Ted Danson

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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From his role as the lovable Sam Malone on the classic sitcom Cheers to his role as the goofy demon Michael on The Good Place, Ted Danson has made an indelible mark on our hearts playing the mischievous cad you can't help but love. He talks with Jesse about his new show, Mr. Mayor, growing up in Tucson, and what he hopes happens when he dies. Plus, Ted tells us why you never let comedy writers know your secrets.

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:10.5	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:22.0	My first guest is Ted Danson.
0:24.3	We don't need to spend a ton of time explaining who that is because...
0:28.0	I mean because he's Ted Danson, cheers the good place,
0:32.0	damages, curb your enthusiasm.
0:34.0	He's one of the most successful TV actors ever.
0:38.0	Ted's newest show is Mr. Mayor.
0:41.0	It's a comedy from the minds of Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, the creators of 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kinney Schmitt.
0:48.0	Ted plays the title role, Mayor Neil Bremer.
0:51.0	Neil is a former billboard tycoon who's just been elected mayor of Los Angeles.
0:56.0	He's cheerful, goofy, and he's not great at this kind of thing.
1:00.0	He also has a teenage daughter named Orley, who has problems of her own.
1:04.0	As in this scene, where Orley is running for class president at her school on a platform to ban plastic straws,
1:12.0	only her dad just announced the same initiative at City Hall.
1:17.0	How could you do this? The straw bin is my thing.
1:21.0	Because, because I care about things that you care.
1:23.0	Remember, I cared about Pokemon when you love Pokemon.
1:27.0	Ted, how could you do this to me?
1:29.0	I mean, everyone thinks I copied your straw-wing idea.
1:32.0	You have to take yours back.
1:34.0	I can't do it. Do you know what Vita said?
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