1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: I Am all In again. 2 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 2: Oh that's just you. 3 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: I Smell Pop Culture with Eastern Allen and iHeart Radio Podcast. 4 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: Hi everyone, this is Easton Allen. You heard Scott Patterson 5 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: say my name just a few seconds ago, and now 6 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: I'm saying my name. This is Easton Allen. This is 7 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: the sound of my voice. This is the I Smell 8 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: Pop Culture Podcast, a subsidiary of I Am all In 9 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 1: on iHeartRadio on iHeart Podcasts, one eleven productions, iHeart Media, 10 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: everything else. All those logos you see at the bottom 11 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: of our screen. This is such an exciting week here 12 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: we're talking to someone so cool and in case you're 13 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: just joining us for the first time, here's what we do. 14 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: You came here for Scott Patterson, You got me, Okay, 15 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: I'm sorry you heard his voice at the beginning. He 16 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: is not here. That's the last time you'll hear Scott 17 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: Patterson's voice. But I promise you we're gonna have a 18 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: lot of fun. We love the pop culture references in 19 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: Gomart Girls. We go so much deeper than just listing 20 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: them off. We are interviewing the people that created them, 21 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 1: that brought them to life, that made them pop culture 22 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:21,559 Speaker 1: moments and this week, we are going under the sea. 23 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: We are going to venture to a pineapple under the sea. 24 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: We're going to talk to Carolyn Lawrence, who is the 25 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: voice of Sandy Cheeks on SpongeBob square Pants. That's right, 26 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: SpongeBob SquarePants and Nickelodeon Treasure for twenty five years. SpongeBob 27 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: has been on the air in its fifteenth season. Here's 28 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: why we're talking about SpongeBob. Okay, I know you're hearing this. 29 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 1: You're going SpongeBob's cool. But why why Easton? Why tell me? 30 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: And I'm going to tell you why. Just a few 31 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: weeks ago, we talked to Robin Lively, who was in 32 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: The Karate Kid Part three, because she was mentioned in 33 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: season three, episode three application Anxiety Ladies and Gentlemen. We're 34 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: going back to that same not just the same episodisode, 35 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: this same scene. That's how jam packed Gilmour Girls is. 36 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: There are sony pop culture references in every scene. There's 37 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: like twenty per moment, so there's just an endless gold 38 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 1: mine here. We're going back to the beginning of the episode. 39 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: Rory and Laurel I are working on Rory's Harvard application, 40 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: and if you remember this, Okay, visualize it. I'm going 41 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,839 Speaker 1: to act this out for you. They're sitting there and 42 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: going through the requirements for the application. Laurel I says, Oh, 43 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: they want a picture, how about the one of us 44 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: sticking our heads through the carved out holes of Johnny 45 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 1: Bravo and spongeboll SquarePants, And Rory says, there's the seriousness 46 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: I crave. So SpongeBob SquarePants is the fourth longest running 47 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: animated series of all time. And I should also note 48 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: that at whatever event they took this photo of which 49 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: I'd love to see. I don't think you ever get 50 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: to see it, but I would love to see that 51 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: picture of Rory and Laurel with the cartoon characters poking 52 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: their heads through. Johnny Bravo is a Cartoon Network property. Okay, 53 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: clashing brands here because we're going to the world Nickelodeon 54 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: for SpongeBob. And if you haven't seen Specible SquarePants, it 55 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: is a story of a lovable sea sponge living in 56 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: scenic Bikini Bottom with his friends Patrick Starr and Sandy Cheeks, 57 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: who is a Texan squirrel. Sandy Cheeks is a scientist. 58 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: She is wearing like she's wearing like an astronaut outfit. 59 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 1: So because she's a squirrel, she can't breathe underwater, but 60 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 1: she's a scientist. She's a good friend, she's fun loving, 61 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: she's such a fun character and an integral part of 62 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: SpongeBob and I mean part of it since the beginning. 63 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: So we're going to talk to the voice of Sandy here. 64 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: This is Carolyn Lawrence. She has been Sandy Cheeks in 65 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: every single thing Sandy's in, the video games, the toys, 66 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: the movies, the TV shows, everything. Carolyn is Sandy, and 67 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: we're going to talk to her right now. She is 68 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: right here. Carolyn, thank you so much for doing this. 69 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 2: Oh, thank you. It's so nice to be here. 70 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: So the reason we're talking to you today Carolyn Lawrence 71 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: the voice of Sat Cheeks and SpongeBob square Pants, I mean, 72 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: one of the legendary characters in old cartoon history. In 73 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: see oh, the compliments will be coming hot and heavy. 74 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: So strap in here. You're a you're a hero to us. 75 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: So in season three of Gilmore Girls, they they reference SpongeBob. 76 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, Gilmore Girls known for their pop 77 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 1: culture references, and Rory and Laura I on if you remember, 78 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: but it's there. Rory's filling out her Harvard application and 79 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: they want a photo and Laura I says, should we 80 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: include the one of us posing in the SpongeBob like 81 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: cut out? When you I mean, you must hear SpongeBob 82 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: and Sandy get referenced like all the time on TV 83 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: shows like that, Like how does that feel when you 84 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: see that happen? 85 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 2: It's always exciting, Like there's never a moment where that's 86 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 2: not exciting. It's always such a shock too. You'd think, 87 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 2: like twenty five years in it wouldn't be surprising, but 88 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 2: I'm still like, oh, they just said us, like, it's very. 89 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: Have you ever like, have you ever posed with like 90 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: a Sandy like character like a theme park or something? 91 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 2: Oh? Yeah, Well, the one I remember the most is 92 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 2: I went to a SpongeBob event at the Mall of 93 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 2: America in Minnesota years ago, and they had all the 94 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 2: brown characters there and whoever was in the suit with Sandy. 95 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,119 Speaker 2: I didn't get to meet the person inside the suit, 96 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 2: but whoever, they were amazing and we had so much fun. 97 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 1: Oh my, what a compliment. I mean Sandy herself saying 98 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: that that complimenting that performance. I mean, I hope they're 99 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: listening that performer out there. That's incredible. 100 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, whoever you are, please post. 101 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: Yeah. So something I love is that like stars hollow 102 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: does feel I mean, Sara's hollow in Bikini Bottom share 103 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 1: so many similarities. I wanted to ask you, like, do 104 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: you who do you think would be like the bikini 105 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: bottom analog to some of our Gilmour Girl's characters. I mean, like, 106 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: is Luke mister krabs? Is that what we're thinking here? 107 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 2: You know what? As he was saying that, I was 108 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 2: trying to think of it, and I was like, well, wait, 109 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 2: or would he be kind of a less enthusiastic SpongeBob. Yes, 110 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 2: everybody kind of circle around him. And my cat is 111 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 2: now talking to us as well, because it's just that 112 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 2: kind of day. And I thought, if you if your 113 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 2: viewer saw anything it looked like a rat, it was 114 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 2: my cat. She's hairless, so don't be worried. There's no 115 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 2: rodents running by except squirrels. So and then I was 116 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 2: thinking about Kirk, like could Kirk be he's kind of 117 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 2: a squid word and that he's an enigma? 118 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 3: Yes, I was having the same thoughts. 119 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: I was like, who would be, who, Yes, that's a 120 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: crossover I would love to see. But we'll get more 121 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: into a more Gilmore stuff in in a minute here. 122 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 1: But I'm I'm so curious. I was going back into 123 00:06:53,640 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 1: your turning the pages of Carolyn Lawrence's life, and I was, I, 124 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: I'm so curious, Like you, you have a dance background, 125 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 1: and I don't know if a lot of people know that, 126 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: but I mean, you're a classically trained dancer. How do 127 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 1: you go from dancing to voice acting? I mean, how 128 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: does that transition happen? 129 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 2: That was one of those random moments in life. So 130 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 2: when I was with Gus Giernano's in Chicago, that's a 131 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 2: dance company, we used to have what is called a 132 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 2: company class, So that basically is a class that's open 133 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 2: for any traveling dancers. Dancers are in town doing a 134 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 2: musical or they're whatever they're doing that they can come 135 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 2: and take a company class to stay fit and on 136 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 2: top of things and feel good. And there was this 137 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 2: one man who used to come take company class and 138 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 2: he was not a dancer, but he was always welcome. 139 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 2: His name was Steve, and we just don't really liked him, 140 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 2: Like even if the whole class is going this direction 141 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 2: and he's going that direction where we're like what I 142 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 2: read Seve. But he came up to me day and 143 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 2: he said, I work at Universal Recording, and you have 144 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 2: a really interesting sound, and we haven't been able to 145 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 2: find a voice for this particular product. It was a 146 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 2: line of stuffed animals and do you want to audition? 147 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 2: And I was like sure. I had no idea what 148 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 2: that even entailed. Honestly, I didn't know voice for something 149 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 2: that people do. I didn't really even understand what he's 150 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 2: asking of me. I was just like, it's an opportunity. 151 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 2: Let's go, and and I booked that. I did like 152 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 2: three or four different voices. 153 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 3: I don't remember. 154 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 2: I know I was a lamb and a duck. I 155 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 2: don't know if I was anything else. 156 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: Did you have to like say, did they give you lines? 157 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: Like do you remember what you had? 158 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 2: So it was like a stuffed animal that kids could 159 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 2: cuddle with and it would say nice things if they 160 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 2: were afraid to go to sleep, like if they were 161 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 2: afraid of the dark or whatever. It was very sweet. 162 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 2: I don't remember any of the exact lines, but it 163 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 2: was probably something hopefully soothing. And when I looked that job. 164 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 2: I was like, wait a minute, you can make money 165 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:06,079 Speaker 2: doing this because the life of a dancer is really 166 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 2: really hard. And I was smart enough to know that 167 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 2: while I have some talent, I wasn't going to be 168 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 2: a version of call, you know what I mean. I wasn't. 169 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 2: I wasn't going to be somebody who's like dancing for 170 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 2: the rest of my life probably and making a great living. 171 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 2: I might be working really hard the rest of my life, 172 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 2: but it would probably be a struggle. So so yeah, 173 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 2: that's how that came about. Total random you. 174 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:37,199 Speaker 1: Know, It's so interesting how the universe works that way sometimes, 175 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 1: Like and I know that, like your your career kind 176 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: of you did some acting in front of the camera 177 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 1: before you became just this voiceover superstar that you are today. 178 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: But when you were growing up, did you like make 179 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:52,320 Speaker 1: funny voices? Was that something you would do? 180 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 3: No? 181 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 2: No, So I'm the anomaly in the voice world, because 182 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 2: I know a lot of voice actors are are They 183 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 2: were like the Hams of the class, and they were 184 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 2: always yeah, that was their trajectory. I was, well, people 185 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 2: thought I was painfully shy. I wasn't. What I was 186 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 2: was somebody who liked to observe. So I was somebody 187 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 2: who really liked to watch everything going on around me 188 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 2: instead of being engaged in it. So I was pretty 189 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 2: quiet actually, which I think is why this thing worked 190 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 2: for me, because I didn't have to talk to anybody, 191 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 2: and I didn't have to really I felt protected in 192 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 2: it somehow. 193 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, that makes sense. It makes a lot of sense. 194 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: And also, I mean being an observer that helps me 195 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: understand like how you're so in my opinion, how you're 196 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 1: so good at creating these characters with your voice. I 197 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 1: mean because you're like you're observing all these people around you, 198 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: how they act, how they operate, and you can build 199 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:53,479 Speaker 1: that to make your characters. It's so fascinating. 200 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, and you tuck things away, right like you 201 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 2: at the grocery you see somebody You're like, oh, I 202 00:10:58,360 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 2: have to save that for later. 203 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: So like when you were you come out to LA 204 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 1: from you were grown up or in Chicago, dancing in Chicago, 205 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 1: and then you come out to LA and like, you know, 206 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: you score a role on Wings Carry in the City, 207 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 1: the weird science TV show. Uh, what was that? Like, 208 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 1: did you enjoy acting in front of the camera. Is 209 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: that something that you were into yeah. 210 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 2: So moving to LA I had that young like, oh 211 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:31,079 Speaker 2: my gosh, I should should pursue at all, right, because 212 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 2: why not. I came out here to pursue dancing and 213 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 2: instantly knew that that wasn't going to work because at 214 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 2: the time, music videos didn't want a classically trained dancer. 215 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 2: They wanted something that I wasn't, so so that dream 216 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 2: got dashed pretty fast. But then yes, I had the 217 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,719 Speaker 2: opportunity to start doing some on camera stuff, and then 218 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 2: I had that moment of like, oh, maybe this is 219 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 2: a good path for me, right because it is fun. 220 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 2: Even though I'll be honest with you, it was so 221 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 2: stressful for me as somebody who kind of likes to hide. 222 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, doing on camera work was really I was 223 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 2: always so happy when it was done that I had 224 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 2: done it, but the process of it was really challenging 225 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 2: for my well being. I got really, I would get 226 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 2: really really. I don't know about most of your listeners 227 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 2: and viewers, but like when you're doing a sitcom and 228 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 2: you're just a guest star, you're working with a cast 229 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 2: that's been together, they know each other that there's like 230 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 2: a certain rhythm, right yeah, and you're just coming in 231 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 2: with your couple of lines and leaving. It's kind of 232 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 2: like jarring. 233 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, Like you don't you don't have a lead up. 234 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:48,439 Speaker 2: You're just in and you do your think and you leave. 235 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 2: So I would be backstage like waiting for my moment. 236 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 2: But then you've got all these people in your head. 237 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 2: The director wants you to do this, the producers are 238 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 2: standing there asking you to do something else. The writers 239 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 2: sometimes come up and they have a different opinion, and 240 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 2: they're all telling you different things right before you have 241 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 2: to go in and do your moment. 242 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:12,320 Speaker 1: And you're your guest starts, so you want to do 243 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: a good job. You know, you want to like nail it, 244 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: and you have no power. 245 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:19,439 Speaker 2: You're a guest. You can't like, excuse me, I need 246 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 2: clarity on my character or. 247 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:22,959 Speaker 1: What I like it, Like, what's my motivation here? 248 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 2: And I think because I was young and insecure, I 249 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 2: had a lot of struggle in that. I'm sure other 250 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:33,680 Speaker 2: actors don't. Like maybe other actors that are more secure 251 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 2: in their being just go, oh, be quiet, I'm gonna 252 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 2: go do my thing. But that's not where I was at. 253 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 2: So I loved it, but it was really stressful. Point 254 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 2: being that when voiceover really started taking over. I was like, Okay, 255 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 2: let's do that. 256 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: Yeah and it uh. I mean, it seems like you're 257 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 1: ramped up pretty fast. How did you In nineteen eighty nine, 258 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: you scored the role of Sandy Cheeks, the iconic Sandy 259 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: Sandra Cheeks on Spendral SquarePants. How did that happen? How 260 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 1: did you get that role? 261 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 2: Like? 262 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: What was the process of bringing you into that show? 263 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 2: All right? So as you were talking about the universe, 264 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 2: because I truly that's how I speak about our world, 265 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 2: right is the universe. Everything in my life has been random, 266 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 2: every single thing, and SpongeBob was one of them. Because 267 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 2: I had been auditioning and getting called back and doing 268 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 2: well in the community, but not really booking that big 269 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 2: thing that's going to give you, like consistency of income. 270 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 2: When I met the casting director named Donna Grillo on 271 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 2: a sidewalk in Lespheelz when I was with my friend 272 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 2: Quentin Flynn, who's a big voiceover guy, wonderful talented, like 273 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 2: incredibly beautiful man, and she said, you have an interesting sound. 274 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 2: Are you an actress? And I was like, yes, everybody 275 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 2: in LA is an actor. She said, long story short, 276 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 2: we have a little conversation, and she said she'd call 277 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 2: me in on something she was working on. And I 278 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 2: didn't believe her because a lot of people talk a 279 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 2: lot of whatever and it never comes to anything and 280 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 2: soiling and it was SpongeBob. She called me in on SpongeBob. 281 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: Wow. So okay, So when you like, when you come 282 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: in to do that, do they I'm so curious how 283 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: much of the character they had kind of figured out 284 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: at that point, Like did they tell did they tell you, like, oh, 285 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: she's a squirrel from Texas? We want that accident? 286 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, right, you get you get like it's a one sheet, 287 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 2: So you get a one page piece of paper and 288 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 2: it has usually a drawing of the character or picture 289 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 2: of the character or whatever the artist sees in their mind, 290 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 2: and then a little paragraph of dialogue and then like 291 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 2: points about her. Yes, she's a squirrel, she's from Texas, 292 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 2: she's a scientist, she knows karate, And they give you 293 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 2: like all those pieces and then you use your imagination 294 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 2: to come up with what you think that would sound like. 295 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: I love it and developing the sound of Sandy is 296 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 1: just such a great voice. I love the character so 297 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 1: much and like you can't help but smile when you 298 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: listen to Sandy Cheeks, where did you draw from in 299 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: your own life to get like the accent is so 300 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: good too. I mean, I thought you were from Houston, honestly, 301 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 1: like funny, So how did you develop that character? Well? 302 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 2: I thought about I thought about what she looked like first, 303 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 2: because she's got book teeth, and so you got to 304 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 2: have the teeth. And then I thought about what people 305 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 2: from the South had like that that thing that sounded smart. 306 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 2: I don't know how else to explain it, like trying 307 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 2: to find like an example of something like and I 308 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 2: thought of Holly Hunter. 309 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 3: Wow, And so yeah, she was the inspiration. 310 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 2: Hi, Holly. 311 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: That's fascinating. 312 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 2: But also it's interesting in that different actors work differently, Right. 313 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 2: There are voice actors out there who have all these 314 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:11,120 Speaker 2: characters within them that they apply to a role, right 315 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 2: that they have characters that they've been playing with at 316 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 2: home that they just can't wait till the right role 317 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 2: comes along that they can put it in, right. Yeah, 318 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 2: And I'm the opposite Mine comes from. It has to 319 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 2: be something in the script has to work for me interesting, 320 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 2: or I've got nothing like. 321 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, wow. 322 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:35,360 Speaker 2: You can't just come up with a voice. They don't. 323 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:36,679 Speaker 2: It doesn't work that way for me. 324 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 1: I mean that's so pure. I think like that. It 325 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 1: feels like this like inspiration and the character itself kind 326 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:47,120 Speaker 1: of speaking to you and like helping you come over 327 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:47,720 Speaker 1: the way that I love it. 328 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I've had a lot of auditions where I 329 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 2: have to be like, hey, guys, I got nothing. I 330 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 2: got nothing, this one I don't have. I'm so sorry. 331 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 2: I can't just make something up. There's nothing for you. 332 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: What were the early days of making SpongeBob, Like like 333 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: the first season, you know, it kind of like recording 334 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:08,439 Speaker 1: those first few episodes, like did you have you? Did 335 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 1: you have any idea of that people were gonna love 336 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 1: it as much as they did? I mean, were you 337 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: having a lot of fun? 338 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:15,919 Speaker 2: I had no idea. I was so focused on my 339 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 2: enthusiasm for being employed and being awestruck at the talent 340 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 2: around me because most people on the show had like 341 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 2: a huge wealth of credits and like they were incredibly 342 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 2: well known already in the industry well way right, So 343 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 2: I'm this room full of like phenomenal people and I'm like, whoaw. 344 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 2: But it was really fun because right from the get go, 345 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 2: we just jelled really well, we just all got It's 346 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,719 Speaker 2: like when you meet friends at school or something like, 347 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 2: it just felt good. It just kind of worked. 348 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: That's awesome. I love to hear that. That makes me 349 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: so happy. I was. I mean, it would also be 350 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,400 Speaker 1: fun if you're like, oh, Tom Kenny is the worst 351 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,120 Speaker 1: guy in the business. I hate him. I can't stand 352 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 1: in the side of him. 353 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 2: You don't know what No, honestly, you know what it is. 354 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 2: It's like it's like your family, right, you love your family. Yes, 355 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 2: you have those moments of like, ugh, uncle Joe, like 356 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 2: we don't know him, right. So our cast after all 357 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 2: this time is like that. We're like total family, all 358 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 2: the love, but we definitely all have our quirks. 359 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 3: Too, of course. 360 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:28,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I mean you're in your fifteenth season, 361 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:35,200 Speaker 1: twenty five years of Spongebow. That's incredible. How and I'm 362 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: curious how the experience for you has changed over those years, 363 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: like and like has the character Sandy changed for you? 364 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: Like have you like discovered different parts about her that 365 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: you've brought to the role, Like how does that work? 366 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 2: I think I think initially it would be interesting to 367 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 2: see what the writers thought. But initially it felt like 368 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 2: Sandy was there a lot to do exposition, Yes, she 369 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 2: was there, like to connect the scene to that scene 370 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:01,120 Speaker 2: like that seemed to be her Like all she did 371 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:05,159 Speaker 2: was you know yeah. Like And as the years have 372 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 2: gone on, she's gotten more life. Like you've just you've 373 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 2: found out more about her and what she's and that 374 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 2: helps me find out more about her. I mean, I'm 375 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 2: still learning a lot about her now, which is kind 376 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 2: of crazy. Like when we did the movie, I was like, Oh, 377 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 2: I didn't know that. 378 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 3: Oh that's that. 379 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 2: You know, it's fun because I'm discovering at the same 380 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 2: time you guys. 381 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 1: Are That's that's so cool. I love that. That's that's 382 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: a really fun detail. Do you ever slip into the 383 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 1: Sandy voice like in your real life? 384 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 2: I have been told by my children that I get 385 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 2: really mad sometimes she comes out interesting. Dang, yeah, I 386 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 2: don't know. I think it just happens. 387 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 1: Oh my god, this is such a blasting. Carolyn Lawrence 388 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: is with us. It's the ICEMOL pop culture podcast. She's 389 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,199 Speaker 1: Sandy cheeks. Everybody all SquarePants. But here's the thing. We 390 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: have so much more to get into, we have so 391 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,919 Speaker 1: much more fun to have. And here's the deal. Carolyn 392 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:08,639 Speaker 1: and I are gonna sit here absolutely silent for a 393 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: few minutes, and everyone out there is gonna listen to 394 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 1: a bunch of commercials. That's the deal. Okay, We'll be 395 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 1: right back. It's the Ice Mellow Pop Culture Podcast. My 396 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 1: name is Easton Allen. I'm sitting here with Carolyn Lawrence, 397 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:30,360 Speaker 1: the voice of Sandy Cheeks on SpongeBob SquarePants. We're having 398 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: a lot of fun here on dry land. We're an 399 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 1: auditor of the sea. We're on dry land, and I mean, 400 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: one of the most iconic characteroon characters of all time. 401 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 1: I've been saying that this whole interview, And Okay, Carolyn, 402 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:49,919 Speaker 1: I want you to resist any urge of modesty here, Okay, 403 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 1: Like I'm gonna ask you a question and I don't 404 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: want you to be modest at all. Am I right 405 00:21:56,359 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: in thinking and knowing that you are ever version of 406 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: Sandy Cheeks out there, like like you're in every video 407 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,679 Speaker 1: game or in every movie? Is there? Like there's no 408 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,360 Speaker 1: other Sandy Cheeks voice? Am I right? 409 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 2: There's no other Sandy Cheeks voice that I know of. No, 410 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:17,639 Speaker 2: unless they did some weird I don't know, did they 411 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 2: have somebody like have to throw in a word here 412 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 2: or there. If I wasn't available, I don't know. I 413 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:22,879 Speaker 2: think it's all been me. 414 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 1: That is. I was looking at your your credits list, 415 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: and because like sometimes you know, I mean, you're you're 416 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 1: a huge star, and so like sometimes like they'll have 417 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 1: like yeah, I mean, you know, like Tom Hanks is 418 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 1: famous for like I think his brother does all the 419 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 1: woody stuff like in like the theme parks or whatever. 420 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:44,200 Speaker 1: So I was like, oh, on like the video games, 421 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 1: I bet it's somebody else. No, no, no, it's you, 422 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 1: like you are Sandy. 423 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:53,360 Speaker 2: That's incredible to the extent that I would don't tell 424 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 2: the network. I would. I would work for free to 425 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 2: do something to make sure that I was still her. 426 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 1: I love that. I love that is and I think 427 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: so special to the character and to uh and for 428 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: the audience, you know, like like kids that loved the 429 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: show are gonna every time they see Sandy, like they'll 430 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: know it's the same voice. And it's like Sandy is 431 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:22,160 Speaker 1: a real character, breathing, breathing, living character. It's incredible. 432 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 3: Yeah. 433 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:24,879 Speaker 2: I did have a funny moment Easan when they did 434 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 2: the Broadway musical, and I was like, this is so insane. 435 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 2: I was like wait a minute, why didn't I get 436 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 2: to audition for her? Like oh, and then I'm like, 437 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:39,719 Speaker 2: oh Carolyn who, No, you're not Broadway. 438 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 1: Hey you can dance, you can do it. 439 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:44,679 Speaker 2: But I've been in the background. I don't know. 440 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, oh my god. So last year you guys did 441 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:53,679 Speaker 1: something incredible. I don't think it's ever been done before, 442 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:57,879 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, the Live Super Bowl. I was watching 443 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:00,880 Speaker 1: some clips from that this morning. Uh like, so were 444 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: you were just in character? What improving for like five 445 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 1: hours or something? Is that right? 446 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 2: Okay? So it's so funny too in our industry how 447 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,360 Speaker 2: things are explained to you and then how they turn 448 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 2: out to be. So I had never done it's called 449 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,880 Speaker 2: motion capture. I had never done that before, where they 450 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 2: put you in the suit and you have all the 451 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 2: sensors and they digitize to you. That was new to 452 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 2: me and something I've always wanted to do, so I 453 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 2: was super excited about it. But then they were like, yeah, 454 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:31,679 Speaker 2: you're gonna be improving the whole game, and I was 455 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 2: like okay. But then because of because of technology and 456 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 2: timing and space and all these other things that came 457 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:44,679 Speaker 2: into play. Doug Lawrence, who plays Plankton, mister Lawrence and 458 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 2: I wound up in a trailer in the parking lot 459 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 2: doing our part, and Tom and Hill were in the 460 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 2: stadium doing their part, and so they, I mean, they 461 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:02,679 Speaker 2: got all the pressure they had, like they were on 462 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 2: in a big way the whole time. But mister Lawrence 463 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,439 Speaker 2: and I were in the control trailers, so like we 464 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 2: could see and here if a director was going to 465 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:16,200 Speaker 2: throw to us, that means like we have a moment, 466 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:19,000 Speaker 2: right Carolyn, do something or not. So we were just 467 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 2: like we just spent all those hours in a anticipatory state. 468 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 2: Am I needed? Am I needed? Am I gonna what a? 469 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 2: And we did pre record. They did pre record some 470 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:34,919 Speaker 2: stuff just in case they needed to lay something in 471 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 2: or something went kafluey or we recorded some things a 472 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 2: couple of days before. But that was crazy fun. 473 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:44,639 Speaker 1: It's so cool. And if anyone listening doesn't know what 474 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: we're talking about. The super Bowl last year, the Chiefs 475 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: and the forty nine ers on CBS, they did like 476 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:56,360 Speaker 1: an alternate you know, SpongeBob super Bowl, where like SpongeBob 477 00:25:56,400 --> 00:26:01,680 Speaker 1: and Patrick were doing commentary and Sandy was doing sideline 478 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: and report the filming or the shots from it. Are 479 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 1: so funny because it's like it's done at the appropriate angle, 480 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:09,919 Speaker 1: like it's like the cameras like down on the ground. 481 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 2: Yes, it was wild and those guys, oh my gosh, 482 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 2: that got The people on that team were just so amazing. 483 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,879 Speaker 2: And it was really fun too, because it goes to 484 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 2: show the love for our franchise in that all the 485 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 2: people backstage that we're working with us and all the 486 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:31,159 Speaker 2: sports commentators and like everybody was so geeked out to 487 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 2: be doing it. It was really fun. 488 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:38,160 Speaker 1: I love it. It's so incredible. So, I mean that's 489 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 1: that's definitely an anomaly for what you typically do. But 490 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 1: I'm curious, like, oh no, every SpongeBob I'm putting on 491 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: the motion capture suit. 492 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:49,240 Speaker 2: We did do it again though. We did it again 493 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:50,360 Speaker 2: for the Kid's Choice Awards. 494 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 3: That's right, that's right, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 495 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 1: Well, I mean you'll probably be doing this every year 496 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 1: now for something, because. 497 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:57,919 Speaker 2: I would hope so I'll get better at it. 498 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:01,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, keep that mocap suit at the drug cleaners. Uh. 499 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 1: When you when you do a typical episode of SpongeBob, 500 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 1: like a typical recording, I'm curious how that works, Like, 501 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 1: what's that process? 502 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:14,479 Speaker 2: Like so initially, for all the way up until COVID, 503 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 2: we all record together like a play. We're all in 504 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 2: the booth together and set up at Mike's and we 505 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 2: have what's called baffles in between us so the sound 506 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:29,680 Speaker 2: doesn't travel. And Tom was always in a little booth 507 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:33,120 Speaker 2: within the booth, so he was isolated so he could 508 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 2: improv as much as he wanted and not have to 509 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 2: worry about stepping on any of our lines or any 510 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 2: of us having like crosstalk or anything. 511 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 3: Gotcha, had to be careful. 512 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 2: But so the all those years we did it that way, 513 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:48,960 Speaker 2: and then when COVID happened, you know, it all fell 514 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 2: apart and we were recording from our homes and that 515 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 2: was a whole new experience, like we're not sound to engineers. Yeah, 516 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 2: suddenly we're in our homes and the studio sent us 517 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:00,159 Speaker 2: like a mic and a and a laptop and we're like, 518 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 2: okay now, but you know, we never missed an air date. Wow, 519 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:13,720 Speaker 2: it happens full time. And now it's kind of a hybrid, 520 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:16,960 Speaker 2: like words together as much as we possibly can be, 521 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 2: but we also know if somebody needs to travel or 522 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:24,640 Speaker 2: Clancey's off doing you know, his big, big movie star 523 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 2: things that uh that we can still work remotely, but 524 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 2: together we can see people like the Brady Bunch, we 525 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 2: see people you know on the screen. 526 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:36,399 Speaker 1: I was gonna ask if it's like, if it's like 527 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 1: you do to resume, so you're still like interacting with each. 528 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:43,360 Speaker 2: Other whenever possible. We still all want to see each other. 529 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 1: I love it, and I think that's why the performance 530 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:48,720 Speaker 1: is like so fun and it feels like friends hanging 531 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,239 Speaker 1: out because you hear sometimes like people just record their 532 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 1: lines separately, like alone, they just read the sides and 533 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 1: then wait. 534 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 2: But then there's no magic. 535 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly, And you can hear that. 536 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 2: Right because if so nobody has an idea and they 537 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 2: and they want to change something to be you know, 538 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 2: even more humorous, then we can pick it up like 539 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:08,560 Speaker 2: everybody can play together. 540 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:11,200 Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, So. 541 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 1: In those the early pre COVID when you would all 542 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: be in there in the same room, was there This 543 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 1: is probably a very naive question, so forgive me. But 544 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 1: in Missus doubt Fire, I think he's like I think 545 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 1: he's a voiceover. Rob Willims is like a voiceover artist, 546 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 1: and they're like there's a part in the beginning of 547 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 1: the movie where they have like it's like a tweety 548 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 1: bird character or something like that, and they have like 549 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 1: they're projecting the cartoon on a screen for him, and 550 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:38,800 Speaker 1: I remember thinking like, ohka, there's no way he's like 551 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:42,840 Speaker 1: sinking the voice his voice to that. But maybe for 552 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: inspiration or something. Do they ever like show the cartoon 553 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: in the studios? It just yeah, yeah, what. 554 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 2: They're talking about. They're two different things. Okay. So we 555 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 2: do what's called an original record, so we lay down 556 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:59,120 Speaker 2: all the sound and then the animators animate to us. 557 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 2: Some shows are what's called dubbed. Some shows the animation 558 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:07,960 Speaker 2: is done and then the actor does have to match 559 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:09,160 Speaker 2: what's called the voice. 560 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 1: Flaps oh man. 561 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:13,959 Speaker 2: So on our show, it's a hybrid. So we record 562 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 2: everything they animate to us. But if anything needs to 563 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 2: change for a reason the sound wasn't quite what they wanted, 564 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 2: or they have to change the line for some reason, 565 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:27,360 Speaker 2: then we have to go in and it's called adr 566 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:30,120 Speaker 2: we have to replace it to the picture. So we 567 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:30,880 Speaker 2: do do both. 568 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 1: Interesting. The cool craft of it is so fascinating to me. 569 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 1: So my sister Kimberly is an animator. She works at Pixar, 570 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 1: and she's a big fan of yours. I told her 571 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 1: I was interviewing you today. She got very excited. 572 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:46,240 Speaker 2: Well, I'm a big fans already. 573 00:30:46,360 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 1: She's on the other side of the of the process. 574 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 1: But she's like, you know, she tries her hand at 575 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 1: voice acting too. She's very good at it. But she 576 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:57,240 Speaker 1: wanted me to ask, like, what, uh, what do you 577 00:30:57,280 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 1: practices do you do for taking care of your voice? 578 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 1: Like a drinking tea? Do you like use a humidifier? 579 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 1: Like do you have anything like that you use? 580 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 2: I don't. I'm so like a wing it in life person. 581 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 2: I think the biggest thing for me is is making 582 00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 2: sure you're warmed up, which could be anything. It just 583 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:20,400 Speaker 2: could be talking a lot at Starbucks or singing in 584 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 2: the car on the way to the record, right, making 585 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 2: sure that you're warmed up in some capacity, and never 586 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:28,320 Speaker 2: catching a cold. 587 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:35,000 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, so like if you do get if you 588 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:37,719 Speaker 1: get a cold, you just have to postpone recording, right, 589 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 1: Like you have you ever like tried to just muscle 590 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 1: through it or oh yeah, well a. 591 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:43,440 Speaker 2: Lot of times, a lot of times if they have 592 00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:45,280 Speaker 2: to get something out and they have to get it 593 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 2: recorded because the animators have to have it for timing. Yeah, 594 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 2: you record anyway, even if you sound terrible, because you 595 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 2: can come back and adr it later. Oh right, better 596 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 2: to to do that to your own performance than to 597 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:01,960 Speaker 2: have someone else lay it in and then you're stuck 598 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:04,800 Speaker 2: with their rhythm and there the way they do it. 599 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 2: But it is funny because actually we just recorded yesterday. 600 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 2: So it was Tom and mister Lawrence and I is 601 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 2: there another person? I think it was just the three 602 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 2: of us, and we were talking about how the weather 603 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 2: change in LA because it was like ninety degrees and 604 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:30,840 Speaker 2: then see we were all like raining, like like you know, everybody, 605 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 2: have to take a break, clear your voice. 606 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 3: Come back, do you ever? 607 00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 1: Okay? So I imagine fans are constantly asking you, like 608 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: to do their voicemail or like things like that, or 609 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:45,719 Speaker 1: like you coming up to you and be like, hey, 610 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:49,080 Speaker 1: can you can you say this to my cousin? What's 611 00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:51,120 Speaker 1: the thing people ask you to like say the most 612 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:52,280 Speaker 1: in the Sandy voice? 613 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:55,480 Speaker 2: You know What's funny? They seem to really mostly like 614 00:32:55,560 --> 00:32:58,600 Speaker 2: her mad, which is so interesting to me because that's 615 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 2: my mom. Despite is her mad? But I don't know, 616 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:07,080 Speaker 2: because it's always funny, Like dirty Dan, that's always funny, 617 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:11,000 Speaker 2: you know. Now take the name of Dix's. I don't know. Yeah, 618 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,400 Speaker 2: when she's when she's feisty, people seem to like when 619 00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:15,040 Speaker 2: she's feisty spirited. 620 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 1: Perhaps feisty Sandy is a lot of fun. I'm one 621 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:22,960 Speaker 1: of those people. I enjoyed that so much. For anyone 622 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:25,760 Speaker 1: who out there who is looking to get into voice acting, 623 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:27,400 Speaker 1: what advice do you have for them? 624 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:31,760 Speaker 2: You know, it's so hard because I was at a 625 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:35,040 Speaker 2: drive through not too long ago and the and the 626 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:39,960 Speaker 2: guy at the drive through had the most beautiful sound 627 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 2: and I was like, dude, and he asked me about that, 628 00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:49,959 Speaker 2: and honestly, it's so hard now, yeah, because when I started, 629 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:54,320 Speaker 2: the industry was completely different and now I really I 630 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:59,080 Speaker 2: really don't know. I mean, to me, performing is performing, yeah, 631 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 2: So be a performer. Go be a performer, and all 632 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:08,759 Speaker 2: those things you can do in different mediums like a 633 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:12,080 Speaker 2: theater actor can certainly still do voice work and a 634 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:15,000 Speaker 2: voice work, you know, a voiceover can do live action, 635 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 2: and I think it's just working on your craft. I 636 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:21,640 Speaker 2: would say, if you love it, a great place to 637 00:34:21,719 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 2: start is just performing like community theater. 638 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:28,520 Speaker 1: I love it. That's fantastic advice and I think that 639 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:30,839 Speaker 1: also will you know that'll open your mind to all 640 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,560 Speaker 1: these different ways of expressing your creativity and things like that. 641 00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:37,919 Speaker 1: That's well, that is great advice. This is a question 642 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:41,839 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask people like you that have had 643 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:45,400 Speaker 1: this iconic role. This this like role is so heavy 644 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 1: in people's minds for such a long time. I know 645 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:51,920 Speaker 1: it's hard, but like, is there an experience or a 646 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:54,520 Speaker 1: memory that stands, like when you look back at all 647 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:56,839 Speaker 1: the years of being Sandy Cheeks and like everything you've 648 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:59,120 Speaker 1: gotten to do, is there something that kind of rises 649 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 1: to the top of like, oh my god, I can't 650 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:03,280 Speaker 1: believe that, we can't believe this happened, or like anything 651 00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 1: like that. 652 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:06,239 Speaker 2: Well, being at the super Bowl was mind blowing. I 653 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:12,240 Speaker 2: never thought that. Sure, on a very basic, simple level, 654 00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:17,680 Speaker 2: it sounds so dorky, but it's true. Like anytime I 655 00:35:17,719 --> 00:35:21,920 Speaker 2: get a hug from a kid because they love the 656 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:25,239 Speaker 2: character so much, that just makes me want to sob profusely. 657 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:26,440 Speaker 2: I'm so grateful. 658 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:29,640 Speaker 1: I'm a I mean, I'm cheered up listening to that. 659 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:32,239 Speaker 1: That's I mean, what a special role to play in. 660 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:35,440 Speaker 1: How many generations of kids now have grown up with 661 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:39,759 Speaker 1: Sandy and like and also the fact that she's she's 662 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:42,880 Speaker 1: a squirrel, but she's still she's a strong woman in science. 663 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:46,320 Speaker 1: I think she's such a great role model for kids. 664 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:51,040 Speaker 1: And also she's so funny and and just a good friend. 665 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 1: I don't know, it's just such a special role to 666 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:55,720 Speaker 1: have in entertainment and for children. 667 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:59,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, especially as a woman, it means a lot, and 668 00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:02,040 Speaker 2: it is. It is shocking to me still, Steve Hillenberg 669 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:06,800 Speaker 2: created characters that are so deep on so many levels. 670 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:09,760 Speaker 2: And I love that he saw a woman. Well partially 671 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:14,840 Speaker 2: it's because his wife is amazing, but that that he 672 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:17,480 Speaker 2: would he would create a character as well rounded as 673 00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:21,480 Speaker 2: her in animation because a lot of times the girls 674 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 2: aren't right. I mean, we have the superhero girls, but 675 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:28,840 Speaker 2: I mean generally you know, and uh, And it's it 676 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:31,000 Speaker 2: has been an honor to play her, and I think 677 00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:36,480 Speaker 2: it's especially meaningful that little girls do get to see 678 00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:38,920 Speaker 2: someone who can do everything. Like you said, she's a 679 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:44,560 Speaker 2: loyal friend, she's super smart, she's athletic, she's funny, like 680 00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:47,200 Speaker 2: she's she's awesome. I wish I was her. 681 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:51,080 Speaker 1: I don't know, just saying this because I'm on the 682 00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:53,399 Speaker 1: call with you, but like when I first saw SpongeBob, 683 00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:56,120 Speaker 1: I'm Sandy was the most compelling character to me because 684 00:36:56,120 --> 00:36:57,880 Speaker 1: I was like, oh my god, Like the other characters 685 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:01,200 Speaker 1: are like, you know, it's it's a starfish. It's like 686 00:37:01,239 --> 00:37:03,920 Speaker 1: it's like things under the like she has a she 687 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,680 Speaker 1: has a you know, a diving out like she is 688 00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:09,880 Speaker 1: from dry land and she came down right. But I 689 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:11,920 Speaker 1: just thought that. I was like, this is such an 690 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:14,239 Speaker 1: interesting character. I want to know more about her. I 691 00:37:14,239 --> 00:37:17,880 Speaker 1: don't know. We love Sandy, Sandy is better than SpongeBob, 692 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:21,400 Speaker 1: but she'd be called the Sandy Cheeks show someday. 693 00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:23,440 Speaker 2: Maybe maybe she'll get a spit off. I don't know. 694 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:26,560 Speaker 1: That was something else is gonna ask, would you if 695 00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:29,680 Speaker 1: there was like the Sandy Cheeks movie or something like that, 696 00:37:29,719 --> 00:37:31,319 Speaker 1: would you be interested in doing something like that? 697 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:31,759 Speaker 2: Well? 698 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:32,160 Speaker 3: We did. 699 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:33,680 Speaker 2: We did Saving Bikini Bottom. 700 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:36,000 Speaker 1: That's right, Yes, the posters behind. 701 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:39,680 Speaker 2: You, but but it's Saving Bikini Bottom. The Sandy Cheeks movie. 702 00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:44,080 Speaker 2: It says it in small print right underneath. It couldn't 703 00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:45,520 Speaker 2: be called the Sandy Cheeks movie. 704 00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:47,200 Speaker 1: Oh it could, it could. 705 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:52,480 Speaker 2: Thank you, But. 706 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:54,560 Speaker 1: Paramount Plus is desperate for content. I could there should 707 00:37:54,560 --> 00:37:58,080 Speaker 1: be a Sandy Cheeks series right right. 708 00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:00,560 Speaker 2: I would love to see something I'd love to see 709 00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:02,560 Speaker 2: her do something. But more than that, I actually would 710 00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:06,200 Speaker 2: love something that you know, we have a little Uh. 711 00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:09,120 Speaker 2: There was an episode where they had the gal Pals 712 00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:11,680 Speaker 2: what they named the female characters that were all hanging 713 00:38:11,719 --> 00:38:14,239 Speaker 2: out suddenly and they called us the gal Pals, And 714 00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:16,839 Speaker 2: then the Galpals were in the new Plankton movie that's 715 00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:20,800 Speaker 2: also on Netflix. And uh, I would like to see 716 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:24,600 Speaker 2: personally women supporting women. I'd like to see a gal 717 00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:27,600 Speaker 2: Pals spin off. Yes, yes, as much as I mean 718 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:29,600 Speaker 2: it would be amazing to have a Sandy Cheeks one. 719 00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:32,560 Speaker 2: Obviously for me, it would be more fun to have 720 00:38:32,600 --> 00:38:33,680 Speaker 2: all the girls. 721 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:37,160 Speaker 1: I love it. Carolyn Lawrence is with us, the voice 722 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:39,440 Speaker 1: of Sandy Cheeks. It's the I Smell pop Culture podcast 723 00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:42,200 Speaker 1: where you're going to take a really quick break and 724 00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:53,359 Speaker 1: then we'll be right back, So stick around, everybody. It's 725 00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:55,680 Speaker 1: the Ice Smell Pop Culture Podcast. This is Easton Allen 726 00:38:55,719 --> 00:38:58,320 Speaker 1: hanging out with Carolyn Lawrence, the voice of Sandy Cheeks 727 00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:02,319 Speaker 1: on SpongeBob SquarePants, who lives in a pineapple under the sea. 728 00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:02,960 Speaker 2: Uh. 729 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:06,120 Speaker 1: So, I was delighted to hear that you're a Gilmore 730 00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:10,560 Speaker 1: Girls fan. You've watched the show and you have daughters, 731 00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:15,000 Speaker 1: How what's something you love to do with your daughters? 732 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:16,719 Speaker 1: Because you know, Gilmore Girls is so much about the 733 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:19,440 Speaker 1: relationship to mothers and daughters. Is there something like special 734 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:20,759 Speaker 1: that you guys like to do altogether? 735 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:26,080 Speaker 2: Well, when they were young, younger, I had. I used 736 00:39:26,080 --> 00:39:29,480 Speaker 2: to have fun family Fridays, which is when we would 737 00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:32,759 Speaker 2: all pile in the bed and watch movies or TV 738 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:35,560 Speaker 2: shows together. I love it so that that was my 739 00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:39,600 Speaker 2: favorite thing. Now I've got like a teenager and the 740 00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:43,280 Speaker 2: other one and now it's different, right, she won't pile 741 00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:48,920 Speaker 2: in and like, But yeah, I think I think family 742 00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:53,480 Speaker 2: entertainment time was big, like watching things together, playing board 743 00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:57,840 Speaker 2: games together. But we are we are a TV movie family. 744 00:39:58,120 --> 00:39:59,799 Speaker 2: That's that's big for us. 745 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:02,480 Speaker 1: Do you have a favorite, like one that's like and 746 00:40:02,520 --> 00:40:05,439 Speaker 1: then number one or top five spot or something like that. 747 00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:11,040 Speaker 2: I think it changed depending on what age everybody was. 748 00:40:11,120 --> 00:40:13,759 Speaker 2: There was a while where we watched The Book of 749 00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:16,840 Speaker 2: Life over and over and over and over and my 750 00:40:16,920 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 2: dog just had to bark and interrupt us. So that 751 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:25,480 Speaker 2: movie I think is amazing on a million levels. It's beautiful. 752 00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:32,799 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, it's the storyline is phenomenal. I like the 753 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:36,640 Speaker 2: the culture, and I thought I had such great messages 754 00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:39,680 Speaker 2: in it for kids. So I thought that movie should 755 00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:43,880 Speaker 2: have done way way way. I thought it was poorly publicized. 756 00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:47,080 Speaker 3: But whatever, I completely agree with all my opinions. 757 00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:53,080 Speaker 2: I'm a big I'm so sappy. I love when Christmas comes. 758 00:40:53,120 --> 00:40:55,440 Speaker 2: I love when the holiday comes and I can watch 759 00:40:55,640 --> 00:40:58,080 Speaker 2: all the like great but terrible movies. 760 00:40:58,480 --> 00:41:06,359 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, like like anything. I'm all Mark. 761 00:41:06,840 --> 00:41:13,120 Speaker 2: Yes, I don't even names of them, like Christmas in Denmark, 762 00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:16,399 Speaker 2: I don't know, like whatever they are. I love them all. 763 00:41:17,680 --> 00:41:21,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's all yeah, Christmas and Louisiana, Christmas in Montana. 764 00:41:22,040 --> 00:41:23,880 Speaker 1: They're all great, and they all the same storyline and 765 00:41:23,880 --> 00:41:25,440 Speaker 1: they're all fan you know, it's a great time. 766 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:27,759 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh. That's so funny because my youngest, because 767 00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:30,839 Speaker 2: we watch so much stuff, she starts to know like 768 00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:34,840 Speaker 2: the A story, the B story. She's nine, but she'll 769 00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:38,319 Speaker 2: she'll already know, like she'll say, oh, I know what's 770 00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:41,600 Speaker 2: gonna happen, and she'll like tell me like, well, this 771 00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:44,200 Speaker 2: character's gonna meet that character, and then that character's gonna 772 00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:45,680 Speaker 2: fall in love with this character, and then they're gonna 773 00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:47,359 Speaker 2: have a big problem and then it's all gonna end 774 00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:47,759 Speaker 2: up great. 775 00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:51,720 Speaker 1: I'm like, yeah, that's impressive that she can recognize narrative 776 00:41:51,719 --> 00:41:58,440 Speaker 1: structure at that level. That's awesome. So if you could 777 00:41:58,640 --> 00:42:02,319 Speaker 1: visit stars Hallow, Like if you could be transported to 778 00:42:02,360 --> 00:42:05,000 Speaker 1: the fictional town, I know you could you live in 779 00:42:05,120 --> 00:42:07,880 Speaker 1: La right, Like you could just go to Bourbank and 780 00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:09,640 Speaker 1: go to the lot, But if you could go to 781 00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:13,719 Speaker 1: the fictional version of it in the universe. What is 782 00:42:13,719 --> 00:42:15,360 Speaker 1: there a place you'd like to go? Is there like 783 00:42:15,400 --> 00:42:16,960 Speaker 1: a would you like to take go to Luke's Diner? 784 00:42:17,120 --> 00:42:18,520 Speaker 2: You want to hang out at Luke's? 785 00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:22,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, hang out at Luke's. And I want to observe Kirk, Yes, 786 00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:26,040 Speaker 3: And I. 787 00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:29,160 Speaker 2: Want to be best friends with Lurlai. I mean a lot. 788 00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:32,880 Speaker 1: I mean nothing's better than that. What is it about 789 00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:35,320 Speaker 1: Gilmore Girls that stands out to you? Like, like what what? 790 00:42:35,320 --> 00:42:37,000 Speaker 1: What connection did you have with that show? 791 00:42:37,800 --> 00:42:39,919 Speaker 2: You know? I think, like you said earlier, I really 792 00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:42,440 Speaker 2: think it's a lot like SpongeBob. I think I connect 793 00:42:42,520 --> 00:42:47,960 Speaker 2: to it because everybody I think anyway likes that idea 794 00:42:48,360 --> 00:42:51,560 Speaker 2: of small town, like likes that idea of a community 795 00:42:51,680 --> 00:42:56,240 Speaker 2: and the connectedness and and like there's something so deeply 796 00:42:57,080 --> 00:42:58,239 Speaker 2: intriguing about. 797 00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:01,000 Speaker 3: That, right, Yeah, absolutely, I think our. 798 00:43:00,880 --> 00:43:04,640 Speaker 2: World is a bit fractured and we really miss having 799 00:43:04,680 --> 00:43:09,000 Speaker 2: those connections. I was a neighbor where we actually all 800 00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:09,600 Speaker 2: know each other. 801 00:43:10,600 --> 00:43:11,879 Speaker 1: That's incredible, that's rare. 802 00:43:12,600 --> 00:43:16,120 Speaker 2: And everybody always says to me, what's with your neighborhood. 803 00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:18,359 Speaker 2: I'm like, I don't know, but it's so good, right, 804 00:43:18,560 --> 00:43:21,759 Speaker 2: Like I actually know people here, and I know in 805 00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:25,239 Speaker 2: big cities usually you don't. So I think part of 806 00:43:25,239 --> 00:43:28,320 Speaker 2: Gilmore Girls is interesting. And I also think Gilmore Girls 807 00:43:28,360 --> 00:43:32,120 Speaker 2: is so incredibly well written that we can all relate 808 00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:34,759 Speaker 2: to the various characters because they kind of remind us 809 00:43:34,760 --> 00:43:36,480 Speaker 2: of people in our own lives. 810 00:43:37,360 --> 00:43:42,400 Speaker 1: Yes, absolutely, do you think like that. The thing with 811 00:43:42,440 --> 00:43:44,720 Speaker 1: Gilmore Girls is they they always saying, like, talk faster. 812 00:43:44,840 --> 00:43:47,239 Speaker 1: They are the fast talking. It's such a signature of 813 00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:52,040 Speaker 1: the show, which if Sandy Cheeks had to be in 814 00:43:52,320 --> 00:43:55,440 Speaker 1: Gilmore Girls, would you be able to do, like to 815 00:43:55,760 --> 00:43:58,560 Speaker 1: rattle off that dialogue that fast in the voice. 816 00:43:58,760 --> 00:44:01,120 Speaker 2: If if we were just talking about like I could 817 00:44:01,160 --> 00:44:03,279 Speaker 2: read it like I do want a record? Yes, if 818 00:44:03,320 --> 00:44:06,200 Speaker 2: I was having to film it live New. 819 00:44:08,000 --> 00:44:13,479 Speaker 1: Yes, thank you, Oh my god, You're just the absolute best. 820 00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:17,760 Speaker 1: Carolyn Lawrence. So SpongeBob in its fifteenth season right now, 821 00:44:19,719 --> 00:44:23,239 Speaker 1: what else can fans look forward to? I mean, like 822 00:44:23,560 --> 00:44:26,359 Speaker 1: your recording episode you said you recorded yesterday as we 823 00:44:26,480 --> 00:44:31,359 Speaker 1: as we do this podcast, anything else on the way 824 00:44:31,400 --> 00:44:34,200 Speaker 1: that fans can look forward to in the world of SpongeBob. 825 00:44:36,080 --> 00:44:38,160 Speaker 2: We have a movie coming out at theaters next year. 826 00:44:38,640 --> 00:44:42,279 Speaker 2: I don't know what it's called. It's secret, but yes, 827 00:44:42,360 --> 00:44:43,960 Speaker 2: it will be at the theaters next year. We have 828 00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:47,320 Speaker 2: two video games coming out which are also still under wraps, 829 00:44:47,320 --> 00:44:48,759 Speaker 2: and I don't have a title for you, but I 830 00:44:48,760 --> 00:44:49,360 Speaker 2: know they're coming. 831 00:44:51,680 --> 00:44:52,000 Speaker 3: You know what. 832 00:44:52,040 --> 00:44:54,520 Speaker 2: The crazy thing I would say to fans is much 833 00:44:54,640 --> 00:44:59,600 Speaker 2: like the Super Bowl situation, things keep coming. Like we 834 00:44:59,719 --> 00:45:02,640 Speaker 2: keep thinking, okay, so this is our right, this is 835 00:45:02,680 --> 00:45:04,640 Speaker 2: the pinnacle, this is probably what this looks like. And 836 00:45:04,719 --> 00:45:09,200 Speaker 2: then there's a new thing. So I know there's new things. 837 00:45:09,760 --> 00:45:12,759 Speaker 2: I just have no forgure what they'll even be. And 838 00:45:12,840 --> 00:45:16,160 Speaker 2: I'm excited. It's exciting to see because it seems like 839 00:45:16,200 --> 00:45:18,919 Speaker 2: we just keep growing. It's really cool. 840 00:45:19,600 --> 00:45:22,800 Speaker 1: It's it's true. I mean, the fandom just gets bigger 841 00:45:22,840 --> 00:45:25,120 Speaker 1: and bigger. You're making new fans, the old ones are 842 00:45:25,120 --> 00:45:29,319 Speaker 1: sticking around. It's it's really remarkable. Uh and and I mean, 843 00:45:29,440 --> 00:45:31,440 Speaker 1: my god, the memes. The memes are so great for 844 00:45:31,440 --> 00:45:34,440 Speaker 1: SpongeBob and they just never ending in always finding new versions. 845 00:45:34,840 --> 00:45:37,640 Speaker 1: Uh So, there's so much to look forward to. There's 846 00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:39,799 Speaker 1: so much to look back on. Thank you so much 847 00:45:39,840 --> 00:45:42,680 Speaker 1: for sharing your voice and bringing this character to life. 848 00:45:42,680 --> 00:45:44,759 Speaker 1: It's just so special for so many of us out there. 849 00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:47,400 Speaker 1: And I just wanted to thank you for your art, like, 850 00:45:47,440 --> 00:45:49,880 Speaker 1: thank you for making this goodness Easton. 851 00:45:49,920 --> 00:45:51,799 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for having me. It's been it's 852 00:45:51,800 --> 00:45:53,440 Speaker 2: been really fun. I could talk to you forever. We 853 00:45:53,440 --> 00:45:55,080 Speaker 2: could talk for like five more hours. Y. 854 00:45:55,360 --> 00:45:58,480 Speaker 1: Yes, seriously, you're the absolute best. This is the I 855 00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:01,520 Speaker 1: Small pop culture podcast. Thank you so much, Carolyn, Thank 856 00:46:01,560 --> 00:46:33,520 Speaker 2: You, hey everybody, and don't forget follow us on Instagram 857 00:46:33,520 --> 00:46:37,279 Speaker 2: at I Am all In podcast and email us at 858 00:46:37,480 --> 00:46:49,080 Speaker 2: Gilmore at iHeartRadio dot com