#18 "Zorro" - Behind the scenes in Hollywood and in Madrid

Suzanne opens this episode with her “shout out” to evergreen actress Betty White for yet another birthday milestone and shares her anticipation of the forthcoming Academy Awards. She then candidly reacts to director Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s Blackfish, the documentary that details the history of SeaWorld Orlando trainers and their work with the killer whale Tilikum. Moving past zoological politics, Bob and Suzanne then share  their experiences shooting Zorro in Madrid, Spain starring <span style='mso-element:field-begin'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> CONTACT _Con-3B643121421 \c \s \l <span style='mso-element: field-separator'>Duncan Regehr<span style='mso-element:field-end'> and Henry Darrow.  Bob details the initial casting process and the creative satisfaction of working  on such a classic character with nearly total creative freedom. Bob remarks that Suzanne wrote one of the show’s “scariest” characters into an episode, and compliments Executive Producers Gary Goodman and Barry Rosen on their well-oiled production machine, while Suzanne seems to snicker at the fact that Bob is obviously afraid of horses. Remembering guest stars Adam West (Batman), Andre The Giant, Jesse Ventura, and Daniel Craig (James Bond), Bob tips his hat to  Story Editor and writer Philip Taylor...while Suzanne reminds Bob that what he seemed most intrigued by were the topless sunbathers he pretended to ignore at the beach...