Some dude calling about Labyrinth

[methanolcereal]

I was  hoping someone could help me out. Two or three years ago, there was an episode where some creepy dude called up about the movie Labyrinth. I forgot why the caller got GOMPed and then mocked at length, but it was funny as hell. There may have been more than one call, actually, I'm not sure.

Does anyone know what show(s) this (these) calls happened in?

[Joe Rogaine]

Pans Labyrinth?

[erika]

It was the second show I called in to. I got gomped for almost talking about David Bowie's package. (Toilet talk)

I think it was sometime in February of 07. Hope that helps.

[Chad from Oregon]

It was the second show I called in to. I got gomped for almost talking about David Bowie's package. (Toilet talk)

I think it was sometime in February of 07. Hope that helps.

area. I believe that the popular term for his "package" region is known as his "area".

http://areaology.com/area.html

[Omar]

5/1/07:

- Bobby calls (starts at 2:06) to talk about Labyrinth, the 1986 Henson/Lucas fontasy film starring David Bowie. He thinks it's the best movie ever created, and he wants to let people know that it's mindblowing from start to finish. Bobby asks permission to do an impression of a big hairy monster named Ludo. Tom fears that he will regret it, but Bobby says he will try his best to do accurately capture Ludo. He adopts a Cookie Monster-y voice and performs a line in which Ludo tells Jennifer Connelly that he's hungry and smells bad. Tom tells him that he just did an impression of every Henson creation. Bobby doesn't necessarily disagree, but he does say that Henson was probably one of the best "creative-creators" (the best kind!) in the history of something called "man-mankind." Tom doesn't know what that is because he's not nuts, so Bobby explains that it refers to all man, everyman, inside the man, and outside the man. Tom GOMPs him for getting a little too into it.

Tom points out that this was the worst era for David Bowie. His atrocity-filled Tonight album includes a dreadful cover of "God Only Knows". Tom played the track a bit later in the show, and he initially suspects it was mastered at the wrong speed because it's indistinguishable from the Edward Furlong track.

[Omar]

He was back two weeks later.

5/15/07:

- Dylan the Labyrinth Guy calls (starts at 49:15) to take a break from cleaning and rearranging his apartment. I took that to mean he was moving his "Ludo Shrine" to the other side of the living room and putting up some newly-framed Jennifer Connelly pictures in his bedroom. Dylan says he likes to stick to movie/TV chatter so he recalls the Good Old Days of "Midnight Movies" like John Waters's Pink Flamingos. He doubts that Labyrinth would ever earn a midnight slot because it's not scary enough. [Insert David Bowie package joke here.] Tom adopts Dylan's POV and says that in the Good Old Days people would make movies featuring actors in life-sized Muppet costumes and Bowie in a spiked fright-wig. Dylan certainly agrees that Labyrinth is an awesome film with very intense costume design. He once again credits Jim Henson as being a very good creative creator.

Dylan asks Tom if he's ever seen the Henson-produced Dinosaurs. Tom saw it, and he thought it was terrible. Dylan's shocked to hear this. He predictably disagrees with Tom's assessment and argues that it's become funnier with age. Tom dismisses it as Family Guy B.C. Dylan likes the comparison, and he thinks it's cool that the Sinclair family related to today's life as if it were B.C. Tom thinks Dylan will really enjoy the new Cavemen series, brought to you by the creative ad lizards over at Geico. Dylan says that concept seems a little ridiculous, but Tom assures him that it's tailor-made for him. Dinosaurs fandom + Family Guy fandom = Cavemen love. Dylan's excited, and he hopes there's an entire episode devoted to the caveman standing on a moving sidewalk. Tom is looking forward to seeing the GEICO cavemen watch Labyrinth. Dylan bets that they would be blown away by the crazy costumes and David Bowie's tight pants.

Dylan wins Tom over, and he wants to become a regular caller. Mike informs Tom that when he previously called to promote Labyrinth, he claimed his name was Bobby. Dylan wasn't sure if anyone would catch that switcheroo. Ha ha. You can't slip anything through, son. People recap these shows, you know. Dylan says he called as "Bobby" because he was GOMPed earlier in the evening as Dylan for using toilet mouth during a Griiiiindhouse call. He was afraid that Tom would dump him again, and he wouldn't be able to express his love for Labyrinth. Tom asks Dylan to repeat what he feared. Dylan now fears that Tom will do it right now. Tom says that he's not going to do it. Dylan is relieved, but then Tom gets him. Tom laughs at his accomplishment.

[todd]

Awww I was about to post that. I did all the Recidivism research and everything!

[methanolcereal]

Thanks everyone.

Omar more so.

[emma]

I was always convinced Labyrinth guy was Hesh in disguise.