DeepSummary
Burnie Burns and his surprise guest Ashley Burns discuss the recent box office performance of Garfield beating Furiosa and how it's indicative of the overall struggling box office. They talk about Disney's plans to revitalize Pixar by focusing on sequels and Pixar's iconic 1994 lunch where they came up with ideas for several hit films.
They reminisce about their favorite Pixar films like Finding Nemo, Up, Wall-E, and Monsters, Inc. Ashley brings up the bizarre meat spill that occurred on a freeway near Pixar's headquarters in Oakland. Burnie shares the story of Dr. Barry Marshall, who gave himself an ulcer to prove bacteria caused them.
They end by recounting a time in high school when Burnie was right that 'ironical' is a word despite his peers claiming otherwise, highlighting his small triumphs.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The recent box office performance of Garfield beating Furiosa reflects the overall struggling box office.
- Disney plans to revitalize Pixar by focusing on sequels to past hit films.
- A 1994 Pixar lunch led to the ideas for major films like Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, and Wall-E.
- A bizarre meat spill occurred on a freeway near Pixar's Oakland headquarters.
- Dr. Barry Marshall intentionally gave himself an ulcer to prove bacteria caused them.
- Burnie proudly proved his high school peers wrong about the word 'ironical' being valid.
- Burnie and Ashley fondly reminisced about their favorite Pixar films like Finding Nemo and Up.
- The hosts engage in an amusing tangent about the unpredictable danger of kangaroos.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Look, the box office in general is not in a great place.“ by Ashley Burns
- “Now imagine a freeway. We're talking a city of meat.“ by Ashley Burns
- “He drank a cocktail which had the bacteria in it, gave himself an ulcer to prove it and then cured himself, which is.“ by Bernie Burns
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Episode Information
Morning Somewhere
Burnie Burns
6/4/24
Burnie and his special guest discuss Pixar's plan, giving ourselves ulcers, and a certain one-eyed monster that may or may not have directed The Matrix.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Good Morning
01:20 Battle of the Box Office
05:20 Make Pixar Great Again
08:00 Understanding Scottish
10:00 Meat Spill
12:50 Pixar Power Lunch
15:00 Monsters Prequel
15:55 The Charm of Wall E
17:25 Crazy Kangaroos
19:40 The Great Ulcer Experiment
21:20 How Ironical
23:10 Thank You and Goodnight