Motherlover

Pop-ups (39 · 6 fan picks from YouTube comments)

1. Spelling Bee boast: 61 words, four pangrams

   0:38

   Andy reports a 'clean B' in the NYT Spelling Bee with 61 words and four pangrams. Pangrams are words using every letter of the puzzle at least once.

   61 words, over 400 points, Jorm. Four pangrams.
   cleanpentafecta

2. Fans point here

   1:08

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 11 likes.

   I never said it out loud, so in my mind it was panagram or like, I don't know. So you were just adding a letter that wasn't in it. Yeah. Because I would say pangram is a definition of pronounced like it's spelled.… — Jorma

3. A new past tense: 'quibbied'

   1:38

   Seth suggests 'quibbied' as the past tense of 'quibi' (the abbreviation for Queen Bee). The hosts treat it as a joke proposal that stuck.

   Would a slang be I quibbyed?
   quibi

4. Fans point here

   6:31

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 11 likes.

   It was too big of a pain in the ass to get down there. So, you know, there's more than enough time. And honestly, if any of you guys are out on the East Coast, I would love if multiple guys could pick me up. It'd be…

5. Fans point here

   7:24

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 17 likes.

   I mean, I was thinking the scene where he like pulls the like tracker out of his nose. I mean, it's still so memorable. Oh, God. Even just the like sort of like vaguely claymation shots when they are exposed to the… — Seth

6. Motherlover comes five months after Dick in a Box

   17:14

   Seth notes the title card says five months later, though the hosts point out the original Dick in a Box aired years earlier. The sequel's premise was built on the original's success.

   But my first question to you, because it was only five months after Dick in the Box.

7. Beat from Asa and Drew Campbell

   21:07

   The Motherlover beat was made by Jorma's brother Asa and Drew Campbell, who also contributed to Throw It On The Ground. The hosts requested synth-heavy, 808-heavy beats and got three, two of which became songs.

   They gave us three beats and minimum two became Throw It On The Ground and Mother Lover.

8. Drew Campbell's Motherlover beat

   22:30

   Drew Campbell says he tried for two years to shop the Motherlover beat, and Andy was the only one who believed in it. He wanted to make a mash-up trance-pop album beat.

   Andy was the only person that had faith in it.

9. Justin Timberlake writes lyrics in the room

   30:14

   Justin wrote a number of Motherlover's lyrics and was in the writing room. The hosts say he was a creative partner, pitching lines like the digital camera one.

   I want to say, I'm going to make your mama do a million poses. Digital camera line was just 100% his pitch.

10. The breakdown that turns into It Would Be My Honor

    30:53

    Andy credits Asa and Drew with a synth breakdown after the fact that leads into the 'It Would Be My Honor' section, one of many late additions to the song.

    they gave us that beautiful, like, synthy, like, Alphaville-sounding breakdown that turns into It Would Be My Honor

11. Why Motherlover beat I Ran So Far

    31:41

    Seth argues the sequel won the 2064 March Madness-style vote over I Ran So Far because comedy writers appreciate how hard it is to top a hit.

    every comedy writer in the room appreciates how hard it is to outdo a hit.

12. The roast beef sandwich prop

    32:41

    The floppy roast beef sandwiches became a recurring visual joke. Seth compares the sandwich to a Stan Lee cameo in a Marvel film.

    when a sandwich shows up in one of your pieces of work, Andy. For me, it's like when Stan Lee shows up in a Marvel movie.

13. Five months later title card

    34:50

    The short opens with a title card reading five months later, setting up the sequel. Seth asks the hosts to walk through it.

    Seth: I want to note, you'll hear it right away, audience, thrilled to see you guys.

14. Casio calculator watch

    35:19

    The hosts note the calculator watch matches the outfit. The Casio is a recurring prop reference in the rewatch.

    That watch is... That's the watch. Yeah.

15. Alarm set for Mother's Day

    36:08

    Seth points out Andy's watch alarm goes off at 1:18 on Mother's Day, too late to buy a present. The hosts joke that the watch was frozen.

    You set an alarm for 118 in the afternoon on Mother's Day.

16. Casting Patty Clarkson and Susan Sarandon

    39:01

    The hosts explain the moms were cast from talent suggestions for big names, and the New York actresses fit the vibe. Justin's involvement made the crew readily agree.

    I think it was like we asked talent who was around that would be super exciting. And they said both those names.

17. Ayo dance rhythms

    39:42

    A moment where the hosts riff on how sexy and playful the moms were in costume.

    Their outfits are great. Yeah. Yeah, pretty sexy ladies. They're having a lot of fun.

18. Dick in a Box guys called idiots

    41:12

    Seth jokingly calls the Dick in a Box duo idiots, a playful jab at their characters.

    I want to say both of you guys, both of the Dick in the Box guys, are idiots.

19. The double chorus

    43:59

    The hosts note the song runs a double chorus, which they initially forgot about.

    Could have easily just gotten out there, but then we reveal it's a double chorus.

20. Jorma's mom disliked the song

    44:22

    Jorma shares that his mom hated this song, one of the ones she disliked most.

    I think was the moment that my mom was like, I really dislike this song.

21. Dumb guys agreeing with each other

    50:09

    Jorma ties the song's misguided camaraderie to the group's earlier Don't Give a Honk bit.

    It's also similar to our don't give a honk slash punch you in the jeans guys in that it's dumb guys agreeing with each other
    honk

22. Chamomile sleight of hand

    50:50

    Justin's chamomile line sets up the Doggy Style punchline, a graphic setup disguised as a gift.

    I forgot the other thing is that the setup to Doggy Style is chamomile.

23. Fans point here

    52:13

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 24 likes.

    Can we run that back, Seth? Yeah, let's run it back. And he's going in for like a sunny D or something. Hi, this is Nikayla Matthews-Oconee from Side Hustle Pro. This holiday, the difference between buyers just…

24. Tandem bike shoot on process trailer

    57:09

    The tandem bike footage was shot on a process trailer and used sparingly in the final edit.

    We shot the whole song on that tandem bike and then only used it.

25. Patty's helmet choice

    57:50

    Seth notes the moms were played with a stronger sense of safety and character than expected.

    Also, look at how good an actor Patty Clarkson is.

26. Justin's most Justin line

    59:29

    Seth argues the lyric is quintessentially Justin, with no imitators able to match it.

    It is just the most Justin line, and it's so funny, and yet at the same time, deeply beautiful.

27. Filthy lyric couplets

    59:54

    The hosts discuss the couplet's dark humor and tie in the New Jack Swing 'jam' reference.

    Filthy, but also we got jam in there, which is like from the jump with Justin, we were like, Teddy's jam

28. Teddy's Jam reference

    1:00:41

    Teddy's Jam by the band Guy is the main reference for 'jam' in the song, from the New Jack Swing era.

    I mean, the band Guy had a song called Teddy's Jam.

29. Terry Bradshaw book on picnic

    1:01:01

    Seth points out a Terry Bradshaw book on the picnic basket, a detail he'd never noticed.

    They're reading Go Looking Deep, Terry Bradshaw's autobiography.

30. Looking Deep is Bradshaw's second book

    1:01:47

    Seth notes Looking Deep is Terry Bradshaw's second book, after Man of Steel.

    I also want to say, I think Looking Deep is Terry Bradshaw's second book.

31. Best physical gag

    1:03:55

    Seth calls the picture-on-nightstand moment the best physical gag of the short.

    Maybe best, I mean, 100% best physical gag.

32. Picture-flip gag

    1:04:54

    The nightstand picture gag was likely improvised on set, and the flip made it funnier.

    And then on set, it somehow was suggested that I flip it back up.

33. Fans point here

    1:06:09

    2 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 12 likes.

    Of just like, we're never going to live up to the first. But even they, who have been nothing but white hot enthusiastic this whole song, even they know it was a better idea to put their dicks in boxes. A thing they… — Jorma

34. Moms at the studio viewing

    1:08:01

    Patty and Susan were present in the studio when the short aired, and the premise was kept from them beforehand.

    And I remember Patty and Susan, I believe, were both there in the studio to watch it.

35. Patty's after-party martinis

    1:08:30

    Patty Clarkson attended the after-party and drank martinis; Susan Sarandon's attendance is less certain.

    I remember Patty came to the after party and was like partying, like smashing martinis, just a treat.

36. Criterion label for Motherlover

    1:09:42

    Seth asks whether Motherlover is Criterion; the hosts agree it's among their best shorts.

    So, Seth, you like to ask if this is criterion.
    Criterion

37. Seth's Corner on the episode

    1:10:32

    Seth's Corner is discussed for the episode, where Seth recounts his week's contributions.

    Do we have time to talk about the episode in general and maybe get into some Seth's Corner?
    Seth's Corner

38. Target Lady sketch

    1:11:55

    Timberlake's Target Lady performance is praised as a highlight, with the classic line about a washing machine and a decorative yard prick.

    There's a Target lady. Yeah. Which is just a treat.

39. Michael McDonald's McDonald's cut sketch

    1:13:16

    A sketch that was cut twice, with Timberlake impersonating Michael McDonald opening a burger chain named after himself.

    We're talking McDonald's? Michael McDonald's McDonald's. Yeah, it got cut.

40. Fans point here

    1:13:51

    2 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 27 likes.

    Okay, share screen and let's just watch it. Hi, I'm singer-songwriter Michael McDonald. That's right, it's me. You know, what a fool believes is that you can't find delicious hamburgers for a reasonable price. — Seth

41. Writers' printed-out pitches

    1:15:52

    The hosts recall printing and framing every joke pitched for the sketch as a gift for Emily Spivey.

    And we printed them all out and framed it for her on her last show.

42. Timberlake sounds exactly like McDonald

    1:16:11

    Andy praises Timberlake's uncanny impression of Michael McDonald as the sketch's leading detail.

    the actual leading detail of the piece is that Justin sounds fucking exactly like him and incredible.

43. Celine Dion Super Bowl ad

    1:17:03

    The hosts note Celine Dion had recently been in a Super Bowl ad, which many viewers recognized.

    celine dion had just been in a nfl ad right when she did that so super bowl no less

44. Next-episode tease

    1:18:00

    Seth teases an upcoming episode about a short that nobody knows anything about.

    I think the next episode is going to be really special because it's about one that nobody knows anything about.

45. Later, Quaids sign-off

    ~1:18:04

    The episode closes with the official parting words for the podcast, Later, Quaids.

    Later, Quades.
    later, Quaids