He's a lonely, empty, desperate guy, and the little boy is a lonely, empty, empty guy, because he has no father figure. He's been uprooted from his neighborhood. He's just kind of baggage to his mother who doesn't have time for him. So these two kind of lost souls fill each other in. But it's really a creepy environment, and it's not, to me, it wasn't viable.
Starting point is 00:30:47 As much as I was charmed by Bill Murray and the relationship, if you break it down, it's ridiculous. It's borderline. It's dangerous. That's like wrapping a naked choir boy and bacon and throwing them into a, you know, a pit full of priests. He ain't coming out too well, man. Oh, God. So there you go. Sorry, dude.
Starting point is 00:31:16 But the good news is you've got your shirt. I want to close this account. $112.14. All right. Small bills. No, you're overdrawn that much. What does that mean? It means you hit zero. Here's zero.
Starting point is 00:31:30 You went below zero. Okay. This is my tree. You're wrecked. Stay here. I'm calling the cops. Is everything okay? I'm Maggie.
Starting point is 00:31:44 I guess I'm your new neighbor. So? Well, we're moving in. Sir? Take me, God. Don't play with me. I was wondering if I could use your phone. My house?
Starting point is 00:31:56 I can watch the kid after school. I can do $11 an hour. Let's go! Here's a dime. Call your mom. It costs more than a dime. All right. Here.
Starting point is 00:32:04 Cost more than that. Call collect. Oh, you like him? He's interesting. And it gotcha sort of way. So, how do you and Vincent know each other? I'm working for the smell. I go on.
Starting point is 00:32:14 I'm also so dance a push. A lady of the night. Do you know what that means? She works that night? Ben! What kind of a man takes a child to a bar? Into the racetrack. Who passed in your Cheerios?
Starting point is 00:32:29 You don't like people. People don't like him. Except you. Why you like it? A saint is a human being. We celebrate for the sacrifices that they make for their commitment to making the world a better place. Why is he mowing your dirt patch?
Starting point is 00:32:47 I'm showing him how the world works. We work, you get paid, you drink. Are you drinking alcohol? I honestly don't remember. Yeah. Okay. There you go. And I forgot to mention in my ramble that the guy doesn't have a cent. You heard him trying to clean out his bank account. He has nothing. And did I also mention that his girlfriend is a stripper and a prostitute who he brings to the house and hangs out with the little boy? They're like chums. They're like the three stooges. I mean, are you kidding me? Just listening to that trailer. Imagine if you had an 11-year-old boy
Starting point is 00:33:34 and everything you heard in that trailer from that guy, is that who you're going to leave your kid with? Oh, God. But also in the trailer, did you hear the charm of Bill Murray? Did he not seduce you with his... He's just so funny. He's one of those guys that just has to open his mouth and you love him. And that's, that's, you know,
Starting point is 00:33:56 know the brilliant piece of casting for this movie because without him that movie doesn't work you'd be like god this is creepy and as i said bill murray plays a creepy character and so i was like the movie didn't work for me so i'm going to leave it there i've said enough but i'm glad you liked it enjoy your shirt i'll see you in san diego bring your DVD of st vincent i'll sign it for you Okay, see ya. Here we are, children. Come and get your lollipops. Lollipops.
Starting point is 00:34:36 Come along by little ones. Lollipops. Ice cream, chocolate all free today. Hello? Hello? Hi, Harland. My name is Ben. Betsy Nelson, and I'm a big fan.
Starting point is 00:34:57 I just found your contact info. I am looking for a sketch, I believe, that you did about 20 years ago, about Mr. Calajan, the dog with the air conditioner body, and I believe you went hunting for wild corn pops. I'm looking for a copy of the sketch, or maybe even some verification that it even existed. If you can help me find out that sketch, it would really mean a lot to me. It's one of my favorite songs to sing whenever I see a dog in an air conditioner, very close together. Oh, Betsy, Betsy, Betsy, Betsy, Betsy Nelson. Yes, yes, yes, yes, you did not dream of the adventures of Mr. Callaghan.
Starting point is 00:35:43 Mr. Callaghan is a sketch that I did for MTV many years. ago, I believe you're right, 20 years ago is one of the first things I did when I first moved to Hollywood. MTV did a show called Comicazzi, and they asked me to come up with some, like a little cereal, like a little, you know, reoccurring sketch that they could play throughout the show. And you know my imagination, gang. I'm out there. And so I decided to come up with this idea called Mr. Callaghan, which was the name of my dog, and he was a dog who was half dog, half air conditioner. And so we got together, and we actually built this dog, and basically it was an air conditioner on wheels, and with a dog's head sticking out of one end. And Mr.
Starting point is 00:36:45 Calajan was my friend. I was just Harlan Williams, and I was wandering around looking for things to do, and I'd do things with Mr. Callaghan. And Mr. Callaghan didn't speak in human words. He barked, but his bark was like this. Racky, racky, racky, racky, racky, racky, racky, racky, racky. He'd say racky for some reason. And we would go on these crazy adventures. We'd go fishing down at the ocean.
Starting point is 00:37:14 And yes, we did do, we went out on an adventure one day where we went into the forest with a butterfly net, and we were, instead of chasing. We were chasing boxes of cereal. I was chasing a box of corn pops through the forest and a box of sugar smacks and all kinds of wonderful cereals. And Mr. Callagam would give me advice, and we would sit in the sunset together. And he was a great character,
Starting point is 00:37:44 and I don't know if you ever saw it, but a lot of people, this little sketch I did resonated. Um, many of, uh, many people over the years like you have, have inquired about this thing. And I've kind of kept quiet on it because it was, you know, it was old. It's 20 years old, but, but somehow it's stuck in people's heads. And I've had other people email me and ask me about it, which I find very peculiar, you know, considering all the work I've done in my career, that that little kind of odd, obscure sketch stood out to a lot of lot of people.
Starting point is 00:38:24 And at the time when I created Mr. Callaghan, I found a rubber dog puppet made by the same people that made the insult comic dog. You know, the insult comic dog that used to be on Conan? I forget his first name, like Tunsey, the insult comic dog or something like that. And this was the dog. It was like a pit bull or a Rottweiler that had a cigar. in its mouth and a bow tie and a puppeteer would go around and insult people. And so my dog was made by the same puppet makers.
Starting point is 00:39:05 It was a rubber dog. It was just the head and the neck. And it was one of those cute little pit terriers, you know, the little black and white-faced pit terriers. And he was really cute. and he was all rubbery and he was full of facial expressions and, you know,
Starting point is 00:39:27 it was just a really fun little sketch and I'm still amazed at how many people remember it. So, yes, I'm validating your delusions. It does exist. I don't know if I still have it. I mean, it was 20 years ago, but what I'm going to do is I'm going to look around and I'm going to try and find it in my archive of stuff
Starting point is 00:39:50 and if I can find it, I will somehow find a way to post it on my YouTube channel. I don't know how good it'll look. It'll probably be really old and grainy. But there you go. It does exist, and I will try and find Mr. Callaghan for you. And if people see it on my YouTube channel and react to it, I will tell you the story behind the name Mr. Callaghan. Because that's a funny story in itself.
Starting point is 00:40:24 But I'll save that. And we'll see if there's any follow-up interest in the adventures of me and Mr. Callaghan. So thank you for digging up that ghost from the past. I will do my best to try and find it. As I said, you're not the first one to request it. And I'm almost scared to see it because I was just a kid. I was like a peach-faced kid. I think I was living with St. Vincent at the time.
Starting point is 00:40:54 So there you go. And what a lot of fond memories you're bringing up for me. So I'm going to end the show right there on those fond, fond memories. Thank you. And that is our show for today, ladies and gentlemen. I hope you had a good time. I really do. I really do.
Starting point is 00:41:11 Don't forget you can see me starting tonight, Thursday, April 23rd, at the Foxwood Casino in Connecticut Nantucket or something. I can't say all these Mashed Nantucket or Puntucket or it's the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut at the club is called Comics with an X, C-O-M-I-X. That'll be April 23rd to the 25th, Thursday through Saturday.
Starting point is 00:41:40 Tickets online at Harlandwilliams.com. Also, I did have a show planned in Ottawa in May. That show has been canceled due to the hockey playoffs. But if you're on the East Coast, I'm not far away. I'm in Buffalo, New York on May 7th through the 10th at a club called Helium.
Starting point is 00:42:04 Great Comedy Club, Helium Comedy Club in Buffalo, New York. This will be my first time in my whole career, talk about 20 years, ever playing in Buffalo. So I'm very excited. I can't wait to get up there And then as our friend down in San Diego mentioned Who bought the T-shirt I will be at the American Comedy Co
Starting point is 00:42:27 in San Diego, California The end of May, May 21st to the 24th And hope to see you there Coming up in June, I'll be at the Ontario Improv In California, Ontario, California And then the Houston Improv in June. So that's Ontario Improv
Starting point is 00:42:49 June 11th, Houston Improv June 18th. So we hope to see you there, ladies and Snurdle Flurgens. And that's it. That's all we have time for today. Until next time, keep your calls coming.
Starting point is 00:43:07 Be sure to check out harlornwilliams.com. You can call me 323739-43330 or you can write me at harlainwilliams.com. Check out our store at harlornwilms.com. Maybe I will have a brand new hand-drawn t-shirt up there for you to pluck before someone else gets
Starting point is 00:43:27 and all kinds of fun gifts in our store. So thank you so much for being here, everyone. Great to have you on the highway. Tell your friends to get on the highway. And until next time, chicken, show me. Baby?

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