( CNN ) -- `` We looked at ports in Europe . We looked at street signs . Things on the menu . '' In the end , comedian Kevin Nealon and his wife decided to name their son Gable . As in Clark Gable . They simply liked the sound of it , and most people will agree it 's far better than Helsinki , 43rd Avenue or Never Ending Pasta Bowl . This was 4Â½ years ago , but the former `` Saturday Night Live '' star still loves to talk about his son . In 2009 , he even published a book about becoming a first-time dad called `` Yes , You 're Pregnant , But What About Me ? '' `` We finally got the pacifier away from him , '' Nealon says of Gable . `` And now we 're potty training him . It would 've been easier to get the pacifier away from him if we taught him how to pee on it . '' Nealon describes himself as a hands-on father but admits , `` It 's because I do n't work that much . '' In that sense , he sort of sounds like his character , Doug Wilson , on Showtime 's `` Weeds , '' a pot-smoking , former CPA-drifter with a pretty much nonexistent moral compass . However , as you 'll see and hear in our recent video interview , Nealon and Doug Wilson are really nothing alike . `` I have a lot of hobbies , and I have a lot of friends , '' he says . `` And I 'm not so insecure as Doug . '' They have even greater differences , but everyone still loves Doug . For all his faults and failures , fans just ca n't get enough of the self-centered , shamed city councilman of fictional Agrestic , and he has become , perhaps , Nealon 's most beloved character on TV . This , from the man who spent a decade on `` SNL , '' `` entertaining viewers with Hans and Franz and Mr. Subliminal . These days , Nealon is mostly keeping busy on the road with his stand-up act , and he plans to record a new one-hour special next year . Beyond that , Nealon simply remains ... legendary .
Kevin also explains why he and his wife named their son Gable . Former ` ` Saturday Night Live '' Appearances as Kevin Smith on Showtime 's ` ` Weeds '' He says he has little in common with the pothead character he plays .