WEBVTT - Denis Leary on GMFB

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<v Speaker 1>The Season with Peter Schrager is a production of the

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<v Speaker 2>We're back in.

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<v Speaker 3>Good Morning Football, and us here in New York are

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<v Speaker 3>very very excited for this Person's been a huge inspiration.

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<v Speaker 2>When I was in high school.

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<v Speaker 3>My friends and I used to blast his song whose

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<v Speaker 3>title I can't say, in our cars and scream the lyrics,

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<v Speaker 3>then go into our basements and watch Judgment Night. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>this is an incredible, incredible perform.

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<v Speaker 2>There is there a way for us to reference the

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<v Speaker 2>title of the song. We're not getting in trouble.

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<v Speaker 3>I can name a few players in the league very

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<v Speaker 3>accurate about that, but I won't do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Guy, this is Dennis Larry. Look at I just want

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<v Speaker 2>to say this. I'm a big fan of the show.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't believe I'm finally on here. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>we've talked about Jerry Jones and Deon Sanders. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>anymore this morning, or this week or this year. Everybody

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<v Speaker 2>talks about the Cowboys all the time. They're never winning

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<v Speaker 2>another Super Bowl. Let's stop talking about them.

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<v Speaker 3>Why are we still talking and they last one in

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<v Speaker 3>Super Bowl in ninety five?

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<v Speaker 2>What were you doing in ninety five. I was ninety five.

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<v Speaker 2>I was still bemoaning the fact that the Patriots sucked

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<v Speaker 2>and that they're you know, I don't don't even get

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<v Speaker 2>me started. The Red Sox hadn't won. It was we

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<v Speaker 2>the Boston sports fans were still starving, I know at

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<v Speaker 2>that time. But hey, we've moved forward, right, you move

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<v Speaker 2>forward and leaps and bounce. We've been in ninety five.

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<v Speaker 2>We were probably talking about Deon Sanders and the Cowboys,

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<v Speaker 2>Jerry Jones, and guess what here we are talking about

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<v Speaker 2>still talking about all.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, we're gonna be talking about Going Dutch, which is

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<v Speaker 3>dennis new comedy series on Fox.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank god, we got to move on to anything else

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<v Speaker 2>is Deon Sanders in that show on Fox.

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<v Speaker 3>You're gonna let Michael Stran's involved, Peter knows everyone involved, Dennis.

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<v Speaker 2>It's literally I was standing outside. Why you guys were

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<v Speaker 2>talking about Deon Sanders and Jerry Jones. I'm talking to

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<v Speaker 2>one of your crew guys, and he goes, hey, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Jerry Jones just did an acting gig in Landman, Philly

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<v Speaker 2>about Thornton. I'm like, you're kidding me? And now I

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<v Speaker 2>can't even watch that show. Without eventually seeing Jerry Joe.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, and now he's acting like he's gonna hire me

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<v Speaker 3>on to be the head coach.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, people know you as a Patriots fan. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I heard you have an NFC team too, Yes, what

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<v Speaker 2>do you do? So when I was when I was

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<v Speaker 2>I'm way older than you guys. When I was young,

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<v Speaker 2>my me and my older brother shared a room. This

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<v Speaker 2>is in the late sixties, before the merger actually, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the Patriots sucked. They sucked far so my brother,

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<v Speaker 2>because he got to set the rules because he was older,

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<v Speaker 2>he said, you know what, I think we should each

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<v Speaker 2>get to pick a national conference, national focal team, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>before the merger, so that that we have somebody to

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<v Speaker 2>root for. So he picked the Colts, who ended up

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<v Speaker 2>eventually in the and I picked the Packers. So there's

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<v Speaker 2>always been that, you know, that little side. I'm really

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<v Speaker 2>a Patriots fan, but I have this little Packers thing.

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<v Speaker 2>My son is predominantly Packers that she was growing up. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>but anyways, that's all changed now. I mean, that's that's

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<v Speaker 2>why people when I I say this to my Boston

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<v Speaker 2>sports friends, I'm I'm a huge Bruins fan. I'm actually

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<v Speaker 2>the narrator of their documentary series on Nessenale. Cool. But

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<v Speaker 2>but we in Boston, we have, literally and with football,

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<v Speaker 2>nothing to complain about. You want to talk about Mike Rabel,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's great. You want to talk about Drake

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<v Speaker 2>May fantastic? I do I care? I do care? I

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<v Speaker 2>do I care that we're losing. Now you know why?

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<v Speaker 2>We had two decades of insanity and we were in

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<v Speaker 2>the Super Bowl almost every year, right and across the

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<v Speaker 2>sports board, Boston fans have nothing to complain about. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think we should be allowed to that is, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>So I do I root for the Patriots? Yeah? Do

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<v Speaker 2>they suck? They did suck? Do I care? Not? Really?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm happy Jamie get in here.

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<v Speaker 4>What a healthy sound, What a healthy and sound take

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<v Speaker 4>on the New England Patriots and their fans. Like it's

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<v Speaker 4>so true because for a while, I was like that

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<v Speaker 4>kid with the poster who's like, ever since he was born,

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<v Speaker 4>he'd want the Boston and won a title and like

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<v Speaker 4>every sports is alternated, where is that kid now? Speaking

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<v Speaker 4>of running it back with a guy that played for

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<v Speaker 4>your team. The Patriots hired Mike Rabel. There he's back

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<v Speaker 4>in the building.

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<v Speaker 2>So You're good, You're fine.

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<v Speaker 4>Do you think he can fix this thing after a

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<v Speaker 4>couple of years away from the stage and the trophy presentation.

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<v Speaker 2>No, we're five years away from doing anything. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe Vrabel will solve it, but I doubt it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>we need a complete rebuild, so we may have a

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback who knows right and who cares, don't care. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm so happy and satisfied. I'm very excited to

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<v Speaker 2>watch Bill Belichick destroy college football and become a champion. There.

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<v Speaker 2>I just I think that's more likely than the Patriots

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<v Speaker 2>even making the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you think Belichick went in a championship more likely

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<v Speaker 3>the Vrabel?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? I think I think Belichick slaughters college lot. Belichick

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<v Speaker 2>is a genius. By the way, Belichick can do anything.

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<v Speaker 2>You've seen him on television. He's fantastic. He can do anything.

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<v Speaker 2>So again, even if Bill wanted to retire and just

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<v Speaker 2>fish on Nintuck And I'm so happy, guys, and so satisfied.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I'm still a football fanatic. I watched football

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<v Speaker 2>like crazy, but as a Patriots and I'm.

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<v Speaker 5>Like, who cares. I absolutely love your passion for sports

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<v Speaker 5>and football, your Patriots. I know, as an entertainer, you've

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<v Speaker 5>been around a lot of sports folks, a lot of

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<v Speaker 5>players and coaches. You've got an encounter that you'll never forget,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, in that time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, man, I've had so many great ones, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>just insane ones over the years, you know. And and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, one of my best friends in life is

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<v Speaker 2>Cam Neely ended up becoming a Hockey Hall of Famer

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<v Speaker 2>and I actually was at that induction service. That was amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>But I actually, I don't know if you guys know this,

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<v Speaker 2>but I did tell the person who was doing the

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<v Speaker 2>pre show. So one of my best friends is Lenny Clark,

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<v Speaker 2>the actor and comedian, and Lenny became very close friends

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<v Speaker 2>with Bill Belichick as the Patriots Dynasty was happening. So

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<v Speaker 2>I got to meet Bill through Lenny and he was

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<v Speaker 2>a big fan of Rescue Me, and he said, do

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<v Speaker 2>you mind if I come to visit this set? I said,

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<v Speaker 2>how would you like to do a cameo? Right? So

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<v Speaker 2>he was like, oh, that'd be great. So we wrote

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<v Speaker 2>this little bit with him in phill Esposito the Bruins Legend,

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<v Speaker 2>and he said, I don't want to just come and

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<v Speaker 2>do the cameo. I want to come and spend an

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<v Speaker 2>entire day at the set. And I was like, Bill,

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<v Speaker 2>it's really boring. People don't understand. It's really boring. He goes,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care. It won't be boring for me. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, okay, it's going to be boring. So he came.

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<v Speaker 2>His cameo took like half an hour. So we shot

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<v Speaker 2>that and then I said, you can hang out with

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<v Speaker 2>us by the monitors if you want, because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I was also the co showrunner and my writing partner

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<v Speaker 2>was the director of most of the episodes, so I

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<v Speaker 2>watched them. He had the little notebook that he pulls

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<v Speaker 2>out on the field make notes. During the game, he

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<v Speaker 2>had the little notebook and he kept pulling out the

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<v Speaker 2>notebook and making notes. And at lunchtime, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>like six hours into the day, he was like, so,

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<v Speaker 2>now the guys, when the guys come in with all

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<v Speaker 2>the equipment, when you guys call cut, what now? Who

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<v Speaker 2>are those guys? Now? I saw those the lighting guys

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<v Speaker 2>going up, and he kept asking questions and we went

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<v Speaker 2>back to work and he stayed for another six hours,

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<v Speaker 2>and at the end of the day we had dinner.

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<v Speaker 2>He literally peppered me with questions about the team aspect,

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<v Speaker 2>like who does this, when did they do it? Who

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<v Speaker 2>tells them? How do they know it was? Yeah? Like

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<v Speaker 2>he literally is such such a curious guy about the

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<v Speaker 2>psychology of the set. Leadership's the boss, That's why he

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<v Speaker 2>was talking to the quarterback.

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<v Speaker 3>But he was interested in the practice squad and the

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<v Speaker 3>trainers and all that stuff down.

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<v Speaker 2>That's really that tells you why somebody is a great coach,

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<v Speaker 2>because especially in football, man, I mean any team sport,

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<v Speaker 2>but especially in football, because there's so many people, so

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<v Speaker 2>many squads, right, I mean, that's why I love Like, listen,

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<v Speaker 2>you can't fault people. But when I'm watching head coaches

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<v Speaker 2>who have their face buried in eric are calling the

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<v Speaker 2>place and covering their mouth. But you watch Belichick. One

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<v Speaker 2>of the most famous things I remember Belichick talking about

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<v Speaker 2>was in that comeback against Seattle. Seattle think when when

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<v Speaker 2>they did the behind the scenes stuff of that, he

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<v Speaker 2>was watching Pete Carroll's body language. Yes, before they put

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<v Speaker 2>in their squad. This isn't Malcolm Butler, Yeah, the Malcolm Butler.

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<v Speaker 2>He remember that he didn't call time up? Remember, were like,

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<v Speaker 2>why is he not colle controversial, and he was just

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<v Speaker 2>staring there and when they interviewed me, so I was

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<v Speaker 2>watching the body language of Pete Carroll and their sideline

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<v Speaker 2>now to see that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he said something just didn't seem right over.

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<v Speaker 2>It didn't seem right And that was his gut right

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<v Speaker 2>because his eyes were on the field instead of on

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<v Speaker 2>a laminated piece of calling play. That drives me nuts.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, Peter Belichick probably the best coach ever.

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<v Speaker 2>What about the best football movie?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, this is okay, so polarizing movie that you were

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<v Speaker 1>in about eleven years ago amongst football people.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I love Draft Day, he does.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Draft Day is awesome. Take a look at

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<v Speaker 1>this clips from our shows, from our show in September,

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<v Speaker 1>not knowing you would be on four months later. Here

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<v Speaker 1>was me in September talking about a movie that I

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<v Speaker 1>love that you are a featured part of.

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<v Speaker 2>I love Draft Day. Come on, I love Draft Day.

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<v Speaker 2>People hate Draft Day.

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<v Speaker 1>People say it's not realistic, it's absurd, it's so dumb,

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<v Speaker 1>it's dramatic.

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<v Speaker 2>There is no better sitting.

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<v Speaker 1>On a plane flipping through the options and getting lost

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<v Speaker 1>for two and a half hours than the movie Draft Day.

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<v Speaker 2>I love Drafts.

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<v Speaker 1>A true fan I think a little and I tell

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<v Speaker 1>you something that's really like Draft week, I'll watch it

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<v Speaker 1>and it gets.

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<v Speaker 2>Me a lot of cool a lot of people. It's

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<v Speaker 2>like watching a Christmas movie.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels like I'm watching it some wonderful life.

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<v Speaker 4>This is it?

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<v Speaker 1>So that is I'm sure people stop you all time

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<v Speaker 1>and do you know how divisive this movie is?

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<v Speaker 2>And football diehards who do not like it. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>care because I'm I'm selfishly when I did this movie.

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<v Speaker 2>First of all, I'm a sports fanatic, as you guys know, right,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a huge Western fan. I'm a huge Kevin cost

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<v Speaker 2>fan because of that, but also huge sports movie guy. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>You're not going to get a more iconic actor in

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<v Speaker 2>the history of cinema who's done more sport about it?

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<v Speaker 2>Feel the dreams. They have a phone call saying cost

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<v Speaker 2>is going to do a football movie. They want you

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<v Speaker 2>to play the coach. Right and Ivan Wrightman famous directors

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<v Speaker 2>that pastime you know is going to direct. I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm in. They were like, well, they want to send

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<v Speaker 2>you the script. I'm like, no, I'm in. Well, don't

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<v Speaker 2>you want to meet Kevin? I had never met Kevin

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<v Speaker 2>and Ivan and I'm like, no, I'm in. Tell Ivan

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<v Speaker 2>and Kevin I'm in. I don't care because a football

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<v Speaker 2>movie with Kevin Costa, Like, when am I going to

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<v Speaker 2>have the opportunity to do that again. Meanwhile, Kevin is

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<v Speaker 2>the nicest guy, a total pro. We had a blast.

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<v Speaker 2>I know people get caught up, but it's not realistic.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a movie. It's a movie. Okay, what are you

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<v Speaker 2>talking about? And Ken Costner's great in it, you know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll tell you behind the scenes story there. Oh yes,

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<v Speaker 2>come on that people don't know about. You know. I

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<v Speaker 2>have the super Bowl ring because I'm the ex coach

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<v Speaker 2>of the Dallas Cowboys, and I thank god I was.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't have to talk to Jerry Jones to do

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<v Speaker 2>the movie. But they made up a realistic Dallas cobby.

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<v Speaker 2>You know you see that thing in the movie. And

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<v Speaker 2>I said to the prop guys, like, I need to

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<v Speaker 2>get one of these. When we wrapped. I'm not going

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<v Speaker 2>to sell it. I'm just going to keep it. And

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<v Speaker 2>they were like, we made an agreement with the NFL

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<v Speaker 2>that we would not let us even a fake Super

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<v Speaker 2>Bowl ring get out there. You have to give it back.

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<v Speaker 2>And at the end of the movie. Yet I don't

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<v Speaker 2>steal things. Some movies I asked for and I said

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<v Speaker 2>to the product, I have to have this. It's like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, take it? So I have it. It's

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<v Speaker 2>on my desk. You got a Cowboys throw around. Wow,

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<v Speaker 2>it's engraved, you know, Coach Pen you know I love

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<v Speaker 2>It's like it's my my thing from that move. I

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<v Speaker 2>had a blast on that movie. I bet Jenny we

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<v Speaker 2>we just love how.

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<v Speaker 4>I love these stories and how passionate Dennis is about

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<v Speaker 4>all this stuff. The other topic besides sports, besides Boss's sports,

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<v Speaker 4>the fact that you've a foundation right now that can

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<v Speaker 4>directly impact and help people that are just nearby our

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<v Speaker 4>studio here in LA. The wildfires are going on. It's

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<v Speaker 4>it's affecting a lot of people here in Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 4>You've a foundation that supports firefighters nationwide. Tell us more

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<v Speaker 4>about that and how impertinent it can be today.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So I started the Larry Firefighters Foundation twenty five

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<v Speaker 2>years ago because my cousin, Jerry Lucy became a firefighter

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<v Speaker 2>and Worcester, mass which is where I'm from. UH and

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<v Speaker 2>another uh, one of our best friends from growing up

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<v Speaker 2>was also in the same department and six. So those

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<v Speaker 2>firefighters died in a fired downtown on Worcester and December third,

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen ninety nine. I started the foundation to help the

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<v Speaker 2>families of the six firefighters because there were seventeen kids

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<v Speaker 2>left behind. I have good friends in the FDNY who

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<v Speaker 2>went up to help dig out the bodies from that warehouse,

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<v Speaker 2>and when nine to eleven happened two years later, the

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<v Speaker 2>Wooster Fire Department was one of the first groups that

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<v Speaker 2>came down here. Anyways, body one of my best friends,

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<v Speaker 2>Terry Quinn from the fdn Y, who was the technical

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<v Speaker 2>advisor and rescue me. He said, you have to make

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<v Speaker 2>the foundation nationwide. So we went national and I just

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<v Speaker 2>want to say this the reason I have the foundation.

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<v Speaker 2>And twenty five years later, every year we get more

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<v Speaker 2>requests to help more departments because the funding has dissipated.

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<v Speaker 2>In the last twenty five years, we helped departments as

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<v Speaker 2>big as the FDNY down to local small departments, and

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<v Speaker 2>the problem is always the same. They're all getting their

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<v Speaker 2>budget cuts every year because they never go on strike.

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<v Speaker 2>So of course it makes sense for politicians and city

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<v Speaker 2>governments to say we're going to cut the fire fire

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<v Speaker 2>fighting budget because they won't leave work, They'll still go

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<v Speaker 2>to work. I like to wait till after these big

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<v Speaker 2>tragic events are over before people start blaming and pointing fingers.

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<v Speaker 2>I do know this about the LA Department. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a fact. They have been understaffed for ages. They have

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<v Speaker 2>vehicles sitting that can't be repaired because they don't have

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<v Speaker 2>enough money to hire them mechanics back to fix them.

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<v Speaker 2>As the wildfires have been growing over the last ten years,

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<v Speaker 2>that departments have been getting understaffed continuing every years. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a definite problem. We are very proud of the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that we take your money as it's donated every year,

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<v Speaker 2>within six months to a year, we have turned it

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<v Speaker 2>into literally vehicles, training facilities, equipment that the firefighters put

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<v Speaker 2>to work right away. And the other weird tie in

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<v Speaker 2>is on this show. Every year we have an event

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<v Speaker 2>called we Can Be Heroes just for one day here

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<v Speaker 2>in New York where citizens can pay. It's expensive, you

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<v Speaker 2>pay a lot of money, but you get to be

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<v Speaker 2>a firefighter for a day at the FDNY Training Academy

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<v Speaker 2>with FDNY firefighters and celebrities. And every year, because of

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<v Speaker 2>the team aspect of it, we've had NFL players, we've

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<v Speaker 2>had the commissioner come and get dressed up as a

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<v Speaker 2>firefighter for a day. Well, Curtis Martin, Michael Strahan, Harrison Smith,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm forgetting guys on, Nick Mangol, Tony Gonzalez. Tony's been

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<v Speaker 2>there multiple years. They come every year and these It's

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<v Speaker 2>interesting to watch NFL players do this because most of

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<v Speaker 2>them are still in shape. Curtis Martin can still and

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<v Speaker 2>they come and they're very overwhelmed by how difficult the

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<v Speaker 2>job is, but also by the firefighters, the men and

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<v Speaker 2>the women that are training them that day. Yes, because

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<v Speaker 2>it is teamwork. It's about teamwork. That's why we have

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<v Speaker 2>civilians donate and do it. But I guarantee you you

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<v Speaker 2>give us your money within six months to a year.

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<v Speaker 2>You actually see videos of departments across the country using

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<v Speaker 2>what we bought for them. That's an incredible pitch.

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<v Speaker 3>You watch that, you want to immediately part of it.

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<v Speaker 3>Leary Firefighters, Dot Org, Dennis, you do it all firefighters

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<v Speaker 3>and now soldiers. You play an Army colonel. Right now

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<v Speaker 3>in a new series going Dutch, we have a c

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<v Speaker 3>right now.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to roll. It'd be very fun if we

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<v Speaker 2>rolled this clip.

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<v Speaker 3>And it was just Jerry Jones and dancing. Let's go

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<v Speaker 3>run a new clip rom going Dutch on Fox.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be odd.

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<v Speaker 3>I wasn't expecting to meet Maggie's old man.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for hosting me on your bit. It's not hosting you.

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<v Speaker 2>You are not some Swedish au pair. I'm bringing in

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<v Speaker 2>to take care of the baby. Why are you on

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<v Speaker 2>my bit? He's here to visit me. He's my special

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<v Speaker 2>man friend.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's casual or we headed in a certain direction.

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<v Speaker 2>Just for clarity, and how long has this been going on?

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<v Speaker 2>Three years? Three years? I raised you better than that.

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<v Speaker 2>You didn't raise me at all. You're right I didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>But some stepfather should have stepped in, thus the title,

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<v Speaker 2>and told you not to date manipulative liars. But no,

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<v Speaker 2>mother never got remarried, so you're blaming mom. I am.

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<v Speaker 2>It's your mother's fault. What is wrong with you? Know what?

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<v Speaker 2>I think we've been covered enough family trauma for today.

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<v Speaker 2>Talk about it. Then I have to say, listen, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a really funny show. We shot it in Ireland on

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<v Speaker 2>a real army base with you know, real Irish the

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<v Speaker 2>Irish Army soldiers. We're right next to us, but doing

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<v Speaker 2>real drills while we were pretending to be soldiers. But anyways,

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<v Speaker 2>the cast is great. The girl who plays my daughter,

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<v Speaker 2>Taylor Michie, she was on Dave on FX. She's hilarious.

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<v Speaker 2>Danny Pooty, who is my right hand man from Community,

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<v Speaker 2>he's great. There's this new kid called Hal Compston. He's

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<v Speaker 2>an Australian actor. He plays this fat, rebellious soldier that

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<v Speaker 2>I have to deal with. He's he's on but he's

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<v Speaker 2>like the second coming of John Candy. This really so.

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<v Speaker 2>Lacey Mosley who's she's become famous because of her podcast,

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<v Speaker 2>A Scam Get a Goddess Podcast. She's great. It's really funny.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the guy the creators, Joel Church Cooper who did

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<v Speaker 2>Brockmeyer with Hank speaking of sports. It's really funny. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I hope people like it. It's so far people are

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<v Speaker 2>laughing at it, so we like it. I got to

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<v Speaker 2>mention also No Good Deed on Netflix are still running

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<v Speaker 2>No Good DNN me Ray Romano and Lisa Kudrou that's funny.

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<v Speaker 2>It's also very dark. And then this coming Christmas, I

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<v Speaker 2>have a Christmas comedy with Michelle Peiffer called Oh What

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<v Speaker 2>Fun and Christmas twenty twenty six. Is Ice age six?

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<v Speaker 2>Another one? Yes, another one. We're doing it, We're doing

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<v Speaker 2>it well. Yes? Is it true you're going to the

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<v Speaker 2>View after this? Are you going down the streets? Now?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to the View and I'm going to be

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<v Speaker 2>on there with Dion Sanders and we're just gonna We're

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<v Speaker 2>just gonna talk about how the Cowboys are never going

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<v Speaker 2>to win on their Super Bowl. Listen, you should be

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<v Speaker 2>fired up about going Dutch.

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<v Speaker 3>Watching on Fox new episodes There Thanks Thursday nights nine

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<v Speaker 3>to thirty on Fox, Streaming on Hulu.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Dennis. I can't believe I got to be

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<v Speaker 2>on the show. Everybody come back whatever.

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