Gerald Rango-Dean
actor who portrays Ray Tika on Cro-Gay
Highlight Bits & Quotes
10The Bucket and Cum Passage
Brooks Fable reads a verbatim passage from her novel where the characters Balloon and Tika adopt the aliases 'Bucket' and 'Cum' to keep their relationship secret from coworkers.
"Hi, this is Bucket."
"What are you going to be called? Cum."
"The knowledge that your name could be Cum, that is the hottest thing I've ever heard."
Assigning Sexualities to Sports
Brooks Fable categorizes various sports and jobs by their inherent sexual energy, labeling baseball as asexual and horse racing as lesbian.
"Baseball is asexual."
"Kite flying is just queer."
"The sport of improv comedy? Straight."
Balloontika: The Lead Actors' Undeniable Chemistry
Lead actors Gerald and Honor discuss their ship name 'Balloontika' and their previous jobs at a 'Mac Store' and cleaning putt-putt holes before finding fame.
"I worked at a Mac store. It wasn't an Apple store, it was a Mac store."
"I cleaned all the holes at a putt putt course."
Show Running and Fluffy the Production Designer
The cast discusses the frantic 14-day shoot and the genius of their production designer, Fluffy, who could flip a smoothie shop into a bar instantly.
"We shot this entire show, it's 12 episodes, we shot it in 14 days."
"Fluffy, flip it around! And she would flip everything."
Gay Diver Secretly Straight Sponsorships
The group brainstorms the niche gay sponsorships a professional diver would lose if his secret straight romance was revealed, including Subaru and Pottery.
"Exploring what it would be like to be an openly gay person who's secretly straight."
"Diving is sponsored by pottery."
The Technical Secrets of Croquet Cinematography
Honor Face and Gerald Rango-Dean explain the avant-garde filming techniques used for their show, including shooting still photos instead of film and forcing actors to speak at double speed to simulate slow motion.
"We actually took pictures instead of film so that when it looked back it felt like slow motion."
"The pictures were kind of like when an anime runs out of money and has to do moving stills."
The Ants on a Log Media Blitz
The group discusses their 'media blitz' to get Emmy nominations by emailing the help desk and DMing the official Instagram account, specifically for the 'Ants on a Log' scene.
"We are emailing that scene to the Emmy nominating committee."
"Do you have somebody specifically or you emailing help desk?"
Live Commentary: The Steamiest Scene in Croquet History
The cast provides live commentary on a scene where Tika and Balloon argue over raisins and peanut butter, revealing that they used a 'croquet double' for a shot of pulsing arm muscles.
"Those muscles, that shot right there, that's his croquet double."
"I deep throated 25 celery sticks that day."
Bahamas, Drag Week, and Missionary Revitalization
Honor and Gerald announce a trip to the Bahamas with their wives, a guest appearance on 'Drag Week' on Animal Planet, and ask for tips on revitalizing the missionary position.
"Drag week on the animal planet. It's all the animals that do drag."
"If you guys have any other ways to revitalize and revamp missionary position, I'm down for that."
The Cro Gay Phenomenon and Tumblr Fandom
The hosts introduce the cast of 'Cro Gay', a croquet-based gay rivalry drama that has taken Tumblr by storm, leading to the creation of 'Penistress' boards.
"One of the biggest things on television is gay stuff now."
"Even the penistress boards. Pinterest board."