Episode description
0:00 Episode Introduction
1:50 The meaning of the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series
3:00 How Dave grew up in Maryland and being the son of Hall of Fame College Football Coach Harold “Tubby” Raymond
5:55 Where Dave got his work ethic
7:50 How he became the Phillie Phanatic
11:00 How quickly the Phanatic had success and passing it along to Tom Burgoyne
13:25 Wearing the costume was physically demanding for Dave
17:20 What he did to create, sometimes unintentional, the personality of the Phanatic
22:30 How he developed the character and how Dave drew inspiration from his mother
25:45 What some special moments for Dave was being the Phanatic
32:20 How Dave created mascot characters and how he feels a part of the Phanatic after all these years
35:38 How valuable a mascot can be to a professional sport team and how his company creates them
40:00 What justifies a mascot being paid upwards of $625,000
44:00 How Dave uses the stories of the mascot to help train people how to have fun
49:30 The Tommy Lasorda “incident.” youtube.com/watch?v=vX4L2LHGs98
52:50 Dave’s relationships with MLB umpires
54:15 His most memorable skit youtube.com/watch?v=kxfA72OTOXA
56:00 His most memorable item from the Phanatic
57:30 Don’s autographed picture of the Phanatic
58:15 Episode Close