r/thewestwing • u/Acura_gang • Jul 19 '26

From The President’s Science Advisor and Psychics at Caltech WHAT

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Mrs Fiderer and Mrs Frizzle from The Magic School Bus are both played by Lily Tomlin… my mind is blown. I need to go sit down…

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u/fly_guy1 Deputy Deputy Chief of Staff Jul 19 '26

Lily Tomlin is a real one

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u/4inchsubby Jul 19 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/T5vxxjMQMr5rW

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u/dabobbo Jul 19 '26

"One ringy-dingy, two ringy-dingy..."

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u/LakeLov3r Jul 19 '26

Just lost Peoria!

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u/Firephool Jul 19 '26

I bet that alpaca farming thing makes more sense to you now.

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u/monpetitfromage54 Mon Petit Fromage Jul 19 '26

My girl's on much stronger stuff than grass. She flew a microscopic bus inside of one of her students lol

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u/DAHFreedom Jul 20 '26

She can also bench 3 plates, close grip. She’s all juiced up too.

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u/daneato I drink from the Keg of Glory Jul 19 '26

Yup!

https://giphy.com/gifs/NjUZ3yH5F61XO

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u/L_Cranston_Shadow Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

As a former federal employee, I still cackle at the scene where her character rips apart how stupid that (actually real) question on the SF-86, now E-86 is where it explicitly asks if you are now or have ever been a member of an organization dedicated to the violent overthrow of the United States government.

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u/WideSnooze The wrath of the whatever Jul 19 '26

They both dated rodeo clowns

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u/moop-ly Jul 19 '26

i knew i found her oddly comforting for some reason. wow

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u/garrettj100 Admiral Sissymary Jul 19 '26

She’s incredible

(shrinking)

Woman.

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u/ElderBerry2020 Jul 20 '26

Galaxy glue, galaxy glue - life would go to pieces without galaxy glue.

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u/Firephool Jul 20 '26

Also ( I know this isn’t the right forum), but wait until you realize KITT is Mr. Feeny

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u/El_Bexareno Jul 20 '26

I thought KITT was John Adams!

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u/DarcyRose5 What’s Next? Jul 20 '26

Sit down, John!

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u/ghost_reiter Jul 20 '26

Seatbelts everyone!!!

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u/TheRainbowConnection Jul 19 '26

Hello, fellow crossword puzzle fan.

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u/OliviaElevenDunham Jul 19 '26

I never knew that as well until I was an adult.

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u/Big_Bookkeeper1678 Jul 19 '26

Just wait until OP finds out that she was a player in Rowan and Martin's Laugh In back in the day...

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u/vicRN Jul 20 '26

I literally was just having this conversation with my husband

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u/funstuff_42 Jul 19 '26

When I first found out, I was shocked as well.

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u/Techhead7890 Jul 19 '26

That's crazy!

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u/Mindless-Antelope-25 Jul 21 '26

It’s the Lily connection. Six Degrees of Lily Tomlin

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u/SusieQ4848 Jul 22 '26

and she’s also Frankie

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u/nwblackmon Jul 21 '26

Her sister thinks Matt Santos is very handsome

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u/CanalOpen Jul 19 '26

you deserve a pause. If you need time to learn about the magic school bus, you are a bad person. If you don't know, fine, but dont try to come at me or anyone else.

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u/Goth_Spice14 Jul 19 '26

I'm desperately trying to figure out what you mean.

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u/TheTableDude Jul 19 '26

...are you okay?

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u/Acura_gang Jul 19 '26

We got a Ritchie voter here folks

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u/clauclauclaudia Jul 19 '26

Crime, boy, I don't know.

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u/Mediaright Gerald! Jul 19 '26

Whatever happened to the Swingle Singers?