793: Table 19, Your Pizza's Ready

The Incomparable Mothership

Jason Snell

Tv & Film, Arts, Leisure

4.7 • 704 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Ever wonder what happened to The Oneders? We celebrate Hanksgiving by discussing Tom Hanks’s love letter to ’60s pop that’s also a clear-eyed look at the machinery of the entertainment business, “That Thing You Do!” Powered by a legitimately classic pop song, a stunning cast (turns out, Tom Hanks knows some people), and scenes of joy, warmth, and kindness, this is a film that we find ourselves revisiting often. Happy Hanksgiving to all! And make it snappy!...

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0:00.0	The Incomparable, number 793, November 2025.
0:10.3	Welcome back, everybody, to The Incomparable.
0:12.1	I'm your host, Jason Snell.
0:13.2	This episode is about a movie not from 1995.
0:16.6	Shocker Twist.
0:18.2	It's from 1996 because we are celebrating in our own ridiculous way of inventing holidays.
0:24.9	We're celebrating Hank's giving.
0:27.3	That's right.
0:28.5	And what is Hank's giving, you might ask?
0:32.1	Well, we made it up to talk about a movie written and directed and co-starring Tom Hanks, Little Tommy Hanks, America's
0:40.1	sweetheart.
0:40.9	It is 1996's That Thing You Do with an exclamation point at the end.
0:45.2	And I am joined by a group of people who are not one-hit wonders to talk about it.
0:51.3	These people have sustained careers of excellence. And we begin with Kathy Campbell.
0:56.8	Hello. Hello, Jason. When was the last time you've been decently kissed? We can talk about that
1:03.3	later. It's a good question. I'll have to think. I'll ponder. I'll ponder. Brian Warren is also here.
1:08.5	Hi, Brian. Jason, you look great in gold. If I told you that?
1:13.6	I love that line so much. Lex Friedman's also here. Hi, Lex. Hey, that's O'Nettors. Hi, Jason. How are you?
1:19.9	It's O'Nettors. Eric Anzine is also here. Hello. Table 19, your pizza's ready.
1:28.7	And Dan Morin. Hi. Table 19, your pizza's ready. And Dan Moran.
1:29.9	Hi.
1:30.9	I am Spartacus.
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