UBU Productions
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UBU Productions, Inc., is a production company founded by producer Gary David Goldberg. Its notable productions include Family Ties (1982-1989), Brooklyn Bridge (1991-1993), and Spin City (1996-2002).
UBU's "mascot" is Goldberg's dog Ubu Roi, a black labrador retriever. The closing tag for UBU's productions is a photograph of Ubu Roi with a flying disc in his mouth, with a male voice saying: "Sit, Ubu, sit! Good dog!" This is followed by a bark. Ubu Roi shared a name with Ubu Roi, an 1896 play by Alfred Jarry that is considered the defining classic of the Dada art movement in theater. The dog died in 1984.
Cultural References
A 2005 episode of Family Guy pays homage to Ubu. When Peter and his friends attend an '80s TV Convention, a sign at the front door reads, "In Loving Memory of Ubu." The show also makes an oblique reference in the 2000 episode "Running Mates", where Peter ends a speech with the phrase "Sit Ubu, sit. Good dog." In the French audio track, Peter "explains" that Ubu is his dog--perhaps because French audiences would not have been familiar with Ubu Productions.External links
- [Listing of titles produced by UBU Productions] at the Internet Movie Database
- [TV Acres info about Ubu Roi the Dog]
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