Underrated Best Show Strengths

[dave from knoxville]

When Tom baits people who say crypto-racist stuff.

"Right? The 'financiers', right? 'Studio executives', right?"

"We're talking about 'them' right?  You know how 'they' are, right?""

Wait, Mike, you know what 'good' means, right?"

[Flood]

When Tom baits people who say crypto-racist stuff.

"Right? The 'financiers', right? 'Studio executives', right?"

"We're talking about 'them' right?  You know how 'they' are, right?""

Wait, Mike, you know what 'good' means, right?"

"Good is a funny word; it can mean anything." – Andy Breckman.

WFMU is a very postmodern station.

[RemyLBO]

Tom slightly messing up the name of a thing

[fonpr]

Rashaan?

[cavorting with nudists]

Tom's gift for spontaneous song composition is impressive.

[JonFromMaplewood]

Callers disconnected mid-word.

[Alex P.]

Callers disconnected mid-word.

Even better when it was a great call from a friend.

"I'll even do it to them!"

[Lawrence Orbach]

I really like the unabashed love for Led Zep Tom has been displaying this past year. Call me weird, but if I catch a Zep track on a classic rock station I roll my eyes....but when Tom spins it....I turn it up!

Then the jaded indie-rocker inside of me says that Toms been playing with us the whole live-long day. I'm a mess.

[around the bend]

I love when Tom assumes everyone is as much of a flaming Republican as he is.  Some of the best jokes, including: "you know what's most disappointing about George W Bush?  That I can't vote for him again."

[Big Plastic Head]

It's ability to make, without question, Tuesday the best day of the week.

[Eric Fishlegs]

Callers disconnected mid-word.

I always like exchanges like this-
"Don't hang up on me, Tom."
"Don't what?"
"Hang up on me."
"OK" (click)

It's usually more artful than this, but it gets me every time.

[dave from knoxville]

Callers disconnected mid-word.

I always like exchanges like this-
"Don't hang up on me, Tom."
"Don't what?"
"Hang up on me."
"OK" (click)

It's usually more artful than this, but it gets me every time ti.

Fixed.

[JesseFromVegas]

Tom's gasp when he realize a caller is still on the line

[shrugsy]

Tom's unshakable courage in confronting serial murderers on-air (Zodiac, The Party Doctor)

[buffcoat]

The multiple takes on a bit - the many repetitions of Mickey Dolenz' namaste/MYAH and the line from Clifford, two different iterations of multiple people having the same voice (Shawn/Shane, Big Bill/Little Bill/Mr. Sherbert).