Best Show Gems

[not that clay]

The call was hilarious even before you got to the Big Bill Little Bill stuff. Just the way he kept jumping from topic to topic cracked me up.

[Eric Fishlegs]

Next telemarketer to call me is going to have to deal with Big Eric & Little Eric.

I have noticed that many of the good citizens of Newbridge seem to have similar sounding voices. Maybe it's something in the water.

[ErnieWV]

I believe this gem was from one of the first shows I listened to and I was completely dazzled by it. Also, as an adult with ADD, Jon described perfectly the effect coffee has on me.

[JustNicole]

I just don't know how he kept it all straight in his head. I've listened to it twice now and both times it has made me laugh out loud in public. So great.

[mahgeetah]

Next telemarketer to call me is going to have to deal with Big Eric & Little Eric.

This is an awesome idea. every week I get an annoying call from the local paper, begging me to subscribe. I can't wait to introduce them to Big Jeremy, Little Jeremy, and Mr. Go-gurt.

[bonnaventure]

Big Bill/Little Bill was during one of the first shows I listened to, and still didn't know who Wurster was. "Mr. Sherbet" had me cracking up.

[perry]

the big bill little bill call probably had me laughing the hardest of almost any wurster call.  the thing at the end with mr. sherbert is SO funny, when he's talking about coffee having the reverse effect on him and you think it's big bill talking and then tom goes "and who said that?", "uh, mr. sherbert."  oh, and the last line is one of the best hang ups ever too.  "alright guys, let's go for a walk"

[mahgeetah]

"Those guys are like my children, you know."

"Your laminates are like your children?"

"Well, they're like my children who don't talk back or get kicked out of college for hate speech."

[Eric Fishlegs]

Question about this week's Gems- Did Tom ever end up getting to talk to Peter Tork? Sometimes when I listen to Gems I think "Gee, it was kind of cool when Tom would take calls from listeners during Wurster's calls." but listening to this week's makes me understand why he stopped doing it.

[scratchbomb]

Question about this week's Gems- Did Tom ever end up getting to talk to Peter Tork? Sometimes when I listen to Gems I think "Gee, it was kind of cool when Tom would take calls from listeners during Wurster's calls." but listening to this week's makes me understand why he stopped doing it.

I don't think so. Based on listening to subsequent shows, I believe that caller was full of ess-hit.

[lpme]

Yes! The Bernie Taupin call is this weeks gem.  I do a lot of courier deliveries for the office I work in and listen to podcasts while walking all over downtown.  I remember first hearing this episode and standing on the corner laughing so hard during the "Tiny Dancer" part, people were looking at me like I was some kind of maniac.

[dave from knoxville]

Nick Lachey thinks it's Scharpling vs Wurster.

[Martin]

Refresh your informationTunes!

[Ike]

Holy fuck, this was super, super funny. 

I have never heard this episode (must have been one I skipped in working through the archives), and this was shockingly great. 

Outloud laughing, more than once, AND some great singing by Tom. 

[Pidgeon]

Bernie's singing was glorious.