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What began as a straightforward chat about digital detoxing on airplanes took a comedic turn when Sherry Cola’s choice of lingo puzzled Hollywood legend Harrison Ford, sparking a generational clash peppered with humor.
During a discussion on Sirius XM’s “The Morning Mashup,” Sherry Cola, known for her role in the third season of “Shrinking,” described her unplugged travel routine using the term “raw-dogging.” However, this particular expression threw Ford for a loop, setting the stage for a lighthearted exchange over its true meaning.
Cola candidly shared, “I will raw-dog a flight. We’re constantly on the go, so sometimes you need silence and solitude. Just sitting on a plane, not watching or doing anything, just zoning out — that’s what I call raw-dogging a flight.”
As she attempted to clarify, Ford interjected with a playful correction, saying, “That’s not what ‘raw-dog’ means.”
“That’s not what ‘raw-dog’ means,” he coyly said.
“Do you want to explain to us what it actually means?” host Nicole Ryan jokingly questioned.
“They told me a little late,” Ford said. “I really didn’t, well, why would I run across something that …”
“Vile,” Ryan added. “It’s filthy.”
“You’re married,” “Shrinking” co-star Christa Miller pointed out. “You don’t have to worry about that.”
“I’m over this part of anybody’s life,” Ford explained. “I have five children. People – I never – what does this mean? Why do you let me do this? And then you make fun of me. It’s because I’m old.”
The moment seemed like a callback to a scene in season one of “Shrinking” where Ford’s character misuses the term “raw-dog.” In the episode, Harrison’s character, Dr. Paul Rhoades, believes “raw-dogging” means “to talk to somebody that doesn’t want to talk to you.”
While many fans associate Ford with blockbuster franchises, his career began more modestly in the late 1960s before a breakthrough role as Han Solo in “Star Wars” catapulted him to global fame. He went on to star in big films such as “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Blade Runner,” “The Fugitive” and “Witness.”
In recent years, Ford has taken a surprising turn into television, most notably with Apple TV+’s “Shrinking.” He stars alongside Jason Segel, Jessica Williams, Lukita Maxwell, Brett Goldstein, Michael Urie and Ted McGinley. In the series, Ford stars as Dr. Paul Rhoades, a seasoned therapist navigating Parkinson’s disease while mentoring younger colleagues.