Puppy Bowl 2015: Referee Dan Schachner uses Reddit AMA to give inside look
Brace yourselves: Tomorrow night, the Puppy Bowl will be upon us! It is the celebration of all things great, joyous, and adorable.
So to help you get even more excited for this particular event, the man behind the scenes and in the referee outfit in Dan Schachner recently took part in an AMA on Reddit, and he answered a variety of the tricky, hard-hitting questions about puppies, bodily functions, and a few serious things about how the puppies who take part in this bowl every year end up being adopted (and rather quickly). Just to save you a little bit of time, we have assembled for you here some of the highlights from the event.
On if certain toys and balls were under-inflated to give certain puppies an advantage – “I can say that those allegations are 100% false, and the reason I know this is that as the only human involved in Puppy Bowl, it is up to me to personally inspect every single ball on the field. Unless, of course, they are neutered, in which case, I do not.”
On who was “approached” for the halftime show – “…We approached Katy Perry’s cat – Kitty Purry – and that’s true (for those that don’t know, that is actually her cat’s name) who were not available, so we have our own cat performer, named “Catty Furry.” Some say she’s better that Kitty Purry, but that’s not for me to decide. The haters call her a copycat. I disagree.”
On when and how it is filmed – “The Puppy Bowl is shot about 3 months in advance. A lot of people don’t know this. The reason why it takes so much time is the Puppy Bowl broadcast is a 2 hour event, but it is not a 2 hour event to film – it takes 2 FULL DAYS to film. Reason being, we are trying to showcase as many different puppies as possible, and we want to rotate them in and out, and give them as many chances to have action on the field as possible!”
The Puppy Bowl has become a major highlight for Animal Planet, almost like it is an annual cornerstone of their programming. It is a tremendous platform to promote some of their other products on the network; not only that, but it is for a good cause, and it’s fun! Think of this as the TV getaway for everyone who follows the Cute Emergency Twitter account.
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