ASHLEY: WAY TOO YOUNG, ALL RIGHT
, LAUREN, THANK YOU.
LAUREN: I KNOW.
ASHLEY: I WANT TO BRING IN
ACTRESS MELISSA JOAN HART.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT YOUR NEW
PODCAST BUT I WANTED TO GET YOUR
THOUGHTS ON BOB SAGET’S DEATH.
DID YOU KNOW HIM?
>> I HAD MET HIM A FEW TIMES, I
FOUND HIM TO BE VERY SWEET, VERY
FUNNY, ODDLY ENOUGH, LIKE THE
FUNNY THING THAT I TOOK AWAY
FROM IT WAS HE WAS ALWAYS A LOT
RAUNCHIER THAN PEOPLE KNEW
AND HE WAS ALWAYS HIS COMEDY AND
I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE DONE LIKE
A HOLLYWOOD SQUARES OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT TOGETHER,
AND I CAN’T REMEMBER WHERE IT
WAS BUT I REMEMBER GOING THAT
GUY IS NOT LIKE, YOU KNOW, HE’S
NOT FOR DISNEY CHANNEL, HE’S
FUNNY, AND IT SEEMED LIKE A
GREAT GUY.
I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS VERY
CLOSE TO HIM THAT WORKED ON FULL
HOUSE, FULLER HOUSE, FRIENDS OF
CANDICE AND JODIE, THEIR DAD.
LAST YEAR, I LOST MARKEY POST
AND SHE PLAYED MY MOM THAT WAS
DEVASTATING TO ME I CAN’T
IMAGINE THE GIRLS AND WHAT THEY
ARE GOING THROUGH WITH A MAN
THEY WORKED WITH FOR SO LONG IN
MUCH CLOSE CAPACITY, IT’S LIKE
LOSING A FAMILY MEMBER LIKE THAT
ASHLEY: IT REALLY IS.
I WANT TO GET ON TO THIS , IF WE
CAN.
YOU JUST LAUNCHED A NEW POP
CULTURE PODCAST, WHAT WOMEN BING
E.
HERE’S A PREVIEW FROM EPISODE
ONE AND I’LL GET YOUR THOUGHTS.
>> THE HOMEWORK WAS TO WATCH
THE FIRST EPISODE.
>> WE ALL HAD TO WATCH.
>> WHOEVER EXPLAINS IT ALL,
BECAUSE LIKE A CRAZY PERSON, --
>> I HAVE BEEN BUSY, AMANDA.
I HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY.
ASHLEY: SO YOU REALLY HADN’T,
MELISSA, WATCHED YOUR OLD SHOWS.
[LAUGHTER]
>> ALL THESE YEARS I’VE NEVER
WATCHED TV BEFORE SO WITH THE
PANDEMIC AND WHATNOT, I’VE
BEEN ABLE TO, I WATCHED A LOT OF
CHILDREN’S TELEVISION WITH MY
KIDS BUT I WASN’T ABLE TO WATCH
ANYTHING I WANTED TO SO WITH MY
FRIENDS, BEING LIKE LONG
DISTANCE AND WHATNOT, TEXTING
EACH OTHER I NEEDED A NEW SHOW
TO WATCH OR A BOOK TO READ OR
A PODCAST TO LISTEN TO ON THIS
LONG DRIVE AND IT WAS LIKE
WE WERE GOING TO START A
SPREADSHEET, WHEN INSTEAD I
STARTED AN INSTAGRAM PAGE AND IT
WAS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A
PODCAST WHEN PEOPLE COME ON AND
TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE INTO SO
WE’RE ALWAYS WANTING TO KNOW
PATRICIA HEATON IS A GUEST OF
MINE AND WE ALL LOVE HER FROM "
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND" BUT
WHAT IS SHE INTO?
WHAT DOES SHE LOVE, AND WHAT
ADVICE CAN SHE GIVE US?
I HAD ANNIE POTS AND JASON
ALEXANDER TELL ME I SHOULD
REALLY WATCH "THE GREATEST AND
IT’S MY FAVORITE ALL-TIME SHOW
EVER SO I’M SO GLAD THEY TOLD ME
THAT, RECOMMENDATIONS FROM
PEOPLE CAN BE A LOT OF FUN.
ASHLEY: YEAH, YOU KNOW, YOU’RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
EVERYBODY, THESE DAYS, WANTS TO
KNOW THE NEXT GREAT SHOW,
THEY’RE MISSING ON THEIR STREAM
ING BUT LET ME MOVE ON TO
THIS ISSUE, MELISSA.
WE KNOW YOU’RE THE MOM OF THREE
BOYS.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE HOME SCHOOLING
DURING THE PANDEMIC AND DO YOU
WANT TO SEE SCHOOLS CLOSE AGAIN
FOR COVID?
YOU HAD BREAKTHROUGH COVID THIS
SUMMER.
I KNOW THAT, BUT WHAT’S YOUR
THOUGHTS ON GETTING THE KIDS
BACK IN THE CLASSROOM?
>> I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT TO
PUT THEM BACK IN THE CLASSROOM
BUT I’M ALSO A STRONG SUPPORTER
OF THE MASS, I DO BELIEVE THEY
WORK AND WHEN WE TOOK THEM AWAY
THAT’S HOW OUR FAMILY GOOD SICK,
IT WAS TOO SOON WITH PEOPLE
TRAVELING AND THE HOLIDAYS AFTER
SUMMER MAYBE JUST A FEW WEEKS TO
MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS IN A
BUBBLE THAT EVERYBODY IS GOOD
AND THEN REMOVE THE MASKS AND GO
BACK TO LEARNING.
I WAS NOT A FAN OF VIRTUAL
LEARNING.
I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF
IT.
IT’S WAY TOO DIFFICULT AND NOT
MEANT TO BE A TEACHER, IT WAS
NOT A PROFESSION I WAS MEANT TO
DO, TRYING TO GET THREE KIDS IN
THREE DIFFERENT GRADES TO SIT
DOWN AND DO THEIR WORK IS
IMPOSSIBLE, SO I RESPECT THOSE
TEACHERS AND WHAT THEY DO
AND I ALSO KNOW THEY DON’T WANT
TO PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK SO I
UNDERSTAND ALL THE ELEMENTS OF
IT BUT I DO THINK THAT LET’S GO
BACK-TO-SCHOOL AND WEAR THE MASK
S WHEN WE HAVE TO.
ASHLEY: YUP, YEAH, BECAUSE I
MEAN, REMOTE LEARNING WILL NEVER
TAKE THE PLACE OF IN-PERSON.
THAT’S FOR SURE.
I ALSO WANT TO ASK YOU, MELISSA,
COVID HAS DONE SO MUCH, ITS
SHUTDOWN TELEVISION PRODUCTION
AND YOU’RE AN ACTRESS.
WHAT’S IT BEEN LIKE FOR YOU AND
ARE THERE ANY SIGNS OF
PRODUCTION COMING BACK?
>> YEAH, PRODUCTION CAME BACK
PRETTY STRONG, I WAS THE FIRST
DIRECTOR TO DIRECT A DIRECTOR’S
GUILD PRODUCTION LAST YEAR, AND
I DID FOR MARIO LOPEZ AND LIFE
TIME, AND WE WERE SETTING
THE PROTOCOL AND IT WAS A LITTLE
TRICKY HAVING TO WEAR THE MASKS,
AND WEAR K N-95 MASKS, CONSTANT
TESTING SOMETIMES EVERY DAY,
DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE, SOME
PEOPLE HAVE VACCINES, YOU HAVE
TO WEAR A TRACKER THAT BEEPS IF
YOU GET TOO CLOSE TO PEOPLE,
THEY HAVE PEOPLE TO KEEP YOU SIX
FEET APART, CERTAIN SETS YOU
HAVE TO WEAR EYE WEAR, DON’T GO
NEAR THE CAST BECAUSE THEY DON’T
HAVE THEIR MASKS ON SO YOU DON’T
GET IT IN YOUR EYES, IT’S A LOT,
BUT FULLY ADAPTED AND WE’VE BEEN
ABLE TO PUT UP GOOD CONTENT FOR
PEOPLE.
I JUST DIRECTED I-CARLIE.
ASHLEY: MELISSA WE’LL HAVE TO
LEAVE IT THERE BUT BEST OF LUCK
TO YOU.
THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO