For Episode 4, it seemed obvious to put Krogzilla in a situation where he was with miniature models of a city. It’s very “meta,” because that’s how they MADE old Godzilla movies — with a guy  about six feet tall walking around models. So this idea naturally put Krog at an architectural firm. I knew I wanted to do one episode in a corporate setting too. In comedy, the more formal the situation, the better the “squirm” factor and the more laughs you get out of inappropriate behavior.

I also scored another big guest star for this show  — John O’Hurley. I was really amazed that I got him. John is basically a TV legend due to his memorable role as “J. Peterman” on “Seinfeld.” Then of course he is a household name in many other ways, such as hosting the National Dog Show every Thanksgiving, hosting “Family Feud,” playing King Neptune on “Spongebob Squarepants,” and appearing on about a billion other shows. I’m just thankful our kids went to the same preschool class. John had a good time doing his “John O’Hurley thing,” which was perfect for the stuffy corporate executive who accuses Krogzilla of eating the city models. Small note: I love the teeny, tiny hands that the animators gave him. Watch them flail around like little marionette hands.

This episode is also home to another favorite character of mine, sassy black girl Shayla, played by Karen Whipple. Karen does this voice at random, at parties, or when she just gets sassy. So I had to write a part for the voice. It seemed like a good fit for tubby, bumbling Krogzilla to get some help from this go-getter. Shayla takes no crap and really seems to have a good grip on office life — which is to say she doesn’t take any of it too seriously. It’s hard to pick a favorite line from Shayla, because I love them all. I think the most quoted on the YouTube comment section is “It just got real up in huuur.” But I have a special love for “Sea monster, please.”

I’m really glad Jeff’s last line landed as such a good punchline (“What are you, a cop?” and… he is). Lots of thumb’s up from the commenters on that one! I realize that a lot of Smosh.com viewers like karate kicking and explosions, but if you relax into the conversations between the characters on this series, there’s a lot of little goodies in there. I tried to sneak in subtle jokes mumbled under someone’s breath, and my sound editor Mark Keefer even creates new fun with the moments he picks. When Shayla and Krog toast their cups, they just sit there saying, “Mmm. Mmm, mmm,” back and forth. Keefer just laid that in there and I love it!

This is one of those rare episodes where I actually set up events in another episode. We see Marcus at the movie theater, and tease Krogzilla’s next job. I thought Marcus needed a quick appearance in this one, and tying a couple of events together over two episodes made it… you know… less “episodic.”  You might be wondering how much crap this poor sea monster can take, and when he’s gonna finally snap. Well episode five seemed like a good place to let off some steam — and I give him a good reason. Stay tuned.

No lie, this episode is one of my favorites. First of all, I love frozen yogurt, so it’s about that. Second of all, I finally got Ken Marino to do a voice in this.

You may recognize Ken’s voice from a lot of on-camera things he’s done, from MTV’s “The State” Adult Swim’s “Childrens Hospital,” and the new Yahoo online series “Burning Love.” I’ve known Ken for about ten years now, and the last time he did a voice for me was in “Hoodwinked.” Listen close — he’s “Racoon Jerry,” the raccoon police cop. A lot of his ad-libs made it into the film (“Hey, do you think Granny would mind if I go through her garbage?”). When I had the idea to create a nemesis for Krogzilla, Ken was the first person I thought of. And once again, he brought the ad-lib funny. I’ve seen this episode ten times and I STILL laugh at Regurgitor’s relentless needling of Krogzilla, all improvised. (“Yeah,  you’re between things? What things?…That’s the one thing. What’s the other thing?”) None of that stuff would ever be funny written on paper, and that’s the magical thing that happens when actors just start playing around. We had ten minutes of such great random, passive-aggressive put downs — the kind Ken does so well. Stuff like Regurgitor talking about his perfect abs and then ever-so-helpfully reminding Krog to “get to the gym once in a while, buddy, okay? Take care of yourself.”

It’s that insidious, subtle kind of attacking that is the worst, those passive-aggressive barbs that come from co-workers and “frenimies.”  I thought that would be a far worse enemy for Krogzilla than any fiery attack from the old days. Krog is at a low point and his worst nightmare is to see someone else like him doing very, very well.

There are other small touches to Regurgitor’s jerkishness. Did you catch the “man scarf?” The purple Humvee? I wanted him to wear an “Ed Hardy” T-Shirt, but we never got around to it. We never see his legs, but between you and me, I think he doesn’t wear pants.

The other great players here are David Storrs (Vince from our last episode) and Mary Alice Brady. Mary Alice plays two parts — she’s the little girl buying yogurt and then she’s Rita, the annoying operator of the RC Toys booth next door. She had a real good “tom boy” texture to her voice and I love their little back-and-forth. Dave gives me another ad-lib that always makes me laugh as the security guard. I say, “Hey, talk to her!” Dave instinctively does: “Well, hello ma’am!” Then it’s back to shouting at me. That’s that Groundlings training at work.

If you haven’t guessed by now, Krogzilla never keeps a job very long… so his time at the yogurt stand will be short-lived. But rest assured, Regurgitor will rear his ugly head again in future episodes.

This is the second in a series of blogs on my new web series, “Krogzilla Gets A Job,” rolling out every Thursday this summer. Now the series gets interesting, as we get the big green guy out there and working in a variety of jobs. This week, he is being trained at a fast food restaurant called “Big Dogs.” I wanted to parody fast food in general, and so this is the dumbest, most hideous idea I could think of: Nothing but hot dogs on the menu, with a variety of toppings. There’s cheese and chili, but then there’s also sour cream, ranch dressing and chocolate. When you see what McDonalds, Carl’s Jr. and Taco Bell have to do to create “variety,” (Dorito shells?) this didn’t seem too far from reality. I didn’t have time to mention all the gross flavors I thought of. In hindsight, I really wish I’d created a lengthy menu of toppings that we could have put in the background for people to freeze frame on.

In episode 2, we get to meet Krogzilla’s only real friend, Marcus. He’s just as sarcastic as Krog, and doesn’t seem to mind at all that Krog is a scaly monster. Marcus will pop up in a lot more episodes to come. He’s voiced by Josh Greene, who is wearing many hats behind and in front of the mic. I wanted to have at least one human character for Krogzilla to banter with who was “normal,” so that there weren’t too many crazy eccentrics overwhelming the scenes. Krogzilla himself is a bit of a wild card, since he has no clue how to fit in to our world, and Marcus is the one who can patiently school him. It’s funny to see Marcus talk to Jeff The Barnacle, since that is basically Josh talking to himself. When those scenes occur, it’s like hearing a “Jeckle and Hyde” routine — both ends of the spectrum of Josh’s personality!

David Storrs plays Vince, the Big Dogs manager. Dave is probably one of the funniest human beings I know, so I had to find a spot for him in this show. He can take any situation to new exaggerated heights, yet somehow keep the character real. This is probably due to his years at the famed “Groundlings” comedy school, where he is currently teaching. Dave is also a television writer and producer, so I like having that extra layer of a performer’s brain to play with. And bottom line, I knew that I wanted Vince to do a lot of yelling and yell a lot of gibberish, and that is what Dave excels at. If you need someone to yell crazy things, call David Storrs!

“Shut the flap-jabbin’, Krag-a-donkas!!”

I’ve never had to work fast food, but I’ve worked retail… and a lot of these managers get super tweaked-up when there’s a rush of customers. There’s a lot of headsets and short commands in code and beeping machines back there. And once Krogzilla sees that they need some dogs grilled fast, his fire-breathing actually comes in handy. I like showing that amongst the pitfalls and failures that Krog has along the way, he also has little victories. Sometimes breathing fire can be a good thing. Same with being able to pull fries out of burning grease with your bare hands. The truth is, I don’t really know all of the hidden talents that Krogzilla might have. But as I wrote each episode, more of them came to light. Each one of these scripts usually started with the location he was in, and I just let that dictate the characters and surprises that might come out of that.

I hope you enjoyed another day-in-the-life of this guy. We have a very funny one coming up next week, where you’ll get to meet an old nemesis from Krogzilla’s past “monster life.”  I’m simply calling it “Attack of the Kiosk.”

I have some exciting news to share this week, as I have just been attached to direct a feature based on the beloved series of classic children’s books, Frog and Toad. I’ll be working with the Jim Henson Company and Craig Bartlett (Dinosaur Train) is writing the screenplay.

The story hit the web here.

Look for more updates here as this project develops!