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So every week here at Apologia Studios, we have a really important production meeting at 9 a .m.

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We pitch ideas, we schedule shows, we prep our shows.

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Today at 9 a .m. is basically when everything happens. It's 10 .30.

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So this is the Apologia Studios production schedule. It is the most important thing in this studio.

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It is color -coded. I write all of our meetings in.

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I write our call times in, film times. I try to take it everywhere I go.

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So every morning I come in and I look at what we've got going on for the day and then

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I just throw it away because nobody cares. Except for I'm not actually gonna throw it because I work really, really hard on this.

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You use that peppermint oil all the time. Yeah, when I have a headache. Okay. I put it on my mustache.

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Natural diffuser. It's like the most amazing thing ever. Perks of being a man.

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Amen to that. Wait, you can't do that now.

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But that's what we agreed on. I mean, we really wanna interview your client. Well, yeah,

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I get that he's LeBron James. Okay, but I'm really disappointed.

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This is very unprofessional of you. So when I first started interning here, Jeff told me to start making some important calls.

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But he never told me who to call. So I call my mom once a week, pretend to have an important conversation,

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I think she's just glad to hear from me. So like these guys come running up on us out of nowhere, right, and nobody wants to jump into this thing because they don't even know what's going on.

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Guy lines up in front of me, I turn and I get ready for a roundhouse kick right to the head. Only option. It's the only option, right?

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It's the only thing. Has anybody seen Gabe? Come on guys, let's go.

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Hey, did you get everything set with the cabin? Yep, we're all good. It's all booked. The one in Prescott, right?

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No, Payson. Payson? Yep, Payson. Nowhere near Prescott. We never go to Payson.

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I thought we were going to Prescott. We've never gone to Prescott. Every time we go to Prescott. We can't go to Prescott?

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The only time you went to Prescott is when you got lost. What if I body slam you? Oh! Got him.

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Got him. Why are you here? All right guys, so Thursday, thinking for the

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TV guest we should have, um, hey, what's up guys?

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11 o 'clock, right? 11 o 'clock. I guess we'll try again next week.

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I like it. All right guys, stay with us. We're going to be right back.

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More at apologiaradio .com. That's where you get us. That's Joy the girl. They call me the ninja.

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And that's Luke the bear right there. See you on the other side. Be right back. Luke brings snacks into the studio.

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That's kind of his thing. Everyone knows he's always got his bag of snacks with him. And today,

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Luke forgot his snacks. And I've been friends with him long enough to know that if Luke forgets his snacks, he gets a little.

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Listen! Listen, here's the thing.

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When I don't eat, I get really sick. I have low blood sugar. I've had this my entire life.

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My whole family has it. If I don't eat, if I don't get protein, if my lunch schedule gets off, I basically die.

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Okay, wait. Let me guess. Luke told you that if he doesn't eat, he's going to die.

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Diva. One time, he made me hand feed him a granola bar because he said his blood sugar was too low to move his arms.

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So we always like to hang out after camps. And so the camp is done. It's dark inside the cabin.

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We come inside, it's super late. And Matt had removed the boards from underneath this top bunk and it's super high.

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He comes running inside, leaps on top of the bed. It folds. Hey, Austin! It folds.

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Dude, are you serious? You keep it down, we're trying to record right now. All right, Mark. Honestly, man. Mark that.

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Marcus, mark it. Mark it. Luke? I just don't think he likes me.

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Hey, coach, leave him alone! When he hasn't eaten. Oh, yes!

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When he has eaten. Especially when he hasn't eaten. So sorry!

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That would be my walkout song. That's like the song that I listen to before I go to the gym. That's right.

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That's, yeah, it's like. Okay, do you have like... Absolutely the best episodes.

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My man. I agree. Ain't nobody know history like my boy. That's for sure. One of our favorites.

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That's right. You seem to be really digging this. Dude, I am. This song, man, nailed it. You like it? I like this song.

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I've been dancing so much, I'm sweaty. I don't even care. Awesome. Good job, man. BFS. All right, man.

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Thanks, dude. Good. Good. No, look.

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I just need somebody to explain to me how Hillary made it into the primaries and Bernie didn't.

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He lost the carcass system. The what? The carcass. Unbelievable.

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Seriously? What is this?

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Marcus! Dude. You're saying carcass?

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Yeah, carcass. Yeah, the carcass. Hey guys. So like the studio space is like consistently a mess.

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I mean, I don't mean to be hard on you guys. Like I love you guys, but it's a mess. I mean, there was some expensive cord kind of probably,

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I'm guessing, like in the pizza, in the box. Do you want us to clean up some? Well, yeah,

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I mean, it'd be good. I mean, it's, you know, when people come in to film, we do the show, you know. Oh, there you go.

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Yeah, we can definitely, we can definitely clean up. Don't worry about it. Good. We'll take care of it. All right, guys. Cool.

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All right, all right. Thanks, Jeff. All right. Yeah, carcass system is - No, no, no, no, no. Caucus. Right, yeah.

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Exactly, I'm agreeing with you. No, look, you're saying carcass? Yeah, the carcass system. You're saying carcass. That's something you find in the upside down.

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Guys! Marcus, seriously! Bananas! There's a serious problem here at the studio.

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It's always a mess. There's trash overflowing constantly. There's pizza boxes everywhere.

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Blankets, pillows, all kinds of drink cups. I mean, you wouldn't know by looking at the place, but grownups, real grownups actually work here.

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Grownups. Raised by hill people. We literally work here all day long, 24 hours a day.

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We're editing. We're doing work. We don't have time to be focused on the trash. Of course it's messy. It looks a little lived in.

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And those bananas are Jeff's. Hey, Carmen, can you spray down the table too and wipe it down?

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I don't wanna throw the cups away because I live in a big family. And when you live in a big family, you learn to be resourceful.

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Jeff came in this morning and told us that we needed to clean up the studio. And I completely agree.

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I mean, I keep my stuff clean anyways. The studio, it's a professional place. It should always be clean.

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So I figured, you know, I'd come in, help out, take a couple of things to the trash. And Carmen's just helping, so.

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You did great today, man. Thanks. Cool, thanks. A lot of help, man. I'll see you same time next week? Yeah, sounds great. Sweet, cool, man.

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Thanks. All right, man. We'll do that. All right, man. Have a good one. Thanks, man. I forgot something.

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I gotta go get it. I'll be right back. So last night,

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Jeff called me and asked if I would like to help do a deep clean in the studio. So I called a couple of friends.

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We're gonna be cleaning up. We're gonna be taking out the trash. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

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How long has that been there? It's impossible. Oh my goodness, it's impossible. It's not the same.

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No, no, no. We found a cooler today.

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We left it out there two years ago. When we first moved in, we had a party.

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We filled it with all the unused meat. Steak, chicken, raw meat.

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It's been sitting out there for two years, two Arizona summers. Growing, living, being.

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We picked it up and it's sloshed. Why did we look inside?

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Marcus, Marcus, Marcus, Marcus, Marcus, Marcus, Marcus, Marcus, undivided attention, undivided attention. Seriously, you gotta hear this.

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You don't even understand what's happening right now. Do you remember, do you remember? This is nasty. The cooler, the cooler, with it.

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The cooler, someone left the cooler outside. For two years. Like it's still here?

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From two years ago, we opened the thing up. I don't even know what to say. Have you ever tasted true darkness?

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Marcus, they had an entire political process and they had maggot Trump, bearded maggots, clean -shaven maggots, hipster maggots, maggots with beanies, maggots.

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They were celebrity maggots, little maggot Kardashians, little running around. I mean, there was dancing, there was singing.

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Social media for maggots. Something straight out of the book of Revelation. Have you read

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Revelation, Marcus? Would you like to see? I just wanna know if we're gonna get arrested. I mean, that's,

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I mean, a certain part of this feels like it's not legal. What are you gonna do about it? That's all I wanna know. This is one of those shining moments in your life,

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Marcus. What are you gonna do? How are you gonna save us, Marcus? That's all I'm asking. So, Gabe and I actually offered to take the cooler to the dumpster.

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Jeff was clearly distressed. So, we made a nice sign. Nobody ever needs to see what's in here.

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Except for my Snapchat friends. Five o 'clock somewhere, am

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I right, or am I right? I don't know why you think I'm exaggerating. Yes, a human face.

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An actual human face. Look, if this thing had a Facebook, it would friend me.

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I mean, seriously. It's nothing

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I haven't seen before, and it's not that gross. I got a free cooler today.

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Couldn't be better. Here you go.

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All right. Get tangled up here. All right.

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So. Are we ready? Yeah, I'm ready. Wait. Where's Marcus?

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So, we have this new show. It's called Post -Bit, and it's actually pretty awesome. We review video games and give sort of analysis, talk about how great they are, and basically, we play video games all day.

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It's awesome. So, they picked a new game this week, and it's been time -consuming, to say the least.

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Basically, it's a game where you explore the universe. There's planets everywhere. You're being attacked by aliens.

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I mean, I don't know all the details, but you could probably ask Marcus and Austin about it, but I'm about 100 % that they're not gonna hear anything you're saying right now.

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Not a word. No, you're gonna die.

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You're gonna die. I wanna play. Austin, can I play? You're gonna lose all those resources. Austin, I wanna play.

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I've been waiting to play this game all day. They will not let me play. Can I please play?

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Huh? Can I please play? Later, yeah. They said I could play next round.

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Next round, they just keep playing without me. Hey, guys.

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I gotta get Turtle home. Candy wants him home for, gotta get something to eat.

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I should probably get started filming. I will play that game.

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All right, was that good, guys? Good, Marcus? Okay, Marcus. Yeah, good job, Jeff. Austin, you too?

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Oh, man, this is a disaster. We're gonna be here all night. Dude, you did this.

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This was your fault. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Wait a minute. It had to be, it was

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Turtle. I told you I would play this game. Hey, Jeff.

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When are we filming the next Academy? What's that? When are we filming the next

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Academy? Oh. Oh, hang on, let me get the calendar.

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It should be on here. So Joy is out of the studio today. We're free of Joy.

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And she put me in charge of the calendar, which, of course, she felt the need to explain to me for 30 whole minutes how to use, how to proceed, what to do.

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Different procedures and stuff for different organizational things. Blue, got it.

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And then, no, it's not blue, though. It's the teal that's for that. Is it what now? It's a calendar,

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Joy. I'm 38 years old. I'm a grown man. I've created children.

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I have five black belts. I can hurt people in spectacular ways.

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And I know how to use a calendar. It's not difficult. It's very straightforward. You look at the calendar.

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It tells you all the stupid things you have to do on what stupid days. Joy. Joy. It's just a calendar.

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Relax. Yeah, so what

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I'm saying is, if we have the academy on that day, I'm not gonna go home for 14 days. I'm just trying to figure out what are the blue and purple and yellow.

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I don't even know what. Hey guys, I got a whole bunch of stuff in my truck. Can you give me a hand, help me carry it in?

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Yeah. Cool, thanks. How much? Oh, I got a ton of stuff. All right.

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Dude, how old are those donuts? Well, that's just the thing. Like, I don't know if it's hours, days, weeks.

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If they're days, I will definitely eat them still. Well, yeah, I mean, that's the thing. I don't think there's like a foodborne illness for a

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Boston cream. Heck no. It's just gotta pass the hardness test as far as I'm concerned. Yeah, I mean, like, at least if you get sick, you go down in glory.

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Who first called it that? It definitely does not look like a P. No, so where's it come from?

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Maybe somebody's name. Hello, I'm Tim. Sir Anthony P. Esquire.

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Absolutely. What's up, man? Yeah, we know who you are. Hey, I'm here to record my promotional video for helloimtim .com.

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Hilarious. Brand strategy. Right, we'll set everything up for you right now. No, I, are you guys not ready?

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Wait, no, you're serious? Yeah. Today? Yeah, it's on my phone. We don't have time for that.

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Did you set this up? Nope. I talked to Joy and she put it in her calendar.

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You're totally serious. She's not here today. Yeah, yeah, she had this giant calendar. I'm so sorry, man, I'm sorry. Let me,

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I got the calendar thingy she gave me. I'm sorry, man. We'll figure out a way to get you in today. Okay, thanks, man.

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I appreciate that. What is this for again? For helloimtim .com, web brand strategy.

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Hello, I'm Tim, web designer. Marcus, where's the calendar we had earlier?

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You had it. No, no, you were setting up inside there, we were filming it. You were showing it to me. We lost the calendar.

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Joy's gonna be so mad. Hey, if you lost Joy's calendar, that is - Man, I hope we can put it in her - Don't say that, man, don't do that, no.

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No one knows what the calendar is. Where's the calendar? I don't know the calendar. Where'd you put the calendar? Dude, Joy's gonna be so mad. You're done.

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Do you know who the calendar is? Man, don't do this to me, Joy will freak out. No, I haven't touched it. Can you at least help me look for it?

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Absolutely. Luke, is it back there?

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Nope. I don't know how to get down. There's nothing up here.

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Hey guys, I got it, I got it. We make a new calendar, we make a new calendar.

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Oh, right, yes. Yes, we make a new calendar. We make a new calendar. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

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Okay, I'm gonna go look for it. So, this is the calendar. We got the colorful things that she always puts on.

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You got teal? You got teal, okay. That's in there. That definitely is 2017. It doesn't matter, look.

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Just scratch it out. Just scratch it out with Sharpie. She won't notice. We could do that. You could put... That's what

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I'm saying, is if we put pictures of animals on here, it'll totally throw her off. This is

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January. Does anybody have any idea what is going on around here?

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Who's got better handwriting? If you try to write like Joy, she's not going to buy that.

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This is going to work. This is going to work. Like put a sloth on a Monday, a koala on a

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Tuesday, a baby elephant on a Saturday. It's going to be none the wiser.

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It's good. I like it. Yeah? I think she's going to buy it. It should pass. Yeah, I think we're good. Totally.

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Yeah? Yep. Good? Yep. Good. Totally nailed it.

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She'll come in tomorrow and it's going to be fine. It's going to be totally fine. So I don't really know what to do.

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I mean, I'm kind of at my wits end. I think we should like take all the mess and just put it in his car.

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I mean, I think that that's a good strategy. Just put it into his car so every day he has to go home to...

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He probably won't even notice. ...the mess in his car. Eventually he's going to have to climb out of the mess to get out of the car.

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That's what I'm saying. I think that will probably do the trick. I hope so. Check this out.

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Look. Oh my gosh. That's amazing. Hey, Joy.

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Hey, Joy. Hey, guys. What's up? Hey. Hey. It's good to see you. Shoot.

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Oh, hey, Joy. Hey, Joy. Hey, guys. I think she bought it.

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I think so. Now we're going to figure it out. Oh my gosh.

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Okay. It's not even close. But they worked really, really hard on it.

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And I'm not going to say anything. I figure they just need to win this one.

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All right, guys.

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So the reason I scheduled this production meeting today was to just get some ideas for new shows, new projects we're working on, just seeing where you guys are at, seeing if you guys had any ideas.

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Luke and Jeff aren't here today because everything we do here is an enormous waste of time.

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And they're pastors, so we would never want them to be involved in any of this. So do you guys have anything you're thinking about, any ideas?

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Well, I just want to bring up the elephant in the room here, which is our logo, and the satanic implications it has with the triangles, you know, that's

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Illuminati. Like, are we in this for Jesus or Satan? Like, if we're in this for Satan, we should just say, okay, we're a film studio of Satan.

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And, like, Austin here is drinking a monster. Do you know what's on the face of that can?

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That's Hebrew for 666. You know what that is? That's the mark of the beast, dude.

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Bro, hold on, hold on. You've got to get on top of it. I'm investigating the Illuminati right now.

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This is, like, my most important project. If we don't get on top of this, it's all over. Okay, well, actually, and you guys, while we're talking about sort of the aesthetics of the show,

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I'm thinking that maybe we should get rid of anything that, like, people won't like. So maybe if you guys shave your beards, because,

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I mean, I'm just afraid people won't like them. Yeah, I have been a little convicted because in my studies

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I found that red is the color of the devil. So I've been thinking about shaving, but you have a nose ring.

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All right, so moving on, do we have anything else? I have an idea. Okay. I think we need to talk about new show ideas.

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All right, let's do it. I've been thinking about maybe doing, like, a gun show. So, like,

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Second Amendment type stuff? No, gun show. Do you think that that would cause someone to stumble?

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Okay. What does that mean? Speaking of Second Amendment, why don't we do a show on politics? Well, I think we should add an idea for a show where you walk around on the street with a microphone, ask people questions, make them look stupid, we'll call it, everyone's a statist.

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The question, though, is are you guys prepared to make an account for that idleness? Yeah, because ultimately,

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I mean, like, politics don't matter anyway, right? Like, Jesus is king. Okay, so moving on,

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Austin, why don't you tell us how Post -Bit's going? It's been going good. I have, like, three games in the chamber right now.

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I think that it's going to reach a lot of people. Okay, so is there any scripture in the show? Yes. Altar call?

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Absolutely. Confessions? Westminster Lunda Baptist. I think you know.

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Yes. Okay, well, if there's nothing else, then we can probably just be done.

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No, that's good. Gabe always has the best ideas.

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Motion to dismiss the meeting? Second the motion. Okay, guys, you guys have a good day.

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And remember to not have too much fun. There is an unbelievable amount of pranks that are happening here.

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They put a Hillary Clinton bumper sticker on the back of my car. They hide my toys. One time I went to get lunch.

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I opened up the fridge door, and there were googly eyes on everything. They hide my shoes. They rearranged the furniture in the studio.

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They toilet papered my office. Who are you having on Post -Bit this week?

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I think I'm having Luke. Oh, okay. Do you know what game you're playing? Call of Duty. Merry Christmas, Gabe.

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Dude, Dutch Brothers has nitro cold brew coffee.

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It's magical. Dude, isn't that the most amazing thing you've ever had in your life?

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Yeah. It's ridiculous. It takes coffee to a whole new level. Oh, my gosh, bro. You just drank, like, half of it.

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Seriously? Plastic grapes?

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What? Where's my food? So, actually, that was a really great prank.

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And thankfully, I found my lunch. Have you guys seen the video with the raccoons that are, like, sticking their hands up through the porch slats and they're feeding them?

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Did somebody stop them? No. It's supposed to be a cute video. No, there's nothing cute about raccoons. They dig through the trash.

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They're nasty. They dig through the trash. They're mean. They hiss. Not all of them are mean. Have you ever been hissed at by a raccoon?

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No. Hold on, wait, guys. That reminds me. There's a video I want you to watch. You don't want to be hissed at by a raccoon. You'd want to punch them. No, I do want to.

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You would want to hit them with your car. Guys, seriously, when did you guys even have time to do this?

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This is getting out of control. I'm talking to Jeff. Look, I mean,

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I'm all for playing pranks, and I've even been known to play them myself from time to time. And I like it.

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It's fun. But this? This is too far. I mean, people aren't getting work done.

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We're actually damaging property at this point. I mean, there's a line, and these guys are habitual line steppers.

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It's too much. All right, guys. I think we can all agree that the pranking has gone a little bit too far.

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So I just wanted to see if we could maybe commit together to not doing any pranking that actually affects working and projects.

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I'm all for having fun. You guys know that I love it, but it's creating sort of an unprofessional atmosphere and making it difficult to actually get any work done or finish projects.

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So if we could just agree together to staying professional, keeping things tight, and not taking it over the edge.

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Can we all do that? Yeah. Good? Good. Yeah? All right. Well, good news is that you guys actually have to pick all this up.

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I have some stuff to do. I've got to go. So have fun. All right?

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See you. All right. All right. So I'll see you guys. See you guys tomorrow. My keys.

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Oh. There they are. All right, guys. I'll see you later.

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I'm not mad. I'm not mad. Did you make that sign?

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No. Oh, my gosh. That's hilarious. I totally thought you made it. He's going to be so mad. I really hope he doesn't stop at Whole Foods tonight on the way home to get some

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Yerba. Oh, you know he's going to. Yeah, he will. He always does. Someone's going to ask him about his skin. Oh, my gosh. Man, I wish

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I could be there to see that. I don't. He's going to be so mad. Well, whoever did it is a genius.

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Kudos to them. And cut.

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That's a wrap. Was that good? Was that good? What did you think? You came across a little bit aggressive. Aggressive? Yeah, a little too much bear.

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But no. Can we get food? Hold on. Dial it back a little bit. Seriously?

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Yeah, just two steps. Dude, what? Food. Yes. For once, you had a good idea.

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Let's do it. Let's get food. I brought my own lunch. I don't like strangers knowing my own personal food choices.

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My lunch is private. I make it. I eat it.

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If you ask me how I want my steak, I'm going to tell you to mind your own business.

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All right, what are we going to get for lunch?

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What do you guys want? Tacos. Chicken sandwich. We just had tacos yesterday. And since when do you eat chicken sandwiches?

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I just thought I'd make a helpful suggestion. Pizza. No. Sushi. Getting there.

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Chinese soup. Cat? No. It's Asian.

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How about foo? I'm sorry? Foo. Fuh. You know what, guys?

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You decide. I'm going to go get some work done. Fine. Don't complain when

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I order you something. Why don't we just do sandwiches? All right. Sandwiches it is.

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I will go ahead. What do you guys want? Tell me what you want. What you really, really want. Okay, I think I'm just going to get like a basic club.

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I think it's like the number eight with like mayonnaise and lettuce. Are you all set? Austin, can you come here a minute? No tomatoes.

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Just no tomatoes. Got it. Extra tomato. Food's here.

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Oh, here's yours, Marcus. You ever eat something so good, you don't even care if it's stuck in your beard?

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Are you asking me? Yeah. I'm just really thirsty.

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There's cups and water over there. Those are styrofoam cups.

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So? I hate styrofoam cups, and they have weird taste. Hey, hey, hey, hey.

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Hey. I got lunch. I got lunch, guys. Dude, we just literally, we literally just finished eating.

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Are you serious? Dead serious. I thought it would be nice to get you guys something to eat.

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This place is new. Everyone's talking about it. It's brand new down the street. You got to at least try it. All right.

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I'm not going to turn out food. I can't turn out food this morning. It's amazing. I mean, it's like everyone's talking about it. You know what I'm talking about, right?

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You saw it down the street. Yeah, I saw it. It was like a big old line. Yeah. Look at me being nice. Look at me taking care of my people.

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You're the kindest. My people. Delicious. Delizioso. Okay. That's it.

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Freedom, Bryce. You see how we treat you here, guys? All right, now eat it and get to work. Is it good? Austin?

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Uh -huh. You like it? Uh -huh. Geez, people.

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People have not finished their drinks. They're just a scum of the earth. So a few weeks ago,

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Joy came to us and said that she had an idea for a new show. She was going to film it.

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She was going to edit it. She was going to produce it. Today we got to see the show.

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I don't even know what to say. I'm not telling her.

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If you don't tell her, who's going to tell her? Not me. Gabe, you can tell her. Yes. It's all you.

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Shh, shh, shh. Here she comes. Hey, Joy. Hey, Nance. What's up?

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Uh, yeah, we should probably talk about your new show. Oh, cool. Did you guys like it? Let's watch it together and then we can workshop it.

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So solid. What's wrong?

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What if we put a message rolled up in the dog's mouth or on its collar or something?

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Because when a puppy is licking your face, you can listen to the worst news ever and it won't matter.

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It won't matter. As long as the puppy is licking your face. Okay. What if we pay for a carrier pigeon and the carrier pigeon brings her the bad news?

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Why don't we get a star and name it after her? Oh, we can call it We Don't Like Your Show. Perfect.

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But she'll be happy she has a star. Yeah. Who doesn't love a star? Hopefully they're not all the stars. Joy, it's not that it's not a great show.

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It is. So, here's the thing that I don't understand. Animal videos are a staple of the internet.

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They get a lot of views and a good animal video can bring you to tears.

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That's the kind of stuff that we're looking for, right? I mean, I love a good animal video. I think Marcus does.

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I think we all do. Can we agree that animal videos are good? I just, don't you think it's getting a little old?

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Is that a serious question? That's totally a serious question. I mean, it's good. I just don't think it really fits our brand.

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Like, I think we can be doing better than that. Something more entertaining, more original. That's what we want is something original.

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Right? Gabe, what do you think? I'm with Gabe. I'm speechless.

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I think you can do a lot better. Okay, well,

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I mean, obviously I like it. Because it's animals. I mean, I had an idea for,

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I was thinking about something. I was thinking about maybe like a show on aliens. Aliens.

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That's a great idea. Nobody does shows on aliens. That's great. Love it. Aliens. Honestly, I pitched the idea for the alien show about a month ago.

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And they all turned me down. They said that it wasn't really interesting enough.

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And not enough people would care about it. So, what I decided to do was make something really bad.

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And they would be happy with me making just about anything else. They're distracted.

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I get to make my alien show. Imagine that everyone in the studio is an adorable kitten.

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Distracted by a big ball of yarn. With a fluffy tail and tiny little whiskers.

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Like this. Oh, they're both so cute.

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I don't think it's less cute. Hey, what's up? What are you up to today?

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Crazy busy day. I've got a million things I've got to hit hard right now. I've got phone calls to make.

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People to meet with. I've got some planning and scheduling to do. Some preparation. It's a busy, busy day.

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You're also hanging out with Austin, right? What do you mean? Austin? Austin who?

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Hanging out with Austin Austin. I'm hanging out with Austin? Yeah. You're having dinner with him.

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I have a date with my wife tonight. A dinner date with my wife. He asked you like a week ago.

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To go to dinner with him. I thought he was kidding. No, you said you'd go and he's really excited about it.

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Really excited? Doesn't exactly cover it. He's been texting me all week.

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I'm pretty sure he thinks he's taking Jeff on a date. What's up man?

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You have to go. So everybody's making this a little weird.

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Like me and Jeff are just going to hang out. I usually dress up when I leave the studio anyway. It's just going to be two best friends having the best time of their lives.

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What's up guys? Hey dude. What's up Austin? I don't know much. Are you ready for tonight?

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Yeah man. I'm good. I'm good. What are we doing? Probably like dinner and then just like hang out.

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Are we going to be out late or? Depends on where the night goes. Well dude,

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I'm a man of my word, right? I'm so excited. Me too. Me too.

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Seriously, why? I've had enough of this kid. Why is he even here? What is up with you?

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Nothing. Are you jealous that Austin's hanging out with Jeff?

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Of this? No. Dude, I really don't think you need to worry about Austin stealing your best friend.

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Of course I don't need to worry about it. I mean, look at this. I mean, honestly, they don't even have a single thing in common.

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Besides, I'm pretty sure Jeff's just going to go just to be nice to him and make him feel good about himself. So it's,

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I mean, it's a weird item on a menu, but it's delicious. It's like heaven meets earth.

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It's amazing. One of my favorite places. Good choice. Try it. Good choice. Five o 'clock, good? Yeah, five o 'clock's good, man.

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Perfect. I'll make it happen. All right. Sounds good. Five o 'clock.

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Time to go. All right, you ready?

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It's five o 'clock? Yes, sir. It is. All right. Let's do this.

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Do it. This'll be fun. Yeah, man. All right. Ready?

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Let's go. Thanks, Joy. Oh, yeah. Let's do that.

48:43

That was awesome. So good. Definitely, dude. So good. Yeah. What a night.

48:48

Dude. We need code names for the next time we go to the Brodeo. Pet names, dude. Dude. Even better.

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Batman and Robin. Dude. Obi and Anakin. Puss in Boots. Puss in Boots. Yes. Did you say

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Puss in Boots? Oh, God. Oh, God. We gotta do like Superman and Wonderboy.

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Peanut and Jelly. Yes. Peanut and Jelly. Jelly time. We're on to something, man.

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You're so hilarious, man. I know. You're hilarious. No, dude. You're hilarious. You came up with that. Were you like the glass clown in school?

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Dude, stop. Stop. Were you like the glass clown? Nobody laughs at my jokes. No, they do. Do something.

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I mean, do something funny. More like Jeff and Jerkface.

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Jeff and the Devil. Jeff and Ginger McGillicuddy.

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Whoa. Look at this place. This is beautiful.

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Joy, great job. Great job. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, Mr.

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Potter! Happy New Year to you in jail. Go on home.

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They're waiting for you. This is nice. Look at these hats on the seats. Hats on the seats. That's fantastic.

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It has its own song. This is awesome. I think we should light it up. Ready? Ready.

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Yes. Drum roll, please. Joy to the world, the Lord is come.

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Oh, this is great. This is amazing. That looks so good. Very, very good job.

50:44

Joy. Wonderful. Wow, guys. The studio looks amazing. Yeah. Is this someone's birthday?

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Yes, it is. Here at Apologia Studios, we are

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Christmas people, y 'all. We are crazy about Christmas.

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I mean, it's the time of year where we celebrate Jesus, and the entire world celebrates with you.

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I mean, everybody celebrates. People are talking about Jesus, playing Christmas music about Jesus in the malls.

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It's presents and amazing. It's a time of sugar and smells and Christmas sweaters and joy and trees and magical snow and flying things, and it's just amazing.

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And pickles. Pickles. It's time of year for pickles. Every year, Joy does something special for us.

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She hides a Christmas pickle, and whoever finds the Christmas pickle gets an extra special present.

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Amazing. I told you we're Christmas people. Dude, my family is building a

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Christmas fort tonight and watching Home Alone. That's pretty awesome. I'm so excited. We watched it the other night, and Evie was all...

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I was so proud of her. Make your daddy proud. Merry Christmas, you filthy animal.

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Joy, Joy, I found it. I found the pickle. I want my gift.

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You did? I did. Okay. It's right here. Wait, actually, let me see it.

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Why are you hiding it? Let me see it. Dude, give me the pickle.

53:12

Dude, this is a real pickle. You said it was a glitter pickle. You covered a pickle in glitter.

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That's all you did. So I rolled the pickle in some glitter.

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I wanted the prize. It's beautiful, mysterious, and I love to win.

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Winning's my favorite. Hey, dude. Fill her up. Fill her up, please.

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You got it, boss. Delicious. Hey, can we get that lamp out of the shot?

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What, this lamp? Yeah, it's inappropriate. Inappropriate? This is a major award. Do you know where this is from?

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It's a major award. Is it from a Christmas movie or something? Yeah, Christmas movie.

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Like The Breakfast Club. Oh my goodness. Breakfast Club. Yes, The Breakfast Club, because they eat breakfast during Christmas.

54:10

Marcus, The Breakfast Club is not a Christmas movie. Good grief, Marcus Pittman.

54:18

Good grief. So when it comes to Christmas movies, I don't mess around. Christmas without Christmas movies is just plain insane.

54:26

Butter the Elf, what's your favorite color? Zuzu's petals. You shoot your eye out, kid.

54:32

Buffalo gals, won't you come out tonight? That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown. Hey, Carmen, did you finish editing?

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Carmen? Yeah, I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you over my music.

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I was asking if you finished editing. Oh, yeah, I'm finishing up right now. What are you listening to?

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Uh, Christmas music, you know. Justin Bieber, Little Drummer Boy. Why is everybody so obsessed?

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Yeah, don't tell me what to do. Thanks. Of course I like Christmas. It's a special time of the year where everyone just hands out meat and sugar for free.

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And not to get too sentimental, but I also like the lights.

55:32

We need to film a commercial. A commercial? Uh, how about on the 25th?

55:38

There's nothing happening that day. The 25th of January? No, the 25th of December.

55:47

Marcus, the 25th of December is Christmas. Christmas is the 25th.

55:53

There's nothing scheduled on the 25th of December because it's Christmas. Marcus, let me show you something.

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Come on, let me show you something. Marcus, I want you to go someplace with me right now.

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I want you to take it all in. Take in the lights, the smells. Okay, maybe not the smells, but look over there.

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The stockings, the tree. I mean, just take it in. The Christmas spirit, the magic of it all.

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I mean, Marcus, see that box?

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What's in the box? You don't even know. See, you don't even know. It's Christmas. There's Christmas inside the box.

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It's Christmas magic. Anything could be in there. And it's all yours.

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Pick it up. Look inside. I found the

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Christmas pickle! That's the Christmas pickle! Marcus found the pickle! It's a Christmas pickle, you see?

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That's Christmas, you see? Here you go. Lucky.

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That's so awesome! That is awesome. That's a beautiful gift.

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I get it now. It's a celebration. A time of year when everything is lit up by colorful lights and glitter.

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It's being with people you love and getting presents you didn't expect or deserve. Merry Christmas, guys!

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So, a lot has changed around here. Not everything, but a lot.