John's 'I gotta go' sign-off, borrowed from radio commentator Ian Shoales (2014)
running joke · status: short bit (2014) · last event: callback (2014-03-28)
In March 2014 John revives 'I gotta go', the sign-off of radio commentator Ian Shoales, and ends his video with it. Three days later Hank declines to follow, saying he is comfortable only with 'I will see you on Tuesday'.
Parts: John and Hank listen to Ian Shoales's tape 'I Gotta Go' as kids (childhood)
About: Ian Shoales, See you tomorrow
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-25 | first use | John recalls 'I gotta go', Ian Shoales's sign-off, tests Hank's memory of it, and ends the video 'Hank, I gotta go.' | I Gotta Go: Signing Off and Thinking about Inspiration 00:00:33 |
| 2014-03-28 | callback | Answering the sign-off discussion, Hank says he is not comfortable with any outro but 'I will see you on Tuesday'. | New Album, New Channels, New Fabric, New Internet Thing! 00:03:44 |
What is said about it
8 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2014-03-25 · I Gotta Go: Signing Off and Thinking about Inspiration — John: As an experiment, John phones Hank and plays him a short Ian Shoales audio clip, hoping he will remember its three-word catchphrase. — 00:00:43
- 2014-03-25 · I Gotta Go: Signing Off and Thinking about Inspiration — Ian Shoales: In the clip, Ian Shoales advises young people to avoid Colonial American Literature, mocking its authors as all dull. (joke) — 00:00:51
- 2014-03-25 · I Gotta Go: Signing Off and Thinking about Inspiration — Hank: On the phone, Hank names the catchphrase 'I gotta go', saying he doesn't know where it came from: it's deep in his brain. — 00:01:15
- 2014-03-25 · I Gotta Go: Signing Off and Thinking about Inspiration — John says Hank remembering the phrase after 20 years shows how hugely Shoales influenced them: everything he did in 1985 is what they try to do now. — 00:01:56
- 2014-03-25 · I Gotta Go: Signing Off and Thinking about Inspiration — John says Ian Shoales is a character created by Merle Kessler, who still does theatre and radio work in northern California and is still very funny. — 00:02:12
- 2014-03-25 · I Gotta Go: Signing Off and Thinking about Inspiration — recommendation: John points viewers to links to a couple of Ian Shoales commentaries in the description. — 00:03:21
- 2014-03-25 · I Gotta Go: Signing Off and Thinking about Inspiration — John belatedly thanks Mr. Shoales, a little embarrassed to have made videos deeply inspired by him for seven and a half years without knowing it. — 00:03:23
- 2014-03-25 · I Gotta Go: Signing Off and Thinking about Inspiration — John signs off with Shoales's catchphrase: 'Hank, I gotta go.' — 00:03:31