Vault: Jeff Gets A Guy To Sing For His Job

Summary

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The Bert Show (Pionaire Podcasting)

Episode: Vault: Jeff Gets A Guy To Sing For His Job
Air Date: November 6, 2025

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Episode Overview

In this classic Bert Show “Vault” episode, the cast brings back a beloved segment: the phone scam. Bert and Jeff set up an unsuspecting job applicant, Scott Nimrod, for a hilarious twist during the interview process. The main premise: Scott is told that, to secure a management position at a (fictitious) home electronics store, he’ll need to greet every customer with a customized song. Listeners are treated to Scott’s enthusiastic, on-the-fly jingle — and his double-take when the prank is revealed.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Setup: The "Job Call"

• [01:48] – Bert Hobby, posing as a corporate interviewer, calls Scott Nimrod regarding a management application.
• Bert informs Scott that, while management is unavailable, there is a new “greeting initiative” he could lead.
  • Bert: “I know you are looking for something along the lines of management… But that's the bad news. I have some good news… We'd love for you to head [a new] initiative at one of our Atlanta area stores.” (02:12)

The Singing Requirement

• [03:19] – Bert outlines the unique job feature: greeting each customer with a song, and being responsible for songwriting.
  • Scott: “I don't have to wear a funny costume or anything, do I?”
  • Bert: “No, not at all… What I want to have us do is when the customer comes in the store, I’d love for them to be greeted with a song… you would be the lyricist.”
• Bert requests a sample song from Scott within 30 minutes, putting pressure on his creativity.

The Callback: The Audition

• [04:52] – Bert calls Scott back, asking to hear the song — and puts him on speakerphone so “everyone” can hear.
  • Scott (singing):

    “Welcome today to it is Snickers
    Deals we have are all very pretty
    Cameras and phones and DVDs
    The stuff we have is sure to please
    Shop around and stay a while
    If you have a question we'll help with a smile
    Enjoy your stay at…”
    (Audience can’t help but smile at Scott’s earnest effort.)

Pushing for Performance

• [05:32] – Bert asks Scott to perform it again, “belted out with feeling, like it's Saturday afternoon and it's prime time.”
  • Scott gamely delivers the song more enthusiastically.

The Reveal

• [06:13] – Bert asks Scott if he’s ever “sung on the radio.”
  • Scott: “No.”
  • Bert announces the prank, revealing this was The Bert Show and Scott had just performed live on-air — twice.
  • Bert: “And the second is you have sung on the radio. As a matter of fact, you have — twice now in the past five minutes. This is actually Jeff with The Bert Show… and you've just been phone scammed.”
  • Scott: “This is so weird… This is really crazy.”

The Co-Conspirator and Scott’s Reaction

• [06:47] – It turns out that Scott’s own roommate, Eric, is behind the prank.
  • Bert: “…it's all comes down to timing and the assistance of somebody called Eric, who is your roommate. So you can thank him for this and sing to him all night long.”
  • Scott takes the reveal in stride, laughing off the surprise.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Bert’s off-beat assignment:
  “We are going to make our greetings person, greetings manager, which is what we're talking to you about right now, responsible for writing a song.” (03:51)
• Scott’s banter:
  “I don't have to wear a funny costume or anything, do I?” (03:17)
• The jingle:
  “Shop around and stay a while / If you have a question we'll help with a smile…” (05:09)
• Reveal moment:
  “You have sung on the radio… as a matter of fact, you have twice now in the past five minutes.” (06:20)
• Scott’s bewildered reaction:
  “This is so weird because I did get a call on my answering machine…” (06:47)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:48 – The prank call begins
• 03:19 – The “singing manager” job explained
• 04:34 – Bert requests Scott to write a custom song
• 04:52 – Scott performs his jingle (first rendition)
• 05:32 – Scott sings again, more energetically
• 06:13 – Bert hints at the prank
• 06:26 – The on-air reveal; laughter and reflection
• 06:47 – Eric, the roommate, is revealed as the co-conspirator

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Tone & Style

The segment is delivered in The Bert Show’s classic, easygoing, quick-witted tone. The hosts tease without malice, and Scott’s game-for-anything attitude keeps the mood light and genuinely humorous. The musical improvisation and the cheerful reveal encapsulate the authenticity and playfulness that fans come for each morning.

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Summary:
This episode is a standout example of The Bert Show’s knack for blending real-life awkwardness, humor, and creativity, all while involving listeners in the inside joke. For those who love candid, feel-good pranks and spontaneous creativity — this “phone scam” vault segment is a treat.

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Transcript

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[Scott Nimrod]

Phone scam and all the hits.

[Bert Hobby]

G100.

[Scott Nimrod]

Hello.

[Bert Hobby]

Looking for Scott Nimrod, please.

[Scott Nimrod]

That's me.

[Bert Hobby]

Hey, Scott. How are you?

[Scott Nimrod]

I'm real good.

[Bert Hobby]

Good. Hey, this is Bert Hobby calling from the corporate offices. Oh, ye going over your application, the information you submitted, the notes from your interview and whatnot, and I want to talk to you about a position with our company.

[Scott Nimrod]

I'm sorry, what's your name again?

[Bert Hobby]

My name is Bert.

[Scott Nimrod]

Hi.

[Bert Hobby]

Here's the dealio. I know you are looking for something along the lines of management. And it isn't for lack of qualification that we're not going to be able to offer you a management position. But that's the bad news. I have some good news. We've got a new corporate initiative, Right. And we would love for you to head that initiative up at one of our Atlanta area stores.

[Scott Nimrod]

Well, great. What does it entail?

[Bert Hobby]

We are going to start greeting customers when they come through the doors. And we're going to have a manager and A whole staff, and they're going to be the greeters, and they essentially are going to know everything there is to know about the store. You're going to know a little bit about every single product. You might not be able to go into super details about a digital camera or a hard drive on a particular laptop or the rating of a dvd, but you will at least be able to tell them ballpark about the choices they have here in the store. Okay, got it.

[Scott Nimrod]

I don't have to wear a funny costume or anything, do I?

[Bert Hobby]

No, not at all. You'll be at the door and you'll be wearing this standard whatnot. You'll have a name tag on. What we want to do, though, is to set us apart. I mean, obviously, there's dozens of home electronics stores out there to set us apart. What I want to have us do here is when the customer comes in the store, I'd love them to be greeted with a song. And we are going to make our greetings person, greetings manager, which is what we're talking to you about right now, responsible for writing a song.

[Scott Nimrod]

And how often would I have to come up with a song?

[Bert Hobby]

Well, every customer gets a song, and we'd want to rotate it about two, three times a week, you know, so that every.

[Scott Nimrod]

I'd also be singing it with some of the staff. Is that.

[Bert Hobby]

Well, you would train the other greeting staff, but you'd be the principal. You'd be the main singer of it. Well, and you would be the lyricist. You'd have to come up with the lyrics. And if it. You know, certainly no musical instrument is required, but if you're skilled with a harmonica or something, you know, or a guitar, go ahead, get to Rome, whatever, break it out, you know.

[Scott Nimrod]

And I guess I'd be getting directives from the manager about what I should be. Well, kind of like singing about. I mean, what's on sale or what's being offered. Well, you gotta keep on top of that.

[Bert Hobby]

What I would like you to do now is I'm gonna call you back in 30 minutes, and I want you to have a song ready for me.

[Scott Nimrod]

Okie doke. All right, I'll give it a shot. Thanks.

[Bert Hobby]

All right, see you, buddy.

[Scott Nimrod]

By.

[Bert Hobby]

Hello, Scotty. Yeah, what's up?

[Scott Nimrod]

Well, I got something for you.

[Bert Hobby]

I am ready.

[Scott Nimrod]

Okay. Now, if I had a little more time, I think it would even be better. But I think this is pretty good for the amount of time I was given.

[Bert Hobby]

Do you mind if I put you on speakerphone? I want everybody to be able to hear this.

[Scott Nimrod]

Go ahead.

[Bert Hobby]

All right, go ahead.

[Scott Nimrod]

Welcome today to it is Snickers deals we have are all very pretty Cameras and phones and DVDs. The stuff we have is sure to please shop around and stay a while if you have a question we'll help with the smile. Enjoy your stay at.

[Bert Hobby]

Today. I like it.

[Scott Nimrod]

Yeah.

[Bert Hobby]

Could I hear it one more time? And have you really belted out with feeling like let's say it's a Saturday afternoon and this is our prime time. This is when this is it. I have just walked into see the Snickers. What do I hear?

[Scott Nimrod]

Welcome today to see the Snickers deals we have are oh so pretty Cameras and phones and DVDs. The stuff we have is sure to please shop around stay a while. If you have a question we'll help with a smile. Enjoy your stay at the.

[Bert Hobby]

Can I ask you a question?

[Scott Nimrod]

Sure.

[Bert Hobby]

Have you ever sung on the radio?

[Scott Nimrod]

No.

[Bert Hobby]

Never?

[Scott Nimrod]

Nope.

[Bert Hobby]

All right. Well, that was very good. And I've got two pieces of news for you. One is the bad news. I've got zero to do with that store. I don't make any hiring decisions. And the second is you have sung on the radio. As a matter of fact, you have twice now in the past five minutes. This is actually Jeff with the Burt show. It all the hits Q100 and you've just been phone scammed.

[Scott Nimrod]

This is so weird because I did get a call on my answering machine saying that today this niggers called and I was going to call them back and then I got you. You guys called in. So I thought that's what it was all about.

[Bert Hobby]

Well, you know what? Sometimes it all comes down to timing and the assistance of somebody called Eric, who is your roommate. So you can thank him for this and sing to him all night long.

[Scott Nimrod]

Fabulous. Well, thanks a lot. This is really crazy. We will.

[Bert Hobby]

We will scam you.

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