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Title: Archive hilarity
Post by: yesno on April 03, 2008, 02:39:17 AM: I've been tooling through the 2004 archives, and I have to say that this episode:

April 13, 2004: Basketball Oracle Hoopstradamus Calls In, Tom Makes Fun Of An Old Lady, And An In Studio Appearance By Home Movies' Loren Bouchard And Jon Benjamin.

is hall of fame worthy. Not only is Hoopstradomus a great character, but Jon Benjamin's artificial voice and debate with Petey is classic. Maybe the best part is when Tom took notice of Jon's voice modulator only a few minutes into the interview.
Title: Re: Archive hilarity
Post by: stepheninchicago on April 03, 2008, 02:49:17 AM: "Goach."
Title: Re: Archive hilarity
Post by: senorcorazon on April 03, 2008, 10:47:01 AM: I am also a huge fan of the calls with Mehmet Okur.
Title: Re: Archive hilarity
Post by: Spoony on April 03, 2008, 11:27:46 AM: H Jon's voice is magic to my ears. Who is his agent? I would hire him to read to me at night while I went to sleep. Dude's up there with James Earl Jones in my Greatest Voices book.

Imagine H Jon as Darth Vader, giving Luke really bad advice a la Coach McGirk.
Title: Re-listening to this:
Post by: steely damn on April 03, 2008, 05:07:00 PM: Tom as Chubby Checker asking Adrian if he can pick her up in the Checker mobile and go on a date to see Dawn Of The Dead. It was a W right there, and I know there's plenty more comin'...
Title: Re: Archive hilarity
Post by: Josh Fenderman on April 03, 2008, 05:24:51 PM: Quote from: Spoony on April 03, 2008, 11:27:46 AM
H Jon's voice is magic to my ears. Who is his agent? I would hire him to read to me at night while I went to sleep. Dude's up there with James Earl Jones in my Greatest Voices book.

I thought it was just me. Anything he says is awesome, even if it's not.
Title: Re: Archive hilarity
Post by: Miss on April 03, 2008, 06:45:06 PM: actually the petey call was the VERY FIRST best show call i ever heard.

"may i interrupt you petey? may i interrupt you petey. petey. petey."
Title: Re: Archive hilarity
Post by: cron on April 03, 2008, 06:48:07 PM: So according to highly placed sources, Jon Benjamin is the man behind this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaP9eiWuX3s

Awesome.
Title: Re: Archive hilarity
Post by: Spoony on April 03, 2008, 07:52:27 PM: Oh my god!

Who is teaching all these comedians Final Cut Pro? I would like to sit in on that class.
Title: Re: Archive hilarity
Post by: Martin on April 03, 2008, 08:07:39 PM: Quote from: cron on April 03, 2008, 06:48:07 PM
So according to highly placed sources, Jon Benjamin is the man behind this

I don't have your sources, but the trail does seem to lead back to 236.com, which is a political comedy site co-produced by The Huffington Post. From their "About Us":

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Video Contributors: Jon Benjamin, Jeff Buchanan, Bill Buckendorf, Jon Daly, Brett Gelman, Dave Hill, Todd Levin, Eugene Mirman, John Mulaney, John Roberts, Scott Sherman
Title: Re: Archive hilarity
Post by: yesno on April 03, 2008, 09:29:22 PM: Also hilarious: May 5, 2004: Learning that Jason has been arrested 15+ times.
Title: Re: Archive hilarity
Post by: Steve in North Hollywood on April 04, 2008, 08:18:08 AM: I'm gonna go out ... And let myself get absolutely John McCain!!!

That was priceless. My karaoke opener is changed forever ... Or at least until November.
Title: Re: Archive hilarity
Post by: kimota on April 04, 2008, 02:43:18 PM: Does anyone know which episode contains the Monster Bill conversation(?)/song?
Title: Re: Archive hilarity
Post by: Jouster on April 04, 2008, 05:49:46 PM: I really enjoy this exchange:

H. Jon: But your microphones are from the 80s.
Tom: They're not from the 80s. These are new microphones.
H. Jon: Well, I'm sure they're not new, because I know my microphones. I'm so sure that I just made a microphone pun. Shure is a manufacturer of microphones.
Title: Re: Archive hilarity
Post by: buffcoat on April 05, 2008, 12:14:23 AM: Quote from: totep on April 04, 2008, 02:43:18 PM
Does anyone know which episode contains the Monster Bill conversation(?)/song?

That's from March 13, 2001: Danny [Hannibal] (0:32)

"Monster Bill, he gives you the chills when he makes you sta-ab your face."