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Bad Friends – Episode Summary

Date: June 26, 2026
Hosts: Bobby Lee & Andrew Santino
Episode Title: New Episode on Patreon Today

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Overview

In this lively episode of Bad Friends, hosts Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino riff on odd cultural trends, playfully debate baby names with infamous pasts, and recount comedic misadventures at a karaoke bar in Koreatown. Their signature banter blends offbeat observations with candid stories—delivering plenty of laughs and quotable gems for fans of absurdist comedy.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The "Bad Game Show" Announcement

• [00:02–00:21]
  • Andrew and Bobby introduce their chaotic yet hilarious game show involving celebrities, trivia, and absurd challenges, encapsulated as: "It's chaos. It's comedy. It's the Bad Game Show."
  • Bobby admits, "Nobody knows the rules. We barely know the rules."
  • Promotion for viewing details: YouTube & Spotify Video.

2. Sunday Vibes & "Miyagi" Energy

• [00:23–00:38]
  • Andrew notes Bobby's calm and reflective mood: "You're very Miyagi today."
  • Bobby imparts: "When you have one foot in the past and one foot in the future, you're pissing on today. I'm living in the moment."
    • Memorable quote: (Bobby, 00:41)

3. The Art of Bumper Stickers and Road Rage

• [00:51–01:14]
  • Bobby vents about a bumper sticker: "If you get near me, I drive slower."
  • Jokes about escalating the situation: "I want a bumper sticker in my front window says, well, then I'll crash into you."
  • Spotting the driver: "It's an old white lady. E. Karen. Pass. Stay hydrated."
    • They riff on the archetype of the "Karen."

4. The Death and Rebirth of Baby Names

• [01:22–02:37]
  • Andrew wonders: "How many babies born in 2026 named Karen? Like, nine, probably."
  • Declares: "I think that ruined the name Karen."
  • Bobby muses: "Adolph is ruined."
  • Andrew quips: "No, no, that one's back."
  • Attempts to one-up each other with historically tainted names (Adolph, Pol Pot, Genghis Khan) and check if any babies were given those names, culminating in a tie:
    • "I'm name champ right now, dude." – Bobby (02:02)
    • "Zero babies named Genghis in 2024." – Andrew (02:34)

5. Movie Contrarianism & Catching Up Post-Film

• [02:47–03:11]
  • Andrew mentions seeing a movie called "Obsession," which Bobby recommended.
  • Andrew calls Mone (a mutual friend) for a post-movie chat, but Bobby is at karaoke, leading to a comic exchange:
    • "Douchebag." – Both, in mock argument (03:09–03:10)

6. Karaoke Adventures in Koreatown

• [03:15–03:42]
  • Detailed conversation about karaoke bars, specifically "Brass Monkey" in Koreatown with private rooms.
  • Bobby: "And then they have the...the girls that you can bring in. Why? Why not?"
  • Andrew: "Dudes only."
  • Discussion on social norms at karaoke spots.

7. Hostess Girls – Cultural Quirks Explained

• [03:53–04:45]
  • Bobby and Andrew debate what to call the women who accompany guests at karaoke: "They're not geishas, dude. It's not Japan." – Bobby (04:16)
  • Carlos, presumably a guest, confirms: "Hostess girls."
  • Bobby explains: "They try to sell you on a, you know, a really expensive bottle of whatever, and they flirt with you, right? You guys sing together."
  • Andrew: "You buy the bottle."
  • Bobby: "You buy the bottle, and then they just disappear. They're not geishas. They're ninjas."
    • "Pay the bill. They're just gone. Gone. Why don’t you love me?" – Bobby (04:45)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "When you have one foot in the past and one foot in the future, you're pissing on today. I'm living in the moment."
  – Bobby Lee (00:41)

• "Nobody knows the rules. We barely know the rules."
  – Bobby Lee (00:13)

• "I want a bumper sticker in my front window says, well, then I'll crash into you."
  – Bobby Lee (01:03)

• "Adolph is ruined." – Bobby Lee
  "No, no, that one's back." – Andrew Santino
  (01:28–01:32)

• "If you get near me, I drive slower."
  – Bobby on annoying bumper sticker (00:57)

• "They're not geishas, dude. It's not Japan.... They're not geishas. They're ninjas."
  – Bobby Lee (04:16, 04:38)

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Timestamps for Major Segments

| Time | Segment | |----------|-----------------------------------------| | 00:02 | Bad Game Show announcement & philosophy | | 00:38 | Bobby’s Miyagi wisdom | | 00:57 | Bumper sticker rant | | 01:22 | Decline of "Karen" and infamous names | | 02:47 | Movie “Obsession” & karaoke plans | | 03:15 | Koreatown karaoke bars | | 03:53 | Hostess girls explained | | 04:43 | They’re “ninjas,” not “geishas” |

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Final Thoughts

This episode showcases Bobby and Andrew’s comedic chemistry, from spontaneous philosophical insights to off-the-cuff riffs on pop culture and personal quirks. Their blend of absurdity and authenticity delivers on the “bad friends” moniker—always going for the unexpected laugh, but with the genuine ease of best friends swapping stories.

Transcript

[A]

Hey, I'm Andrew Santino.

[B]

And I'm Bobby Lee.

[A]

And we made something completely insane.

[B]

We took celebrities, we put them in

[A]

my mom's basement, we throw trivia at them, we hit them with absurd challenges. And then, just when they think they know what's happening, we blow the whole thing apart.

[B]

Nobody knows the rules. We barely know the rules.

[A]

It's chaos. It's comedy. It's the Bad Game Show. New episodes drop every Wednesday.

[B]

Watch on the Bad Friends YouTube channel

[A]

or on the Bad Game show feed on Spotify Video. Follow, subscribe, watch, share, play along. Have fun. What's going on with you today? You feel like you're. Yeah. You're very Miyagi today.

[B]

It's a Sunday.

[A]

Teach us Miyagi.

[B]

I woke up and it's like, you know when you have one foot in the past and one foot in the future, you're pissing on? Today, I'm living in the moment.

[A]

We're gonna do a bunch of Chinese proverbs.

[B]

Proverbs. I'm just saying that I had. I saw a bumper sticker driving over here. Made me kind of mad.

[A]

What it say?

[B]

It said, if you drive. If you get near me, I drive slower.

[A]

Oh.

[B]

So I want a bumper sticker in my front window says, well, then I'll crash into you.

[A]

You just have to drive in front of them after you see it.

[B]

Yeah, I. I went to the side just to see what they look like.

[A]

What did they look like?

[B]

It's an old white lady. E. Karen. Pass. Stay hydrated.

[A]

Look up how many babies born in 2026 named Karen? Like, nine, probably. Yeah, I think that ruined the name Karen.

[B]

Yeah. Adolph is ruined.

[A]

No, no, that one's back.

[B]

Off is back. Oh.

[A]

What does it say? How many babies named Karen? Plummeted. The name plummeted.

[B]

It plummeted.

[A]

It fell out of the top eight. Pull pot, Paul.

[B]

Yeah, yeah. See if. Pole, pot.

[A]

Potsy. See a pot?

[B]

Yeah. Pole pot. It can't. 0, 0, 0. I created a name Zero.

[A]

What?

[B]

Why? Because he was a bad guy. Give me a name, Trump. You can't beat. You can't beat zero, dude.

[A]

Yes, I can.

[B]

That's a. I mean, I'm. That. I'm champ right now.

[A]

How many babies.

[B]

I'm name champ right now, dude.

[A]

How many babies in 2026?

[B]

You can't make up a name that no one's ever had, like

[A]

Hitler.

[B]

No, no. Just say a name.

[A]

In the past, how Many people in 2026 were named Genghis Khan?

[B]

Genghis.

[A]

No, you said pole Pot.

[B]

Genghis does not appear in the top thousand recorded by Baby. Yeah, but it's still not zero.

[A]

Yeah, but pole would be a name. That would be a baby. But you said Pole. Pot.

[B]

You said Genghis Khan.

[A]

Yeah, Genghis Khan.

[B]

Yeah. Okay. All right.

[A]

So I'm saying.

[B]

All right.

[A]

Zero babies named Genghis in 2024.

[B]

If I ever. Baby. That's what it is.

[A]

We're tied. Genghis Pot.

[B]

All right, all right. And that's it. All right. We were tied. We're tied. We'd have to play. Well, there's no way to go lower.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Yeah, there's a way to go lower. Yeah. Yeah.

[A]

So I saw Obsession last night.

[B]

Did I not tell you it was good? Did you think it was good?

[A]

What did I. I called m. Why?

[B]

You tell me.

[A]

I'm. I called. I called Mone. I went and got pizza. I called Mone.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

What did I say?

[B]

Terrible movie. What did you like about this movie? What was good about it?

[A]

And then he goes, ever the contrarian.

[B]

I did say that. You said that. Ever the contrarian.

[A]

Douchebag.

[B]

Douchebag.

[A]

And I go, what are you doing? He's like, hold on. Sorry, man. I'm at karaoke. I have to go back in. They just picked my song.

[B]

Yeah. Did you go to the place on Wilshire? What was it called? The Monkey Bar. What's it called? I don't know, but it had a bunch of Egyptian stuff in it.

[A]

But it was called Brass Monkey.

[B]

Brass Monkey. Oh, yeah. Well, I was close. There's monkey in it.

[A]

I mean, Beastie Boys, dude.

[B]

Yeah, yeah. Brass Monkey. There's one on wheelchair.

[A]

Funky Monkey.

[B]

Yeah. And it's a huge.

[A]

It's a massive carry. We've been.

[B]

We've been there. Yeah.

[A]

You didn't go to that one with how many private rooms? Was it like a row of rooms?

[B]

It was a lot of private rooms. Yeah.

[A]

Maybe that was it.

[B]

Oh, it's in Koreatown. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I've been to that one. It was fun downstairs. And then they have the. The girls that you can bring in. Why? Why not?

[A]

Dudes only.

[B]

That's the question you have to ask yourself. Why not?

[A]

Why not?

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. Why are you asking why? Always. You always say, why not? You know what I mean? But why is it. What does that to do with karaoke? I don't know. But Koreans, they just do the. You know. You don't.

[A]

Anybody's allowed it.

[B]

Yeah, no, but you know how they.

[A]

What they.

[B]

What do they call them, Carlos?

[A]

They're like. They're like. They're like a. I was gonna hang at your table.

[B]

They're not geishas, dude. It's not Japan. No. Here in America. No. They have hostess girls. Hostess girls. That's all. Yeah.

[A]

How did we not get that?

[B]

Yeah, yeah.

[A]

Host. Yeah, they're hostess.

[B]

Yeah. Hostess girls.

[A]

Yeah, they're friends.

[B]

Yeah. And then they. They try to sell you on a, you know, a really expensive bottle of whatever, and they flirt with you, right? You guys sing together.

[A]

You buy the bottle.

[B]

You buy the bottle, and then they just disappear. I don't know. They're like ninjas. They're not geishas. They're ninjas.

[A]

They're apparit.

[B]

Pay the bill. They're just gone. Gone. Why don't you love me? Yeah.