B&T Extra: Comedian Jeff Shaw, and, What we want for Christmas

Summary

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Episode: B&T Extra: Comedian Jeff Shaw, and, What we want for Christmas
Date: January 7, 2026
Host: The BOB & TOM Show | Cumulus Podcast Network

Overview

This episode of the BOB & TOM Show B&T Extra blends signature comedic banter with guest comedian Jeff Shaw. The crew delivers a whimsical holiday tale ("Irving the Snowman"), riffs on rock star lookalikes, and pokes fun at Christmas gifting traditions. They also share amusing personal anecdotes about gifts, discuss a viral news story involving a seal in a New Zealand bar, and lampoon classic Christmas specials and the quirks of family gift exchanges.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Holiday Parody: "Irving the Snowman"

[01:39 - 03:21]

• Christy Lee requests Uncle Murray to tell the story of "Irving the Snowman," a playful spin on winter holiday traditions with Jewish humor.

• Features musical storytelling, poking fun at traditional snowman tropes—bagel eyes, gefilte fish lips, kosher dill nose.

• The whole crew enthusiastically joins in the musical outro:
  "His name was Irving the snowman, with the children he would play / Every girl and boy would sing out with joy when they heard him shout, 'Oy vey!'"
  —Narrator, [02:12]

• Ends with the melting of Irving and a tongue-in-cheek promise to return as chicken soup.

Memorable moment:
“Irving the snowman melted into mushy goop? And the rabbi's wife said, you bet your life this will make great chicken soup."
—Narrator & Uncle Murray, [03:10]

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2. Guest Chat: Comedian Jeff Shaw

[03:29 - 04:06, 04:06 - 05:23, 05:44 - 07:32]

• Jeff compares himself to famous musicians, including being mistaken for Geddy Lee from Rush:
  “When I told him that I wasn't, I kind of bummed him out. And I was kind of bummed out too, because the only thing worse than being a goofy-looking dude with long hair and a high voice is being the wrong goofy-looking dude.”
  —Jeff Shaw, [04:13]

• Jokes about looking manlier with long hair:
  “When I have long hair, strangers are like, wow, I bet that guy teaches guitar. But when I have short hair, strangers are like, wow, I bet that lady coaches soccer.”
  —Jeff Shaw, [05:13]

• Starbucks name mix-up bit:
  “She said, is that Jeff with one F or two Fs? And I said, two Fs. Good catch. Because I'd hate to see what would happen if you only wrote down one F on my cup.”
  —Jeff Shaw, [05:44]

• A joke about giving absurd names at coffee shops:
  “I went to a different Starbucks, different barista goes, hey bro, can I have your name for the cup, bro? And I go, yeah, the name is five-time Emmy award winning actress Jane Lynch, bro. Kid didn't get the joke ... five minutes later I hear, 'Skinny decaf latte for five-time Emmy award winning actress Jane Lynch, bro.'”
  —Jeff Shaw, [07:01]

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3. News Desk: Baby Seal in a New Zealand Bar

[08:11 - 09:35]

• Christy shares a story about a seal pup wandering into a bar and being lured out with salmon pizza toppings.
• The crew riffs on the event with animal puns and jokes about "clubbing" and seal boots.
• Lighthearted debate on the relative cuteness of baby seals and comparisons to dogs ensues.
• Dark humor regarding “half a pair of boots.”

Memorable moment:
“Did the bartender go up to him and say, 'Why the long face?' And the seal said, 'Hey, I'm in the wrong joke.'”
—Bob Kevoian, [09:13]

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4. Frosty the Snowman & Jackie Vernon's Secret Families

[10:49 - 14:14]

• Christy tells the bizarre story of Jackie Vernon (voice of Frosty), who allegedly had several secret families and sons all named Ralph.
• The team creates a parody “Frosty” song about the scandal. “Frosty the voice guy kept many secrets hid / Everyone thought he had one wife but he had many wives and kids.”
  —Uncle Murray (singing), [13:37]
• They joke about the challenges of having secret families in the digital age:
  “It'd be hard to do that these days. Yeah. With cell phones and air tags and knowing where people are all the time.”
  —Christy Lee & Bob Kevoian, [12:34]
• Callback to classic holiday animation and the memorable voice acting involved.

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5. What Do People Really Want for Christmas?

[15:01 - 20:24]

• A new poll cited: Nearly 60% of Americans would prefer to receive cash as a gift, with the average wish being $600.
• Lively discussion on the cultural shift toward practical gifts. Bob, Tom, Pat, and Christy reminisce about favorite and disappointing holiday presents.
• Amusing riff about families simply exchanging the same cash and querying if it’s “laundering money for the elf mafia.”
  “Are we exchanging gifts, or are we laundering money for the elf mafia?”
  —Jeff Shaw, [17:22]
• Debate over the merits of giving clothes as gifts, especially for children vs. adults.
• Quick takes on brands (Ralph Lauren), and Tom’s running joke about “magnum” brand items, poking fun at himself:
  “Cause I'm gigantic ... I wish my wiener were larger.”
  —Tom Griswold, [20:12, 20:19]

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• “His nose was a kosher dill.”—Bob Kevoian, [02:46]
• “Are you the bass player from Rush? No, I'm the lead singer from REO Speedwagon.”—Jeff Shaw, [04:26]
• “If you think this is something, just stick around for my funeral.” —Pat, [12:05]
• “How do you wrap that?”—Bob Kevoian, on ‘paying bills’ as a Christmas gift, [19:37]
• “Are we exchanging gifts, or are we laundering money for the elf mafia?”—Jeff Shaw, [17:22]
• “I wish my wiener were larger.”—Tom Griswold, [20:19]

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Additional Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:39] Irving the Snowman parody begins
• [03:29] Jeff Shaw introduced as guest
• [04:06] Jeff’s celebrity mistaken-identity story
• [05:44] Coffee shop name jokes
• [08:11] Baby seal news story
• [10:49] Jackie Vernon & Frosty digression
• [13:37] Frosty parody song
• [15:01] What people want for Christmas poll
• [17:22] “Elf mafia” gag
• [19:30] Paying bills as a gift discussion
• [20:04] Favorite brands and Tom’s “magnum” joke

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Tone and Style

• Tone: Playful, sarcastic, quick-witted, with classic radio show banter and comedic timing.
• Style: Conversational, riff-heavy, leaning on call-backs, puns, and running gags.

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For New Listeners

This episode is a comedic treat, rich in holiday humor, deadpan jokes, and genuine camaraderie. The holiday parody, Jeff Shaw’s standup riffs, and the crew’s irreverent takes on gifting will appeal to fans of talk-radio comedy and anyone who enjoys watching familiar traditions skewered for laughs.

Transcript

[Christopher]

Welcome back. It's another Bob and Tom extra. This is Christopher. Not only is the Bob and Tom show live every weekday morning, but every afternoon, we'll give you a little extra. In case you missed anything. On today's big show, comedian Jeff Shaw and what we want for Christmas. It's coming up in just a minute.

[Bob Kevoian]

It's awesome.

[Tom Griswold]

You're gonna love it.

[Christy Lee]

I am.

[Tom Griswold]

I'm give it to you.

[Jeff Shaw]

Thank you.

[Bob Kevoian]

All right.

[Jeff Shaw]

Thanks for being here.

[Pat]

Thank you.

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[Christy Lee]

N.

[Bob Kevoian]

Thanks, Ashley, for being here.

[Jeff Shaw]

You are.

[Christy Lee]

Uncle Murray, please tell me the story about Irving the Snowman.

[Uncle Murray]

Okay, honey. It's the perfect holiday story. And it goes something like this.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Irving the snowman came to life one day it said when a rabbi's son.

[Uncle Murray]

Who was having fun put a yarmulke on his.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

There must have been some magic in that yarmulka he wore. Cause the average snowman doesn't talk or.

[Uncle Murray]

Run a retail store.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Irving the snowman with the children he would play Every girl and boy would sing out with joy when they heard him shout oy vein. Irving the snowman had a Christmas bar mitzvah?

[Uncle Murray]

Ba la la la la Singing through.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

His schn havanagi la his eyes were made of bagels from the deli windowsill? His lips, they were guff filled to.

[Uncle Murray]

Fish and his nose was a kosher.

[Bob Kevoian]

Dill.

[Christy Lee]

The temperature was rising Irving didn't have a home as he waved goodbye.

[Uncle Murray]

He said, don't you cry, cry, I'll be back someday.

[Jeff Shaw]

Shalom.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Irving the snowman melted into mushy goop? And the rabbi's wife said, you bet.

[Uncle Murray]

Your life this will make great chicken soup. If I were a snowman FA la.

[Bob Kevoian]

La la la la la la la.

[Christy Lee]

La la la la la la.

[Uncle Murray]

Happy holidays, everybody.

[Christopher]

We know what you need here's another healthy.

[Bob Kevoian]

He is comedian Jeff Shaw.

[Tom Griswold]

Jeff, good to meet you.

[Jeff Shaw]

Hi, everybody. Thanks for having me.

[Bob Kevoian]

He kind of reminds me of.

[Christy Lee]

There we go. Go ahead.

[Bob Kevoian]

Oh, boy. I know what he's gonna say in the movie. Love, actually. Oh, the Bill.

[Pat]

Bill Nighy.

[Bob Kevoian]

Bill Nighy, the guy that plays the singer.

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah, I see that. Sure.

[Bob Kevoian]

Kind of.

[Pat]

That we need to say a younger Bill Nighy.

[Bob Kevoian]

Okay. Yeah.

[Tom Griswold]

You know what I'm saying?

[Bob Kevoian]

Am I right?

[Tom Griswold]

Christmas is all around us.

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah.

[Tom Griswold]

Yes.

[Pat]

Oh, I forgot that feeling Grow, man. That love, actually. What a great movie. Right, Josh?

[Jeff Shaw]

Well, I went to a guitar store a few years ago and this teenage boy thought that I might be Geddy Lee from Rush.

[Tom Griswold]

Ah.

[Jeff Shaw]

And when I told him that I wasn't, I kind of bummed him out. And I was kind of bummed out too, because the only thing worse than being a goofy looking dude with long hair and a high voice is being the wrong goofy looking dude. Long hair, Any kind of voice?

[Uncle Murray]

Yeah.

[Jeff Shaw]

Are you the bass player from Rush? No, I'm the lead singer from REO Speedwagon.

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah. You could do it. I mean, you could pull it off. You'd be very good as posing as a rock star.

[Pat]

Yeah. We've had people pose and successfully get away with it, but you have to choose wisely.

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah. If you're gonna pose to somebody, you gotta go, yeah, like bass player.

[Christy Lee]

Yeah.

[Bob Kevoian]

From Marshall Tucker Band or something. You can not to say that he isn't a great bass player.

[Christy Lee]

It's just that he's not a household.

[Bob Kevoian]

Name in the world of sort of. Especially with people subbing for, you know, deceased members of the band. You never know.

[Jeff Shaw]

Well, I'm a big fan of like 80s hair metal and 70s progressive rock. And so that's why I think I look manlier with long hair than I do with short hair. Like, when I have long hair, strangers like, wow, I bet that guy teaches guitar. But when I have short hair, strangers like, wow, I bet that lady coaches soccer.

[Bob Kevoian]

I see Jeff Shaw is our guest. We'll get back to Jeffrey in a matter of moments. And you're a J, E, F, F, not a G, E, O.

[Jeff Shaw]

Yes. Yes.

[Bob Kevoian]

Is there a distinction that I need to know?

[Christy Lee]

I don't know, but my cousin's a Geo and everybody makes fun of him. And I don't know why he's due by the. I mean, by his. Because of his name. And I don't know why. Well, one time I went, what's wrong with Joffrey?

[Jeff Shaw]

I went to Starbucks to get a skinny latte. Cause I'm a skinny hottest. And barista said, sir, can I have your name for the. And I said, yes, it's Jeff. And she said, is that Jeff with one F or two Fs? And I said, two Fs? Good catch. Because I'd hate to see what would happen if you only wrote down one F on my cup. Skinny decaf latte for Jeff. Skinny decaf latte for Jeff. Is there a Jeff? Oh, excuse me, miss, are you saying Jeff or are you saying Jeff? Because it sounds like you're saying Jeff with one S and I'm Jeff with two Fs.

[Bob Kevoian]

Anybody else have a problem with when you go? They, they put your name in the cup and then people walk up to the thing and they're, they're grabbing everyone else's cups looking for the name, for the name. And I don't. Well, I just. The guy who was just picking his.

[Tom Griswold]

Nose just grabbed my good barista name out always so that people don't have to do that. Ah, that's their fault.

[Bob Kevoian]

I'm surprised the health department allows them to do that.

[Tom Griswold]

I'm surprised the health department allows you in the business.

[Christy Lee]

I am too.

[Jeff Shaw]

And I learned that it doesn't help to try to be funny when putting your name on the cup. I went to a different Starbucks, different barista goes, hey, bro, can I have your name for the cup, bro? And I go, yeah, the name is five time Emmy award winning actress Jane lynch, bro. Kid didn't get the joke because like five minutes later I hear skinny decaf latte for five time Emmy award winning actress Jane lynch, bro. I'm like, like, dude, I was kidding. And he goes, oh, now you tell me. That was a long name. He made me write, bro.

[Bob Kevoian]

Do you always give your real name?

[Christy Lee]

Me?

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah.

[Christy Lee]

No.

[Bob Kevoian]

What do you tell him, Christy? Do you spell it? Very funny. Do you go to the time and trouble with a K?

[Christy Lee]

No, I don't. I, I go spell any way you want.

[Pat]

I've given them.

[Uncle Murray]

I go with Pasqual all the time.

[Christy Lee]

Why do you make them?

[Uncle Murray]

That's Italian for because it's fun. It's a fun morning.

[Pat]

Okay, I've gone with Chuck.

[Christy Lee]

Have you?

[Pat]

And the lady asked, is that Doug? And I said, yes, yes it is.

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah.

[Pat]

So now I just say Doug.

[Bob Kevoian]

Now we have to move forward here. We'll get back to Jeff Shaw, comedian, momentarily. But first, Christy Lee, what's happening over there at the Silac insurance news desk?

[Christy Lee]

Well, thank you for asking. Patrons at a new Zealand Bar got quite the surprise when a baby seal wandered into the establishment. The curious creature trotted into the Sprig and Fern Craft Beer bar in Richmond, where it lodged itself under the dishwasher. Owner Bella Evans told the AP Associated Press that she managed to lure the seal pup into a dog crate with some salmon the pub was offering as a special pizza topping that day. Conservation rangers.

[Tom Griswold]

Everybody loves a nice salmon pizza.

[Christy Lee]

I know, right? Conservation rangers eventually arrived, captured the seal, released it on the nearby Rabbit Island. Well, shouldn't it be Seal Island?

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah, they should have drinking at Seal Island.

[Pat]

Which would you rather have, a salmon pizza or a Hawaiian pizza?

[Tom Griswold]

Hawaiian, yeah.

[Bob Kevoian]

Hawaiian, yeah. Salmon pizza doesn't sound appetizing. I don't know. Well, I'd have to try it. You never know. But back to the seal. So there's a live seal in a bar.

[Christy Lee]

Yep. And the Department of Conservation was saying that the bar staff did a great job keeping the little seal safe.

[Bob Kevoian]

Did she? The bartender went up to him and said, why the long face? And the seal said, hey, I'm in the wrong joke.

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah, what are you talking?

[Bob Kevoian]

And of course, maybe the seal was out for the night. He had heard about clubbing.

[Pat]

Yeah, I was going to say, there's got to be club in there with me if you got a baby seal.

[Bob Kevoian]

Sure, sure. You know what you call a baby seal in Russia?

[Pat]

I don't know.

[Christy Lee]

I don't want to know.

[Bob Kevoian]

Half a pair of boots.

[Uncle Murray]

Half a pair of boots.

[Tom Griswold]

It takes one baby seal to make one boot.

[Pat]

Well, no.

[Bob Kevoian]

Mammal lovers.

[Jeff Shaw]

Yeah.

[Tom Griswold]

Few things cuter than seals.

[Christy Lee]

Oh, I know baby seals. Those cute.

[Pat]

Yeah.

[Bob Kevoian]

Every go up to a black Labrador retriever, and.

[Uncle Murray]

My heart just doesn't have to be.

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah, we all heard black lady.

[Jeff Shaw]

When.

[Tom Griswold]

Oh, boy, he's done. This is his way of retiring.

[Bob Kevoian]

A black Labrador retriever.

[Pat]

In my defense, I heard it and tried to move along as fast as I could.

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah, you take a black Labrador retriever, pin his ears back and go, I'm a seal.

[Tom Griswold]

Yes, they've. Yeah, they're very canine.

[Pat]

With any dog, you know.

[Bob Kevoian]

No, it's got to be a black Labrador. Seals come in one color.

[Pat]

That's not what. Baby seals are white, aren't they?

[Christy Lee]

Yes, they are white.

[Bob Kevoian]

So ever go. Ever go up to an English cream golden retriever, pull his ears back and go, I'm a seal. A baby seal only works if they're puppies. Next.

[Christy Lee]

Jackie Vernon, the comedian and voice actor of Frosty the Snowman in the 1969 Holiday Classic is still alive. Well, he's something.

[Bob Kevoian]

No, no. Lucky he's not.

[Christy Lee]

He is alleged to have had at least three secret families.

[Bob Kevoian]

What?

[Jeff Shaw]

Yep.

[Christy Lee]

David Vernon, one of Jackie's children with Hazel Vernon.

[Pat]

How long's Jackie been dead? And they feel like they need to bring this up. Said the guy who might have more five or six other families.

[Christy Lee]

Revelation Chick. During an appearance on the Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia podcast. He recalled learning of his late father's other families when an unknown woman and her son showed up at the Vernon home sometime before Jackie's death in 1987. In addition to the revelation that his father had been married at least three other times, Jackie Vernon also had several other sons. David explained, from these marriages. He had sons, and he named them all Ralph, after his original name. Ralph Vernon or Ralph Verone. I'm sorry. But he also abandoned all these families and moved on. My mom wasn't even sure if he divorced one of the women or if he was married to another one, so it's kind of confusing what's going on here.

[Pat]

If you think this is something, just stick around for my funeral. Okay.

[Tom Griswold]

The parade of women. Oh, my gosh.

[Uncle Murray]

Who the hell is that?

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah. In Roywood Junior's book, he talks about.

[Tom Griswold]

Having some Jackie Vernon as a father.

[Christy Lee]

Well, that'd be something.

[Bob Kevoian]

Some other brothers.

[Christy Lee]

Yeah.

[Bob Kevoian]

So, I mean, the.

[Tom Griswold]

The most famous.

[Bob Kevoian]

I guess one of these is the. Is the Charles. The guy that had the. The two families, they didn't know about each other.

[Christy Lee]

It'd be hard to do that these days.

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah. With cell phones and air tags and.

[Christy Lee]

Knowing where people are all the time.

[Bob Kevoian]

And Pat's got his guitar out. What's happening? I forgot I wanted to play a little bit of it. For those of you who don't remember Jackie Vernon as Frosty the Snowman, we have a little bit.

[Pat]

No, no, I remember. I'm okay. I'm good.

[Uncle Murray]

Happy birthday.

[Christopher]

Hey.

[Uncle Murray]

I said my first words.

[Bob Kevoian]

But.

[Pat]

But snowmen can't talk.

[Uncle Murray]

All right, come on now. What's the joke?

[Pat]

Could.

[Uncle Murray]

Could I really be alive? I mean, I can make words. I can move.

[Pat]

Not anymore.

[Tom Griswold]

I can juggle.

[Bob Kevoian]

I can. You get the idea.

[Tom Griswold]

I can cheat on my wife.

[Christy Lee]

I can have multiple wives, multiple families.

[Pat]

Who knew Frosty grew up in Eastside, New York.

[Bob Kevoian]

That was an odd choice, right? But yeah.

[Tom Griswold]

Jackie kind of looked like Jackie Vernon, though. They drew him very.

[Pat]

And Rankin or Bass must have known Jackie or something.

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah, he had the top hat, the whole. Okay, you have a song.

[Uncle Murray]

Frosty the voice guy kept many secrets hid Everyone thought he had one wife but he had many wives and kids. His name was Jackie Vernon and he had three or four families A son named David and three other Ralphs From Maine to Tennessee Jackie was a comic Many seeds were sowed he knocked up a girl in Poughkeepsie Married her and hit the road. Frost. Frosty the voice guy was as sneaky as he could be. It was big of him to keep them all. He said, no, that's big of me.

[Pat]

I think he's big of all. Thank you, Croucher.

[Tom Griswold]

I love that Frosty. Don't you guys watch it every year?

[Christy Lee]

Yes.

[Uncle Murray]

Sure.

[Pat]

Nope.

[Christy Lee]

No. I thought you were ranking basketball. No.

[Pat]

The red haired Santa Claus. Which I'm not sure which one that is.

[Christy Lee]

What are you talking about?

[Pat]

There's the one where young Santa Claus and he's got red hair. Oh, and I think it's who does his voice. Tom, help me.

[Tom Griswold]

No. Donald o'.

[Bob Kevoian]

Connor.

[Uncle Murray]

Carrot Top.

[Pat]

The Christmas. Yes, the Carrot Top Christmas.

[Bob Kevoian]

Okay, I hate all of you ranking and bad. That's their most famous one is the Rudolph, of course.

[Christy Lee]

Yes.

[Bob Kevoian]

Which kind of the primitive animation.

[Christy Lee]

Yeah, but it still wows me.

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah.

[Bob Kevoian]

No, it's great. I prefer it, in fact.

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah, that's great.

[Christy Lee]

But speaking of Christmas, a new poll reveals what people really want this year.

[Pat]

Oh.

[Christy Lee]

What do you think? The Talker research survey of 5,000Americans found nearly 60% refer to receive.

[Tom Griswold]

I'm not trying to be. I'm not. Is nothing on the list?

[Christy Lee]

Nope.

[Tom Griswold]

I tell my mom that every year. Don't worry about it, Mom. Don't give me anything. She insists on.

[Bob Kevoian]

What does she. What you get. You'll ask you.

[Tom Griswold]

Something. I don't even use one of those spying devices you put in your house.

[Bob Kevoian]

Are you kidding?

[Tom Griswold]

Like an echo. Whatever.

[Christy Lee]

Like a echo show.

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Uncle Murray]

Oh, yeah.

[Bob Kevoian]

I'm not.

[Uncle Murray]

You don't like that.

[Tom Griswold]

And she knows I'm against.

[Christy Lee]

Bought a new one. I could have gotten yours for free.

[Tom Griswold]

Yes, she knows I'm against all that stuff that can be used against me.

[Jeff Shaw]

In a court of law.

[Bob Kevoian]

She likes to give you stuff that you never did. You thought I'm never going to use any of this stuff.

[Tom Griswold]

I did not tell her I would never use that.

[Bob Kevoian]

Tupperware.

[Christy Lee]

Tupperware.

[Tom Griswold]

Oh, is that funny, Ace?

[Pat]

That is ironic.

[Christy Lee]

You are so mean.

[Bob Kevoian]

Just a joke. But I like Tupperware, Andy.

[Pat]

You know, Mickey Rooney was Santa Claus and Santa Claus is coming to town and they went way back when he was young and he had red hair. He had red hair and a beard. Oh, you don't remember that one.

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah, that's a good one. I do.

[Pat]

That's a Rankin Pass.

[Christy Lee]

60% prefer to receive cash.

[Tom Griswold]

The Year Without Santa Claus.

[Christy Lee]

Yeah, that's.

[Bob Kevoian]

They want cash.

[Pat]

60.

[Christy Lee]

Yeah, they want cash. Respondents wished for an average of about. How much money do you think they want in cash?

[Tom Griswold]

50.

[Bob Kevoian]

All of it.

[Christy Lee]

$600.

[Tom Griswold]

What the hell are they. They're talking collectively.

[Uncle Murray]

Okay, first of all, what do you want for Christmas?

[Bob Kevoian]

600 bucks.

[Pat]

That is a nice figure. Right?

[Tom Griswold]

I hope they're not listening, but if one of my little nieces. I said, hey, what do you want for Christmas? She looked at me and just said, $600.

[Christopher]

Cash.

[Uncle Murray]

I would laugh so hard.

[Tom Griswold]

I would laugh so hard.

[Pat]

I would laugh so hard. I would.

[Uncle Murray]

Are we taping this?

[Bob Kevoian]

I'm about to send a tape.

[Uncle Murray]

So funny.

[Bob Kevoian]

All of Josh's needs.

[Pat]

The big Lebowski. I tell her, I'm going to an 18.

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah.

[Pat]

Right now. Yep.

[Tom Griswold]

Just a tiny face looking up at you. 600.

[Bob Kevoian]

What the hell?

[Christy Lee]

Arbitrary figure.

[Pat]

Six.

[Jeff Shaw]

At our house, every year, it's the same. Like, I give my mom 50 bucks, she gives my sister 50 bucks. She gives me 50 bucks. I give my other sister 50 bucks. Give my dad 50 bucks, it gives me 50 bucks. I'm like, are we exchanging gifts or are laundering money for the elf mafia?

[Tom Griswold]

I like the idea of an elf mafia.

[Christy Lee]

Apparel and accessories ranked in second place, with casual attire and shoes being the most popular. Clothing.

[Bob Kevoian]

I find that very surprising.

[Christy Lee]

What do you mean.

[Bob Kevoian]

Clothes? When I was a kid, I hated getting clothes for Christmas. Yeah.

[Tom Griswold]

I don't think kids still. I think they would prefer other things.

[Pat]

I don't think. In all the decades we've sat here, what was your favorite gift you ever received for Christmas? Before the age of 15, I'd really.

[Bob Kevoian]

Have to think about it. I remember I really liked the vacuum form.

[Pat]

It was the one that smelled like the house.

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah. You'd heat it up, and you'd put these. These squares were like pieces of. Of. Of. Of Pre wrapped cheese.

[Pat]

That's the incredible time machine.

[Bob Kevoian]

You put them in this thing, turn it on, and then it would. It.

[Tom Griswold]

I.

[Bob Kevoian]

How. I didn't burn the house down, but in the TV commercial, it made these plastic toys that you'd see them flying around on their own. In fact, it made really crappy toys. But I. I was. I looked forward to that one, and it turned out to be kind of a disappointment. I don't know. But, I mean, I didn't want to get a sweater.

[Pat]

BB gun for me.

[Christy Lee]

BB gun.

[Pat]

Dad got me a V again.

[Tom Griswold]

What age would you say?

[Pat]

11, 12. Oh, 10, 11.

[Bob Kevoian]

Did you go in the backyard and shoot cans?

[Pat]

No, I. I shot at the Bumpuses out in the back. They told. Everybody told me you put your eye out.

[Christy Lee]

Put your eye out.

[Pat]

No, I did get a BB gun on it.

[Bob Kevoian]

As an adult, do you like getting clothing?

[Christy Lee]

Depends.

[Tom Griswold]

On.

[Christy Lee]

Well, yeah.

[Pat]

What else would you get somebody as a gift if you're. I mean, intimate gift would be clothing, I would think.

[Christy Lee]

Yeah.

[Pat]

Would you buy a sign, a significant other, specifically yours, Clothing? No, of course not.

[Christy Lee]

I've heard, but that's you.

[Bob Kevoian]

No.

[Tom Griswold]

Unless. Unless I'm given a link with very specific colors, sizes.

[Christy Lee]

Yeah.

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah. I'm not guessing the wrong size again.

[Bob Kevoian]

If it doesn't have. If it doesn't have jewelry, it's not going to be worn. I'm not gonna. I can't.

[Pat]

Does this say double X?

[Christy Lee]

Having their bills paid. Came in third place among those polled.

[Tom Griswold]

They want to just pay my bills.

[Uncle Murray]

That is the.

[Bob Kevoian]

How do you wrap that?

[Christy Lee]

Romantic.

[Pat]

For how long? Like a month?

[Christy Lee]

I don't. It doesn't say.

[Bob Kevoian]

Terrible.

[Christy Lee]

We'll have more coming up on this.

[Bob Kevoian]

Okay.

[Christy Lee]

Yeah.

[Bob Kevoian]

Thank you very much.

[Jeff Shaw]

The.

[Christy Lee]

The brand's most coveted. Which I am. I take. I don't know about this list, but.

[Bob Kevoian]

Oh, I see. You mean like. Like I got. You do. What is. What's the brand you most covet?

[Pat]

Me?

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah.

[Christy Lee]

Oh, boy. Probably Ralph Lauren. I'm a big Ralph Lauren girl.

[Tom Griswold]

I'm gonna go magnum.

[Pat]

Cause I'm gigantic.

[Tom Griswold]

No, meaning I covet it because I'm jealous.

[Bob Kevoian]

Jealous.

[Tom Griswold]

I wish my wiener were larger.

[Christopher]

That's it for another Bob and Tom show. Extra. Catch us on itunes, Google play and stitcher for Bob and Tom. Extra. This is Christopher. Take care, everybody.

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