1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Guess what mango's that will. So when you were growing up, 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: was your dad just full of dad jokes? Ah, so 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: many dad jokes, Like he made a lot of puns. 4 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: But he also did this thing where he would just repeat, 5 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: like Dana Carvey catchphrases like he loved a SNL so 6 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: so he'd like do his George Bush in an Indian accent, 7 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: and it would just make us grown. I love the 8 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: idea of your dad in an Indian accent doing an 9 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: impression of Dana Carvey doing an impression of George Bush 10 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: or whatever it was, the church lady, whatever it was, 11 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 1: church lady, Well, my dad was right there with him, 12 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: and he is still full of these dad jokes. And 13 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: in fact, I think part of the fun of having 14 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: my kids grow up around my parents is actually getting 15 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 1: to see them react to the dad is of dad jokes. 16 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,480 Speaker 1: And if you would have asked them, like which one 17 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: sticks out the most to them, it would probably be 18 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: when we see my parents on New Year's Day and 19 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: they know this is coming. As soon as we pull 20 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: up in the driveway, he's gonna be waiting right there 21 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: to say, I haven't seen you all year. And of 22 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: course you know they roll their eyes, but they love 23 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: every second of it. I know. So I I remember 24 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: my dad making some horrible joke knowingly like about um. 25 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 1: I think it was about mc Hammer's pala being called 26 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: mc screwdriver or something, you know, I knowingly mess up 27 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: lyrics or like do the floss dance wrong or whatever, 28 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: you know, just to get a reaction like that, ad 29 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: Dad from my kids because it's the best. Do you 30 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: think that if you did the floss dance correctly that 31 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: it would be any less embarrassing for them? I'm pretty 32 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: sure doesn't matter. But you know what, Mango, there's actually 33 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,279 Speaker 1: good news for all of us dads. It actually turns 34 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: out there appears to be benefits of these corny jokes. 35 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: So there really fun article from the Telegraph in the 36 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: UK a couple of years ago, and it was looking 37 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: at a few different studies on this. But the author 38 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: of the piece, his name was Rob Kimp. He put 39 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: it this way. He says, by playing with words, dads 40 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: engage their kids and the flexibility of language, encouraging them 41 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: to think about words too. And this other research showed 42 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: that the jokes actually helped build these stronger relationships and 43 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: and in some ways may even help fathers cope with 44 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: their kids growing up. Huh. Well, whether the science behind 45 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: all this is sound or not, I'm in full support 46 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: of this theory me too. As you know, it's Father's 47 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: Day this weekend, so we thought we'd share some other 48 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: fun facts in honor of all the great dads in 49 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: our lives and all the other dads out there. So 50 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: let's dive in. Hey, their podcast listeners, welcome to part 51 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,399 Speaker 1: Time Genius. I'm Will Pearson and is always I'm joined 52 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 1: by my good friend Mangues Ticketer, although today Mango is 53 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: joining me from the always Friendly Mouth Media Studios in 54 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: New York City. We always is love recording there whenever 55 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: we're in the city. So Mango, I hate that you're 56 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: missing this here because the man on the other side 57 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: of the soundproof glass with a sharpie and a drawing 58 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: pad holding up one dad joke after another to the glass. 59 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: That's our friends and producer Tristan McNeil. So what's the 60 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: latest one? It says, Uh, he's holding one up that says, 61 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: what's brown and sticky? A stick? I mean, it doesn't 62 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 1: get any more. Well, don't think I'm missing out on this, 63 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: because he just texted me spring is here. I got 64 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: so excited I wet my plants. That's terrible. You know, 65 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: the guy doesn't even have kids, but he's actually better 66 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: at dad jokes than we are. But jokes, I'm not 67 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: that surprised, to be honest with you. All Right, Well, 68 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: let's keep the dad thing going. So what's your first 69 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: factor the day, Mango? So I think you can probably 70 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: predict for I'm gonna go with the first fact here. 71 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: It's gonna be an animal fact, isn't it. Yeah. So, 72 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: so here's the thing. I feel like we've all heard 73 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: about how incredible like those emperor penguins are just like 74 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: protecting the eggs and keeping them warm. And then you've 75 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: got this fact about seahorses because the males are actually 76 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: the ones who get pregnant. But I actually want to 77 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: talk about a different creature, and that's the clown fish. Yeah, 78 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: it's because their paternal instincts are so strong they'll even 79 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: look after eggs that aren't their's. And and this happens 80 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: to be because of a hormone similar to oxytocin, which is, 81 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: you know, that love hormone that makes humans want to 82 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: be loving dad's And what they found in clownfish. Is 83 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 1: that their paternal instincts are so intense that you could 84 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: actually take a male seahorse and just drop a bunch 85 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 1: of their eggs from another nest near the clownfish, and 86 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: he'd actually protect them. He'd protect them, You've cleaned them, 87 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: fan them, all of that, just like they were his own. Wow. 88 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 1: I would assume this would just apply to fish eggs, 89 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 1: like if you drop some chicken eggs underwater. But but 90 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: but let's think about other fish. Like other fish wouldn't 91 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: do this, No, I mean most of the fish species 92 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: would just eat the eggs. Well, I knew you would 93 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 1: start with an animal fact, but that is a good one. 94 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 1: I feel like we have to at least acknowledge the 95 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: inspiration for Father's Day, and that's manned by the name 96 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: of William Jackson Smart. Smart was a Union soldier in 97 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: the Civil War, and several years after the war, Smart's 98 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 1: wife died, leaving him with his daughter, Sonora, who was 99 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: sixteen at the time, and her five younger brothers. Well. 100 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 1: Sonora was so inspired by her father's dedication to them that, 101 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: after attending a Mother's Day celebration at her church back 102 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: in nineteen o nine, she decided if there's a day 103 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: to recognize mothers, there should be one to recognize fathers. 104 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: And as she put it several years after his passing, 105 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: I remember everything about him. He was both father and 106 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: mother to me and my brothers and sisters. So I'm 107 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 1: also going to talk about a dad from way back, 108 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: and actually I'm gonna go way way back to a 109 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: father who was willing to forgive, and that's Charlemagne, who 110 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: was pretty busy doing whatever the Holy Roman emperor did 111 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: during the early Middle Ages, and apparently one of those 112 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: things was having twenty children. But despite having so many children, 113 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: Charlemagne was insistent that his kids be well educated, whether 114 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: they were his sons or daughters, and some of his 115 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: kids were born to wives and some to concubines. But 116 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: his oldest son, unfortunately known as Pepin the Hunchback, was 117 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: eventually passed over to be the next in line to rule, 118 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: and this was likely because he was considered to be illegitimate. Well, 119 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: this didn't sit well with Peppin, and he and a 120 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: few others conspired to assassinate Charlemagne. So you think that 121 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: they would have all been put to death, right, But 122 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: instead the emperor did something merciful, and he decided to 123 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: spare him and instead sent him off to a monastery 124 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: for the rest of his life. Wow, such a forgiving dad. 125 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: That is wild. And twenty kids, that's just unbelievable. All right, well, 126 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: I'm going to hop on over to the world of 127 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 1: pop culture. And as we know, ron Howard has been 128 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: in the news a lot recently, both directing solo and 129 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: of course he's also the executive producer and the narrator 130 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: of one of the funniest shows ever arrested Development. And 131 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 1: I'm not sure anyone has had more of an interesting 132 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 1: career in TV and film than Ron Howard. But the 133 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: world first got to know little Ronnie Howard when he 134 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 1: was just six years old in his role as Opie 135 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: to Tailor. And if you've ever seen the show, you 136 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: remember that iconic opening scene when Opie and Andy are 137 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: just walking along that dirt path holding their fishing poles. 138 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: You remember this, right, yeah, of course, every time I 139 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: think about it makes me want to whistle. Right. Well, 140 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: you probably also remember the part where Opie picks up 141 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: a rock and tosses it into the water. I'm not 142 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: sure why, but apparently this was an important part of 143 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: the scene to the director, because it turns out Opie 144 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: wasn't quite strong enough or coordinated enough to get the 145 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: rock all the way to the water, because it's not 146 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: like it was that far away. So they tried a 147 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: couple of times, and both times the rock fell short 148 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: of the water. So what they did was they had 149 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: a prop man hide behind a bush, and when Opie 150 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: through the next one, the assistant director then yelled throw it, 151 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: and the prop man tossed another rock the rest of 152 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: the way so that it would splash in the water. 153 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: And so that's why if you're watching closely, and you 154 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: may have noticed this before if you've been watching really closely, 155 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: but you'll see a bit of gravity defiance in that 156 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: lag from the throw to to the splash. So I'm 157 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: totally going back and watching this online now. And unrelated 158 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: to this, despite all that Ron Howard is accomplished, it's 159 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 1: hard for me not to immediately think of one of 160 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: his appearances on Saturday Night Live. I mean, you know, 161 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: we're both longtime SNL fans, and and this was back 162 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: in the Eddie Murphy days. I actually already know exactly 163 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: where you're going with this. Yeah, when Murphy mixed up 164 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: two of his most famous characters, Opie Taylor and then 165 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: Richie Cunningham from Happy Days, and then called him Opie Cunningham. 166 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: And then he proceeded to try and get the studio 167 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: audience to chant Opie Cunningham. So great. Alright, So, so 168 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,719 Speaker 1: what do you have next? Well, I also have one 169 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: from the world of pop culture, but I think I'm 170 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: gonna save it and instead talk about the record for 171 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 1: the oldest person to father a child. Now, they have 172 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 1: not surprisingly been several claims to this title, since it's 173 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 1: often really difficult to verify the date of birth for 174 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: people born a century ago. But the one that seems 175 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 1: at least pretty close to accurate is an Indian man 176 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: by the name of rum Groov who had his first 177 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: child at the age of ninety four. And I say 178 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:03,959 Speaker 1: first child because he had his second and ninety six, 179 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 1: and I believe he's still alive at the age of 180 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: a hundred two ish. That is incredible. Wow. Yeah, And 181 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: he's kind of the poster boy or poster old man 182 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: from vegetarianism, because that's actually what he credits for his quote, 183 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: stamina and virility. You remember how you were a vegetarian 184 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: for so long. I mean, you're mostly vegetarian these days, 185 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: but you've been vegetarian for years, but your diet consisted 186 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: of I would guess. I actually, scientifically, i'd put the 187 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: estimate at six was McDonald's French fries. And then, of 188 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: course we learned that they've been cooked in animal fat 189 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 1: for all of those years, which is a for effort, right, 190 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 1: I guess. All right, Well back to history. So did 191 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: you know that the term Founding Fathers wasn't actually coined 192 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: until the twentieth century. So the term first appeared in 193 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: a speech by Warren G. Harding. This was, of course, 194 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: the same man who won on his inspiring campaign slogan 195 00:09:56,559 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: a return to normalcy. I feel like get goose bumps 196 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: just hearing that phrase. Yeah, me too. Well, anyway, in 197 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: his nineteen twenty acceptance speech, he said it was the 198 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: intent of the Founding Fathers to give this republic a 199 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: dependable and enduring popular government. But even after that, the 200 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: term wasn't really that common until Kenneth Bernard Umbright published 201 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: the book it was called Founding Fathers, Men who shaped 202 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: our tradition. Okay, well, we each have one more fact 203 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: to go. But before we get to that, let's take 204 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:40,719 Speaker 1: a quick break. Welcome back to part time Genius, where 205 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: we're sharing facts about father's Okay, well, so what's your 206 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 1: last fact of the day. All right, Well, you know, 207 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: I was curious to look at which culture has put 208 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: a greater emphasis on father spending time with their children, 209 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: and it was really interesting to read about the Acca 210 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: Pygmy people in Central Africa. And this was for a 211 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: couple of reasons. So first, a few studies have shown 212 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 1: that of fathers spend more time with their infant children 213 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,719 Speaker 1: than any other society, with one study showing that they 214 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: have their infants within arms reach nearly fifty of their 215 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 1: time now. But another thing that was interesting to me 216 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:15,679 Speaker 1: just in general about the Aca is just how interchangeable 217 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 1: the male and female roles are. In fact, they almost 218 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:22,839 Speaker 1: don't have male and female roles. So sometimes the women 219 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:24,959 Speaker 1: will hunt and the men will take care of the children. 220 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: Sometimes it's the reverse, sometimes the men will prepare meals 221 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: while the women are preparing the next camp, and of 222 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: course you know vice versa. That's really interesting. All right, Well, 223 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 1: for my last fact, as promised, I'm gonna go back 224 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:39,079 Speaker 1: to pop culture and a couple of years ago, g 225 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 1: Q had this online poll slash tournament where they were 226 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: trying to determine the greatest dad in TV history, and 227 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: the final four came down to Uncle Phil from the 228 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: Fresh Prince Tim the to a man Taylor J. Pritchett 229 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: for Modern Family, who by the way, beat out himself 230 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,719 Speaker 1: as Al Bundy just to get there. And and then 231 00:11:56,720 --> 00:12:00,079 Speaker 1: there was Homer Simpson and Uncle Phil ended up winning. 232 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 1: And and yes, he was, of course a good dad. 233 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: But I actually think I agree with the g Q 234 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: writer John ort Ved who wrote of Homer quote, he 235 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: takes a night job at the quickie Mart so he 236 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,199 Speaker 1: can afford a pony for Lisa. He sends Bart to 237 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: summer camp, even when Bart fails to make the grades 238 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: of creed upon to earn the indulgence. He gives up 239 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:19,959 Speaker 1: his dream job at a bowling alley so that he 240 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: can afford to support a third child. I mean, for 241 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 1: as much of a goofball as Homer Simpson is, it's 242 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:29,199 Speaker 1: obvious he loves his kids. Oh there's no doubt about that. 243 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: So I would wish upon all of us that may 244 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: we all have the dedication of the Akka Dads and 245 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: the sacrifice of Homer Simpson so you know, I was 246 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: going to give the fact Off Trophy to you for 247 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 1: that last fact it was a good one, but then 248 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: you know, I thought maybe we should give it to 249 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: all the dad's out there for Father's Day. But you know, 250 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: I got the same angle. I don't know, if you've 251 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 1: been watching Tristan these last few days over there with 252 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: these sea monkeys he's been raising on his desk, if 253 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 1: you caught a glimpse of this at all, I have, 254 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: and you can see how proud he is of each 255 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: and every sea monkey, every single one of them, and 256 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:02,959 Speaker 1: only about half of them are dad at this point, 257 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 1: so he's just doing a great job. So here's to Tristan, 258 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 1: and happy Father's Day to our dads and all the 259 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: fathers and father figures out there. Thanks again to Mouth 260 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: Media for hosting me today, and thanks to Eve's Jeff 261 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 1: Coche for always helpful research. And we'll be back with 262 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: a full length episode on Wednesday.