One episode involved me having eaten the fish the scientist was saving for a research station party, and having to go catch more before six o'clock, when the other scientists showed up. Then there was a sort of body-swap episode where I got the skills and worldview of a scientist but none of the domain knowledge. The show jumped the shark when we introduced a spy (nosy neighbor) who was always trying to prove that I was in fact a penguin.
Oh yeah, the worst part was my catchphrase: "I'm a penguin!" This always got a huge (canned) laugh even though it's one of the worst catchphrases imaginable. And of course it didn't help the show's position w/r/t the shark that at least once an episode I flat-out announced the thing that the spy was always trying and failing to prove.
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(4) Sun Dec 16 2007 20:55 Scientist and Penguin:
Another sitcom day apparently. Sumana and I seem to have invented a role-playing game where we make up a sitcom and then act out an episode, plot further episodes, figure out when it jumps the shark, etc. Today the sitcom was called "Scientist and Penguin". I was the penguin.
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Posted by Sumana at Sun Dec 16 2007 21:55
Anybody want a podcast?Prior art of sorts:
http://www.crummy.com/2002/12/16/2Posted by Susie at Sun Dec 16 2007 22:19
hee hee! love that you are proving what the spy can't.
Posted by Brendan at Mon Dec 17 2007 02:38
I want a podcast!
Posted by Camilla at Mon Dec 17 2007 12:16
Best. Idea. Ever.
