Thursday, January 21, 2016

"Sit, Ubu, Sit!"

From the June 24, 2013, Yahoo! TV.

Someone wanted to know who Ubu was and what TV series signed off with these words.

It was the one featuring uber-conservative Alex P. Keaton being raised by his hippie parents Steven and Elyse Keaton on "Family Ties."

Series creator Gary David Goldberg did the voice.  Ubu was his black lab Ubu Roi.

The full quote was "Sit, Ubu, Sit...good dog!"  This was followed by Ubu's bark.

Ubu accompanied Goldberg through his college days and Goldberg and his wife's trip through Europe.

Sadly, Ubu died in 1984, two years after "Family Ties" premiered.  But he can also be seen closing "Spin City."

--DaBark

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