Wurster calls that fool the listeners

[Steeley Chris]

I have to confess...early on, when I was first listening to the Best Show (~2005), but well after I knew of Jon W, I was totally fooled by Pudge's first call.

Me too. I think it took a few calls for me to figure it out.

[mackro]

The most realistic character I've heard JW do to date is The Music Scholar.  Granted, there's a little bit of the Music Scholar in me, but I have met people who were 95%-100% like that in all seriousness -- so when I relisten, especially early on in the call, I have moments where I forget the Music Scholar is a character.

[thecoz77]

The call from Augie at Ye Olde Burger Barn (June 26 1991) has a mix of people wondering if the restaurant
is real, and callers trying to get in on the joke.

This was my introduction to JW and I thought it was real, yet very absurd.

[Nigel]

the first philly boy roy call definitely got some people angry

[DoodleJump!]

the first philly boy roy call definitely got some people angry

Ha! His first call is one of my favorites.

My first Best Show listen ever was when I overheard someone else listening to it, and Timmy Von Trimble was on the air. I swear for a split second I thought, "Could this man really be two inches tall?"

[Mike from Western Maine]

When I first started listening back in 2006, I thought Mawky Ramone actually called in. I knew Ted Leo was a caller, so it stood to reason I thought!

[fonpr]

When I first started listening back in 2006, I thought Mawky Ramone actually called in. I knew Ted Leo was a caller, so it stood to reason I thought!

[mahgeetah]

Because of JW's calls, my sporadically-listening wife believes that every call is fake.

[Christina]

Ha, there are times when some wack-a-doo calls and I wonder ...

Patton's Spike fan club call threw me the first time I heard it.

[orangewhip]

I had listened to all of the cd's and several episodes of the show before I heard my first Mawky Ramone call and I believed it until about halfway through. 

Also, not really exactly the subject, but I'm pretty sure that Brian Poshen calls in during the original Gorch bit.  It sounds like him anyway.

[Steeley Chris]

When I first started listening back in 2006, I thought Mawky Ramone actually called in. I knew Ted Leo was a caller, so it stood to reason I thought!

That was the first Best Show I ever listened too. I thought it was really Marky, too. It was spot on. At that point, I was sold on TBS and the rap battle (which was why I was listening) hadn't even taken place at that in the show.

[Bernard]

I think the Rot, Rock and Rule bit was actually pre-Best Sho, or proto-Best Show. Also a lot of those callers have familiar voices.

Re: the familiar voices: I've thought the same thing.

Although it's been a while since I've listened to RR&R the whole way through, I catch myself saying "busy phones tonight" to myself at work from time to time.

[Nate K]

There's a great Bryce call where he takes Dead trivia from listeners. He does the ol' Bryce get's angry and changes his voice trick. Great stuff.

[Pidgeon]

Whoa, that WAS Brian Posehn that called in during the Gorch call. Why has he never been a guest, or has he?

[NachoManCandySandwich]

I fooled myself when Nardwuar (The Human Serviette...from Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada, naturally) called in. I was convinced until re-listening days later that it was a JW character!~