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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Okay, I guess I should try to do a recap of what I heard. I only caught the last hour, where he was talking about the "fued" between Jack Kirby and Johnny Carson. Johnny had mistakenly thought Jack Kirby was some hack comedian ripping kids off for 3D glasses (long story), and Mark (plus Jack's lawyers) set him straight, and Johnny, feeling bad about the whole thing, apologized to Jack on air. They discussed Johnny and his impact on Hollywood, and why they thought it was a good thing he stayed out of the spotlight when he retired.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Mark also discussed why he turned down writing for the Tonight Show twice (he basically didn't want to burn out and get fired, thus ruining future enjoyment of the show, as many of his writer friends who had written for Johnny had).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Great story about working various animation companies, and how he basically quit Hanna Barbara before he started disliking people he admired. Also a nice zinger he got in on Joe. Talked about bouncing from studio to studio, leaving whenever he got too frustrated. Ends where he finally lands writing for Garfield, where he stayed the entire 8 seasons. Didn't get into what future Garfield project he's working on.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Talked about the great voice actors and mentioned how annoying it is when they cast celebrity voices for animation. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Brought up his dark secret: He wrote the pilot Scrappy Doo episode of Scooby (though he didn't invent the character). Perhaps his most infamous moment, other than writing Pink Lady and Jeff (funny thing, my wife grew up on Pink Lady's records and they're huge pop idol legends over in Japan; I told her about this and she was amazed their infamous in the states for this. She had never heard of the show).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Finally took a call (Jim Laughlin, I think? Isn't he a grooper?) and he correctly answered who hadn't been a guest voice on Garfield (Mel Blanc). Told the Jack Lalane story, finally got out there at the buzzer. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I left out some stuff and missed the first hour, so anyone else feel free to add.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Overall, a wholly enjoyable show.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Gabe</FONT>
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