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| + | From the TV series [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367279/reference Arrested Development]. An African-American ventriloquist dummy who promoted racial healing by duetting with George "Gob" Bluth II (Will Arnett) during "Righteous Brothers," the season-two finale (first aired 17 Apr. 2005). The duo spent $5,000 making the album ''Franklin Comes Alive'' as a birthday gift for Gob's brother Michael (Jason Bateman). (Gob borrowed the 5K from Michael, of course.) The album included a truly stunning cover of Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" and this wonderful musical exchange: | ||
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| + | Gob: "It ain't easy being white." | ||
Franklin: "It ain't easy being brown." | Franklin: "It ain't easy being brown." | ||
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G: "All this pressure to be bright." | G: "All this pressure to be bright." | ||
| − | F: "I got childrens all over town."</blockquote> | + | F: "I got childrens all over town." |
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Sadly, the African-American studio engineer walked out in protest at this point, so we didn't hear the rest of what was surely going to be a sensitive and nuanced treatment of race. | Sadly, the African-American studio engineer walked out in protest at this point, so we didn't hear the rest of what was surely going to be a sensitive and nuanced treatment of race. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:51, 8 May 2025
From the TV series Arrested Development. An African-American ventriloquist dummy who promoted racial healing by duetting with George "Gob" Bluth II (Will Arnett) during "Righteous Brothers," the season-two finale (first aired 17 Apr. 2005). The duo spent $5,000 making the album Franklin Comes Alive as a birthday gift for Gob's brother Michael (Jason Bateman). (Gob borrowed the 5K from Michael, of course.) The album included a truly stunning cover of Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" and this wonderful musical exchange:
Gob: "It ain't easy being white."
Franklin: "It ain't easy being brown."
G: "All this pressure to be bright."
F: "I got childrens all over town."
Sadly, the African-American studio engineer walked out in protest at this point, so we didn't hear the rest of what was surely going to be a sensitive and nuanced treatment of race.
