SAG-AFTRA residual: $58 incoming for Bobby
Bobby Lee discovered via the SAG-AFTRA app that he is owed $58 in residuals, while his MadTV residuals likely never reached him due to contract issues.
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Residuals Deep Dive: Partridge Family Checks, MadTV, and the SAG-AFTRA App
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Joel McHale's podcast clip about Danny Bonaduce being a difficult Soup guest sets off a surprisingly deep economics-of-Hollywood conversation. Andrew reveals the SAG-AFTRA app lets you track residual payments in real time; he's got $58 incoming from Warner Brothers. Bobby, meanwhile, suspects his MadTV residuals were lost to contract paperwork — while someone else is probably cashing those checks. The segment ends with a fond detour into Crystal Flanagan and Bobby's infamous on-set fart story, which is apparently why her photo is still the MadTV thumbnail. [1] — Andrew Santino "The SAG-AFTRA residuals app is a window into the strange economy of old TV. Bobby Lee likely never got his MadTV checks because of missing …" 02:18
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