Park & Colombino: The Name Game
Whether it’s “Bennifer,” “Brangelina,” or “CarJack,” the true signature of coupledom is a catchy nickname. So when Weekly sat down with AS THE WORLD TURNS’ Michael Park (Jack) and Terri Colombino (Katie) to discuss their characters’ fledgling relationship for our May 1 issue, we asked them the burning question….
Soap Opera Weekly: What should we call you?
Michael Park: I like Kack. I think Kack is hysterically funny.
Terri Colombino: What about Jackie?
Park: In print, they’re not going to get that.
Colombino: Put it down like, “As said by Jackée Harry on 227.” The younger viewers won’t get that, but Jackie is kind of boring. You have to say it, “Jhack-ayyyyy.”
Park: I like the “ayyyy.” (Fakes hacking and coughing) “J-ackkkkk.”
Colombino: That’s how the CarJackers are going to say it.
Park: They’ll go, “Jackkkkk,” and the other half will call it, “Jackée!” She has Matie, Skatie, Jackie…no, it’s got to be something…
Colombino: Jadie, because we’re both kind of jaded.
Weekly: How about Snyper — for Snyder/Peretti?
Colombino: Snyper, wow. Well, it is the era of the mushed name. Do you ever watch THE SOUP on E!? I love that show. Joel McHale said something about Scarlett Johansson. No, what was the most recent one?
Park: John Mayer and Jessica Simpson?
Colombino: What was it? “So-and-so and so-and-so got together this weekend — it’s time for the celebrity name!” and he brought out this morph generator that looked like a toaster. He was like, “Cha-ching! Scarlett Johansson and Jared Leto are…” It was so funny.
Park: They should come up with something for Jack and Katie that makes absolutely no sense.
Colombino: Well, that’s how that one was. It made sense, but it was only a couple of the letters.
Park: Harpoon. That’s what they can call us. I love Harpoon, they’re the best. They’re the best couple ever, Harpoon. New super couple: Harpoon.
Colombino: Jaretti. We’ve got to think of something.
Park: Gas station — I love them. I love the gas stationers!
Colombino: Kack is pretty funny, though.
Park: The gas station attendants — man, they’re awesome.
Weekly: They really know how to pump that gas.
Park: Yeah, I like that. Just something that makes completely no sense whatsoever.
Colombino: We’re going to think of something by the end of today. We have to write out [the names].
Park: The waste management dudes. The waste managers.
Weekly: Think about this. It’ll be your homework.
Colombino: Because it could be last names, too.
Park: You know, I love this story. At first, this was just supposed to be a filler for Jack and Katie until Carly got back to get jealous enough to make the Jack and Carly connection again. And then, of course, it would make Brad jealous enough to make the Brad and Katie connection — the Bradie.
Colombino: The Kad!
Park: The Kad?
Colombino: That’s good actually, Kad — Brad and Katie — because he’s kind of a cad.
Park: Yeah, he is kind of a cad.
Colombino: And so is she!
If you want to help Michael and Terri come up with a name, e-mail your suggestions in to sowonline@primediamags.com with the subject line “Jack and Katie’s name.”
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