I'm a fairly new listner. what callers are "staged" besides Wursters?

[buffcoat]

What I want to know is, who did the characters of Woodsy and the Utica-based conservative talk show host.  Guy was amazing.

In an interview somewhere online, Jon says that that guy was a friend of his.  I think he really is from upstate New York.

Richard from Chi loves Woodsy the best.


I am most fond of Zachary Brimstead and Zeph Marshack from the JW calls, and the early Skag Winesack and Depressed Office Worker from the AE calls.

[buffcoat]

What show and when in the show was the Nigel from Matador call?

Answering my own question:

•  January 31, 2006: Ricky from Marky R. Productions (0:21), Bryce 12 (0:44), Marky Ramone  [Historical Romance] (1:35), The One's Brother (2:38 and 2:43), Nils from Matador (2:49)

[TL]

What show and when in the show was the Nigel from Matador call?

Answering my own question:

•  January 31, 2006: Ricky from Marky R. Productions (0:21), Bryce 12 (0:44), Marky Ramone  [Historical Romance] (1:35), The One's Brother (2:38 and 2:43), Nils from Matador (2:49)

That show's one for the books - "Lady Wainsworth's Desires" is a high point in American Culture AND American Cultural Commentary!

[masterofsparks]

For me, the best unscripted Wurster call remains Jimmy Crespo from Aerosmith calling in response to Mac's "schooling" Tom on Aerosmith. Tom's laughing pretty uncontrollably for most of the call.

[mostlymeat]

What is a Wurster?

[njkaters]

I returned to the beginning of the Best Show canon recently and came across some of my favorite characters. I really enjoyed Myrlyn Hogan, Augie Richards and Jon's call to Nostradamus scholar John Hogue about Orson Welles and "The Man Who Saw Tomorrow." These characters don't seem to destroy Tom's will to live as much in the early going.

[Stupornaut]

I still think the very first (archived) episode, with the Yankees-Mets fan showdown, is one of the funniest things ever done on the Best Show, even if it's pretty characteristically different. Going through the 2000/2001 shows on the archive, I kind of expected the show to still be getting its legs, but it was high-quality right from the outset.

[njkaters]

Stupornaut,
I agree, the first episodes in the archive are pretty solid.

[buffcoat]

I still think the very first (archived) episode, with the Yankees-Mets fan showdown, is one of the funniest things ever done on the Best Show, even if it's pretty characteristically different. Going through the 2000/2001 shows on the archive, I kind of expected the show to still be getting its legs, but it was high-quality right from the outset.

I let the dogs out all over your FACE!

[Kibblesmith]

Oh this is an AWESOME thread, thanks everyone for the compiling.

Not to derail the list of mostly characters as opposed to "characters," I think besides the die-hard commitment to fascinating strangeness that is wadded into the shape of honorary* super-caller Spike, my all-time favorite "Is-He-Real" weirdo is Clark of Venison Stew.

I tried to listen to his podcast but without the counterweight of Tom giving it the context of reason and justice, it's just auditory holocaust footage.

*No, come on, admit it.

[Jake from Memphis]

Smirnoff ice manager was probably my favorite call ever.  I can listen to it over and over.

What show was that?

I think my favorite call by far was Rick from Albany, aka "The Soaker."

[bruce]

Smirnoff ice manager was probably my favorite call ever.  I can listen to it over and over.

What show was that?

November 20, 2001

[masterofsparks]

Smirnoff ice manager was probably my favorite call ever.  I can listen to it over and over.

What show was that?

I think my favorite call by far was Rick from Albany, aka "The Soaker."

I'm pretty sure Rick the Soaker was an unscripted call, which only makes it more hilarious.

[dave from knoxville]

I can't wait to see your response when it's revealed that Dave from Knoxville really IS a Wurster creation.

Sincerely,

Wurster

[samir]

I'm pretty sure Rick the Soaker was an unscripted call, which only makes it more hilarious.

A shiny thanks to whomever can point me to this one!