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Marissa

Marissa
Angela GiarratanaDebut: #10 The Animal (Trainer) Kingdom: Hollywood’s Wranglers (w/Mary Anthony)1 appearance
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"A veteran dog trainer who has been in the business for 50 years and is currently 71 years old."

Highlight Bits & Quotes

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19:30 (2m)
BACKSTORY_REVEAL

The Dark Side of Bird Outreach and Disney Reductions

Marilyn discusses her failed prison outreach program where birds learned to scream profanities instead of saving souls, leading to a disastrous Disney film gig where they couldn't remember their lines.

"One time I had to train a cow to milk another cow."

"Morally, how does that work?"

"A couple of my birds learned the phrase kill bitch kill and then they had to go work on a Disney film moments later"

"They could not remember Polly want a cracker, all they wanted to say was kill bitch kill"

#Ethics#Commercials#Livestock#Hollywood Wranglers#Disney
1:53 (2m 38s)
CHARACTER_INTRO

The Wrangler Roll Call

The panel of Hollywood animal wranglers introduces themselves, ranging from bird specialists to a snake expert who found his calling by picking up random snakes after college.

"I'm Marilyn Jones, and I am a bird trainer for Tinseltown."

"My name is Nigel Eclaire, and I focus primarily on snakes."

"Hey y'all, it's me, Marissa. Um, I'm dogs."

#Hollywood#Animal Wrangling#Production
41:25 (57s)
ESCALATION

Nigel's Snake-Skin Shedding and the Baby Feet Reveal

Nigel begins physically shedding his skin at the table, revealing he used 'Baby Feet' exfoliating masks to achieve his dream of becoming more like his snakes.

"Is anybody here else shedding skin?"

"You are peeling like an onion at my grandma's barbecue."

"It's time for me, getting closer to becoming the dream."

#Method Acting#Skincare#Body Horror
21:31 (2m 39s)
ESCALATION

The Lion King Snub and the CGI Crisis

The panel vents about being snubbed by the Lion King remake, revealing industry secrets like dressing up Great Danes as hyenas to avoid paying for fast-running lions.

"I think you're bringing up a topic that we should talk about, and that is the Lion King, and we were all snubbed"

"A lot of animals who they can't get to run fast, they get a dog and they dress it up"

#CGI#Union Representation#The Lion King
25:11 (1m 7s)
VISUAL_GAG

Favorite Animals and the Magician Betrayal

Marilyn recounts the heartbreaking story of Cheeky the Dove, who was stolen by her owner to pursue a failed career as an amateur Vegas magician.

"Cheeky was the best in the business, a real professional"

"He took Cheeky away from me and he went to Vegas, showed up to open mic magician competitions"

#Vegas#Magic#Bird Training
44:31 (34s)
BACKSTORY_REVEAL

Princess Diana the Speed-Running Great Dane

Marissa tells the story of her Great Dane, Princess Diana, who was named after the living royal and tragically died on the same day after being hit by a non-union Teamster.

"They died on the same day."

"These non-union teamsters might as well call them the devil on your back."

#Teamsters#Royal Family#Stunt Dogs

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