We're Here to Help - 171: Walk This Lonely Dream & Shake Your Little Butts (with Jillian Bell)

Episode Date: May 14, 2025

The guys are joined by the great Jillian Bell for this bonus episode. First, they help a caller plan a father-daughter dance with Mr. Worldwide. Later, a caller tries to get her partner on bo...ard with an embarrassing tennis ritual.Check out Jillian's directorial debut Summer of 69, now streaming on Hulu.See caller images here!Want to call in? Email your question to helpfulpod@gmail.com.PATREON: https://patreon.com/heretohelppodMERCH: heretohelppod.comINSTAGRAM: @HereToHelpPodIf you’re enjoying the show, make sure to rate We’re Here to Help 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.Advertise on We’re Here to Help via Gumball.fmSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 This episode of We're Here to Help is brought to you by Gemini. Oh, Jake, it is. To us, Gemini was an American gladiator. But not to the kids of today. We're talking exams, essays. This is stressful stuff. We went through it. We were on our own. But Gemini is offering something really great for college students. So if you are a listener of We're Here to Help and if you want a little extra help, Gemini Advanced is now free for college students in the United States of America. Sign up before June 30th and you'll get free access all the way through spring finals
Starting point is 00:00:42 2026. So Gareth, when you use Gemini, which we both use, what do you use it for and what do you like about it? There's sometimes like if there's a topic that I think I want to do stand up on or if there's sometimes like if I'm writing something for my other show, it's just like a way to kind of have something. It just gives you all the information and right away you go oh okay now I actually get this now I can personalize it visit Gemini dot Google slash students to learn more terms apply but crispy strips are now at McDonald's tender juicy and its own sauce would you look at that well you can't see it, but trust me, it looks delicious.
Starting point is 00:01:26 New McCrispy Strips, now at McDonald's. Ba-da-da-ba-ba-ba And we are back! I have a couple things I want to talk about during this intro. I have an agenda for this one. And it's a good thing Rob's here too, because I don't know if this is Rob related. But my mother, okay, so long story short. I got stuff too. Stop it.
Starting point is 00:02:12 Long story short, actually this is the worst thing. I have two things, so don't get two in the weeds in this. We sent my mother something from the show. Oh right. Yes. My mother likes her neck fan because my mother gets red face and she likes to have a fan stop to cool herself down. Stop.
Starting point is 00:02:28 Did we ever air that? No, I don't think we did. This is what it says. Every package notification, dear customer, we regret to inform you that your package should not be delivered due to missing or damaged address information. You're getting hostile. Be sure to timely delivery. Please follow the link below to update you. You're getting house. Sure. A timely delivery.
Starting point is 00:02:46 Please follow the link below to. Know, don't open it. Don't quit that. OK. No. But then he goes on to say, please apply wide and exit this SMS and open it again. And actually, so just ignore. Yes.
Starting point is 00:02:59 Yes. Just ignore it. Never click it again. Never order from this place again. No. What kind of neck fan? OK. All right. Send you one. Never click it again. Never order from this place again. Now, what kind of neck fan? OK, all right. Send you one. That's very good. You won't be.
Starting point is 00:03:08 You'll have to open a UK Amazon account. It's fucking it's a nightmare. OK. I can't I can't. I've got one. I've got one. Do you need it? Let's just do it. And then Rob will just send you a neck. Yeah. What neck fan did you want?
Starting point is 00:03:21 I want a matching neck fan. Well, I don't know. It was just a nice one that seemed to lock. It fits around her neck. It's got dual fans, good charge. It fits around her neck. It's like a fan necklace. That's what you want, Pam?
Starting point is 00:03:36 Like a shawl, but a fan, if you know what I'm saying. It fits over her shoulder. Just walk around the house with a fan around your neck, Pam? Yeah, that's right. Like a fan, like a cooling device? Yes. Battery powered? Well, rechargeable.
Starting point is 00:03:49 Pam, this is what you're looking for? Cause we can help you with it. We don't want one. Can we send you some? We'll send you some, Mom. We're here to help. That's right, exactly what I was thinking. Nice.
Starting point is 00:03:59 But she got it and she loved it. Great. She was very happy. She was very thankful, wanted to thank everybody. Sweet. But then something else showed up in the mail. I don't know about this. I had a feeling you didn't. And I had a feeling it was from Rob,
Starting point is 00:04:13 because Rob got her address. I did not know about this. And by the way, this, she told me what it was, and I go, what? And she's like, did you send it? And I go, no. And I got kind of freaked out for a minute. But then I was like, well, no, obviously.
Starting point is 00:04:27 I was like, this had to be Robert Jake. And the more I thought about it, the more I was like, there's no way this is Jake. So I should point out, in the lower part of my mother's house, there's like a bathroom, like a shed basically. And in there, she hangs my first headshot. And it's embarrassing and it's a nightmare.
Starting point is 00:04:47 Anyway, she gets this in the mail and she's like, I'm thinking of putting it in the toilet with your headshot. And this is what showed up to her place. Wait, actually I did know about this. You did? Yeah. Do you want to explain what this is?
Starting point is 00:05:03 Yes, I did know. We were texting about it, but I forgot about it. It's insane. So, it's a photo of me and Tom Cruise from The Mummy that Rob found online and said, should I send this to Pam? So what did you actually send her? This! This is it!
Starting point is 00:05:21 A picture of you and Tom Cruise. And she's gonna hang it in her bathroom. Yes. Right next to your first headshot. The only picture that's in there. Amazing. It was my headshot. It was awful. Amazing.
Starting point is 00:05:35 And now it's gonna be this as well. What a victory. It is a huge victory. Nice, Rob. Well done. But boy, the second thing is I was gifted something at a show recently. Okay. Well done. The second thing is I was gifted something at a show recently, okay, and Jesse can you bring it over because it was actually My jaw dropped when I was given this excited
Starting point is 00:05:57 It's a reference to the show. I like that. Jesse was like it needs to be in another cabinet Yeah, why don't well yeah, I'll let you open it so Yeah, why don't well, yeah, I'll let you open it So so someone at a show brings this and I look up and I'm like, what the fuck and I go it's just like them Open it. Oh My god, why don't you explain what it is? This is from the collar and I'll put it to this Yeah And I'll put it to this. Yeah. Big fat baby in ginger picnic,
Starting point is 00:06:28 the doll behind the glass. The haunted glass dolls. These are the actual ones? So I'm like, they look just like them. And she goes, they are them. That was me calling in. Oh my God. And I was doll struck.
Starting point is 00:06:42 This is a big deal for the show. Do you want these? I mean, do you want yours? Should we hang them somewhere? Yeah, do you want both? Take both go do jiu-jitsu with them in the little... No! I love these. I love them for you. I love them for your background. These will be in my background, but also whenever I finish an acting job, I take one thing from set always. So every gig I've ever had, no matter what, whenever this ends, this will be with me until this, my kids will go like, because this is bad baby.
Starting point is 00:07:20 Aren't they, what is it again? Ginger Picnic. Aren't they? This is us. This is us. Me, especially today, honestly. Guys, what I want everyone to think of when you watch this show, will you hold it up, Gareth? This is how we see each other.
Starting point is 00:07:32 I know sometimes you think we're mean to each other. This is who I think is doing the show. Yes, agreed. It's just these two people decided to do a podcast. I could not agree more that you are a dirty, scummy little baby fighting for every morsel. Exactly. And that I am a sad little ginger booo. Little ginger princess whose feelings are precious.
Starting point is 00:07:55 It's perfect. And this is the kid who's going like, I want more rock in my soup, makes the soup hideous. I like it. I don't need teeth to win. I like the rocks because I ain't got no teeth Incredible so it's a prop heavy intro right but this will go on socials. Oh, yeah on the website It was just it was astounding. Yeah, so she opened that out of the wall because this was yeah What up there because her boyfriend they were enclosed and she brought them to a show in I think Maryland. These will be in the BG of all of them.
Starting point is 00:08:32 Please. Absolutely incredible. So I forget her name. I don't know if she gave it to me but thank you for giving us those. Now really quickly should we tie this to Jillian and use this for her intro or no? Sure. I was asking Natalie that's why I used a louder voice. Sure. Didn't expect you to yell sure. Ring the bell again, huh? That's always fun.
Starting point is 00:08:50 This is a ring the bell. Yeah. And the photo for your mom ring the bell. All right, there we go. You've killed it with things today. So. We have a special guest. Yes.
Starting point is 00:09:01 The great. Jillian Bell. So funny. The best. Jillian Bell. So funny. The best. I'm not on the calls as much as I'd like to be. Yeah, your internet broke off. Yeah, internet broke, but Jillian is the best and she stepped in, she stepped up as always.
Starting point is 00:09:17 It was great. And what we wanna tell you guys or ask you guys all to do is May 9th. May 9th. On Hulu. on Hulu. She has directed her first feature starring Chloe Fineman and there's a ton of people in that you're gonna be fans of. It's called Summer of 69.
Starting point is 00:09:35 Summer of 69. But everybody, if you have Hulu, click on it because all those views matter. Tell people. And we want Jillian to win big. We want everyone to watch so that she can direct more. And truly because she's a winner. She's a winner. Like we've both worked with her before.
Starting point is 00:09:53 She is one of the funniest people ever. And she's also one of the nicest, sweetest people. So she is one we all want to win big. So do us a favor. If you like this this show if you're a fan of the show Spread the word tell everyone to watch summer of 69. Let's blow it up for Jillian She's a friend of the show and she's just the best and wouldn't it be nice in Hollywood if she became a hot shot Director and yeah more people like her were winning. Yeah, and she's putting her friends and stuff No, she is the fucking best.
Starting point is 00:10:25 I know, how did I do that? Don't. No. Ah! Ah! Ginger picnic! Cause maybe she could put me in it after my mommy says I'm wonderful at skipping.
Starting point is 00:10:35 Look at me, look at me, I skip, I skip. We should point out that Ginger Picnic is holding a little robe. Hey. Hey, I ate my own leg. Hey you, come here. I ate my own leg to teach myself a lesson about meat. Hey, hey, I ate my own leg. Hey you come here. I ate my own leg to teach myself a lesson about me. Hey, hey Can I wear that dress of yours?
Starting point is 00:10:50 I'll give you two nibbles. We should do a podcast So everybody enjoy the show without further ado Enjoy the show. Without further ado. This podcast is sponsored by the Crisp, the refreshing angry orchard. Now, Jake, you don't sound angry when you talk about it because why would you be? Listen, guys, there's a litany of things that we shouldn't get angry about, but let's be honest, sometimes it's hard not to be. I get angry at stuff, Gareth. Such as, Mr. Johnson?
Starting point is 00:11:28 Your perm? Stop, I'm soaking wet. Stop. Not today, by the way. By the way, you're angry at the perm. I told you you're going to see my movie and your note's going to be the perm. It was a ridiculous face. It's not even a perm.
Starting point is 00:11:40 I don't know what's happening. I get angry at your love of the Packers. I get angry at your delusion over the Bears. I get angry at the draft in Green Bay where you just looked around and my mother who lived in Manitoc, I'm like, oh, look at this city. What are you talking about?
Starting point is 00:11:56 And it's like, go Packers. And I was like, I'm feeling angry. They had a great draft. Listen, don't get angry about all the things that we talked about, except for Jake's kind of obsessive relationship with the Bears that we talked about, except for Jake's kind of obsessive relationship with the bears that they've never fulfilled him for. 1985, I was alive for it.
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Starting point is 00:12:27 something we all wanna do. So grab an angry orchard cider today. Don't get angry, get orchard, and please drink responsibly. Producer Sherlock here. Please note that due to an unstable internet connection while recording, Gareth is in and out of this episode. Hello.
Starting point is 00:12:49 Hey. Hi. Hi, how's it going? Hi. Yeah, thank you. Really good. Thank you. Welcome to the show.
Starting point is 00:12:57 Listen, we're going to get right into it. You're welcome. Very polite. You have Jake, you have me, and you also have a returning champion, guest helper. Oh? The great Jillian Bell. Hello! No way.
Starting point is 00:13:13 Yes way. No way. Absolutely way. So this is getting solved. Yes. Wait, this is amazing. Okay, perfect. Okay, so what is your name?
Starting point is 00:13:22 My name's Campbell. Campbell, okay. Cool name. Where are you calling from, Campbell? is your name? My name is Campbell Campbell okay Where are you calling from Campbell man? Love your suit. Hi Thank you. Thank you. Yep. Make it myself and it myself. I am calling from Nashville the Nashville area Sure All right. Well, you're probably 32 would be my guess. You don't need to answer that. What's going on with what's going on today? What can we help you with? So you're going no
Starting point is 00:13:50 personal info you You know, all right, I'll be honest Jillian, okay, we've gone through this Evolution where it started to be weird with the age. So now we're like, well, we sometimes ask, we sometimes don't. So I thought I'd change it up. I'm just expressing it. Do you want me to confirm or deny? Yes, I do. 25. You're 25? Okay.
Starting point is 00:14:17 Yeah. Okay, Campbell Nashville 25, quick question for you. You got a soul animal? Yeah, lay on me. You know, like a spiritual guide you. You got a soul animal? You know, like a spiritual guide. Yeah, spiritual guide. If you close your eyes and there's an animal protecting you, what's that animal?
Starting point is 00:14:32 Mine's a silverback. Gareth, what's your soul animal? Jillian, what's your soul animal? Mine's your silverback, I want yours. Okay, Gareth, he's also using my grill, but it will be tired. Jillian, what's yours? A tired old bat
Starting point is 00:14:49 Campbell what is what is your soul animal that protects you in the darkness? Okay, like my soul animal. I want it to be like Maybe like an owl cool or like an eagle like some sort of bird. Okay. I was what is it? Okay, one of those two can it be both no you said you want it to now we're gonna get to we're gonna start getting clear Answers out of you Campbell, and you're gonna start driving this in a direct way What animal is it not what animal is you want it to be? Okay, the animal that I actually think it is in my heart of hearts. Yes Unfortunately is a monkey. Thank you for saying that. Now, Campbell, now that we're getting clear shots from you,
Starting point is 00:15:28 what is your issue today? Okay, here I go. So I'm getting married. I'm getting, yeah, woo, I'm getting married in June. And I, it's great. It's gonna be awesome. It's wonderful. My fiance's awesome.
Starting point is 00:15:44 His name's Reed. It's gonna be great. It's going to be awesome. It's wonderful. My fiance is awesome. His name is Reed. It's going to be great. But we, okay. So my dad for the father daughter dance and my fiance's mom for the mother son dance, they're like, they both have independently told us, they're like, we don't want to just stand there and like sway with you for three minutes because that is awkward and weird yeah and i'm like okay fair fair point they're right but yeah and i'm with them like i hear i hear that however my dad is so wonderful so so silly so ridiculous and wants to do like a choreographed routine which people have been doing but he wants it to be like a mashup of like five insane songs like insane songs for like a father-daughter dance routine. What are the songs? I okay you guys he wants to open with a bowl of our broken dreams
Starting point is 00:16:52 So I want you to picture this this is yeah, this is what he wants it to be which I like We're away on camel quick pause for a second Jillian. Do you know what that song is? Yeah, that's a green day It's a green day song Jillian, please One of this lonely road Is it that one? Yep. Keep going. So you know exactly that is what he wants us to like walk out to. We come in. This is in his mind. We come in from different directions of the dance floor and that part is playing.
Starting point is 00:17:16 I walk a lonely road. The only one that I have ever known. And then we're walking out to that. And then ideally their spotlights, obviously. Yeah, so that's cool, by the way Yeah, and he's off and money is not an option for him at this wedding He's also like those Rockets and I come off He wants me in the cool music video of all time. I come out like the undertaker from the floor of the banquet hall Okay, so he was like he loves the song wide awake by Katy Perry where it but all he knows of
Starting point is 00:17:53 That song is just the part where it goes. I'm wide awake. That's all he knows. I just love his musical taste It is so like 2009 I'm guessing Such a specific time for pop music. Yeah you're not wrong in that. He's very specific okay. He is just like wanting to choreograph this like like really intricate. Alright Cam, hold on hold on. So we start off Boulevard of Broken Dreams I didn't know it but the song that Jillian was saying that's the lead in. You guys are walking in with spotlights, yeah?
Starting point is 00:18:27 Okay. Then what happens? Okay, in his mind, Jake, this is important for you to know. In his mind, this is what is gonna happen. First, I'm trying to live as your dad. I wanna see the fantasy before we pitch on it, because right now I gotta say, Campbell, and I know you're not gonna like this, I'm on the fence.
Starting point is 00:18:43 It might be a good idea. I'm in, honestly. There's no budget. Gareth is in, Jillian's in. So we're gonna end on your side. I know we're gonna end on your side, but we gotta hear his vision. So is Wide Awake next?
Starting point is 00:18:57 Yeah, that's what I'm trying to get to. But Wide Awake, somehow it goes to, I'm on a bed and I am waking up. Wait, wait, okay, okay. Somehow it goes to, I'm on a bed and I am waking up. Wait, wait, okay, okay. Now it's becoming a production. Okay, so there's a bed there. So someone's bringing in a bed and you're then pretending to be asleep?
Starting point is 00:19:17 Stage managers wearing all black like they do on Broadway. All right, cue bed, cue the bed. All right, they're moving, spotlights, hang with them. Bed, the bed. All right. They're moving spotlights. Hang with them bed. Move bed on wheels Is that is that kind of what so let me ask you a question before we hear the next thing. I'm wide awake Okay, then what happens? Then I have no idea but I do know the rest of the songs that he wants included. Okay, great. That's enough What's the third song? Okay, one of the songs he once included is
Starting point is 00:19:47 You guys it's by Enrique Iglesias it is called I like how it feels Do you know how I like how it feels goes does anybody yes, how does it go? I do Okay, give us a taste. I guess it starts off. It starts off and it goes it's my time It's my life. I can do What I like hmm for the price oversmile I gotta take it to rock-hack-hack and we can live Into a dance and eventually you got a voice on you kid.
Starting point is 00:20:25 So that's pretty good. That's what makes me dance like a muppet. You know, I'm in. I like it more than I thought. It's a great idea. I just don't want to dance because also Pitbull Pitbull gets involved. OK, hold on. Hold on. Oh, don't jump to the end yet.
Starting point is 00:20:42 Stop. We're not going to your opinion. Oh great featuring He just wraps a little taste give me a taste does he say mr. Worldwide Um, what does he say? He does have a line in it where he goes think of any part of the world. I've been there And he also he talks about global warming. He goes, you think I'm like global warming. Oh, he goes, I'm like global warming. You think I've just started, but I've been here. Would your dad be pit bull? I don't, I, yeah, you know what? If my dad was pit bull,
Starting point is 00:21:19 this would maybe change my whole opinion on everything. In a good way or bad way. Go ahead, Joanne. Can you imagine, can you imagine saying, think of a place I've been there? And someone just goes, Zizek's California, and he goes, well, no, to be honest, I have not been there. Right. No chance he's been everywhere. No way, it's impossible.
Starting point is 00:21:44 He's been a lot of places because he's a touring musician, but he hasn't been everywhere. That's true. But he has been to the world wide. Yes, you're right. But the idea of dad being Pitbull in there could be cool. Now, what is the other song? So right now we got Boulevard of Broken, we got some Katy Perry, we got some I Like How It Feels. Jillian, go ahead.
Starting point is 00:22:02 I have one suggestion. Is your dad naturally a bald man? Like he is very, yeah, so bald. How could you do that? Because I was going to say there could be something fun if he has a wig on for the beginning and then takes that off to be Mr. Worldwide. I totally agree. You guys, you guys, this is my problem.
Starting point is 00:22:26 This is, this is, we're getting to the root of the problem actually, because these things are so funny and like these bits are so funny. And this is what I've done with my dad is we have just been like doing bits about like the most ridiculous things that could possibly happen. And I, I don't know when, but I was doing bits and at some point I think the bits turned real in his head. I get it. And now he's like no this is actually happening at your reception. Let me explain why that's happened and this is why I'm glad we got to this with you where we just had to get to the meat and potatoes
Starting point is 00:22:59 of this because it is funny it is ridiculous but now it's getting a little bit scary. That's the nature of my life and most likely Jillian's. All of this is a bit that hasn't stopped. I've got a weird man staring off to the side in my background that looks like a fisherman that I would love to not have in here anymore, but I need him with me at all times. This thing started off as a bit.
Starting point is 00:23:23 Now it travels around with me. So you also have a dummy in a shed that you play with. Like a doll. I do need to know more about that eventually. I agree, yeah. We can get into that. Another call. Another call.
Starting point is 00:23:36 Wait, so how does it end, Campbell? How does this all end? Well, we still got two more songs, I believe. Yeah, there's more songs. One of them is Payphone by Maroon 5. Great. Hold on, Jillian, give me a taste. I don't know. I'm on a payphone child phone home. That doesn't sound like it's in your range. Yeah. Yeah, no.
Starting point is 00:23:57 What? Excuse me, Jillian, I'll answer for you. Everything's in her range. Thank you. Thank you. You're a manager. Yeah, well, I mean I mean look she knows every song I mean, that's killing itself Good lord, so then pay for me. I think she killed it. Thank you. Thank you Is there gonna be an actual cowl on this show? Is there gonna be our actual pay phone?
Starting point is 00:24:20 Like there's a bed. No. Guys, we have no budget for this. Like, this is where the logistics of this is insane. Like, I'm like, he lives 12 hours away from me. You tell me when we're going to choreograph a routine. Okay. Here's what I think this call is about. You correct me if I'm incorrect. Your dad wants to do a real weird unthought out five song structure with choreography that doesn't make sense, lighting cues that are insane, cut to unrealistic moments where you're hopping out of a bed with props and he wants somebody magically to put this all
Starting point is 00:25:03 together and it's gonna be a disaster, but he doesn't wanna do any work until day up. And you're trying to plan a real wedding, and your dad's going, oh, I got another song. I wanna sex you up should play. And you go like, what? And he goes, throw that in. Also anything by C&C Music Factory.
Starting point is 00:25:20 And you're like. This is all the wrong genre. It's all 2009. I agree, but I'm not great with names and music. That's okay. But I agree. Do you have references that are better? Avril Lavigne?
Starting point is 00:25:30 Avril Lavigne. Okay. I don't know if you all know the band Rush, but he most definitely needs Rush in there. There's two things I want to say real quick. One is I have a feeling, and this is a like, let your pearls moment, that your dad doesn't know how to... Wait, that was actually... Roll. Sorry. Sorry to cut you off, but you just reminded me that was the last song was,
Starting point is 00:25:51 I Got A Feeling by the Black Eyed Bees. Oh, okay. I have a feeling. How does that go? I got a feeling, woo. Keep going. That tonight's gonna be a good night. Yeah. Okay, that's a great ending.
Starting point is 00:26:04 Okay, well, then maybe we're solved because I was saying, I'm clutching my pearls because what if your dad doesn't wanna find the final song because he doesn't want the process to be over? Because then it means he's given away his baby girl. I think there's a lot of truth to that. Okay, now here- That's so sad.
Starting point is 00:26:21 There's a lot of truth to that, Campbell, as your dad. Here's the pitch. There's the kind of fake one, but could be cool if it was real and then the real one Okay Okay, so the the kind of fake one, but I think it would be badass is you guys do all the things you do the Green Day Right awake Enrique pay phonephone, I Got a Feeling. And then by the time you get to the end of it, you pause, right? There's some kind of like, like record scratch. And then it goes in reverse.
Starting point is 00:26:55 So you're doing the whole thing backwards. But now your fiance or new husband, terrible. This is terrible, dude. Your new husband. You realize your new husband has always been right there next to you. So it's sort of a metaphor for Jesus. Who's gonna choreograph this? You better get Madonnas from back in the day
Starting point is 00:27:20 who are excellent. Cause if not, it's just gonna look like a bunch of weirdos going like this. Like, meh-oh-weh. and the audience, old, your grandma and your aunt are gonna go, what is happening? Just rewatch Ace Ventura and see what he did. He did it in reverse. Just do that, but your husband's been there the whole time
Starting point is 00:27:37 and we didn't know because you didn't see his footprints. It's a whole metaphor for Jesus. I'll tell you what's gonna happen, Joanne, afterwards. There's gonna be a lot of, I didn't get it. Yeah. Well, that's why. Why would a lot of, I didn't get it. Why was Reed there? I didn't get it. That's why in Garage? No, the rest of the wedding is gonna go,
Starting point is 00:27:53 because he, okay, what it meant was he was there the whole time. Who was? My husband. But why were you with your dad dancing weird? Because we were going back in time. But what do you mean you were going back in time? Because Reed was there the whole time.
Starting point is 00:28:04 I don't get it. Anyway, enjoy the fucking wedding. That's why, that's why with GarageBand you add a VO. What's the VO sound like? The VO is like, he's always been there. He's been there the whole time. This is insane. So it's just like a, it's like the voice of God is telling people the message of the dance. Yeah. Okay, I told you this one is a 50-50 shot. I wouldn't say 50-50, I'll say 199. Okay, here's the real answer.
Starting point is 00:28:31 Here's the real answer. Okay. I think you do a very short version of this that is a minute long with very quick clips that doesn't include props with your father and it's not on the day of the wedding. I think it's the night before it.
Starting point is 00:28:46 Do it via video. It's like the night before at the rehearsal dinner. Can't be the night before. Why? You got to shoot it. You got to edit it. It's a lot of work. No, no, no. A live video. Like a live moment. Oh, a live video. A live moment.
Starting point is 00:29:00 I got you. I got you. Okay. Yeah. Okay. I got you. That way it's not at your wedding wedding and then you guys on the day of Do that very sweet thing where you and your husband? pick the same song that you want to do the dance with your mom and In father with and half the song is you and your dad and half the song is him with his mom So it's not a full three minutes of just the same
Starting point is 00:29:23 Can I can I pitch on that, Campbell? Are you ready to start hearing pitches? Yeah, yeah, I'm ready. She has been hearing a lot of really solid pitches, so I don't know. No, she hasn't. If we're at a restaurant, these are weird bread and appetizers. At this point, I said I didn't come for that. It's not that kind of restaurant.
Starting point is 00:29:42 Get it off the table. No, this is great, you guys. Keep going. Whatever weird fish dish this is, get it off. I came to an Italian place. I want noodles. You don't want loose shrimp that's still a little gray. By the way, I had shrimp yesterday and I saw the black line going through it. No, that's the poop. I know, but guess what I did? That is a poop.
Starting point is 00:30:08 You ate it. I was with my wife, we were having a lovely little date and I saw it and I got grossed out and I go, he goes, saw what? Eat a little shrimp shit. And I ate it. And I thought, might barf? And then I thought, there's so much seasoning. Ugh.
Starting point is 00:30:23 Anyway, it's not about that. You can't taste the poop, but that doesn't mean it's not there. You're not wrong. Here's my pitch. And I don't know if this is a real one, Campbell, but I'm just throwing it out because here's what I was thinking when Jillian was talking.
Starting point is 00:30:35 I'm teasing her pitches, but they're good. There's something to this and we're close. I think what we're pitching is we pick the song that you pitched to your dad, but it's a song that honors your dad, your relationship, the fun of it and the relationship. And here's what I'm gonna pitch. Remember the woman who did Mrs. Gingerbread? Yeah, of course.
Starting point is 00:30:58 How could I forget? What if we reached out to her and asked her to write you guys an original? Jillian, there's a woman who has a cat. She wrote an original song about how much she loves her cat. Her and her husband are musicians and it's like, I love you, love you, love you. And people have been playing that at weddings and dancing to it. So what if she wrote an original song in the vein of Mrs. Gingerbread about a father and
Starting point is 00:31:29 a daughter that tied into these themes and you guys danced to an original? Okay, I actually like that, but I do have a question. Of course, that's what this is about. It's about questions. Can you kiss your dad? Is that the question? No, no, no. No.
Starting point is 00:31:47 No. Jillian, pretend your internet's bad. All right. Bup, bup, bup, bup, bup. No, my question is, can she sing it not in her cat voice? Interesting. What would be your note if we were to ask her? Yeah, it can regular right if you write and sing a song what you think because I think she has a great voice Honestly, but I just don't want I don't need the cat voice. Okay, that's reserved for Mrs. Gingerbread
Starting point is 00:32:23 I think that's exactly right. But if she were to do that and write a two minute song, would you dance to your dad with it? Probably. It just depends on like... It's gotta work. I agree. It's gotta work. Okay. I wrote the song. So if you want me to sing it, I can just sing it now. All right, Campbell, will you close your eyes for a second and imagine dancing with Lance? Okay. Okay, I'm closing. Okay. I can't read one of the words already. Man, that happened fast. Okay, got it. Got it. Okay, here we miss you, but I won't kiss you. You're my dad and you're rad. Now let's dance like you wanted to, Lance. And then it kicks off into a 45 second version of I
Starting point is 00:33:24 Want to Wake, you know, and then, and then they separate and then it's like, I want this lonely road. And then they come back and the pit bull. Yeah, but now we're just adding to the things she did. What you're adding to the ball. No, I know, but there's gotta be a compromise. There's gotta be a compromise.
Starting point is 00:33:40 When your compromise is add weirdness to the mix. I thought we had it at the beginning Listen it sounds like I'm drinking water, but it's a lot of vodka If you don't want this advice Shall with another babe, you know Now you're getting defense You're getting different. So we're still in it with her. So Campbell, I actually, I liked the Jillian song surprisingly a lot, but I don't think
Starting point is 00:34:13 it's right for this. When you close your eyes, Campbell, and you think of dad. Yeah. What a guy. When you think of that wonderful relationship, you two strange souls have had. And on this rock, somehow it was father, daughter, and wow, did it work. Sure, there were ups and downs, of course there is, but man, are you glad you picked dad. And because you picked dad and it worked worked out so well you fell in love
Starting point is 00:34:46 with a with a winner. The guy similar to dad and his kindness and his sweetness and his dare I say heart. So when you think of honoring dad in this funky love story that started as a two-year-old that went to a six-year-old through your teenage years to the 20s till now. What song makes you think of dad? Not dad's jokes, but dad. I don't think spit. don't think spit. I know, but this is going to be an answer you don't like. Talk to me. What is it?
Starting point is 00:35:30 Jumbawumba? No guys, there's really not one. Like I don't think like the things that I love the most about my dad are that like he's hilarious and like is also like, I mean, just so funny, but it's also like very Like I have extremely bad anxiety and he has been like get a lot with it. Yes. Yeah So he's just been he's been like so Yeah, and he's like hilarious. What makes you so what makes him so wonderful with your anxiety? How does he handle it? He is just like pretty patient.
Starting point is 00:36:12 Which I mean as you know with anxiety, well as you know like with anxiety it's like the most inconvenient thing of all time. The worst. Yeah, irrational. Yeah. Irrational. Yeah. And he is like so willing to be like, okay, let's go walk around Let's go walk around. It's fine
Starting point is 00:36:29 Like we're gonna get up from this nice dinner table that we're at with our whole family and we're gonna go outside and walk around Oh my god, I love him. Me too. And he will be like, and it's like he doesn't even fully understand it, but like he doesn't care. He understands you Yeah, he like yeah Okay, I don't get how your brain works like this But like I want to do what I can to like help and I'm gonna tell you Jillian We're in a really sweet moment here. Okay, we should end sexually, but I won't I won't actually it's going to surprise you I so I deal with a lot of anxiety. I think Jake said he does too.
Starting point is 00:37:07 And I lost my father 12 years ago. And by the way, when I found out he was sick, the first thing I thought was, who is like the best man in my life right now that I can marry? And I know that sounds irrational, but I was like, I just want him to be there. And so for this moment, I actually think there's something
Starting point is 00:37:27 really beautiful about having some kind of combination where you're having a sweet moment with him and then just have like one little moment of a song that's fun for him because it honestly, too, is gonna get you out of your head. Like, I actually think there's some kind of sweet tribute to your dad. Like, he's picking there's some kind of sweet tribute to your dad. Like, he's picking things like, I walk this lonely road,
Starting point is 00:37:49 but like, you do, you leave tables to just go and like, take a walk with him. Like, I think... Totally right. Like, you know what I mean? Like, you could figure out what's the most fun. Like, if it's the fucking Enrique Iglesias one, like, do a moment with that, that like, you know,
Starting point is 00:38:05 is just like, it starts out sweet and then it just hits into that for like 30 seconds. Yeah, and it just like starts sweet and then- Cause you won't regret it. Yeah, because you won't regret it. And if that's who he truly is, honor who he is in that moment too, and who you are. You know what your dad has done here,
Starting point is 00:38:26 and I think Jellywood's pitch is right on, I walk these lonely dreams, right? But then I'm wide awake. Then you've got a feeling. Yeah, no, then wide awake, then it's, I like the way it feels. This is as you as a woman. But you know what he wants you to do?
Starting point is 00:38:46 Call him on a pay phone. Reach out to dad and then, but I've got a feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night. Meaning it's all gonna be okay. Here's my pitch. Just let your dad drive the train and let it be the worst three minute dance of all time. Let it be chaos and fun.
Starting point is 00:39:09 And beforehand say, before I do this dance, I just wanna say something really quickly. I love my dad very much. With all of my heart, you've always been there for me. You know that. Fight the emotions, but if they come out, that's okay. You have been so patient with my anxiety with everything. You have made me the woman I am today.
Starting point is 00:39:29 Without you, I wouldn't be marrying this great man today. And honestly, Dad, I just adore you. So I just need to say to everybody here, my dad planned this dance. We have not rehearsed it enough. Yeah, we haven't had a chance to rehearse it. Because that's very my dad. I don't fully get it. I've been really nervous about it. But dad, I adore you and I'm going to give it my all. So everybody, without further ado, here's a father and daughter dance that how my dad sees it. And dad, I would do anything for you
Starting point is 00:40:05 because you would do anything for me and I adore you. Then go put on the weirdest worst three minutes or whatever, or it turns into magic, but try to do it the way your dad can say, dad, are you good to planet? Because this is your thing. And then go, dad, can you put the music together? Because if my daughter said that to me,
Starting point is 00:40:23 I'll go like, yeah, I'll put it together. She go, you're gonna do it? I go, hell yeah, hell yeah. And then just when you talk to him, be like, I'm fired up. And then right before, when you say that, he'll, and you do it with a big smile, he'll go like this, she's not wrong, but let's see what we can do.
Starting point is 00:40:37 And then the whole thing is you guys can be laughing together. The audience can be laughing. They're on board. Everybody's in it. And then what they get to do is see a glimpse of this wonderful Relationship and no one's judging how the dances that is way better than you guys slow dancing to like my girl My girl, I think this sincerity the silliness the you given a speech I know you're a girl with anxiety because what you got to do with anxiety
Starting point is 00:41:02 You got to face the fear and do it anyway Yeah, yeah, you's true. You can't run from anxiety. The monster gets bigger You got to go fucking through and you're gonna look back at this and be like, oh I'm so glad we did something ridiculous where it felt like we were on fire Like we were dying laughing this setup does everything for you setup The setup does everything. Yeah, keep going, Campbell. What if we do, what if we do like, kind of a combination? Talk to us. And I like have him, like, I have him like, be like, you need to make the, like, can you make the mashup or whatever?
Starting point is 00:41:40 And then be like, like, maybe have like a, like, 30 seconds of like a slow sweet moment and then and Then we go crazy for like yes, and that's it. Yes. I think that's the dream Will you pitch that back to me? Joanne? Yes 30 seconds of sweet slow dance Yes, and then it kicks into high gear and it's just a minute long of all those mashups. And to me, you get everything. A minute of insanity, yes. And you know what you say to prep? Go, I want you guys to know one part of this dance
Starting point is 00:42:16 is very important to my father, and he choreographed it. And the first part is mine. And I want you to guess which part I decided on. And then it starts very sweet. That's such a winner. And that, if you do chillings and you don't have to give an overly emotional speech that you're gonna be really nervous about
Starting point is 00:42:34 and it's gonna ruin the party for you, you're gonna be thinking about it. All you've gotta say in a handwritten note is before this, I just wanna say, this dance with my dad, who I adore and I love so much, goes in two parts. One part I've kind of choreographed that I think is really sweet, and one part my dad did,
Starting point is 00:42:52 and I would like you, I would like you during it to guess who picked each part. Yeah, that's it. And then go like, Daddy, let's do this, I love you, bud. Yeah, I actually think that this is, this is like kind of the best of both worlds. Yes, it is. And I couldn't really figure out how to like merge them in my mind because I also was like
Starting point is 00:43:09 I don't want to have to mix the music but like being like dad if you want to do that let's do it but you got to mix it. You get a minute and then I get a minute and guess what? You couldn't do it and that's why you called into the podcast. Yeah. You did know how to do it. You did know how to do it. You just needed to call into the goddamn podcast. You just needed a little extra help. And that's why this fucking podcast exists. And then here's what we need from you. Video of this dance. Yes. Well, obviously. And if you are
Starting point is 00:43:39 texting with your dad about it, screen grabs. Because I want to read it all. Yeah, gotcha. You may need to tell him about GarageBand so that he knows how to put this together. Dad sounds like a young guy to me. Okay, you're right. Give me an age. He is
Starting point is 00:44:09 53? That's what I'm saying. That's what I'm saying. That's young. That's what I'm saying. That when I heard his musical taste you're talking about him like he's an old grandpa. I'm talking about him like he's a goddamn peer. Like he's a goddamn peer. He's a peer. I'm climbing the sack with a guy that young. Wait, what? The only thing I'm nervous about. My internet's bad. Beep, boop, beep, beep. What did you just say? Bop, boop, bop, bop, beep, beep. You just said you wanted to climb in bed with Lance. Buh?
Starting point is 00:44:34 Buh, buh, baa. All right, so keep going, Campbell, and then we're gonna get out of here because we got a winner, go ahead. Yeah, the only thing I was gonna say is I think that my my dad is just like very much of the mindset of like, you can't teach an old dog new tricks and he doesn't know how to mix music.
Starting point is 00:44:52 But I think that if I like, figure it out, put it on his plate and I'm like, this is your job now. Yeah. Like he'll find it. He'll find a way. Or then also tell him this. You can't teach an old dog new tricks. Luckily, you ain't an old dog. You an in your prime dog. Yeah, you're a man. He a man who's already 53.
Starting point is 00:45:09 And you're also a human. And you're a human. So your saying doesn't make any sense. And guess what? You actually can, you can teach an old dog new tricks if you have pepperoni. The saying doesn't make sense. Try to get a 12 year old dog from the pound, make it sit, it'll look at you weird.
Starting point is 00:45:27 Touch its butt and put it down and give it pepperoni, then let it go up and go like this, sit. That dog's sitting. I don't know if you need to touch his butt. Okay, thank you so much for the call, Campbell. Follow up with us. Thank y'all. Y'all are so awesome.
Starting point is 00:45:42 Thanks for helping. Appreciate it, Chad. Congratulations. Okay. Bye. Thank you, thank you, bye. Bye. Thanks. Hello.
Starting point is 00:45:54 Hello. Hey, how are ya? Good, how are you? I'm good, what's your name? My name is Caitlin. Hey Caitlin, I'm Jake. Hi, Jake. You got Gareth and you got the great Jillian Bell.
Starting point is 00:46:08 Hello! Oh, hi. Very exciting. Really quickly, Jillian has directed a feature film. Ooh. Jillian, will you just tell us really quickly when it comes out, what's it called, and why Caitlin should watch it?
Starting point is 00:46:21 Because I know I'm watching it in two days, and I'm excited. Thank you. It's coming out May 9th on Hulu. It's called Summer of 69. It's about a sexually inexperienced teenager who, in order to land the guy of her dreams last week of school, hires a local stripper to be her mentor.
Starting point is 00:46:41 And it is played by the amazingly brilliant and funny Chloe Feynman. She is so funny. She's so funny and the movie is so fun and feel good and a little heartwarming. So please check it out. So everybody watch it. I'm gonna watch it. Jillian is the best.
Starting point is 00:47:02 And Chloe I worked with on the Dink too. She's so talented. She is so talented. She's so funny. Yes. So good in this role too. This is her first like lead lead role. I think she's a killer killer. Super star.
Starting point is 00:47:13 And I think we got soon to be a heavy hitter director on our call right now. Well I- Just don't stop the acting. Don't stop the acting. We were talking a little bit before but we need you as an improvise. You're too funny. Thank you Thank you the bad guys stop you Caitlin Caitlin. How old are you?
Starting point is 00:47:32 I am 27 so many young callers today and where you calling from? I'm calling from New York City. What part? I'm currently in Midtown. I live in the Bronx. You live in the Bronx? You from the Bronx? You just moved up there? No, I just moved up there. I'm actually from New Jersey originally. Wow, chose the Bronx. That wasn't part of my year or 2000s. Nobody was living in the Bronx. Everyone was Brooklyn and Queens. It's really cool. So 27 New York City. We're just gonna say you from the Bronx What's your favorite meal Pasta I love it so much. I even named my cat after it
Starting point is 00:48:19 The info we wanted your cat's name is pasta. How many cats you got? Yeah, just one one Yeah, that's gonna cat tabby cat Oh very fat Cat named pasta what a dream so Caitlin, what's your issue today? Okay, so I'm calling because My partner and I we've been together for four years pasta is our joint cat and We just moved to this building in the Bronx in November and we love to play tennis together and this building actually has
Starting point is 00:48:51 like a health club downstairs and so we play we get to play a lot more than we used to like in the winter and stuff because it's indoors and so one of the things we love to do together is play tennis. Cool. And my and I've also like always played with my mom and she came up with this thing during the pandemic when we were playing a lot called the deuce dance, which is basically when the score gets deduced, you like take it a little, like you do a little wiggle. And it originated, I think, because we're like not supposed to be playing on these courts. And so we didn't want to yell the score. And so that we did the dance to tell each other what the score was when it was deuce. But it's just became this thing now
Starting point is 00:49:34 where if I don't do like, I can't not do the deuce dance. And my partner, when we first started playing together, he would do it. And now it's been four years and he's like I'm not doing that. And it came to a head the other day we were playing and I got really upset that he wanted to do the deuce dance because I was like it shows to me that like you know hey you're having a good time deuce is like you know when it's when it's tied it's like maybe a little tense depending on you know how many games everyone. So to me, the dance is like to kind of tell your partner, like, hey, I'm having fun. It's not, it relieves the tension a little bit. So yeah, I guess my specific question is like how to get him to want to do the deuce dance again.
Starting point is 00:50:22 Ooh, I think there's a deeper question here. No, we're talking, Jillian. What's your deeper question? I think the deeper question is, why do you feel there needs to be, um, from him or her, uh, a deuce dance? Well, because it means something to her and her mom, and she just wants him to assimilate into her traditions. Because if you're going to be her partner, you got to do it her way.
Starting point is 00:50:47 Is there any truth to this, Caitlin? Um, yeah, there is. How many Caitlin, how many deuce dances are there in your relationship? Ooh. Wait, what does that mean? You know what it means, Caitlin. I mean, I mean, at night, is it, are you the one that picks the TV shows? Are you the one that decides what's gonna be for dinner?
Starting point is 00:51:17 Have you stylized your apartment? Mmm. Well, I don't, yeah, I don't really, I definitely don't decide what's gonna be for dinner, because he like cooks every night, he loves cooking. Yeah, I see what you mean. But there's a question for you for real, Kailin. And we're with you on this. This is not a-
Starting point is 00:51:40 We're not against you. No, we're just getting intel, but don't feel defensive, because we're with you. But here's a question. If, what are we calling your what's your partner's name His name's Luke Luke if you and Luke were on a balancing scale All right, and you had a bunch of mini pasta cats on each side and each side had a hundred mini pasta cats And it was perfectly balanced
Starting point is 00:52:04 Right each cat weighs exactly the same. Let's say 500 pounds. Whoa had 100 mini pasta cats and it was perfectly balanced. Right? Each cat weighs exactly the same. Let's say 500 pounds. Whoa. Just trying to get a realistic image here, Jillian. They're big. It's big. Depends on big.
Starting point is 00:52:16 Let's not get judgy. Let's not put our judgments on pasta's beautiful body. What? So you've got 500 pastas on one, 500 pastas on the other, yeah? If each side means control of the relationship, and let's not get into that, what does control mean? We all know these words. Who is in, who's got more pastas on this side, you or Luke? Hmm. I guess in different areas, we have them in different areas so like what we
Starting point is 00:52:50 have for dinner or you know what we're doing on the day to day where we're going out I I probably have I probably have a few more pastas on my side. Thank you for being honest. How many? If there's, you each started with let's say a hundred, just to keep the math clean. Are you like 102 to 98? Let's be honest here. Are you a few more pastas than that? Um, so we each start with a hundred.
Starting point is 00:53:22 I'm probably at like, yeah, probably like 115. Fair. And he's about 85. That's, yes. I can't do math, but yeah. And so, and then the deuce dance to you is so basic. Just shake your hips on a deuce. But for some reason he's made a stand and you're like, this is the stand? The deuce dance, Luke? Great. I'm 115, you're 85, pal.
Starting point is 00:53:53 If we're gonna have kids and do this whole thing, you can't put a stand on the deuce dance. I'm gonna dress us all up in matching Christmas clothes one day. Is any part of his issue that the deuce dance sounds like something you do when you shit no no we don't we don't like say we're doing the deuce dance as we're doing it it's just sort of like a little bit of hip you know that would be my problem yeah okay and so you do a little dance, it's brief, and he stopped.
Starting point is 00:54:26 And I got a question for you. Is he a guy who goes along with a lot of the kind of arbitrary Caitlin rules? Such as if you do something fun when you were a kid, like for example, my family growing up for holidays, you know, my mom got us gifts, but it wasn't like we weren't all drinking hot cocoa and matching gear. You know, we knew what it was and we knew there wasn't a fat man who came down the fireplace. We knew it was Eve Jay and put it on a credit card. But that's not the vibe in my house.
Starting point is 00:54:56 In my house, we all dress up and match and close. That took a few years for Jay. It did? Yeah. And I'm, my fiance's name is also Luke, and you should see the first Christmas photo. He is so uncomfortable in the pajamas we put him in. And I think that as he gets more comfortable,
Starting point is 00:55:16 he will draw a line there. Or just pick out which ones he would like. Work for him. Yes, yes. But there is the beginning when you get in a relationship you go like, oh we're leaning into your stuff more. And 27 is right at that point where you're like at 25 everybody's so cool. And at 27 you're like, I'm not that cool. I like a deuce dance and I want my partner to too. But there's also
Starting point is 00:55:42 lines that they got to go but that's too far so Are we at a rubber meets the road with the deuce dance or? Are we being way too dramatic on this call? We're diving way too deep because our last call got deep So now we're pretending to be dr. Phil and Sally Jesse Raphael and Gareth because his audio is not good isn't contributed as much So he doesn't get a character, but I'll say Montell Williams Just to be clear. I'm dr. Phil correct a hundred percent. Okay, okay But so are we on the right track? Are we all wrong track? And when you're hearing this are you thinking? Yeah, you're on the right track. I definitely I definitely took it seriously in the moment like perhaps more seriously
Starting point is 00:56:29 no no I took it very seriously in the moment because I was building it to be something bigger and the truth is he does depending on the thing like he does go along with a lot of good amount of stuff. To me, it's just like my family is really goofy. And so and I'm really goofy. And together we we can be goofy in moments too. Like we definitely have our silly moments. And so I was a little like we are silly. I know you can be silly. So why aren't you doing the silly thing? But he did say in the moment like that's your thing with your mom And I thought it had become like our thing. But I think that Yeah, cuz we also do all play together So now I'm like when we do doubles and my mom and I are shaking our little butt like is he gonna do it with us?
Starting point is 00:57:22 He might not and and that's going to be okay. And can I offer two pitches to you? Can I offer two pitches to you? Please. One is you say to him, look, the deuce dance is weirdly important to me. It just makes me happy. Is there a way that you can do it with me and then I can also do some other thing with you
Starting point is 00:57:48 that's very important to you that just feels wild or silly or ridiculous, or you can make me do the stupidest one so that it's embarrassing for me, but I have to do it now during our tennis matches. Or you can say, hey, this one feels like you really want it to just be me and my mom. And I'm, I'll respect that boundary, but maybe we can have a tradition of our own that's outside of tennis. That's like kind of fun for us.
Starting point is 00:58:16 Like we host a game night every night or every once a month, but we wear top hats with all our friends, you know, something silly, but just like. Can I pitch on your pitch? Yes. I think you're very close to something that I'm gonna try to sign off on too. Okay. So, Caitlin, what if we do something like this? You and your mom do this stupid do-sof, but you like it.
Starting point is 00:58:39 You shake your little butts on deuce. It'd be great if Luke shook his little butt too, because it's fun as hell, and it's silly. Just shake your little butt, Luke. And for some reason, Luke doesn't wanna shake his little butt, but you want Luke to shake his little butt with you and your mom, because it's fun. But Luke doesn't wanna shake his little butt,
Starting point is 00:58:58 but you would love him to shake his little butt. So maybe we do this. You say to Luke on Deuce, if you don't wanna shake that little butt, what do you wanna do? Do you wanna point at me? Do you wanna wag a finger? Do you wanna shake your head?
Starting point is 00:59:10 What can you do while I'm doing the Deuce dance that feels like your version of the Deuce dance? Just so I know you're acknowledging it, you can do whatever, you can fake tip your hat, you could do an Icaramba, where you look at the sky with two fingers up. What do you wanna do that feels like your version of the deuce dance, but maybe as a guy, you don't wanna shake your little butt.
Starting point is 00:59:36 So maybe the shaking the butt is the mom and daughter, but the boyfriend guy version is more like a, a, yeah, yeah. Finger point. Do you know what I'm saying? What is, if this is a dance, what's your role in the dance, Luke? And all I'm asking you to do is when Deuce comes, just do that for a second, but you can pick your own version of your Deuce dance. Yeah, that is a good idea.
Starting point is 01:00:04 I am a little worried that he like when I pressed him about it, he said that because it's deuce and because it's tense that like he doesn't like to like to lose focus on that moment. You know what he could do? Wipe the sweat off his brow. So you're getting silly, he's getting focused. Mm, or he takes a water break. He gets a little water break and he squirts it over in your direction so that you're dancing in the deuce. That breaks a lot, but that breaks a lot of focus. Okay, all right, all right.
Starting point is 01:00:36 I want something fast for him. Just you're being silly, he's wanting to get more focused. So how about he just does like a, sl his face where he'd like the competitor, like he takes two hands, does like the Kevin from Home Alone just goes like, game time. Yeah, that's true. He can do whatever he wants on his dance. You're just giving him the freedom and saying, will you do something with me? Because in my family family we view it as like a traditional halftime moment Will you just be part of it, but you could do your version of it? Yeah, that's that is a good idea I like you know selfishly I want it to be a little bit silly so that we have The same energy
Starting point is 01:01:20 No, but you don't have to have the same energy because you're also competitors Isn't that what love is and your're and you're and your partners and Partners don't always want to do the same thing like but you're doing something together Yeah, yeah, the thing that you're doing together is tennis. Yes Gareth, what do you think here pal? Well, I I like what we're saying. I my pitch would be Because I get what he's saying. so why don't we get him a shirt that on the back says Deuce and he can kind of point his thumb back to it. Love it. And that kind of maintains the energy of the competition,
Starting point is 01:01:58 but it also is a signal to you that you can now be silly and do your Deuce dance. And I like that. And if it's not a shirt, if you don't want to commit to it, he can just put two fingers in the air. You really love the pointing to the sky thing. I like something just real easy for Luke that gives really minimal effort, that while you're shaking, he just puts two up. Caitlin, I have to be rude and jump off
Starting point is 01:02:23 because I'm the rudest, but I am gonna let, I feel like these gentlemen have this answer for you. But before you go really quickly, Kaitlin, what are you gonna do? I think I really like this shirt idea and I do like this idea. I like all the ideas. I wanna do all of them.
Starting point is 01:02:41 I wanna get him a shirt, but I also want him to like, I wanna give him the option where maybe he doesn't do the deuce dance, but there's something else silly that like, or he, if he does the deuce dance, then I'll do something silly that he wants me to do that I don't want to do. I know probably is going to be like letting him wipe his sweat on my face or something. Yeah. Great. Um, cause he always wants to do that. And then if not that, then I think that I emotionally will make peace with him doing his own thing. Um, that's not
Starting point is 01:03:13 shaking the butt, but like whether it's two fingers and letting him kind of pick it and be like, cause you know, it's traditional to say the score out loud. And so that's like acknowledging the score. We always do that. So the what's fun about the dance is that it's like a little spice, a little extra. I think that sounds perfect. You could just pitch him all the things we just pitched you as options and then say, what do you say? Yeah. Yeah, I think I think I am going to do that. I think I'm going to get him. gonna I'm gonna let him pick of those of those options I do like this idea of like a like it's not a shirt like a wristband or something like a sweatband On it so that he could wear it every single time and not have to worry about cleaning it
Starting point is 01:03:58 Yeah, something really easy. You could even make them a laminated deuce card Yeah something really easy. You could even make him a laminated deuce card. Yep. He could have a deuce kerchief. Like a handkerchief with deuce on it and every time he wipes his brow it's the deuce signal. That's right. That's true. Yeah, I like that too. It depends on how many deuce... if we start tying up every single game we get like a million deuces in a game that might be funny. You're nuts. Come on. But we're just trying to keep it really simple for Luke that feels really satisfying for you. Yeah.
Starting point is 01:04:34 And that is not hard to figure out together. You guys can nail that one. I also think if you come to the table with merch and you're sort of like, I made this for you because I want you to feel included and do your own thing. I think that helps too. I do too. Yeah, I think I might lead with that one. I might make something and then and then present it along with the other options that you guys gave about like squirting. Yeah, putting me with water or something. I think that is exactly right. I kind of like the wristbands. If they say deuce on them, I like that.
Starting point is 01:05:10 I don't want to say he does the Wonder Woman. Don't tell him I said that, but he kind of does the Wonder Woman. Like he puts his wrists together. That could be good. But I think if you come with that, there's some thought behind it. You recognize that the deuce dance is dead for him and that's okay. I think so too. Yeah, for sure. That makes a lot of sense. I'm gonna do that. So I got a question for you.
Starting point is 01:05:30 Do you feel confident that you got a good game plan then it's gonna work? I do. I do. Yeah. I think you're golden. I do too. And I think and and honestly I think the you know look tennis is all about love Sorry fumbled that that could have been cleaner I can see your face Jake and I can see it's not happy and now he's just Gareth is trying to get an edit And end of episode laugh line, and he's decided to just finish it himself without even letting me respond Yeah, I saw your face See you can't see me, I can see you.
Starting point is 01:06:07 And I saw what you're... Don't lie to me. You know what you did? You just deuce danced me. That's true. You're the Caitlin and the Luke. The way you fully right there. Exactly.
Starting point is 01:06:16 That's exactly what just happened. I think that is correct. So, Caitlin, you feeling good? Oh, no. Yeah, it's tough. Yes, definitely. And I'm sorry you got deuce danced. It's tough.
Starting point is 01:06:24 I really empathize with your danced. It's tough. I really empathize with your position. It's hurtful. Alright, why don't you just shake your little butts? Stop saying that! Get Jacob's sweatband. That is good Lord. Alright, Kaylin, we appreciate the call, bud.
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