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Summary

Bad Friends – Episode Summary

Hosts: Bobby Lee & Andrew Santino
Date: May 15, 2026
Episode Title: New Episode Out on Patreon Today

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino dive into stories from their recent travels, orchestrated pranks, and some behind-the-scenes drama involving their openers and team. With their trademark playful banter, they weave through tales of airport mishaps, dinner table drama, and teasing camaraderie.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Shoutouts and Cookies from Michigan (00:05–00:20)

• Bobby gives a shoutout to Sugar High Bakery in Frankenmuth, Michigan, who attended his show and brought custom cookies.
• Andrew jokes about the cookies, clarifying, “I made sure there’s no weed in those.” (00:11, Andrew)

2. Flight Delay and Airport Annoyances (00:20–01:10)

• The conversation shifts to an irritating travel experience: stuck for 90 minutes on the tarmac at LAX while heading to Detroit.
• “Don’t you hate when that happens?” Andrew complains (00:40).
• Bobby and Andrew commiserate about LAX being “the worst airport in the United States” (00:45, Bobby).

3. The Carlos "Connection" Prank (01:10–02:32)

• Bobby describes pranking his opener Carlos by texting him to fake he had a flight connection so he could leave the plane early.
• “Pretend that you have a connection, right? So everyone's sitting and he's rushing up, right? ... He gets to the front, and then what do I do?” (01:57, Andrew)
• Carlos played along, only for Bobby to expose his lie in front of everyone: “He doesn't have a connection. He's lying is what he's…” (02:10, Carlos trailing off, then Andrew jumps in).
• Carlos got flustered and shouted back, leading to a scene: “He made me get mad, so I yelled back at him in front of everyone.” (02:17, Carlos)
• Bobby relishes the chaos: “Yeah, I did for you, dude. That's a good one.” (02:26, Andrew)

4. Involving the Rest of the Team (02:32–02:59)

• Bobby tried to rope in other openers, Kat and Ramsey Badawi, to join the prank:
  • Kat bailed: “Cat’s a wuss. She bailed.” (02:56, Bobby)
  • Bobby jokes about firing her: “You’re fired.” (03:01, Bobby)

5. Dinner Drama: Tears at the Table (03:03–03:48)

• The conversation turns to dinner after the show, where Kat ended up crying.
• Carlos claims, “He made her cry at dinner.” (03:03, Carlos)
• Bobby contests: “She cried on her own behalf.” (03:09, Bobby)
• It’s revealed that some personal drama came up during dinner, unintentionally leading to tears: “You brought up, like, drama.” (03:17, Carlos)
• “Drama dinner. DD is what I like to call it.” (03:29, Andrew and Bobby)
• Bobby insists he didn’t realize Kat was crying due to his bad eyesight: “I have Asian eyes, and also bad, poor eyesight as it is. … I can’t see shit. Right. So I didn’t see the welling.” (03:40–03:49, Bobby)

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• On airport etiquette:
  “You know what they say is, for those, if this is your, you know, I mean, destination, you sit while other people get up.” (01:34, Andrew)

• On orchestrating the prank:
  “Pretend that you have a connection, right? So everyone’s sitting and he’s rushing up, right?” (01:57, Andrew)
  “He doesn’t have a connection. He’s lying is what he’s…” (02:10, Carlos)

• On calling out Kat:
  “Cat’s a wuss. She bailed.” (02:56, Bobby)
  “Big time. You’re fired.” (03:01, Bobby)

• On dinner drama:
  “You brought up, like, drama.” (03:17, Carlos)
  “Drama dinner. DD is what I like to call it.” (03:29, Bobby & Andrew)

• On missing social cues:
  “I have Asian eyes, and also, I have bad, poor eyesight as it is. Yeah, that's also true. Yeah, that's true. So I have double. … I can't see shit. Right. So I didn't see the welling.” (03:40–03:49, Bobby)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Shoutout and cookies: 00:05–00:20
• Airport/flight story begins: 00:20–01:10
• Carlos prank story: 01:10–02:32
• Team involvement & openers: 02:32–02:59
• Dinner tears & drama: 03:03–03:49

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Episode Tone & Energy

The episode carries the classic, spirited back-and-forth that Bad Friends fans expect—irreverent, fast-paced, and filled with playful digs between the co-hosts and their crew. The in-jokes, self-deprecation, and personal anecdotes create a vibe that’s equal parts chaotic and endearing.

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This episode provides a peek into the off-stage antics and group dynamics of the Bad Friends crew, with travel stories, pranks, and a bit of unintentional drama at the dinner table—all delivered with Bobby and Andrew’s trademark wit.

Transcript

[A]

Bad Mad tv. Okay.

[B]

And then it's called Sugar High Bakery. Shout out to them in Michigan.

[A]

They came to my show.

[C]

There's no American.

[A]

Real nice. What?

[C]

I made sure there's no weed in those.

[A]

There's no weed in it.

[B]

Frankenmuth, Michigan.

[A]

Yeah, this is good.

[B]

Little bad friend Cookie. And then here, it's me and my little prince.

[A]

Yep. Yep. Do you hear about the prank I pulled out on Carlos? No, what was it? What was it? You don't remember the prank? No, what was it? Okay, so we're flying into.

[C]

Oh, God. This is like a security risk.

[A]

It's a security prank. Okay, like, you hear it? Yeah. Okay, so we're flying into. We're hour late. So we're on the tarmac in la. Don't you hate when that happens?

[B]

This is the worst airport in the United States. That's why we got to get out of here. Spencer.

[A]

Pratt. Pratt.

[B]

In there.

[A]

In there. Anyway, we're at the LAX on the tarmac, 90 minutes. 90 minutes, hour and a half. Now we're flying to Detroit. Am I right? Okay, correcto. So correcto to you and very good, dude. And I.

[B]

Really good. Carlos.

[A]

So you know we have dinner reservations. You know how daddy gets when I can't have my dinner reservations.

[B]

What do you mean? The pilot didn't know you guys had a dinner reservation.

[A]

Did not know, dude.

[B]

What's his problem?

[A]

I don't know, dude. Let's go, let's go, let's go. Right, so when we land in Detroit, we only. We have to get going now. People have to make their connections. So you know what they say over the Over.

[B]

You know what they say?

[A]

What do they say? What they say is for those. If this is your, you know, I mean, destination, you sit while other people get up.

[B]

Never worked.

[A]

And go. But they did it.

[C]

Never.

[B]

People sat it.

[A]

Yeah, people sat, right? But then I texted Carlos. I go. Because he's in the back. So I texted Carlos the middle.

[C]

I got.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, middle.

[B]

I put him in first class when we fly.

[A]

No, not me. And I texted Carlos, go pretend that you. You have a connection, right? So everyone's sitting and he's rushing up, right? And saying, no, I have a connection. I have a connection, right? And he gets to the front, and then what do I do?

[C]

He doesn't have a connection. He's lying is what he's.

[B]

You called him out. It's so fun.

[C]

So I, I. He made me get mad, so I yelled back at him in front of everyone.

[A]

Yeah, I love that. Do you Love that. I wish I was there. I knew you would love it.

[B]

God, that's.

[A]

Yeah, I did for you, dude. That's a good one. Yeah. It's a good one, right? He's lying.

[B]

I know him. That's Carlos Herrera.

[A]

Stood by the door waiting for me. So he let everyone. And. And now the flight attendants are looking at him like, this guy's a liar. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then. But I texted all the. My openers as well. I had two openers.

[B]

Who'd you bring? You brought Kat and who else?

[A]

Ramsey. Badaw.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Right.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And I told them to do the same thing because I was gonna call him out, but Kat didn't do it. Yeah.

[B]

Cat's a wuss. She bailed.

[A]

Yeah. So she bailed on the thing.

[B]

She's a wuss. She wouldn't do that.

[A]

Yeah. So there's consequences.

[B]

Big time. You're fired.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. That's it.

[C]

He made her cry at dinner.

[B]

What'd you do?

[A]

I didn't make her cry at dinner, dude.

[C]

She cried.

[A]

She cried on her own behalf. She cried on her own behalf.

[B]

What did she cry of?

[C]

You brought up, like, drama.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. It's some drama in her life.

[B]

Why are you. Why?

[A]

We're having dinner? Yeah, we made dinner.

[B]

Normal dinner.

[A]

Yeah, normal dinner. Drama.

[B]

Yeah, drama dinner.

[A]

DD is what I like to call it.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Drama dinner.

[B]

Drama dinner.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. And so I didn't know that it was gonna make her cry. Did you?

[C]

No, but you could. You could. You kept going. After I saw the tears start.

[A]

Yeah, but I'm. Because I have Asian eyes. Oh. And also, I have bad, poor eyesight as it is. Yeah, that's also true. Yeah, that's true. So I have double.

[B]

He can't see.

[A]

I can't see shit. Right. So I didn't see the welling. Yeah, you mean. And, you know, a lot of times you got to see the Wellington.