Running Gag On Conan O'Brien
The film has gained a measure of notoriety thanks to actor Paul Rudd. As part of a running gag on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Rudd would show a clip of the wheelchair-using Eric (replaced by a dummy) falling off a cliff, instead of showing clips from the actual film he was there to promote. Most recently, Rudd continued the gag on O'Brien's latest TV show, Conan.
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Famous quotes containing the words running gag and/or running:
“I tawt I taw a puddy tat a-cweepin’ up on me.”
—Bob Clampett, U.S. animator. Tweety’s running gag, in Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies (animation series)
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