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# Jeffrey Tambor to _Arrested Development_ Fans: Please Stop Sending Me Frozen Bananas

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## Video: Golden Globes 2015: Jeffrey Tambor Acceptance Speech

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_Published 2015-01-12. Golden Globes 2015: Jeffrey Tambor Acceptance Speech_


by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Jun 19, 2015 3:20 PM UTC

by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Jun 19, 2015 3:20 PM UTC

Though Jeffrey Tambor is currently starring on Amazon’s _Transparent,_ he told Jimmy Kimmel Thursday night that he mostly gets recognized as George Sr. from _Arrested Development_. People shout famous lines at him — like “No touching!” — but that’s the least of his problems. People also send him frozen bananas, because his character famously owned Bluth’s Original Frozen Banana Stand.

“When I go to a hotel, it’s a good chance that the chef will have sent up frozen bananas,” Tambor explains. “But I HATE frozen bananas.”

So what does he do with the unwanted treats? “I wait for them to melt,” the actor says. “But guess what they don’t do? Melt.”

The struggle is real for Tambor, who doesn’t want to offend the chefs by putting the bananas in the hallway and doesn’t want to wreak havoc on the plumbing by flushing them down the toilet.

What we don’t understand is why he doesn’t just go ahead and [sell them](http://s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/tumblr%5FlvvquqhwwO1qh9ep1o1%5F500.gif).


## Transcript

This is much bigger than me. Thank you to the Hollywood foreign press, for putting us on the map and making people aware of our story. Joe Salloway, you have changed my life. For the better, by the way. [ LAUGH ] And thank you for the gift and thank you for the responsibility of Maura Pfefferman from the Pacific Palisades. Thank you magnificent, stellar, innovative cast. You led me all the way. You told me all the way. You inspired me all the way. Rhys Ernst, Zackary Drucker, Jenny Boylan, thank you. You led me through the steps to find more of Jeffrey than I've ever known in my entire life. To Amazon, my new best.

Friend. [ LAUGH ] To Joe Lewis, my new best friend. To my wife, Kasia Tambor, if it weren't for you honey, I wouldn't be standing up here tonight. Check that, I would not be standing. And finally. If I may, I would like to dedicate my performance and this award to the transgender community. [ APPLAUSE ] Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. For your courage, thank you for your inspiration. Thank you for your patience. And thank you for letting us be a part of the change.

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