Harland Williams takes a mystic, word-drunk ride with Charles Fleischer, the voice of Roger Rabbit. They go back to the Laugh Factory, unwrap a dodecahedron, swap poems, plug Fleischer’s short-story collection Out of My Mind.
Chapters
- 0:00 Cold open and a mystic hang.
- 3:40 Charles Fleischer rolls in.
- 11:00 Back to the Laugh Factory, and unseen worlds.
- 16:03 Ad: BÆRSkin.
- 30:00 A dodecahedron and a 12-sided joke.
- 40:34 Ad: PrizePicks.
- 42:00 A poetry swap.
- 1:00:20 Out of My Mind.
- 1:13:08 Words from a wooden shoe.
- 1:22:20 Book, the Improv, and the Comedy Store.
- 1:24:00 Harland’s Cameo.
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Key topics
- 11:00 12:00 14:00 Unseen worlds, from the Laugh Factory on — Harland takes it back to the Laugh Factory in Hollywood, when Charles first told him about little unseen things in the room — dust-like, maybe alive — a thread he is still fascinated by.
- 30:00 31:00 35:40 A dodecahedron and a 12-sided joke — Charles gives Harland a dodecahedron, talks sacred solids and M.C. Escher, and they finally land a 12-sided joke they say they have been working on for years.
- 42:00 45:00 A poetry swap — After the mid-roll, they read poems for each other. Harland uses his poetry voice; Charles answers with a kerplunk finish. “Your magical mind.”
- 1:00:20 1:00:40 Out of My Mind — Charles holds up his short-story collection and tells listeners where to get it. “They came out of my mind.”
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People
On this episode
Harland Williams
The Comedian List · The Celeb List · Best Movies & TV Shows · Official site · Wikipedia
Host of Harland Highway. Trades surreal wordplay with Charles, reads poems in his poetry voice, and plugs personalized Cameo videos at the close. 0:00 3:40 42:00
Charles Fleischer
Official site · Literature · Wikipedia · Instagram
Discussed for: Out of My Mind — Official site · Who Framed Roger Rabbit — JustWatch
The voice of Roger Rabbit, and Harland’s guest for a mystic, word-drunk hang. He talks unseen worlds, a dodecahedron gift, his short-story collection Out of My Mind, and where to see him. 3:40 11:00 1:00:20
People mentioned
Pauly Shore
A seashells-by-the-seashore riff lands on Pauly Shore, tickets to the Comedy Store, and Mitzi Shore. 47:40 48:00
Mitzi Shore
Named in the Comedy Store / Pauly Shore riff. 48:07
M.C. Escher
Named as an artist who used the dodecahedron, including on the Mott the Hoople cover. 31:04
Bobby Lee
The Comedian List · Best Movies & TV Shows · Wikipedia
Harland wrote a similar poem for Bobby Lee but does not read it on this episode. 45:40
Salvador Dalí
Painter of The Sacrament of the Last Supper, which they look at for the dodecahedron (32:34). 32:38
Carol Leifer
Harland names her as a great wit, writer, and Seinfeld comedian. This piece, he is told, is not hers. 1:00:00
Thomas Dolby
Named for writing a song about an octahedron. Harland answers with the hook of “She Blinded Me with Science.” 51:41
Jim Carrey
Named when Harland thinks Charles has contorted his face, before realizing it is a mask. 1:03:31
Bryan Cranston
Fleischer cites him on a “claim to fame” line about Roger Rabbit. 1:14:21
Paul Anka
Named in a riff about The Tonight Show theme, “My Way,” and other songs. 1:18:38
William S. Burroughs
Named in a passing riff. 40:03
Tiny Tim
Named in a passing riff about a ukulele. 29:04
Eddie Van Halen
Named in a passing riff, with Cab Calloway. 31:32
Cab Calloway
Named in a passing riff, with Eddie Van Halen. 31:32
Fabio Lanzoni
Named (“Fabio”) in a passing riff. 32:00
Charlie Chaplin
Named in a passing riff. 52:00
René Descartes
Named in a passing “I think therefore I am Descartes” riff. 1:06:15
Vincent van Gogh
Named in a passing riff with Van Morrison and Don Johnson. 1:06:26
Van Morrison
Named in a passing riff with Jim Morrison, Van Gogh, and Don Johnson. 1:06:33
Jim Morrison
Named in a passing riff with Van Morrison. 1:06:40
Don Johnson
Named in a passing riff with Van Gogh and Van Morrison. 1:07:00
Johnny Carson
Named with Paul Anka in the Tonight Show theme talk. 1:18:45
Frank Sinatra
Named when they say Paul Anka wrote “My Way” for him. 1:18:55
Perry Como
Named in a passing riff. 1:19:17
Tyler Perry
Named in a passing riff with Joe Perry and Steven Tyler. 1:20:09
Steven Tyler
Named with Joe Perry in a passing riff. 1:20:22
Joe Perry
Named in a passing riff, later with Steven Tyler and Tyler Perry. 1:19:34
David Cassidy
Named in a passing riff. 1:20:35
Jack Cassidy
Named in a passing riff. 1:20:39
Eric Clapton
Named in a passing riff. 1:10:17
Ginger Baker
Named in a passing riff, with Eric Clapton. 1:10:23
H. G. Wells
Named in a passing initials riff. 22:37
Herman Melville
Named in a passing riff, with H. G. Wells. 21:49
Henry Winkler
Named in a passing initials riff. 22:50
Hugo Weaving
Named in a passing initials riff. 22:57
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Watch & read
Out of My Mind (HIS BOOK) — Charles Fleischer’s collection of fantastical short stories. He holds it up and sends people to Amazon under his name, and it is also on his site. Where to read: Amazon · Official site 1:00:20 1:00:40 1:22:20
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (HIS FILM) — Charles is the voice of Roger Rabbit. He calls it one of the best movies he ever made, and (playfully) declines to do the voice on the podcast. Where to watch: JustWatch · Amazon 1:13:20 1:14:00
Flubber — A tongue-twister early on: watching Flubber with Flipper. The film itself is named, not really discussed. Where to watch: JustWatch 1:40
Cinderella — They argue about whether Cinderella’s slipper was glass, and Charles says not in the book he read. More: Wikipedia 2:00
Mott the Hoople (1969 debut album) — The album Fleischer points to for an M.C. Escher cover. The 1969 debut uses Escher’s Reptiles, which includes a dodecahedron. Where to listen: Wikipedia · Amazon 30:32
Harland’s poem for Charles — Harland reads a poem he wrote for Charles, in his poetry voice, ending with “Kerplunk.” 42:24 43:19
Fleischer’s poem for Harland — Charles answers with a poem for Harland: “Harland, Harland, your magical mind…” 45:19
Malachite Elvis — A story from Out of My Mind. Charles cues Harland to read a passage: “The road east was rocky…” Where to hear: 53:27 · Official site 53:27
The Island of Dr. Moreau — Harland compares a story in Out of My Mind to The Island of Dr. Moreau; Charles agrees. Where to read or watch: Wikipedia · JustWatch 56:48
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Products
Out of My Mind by Charles Fleischer — The short-story collection Charles holds up and plugs, also listed on his literature page. Amazon · Official site 1:00:20
Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 25th Anniversary Edition (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) — The film Charles voices Roger in, and calls one of the best movies he ever made. Amazon 1:13:20
12-sided die, brand not named — The dodecahedron / D12 Fleischer gave Harland. Brand not named. Amazon 29:27
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Places & tour dates
The Laugh Factory, Hollywood — Where Harland and Charles used to hang, and where Charles first told him about the little unseen things in the room. Named again later in the episode. (Official site) 11:04 46:19
The Improv, Hollywood — Charles says he works at the Improv. Official site: the Hollywood Improv. (Official site) 1:22:20
The Comedy Store, Los Angeles — Charles plugs the Comedy Store for the night after they taped. (Official site) 1:22:40
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Ads
- BÆRSkin (16:03) — Show mid-roll. Text HARLAND to 36912.
- PrizePicks (40:34) — Real basketball, football, and Pokémon cards you can buy and sell in the app, plus packs. Promo: visit the show link and use code HARLAND. Collect responsibly; terms apply. PrizePicks (code HARLAND)
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Go Deeper
- 0:00 The Harland Highway — Every episode, the YouTube channel, and Harland’s official site. YouTube · harlandwilliams.com · All Harland Highway notes
- 1:00:40 Out of My Mind — Charles’s short-story collection, also listed on his literature page. charles-fleischer.com/literature
- 1:13:20 Who Framed Roger Rabbit — The film that still follows him, and the one he is grateful for. JustWatch
- 3:40 Charles Fleischer — Acting, standup, and the book, from his official site. charles-fleischer.com
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Show plugs
- 1:22:20 Charles Fleischer plugs — Out of My Mind on Amazon, the Improv, and the Comedy Store the night after they taped. He says he will be wherever Harland is. Official site
- 1:24:00 Harland’s Cameo and site — Personalized Cameo videos, plus harlandwilliams.com. harlandwilliams.com · Cameo profile
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