1305 – Thanksgiving for the Memories | Dreaming of Newhart S5E8

Episode 1305 – Thanksgiving for the Memories | Dreaming of Newhart Season 5 Episode 8

 

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SCOOTER: Friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, so thankful to be able to bring you this dreamy episode of Dreaming of Newhart and Sleep With Me and to take your mind off of stuff. Welcome to Sleep With Me, by the way. It’s a podcast that’s here to keep you company and take your mind off of stuff, if you’re new, to be your friend in the deep, dark night. Just see how it goes. If you’re new, this podcast is a bit different 'cause I’m just like your bore-bud.

 

You call me up and you say, tell me about that TV show Newhart, but do it in a way where I’ll barely pay attention, in a way that’s kinda silly and fun and dreamy at the same…I say, no problem. I could do that for you twice a week if you need me to. What about 600 episodes more than that ready to go? Okay, well, check it out and see how it goes. I’m really glad you’re here. What we got coming up is support so paying for the show is optional, then a long, meandering intro separate from the support that eases you into bedtime. Then it’ll be our Dreaming of Newhart.

 

If you’re just looking for bedtime stories only, check out Bedtime Stories from Sleep With Me. But for most people, this version that eases you into bedtime and then has a bedtime story seems to be what a lot of people enjoy, but you could also try both. But I’m really glad you’re here if you’re new, and regular listeners, so good to see all of you. Yeah, what do you say…? These…thanks everybody that gives me feedback, everybody that supports the show directly, supports the sponsors, spreads the word about the show, thank you so much. You are the ways we’re able to do this for you and everybody else that benefits from the show twice a week. So, thank you so much.

 

INTRO: [INTRO MUSIC] Hey, are you up all night tossing, turning, mind racing? Trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? Well, welcome. This is Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. We do it with a bedtime story. Alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. I’m gonna do the rest.

 

What I’m going to attempt to do is create a safe place where you could set aside whatever’s keeping you awake, whether that’s thoughts on your mind, thoughts about the past, the present, the future, stuff you’re thinking about; thoughts, thinking thoughts, it could be feelings, anything coming up for you emotionally related to those thoughts or feelings that are just there, it could be physical sensations, changes in time, temperature, routine, maybe you’re getting over something or going through something, maybe you have travel or you have guests, maybe you work a different work schedule, maybe you’re just dealing with something and maybe you just can't sleep at all.

 

Whatever it is, I’m here to keep you company and take your mind off of stuff so you could fall asleep, but I’m also here to remind you you’re welcome here, and I’m not the only one kinda making you feel welcome or create…trying to create a welcoming environment. You don’t have to feel welcome here, by the way. Oh boy, there’s no…nothing I…makes me on more heightened alert than when someone says, welcome, when you walk in somewhere, or, hey, you’re welcome here. I say, oh boy, am I? I don't know. If you’re welcoming me, I’m not so sure about that anymore. But that’s just the kind of reality for me and a lot of other people. If I’m supposed to feel welcome, I’m gonna have a tough time with it.

 

So, you don’t need to feel welcome here, but we are welcoming and trying to create a welcome environment and send out a welcoming vibe so at some point in the future, if you say, I’m now prepared…I think for me, it’d probably be like, 2086 or something; I say, I’m prepared to feel welcome now. They’d say, well, we sent out a welcoming committee for the last eighty-six years, and we also…and every time you went in a store…sometimes people said, dobry den, which means the same…you know, and they said it in a multitude of languages as well as body language, eye contact, and…I say, I’m working on getting it down; progress. I’m incrementally feeling by just barely detectable increments, also with…well, I know that was a barely-detectable increment forward. I’d prefer…can we dial it down?

 

So, take some…if you take some time feeling welcome or getting…you know, whatever it is. Say, why do I gotta feel so…why do you gotta be so welcoming? I don't know. It’s just in my nature. You say, oh man, I just want you to feel comfortable. Well, yeah, if…please don’t point out me being comfortable. That’s even more difficult than making me feel welcome. So, on this show, I guess what we’d do is just nod and not say anything and give you all the space you need, but I do like…I guess I’ve kinda contradicted myself. But the reality is this show is about being relatable and understanding and validating and you kinda being seen, even if it’s at a distance, even if you don’t feel welcome, that you feel seen because, I don't know, we share something. That’s what I mean by trying to craft…and that I’m not alone.

 

There’s a lot of other listeners sending out some welcoming vibes because, I don't know, it…a lot of people don’t get what it’s like in the deep, dark night, how it feels, how it feels around bedtime, how it feels around sleep. The people that listen to the show, they do get it, and that’s around the world and people dealing with different things, probably someone who can really relate to how you feel and really see where you’re at right now. You say, well, how does that work? I don't know. It definitely works, though. It’s definitely true, because I’ve been doing this show a long time and I know those people are out there caring for you and trying to create a welcome…and create a welcome space for me. Even though I make the show, I say, well, I’m not sure I’m welcome there, though.

 

But you make the show and it’s a welcoming show. No, I realize that, but it doesn't mean I can…just being myself. I realize I’m welcome, I’m welcoming, and I’m like, easy on the welcomes. So, yeah, that’s just reality. So, I hope…I don't know, that’s one of the reasons I make the show, 'cause it feels lonely — that’s one way to describe it — in the deep, dark night or around being the one sleepless person. The other thing is you deserve a bedtime where you could get some rest, a bedtime you don’t have to dread, a bedtime without any rigmarole, a bedtime you could feel neutral about or even look forward to. You say, well, I got that dude that’s trying to make me feel welcome. He just rambles on and on and on in a welcoming way.

 

The fact that he’s a little bit uncomfortable makes me comfortable, and I never knew that was possible. But there’s something about his discomfort that puts me at ease because I know he’s comfortable in his discomfort. That’s the truth. I mean, when I learned to welcome my…when I learned to welcome my unwelcomeness, that’s when I was able to do this. I guess that’s one of those things where it’s a disadvantage turned into a relatable thing that we could all make…take advantage of, in a sense, and share. The fact is you deserve enough sleep where your life is more manageable and ideally you could be out there flourishing. Even if your life’s just a little bit better tomorrow or down the road and you’re a little bit rested, that means our world is a little bit better place.

 

So, that’s what I’m here to do or to try to do, and the way I do it is I send my voice across the deep, dark night. I use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, and superfluous tangents, which means I go off topic, I get mixed up, then I circle back around, then I’m like, wait, what was I talking about? Then I go on a tangent and then I use a word like, eighty-seven, eighty-nine times, I have a conversation with a part of myself…and that takes some getting used to, ‘cause if you got here through a search or somebody recommended the show or you were like, man, I need to find something to put me to sleep and now I’m tuning into this; I thought it was bedtime stories and I expected something a little bit more…I don't know. I don't know, I just expected something different.

 

I say, well, I get it, and I get that you’re skeptical or doubtful. I would be, too. Alls I can say is give the show a few tries. See how it goes. That’s what most regular listeners…people that have been listening to the show…some people have been listening to the show for like, eleven years. They say, yeah, at first I didn’t get it or I didn’t like it or I strongly disliked it, and then on the third try I said, oh, I didn’t know I was looking for something like this. I didn’t know I was looking for a welcome that’s comfortable with not feeling welcome. You know? That’s…yeah, there’s comfort and discomfort together, finally, and I didn’t even…I barely even remember that part of it.

 

Most of the time I’m just barely listening to this podcast like a out-of-focus picture or a radio on in the other room or something I can just barely hear or like a friend who’s just calling to talk to me, but I don't have to listen. They’re there to kinda soothe me and take my mind off of stuff with some friendly banter. So, yeah, it took a while for me to get used to that. Also, this is a podcast that doesn't put you to sleep. I’m here to keep you company while you fall asleep. There’s no pressure to fall asleep at all with this show. That’s why the episodes are over an hour, that’s why there’s over 600 episodes in the ad-supported feed, that’s why the show comes out twice a week, that’s why we work so hard to have a variety of styles of episodes; so there’s no pressure to fall asleep.

 

You say, well, Scoots’ gonna be here to keep me company whether I’m awake or asleep. He makes the show for everybody, not…I mean, but for me specifically, too, but however I decide to use it that night, right? Maybe I need a break during the day. Maybe I can't sleep at all. Maybe I fall asleep and I wake back up. He’s here to be my bore-bae, my bore-sib, my bore-bud, my neigh-bore, my bore-bestie, your bore-bor, your bores, your bore-on-demand, Boreman in Chief? I don't know, is that…did somebody say that one recently? Bore of the Bore Room…if I was in a board room, I would be the bore of the bore room, for sure. Your best bore-friend f’eva. I’m here to keep you company and take your mind off of stuff so you could fall asleep.

 

You say, I don't even know what he was talking about, but at some point I stopped listening, but I was kinda barely listening, too. So, I’m here to the very end whether you’re awake or asleep just in case you need me. So, that’s a couple things. The other thing…let’s see, the other thing that throws people off is the structure of the show, so let me run through that real quick. The show’s structured in a specific way, and this is the way that seems to — over the years we’ve made the show — work for the most amount of people, this linear, ad-supported version of the podcast. So, there’s a reason we do it in this way, but you can adjust as you become a regular listener. The show starts off with a greeting. We’ve found that makes people kinda feel welcome. You say, well, I might check that show out.

 

Then there’s support so that paying for the show is optional. But we do get to make the show because of the people say, well, I’d prefer to support the podcast directly or I’d prefer a ad-supported version. You do that at Sleep With Me+, and that keeps the show going. Then there’s a long, meandering intro separate from the support. It has nothing to do with supporting the podcast. It’s different every time. It’s a show within a show where all of a sudden one word or one thought…I try to explain what the podcast is, then I get distracted like I did tonight. Then we wander down that road and say, okay, let’s look out the window here. What was I talking about? Being welcome, all that kind of stuff.

 

We take our time getting there explaining what the podcast is, but it is a similar structure every time so it’s reassuring if you’re a regular listener, but it has variety, which I’ve just found is important if you have trouble sleeping, to have something different, at least for me and the people that listen, and to not know whatever’s keeping us awake…say, okay, well, I don't know what he’s gonna talk about next, so I might as well pay attention and be barely distracted. The intro also serves as a buffer or a way to wind down and be eased into bedtime instead of putting you to sleep. It does put a small percentage of people to sleep, but for most people, the intro is part of their wind down; getting ready for bed, in bed getting comfortable, or doing something to chill out and relax.

 

If you just want the stories, there’s a podcast, Bedtime Stories from Sleep With Me, that just has the ‘friends beyond the binary’ part and a story. But try them both. But most people like this intro because it eases you into bedtime, and that’s what most of the time works for me, is having a bedtime routine. Then after that, let’s have some support, and then we’ll have our Dreaming of Newhart, where we look at a episode of Newhart as a dream with Robert Hartley, and trying to check in how Robert’s week went, and it’s a little bit different. It’s a little bit full of meanders. So, I’m really glad you’re here. I really appreciate you checking the show out. I work really hard. I yearn and I strive.

 

I’m so thankful I get to make this podcast and I get to impact people who I can relate to, right, who are H-U-R-T-I-N-G, in a sense, the same way I have or something similar, so that all those sleepless nights I’ve had in my life or even the times currently when I have trouble served some purpose; to help you out or to help somebody else out or for you to help somebody else out down the road or make them feel welcome so that it does have a purpose and it can result in some good and you getting the rest you need and then your life being better tomorrow or down the road as you develop a better sleep routine. So, I’m really glad you’re here. I work really hard — so do a team of people — to make this show sound free and easy. So, thanks again for coming by, and here’s a couple of ways we’re able to do this for you on a regular basis.

 

Alright everybody, welcome to Dreaming of Newhart. This is a TV-recap series, many layers of sleepy, fictional enjoyment, where an episode of the TV show sitcom Newhart, which in the US is available on Amazon Prime and I’m sure you could rent it in other places…and that series was a dream, and the dreams of the sitcom Newhart were being had by the character Robert Hartley played by Bob Newhart in the TV show sitcom The Bob Newhart Show. By way of fiction, we’ve been able to gather…so, what we’re gonna do is we have…Bob, Robert, sits down with someone else, goes through one of his dreams, then there’s also a AI assistant working behind-the-scenes with the host to take a look at some pieces of Bob’s dreams and analyze them from different perspectives, and then Robert Hartley will also go through his journal of his week before he had the dream. This one is themed around…a seasonal dream about Thanksgiving, which is just so convenient for us to be able to do is seasonally. So, I’m gonna turn things over to the host and the characters. Take it away, everybody.

 

Alright, Bob…you know, I don't know if I’ve talked to you about this, but I was wondering…I call you Robert, I call you Bob, and I’m…just wanted to check in on that because I know I’ve been shifting between the two, and recently I’ve been using the more formal Robert. But I was…been listening to our sessions…wait a second, you’re recording our sessions? The sessions are being recorded, yes. Huh. But I thought you knew that. I don't know. But you could call me…it doesn't matter. Alright, so, do you want to run through your dream? Sure. So, yeah, this dream started out kinda with a winter feel. I was dreaming of the inn. It was winter and I was coming to the inn. My dream wife was there, and George, and I had new cutlery for the Thanksgiving season, and I was very, very excited about it, and really, really, so excited.

 

My dream wife saying, oh, I’m so…I know you love…isn't it strange you’re such a fan of Thanksgiving? I’m like, it’s the best holiday. I like the parade. I like…there’s football, and then I get to host and do hosting and preparing duties. Then George says, hey, are you in a good mood? I say, sure. He says, okay, well, hold onto your good feelings, 'cause I got other feelings. We gotta replace the wiring in the inn, like soon. I say, well, yeah, how soon? He says, right away, basically. George says he can't do it. I need a professional. I’m not a electrician, obviously. So, no, I can't do it. They say, well, you gotta find somebody. Then Larry, Darryl, and Darryl come into the inn, and they’re very…seem very formal. Larry always introduces…I’m Larry. This is my brother Darryl and my other brother Darryl.

 

They comment on my new stuff and they say, why don’t you juggle those, the cutlery? I say, no, no, no, this is my stuff, man. No, thank you. So, I’m very protective. They say, well, we’ve gotten close. We’ve gotten to know one another, so we want to know if you want to partake in a holiday meal with us. First I was confused 'cause they said, ‘intimate ritual’, so I thought they were proposing something else. But they said, why don’t you come over for Thanksgiving? We have…we’re so thankful. We have everything we could need. I tell a untruth; I say, well, we already have plans, sorry, and you’re not invited. They say, what about next year? They I say, darn it, we already have plans for next year as well. Just got off the phone.

 

They’re disappointed and they say, well, we can't predict two years from now, so we’ll go look at our decade-at-a-glance calendar. My wife gives me a bit of a look for not telling the truth. Then the electricians are working on our estimate, and George is telling me the first estimates are usually high, so…don't worry, I’ll help you negotiate to get the price down. Then the electrician gives the estimate, and it’s much…George is like, I never thought it would be that…that’s a great price. Take it. I try to negotiate, and George is negotiating for them, not for me. So, that didn’t work. They say, we’re gonna…we can start work right away, but no heat and no light, 'cause we’re gonna turn the power off, obviously. That I’m not happy about 'cause I say, well, Thanksgiving, though…I need the power on.

 

You didn’t even think about the guests or anything at the inn. Then Stephanie comes down. She says, my parents have invited us all to Thanksgiving. I’m like, well, that’s great, but we’re gonna be here. My wife says, honey, can't we change things up this year? I say, no, no, no, we can't. I love having Thanksgiving here, doing it my way. She goes, yeah, but I’m the one who does all the cooking and cleaning. You don’t…alls you do is the…he says, I help. She says, no, you don’t help. You just lie around and then you go to bed early. I say, well, I take some plates into the kitchen. Then she says, why don’t we just go to their house while they’re working on the house? The electrician is still there. He says, yeah, we could get work done over the holidays. George is like, what a great situation. I say, well, what about George?

 

He wants to do Thanksgiving here, doesn't he? I try to get George to go along with my scheme. He goes, well, Stephanie lives in a mansion, so I’d rather go to her parents’ mansion. I say, well, can I at least use my cutlery? Then the door opens again, and Michael comes. He’s like, are you coming to Casa Vanderkellen? ‘Cause I have a special gift for…it’s a plush turkey, but he says stuffed turkey. Hardy, har, har. Stephanie names him Terry Turkey instead of Tom, and she goes, I can't wait to get home and introduce Terry Turkey to Petey Rabbit. Michael doesn't even know about Petey Rabbit. She says, oh, that’s my plush bunny from home. I still have him at my parents’ house 'cause I don't want him to see me working here. Michael says, well, couldn't you just cuddle with the turkey?

 

She goes, no, Petey the Rabbit’s very special. So, they go…Twelve Days of…he talks about the Twelve Days of Thanksgiving. I go, I thought it was the Twelve Days of Christmas. They go, no, Twenty-Five Days of Christmas. I didn’t understand any of that. That was math. Then we go to…then we’re at Stephanie’s mansion, and my dream wife…Stephanie and Michael come in from playing tennis. Michael has on very, very, very short shorts, so short. But they had played tennis, and my wife’s like, are you pouting? ‘Cause I’m reading a book but I’m only like, one page into it. Or are you moping? Moping in a mansion? I say, well, yeah, I wanted Thanksgiving at my house with my…I wanted it. Everybody starts giving me a hard time. Stephanie says I’m being a baby, and then they’re…they have a movie theatre.

 

Stephanie and George are gonna watch a movie. Then my wife says, you know what? I’m not comfortable with your behavior. It’s not very nice. You’re not being a good guest. Then Mr. Vanderkellen comes in and says I’m pouting, and George says I’m pouting. Everybody’s pointing out I’m pouting, which I was doing in the dream. Mr. Vanderkellen says, I’ve spent millions on this mansion. It’s full of fun. I say, I’m having a great time. Then Mrs. Vanderkellen comes in and points out I’m pouting. They say, okay, there’s so much this house has to offer; heated pools…you want salt water or fresh water? We got them both. I say, no. We have a jetpack you could fly around with. Buck Loudon? No, thank you. Round of golf? I say, it’s cold outside. They say, we have an indoor golf course, dude. I say, wait a second, really?

 

Or a golf simulator. So, then I go with Mr. Vanderkellen to see this…whatever he says. Then the dream kinda changes again. It’s the middle of Thanksgiving and the Vanderkellens are…I don't know, they’re talking to my wife about rich-people stuff and taking…and then I come in and I’m like, the football game is 31-31. Best game I’ve ever seen in my life. Joanne’s happy that…my dream wife, that…the screen is so big, I can lip-read people. I say, this might be the best Thanksgiving I’ve ever had. The turkey’s almost ready. I’m gonna get to use my cutlery, Arthur said, Arthur Vanderkellen. He says, you pouted me into it. Then George comes in and says, halftime’s almost over. We gotta get back to the game. We’re making drinks. Then Stephanie comes into the room with…and she says, where’s Petey Rabbit?

 

I want to introduce him to Terry Turkey. They say, Petey the Rabbit? The mom says, well, I haven't thought about Petey the Rabbit in years. Arthur, do you remember where we put Petey Rabbit? Oh yeah, we gave it away. Stephanie says, what? They said, oh yeah, we gave it to charity with a lot of your old stuff. Stephanie is not happy. She says, wait, what? You gave away my stuff? I say, take it easy. The dad says that. We could buy a dozen Petey Rabbits. Plus, they’re synthetic now; way better. I say, I don't want…Stephanie…I guess I’m using the dream ‘I’. She goes, I want Petey the Rabbit, my Petey the Rabbit. She’s getting…they say…the dad disregards…he goes, what if I write you a check? She goes, there’s some things money can't replace.

 

The dad says, I don't allow that kind of talk in this house about ‘money can't replace anything’. Stephanie says, we’re leaving, then. Dick, go get the car. Stephanie says, I’m not gonna stay in a house where people don’t care about Petey Rabbit and my feelings about Petey Rabbit. Then I say, Stephanie, how about we think about this ‘til at least the football game’s over and we have…I use my cutlery and flatware, too? I’m sure Petey would want us to do that, right? I mean, Petey’s already gone. You’re overreacting. Oh boy, was that a mistake. Maybe your father could apologize. He goes, I’m not apologizing about anything. He storms out of the room with his wife, Marian. Stephanie says, we’re gonna go get our stuff and then we’re leaving, and I don't want to hear about Terry the Turkey, either. So, I’m kinda at a loss.

 

Next thing I know, we go back to the inn for Thanksgiving, but the power’s out, right? I’m like, great, power’s out. What an…what a setback. George tries to turn the lights on. I say, get the lamps, man. My dream wife says, let’s go to a hotel. I say, I’m not having Thanksgiving in a motel or a hotel. I missed the game. Then my wife says, you could listen to it on the radio. I say, that wasn’t good enough. Then Stephanie says, aren't you worried about my feelings? I lost my rabbit that I loved, my stuffed rabbit. Michael says, yeah. She’s still like, I can't believe my parents could do that to me. Who knows what else I had lost? I say, okay, maybe this is just…let’s make the best of things, right? We’ll have a fire in the fireplace. We’ll cook up a meal in the dining room. My wife says, well, we don’t have anything 'cause we don’t have any power.

 

So, I’ll go look. We could just have a picnic, I guess. I’m trying to make the most of it. Stephanie goes, this is the worst, though. Then Michael says, let’s go to a restaurant. They go, every restaurant’s busy now. Stephanie or my wife brings in Velveeta and mayonnaise. It’s the only things we have to eat. George says, yum, and everybody’s like, is he joke…? Is that a joke? Then Joanne tries to make…she says, Thanksgiving’s about all…this is about making the most of it. I say, well, at least I get to use my cutlery. So, I’m happy cutting the Velveeta. Then George is making jokes like, I hope mine’s not dry. Then I’m like, wait a second…I pause. Mayonnaise and Velveeta? No, just Velveeta. George says, I’ll try it. I say, alright, well, I guess before we eat, we should think about what we’re thankful for. Stephanie goes, I’m not thankful.

 

Are you joking? It’s cold in there. Then Larry, Darryl, and Darryl show up, and they’re stunned, obviously, because we had untruth…I had untruthed them. They look at one another, and they’re surprised we’re there. We thought it was gonna be a Thanksgiving elf. They say, Thanksgiving elf? Yeah, we were hoping to discover it. Never heard of it, but we thought it’d be a new holiday character. I say, well, we’re not elves. We say…Darryl…Larry says, well, we could be in disguise, though, you know? They say, well, what are you doing home? I said, well, our plans didn’t work out. He goes, oh, you’re having Velveeta? Interesting choice for Thanksgiving. Well, our invitation to dinner’s still open. We have heat, light, and a table. You don’t have to eat like a picnic. Stephanie and Michael are like, yeah, let’s go.

 

Then my wife’s like, yeah, I’m going. Then George is like, yeah, I’m going, too. This is not good, Velveeta and mayo. I say, okay. Then Larry, Darryl, and Darryl are very happy. So, then we go to the Minute Man Cafe that Kirk used to own. They say, okay, this is good eating. Everybody have a seatin’. They talk about that movie, The Day You Repeat Yourself, and it doesn't make any sense, a traditional day where you repeat yourself with Puxsutawney Phil. We say, well, what are you gonna have for dinner? They say, a traditional…the traditional meal. I say, are you sure? ‘Cause, I don't know, there’s just something different about these guys, where they’re friendly but I also think they’re different enough that I have…and then Darryl says, there’s…or Larry says, there’s assigned seating.

 

So, he shows everybody to their seats. He says, it’s boy, girl, Darryl…is the seating. I don't see…Larry’s…oh, there is a seat for Larry, I guess. Then they talked about yams, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and we’re all surprised that it’s normal, which is not very nice. Then the Vanderkellens show up, and Stephanie goes, what are you doing here? I don't want to see you. They go, you might not want to see us, but don’t you want to see Petey Rabbit? Then Stephanie’s like, Petey Rabbit? She goes, Michael, look, it’s Petey Rabbit. He goes, yeah, wow. They say, yeah, we called the place we donated it to and got it back. Stephanie and her parents have this way of kissing where they don’t actually touch. They just lean their heads close to each other, kinda like…I don't know, they bow, but they never have contact. So, she’s happy.

 

She says, yeah, when I was five, I put a heart on his foot. Then she looks…goes, this is an imposter. This isn't the real Petey Rabbit. Mom says, we’re busted. The father says, don’t…it doesn't mean anything to you that I tried to trick you? The mom says, your father went to a lot of trouble to find that toy, and there’s…not like we could just get it at a store. We had to construct a replica based on old photographs, or people who work for your father did, on a holiday. Triple overtime. She goes, but this Thanksgiving, those people were…and she goes, oh, you interrupted someone’s Thanksgiving to make mine better? She goes, oh, dad, I love you. He goes, it only cost 10k to do it. She goes, oh, wow. Well, I’ll pick him up. She calls him…oh no, that’s Wally.

 

Then he says, everybody’s back to my thanks…we could take the helicopter home. I jump up to leave, but then I realize…well, wait, we had a commitment to the Vanderkellens. So, we just rush…start to rush out on Larry, Darryl, and Darryl, and they’re kinda disappointed. But then Stephanie goes, no, we accepted Larry’s invitation, so we should stay here. Then the Vanderkellens say, could we stay, too? Larry and Darryl and Darryl say, the more elbows bumping, the better. Arthur and Marian Vanderkellen…he says, look at this; this is a diner. He’s very happy. He has…'cause he’s not among normal people, I guess. Then we serve it up and we…then we say, okay, the head of each household should say something they’re thankful for. So, Larry goes first.

 

He goes, all our nice but off-beat friends…then Arthur goes, glad we could keep everything together, and thankful for some sort of tax thing. He got tax breaks. Then I say, thank you for the abundance in our lives and the gift of this meal presented to us. Keep an eye on us. Also, I’m looking forward to using my flatware. But then the…Darryl and Darryl have a interesting way of distributing the food, which kinda leaves everybody in…I say, okay. They say, oh, I thought you were gonna juggle the flatware. I didn’t realize you used it for serving. They don’t use flatware, I guess is what I’m saying. I say, what the…? You don’t use flatware or cutlery?

 

But then we say…then I have…they say, why don’t you eat the first bite? I say, oh, it’s delicious. Everybody’s touched and flattered when they’re complimenting, and then Darryl’s even making jokes. The food was delicious, so I was wrong. I guess in the dream it’s kind of like one of those obvious things, like, oh, I was wrong again. Okay, that’s interesting, Bob. Do you want to go through your week first or you want to run through some dreams first? I guess we could run through a couple of the dreams…I mean, parts of the dream that your assistant’s…if your assistant has anything. Okay, so, let’s start with…you were really excited to show off your new cutlery.

 

My assistant’s…Freud would say the cutlery could be aggression or trying to get through barriers or issues in one’s life, and the excitement means maybe you’re eager for new challenges or to resolve things, but you could also be showing off 'cause you want some recognition or approval. Jung, according to my assistant, who only has artificial intelligence, by the way…not exactly sure…but we always can use this together, right, Bob? Sure. So, Jung…maybe the cutlery is symbols of different…differentation, taking off the old and making way for the new. Glad my assistant kinda defined that for me there. This could be a personal transformation or the need to distinguish oneself from the past. The excitement could be positive anticipation about the changes…new changes you’re making or new identity.

 

Contemporary…it could be new tools for your tasks, new skills, new tools to take on the challenges of life, readiness and optimism. Social aspect…maybe social interactions, how you perceive your role in professional circles or a desire to be seen as competent and resourceful. Then, what about a quantum mechanics perspective? Maybe multiple realities of success. Each piece of cutlery is a symbol of personality and a different outcome or path in your life echoing these multiple potential states that exist simultaneously until you choose. Okay, that’s…could be mythological; Excalibur, you know? I think you…did you mention that? I think in the dream I did mention that. I didn’t mention it out loud, though. Holy Jung, we just had some synchronicity, I guess.

 

But it could be this…Excalibur was a symbol of sovereignty, maybe your rightful place of authority or something within your family or maybe just based on your culinary skills. Cultural thing…may be the importance of rituals and celebrations bringing people together and your role in faciliating it? Okay. Maybe environmental consciousness…maybe thinking about resource utilization or sustainability. I think maybe…I don't know if my assistant keeps coming up with this 'cause you’re in Vermont in the dream. I feel like that’s archetypal, too. Okay, well, let’s just stick to your assistant. Oh, Bob, really? But yeah, maybe thinking about a celebratory manner of being responsible about resources.

 

Next up was that the three brothers invite you to the Thanksgiving dinner, but you were lying to them, saying you’re busy when you’re not. So, Freud, lying about being busy…a defense mechanism to avoid intimacy or commitment, maybe underlying worries about something close or family-related. Then the number three could be some sort of completeness or self-contained complexity or different aspects of your own personality, especially two that don’t speak, you know, and different external pressures. Jung would see the invitation from the brothers as aspects of your own psyche. Social, familial, and personal selves, maybe? Maybe they’re…those are not getting along, though, and you…because you have a reluctance to integrate these aspects of your personality.

 

A symbol of the holiday itself…gratitude, familial bonds…might be you acknowledging that fact. I’m really interested to hear how your week went, because we did this…you had a dream about Thanksgiving right around Thanksgiving. Yeah. Oh, that’s interesting; you’re already reluctant. Maybe…contemporary might be social avoidance. Why are you avoiding something social? Interpersonal issues with direct communication or being honest or how you address expectations and commitments…could also be a parallel universe impacting your dream. Each brother could be a different potential reality or life path, again, with your excuses symbolizing hesitation or doubt about committing to one path. Mythologically, there’s three Fates, you know?

 

So, this could be how they control the thread of your life. Thread, I said…that your interactions of the brothers or the aspects they represent could shape your destiny, but maybe you’re not ready to face your fate. If it was a dream about quantum mechanics…superposition of decisions, according to my assistant. Like particles in a state of superposition, your repeated lies about being busy could represent unresolved decisions or states reflecting your uncertainty about where to place your energies or your commitments. You think you could…do you think we dream about quantum mechanics, Bob? If I had a good joke here, it would be about a mechanic named Quantum. I had a mechanic named Quantum that I used to dream about. Okay, let’s go on to your next dream.

 

Okay, so, my assistant and I broke this out; so, we have Stephanie who’s the maid at your inn, right? She invited you to her parents’ house, who are very wealthy, and they invited you to celebrate Thanksgiving, but you didn’t want to go 'cause you wanted to do it your way on your own. Okay, that was part of the dream, yes. Okay, so, a invitation to a maid’s rich parents’ house…Freud might see this as a symbol of societal expectations or pressures, and your reluctance…inner conflict between conforming to norms and expectations and your desire for autonomy and personal expression. The desire to do it yourself…you want to maintain control over your environment, your traditions, you want to reject external influences on your personal life.

 

Jungian…the maid could represent an aspect of your psyche that is connected to service or routine, suggesting an opportunity to explore new social roles or dynamics that are outside of your usual experiences. The decision to do it yourself may be your individuality, authenticity, how do you honor traditions…maybe you’re trying to integrate different social classes or backgrounds into your personal identity. Contemporary…looking at social dynamics — this is complex — power differentials, social expectations, and you want to do things on your own terms without being influenced by perceived societal hierarchies. That’s pretty dense there, huh, Bob? Yeah, I…well, I just thought Stephanie was a character in my dream, you know? Right, but her parents are billionaires, right, or seemingly?

 

I mean, they had two pools and tennis courts, a movie theater…yeah, probably. Okay, so, what about personal and social…? I think we talked about out-of-box ideas. Social class and traditions…rigid structures of social class and the role they play in shaping social traditions and interactions…but maybe you in your dream are rejecting that idea 'cause you wanted to do it on your own. No more imposed structures. More personal…I can't say that word, Bob. I have trouble saying that, too. Egalitarian, maybe? I think you said it. Thanks, Bob. What about alternate reality? We’ve talked about this before. Have you thought about…? No, I don't like to think about all…well, we could still talk about it? Yeah, I guess so. So, you’re not big into this layer…fictional realities within fictional realities being reality?

 

No, I don't think I would like that. You don’t think you would like that. No, the idea that…so, you’re saying…yeah, the simulation thing or anything like…no. Okay, Bob, well, that’s why I try to do this…below all my questions is deep love and abiding caring for you, Bob. You know what? Believe it or not, I do sense that. Even though I’m not sure either one of us are comfortable with it, I’m glad you said it. Well, it was your vulnerability, Bob, that let me do that, because…are there things you know that I don't know? Bob, we’re working together with your dreams and we’re gonna see what they reveal. Let’s just keep going forward, huh? Okay. Okay, so, in that one, the situation could symbolize different life paths or choices, the maid’s invitation representing a path of societal approval but versus your personal values.

 

What about philosophical symbolism, autonomy versus conformity? Maybe you’re going through that, questioning true independence is possible in the framework of societal expectations versus personal traditions that can remain unaffected. Okay. So, okay, let’s go through that mansion. A dream where you were at a house or…I didn’t put ‘mansion’; I put ‘house’. I’m sorry, Bob. It’s fine. I mean, it’s…a house is a home, and a mansion could be a house and a home. Thanks, Bob. Tennis dome, bowling alley, movie theatre, two different swimming pools, but I was pouting and moping 'cause I couldn't get…host Thanksgiving at my inn. Do you always say it as you? Well, no. I’m like…when I work with my assistant, my assistant is working with it as…well, I’m just quoting back…okay, that’s fine. Alright, let’s start with this.

 

A luxurious setting with discontent…according to Freud, the luxurious amenities can be external signs of success or pleasure that are out of alignment with your values or desires, and your pouting and moping could symbolize a deeper dissatisfaction with superficial achievements or settings that don’t fulfill your needs. Going back to your desires, your longing for personal meaning and interaction, maybe they matter more to you than material luxury or opulence. Jungian…amenities could be symbols. Each feature of the house might symbolize different facets of your life that are well-developed or abundant but aren't satisfying you. Maybe Jung would say to focus on why the setting, despite its allure, leaves you unfulfilled. Maybe it’s a disconnection between your persona and your shadow.

 

The fact that you’re pouting or moping…deeper parts of your subconscious are rebelling. Inauthenticity, Bob…okay, yeah. Contemporary…material versus emotional fulfillment…that’s a modern dilemma, you know, material comforts lacking emotional or spiritual fulfillment. Then the social and personal expectations…I guess that’s…we keep repeating that, you know? Then out-of-box…symbolic contrast…there’s not any astrology here. Yeah, you’re right. I’ll talk to my assistant about that. A house is a metaphor for life chances…life choices. Each amenity could be a different life path or choice, but the discontent that those paths aren't gonna make you happy could be existential discontent that might explore existential themes of authenticity versus conformity.

 

Is one’s…I mean, these are the questions I can't even answer, Bob. Is one’s path…following one’s own path what brings you happiness versus conforming to externally-imposed ideas of success and pleasure? I wish I…I can't…now I can't stop thinking about parallel, fictional realities. Well, let’s just try to focus on that. Okay, what about cultural…consumer culture? It could just be a comment on that, Bob, consumerism. You seem to have a lot of dreams…well, it’s more…your assistant keeps bringing it up. Okay, well, it’s your dreams. My assistant’s just interpreting them. Okay, I guess we’ll agree to…it’s just information, Bob. We don’t have to do anything with it.

 

I’m really interested to see how your week went, though, because…well, the thing is it seems superficial, so I’m just…okay, let’s just take one thing at a time, Bob. The dream could be critiquing the consumer culture. It prioritizes wealth and leisure over communal and familial bonds like those fostered by traditions and the three brothers. Okay, let’s go to Petey the Rabbit and the whole thing. We wrote out a lot of it, that Stephanie wants to leave…Freud, the stuffed animal…Petey the Rabbit; a symbol of childhood attachments, security, and loss, maybe about authority figures. Your reluctance to leave despite having fun may be a conflict between your desires and needs of somebody else. Maybe your needs are put aside or prioritized over others’ emotions.

 

Jung might see Petey as a symbol representing Stephanie’s anima or inner child, a crucial part of her psyche that provides emotional depth and vulnerability. So, I’m interested, Bob, to think about this with your…you’re being really…this is the most vulnerable session we’ve ever had. Great. Yeah. Okay, leaving the celebration…the abrupt thing might be a shift in consciousness. Maybe contemporary…maybe it’s a reaction to loss. Maybe you have a deep-seated something with that, something unresolved. Thanksgiving; unity, gratitude juxtaposed with the loss of Petey the Rabbit. Harmony and reality may be colliding. What about the multiverse? Talk about it in other forms of fiction…why not a sitcom multiverse fiction, huh, Bob? I can think of many good reasons why not.

 

Right, but with a dream, it could be just alternate ways of dealing with things. Each decision could lead to a different reality, each with different outcomes. That kinda says nothing. You’re right, sometimes my assistant gives us nothing, Bob, but we can still talk about…I think by talking about nothing, we’re talking about something. Huh, I kinda get the sense that we’re talking about something and it feels like we’re talking about nothing. Well, my assistant is imbued with intelligence artifically, so, you’re…Bob, you got me. But this is our time together, you know? Okay. The rabbit is also a trickster, so this could be some sort of symbolic metaphor, and Petey’s disappearance could be…symbolically suggest that things are not as they seem, Bob. Maybe this is what you’re already saying.

 

Maybe we have to look beyond surface appearances in relationships. Then we get into those material-versus-emotional bonds. Could be also…I asked my assistant to keep digging into this Petey the Rabbit. It could be a transitional object. Petey might represent nostalgia or longing for the simplicity of the past, and maturation, maybe that you don’t want to be mature. It could be a symbol of the self-archetype of fertility, rebirth, or rising up, refresh. Maybe it could be aspects of your own personal growth and potential for renewal, but external circumstances are working against you, be it a shadow aspect or hidden parts of your personality. Could be a attachment, coping, maybe folklore…again, the trickster, maybe a need for…to adapt or navigate something. I don't mean to interrupt you…yeah, Bob, go ahead.

 

You can interrupt me. Maybe this is more about you than it is about me. Bob, you know, sometimes we have similar…we’re so similar. So, Bob, you’re adding a new layer of…Bob, are you a trickster? I’ve been…I mean, I think…I wouldn't be called a trickster, but if you took enough time to analyze my entire life, you’d say every…I’m as cunning as a trickster. Okay, well, I guess maybe I got work…maybe my…maybe you’re here for me as much as I’m here for you, Bob. Yeah, maybe more. Okay, Petey is a persona. This could be the old anthropomorphic dream, that Petey’s nurturing needs to be reevaluated. Stephanie no longer has the guide. What about quantum emotional states, Bob? Oh boy, I can't wait.

 

Well, quantum emotional states would say…quantum lens; Stephanie’s in superposition again, balanced between attachment to childhood comforts and the need for adult realities. Internal and external reaction forces a collapse into a singular emotional outcome. I don't think either one of us understands that. Got that right, Bob. Let’s go on to the next dream, huh? Yeah, I think we only have time for probably one more dream. You’re right, Bob, we do only have time for one more dream. This one, we go back to the inn; no power, kerosene lamps, Velveeta and mayo. Okay, so, lack of power and heat…Freud might say this is powerlessness lacking warmth in your personal life. I think both of us lack a little bit of warmth, huh, Bob? Yeah, yeah, it’s cold, yes.

 

So, maybe you need some more resources. Basic sandwiches, that’s what my assistant described that as. Unappealing nature of Velveeta and mayonnaise symbolizes needs that are being met but without satisfaction or nourishment at an emotional level. Jungian may be…kerosene lamps more…return to more fundamental ways of understanding, 'cause light symbolizes knowledge and insight. It could indicate situations where you feel deprived of modern comforts, but you’re relying on older, simpler ways of coping. The sparse Thanksgiving and cold setting mean you could be feeling alienated or scarce in your connections, Bob.

 

Maybe it’s about adapting to circumstances, the contrast between expectations and reality, maybe about minimalism, Bob, or preparedness, taking things back to basics, as they say, or it could be a historical reflection of the past, maybe just some sort of familial, cultural history echoing into your dreams about past generations, symbolizing a return to roots and essential values in times of scarcity. Okay, do you want to go through your week, though, Bob, now? Sure. Okay, so, tell me about your week. Alright, well, my wife was working on stuff for school for another autumnal thing, and she…Howard was telling me about how he’s going to Hawaii for Thanksgiving. Then my wife says, we’re going…we’ll be in Seattle. I say, with her whole family.

 

I’m like, oh my gosh, I don't want to spend my time with her family. So…oh boy, I guess that was on the nose, huh? Okay, Bob, we don’t have to talk about your feelings if you don’t want to. But so, your wife is…wanted to go to Seattle to visit her family to have a big Thanksgiving. Yeah. I said, well, I gotta stay home and…so, again, I guess in the dream, I’m not totally being honest with my wife. I say, I gotta stay home with my patients. They need me. She says, well, you agreed to go for Thanksgiving to my family. Yeah, so, that’s kinda the conflict of the week. But she lets me out of it, basically. So, there’s thirty-seven people. They’re gonna have a square dance. Howard and Howie don’t have plans, either, for Thanksgiving. Uncle’s…her uncle’s barn…there’s a hayride.

 

They have some sort of family special. So, yeah. Then…so, I don't know, then I was thinking about…again, we were thinking about the trick-or-treating holiday, then I go to meet with one of my clients, Elliot Carlin, right? I guess it’s not important if I say his name here. I tell him I’ll be gone for Thanksgiving, and he goes, well, I need you around. So, then I go back and forth. Somebody else is selling chances for a turkey raffle. So, then I go back and I talk to my wife. I say, well, geez, at least Elliot honestly said, I hope you’re around on Thanksgiving. So, I use…again, I say I have a oath to my patients. I can't go to Seattle. You go without me, and you could just lie on my behalf. Actually, I didn’t even say she could go without me. I said…she’s like, okay, I’ll go without you. I say, what do you mean? You’re gonna go without me?

 

So, then she goes, I’m gonna have…I have coffee with Elliot, and he’s gonna stay awake until Thanksgiving and then sleep through it because he doesn't like it. I say, well, I’m gonna be here on Thanksgiving, so you don’t gotta sleep through. We could meet, 'cause I gave up a trip for you. So, I say, well, why don’t you come over? I’m gonna have other people over, and we’ll eat together. So, then Thanksgiving comes, right? Am I being clear enough? Yeah, Bob. So, you got out of going to Thanksgiving with your wife. You invited a couple people over; Elliot and Jerry? Yeah. Okay, go ahead. Alright, so, then I try to make pancakes, but I’m messing up my pancakes. It’s 9:30 a.m. and Jerry comes over with a jug of vodka and cider, and he wants to drink during this game, like do a shot for every touchdown or something.

 

So…and then my pancake doesn't work out. I’m not good at making pancakes, so we were drinking already. Then Elliot comes over and he’s got this scotch aged in Styrofoam, like super-cheap stuff. So, we were just watching football all day. Or, we watched football all day. At some point I checked in with Emily. Then Elliot and Jerry, they’re not exactly getting along, but then we started…we’re still swigging this stuff. Then the door…then Howard and his son Howie come by. Or, no, Howie didn’t make it. Howard and Howie were supposed to go to Hawaii. So, Howard comes over, and he’s down. So, then we just start drinking heavily and we get really, really intoxicated. Then I’m trying to cook a frozen turkey. I’m totally wrecked. Then we try to…it was like we got…'cause I was…everybody had a empty stomach.

 

We weren't used to drinking like this, I guess, and then we order…we call for takeout and we order everything on the menu. Then Emily comes home. I guess that was basically it. That was my Thanksgiving, and then we passed…we ate Chinese food, passed out. Emily comes home; she can't even believe how incomprehensible we are, and then I woke up. Then the next day it was kinda…so, I guess that was my Thanksgiving. Well, that’s good, Bob. That’s a good one. I’m glad you shared that with me, and I think we…I mean, yeah, I think it gives you something to think about contrasted with all the stuff we talked about, and I’m glad we met. Alright, and I guess I’ll see you next week. Yeah, I’ll see you next week, Bob.

 

Alright, this is Scoots just checking in with the AI. Again, it seems like it’s going pretty good. You’re getting a little repetitive with stuff, though, and I know you keep saying all this stuff about the multiple realities and the possibilities for the podcast in other realities, but it doesn't seem…that doesn't seem to relate to the dreams, you know? That you could…I don't understand this. I think it’s like you’re dreaming, right, of stuff, of some sort of…in the future you’ll be more influential…that you could help the podcast in the present from the future seems to be a dream you’re having as the AI. But I appreciate it. I think you could keep do…working on those dreams, too, but just maybe we’ll have that own context.

 

So, what I’d like you to do is actually dream as…use the materials we’re going over as dreams or simulations or whatever, where you kinda…but you seem to be kind of…instead of focusing on the fictional part, you’re focusing on me and my…but I’m trying to make this…so, I think it’s interesting, but you’re doing good work. But we’ll circle back to that stuff at some point. But I…oh, and I left this recording, so…yeah, this is a little Scoots at the end kind of going over stuff. So, yeah, goodnight, everybody.

 

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Dreaming of Newhart / Seasonal

 

How to make someone feel welcome

https://jackieperrywrites.com/the-power-of-making-people-feel-welcome/

https://talentmap.com/top-6-ways-to-create-a-welcoming-culture/

https://www.wikihow.com/Welcome-New-People

 

Velveeta

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/there-is-no-shortage-history-when-it-comes-velveeta-180949312/

https://hvmag.com/life-style/velveeta-cheese-hudson-valley/

https://www.organicauthority.com/buzz-news/whats-in-velveeta

 

Uses of AI

https://techwireasia.com/2023/10/what-are-the-weirdest-generative-ai-use-cases/

https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/blog/unusual-and-interesting-use-cases-of-ai/

https://www.fastcompany.com/91006738/7-weirdest-ai-products-ces-2024

 

Regional Thanksgiving Celebrations

https://www.seriouseats.com/immigrant-thanksgiving-chefs-draft

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/regional-thanksgiving-foods-of-the-us

https://www.cultursmag.com/thanksgiving-and-its-multicultural-traditions-around-the-world/

 

DOWN TO BUSINESS

I’m so thankful to bring you this episode

I’m really glad you’re here

 

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INTRO

Thoughts on your mind

Maybe you’re just dealing with something

You’re welcome here, if you want that

If I’m supposed to feel welcome here, I’m gona have a tough time with that

I’ll be prepared to feel welcome around 2086, I think

Barely Detectable Increments

It’s ok to take your time to feel welcome

This show is about being relatable

Hopefully my discomfort puts you at ease

Welcoming my unwelcomeness

I’ll use a word like 89 times

Oh! I didn’t know I was looking for something like this

Boreman in Chief, does that work?

The Bore of the Boardroom

Walking through the structure

I’m so glad I can be there for people who are H-U-R-T-I-N-G

Tonight will be Dreaming of Newhart

 

STORY

Many layers of sleepy, fictional enjoyment

Newhart is available on Amazon Prime, btw

What should I call you, Robert? It doesn’t matter

Talking about the dream

I had new cutlery for the Thanksgiving season

Thanksgiving is the best holiday

And I love to host

I’m in a good mood

George says we have to replace all the wiring asap

Larry, Daryl, Darryl introduce themselves, formally

Partaking in an intimate holiday ritual

They invite me over for Thanksgiving

I lie because I don’t want to go

George doesn’t do a good job of negotiating the electrician’s prices

Work can start immediately, but power has to be turned off

Stephanie’s parents have invited her and George

Michael enters to invite us to Thanksgiving

Stephanie talks about her plush, Petey the Rabbit

The 12 Days of Thanksgiving

Cut to Stephanie’s parents’ mansion

Michael has on very, very short shorts

I’m pouting while reading

Moping in a Mansion

I wanted dinner at my house

Everyone teases me

Everyone points out that I’m pouting

This mansion has all kinds of stuff

They have an indoor golf course

The Van Der Kellens are talking about rich people stuff

I love how big the TV screen is for watching football

Stephanie can’t find Petey the Rabbit

Stephanie’s parents gave away Petey the Rabbit with other stuff

Stephanie is upset

Stephanie’s parents try to solve this problem with money

Stephanie wants to leave

I don’t want to leave now

Stephanie’s parents storm out

I’m at a loss

Back to the inn, but the power’s out

I won’t have dinner at a motel

Stephanie is still very upset

Can we cook a meal in the fireplace?

My wife brings in Velveeta and mayonnaise

At least I get to use my cutlery on this

What are we thankful for?

Larry, Daryl, and Darryl show up

And they’re hurt that I un-truthed them

We end up going to their Thanksgiving dinner

We do dinner at the Minuteman Cafe

They talk about Groundhog Day

These guys are friendly but off

Assigned Seating

We’re surprised that the meal is normal

Stephanie’s parents arrive with Petey Rabbit

They got it back

Stephanie is happy

This Petey Rabbit is an impostor!

It only cost 10k to make this copy asap

We’re invited back to the mansion

But we stay with the brothers, to my chagrin

Stephanie’s parents stay

The head of each household should say something they’re thankful for

Thank you for the abundance in our lives, and my flatware

But the brothers don’t use flatware or cutlery!

Oh, I was wrong again

And that’s the dream

Let’s go over the dream first

Excited to show off my cutlery

Freud says cutlery could be aggression or getting through barriers

Jung says cutlery is a symbol of differentiation

New tools for new tasks

Quantum Mechanics – multiple realities of success

A mythological excalibur archetype

Wow, we just had some synchronicity

The importance of facilitating rituals

Lying to the three brothers

Freud – a defense mechanism to avoid intimacy

Different external pressures

Jung – aspects of your own psyche not getting along

A parallel universe could be impacting your dreams

Mythologically, there are 3 fates, you know?

Maybe these brothers are shaping your destiny

Superposition of Decisions

Do you think we dream of quantum mechanics?

A mechanic named Quantum

Stephanie’s invitation to her wealthy parents’ house

Wanting to do Thanksgiving your way

Freud – reluctance to conform to societal pressures

Doing things on your own terms

Rigid structures of social class

No more imposed structures

What about alternate reality?

Bob doesn’t like to think about alternate realities

Beneath all this is an abiding love, Bob

Different life paths and opportunities

Autonomy vs Conformity

The perks of the home

Pouting at the mansion

Jung – amenities could be symbols for unfulfilled desires

Your subconscious is rebelling

Emotional fulfillment vs material comforts

House is a metaphor for life choices

Existential discontent

Is it a comment on consumer culture?

The AI assistant keeps bringing up the same themes

Petey the Rabbit meaning

Losing the inner child

This is the most vulnerable session we’ve ever had, Bob

A reaction to loss

Harmony and Reality could be colliding

Sometimes the assistant gives nothing

Talking about nothing means we’re talking about something

Bob doesn’t like the AI assistant

Petey could be nostalgia or a lack of maturation

Petey could be a shadow aspect

The rabbit is a trickster in folklore

Maybe this is more about the therapist than me

Is Bob a trickster?

Is Petey a persona?

Quantum emotional states

Power out = a lack of warmth

That’s true for you and me, Bob

Basic sandwiches – needs being met but not in a satisfying way

Are you deprived of modern comforts?

A cold setting = feeling alienated?

Minimalism or preparedness / back to basics

Let’s go through your week, Bob

My wife was working on stuff for school

Howard is going to Hawaii for Thanksgiving

We’re going to Seattle with my wife’s family

I don’t want to see her family

37 people are going to have a square dance

There’s some sort of hayride

It’s only Halloween

My patients need me around for the holiday

Selling chances for a turkey raffle

She says she’ll go without me, which hurts

My patient Elliott will sleep through Thanksgiving

I tell him I’ll be around

Thanksgiving comes and I invite Elliott and Jerry over

I mess up my pancakes

Jerry brings Vodka and Cider at 9:30am to drink through a football game

Elliott brings really cheap scotch

We watch football all day

Elliott and Jerry aren’t getting along

Howard shows up and he’s down because he missed his flight

We’re very intoxicated

I can’t cook this frozen turkey

We order everything on the menu from takeout

Then we pass out

Emily comes home and can’t believe how messed up we are

Scoots checks in with the AI

You’re getting a little repetitive, AI

Stop talking about multiple realities

The AI is dreaming of helping the podcast in the present from the future

Please use the dreams as materials

Don’t focus on the podcast, please, AI

 

SUMMARY:

Episode: 1305

Title: Thanksgiving for the Memories | Dreaming of Newhart S5E8

Plugs: Sleep With Me Plus; SleepPhones: Rusty Biscuit Links; Emily Tat Artwork; NAPAWF: Anti-Racism Resources; Ukraine Relief; Crisis Textline; Referral Program

Sponsors: Helix Sleep; Zocdoc; Progressive; Lumen; Uncommon Goods

Notable Language:

• Barely Detectable Increments
• Welcome
• Welcoming my unwelcomeness
• Boreman in Chief
• The Bore of the Boardroom
• H-U-R-T-I-N-G
• Moping in a Mansion
• Holy Jung
• Superposition of Decisions
• A mechanic named Quantum
• Quantum emotional states

 

Notable Culture:

• The Bob Newhart Show

• Newhart

• Dreaming of Newhart

• • Amazon Prime
  • Thanksgiving
  • Velveeta

• Groundhog Day

• Freud
• Jung
• Excalibur

 

Notable Talking Points:

• Thoughts on your mind
• Maybe you’re just dealing with something
• You’re welcome here, if you want that
• If I’m supposed to feel welcome here, I’m gona have a tough time with that
• I’ll be prepared to feel welcome around 2086, I think
• Barely Detectable Increments
• It’s ok to take your time to feel welcome
• This show is about being relatable
• Hopefully my discomfort puts you at ease
• Welcoming my unwelcomeness
• I’ll use a word like 89 times
• Oh! I didn’t know I was looking for something like this
• Boreman in Chief, does that work?
• The Bore of the Boardroom
• Walking through the structure
• I’m so glad I can be there for people who are H-U-R-T-I-N-G
• Tonight will be Dreaming of Newhart
• Many layers of sleepy, fictional enjoyment
• Newhart is available on Amazon Prime, btw
• What should I call you, Robert? It doesn’t matter
• Talking about the dream
• I had new cutlery for the Thanksgiving season
• Thanksgiving is the best holiday
• And I love to host
• I’m in a good mood
• George says we have to replace all the wiring asap
• Larry, Daryl, Darryl introduce themselves, formally
• Partaking in an intimate holiday ritual
• They invite me over for Thanksgiving
• I lie because I don’t want to go
• George doesn’t do a good job of negotiating the electrician’s prices
• Work can start immediately, but power has to be turned off
• Stephanie’s parents have invited her and George
• Michael enters to invite us to Thanksgiving
• Stephanie talks about her plush, Petey the Rabbit
• The 12 Days of Thanksgiving
• Cut to Stephanie’s parents’ mansion
• Michael has on very, very short shorts
• I’m pouting while reading
• Moping in a Mansion
• I wanted dinner at my house
• Everyone teases me
• Everyone points out that I’m pouting
• This mansion has all kinds of stuff
• They have an indoor golf course
• The Van Der Kellens are talking about rich people stuff
• I love how big the TV screen is for watching football
• Stephanie can’t find Petey the Rabbit
• Stephanie’s parents gave away Petey the Rabbit with other stuff
• Stephanie is upset
• Stephanie’s parents try to solve this problem with money
• Stephanie wants to leave
• I don’t want to leave now
• Stephanie’s parents storm out
• I’m at a loss
• Back to the inn, but the power’s out
• I won’t have dinner at a motel
• Stephanie is still very upset
• Can we cook a meal in the fireplace?
• My wife brings in Velveeta and mayonnaise
• At least I get to use my cutlery on this
• What are we thankful for?
• Larry, Daryl, and Darryl show up
• And they’re hurt that I un-truthed them
• We end up going to their Thanksgiving dinner
• We do dinner at the Minuteman Cafe
• They talk about Groundhog Day
• These guys are friendly but off
• Assigned Seating
• We’re surprised that the meal is normal
• Stephanie’s parents arrive with Petey Rabbit
• They got it back
• Stephanie is happy
• This Petey Rabbit is an impostor!
• It only cost 10k to make this copy asap
• We’re invited back to the mansion
• But we stay with the brothers, to my chagrin
• Stephanie’s parents stay
• The head of each household should say something they’re thankful for
• Thank you for the abundance in our lives, and my flatware
• But the brothers don’t use flatware or cutlery!
• Oh, I was wrong again
• And that’s the dream
• Let’s go over the dream first
• Excited to show off my cutlery
• Freud says cutlery could be aggression or getting through barriers
• Jung says cutlery is a symbol of differentiation
• New tools for new tasks
• Quantum Mechanics – multiple realities of success
• A mythological excalibur archetype
• Wow, we just had some synchronicity
• The importance of facilitating rituals
• Lying to the three brothers
• Freud – a defense mechanism to avoid intimacy
• Different external pressures
• Jung – aspects of your own psyche not getting along
• A parallel universe could be impacting your dreams
• Mythologically, there are 3 fates, you know?
• Maybe these brothers are shaping your destiny
• Superposition of Decisions
• Do you think we dream of quantum mechanics?
• A mechanic named Quantum
• Stephanie’s invitation to her wealthy parents’ house
• Wanting to do Thanksgiving your way
• Freud – reluctance to conform to societal pressures
• Doing things on your own terms
• Rigid structures of social class
• No more imposed structures
• What about alternate reality?
• Bob doesn’t like to think about alternate realities
• Beneath all this is an abiding love, Bob
• Different life paths and opportunities
• Autonomy vs Conformity
• The perks of the home
• Pouting at the mansion
• Jung – amenities could be symbols for unfulfilled desires
• Your subconscious is rebelling
• Emotional fulfillment vs material comforts
• House is a metaphor for life choices
• Existential discontent
• Is it a comment on consumer culture?
• The AI assistant keeps bringing up the same themes
• Petey the Rabbit meaning
• Losing the inner child
• This is the most vulnerable session we’ve ever had, Bob
• A reaction to loss
• Harmony and Reality could be colliding
• Sometimes the assistant gives nothing
• Talking about nothing means we’re talking about something
• Bob doesn’t like the AI assistant
• Petey could be nostalgia or a lack of maturation
• Petey could be a shadow aspect
• The rabbit is a trickster in folklore
• Maybe this is more about the therapist than me
• Is Bob a trickster?
• Is Petey a persona?
• Quantum emotional states
• Power out = a lack of warmth
• That’s true for you and me, Bob
• Basic sandwiches – needs being met but not in a satisfying way
• Are you deprived of modern comforts?
• A cold setting = feeling alienated?
• Minimalism or preparedness / back to basics
• Let’s go through your week, Bob
• My wife was working on stuff for school
• Howard is going to Hawaii for Thanksgiving
• We’re going to Seattle with my wife’s family
• I don’t want to see her family
• 37 people are going to have a square dance
• There’s some sort of hayride
• It’s only Halloween
• My patients need me around for the holiday
• Selling chances for a turkey raffle
• She says she’ll go without me, which hurts
• My patient Elliott will sleep through Thanksgiving
• I tell him I’ll be around
• Thanksgiving comes and I invite Elliott and Jerry over
• I mess up my pancakes
• Jerry brings Vodka and Cider at 9:30am to drink through a football game
• Elliott brings really cheap scotch
• We watch football all day
• Elliott and Jerry aren’t getting along
• Howard shows up and he’s down because he missed his flight
• We’re very intoxicated
• I can’t cook this frozen turkey
• We order everything on the menu from takeout
• Then we pass out
• Emily comes home and can’t believe how messed up we are
• Scoots checks in with the AI
• You’re getting a little repetitive, AI
• Stop talking about multiple realities
• The AI is dreaming of helping the podcast in the present from the future
• Please use the dreams as materials
• Don’t focus on the podcast, please, AI