- UBU Productions
UBU Productions, Inc., is a
production company founded by producerGary David Goldberg . Its notable productions include "Family Ties " (1982–1989), "Brooklyn Bridge" (1991–1993), and "Spin City " (1996–2002).UBU's "
mascot " is Goldberg's dog Ubu Roi, ablack labrador retriever . The closing tag for UBU's productions is a photograph of Ubu Roi with aflying disc in his mouth. Along with the picture is a male voice saying: "Sit, Ubu, sit! Good dog!" This is followed by a bark. Ubu was the nickname given to the dog by Samantha Goldberg, Gary's daughter, when she was a toddler. The dog was named after "Ubu Roi ", an 1896 play byAlfred Jarry that is considered a precursor to theTheatre of the Absurd . Ubu died in1984 .This was later parodied in an episode of "
Robot Chicken ", whereSeth Green shouted, "Sit, Ubu, sit! Bad dog!" Seth proceeds to shoot Ubu.External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/List?production-companies=Ubu%20Productions&&tv=on&&heading=18;produced+by;Ubu%20Productions Listing of titles produced by UBU Productions] at the
Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.tvacres.com/dogs_retrievers_ubu.htm TV Acres info about Ubu Roi the Dog]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=cMD_5_dEO9E Youtube video of Ubu closing]
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