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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: Mr. Spacely on September 17, 2012, 04:04:04 PM

Title: S&W Calls You'd Like to See Re-Made
Post by: Mr. Spacely on September 17, 2012, 04:04:04 PM

I was reading a sad news story today about some person who got sucked in by a multi-level marketing scam and I remembered that Tom & Jon did a really funny call about this wherein one of Tom's old high school friends called in, trying to sign up Tom for "Trickster" (pronounced "Trickstar"), as run by the mysterious, Dick Xan.

Anyway, while this was a very funny call, it's one of the few plagued by a bad connection on Jon's end. So it would definitely be at the top of my list of "calls I'd like to see re-made."

Any other examples of good calls that could be great with a do-over?

Title: Re: S&W Calls You'd Like to See Re-Made
Post by: thom on September 17, 2012, 05:33:00 PM

I'd like Kid eBay to call back, fully healed, and then fall down a set of stairs again.

Title: Re: S&W Calls You'd Like to See Re-Made
Post by: Mr. Spacely on September 17, 2012, 07:53:17 PM

I've never heard the unedited, non-CD version where Kid dies.

Title: Re: S&W Calls You'd Like to See Re-Made
Post by: Barry in Ireland on September 18, 2012, 02:27:21 PM

On a side-note, I have the Kid E-bay call on my ipod somewhere, I'm sure, but haven't been able to dig it out lately. Was it a Best Show Gem, or included as part of another podcast or interview, or something? Any help help gratefully appreciated.

Yours, etc.
Barry

Title: Re: S&W Calls You'd Like to See Re-Made
Post by: wood and iron on September 18, 2012, 05:39:17 PM

I have it on Hippy Justice but I didn't realize there was a non-CD version...what's the info on that?

Title: Re: S&W Calls You'd Like to See Re-Made
Post by: Mr. Spacely on September 18, 2012, 06:43:40 PM

I think it's just the version that originally aired on the show. Buffcoat's got the air date on his blog, but it's unavailable for dload (as are all the calls put on CD).

Title: Re: S&W Calls You'd Like to See Re-Made
Post by: thom on September 19, 2012, 03:51:10 PM

Did Kid eBay really die in the original broadcast?

Title: Re: S&W Calls You'd Like to See Re-Made
Post by: buffcoat on September 19, 2012, 04:00:52 PM

Quote from: thom on September 19, 2012, 03:51:10 PM

Did Kid eBay really die in the original broadcast?

No - Tom abandons him because the show ends, and Kid eBay believes he might die, but he's still alive at the end of the call.  His last words to Tom are, "I love you."

Title: Re: S&W Calls You'd Like to See Re-Made
Post by: Mr. Spacely on September 19, 2012, 07:01:27 PM

Ah, thank you for clearing this up, Buffcoat. Sorry to mislead anybody. I was going on scattered talk about the original call from earlier posts I've read on these boards.

Title: Re: S&W Calls You'd Like to See Re-Made
Post by: Eric Fishlegs on September 20, 2012, 12:28:58 AM

Quote from: Barry in Ireland on September 18, 2012, 02:27:21 PM

On a side-note, I have the Kid E-bay call on my ipod somewhere, I'm sure, but haven't been able to dig it out lately. Was it a Best Show Gem, or included as part of another podcast or interview, or something? Any help help gratefully appreciated.

Yours, etc.
Barry

I know I heard it on an episode of the Sound of Young America.