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kerred t1_j4zo6ev wrote

Reply to comment by QueenBee299 in TIL Pinky and the Brain was inspired by the peculiar personalities of two WB producers, Eddie Fitzgerald and Tom Minton with interesting mannerisms that were incorporated into the characters by QueenBee299

I recall in the audio commentary the conversation The Brain and Marv Albert had was pretty much how Maurice LaMarche and Steven Spielberg interacted.

Spielberg: you play The Brain right?

Maurice :. Yes

Spielberg (trying to imitate the Brain): yes!

Maurice (acting as the Brain): yes!

Spielberg (trying again):. Yes!

Maurice (repeating to help Spielberg): yes!

Spielberg (trying again): Yes

Maurice: ok bye bye

And of course the peas episode of Pinky & The Brain is just Maurice reciting the Orson Welles commercial. When he does that bit live he uses the more inappropriate working 😂

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SilasMarner77 t1_j4zyxpb wrote

Apparently Maurice was so delighted at the opportunity to reenact the infamous "frozen peas" bit that there were tears in his eyes.

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Tangent_ t1_j53tx8r wrote

Full of country goodness and green peaness.

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dokuromark t1_j50mvfz wrote

I didn't know about the peas thing until I rad your comment. Just went to YT and watched both the P&TB bit and the original Orson Welles takes, and cracked up. Thanks for this!

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