When they were out with their restaurant colleagues, Nate Bargatze put on "The Little Mermaid" soundtrack and shushed everyone so he could really appreciate it. As Laura Bargatze remarked on his podcast, "I thought that was, like, totally confident and, like, you're your own person. [...] I thought that was cool. I mean, not 'cool.' But like cute-cool." Nate reasoned, "It was so uncool that it was cool." The couple confirmed the song in question was "Part of Your World."
Laura also mentioned how Nate's familiarity with the song likely meant he cared about things that his younger sister liked, which impressed her. Naturally, the comedian has referenced the job that changed his life in his stand-up a few times. His special, "The Greatest Average American," included a story about how, when he and Laura worked at Applebee's together, she was less than supportive of Nate's desire to make the leap from host to server.
Simply put, she thought he wasn't cut out for the task. Nate joked about Laura telling him to dream big, claiming that she advised him, "I think if you try hard, you can get that menu memorized," (via X, formerly known as Twitter). Despite those doubts about an Applebee's promotion, Laura supported Nate's stand-up career when he started out and still does to this day.
