EPISODE NUMBER: 6120 (September 22, 2010)
GUESTS: Zoe Lofgren, Guillermo Del Toro
SEGMENTS: The Christine O’Donnell Clip Predictor 3000, The Word – The More You No, Fallback Position – Migrant Worker – Zoe Lofgren
VIDEOS: Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Good afternoon, Zoners! I hope you guys don’t mind the daily episode guide coming out a little later in the day – blogging the guide on my lunch hour is going to work MUCH better for my schedule for a while.
Oh, this episode was so full of bubbling joy and laughter! The Christine O’Donnell wheel was quite funny on its own, but Stephen could barely stifle his laughter at the merman and Meercat Manor selection of the wheel. It boggles my mind that students now need a permission slip to be able to watch our nation’s president in a yearly televised presentation.
The mental image I have of Stephen Colbert as a Luchador in Los Gringos Locos is just ridonk silly. I also laughed uproariously at the interview. I love it when Stephen finds something in an interview and simply won’t let go – in this case, making an anchor baby with Zoe Lofgren.
But I have to say, my favorite part of the episode was the interview with Guillermo Del Toro. I can’t remember a guest making Stephen laugh that much during an interview before. And the way that both Del Toro and Stephen got so animated at the end when they were talking about Catholicism in Central America was just a total joy to watch.
What did all of you think about tonight’s episode?
- You see, Bill knows how hurtful it is to have a clip of yourself played out of context.
- How else could Stuart Little have memorized his lines? Think, think.
- Now, not only that, but I have also discovered that thanks to genetic engineering, they have also made dogs that can fly planes.
- So here’s the next Christine O’Donnell clip revealing that … she killed a drifter with a zombie on Anthony Bordaine’s ‘No Reservations’.
- The next clip will be Christine O’Donnell robbed a bank with a merman on ‘Meerkat Manor’.
- Silly bandz! Run to your children’s beds and scream in their faces to make sure they’re still alive.
- And their first kiss, Jenny Carmichael, who is now Jennifer Reynolds and has been very gracious about the whole thing. [Stephen's First Kiss Actually With Stretch Armstrong]
- Now, before you know it, one Thanksgiving they came home and they say, hey, Dad, let’s turn on football. But they mean soccer. Who are you? I carried you for nine months! [He's Got The Hips To Prove It]
- Who is some teacher to contradict my belief that Abraham Lincoln’s running mate was Aquaman.
- That’s right, permission slips, because listening to a president your parents didn’t vote for is just as dangerous as a field trip to ride Skull Mountain at Six Flags. [Obama Poll Numbers Also Plunge 400 Feet]
- That includes foreign languages or even ordering Mexican-sounding foods in the cafeteria because empathy for illegal immigrants starts with Taco Tuesdays. [Ends on "Diarrhea Wednesdays"]
- Los Gringos Locos shall be avenged!
- Just take down the Help Wanted sign. Problem solved.
- Are you saying Americans are pussies?
- It seems more like fat camp.
- I like a challenge. I do Sudoku.
- Should we make an anchor baby?
- Will you think about it? Do you mind if I think about it for a while?
- Guillermo Del Toro: Thank you, I am a giant guest.
- Stephen Colbert: Is there any sex?
Guillermo Del Toro: Not in the book. - You go on safari for monsters? That would be fun.
- So I could infect my fans with a virus? That sounds terrifying! I heard if you go to Jon Stewart’s rally, you turn into a vampire.
- So you want to give the Eucharist more street appeal?
Zoe Lofgren is my representative! And I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt I’ll never forgive her for refusing to carry Stephen anchor/terror baby! Hasn’t she seen the adorable off-spring he’s had w/ Sweetness?! Come on Zoe! WTF!
DB, I’m glad you enjoyed del Toro so much. I was really looking forward to him & he delivered! It was great hearing Stephen talk about going to a Hispanic church in Chicago and what a different experience it was from his usual church going experience. In fact, I’d like to hear more about it! :)
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My favorite line from the del Toro interview was, that the great fear about vampires NOW is… they’ll break up with you thru email. That’s it. LoL
I wonder if Stephen has been saving that one or if it was just off the cuff, but it was brilliant either way.
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I think it’s funny how Del Torro makes such crazy films but in-person he’s just a giant teddy bear.
That aside, this episode reminded me of a book I read a few years back — UNDER THE FEET OF JESUS — which is about a family of migrant workers, and how family, faith, and the mythology or superstition that somehow binds the two together, keeps them sane for as long as possible… even though the conditions in which they live and work range from the typical to the incomprehensible.
Sometimes, people work a certain job not because they want to, but because they have to… because finding a way to help your family survive is more important than any ideological or socio-political conundrum you or the family sleeping on the floorboards next to you might suddenly conjure.
Anyways, great episode. Plus, that contrast of Colbert’s clean suit against the muddy ground and the mountains of hay were hilarious.
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So many goodies delivered in yet another clever, funny episode it’s hard to choose! However Stephen imagining making an anchor baby totally won me over. Del Toro’s interview was definite fun too. Can’t wait for the next episode of the Fallback Position.
As for asking parents for permission slips to watch the President, it’s too weird and OTT.
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I loved The Christine O’Donnell Clip Predictor 3000, especially Stephen’s giggling at O’Donnell robbing a bank with a merman at Meerkat Manor. When you think about it, with all of the crazy s#!t she’s said, I wouldn’t necessarily be surprised if the things on that wheel had really happened.
I was so excited for the Fallback Position and it more than delivered! Stephen side-stepping the mud to avoid getting his shoes dirty was hilarious and I cracked up when he imagined having an anchor baby with Lofgren. And I really enjoyed the Guillermo Del Toro interview. He’s a definite it-getter and they both seemed to be having a lot of fun with the conversation.
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G del T was great – I’ve never seen him interviewed before, and I could have sat through another half an hour of it at least. Film directors make for good TCR interviews seemingly – John Waters was a hoot, and I’d love to see David Lynch as “my guest tonight…”
And hands up who WASN’T imagining making their own anchor baby with Stephen?! Zoe Lofgren must have a helluva lot of self control. All that hay.
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*raises hand* Although I found that segment to be hilarious! Very interesting interview. I’ve never been inside an hispanic Catholic church but I know a lot of their folklore is pretty macabre so I can’t say I’m surprised it’s in their religious imagery as well.
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