08-11-25 - Entertainment Drill - MON - Search Is On For New Dog To Star In Air Bud Returns - Engelberg From Bad News Bears Has Died

Summary

Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona Episode: 08-11-25 - *Entertainment Drill - MON - Search Is On For New Dog To Star In Air Bud Returns - Engelberg From Bad News Bears Has Died
Host: John Holmberg
Release Date: August 11, 2025

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1. Introduction

In this episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness (HMS), host John Holmberg, along with his co-hosts Brady Bogen and Bret Vesely, delve into a variety of entertainment topics, including movie reviews, a search for a new star for the upcoming "Air Bud Returns," and a poignant update on a beloved character from "Bad News Bears."

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2. Entertainment Drill Segment

Timestamp: [01:42] - [04:05]

Brady Bogen kicks off the Entertainment Drill, a recurring segment aimed at dissecting current entertainment news with a humorous twist.

• Local Gun Violence and Self-Defense:

  Brady addresses a recent tragic incident in Tucson where an individual attempted to create mass panic by armed aggression. He emphasizes the importance of self-defense training in such scenarios.

  "These people who decide they're going to create mass panic, knife, gun, whatever else, all it takes is one person saying, not today."
  — Brady Bogen [02:19]

  He highlights the role of React Defense, a self-defense training organization, in empowering individuals to respond effectively during emergencies.

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3. Movie Reviews

Timestamp: [04:05] - [13:53]

The hosts transition into discussing recent movie performances and upcoming releases.

• Box Office Performance:

  Brett notes that the horror movie "Weapons" grossed $42.5 million, while "Freaky Friday" earned $29.5 million over the weekend.

  "Some people went out and went to the movies over the weekend. Weapons did pretty well. 42 and a half million horror movie."
  — Brett [04:05]

• Discussion on "Freaky Friday":

  The conversation touches upon the premise of "Freaky Friday," where parents and children swap bodies, leading to humorous and challenging situations.

  "They swap with their kids. Yeah, I saw that."
  — Brett [04:46]

• Critique of "Happy Gilmore 2":

  Larry McFeely delivers a candid review of the sequel, labeling it as "terrible" both from a general and a male perspective.

  "As a man, it's a bad movie. Both."
  — Larry McFeely [05:02]

• Humorous Banter on Characters:

  The hosts engage in light-hearted mockery of actors Jamie Lee Curtis and Johnny Knoxville, joking about their resemblance and performances.

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4. "Air Bud Returns" and Tribute to Engelberg

Timestamp: [08:42] - [11:19]

A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to the news surrounding the "Air Bud Returns" project and the passing of Engelberg from "Bad News Bears."

• Search for New Air Bud:

  Brett announces the search for a new golden retriever to star in the upcoming "Air Bud Returns," encouraging listeners to submit their pets for a chance to be selected and win prizes.

  "Submit your golden retriever if you want him to be the next for the new Air Bud."
  — Brett [06:42]

• Discussion on Engelberg's Passing:

  The hosts express their condolences over the death of Engelberg, the lovable catcher from "Bad News Bears." They clarify the distinction between different individuals named Engelberg, ensuring accurate remembrance of the character.

  "It's depressing to know that I got worried about that yesterday. I was very sad."
  — Brady Bogen [10:05]

  They reminisce about Engelberg's role and contributions, highlighting his memorable presence in the series.

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5. Music Segment: Worst Songs Ever on X

Timestamp: [11:28] - [13:53]

Brett introduces a trending debate on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) about the "worst songs ever," sparking a lively discussion among the hosts.

• Notable Mentions:

  • "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros: Identified early on as the worst song, despite its influence on bands like The Lumineers and Of Monsters and Men.

  "Some of these are all about the bass. Meghan Trainor. Come on. Where's the country music?"
  — Brady Bogen [12:50]

  • "Happy" by Pharrell Williams: Surprisingly named among the worst songs, leading to confusion and debate.

  • "Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon: Another unexpected entry in the fray.

• Daniel Johnston's "Speedy Motorcycle":

  The song garners negative attention for its repetitive and irritating nature, despite Johnston’s unique place in music history.

  "Daniel Johnston. Oh, he was awful, but he was special. So you weren't allowed to say it sucked, but it does."
  — Brady Bogen [13:26]

The segment concludes with the hosts expressing their strong opinions, highlighting the subjective nature of music taste.

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6. Conclusion and Announcements

Timestamp: [13:54] - [15:43]

As the episode nears its end, the hosts share light-hearted remarks and upcoming plans.

• Upcoming Contests:

  Brady mentions future opportunities for listeners to win Pantera tickets and other exciting prizes, teasing more information in upcoming episodes.

  "We'll definitely get you a pair tomorrow. Listen for that and tell you more about our native New Yorker."
  — Brady Bogen [13:54]

• Guest Segment: Larry McFeely's Vacation Recap:

  Larry shares his recent vacation experience in Mission Beach, San Diego, emphasizing the reliability of Toyota trucks used by local lifeguards.

  "It's the national sales event at your Valley Toyota dealers. Visit your Valley toyota dealer or valleytoyotadealers.com toyota let's go places."
  — Larry McFeely [14:38]

• MMP Guns Custom Firearms Announcement:

  Byron from MMP Guns introduces their custom firearm services, offering various enhancements and customizations for firearms enthusiasts.

  "We offer polishing, plating, bluing, custom laser engraving, laser stippling, cerakoting and performance upgrades."
  — Byron [15:08]

• TVS Doug Hopkins Real Estate Services:

  Brady promotes Doug Hopkins' real estate services, emphasizing hassle-free home selling with cash offers.

  "They wouldn't be dealing with all this stress if they'd have just called TVs Doug Hopkins because he's more than a guy buying your house."
  — Brady Bogen [15:43]

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Key Takeaways

• Entertainment Focus: The episode offers a blend of humor and serious discussion, covering topics from movie reviews to self-defense training.

• Community Engagement: Interactive segments like the search for a new Air Bud and debates on the worst songs foster listener participation.

• Tragic News: The passing of Engelberg from "Bad News Bears" adds an emotional layer to the episode, showcasing the hosts' ability to balance humor with heartfelt moments.

• Promotional Content: While advertisements are present, they are seamlessly integrated into the conversation, maintaining the episode's flow.

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Note: This summary encapsulates the primary discussions and highlights from the August 11, 2025, episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona. For the full experience and additional content, tuning into the show via 98KUPD is recommended.

Transcript

[John Holmberg]

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[Larry McFeely]

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[Brady]

Still streaming homberg's morning sickness [e-mail] I'm gonna throw up. All right, let's get right to it. Let's get out of here, shall we? It's time for the entertainment drill and we can run for our lives right afterwards. Let Larry take over for the rest of the day. The entertainment drill is brought to you by our [e-mail] the home of tactical Black self defense training. I Haven't been there for a minute. Been busy doing all sorts of stuff. Got a text from Jay last night. He says, you coming in tomorrow? Yeah. And I'm like, I am. Says, good, we got some new stuff to show you.

[John Holmberg]

Sweet.

[Brady]

I have no idea what that means, but I immediately got adrenalized by it. You heard about it this morning. The guy that went down to Tucson with a gun and started to shoot up his office. How did it stop? Somebody stopped it. Simple as that. A guy. Guy walked up, one round off, got a round off, dude blocked it. Another guy got up, put him in a chokehold and ended it. These people who decide they're going to create mass panic, knife, gun, whatever else, all it takes is one person saying, not today. And in a smart way. And there is a smart way. And that's what they [e-mail]. you don't go running into it. You find a moment, you learn the moment. Inevitably, a moment. Now, when somebody just walks in and starts shooting up a building, there's going to be casualties. But you can minimize it by having somebody. Sheepdog instead of sheep, that's for sure. What's that thing? The FBI always says the first thing you do is run. Then if you can hide in a good spot, do that.

[Hooters]

Run, hide.

[John Holmberg]

Stop dropping.

[Brady]

Run, hide, fight. Something, something. No, no, but there's a big one in there. Yeah, maybe that's it. Run, hide, fighting. I think that's it.

[Hooters]

Hank 3.

[Brady]

Yeah, Hank 3. You gotta run, hide, fight. And. But eventually you get to that point where like, oh, I might have to face up here. Do I know what I'm doing? It's scary to think about, but it's true. It's just. It's just. But then again, you get adrenalized and you get real confident. The confidence is the big thing. You walk out of there with. Be in better shape, feeling pretty confident about yourself. Just go down there and check it out. Reactdefense.com that's where you go. Check out all their schedule and everything they offer, all the seminars they got coming up and things like that. And of course, the price. 199 bucks for two months. Turn you into a sheepdog. Stop being a sheep and get done. Reactdefense.com the Home Tactical Black Brady Entertainment.

[Brett]

Some people went out and went to the movies over the weekend. Weapons did pretty well. 42 and a half million horror movie.

[Hooters]

Starring the girl from Ozarks.

[Brady]

Oh, yeah, yeah, we. Okay, talked about that.

[Brett]

And freakier Friday. 29 and a half million.

[Brady]

I think the whole country is in a heat wave. So getting out of the house and getting into the movies, it's either heat wave or flooding. Freaky. Or Friday is still freaky. Well, I mean, yeah. I mean, now you're just switching places with a 40 year old and a 70 year old.

[Hooters]

Yeah, I don't know if that's the premise on this one. Their kids. They swapped with their kids.

[Brady]

Oh, I thought that they swapped with each other.

[Hooters]

Lindsay has.

[Brady]

No, they don't.

[Brett]

They swap with their kids. Yeah, I saw that.

[Brady]

Oh, like, did you see it already? Oh, Larry watched it. I watched. What? Why now? I will give you credit for this. Lindsay Lohan looks good. Lindsay Lohan does look. Yeah, she got good surgeon.

[Larry McFeely]

They swap four ways.

[Brady]

It's sexy. Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, I'm sure I'll have a video about that tomorrow.

[Brady]

It's two kids.

[Larry McFeely]

Jamie Lee Curtis, who? I gotta say, Jamie Lee Curtis looks amazing.

[Brady]

Well, she looks a lot like Johnny Knoxville, too. The Internet's been saying that for years. She looks pretty amazing. All right. I still think of her in Halloween, but. Yeah, Trading Places. Yeah, it was a. It was terrible. Just terrible. Are you saying that like a man tonight? Like, as a man, it's terrible, or is it just a bad movie? Both. Okay. As a man, it's a bad movie. All right. Thank you, Larry. It's Larry with his review to a Happy Gilmore 2. Yeah.

[Brett]

He's gonna say, what do you give the nod to?

[Brady]

Which one would you watch? Don't. Don't you dare. He says Freakier Friday is worse than Happy Gilmore 2. Got no jokes. I wrote no jokes for this movie and had no joke to write. Joe. I did not write any jokes. I just got hit in the nuts. It's all that happens.

[Hooters]

Then you go nuts.

[Brady]

Now all you do is get hit. You get hit in the nuts. That's it. That's the whole movie. Pies to the face.

[Brett]

Getting more and more.

[Brady]

That's it. Knoxville and Jamie Lee Curtis are the same person. It's up on the screen now. They're the same person. It's weird. You can't tell. Some of those pictures. You can't tell.

[John Holmberg]

How about this one?

[Brady]

Yeah, that's. Yeah, man. When she went and got Anderson Cooper's hair, it all changed. And him too. All right, go ahead.

[Brett]

A few weeks ago, it was announced that a new air bud is in the works called Air Bud Returns. Oh, well, now the search is on to find the new air buddy.

[Brady]

The golden retriever, isn't it? Yeah, you can get all over the place.

[Brett]

Submit your golden retriever if you want.

[Brady]

Him to be the next for the new airbud.

[Brett]

Yeah. Even if your golden isn't chosen, you're still eligible to win prizes like Air Bud jerseys, signed movie merch, a trip to the premiere in Los Angeles.

[Brady]

Now, hold on.

[John Holmberg]

Stupid.

[Brady]

Air Bud returns means he's back from the grave because Air Bud died of.

[Brett]

Cancer before the sequels. The most recent airbud was some dog on Saturday Night Live.

[Brady]

Okay. Oh, on the. I know which that was to have. They were training dogs to watch theater. It's actually very funny sketch, but okay. It's like the Air Bud's first movie is 1994 or something like it wasn't it?

[Brett]

Yeah. I don't know.

[Brady]

All the buds are dead. Unless Air Bud. Airbud Returns would be like. Like this.

[John Holmberg]

Like pet cemetery.

[Brady]

Bones of Air Bud. That's a great one. That's a good movie. I'd watch Bones of Air Bud and he could still fly.

[Brett]

A couple of celebrity deaths.

[Brady]

Was Air Bud that. Did he just dunk or could he fly? I don't think I ever saw it.

[Hooters]

I remember a cape on the.

[Brady]

I know there was a cape.

[John Holmberg]

My man would.

[Brett]

It was a basketball playing dog, right?

[Brady]

I think he played basketball.

[Brett]

One of them.

[Brady]

Yeah. And then I think he just had the power of flight. Yeah.

[Hooters]

Pull up the posters.

[Brady]

I used to just take Middle Eastern kids for rides. Pretty sure that's right. Wait a minute. And then they found out it wasn't a case.

[Hooters]

That's. Shazam. There's.

[Brady]

There he is. He's playing hoops.

[John Holmberg]

He plays baseball too, apparently.

[Brady]

Oh, then he played. He's so. He's lettered in a lot of sports.

[Hooters]

What is.

[John Holmberg]

Was he Bo Jackson?

[Brady]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Hooters]

What was Airbud 2?

[Brady]

What he is is better than your kids.

[Hooters]

Electric boogaloo.

[Brady]

Yeah. Airbud 2. The search for Curly's gold gets along with a raccoon.

[Brett]

It looks like.

[Brady]

And. Well, that's nice.

[Brett]

It's a longest yard. It looks friendly.

[Brady]

Yes. The longest yard. Sandler. I would have watched that before I watched the Sandler. There you go. There's eating a miniature. They put a helmet on him. Good for concussion protocol. That's smart. No face. I can't have a face mask because the snout's too long.

[Brett]

Bobby Whitlock from Derek and the dominoes passed away 77 years old.

[Brady]

What was their SOG Layla. Oh, yeah, that's right. That was Clapton's band. Right?

[Brett]

Jim Lovell.

[Brady]

I saw that.

[Brett]

Commander of Apollo 1397.

[Brady]

I know Houston, we have a problem back in. What was it?

[Hooters]

What was said?

[Brady]

I know that was like 70, 1970s when that happened. Is that right? About Engelberg and then Mike Engelberg.

[Hooters]

Two, three. I thought it was the third one.

[Brady]

The kid, the kid from the Bad News Bears died. The catcher. The fat catcher.

[John Holmberg]

So he was back in training. Is that.

[Brady]

But it was. Yeah. Breaking training.

[John Holmberg]

Okay.

[Brady]

And then goes to Japan. He was that angle. The original Engelberg.

[John Holmberg]

So he wasn't willing Devanes.

[Brady]

He was William Devanes. He was William Devanes and Tony Curtis's Engelberg. He was not Walter Matthaus Engelberg and.

[John Holmberg]

I claim the Astrodome.

[Brett]

And I always thought it was Engelbert Singleberg.

[Hooters]

Like Engelbert Humperdink.

[Brady]

Yeah, no Single Berg. And it's. It's depressing to know that I got worried about that yesterday. I was very sad. And then I realized, wait a minute. That's the fat, weird Engelberg. The clearly not the same Engelberg that was, you know, it was as off putting. I got. I text a few people. I'm like, oh, my God, Engelberg from.

[John Holmberg]

I know you sent it to us. And I was like, wait, there he is.

[Brady]

It's the dumb one.

[John Holmberg]

There he is, huh?

[Brady]

Yeah, that's the fat dumb one. That's the bad one. I think his name.

[Hooters]

That's right.

[Brady]

Gary Lee Cavignaro.

[John Holmberg]

What his name, huh? Brady or the original one or.

[Brady]

No, I think that one.

[John Holmberg]

No. Jeffrey Lewis Starr.

[Brady]

Okay, then Billy Kev or not Billy, but Gary Cavill. Cavagnaro is the original one.

[Brett]

Then.

[Brady]

Cavanaro. I don't remember.

[Brett]

I didn't bring him up because Brett made the confirmation. He's not big enough.

[John Holmberg]

He's not?

[Brady]

No. Oh, he's. No, he's the best.

[John Holmberg]

Jimmy wouldn't even come in for that, I think. All right.

[Brady]

No Jimmy. No. If you have to explain too much.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah.

[Brett]

Kathy Griffin confirms her third facelift.

[Brady]

It's not working.

[John Holmberg]

Get a fourth or fifth?

[Brady]

Yeah, keep going. The only way it's going to be good is if it's behind your head eventually. Just grow hair over it.

[Brett]

Over the past week, there's been an ongoing debate about the worst song ever on X and it's been pretty heated. It's unclear what started it, but one of the earlier posts gave the worst song ever titled to the 2010 song Home by Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros.

[Brady]

I don't know that at all.

[Brett]

Don't know that song either. But anyway, some of the worst songs ever find that they've listed that they're listing right now. Hey, soul sister train.

[Brady]

Oh, this is at home. This is home. Home.

[Brett]

And Edward actually put out a thing. It. It got viral enough that he put out a video where he claimed that the song was actually pioneer to the stomp clap, full pop thing.

[Brady]

Isn't this like a Wayfair commercial?

[Brett]

Directly influenced bands like the Lumineers and Of Monsters and Men, Magic Dragons, all that.

[John Holmberg]

Those bands right around that time.

[Brady]

I hate it. I know. I hate it.

[Brett]

Happy by Pharrell was on the list.

[Brady]

How'd that get up? That's a fun one.

[Brett]

Sex on Fire Kings.

[Brady]

That's a great song.

[Brett]

I know. Some of these are all about the bass. Meghan Trainor.

[Brady]

Come on. Where's the country music?

[John Holmberg]

The dale do the survey or what shape of you.

[Brady]

These are great songs. Show me your fishes up. Copenhagen is up there. Let's get drunk and screw anything. Buffett is up there.

[Brett]

Those kids wouldn't know that.

[Brady]

Speedy Motorcycle by Daniel Johnston. Drives you nuts. Terrible song. Speedy Motorcycle.

[Brett]

Oh, that one.

[Brady]

That nightmare Target used it for a while.

[Brett]

This one.

[Brady]

This is so annoying. Speedy Motorcycle. This dude was a. Like he had something wrong with him. And he just wrote songs prolifically wrote songs and got it took off. He's from Portland or something? No, that's it. Yeah. Became this Internet thing for a while. That was Daniel Johnston. Oh, he was awful, but he was special. So you weren't allowed to say it sucked, but it does.

[John Holmberg]

That sucks.

[Brady]

That's it. That's it for us. We leave on a Daniel Johnston it sucks note. Larry will fix that. Larry's coming up in just moments. He's got the chance for you guys to win stuff. We did not give our Pantera tickets away this morning. Not yet. It's over right now. Game off. We'll try it again tomorrow. We'll definitely get you a pair tomorrow. Listen for that and tell you more about our native New Yorker. Or no, they don't call that native wings. So habitual for me to say that. We'll get you out there for the. The big contest there. The handle the heat, all sorts of stuff for you guys. Larry's got things to be nice to Larry. He'll be nice to you. We'll see you tomorrow in the morning sickness. Hello, Arizona's most powerful rock radio station. He said fully erect.

[Larry McFeely]

It's Larry McFeely. Just had my annual Mission Beach San Diego vacation. Full of sand, sun, and, yes, Toyota trucks. Mission beach lifeguards don't mess around. They roll with Toyota Tacomas, Tundras and four runners as their official lifeguard vehicles.

[Brady]

Why?

[Larry McFeely]

Because they need serious capability, dependability and the power to protect the coast. And right now, it's the national sales event at your Valley Toyota dealers. Which means it's the perfect time to grab a Toyota truck built for adventure. Whether you're hitting the beach or the Arizona backroads, visit your Valley toyota dealer or valleytoyotadealers.com toyota let's go places.

[John Holmberg]

Hey Byron. I heard you have something new to announce from MMP Guns.

[Byron]

Brett I sure do. It's M and P Guns customs. MMP Guns is creating some amazing firearms. We offer polishing, plating, bluing, custom laser engraving, laser stippling, cerakoting and performance upgrades. We do everything in house with our master trained craftsmen. You can select our designs or make up your own.

[John Holmberg]

Well, can you do this to my gun?

[Byron]

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[John Holmberg]

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[Brady]

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