Going green - quotes from NYC's Times Square

Mother Nature Network's going green man on the street reporter heads to Times Square to test people's environmental IQ. Going Green? Sadly not, but hilarity ensues.

 

 

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Credits for this episode: "Going green - quotes from NYC's Times Square"
 
Producers: Adam Dorn, Nick Klem, Jonathan Kesselman
 
Writers: Jonathan Kesselman, Adam Dorn, Jacob Fleisher
 
Co-Producer: Khalil Hayes
 
Cinematography:Khalil Hayes
 
Editor: Joey Williamson
 
Additional Editing: Michael Nedelman
 
Sound: Marc Enette
 
Score: Michael Cohen
 
Post Services Provided By: Moped Productions LLC
 
Opening Theme: "Chick A Boom Boom Boom" by Mocean Worker
 
 
 
Transcript:
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Jonathan Kesselman: Welcome to Times Square, also known as hell. Today, we’re gonna interview people about the environment.
The blank layer is responsible for protecting the earth’s atmosphere. Hint: it rhymes with tozone. The blank layer. What kind of car runs on both electricity and gasoline?
 
Woman 1: Those hydro, hydro--

Kesselman: We all know that the sources of the Kyoto Protocol [indistinct] are the Clean Development Mechanism, and the Joint Implementation Projects. Compare and contrast the two.

 

Woman 2: I’m sorry. Can you read that again?



 

Kesselman: Sure. I’m sorry. I speak quickly. Which of the following is not a form of alternative energy? A: biomass, B: ocean energy, C: hydroelectric, and D: my bloody valentine.

 

Woman 3: A.
 
Kesselman: Right. Correct. Which of the following is not a form of alternative energy? A: geothermal, B: wind energy, C: nuclear, D: break dancing.

 

Man: D.

 
Kesselman: No. That’s not correct. Geothermal. Global warming causes the second Great Ice Age. Everyone on the planet is dead except you and me. Would you have sex with me?
 
Woman 2: He’s asking you.
 
Kesselman: The answer is yes. Are you aware that you’re the leading cause of global warming 'cause you're so damn hot?
 
[laugh]
 
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Can't Wait To See the Next One

After seeing the first installment, I keep coming back weekly to see what's next! My fav is the taxi one so far!!!!



Wow

That is like the most absurd thing I have ever heard!

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NOT NEW YORKERS!

ANYONE WHO IS FROM NYC LIKE MYSELF KNOWS THAT NO NEW YORKERS LIVE OR EVEN GO TO TIMES SQUARE. SO YOU CAN'T ASSUME THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE FROM NEW YORK. NEW YORK IS ONE OF THE MOST EDUCATED AND GREEN CITIES IN THE U.S. TRY HEADING DOWNTOWN AND THEN YOU WILL BE SURPRISED



I WORK IN TIMES SQUARE!

WHY ARE YOU YELLING!!!



Great Show!

I still have no idea how a show about the Environment can be so damn funny. Keep up the good work guys!



green man on the street

he probably just asked the wrong people. everyone here knows the answer to those green questions.



why not breakdancing?

Why can't breakdancing be a form of alternative energy, Jonathan?! Guess you've never seen an amazing breakdancer. :)



idiots on the street

Love this...it's so awkward it's awesome. Everybody gets a little squirmy when you put a camera in their face and ask them questions they don't know the answer to...



Funny Enivonmental Man

The attempt to spread green awareness through David Letterman style humor in the video is cool. You all should host a "Mother Nature" green beauty contest with all of those hot babes... but pick the intelligent ones that "get" it - what being green is all about.



Quotes from Times Square

I'm surrounded by idiots. Funny how that premise works, huh?



This dude....

has no self-consciousness....or no embarassment gene....or no something....because he has no problem playing the fool. Good thing he's funny.



Going green quotes

Super funny!! It's amazing how stupid come across when you shove a camera in front of them. And no shame.

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