The "Ripping Off The Best Show" Thread

[Geatorette]

Tina Fey's from Philly (Upper Darby, to be exact, which is right next to Philly. And it's probably more Philly than Philly -- there are a lot of expats like myself in the city proper yet UD has none) so I think that might explain that.

This isn't connected, but The Best Show is the only national media outlet that has ever tackled the weirdness that is life in Philly. Even better, TBS actually shows a love of Philly (through PBR and Tom's love of the city, and that a ton of callers/fans are from Philly). It's Always Funny does to an extent (I haven't watched too much) but they've never done the accent.

However, we're innundated non-stop with movies (and about 20% of every SNL sketch) about Boston that are supposedly filled with charming dockworker types that have fun accents! I lived in Boston (Somerville, but still) for three years and met absolutely zero people in that city who spoke like that.

Yes. I agree.  But the battery whipping ?  didnt the 30 rock writers donate last marathon?

As a resident of this glorious city, I thought I should clarify: TBS and 30Rock were simply mirroring back the unfortunate reality of Philadelphia sports fans - they really do throw batteries at people: http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/sports/local_sports/041610-worst-philly-sports-fans-moments

[Paul DeLouisiana]

On the last episode of Children's Hospital someone said "Jerry from Ben & Jerry's."

[stephen]

The Investigation Discovery Network is going to start airing a show that sounds an awful lot like Shout Network series Crime Scene Cleaners.  It's called True Grime: Crime Scene Clean-up.

http://investigation.discovery.com/tv/true-grime/#icpgn=idnavshtg

[tonyh]

"No Republican has ever won the White House without winning Ohio. Asked if Romney could manage it, political director Rich Beeson retorted: “If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, every day would be Christmas.”

from: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/27/opinion/collins-ohio-gets-the-love.html

Rich Beeson kind of sounds like it could be a Newbridgean name, doesn't it?

[cavorting with nudists]

Synchronicity--I'm reading that Stephen King book about time travel and the JFK assassination (I don't particularly recommend it; not that good), and that phrase appears in there as well.  It ain't the same without "helluva" though.

[John Junk]

There are lots of "Landing on Water" references in Knocked Up.  I think a guy in that movie even wears an iron-on "Landing on Water" shirt.  This seems like a stretch, but at this period in time, Tom made fun of Landing on Water a lot.  No, I'm not going to get screen shots. 

Also, I always felt the use of "Heat of the Moment" in 40 Year Old Virgin wouldn't have happened without Christina the Yes Fan's defense of Yes and Tom's subsequent revivification of Asia.

Also, Big Dipper is coming out with a new album.  They owe their reuniting to Tom's deciding to reunite them and actually doing it on-air. They should ask Tom's permission before recording new material.

[G.E. Moore]

This week, on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, a character does a drunken strip tease while Bad Companying someone. I think my wife was confused about why I found it so funny.

[nowah]

Seems like a Zachary Brimstead impression at 40:10 on this week's Comedy Bang! Bang! ("184 Aziz Ansari, Bob Odenkirk, Neil Campbell, Mike Hanford, James Adomian") at the end of a segment with Scott Aukerman's political satire singing troupe.

[Barry in Ireland]

Seems like a Zachary Brimstead impression at 40:10 on this week's Comedy Bang! Bang! ("184 Aziz Ansari, Bob Odenkirk, Neil Campbell, Mike Hanford, James Adomian") at the end of a segment with Scott Aukerman's political satire singing troupe.

Speaking of Zachary Brimstead rip-offs (rips-off?), this Paul Robeson dude sure sounds...familiar. I can only assume he's wearing a cumberbund underneath that shirt.

Paul Robeson - Ol' Man River (Showboat - 1936) J.Kern O. Hammerstein II

[Steve of Bloomington]

I recently saw the movie Step Brothers.  Did anyone else find the Billy Joel cover band to be treading on familiar territory?

Another joke that was used in Step Brothers was the katana sword with Randy Jackson's autograph on it, much like the White Album signed by Peter Benchley.  But since Tom goes so far back with the UCB crew, I imagine he and Adam McKay are probably in contact once in a while too.  Maybe McKay asked to borrow the joke?

Re: this: the guitar signed by Kid Rock and Paul Ryan.

[wood and iron]

In the latest episode of Comedy Bang Bang, PFT is back as Garry Marshall character. He starts to describe his wild youth as a member of a gang. Sounds awfully familiar to the roots of a guy round these parts, no?

[Steve of Bloomington]

The Makerbot 3D printer obviously rips off an idea from the 2002 show featured in the latest Best Show Gems, where the guy from Mother 13 is working on a way to print furniture on your computer printer.

[daveB from Oakland]

The Makerbot 3D printer obviously rips off an idea from the 2002 show featured in the latest Best Show Gems, where the guy from Mother 13 is working on a way to print furniture on your computer printer.

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Maybe we should change the name of this to the "Best Show Prophecy Thread"!!

[Joe Rogaine]

Not sure about other people ripping off The Best Show but i have heard similar bits that Tom does from other shows. The only one i can think of off the top of my head is the Kiss meets the Phantom of the Park segment Tom did.

The Tom hanging up on people before they get to finish is probably not Tom ripping off other people but just a classic standard thing ive heard on many other radio shows.


The "get off my phone" thing is just more of an homage too.

[Tom Scharpling]

What is the Kiss meets the Phantom of the Park segment?

And yes, I will not claim to have invented the idea of hanging up on people.

Tom.