ICYMI: Dipping Marcel the Shell in Pink Sauce

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🗓️ 3 August 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On was a viral sensation when he first popped up on the internet in 2010, and now he’s back in a major motion picture. On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined by Daisy Rosario to discuss Will Smith’s sneaky news dump, do some High Speed Downloads on the Pink Sauce, and the Little Miss meme, and get into why Netflix is suing the Unofficial Bridgerton Musical. Then, Rachelle speaks to Marcel the Shell With Shoes On director and co-writer Dean Fleischer-Camp to discuss what it’s been like translating an internet character to the big screen, what gets lost when things go viral, and how the internet virality to mainstream success pipeline has changed over the years. This podcast is produced by Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton and Daisy Rosario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Okay everyone, so look at the numbers from Q1 and you'll see that there's a sharp...
0:04.0	Alex? Oh, I think you're frozen.
0:07.0	And that's why it's crucial that we mean.
0:09.0	E! That sounded important.
0:11.0	Because if we don't act now...
0:13.0	We've lost him.
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0:21.6	the UK's fastest growing broadband provider.
0:24.6	And he's back.
0:26.6	So I hope that was all clear.
0:27.6	To verify I see E.cote.uk.
0:29.6	My name is Marcel and I'm partially a shell, as you can see on my body,
0:36.6	but I also have shoes and my face, so.
0:43.3	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton.
0:44.6	And I'm Daisy Rosario, and you're listening to I see why am I, in case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:51.1	And today we are joined by none other than our new supervising producer,
0:56.1	Daisy Rosario. I am in love with Daisy. If y'all have stuck around through the credits, but you
1:01.9	should because there's literally always like a blooper afterwards, then you've probably heard her name.
1:07.3	But it's now finally time for the official introduction. I see why myY-I-M-I-Hive. Say hello to Daisy. Daisy
1:13.6	Say hello to the I-C-Y-M-I-Hive. Tell us by yourself. Okay, hi. Let's see. Well, okay, so
1:23.8	what would be relevant to I-C-Y-M-I? I'm a queer Aquarius who also love Tumblr.
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