S05.E10: Animals

[formerlyfreedom]

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A lawyer defends the lives of rats in court; Henry Bergh establishes the ASPCA; a horse that can solve math problems leads to advances in the field of psychology.

Retellings:
Claudia O'Doherty on the Trial of the Rats
Mae Whitman on the Founding of the ASPCA
Rich Fulcher on Clever Hans

Cast:
Paul Scheer as Oskar Pfungst
John Michael Higgins as Wilhelm Von Osten
Jack McBrayer as Barthélemy de Chasseneuz
Martin Starr
Samm Levine as Henry Bergh
Casino as Clever Hans

[ganesh]

I have to say, I didn't like the level of drunkenness from Fulcher, but he still brought it. I wanted to like Mae Whitman, but all the "likes" turned me off. 

I had no idea they figured out the horse could understand people. I love horses. And the horse got a credit!

[Irlandesa]

4 hours ago, ganesh said:

I wanted to like Mae Whitman, but all the "likes" turned me off. 

Funny you should say that because I got the vibe that Derek really liked Mae. 

[cynicat]

5 hours ago, Irlandesa said:

Funny you should say that because I got the vibe that Derek really liked Mae. 

I agree.  The story was hysterical and I loved her level of snark, however I agree that all the 'likes' was irritating.  Jack McBrayer makes everything just that much better.  'The rats can't come to court during the day, they may get killed by cats!'

[possibilities]

This season has been really good. They're picking stories that are fun anyway, drunkenness aside.

[ganesh]

4 hours ago, cynicat said:

The story was hysterical and I loved her level of snark, however I agree that all the 'likes' was irritating. 

That's the sad part. She should have knocked it out. 

[mledawn]

I didn't like these stories as much. I didn't notice the "likes" people have mentioned from Mae, at all.

Rich Fulcher is always the drunkest. I laughed because Von Osten made me think of David Letterman, then I realised the guy playing him played David Letterman.