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"Do I really have an Australian accent or was it something [using Australian accent]
that I learned for the show?" No, actually, I learned my Aussie accent as a young man
when I lived in Melbourne for about five, nearly five years, from the age of ten to
about fifteen. And, um, so that was something I picked up and just kept going 'cause I just
had a lot of Aussie friends. And, uh, you know and I remember [drops Aussie accent]
Dave Johnson called, called me in San Diego right before we started and he said,
[Dave impression] "Hey Rick I got an idea! Why not make Bobby an Aussie?"
[drops Dave impression] And I thought, "Dave, that's great!" That's just a great idea because
it immediately gives you something to do. And I just uh -- I immediately endorsed and
embraced that and made it a part of Bobby. And it gave me and I think the writers a lot
of stuff to do -- you know, a lot of creative stuff that you kind of add. You know,
just another layer. And it was fun!