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The Animal (Trainer) Kingdom: Hollywood’s Wranglers (w/Mary Anthony)

#10Audiostandard
Aug 11, 2021·46m
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Stage Premise:

Hollywood's top animal wranglers squawk about the craft of managing the industry's wildest talent.

Cast & Characters (5)

Patty Cutt
Mary AnthonyasPatty Cutt
Marissa
Angela GiarratanaasMarissa
Marilyn Jones
Kylie BrakemanasMarilyn Jones
Nigel Eclair
Jeremy CulhaneasNigel Eclair
Ian Household
Patrick McDonaldasIan Household

Bits & Timeline (12)

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."

Marilyn Jones (Kylie Brakeman)Ian Household (Patrick McDonald)Patty Cutt (Mary Anthony)Nigel Eclair (Jeremy Culhane)Marissa (Angela Giarratana)
#Hollywood#Animal Wrangling#Production
8:25 (25s)
ESCALATION

The Vuvuzela Method

Ian reveals his secret for communicating with fish underwater: screaming through a vuvuzela. He admits fish only have three settings: swim, stop, and breathe.

"I used to use those big, they're called vuvuzelas from South Africa."

"There's only so many things any underwater creature can do: swim, stop, and breathe."

Ian Household (Patrick McDonald)Patty Cutt (Mary Anthony)
#Training Techniques#Aquatic Production
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"

Patty Cutt (Mary Anthony)Nigel Eclair (Jeremy Culhane)Marilyn Jones (Kylie Brakeman)Marissa (Angela Giarratana)
#Ethics#Commercials#Livestock#Hollywood Wranglers#Disney
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"

Marissa (Angela Giarratana)Ian Household (Patrick McDonald)Patty Cutt (Mary Anthony)Marilyn Jones (Kylie Brakeman)Nigel Eclair (Jeremy Culhane)
#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"

Marilyn Jones (Kylie Brakeman)Patty Cutt (Mary Anthony)Marissa (Angela Giarratana)
#Vegas#Magic#Bird Training
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."

Nigel Eclair (Jeremy Culhane)Patty Cutt (Mary Anthony)Marissa (Angela Giarratana)
#Method Acting#Skincare#Body Horror
42:35 (1m)
VISUAL_GAG

Marilyn's Heartbreak: Rick Wright the Amateur Magician

Marilyn recounts the tragic loss of her professional dove, Cheeky, after the owner decided to pursue a failed career as a Vegas open-mic magician.

"Rick Wright decided I'd like to become an amateur magician."

"Cheeky was no longer in the business, and it broke my heart."

Marilyn Jones (Kylie Brakeman)Patty Cutt (Mary Anthony)
#Magic#Animal Rights#Vegas
43:58 (33s)
CALLBACK

Veronica the Union Otter on Riverdale

Ian discusses his tumultuous relationship with a river otter named Veronica who only performed if he humiliated himself, and who eventually joined the union to work on Riverdale.

"The only way I could get her to do things is if I humiliated myself in front of everyone else."

"She's the actually only animal I've ever trained that has gone union."

Ian Household (Patrick McDonald)Marilyn Jones (Kylie Brakeman)
#Union Rules#Riverdale#Aquatic 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."

Marissa (Angela Giarratana)Patty Cutt (Mary Anthony)
#Teamsters#Royal Family#Stunt Dogs