New Episode Out on Patreon Today

Summary

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Bad Friends – "New Episode Out on Patreon Today"

Hosts: Andrew Santino & Bobby Lee
Date: August 7, 2026
Production: 7EQUIS

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Episode Overview

In this candid and comedic episode of Bad Friends, hosts Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee dive into a chaotic day at the studio (complete with unwelcome smells), riff on death conspiracies in politics, discuss celebrity survival (including a detour into Danny Bonaduce’s status and the mysterious world of actor residuals), and sprinkle in their trademark banter throughout. The vibe is characteristically loose, irreverent, and peppered with asides.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Studio Disaster: The Unbearable Smell

Starts at 01:00

• The episode kicks off with Santino and Lee complaining about an awful stench in the recording studio.
• Both hosts riff on the cause: plumbing mishaps ("there's a pipe that broke") and possible gaslighting by the crew (“you guys gaslighted us saying that, oh, there’s no smell”).
• Bobby tries to identify everything by touch and smell, leading to a comedic take on the senses:
  • “I can see. I can. All my senses are working and I smell poo.” — Person 2 (02:00)

2. Are They Dying? Hydrogen Sulfide and Studio Safety

01:53 – 02:11

• Andrew brings a pseudo-scientific explanation, mentioning hydrogen sulfide and "volatile compounds".
• The discussion turns anxious and silly:
  • “Our studio is hydrogen sulfide.” — Person 1 (01:59)
  • “We gotta get out of this … microscopic fecal particles.” — Person 2 (02:08)
• Both joke about possibly inhaling dangerous particles, exaggerating the hazard for comedic effect.

3. Political Death Watch & Conspiracy Riffs

02:13 – 03:22

• They spiral into gallows humor about political figures – specifically the health/rumors about Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham.
• Bobby muses, “Maybe it’s the odor that Lindsey Graham left. It’s a death smell. You know, all my villains are dying.” (02:14)
• Discussion of conspiracy theories: Andrew wonders if McConnell is dead and recent photos are AI-faked.
  • “There's a theory that they. That Mitch McConnell is dead and they killed Lindsey Graham to cover up more time.” — Person 1 (02:30)
  • Both scrutinize a supposed photo as AI-generated: “That’s not even a real. They’re not in the room together.” (02:48)

4. Celebrity Survival Checks: Is Danny Bonaduce Alive?

03:22 – 03:59

• Andrew recounts hearing a podcast mention Danny Bonaduce and being unsure if he’s still alive.
  • Bobby admits he didn’t know who Bonaduce was: “I don’t even know who that is.” (03:44)
• They land on fond but confused Partridge Family memories as they “google him live.”
• Memorable and silly: “Redheads. You guys survive for a very long time.” — Bobby Lee (04:00)

5. Residuals Riffs: Do Old Sitcom Stars Still Get Paid?

04:09 – 04:59

• Andrew and Bobby move from Bonaduce’s career to the broader actor question: do people still get royalty checks from old shows like The Partridge Family?
• Andrew brings up the actor's royalties app for tracking payments.
  • “There’s an SAG Aftra [app]. You can look at your app and see what your residuals are.” — Andrew Santino (04:48)
• They marvel at how small or inconsistent these checks can be: “Royalties are usually small. Like 11 cents. He says all the time. If… it’s over a dollar, it’s $3.” (04:31)
• Bobby mock-laments his own payment status: “You owe $8 to Karate Ghost. Yeah, I owe … 14.95 to Mad TV.” (04:59)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On smelling the studio stench:
  “I know the senses. You gotta know this job. Obviously.” — Person 2 (01:39)
• On secret studio meetings:
  “They had a meeting before and they go tell—tell them we don’t smell anything.” — Person 2 (01:21)
• On conspiracy theories and AI photos:
  “Those are two separate photographs that they mesh together.” — Person 1 (02:52)
• On the dark comedy of villain deaths:
  “All my villains are dying. I know.” — Person 2 (02:14)

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Important Segment Timestamps

• 01:00: Studio poop smell hijinks
• 01:53: "Smelling poop = inhaling volatile compounds" joke
• 02:24: "All my villains are dying" and political death talk
• 02:45: AI conspiracy about politician “death” photos
• 03:27: Danny Bonaduce alive or dead debate
• 04:31: Residuals from old TV work
• 04:59: Bobby’s mock-accounting of his owns (negative) residuals

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Tone and Style

This episode of Bad Friends follows the signature irreverent, quick-fire banter between Santino and Lee. The humor is off-the-cuff and self-deprecating. While serious topics like political figures’ health, conspiracy speculation, and the realities of residual payments are touched upon, everything is filtered through their absurd, heckling comedic lens.

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Transcript

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[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Our studio smells like poop and we walk in.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Well, twice I walked in because I had to go to the bathroom. And it's.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Yeah, but. But the poop was. The smell was before that.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Before I smell the poo. Then I smelled my own poo. Came back more poo.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

More poo?

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Yeah, it's worse than the poo that I had. The real poo. Well, there's a pipe that broke.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

There's a pipe.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

And then you guys gaslighted us saying that, oh, there's no smell.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Smell.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Yeah. Oh, this is.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Okay, well, they had a meeting before and they go tell. Tell them we don't smell anything.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

What is going on? Is there a.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Something broke? You can't. None of you can smell that.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

I can smell it from here.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

That. Dude, I said it three times.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Yeah, good. Don't smell anything. We have the same senses.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

You guys are gaslighting up. Yeah, you did smell something.

[Doctor/Pharmaceutical Representative]

It's.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

It's that famous thing.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Dude, this is wood. No, you all got. No, I can close my eyes. I know the senses. You got to know this job. Obviously. Okay.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

This is wood.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Yeah. Yeah. This is glass.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

This is glass.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Yeah.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

This is ceramic.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Yeah. That's a wall. I can see. I can. All my senses are working and I smell poo.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Smelling poop in the air typically means you're inhaling volatile compounds. Hydrogen sulf, so.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Oh, my God.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

We're Inhaling. This is our studio is hydrogen sulfide.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

We gotta get out of here. Aero particles, apparently.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Honestly, we do need to get out of this.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

We got to get out of the studio. That's the. That's the final.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

That's what it is. Microscopic fecal particles. Arrow particles.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Yeah. You have phantom odors, though.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

No, brother.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Maybe it's the odor that Lindsey Graham left. It's a death smell. You know, all my villains are dying. I know.

[Doctor/Pharmaceutical Representative]

Yeah.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Yeah. Mitch McCullough's in the hospital. That's my penguin. The Riddler died. That's my Lindsey Graham. My MCU is.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

There's a. There's a. There's a theory that they. That Mitch McConnell is dead and they killed Lindsey Graham to cover up more time.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

No, but they did. They posted a real photo with her, him and China lady. AI, did you see the photo, though?

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

It looks AI to me.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Yeah. Yeah. Doesn't it? Look. Aish.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

That's AI.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Yeah.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Look at that. That's not even a real. They're not in the room together.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Yeah, there's no way those are two

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

separate photographs that they mesh together.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

It's pretty good. AI, though.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Who's the guy in the back under all the blankets?

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Oh, that's true.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Who's holding up the pillows?

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Yeah, that is true.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Stop it. That's crazy.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

It's crazy. He's alive, though.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

That's what they say.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

I don't think he thinks. I don't think he knows he's alive, but he's alive. As of now, it's. Well, as of now, he's alive.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

If this show does anything. Yeah, if this show does anything and

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

it comes in three in a row. Oh, yeah, it comes in three in a row.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Third. Then.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

I don't know. Maybe the man on Top. That's all I can say. The man on Top.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Wait a minute. You know what?

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

What?

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

You know.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Not that I want. Yeah.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

You know what I did the other day, by the way? Yeah, you know what I did? I. I saw, like, a podcast clip about somebody. Joel McHale was talking about some of his craziest guests on who's a Dan Patrick show, and he brought up Danny Botta Ducci being one of the worst guests on the Soup. I thought he passed away. Didn't you think he wasn't alive?

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

I don't even know who that is.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Bring up Danny about a duch.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Oh, I love him.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

What was he on? Partridge Family. What was it? Zoom in. Yeah. Partridge.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Partridge Family.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

I thought he passed away, 1974.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

No, he's still alive.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

That's me.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Yeah. Redheads. You guys survive for a very long time.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

I don't know, dude.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Do we? Yeah, yeah. Like wildfire or something.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Don't say anything fancy. You don't deserve anything right now.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Yeah.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

He was taking shots at me. I bit my lip. And he goes, luna does that all the time. And we tell her, you eat the food, not your mouth or the tongue. I bit my lip.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Residuals from Partridge.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Google that. Gotta be proudly.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

I don't think so, dude.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Oh, yeah. What do you mean? They still play. That's got to be an international show.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Yeah, he does still receive residuals.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Royalties are. Are usually small. Like 11 cents. He says all the time. If. Even if. If it's over a dollar, it's $3.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

No. Oh, my God. From the 70s.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Wow.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Wow.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Sometimes I look at my. Do you ever look at that. The app? Do you ever look at the app?

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

This is a residual app.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

There's SAG Aftra. You can look at your app and you can see what your residuals are. Watch this. Let me tell you what's coming.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

Okay.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

I'm excited for this, actually.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

This is real residuals. Yeah. I want to see if I'm. Well, that's for you.

[Person 1 in studio discussion]

Residual.

[Person 2 in studio discussion]

I don't have a thing. My thing is to be like. You owe $8 to Karate Ghost. Yeah, I owe. Yeah, you owe 14.95 to Mad TV.