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Dave
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Christopher
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Pat
Welcome back.
Christopher (announcer)
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 the Meek show today. Greg Warren with the Warren Report today on Fuzzbusters. It's on the way in just a minute.
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Christopher
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Greg Warren
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Tom Griswold
You asked for it, you got it. More Bob and Tom. This is Bob and Tom. Extra.
Christopher
Oh, there. He's right there. I see him now. It's Greg Warren. Hey, Greg. How are you, sir?
Tom Griswold
Hey, guys. How's it going?
Greg Warren
Good.
Christopher
Did you see your buddy Nate in the. On the commercial during the super bowl yesterday?
Tom Griswold
I didn't see it. You know, I. I didn't watch the game, but I heard about it. Saw a little preview of it. Yeah, it was good. Pretty cool. Yeah.
Chick
What are you.
Tom Griswold
Are you like a Russian who doesn't.
Chick
Watch the Super Bowl? What the.
Tom Griswold
Well, Chick, we've been over this. The NFL took three teams from me, so I.
Chick
All right, St. Louis, the Rams, the Cardinal.
Tom Griswold
The Cardinals.
Chick
Oh, yeah, the Cardinals. Yeah. They went to Arizona. You're right, the Rams.
Tom Griswold
And then I. You know, my first job out of college was in Houston, and I went to Oiler games.
Chick
Oh, yeah.
Tom Griswold
And then. And then they took the Rams.
Greg Warren
Yeah. Wow.
Christopher
So you're boycotting the NFL?
Tom Griswold
Boy, I just. I just kind of. A little bit at first. Now I just don't care as much. I was. I did watch that whole AFC Championship game because, you know, o', Brien, my buddy, is a big Bills fan, and I was kind of flipping to see I was pulling for Chicks Redskins, but I don't know, I didn't care so much about the suit.
Chick
Hey, let me tell you something, Greg. Plenty of room on the bandwagon for those Commanders. Come on up. I'll give you a hand up here. Come on up.
Christopher
And I forgot if it was on or off the air, but Chick said the Commanders put up a pretty good fight there at the end.
Chick
I would have. I think they would, given the Eagles.
Tom Griswold
Nevermind.
Christopher
Yeah, well, in any event, I love.
Tom Griswold
That quarterback for the Commanders, though. Oh, I watched him in college, man.
Chick
Yeah, you're talking about my. My Sweet baby. Jaden Daniels. That's right. Yeah.
Tom Griswold
That guy.
Chick
Yeah.
Tom Griswold
I saw him play against Missouri in college. He's so good. He's very tough.
Christopher
Well, I was just trying to underscore the fact that Nate had a pretty fun commercial on.
Tom Griswold
Yeah, it was doordash, right?
Christopher
Yeah, it's some kind of. It was, it went by pretty. Think about these. They go by pretty quick. So it was some kind of doordash, like dash pass. Yeah, like a, like a club, I guess you join for a better deal.
Tom Griswold
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. He, he has a joke about doordash. It's one of my favorite, favorite jokes of all. He, he's talking. He orders like twice from doordash. He says he orders like two different meals. He says it's, it's, it's like because why they don't put the vice president and the president on this on the same plane. Right, right.
Christopher
I said, well, one of them's going to get there. Well, I guess they must have liked the joke because they hired him for the commercial. Now, what's the latest with you? What are you doing?
Tom Griswold
Well, I'm doing pretty well, thanks, man. Yeah, been on the road quite a bit, but doing well.
Christopher
Now, what's the status of the Greg Warren comedy special that we know has been filmed?
Tom Griswold
May 16th?
Caller or Guest
All right.
Pat
My birthday.
Tom Griswold
Yeah.
Caller or Guest
All right, that's good.
Tom Griswold
Oh, that's awesome.
Christopher
Does it have an official title that you can release yet?
Tom Griswold
It. No, nobody knows. In fact, it's up for grabs. Tom, if you want to screen it and you've got, don't tell him.
Christopher
Oh, Greg, Greg, I, I saw this. I saw the. I, I saw you doing your thing and it was absolutely brilliant. I can't wait to see it again on the tv. But I saw it in person. It was just terrific. So I'm sure it'll be good. But in the meantime, your assignment has been to do a deep dive into some topic. May I ask what that is?
Tom Griswold
Yes, sure. We're going to talk about the history of the fuzz Buster, Tom.
Christopher
All right.
Tom Griswold
Yes. Voted one of the all time 100 gadgets by TIME magazine.
Caller or Guest
Okay.
Tom Griswold
Yeah. Did you know that?
Caller or Guest
No, not.
Chick
Let me tell you something about the Fuss Buster, Greg. The only time, one of the only times I ever got a speeding ticket, I was using a fuzz buster.
Pat
Really?
Chick
And I'm sailing along down this highway out in Kansas and all of a sudden the fuzz buster goes. And the highway patrolman was waiting until I got close enough and then he kicked his radar on and I Thought there wasn't a problem. So that's the defeat of the fuzz buster. So you tell me.
Tom Griswold
Ongoing battle.
Chick
Yeah, you tell me.
Christopher
Are they still. Are they still out there? Fuzzbusters that are. That's a specific brand, right? It's a.
Tom Griswold
That is a brand. But it sort of became like Kleenex.
Christopher
I know that in some states they're illegal.
Tom Griswold
Yeah, you gotta hide it.
Greg Warren
Right.
Tom Griswold
There's a. I don't. Yes, they are illegal in Virginia and the District of Columbia and on any military bases.
Greg Warren
And.
Tom Griswold
If you're. If you're driving commercial, anything over £10,000, you cannot have a radar detector.
Greg Warren
Oh.
Tom Griswold
But let's go to the beginning. Sure. In the early 1950s, the police started using Doppler effect radar to catch speeders. That was S band back then. And then right around, I think, 1958, CQ, it was an amateur radio magazine ran an article about a radio speedometer receiver that was modified. It was probably the first crude radar detector. The first branded one was actually Radar Sentry by Ratatron. And it detected S band and X band, and it was a minimal range.
Pat
Doesn't Raditron sound like a surfing robot?
Tom Griswold
Hey, I'm Ratatron.
Christopher
That are a robot that tells what you've done. Yeah, like, they came. The Ratatron said I was cranking one.
Tom Griswold
Would you shut up, Ratatron.
Pat
I wanted a Ratatron and they got me a Ratatron.
Tom Griswold
You know, I saw Josh. Chick was smoking cigarettes.
Chick
Hey, shut up, Ratatron.
Christopher
He's a liar.
Tom Griswold
Those early ones were pretty. They had a very minimal range. I think as the police officer was writing the ticket, it went off. But in 1968, there's this guy named Dale Smith. Now, Dale's an interesting guy. He worked. Worked in the Air Force with radar. He was a very bright guy, an electrical engineer. And then he helped design the first radar gun for the. For the cops. Like, he. He helped build this thing. But they pulled him over and they gave him a ticket and he got angry and he. He said, hey, let me see that thing. Which I'm sure the cops didn't like. He was like, you're doing it wrong. Apparently, he said they'd been given out these tickets. They'd given out about $250,000 worth of tickets. And the thing was about 15 miles an hour off of calibration.
Pat
That's huge.
Tom Griswold
Yes, yes. And. And he knew because he built the thing and they were like, yeah, whatever, buddy. We got a ticket. So he went in his garage and Built the Fuzz Buster. He was like, I'll show you guys. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll show you guys. Yeah, yeah. He went. And the, the Fuzz Buster was the first one. And I, I mean you guys were around. I like during the set. I think 72 was when that thing first came out. Yeah.
Caller or Guest
I remember my parents having one.
Christopher
I, I remember one that I saw a guy had and it, it plugged into the cigarette lighter and it.
Tom Griswold
Yeah.
Christopher
Sort of, kind of ungainly. Sitting on the dashboard.
Tom Griswold
Yeah.
Greg Warren
Yep.
Tom Griswold
It was. So I, I thought they were cool. My dad didn't have one, but I, I thought, you know, you'd be in with some guys. I thought they were cool, but a little bit counterculture, you know, And a little bit like, I think I'm. I'm with a criminal here, you know. And did you guys remember the sound of the first fuzz buzzer? It was like sinister. It was like, like.
Pat
Ours would light up, of course. And then it would. And it was just kind of high pitched.
Greg Warren
Yeah.
Tom Griswold
This. The Fuzz Buster. He was. It lit up, but it had like a kind of a low pulsing thing to it. It was. Yeah. Wow.
Christopher
I'll have to ask a cop what they think about that.
Pat
I mean if they're, you know, my dad. Our car was broken into and my dad called the police and they came out because a bunch of things were stolen. And one of the things that was stolen was a radar detector. And I remember my dad. So what else was taken? Oh, well, we also. Radar detector was like super confident in telling him.
Christopher
And of course, 4oz pot and some magazines that may or may not be legal.
Tom Griswold
My, My neighbor Jesse in, in high school, somebody. She told the principal. Somebody broke into her locker and stole her pot. That's amazing.
Christopher
Wow. What's that guy doing now?
Tom Griswold
It was a girl, but actually, yeah. Yeah. Well, yeah, he was X band. Today there is very little X band. You might run into some X band in New Jersey and Ohio and maybe a rural town. But it's K band which is used by the police now. And you can get these K band radar detectors. The problem are there's a lot of false alarms. You're gonna pick up automatic door openers, bank security systems, farm implements and railroad crossing signals which. That, you know, there's some guy, he's like, I can't believe that. That that cop's hiding in that combine. Over. No, that's not.
Pat
He's rolling his window down.
Tom Griswold
You'll never get me.
Greg Warren
Can.
Christopher
Can a. Can a police officer tell if you have a radar detector. I mean, I'm obviously there.
Pat
Radar detector, detector, yeah.
Christopher
If it's sitting on your dashboard, certainly. But I mean.
Tom Griswold
Yes, I think I read that.
Christopher
Do they have, like, some kind of thing going? Oh, this guy's got a radar detector. I'm really gonna screw this guy.
Tom Griswold
I think there's. Ray. I think it goes back and forth like seven times. Like, there's radar detector. Detector, detector. Yeah.
Christopher
Oh, this is like a spy movie.
Tom Griswold
It is. I'm. They. They've been going at each other for years. Yeah, they also. The K band picks up, like, you know that stuff on the new cars, the collision avoidance and blindside. Yes, yes, they pick up all that too.
Pat
Oh, well, that's no good.
Caller or Guest
Yeah, no, you'll be. Every time you drive by a car, it'll go off.
Tom Griswold
Yes, yes.
Caller or Guest
What if you have it in your car? Would it continually go off?
Tom Griswold
Yeah, I guess it would just be going off all the time. And then you cannot. You. You can't jam radar because it's regulated by the fcc. So there's jammers, you know, you can actually, there's. There's devices that'll just render whatever the cops. Radar gun. Like, you can't use it.
Christopher
Yeah, that makes sense.
Tom Griswold
Yes. And then it's like $10,000 and up to one year in prison if you're caught with a jammer or a scrambler. But this is interesting. The new thing that a lot of the cops, they use lidar, which is a laser technology, and the lasers are not covered by the fcc. So you can jam those. Oh, in. In a lot of states. Yeah. You can't do that in California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and a coup others. But you can do. You can do some. Some LIDAR jamming, if you guys are up for that.
Christopher
And I just googled it. You can still buy them.
Pat
I like to jam.
Caller or Guest
What, radar detectors.
Christopher
Yeah. I didn't. I had no idea. They're still out there.
Tom Griswold
Oh, yeah, no, they're big. I think that the. They're still very prevalent, as I. I can see. United and Escort are the two brands that seem to rate the highest. All right, but there's been. I mean, Fuzzbuster was the first one, but there was Super Snooper, Bear Finder, Screaming Demon, and I don't want to.
Christopher
Be vulgar, but I. I distinctly recall seeing a pornographic video entitled Fuzz Buster. It was before the popularity of the shaving.
Chick
No, you didn't.
Tom Griswold
Yeah, I'm sure you did. I mean, of course. Yeah. I mean, this was the. These things were big in the 70s.
Christopher
Sure, sure.
Tom Griswold
If you're on a budget, I think Cobra is the brand that you guys are.
Christopher
I remember that.
Caller or Guest
I remember Cobra looking for.
Tom Griswold
Yeah, yeah. And, yeah, it was like a real. I think they even had a commercial at one point. You're like, use the Ways app now tells you where the cops are.
Caller or Guest
Yeah, right, right.
Greg Warren
Greg.
Tom Griswold
Yes.
Christopher
No, no. Greg. Greg, you obviously have to drive a lot. And Pat, you certainly do as a comedian and back in the day, certainly. Josh, do you speed all the time? Are you.
Tom Griswold
Josh does. Yeah, I speed, yeah.
Christopher
Do you?
Tom Griswold
Yeah.
Christopher
So do you have a radar detector?
Tom Griswold
I don't. I don't. I just pay the tickets, you know.
Christopher
Do you have a lot of them?
Tom Griswold
No, no, I'm not. No, not too bad. No, I haven't. I haven't had one in a while. I don't. It's. I don't. It's not crazy. I think I. One time I got off. I think I dropped the Bob and Tom show one time and got out of a ticket, actually. Yeah, I remember doing that. Do you guys remember, like. Because it was like dirt bags that had him at first. And there's. There was always. There'd be like some guy, I can't remember as one of my dirtbag friends, like an older guy that we were going somewhere on a wrestling trip or something, and that. That fuzz buster would go off and he'd reach up and he'd pat it and go, that's my girl. Y. I love that scumbag, man. But back in the day, the cops would like, confiscate him and smash him.
Christopher
Oh, no.
Tom Griswold
Yeah, the cops would just like, pull them out and then. And they'd break them. And then they were like, hey, you can't do that. Actually, they're legal pretty much everywhere, except.
Christopher
For if a police officer sees one, aren't they? They're much more likely to give you the ticket, I would think.
Tom Griswold
Yeah. I mean, radar, I guess. Did you know this time that radar was a big deal in World War II?
Christopher
Sure.
Tom Griswold
Yeah. I mean, it was like. I think that's when we first started using radar. It was used by the British to. To detect air raids by the Germans.
Christopher
And it wasn't. I think Chick maybe can help me with this one. Wasn't some of the technology used in contemporary smartphones developed by. Was it Hedy Lamar, the actress, and some Torpedo. It's Headley Torpedo guidance system. She was some brilliant engineer.
Chick
It's frequency sharing. She. She came up with that yeah.
Christopher
Of all random things.
Tom Griswold
By the way, guys, sorry, I did have one more thing. The K40, that's a big time radar detector. They have a first ticket free guarantee.
Pat
No kidding. Wow.
Tom Griswold
Yes. However, it does not include tickets in school zones or DUIs. Yeah, that's good.
Pat
Yeah.
Tom Griswold
Isn't that great? You know, they had to put that in there because some guys are like, nah, brother, you said, I got a ticket.
Christopher (announcer)
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Date: January 15, 2026
This "Bob & Tom Extra" episode features comedian Greg Warren delivering the "Warren Report"—a deep dive into the history, culture, and technical quirks of the "Fuzz Buster," one of the original radar detectors. The show, known for its irreverent blend of comedy and topical talk, uses Warren’s segment as both a nostalgic trip and an exploration of the cat-and-mouse dynamic between speeders and law enforcement. Regular cast members (Tom Griswold, Chick, Christopher, Pat, and more) jump in with stories, questions, and their trademark banter.
"The NFL took three teams from me, so I just... a little bit at first. Now I just don't care as much." (06:04)
"I love that quarterback for the Commanders, though. I watched him in college, man... So good, so tough." (06:44) Chick jokes: "Let me tell you something, Greg. Plenty of room on the bandwagon for those Commanders..." (06:23)
Greg Warren launches his segment with the history:
"We're going to talk about the history of the Fuzz Buster, Tom." (08:40)
Key Story:
"He went in his garage and built the Fuzz Buster. He was like, 'I'll show you guys.'" (12:22)
"They were cool but a little bit counterculture... like, ‘I think I'm with a criminal here.'" (13:08)
"The problem is there's a lot of false alarms... automatic door openers, bank security, farm implements, and railroad signals." (14:31)
Radar detectors beget radar detector detectors, escalating cat-and-mouse technology:
"I think it goes back and forth, like, seven times... radar detector, detector, detector..." (15:41, Tom Griswold)
Pat recounts family stories involving detector thefts and amusing candor with the police.
Jamming Devices & Legal Risks:
"You cannot... jam radar, because it's regulated by the FCC. If you're caught with a jammer or scrambler: $10,000 fine and up to one year in prison." (16:10-16:42)
"Josh does [speed]. Yeah, I speed, yeah." (18:50, Tom Griswold) “I don’t [have a detector]. I just pay the tickets…” (18:56, Tom Griswold)
“The K40, that's a big time radar detector... has a first ticket free guarantee... Does not include tickets in school zones or DUIs.” (21:07)
On invention out of spite:
“He went in his garage and built the Fuzz Buster. He was like, ‘I’ll show you guys.’” (12:22 – Greg Warren)
On radar detection standoffs:
“I think it goes back and forth like seven times. Like, there’s radar detector… detector, detector.” (15:41 – Tom Griswold)
Culture of rebel gear:
"They were cool but a little bit counterculture… and a little bit like, I think I’m with a criminal here, you know.” (13:08 – Tom Griswold)
On the uselessness of some gadgets:
"Those early ones were pretty... they had a very minimal range. I think as the police officer was writing the ticket, it went off." (11:26 – Tom Griswold)
On the criminal element's affection for their gadgets:
"There’d be like some guy… and that fuzz buster would go off and he’d… pat it and go, ‘That’s my girl.’” (19:02 – Tom Griswold)
| Timestamp | Segment / Topic | |-----------|---------------------------------------------------| | 05:12 | NFL talk, team grievances, commercial riffing | | 08:40 | Warren Report intro; History of Fuzz Buster begins | | 09:52 | Legality in states; early use cases | | 12:22 | Dale Smith story – The inventor’s revenge | | 13:08 | Fuzz Buster’s cultural mystique | | 14:31 | Technical evolution: X-band/K-band/false alarms | | 15:41 | Radar/Detector/Detector arms race | | 16:40 | Legal risks: Jammers & FCC regulations | | 18:28 | Affordable brands, transition to apps | | 18:50 | Hosts’ speeding confessions | | 19:53 | Early police tactics: smashing detectors | | 20:11 | Radar in WWII, Hedy Lamarr’s tech contributions | | 21:07 | K40’s “first ticket free” warranty |
The tone is lighthearted, cynical, and playfully combative—full of inside jokes, teasing, and “old guy” reminiscences about the glory days of both cars and comedy. The history of an obscure car gadget turns into both a comedic history lesson and a meditation on American ingenuity—especially the sort born of irritation and rebellion.
If you missed this Bob & Tom Extra, you missed more than just car trivia. Greg Warren’s “Warren Report” on the Fuzz Buster is a hilarious yet genuinely informative dive into how Americans tried (and still try) to outsmart the law on the road. It’s an ode to DIY tech, ingenious criminals, and the endless technological back-and-forth between cops and speeders—a topic everyone with a driving ticket can relate to.