B&T Extra: Larry the Cable Guy

Summary

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The BOB & TOM Show Extra: Larry the Cable Guy

Date: October 13, 2025
Podcast: The BOB & TOM Show Free Podcast
Host(s): Bob Kevoian, Tom Griswold, Christopher
Guest: Larry the Cable Guy

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Episode Overview

This B&T Extra features an extended, comedic, and candid conversation with beloved comedian Larry the Cable Guy. The episode touches on Larry's career milestones, new projects, his personal life—including his passion for college football and dogs—and plenty of the signature banter and playful ribbing that typifies the Bob and Tom Show. Listeners will find both behind-the-scenes insights and classic Larry humor, with a focus on his Amazon Prime special "Larry the Cable Guy: It’s a Gift” and voice work for Disney's "Cars" franchise.

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Key Discussion Points & Segments

1. Early Morning Jokes and Larry’s Studio Setup

[04:10 – 05:05]

• Larry joins the show, riffing about the early interview time.
  • "They told me. They start your call first. Call 7:20. I don't go to bed till 3 o' clock in the morning… you can't get me on a cheerleader at 7 o' clock in the morning" — Larry (04:39)
• Hosts and Larry joke about setting up studios at home, including a guitar as decoration.

2. Age, Memory, and Comedy Observations

[05:05 – 07:04]

• Jerry Seinfeld-esque chat about walking into rooms and forgetting why—classic observational humor.
  • Tom gives a “therapist-approved” brain-reset trick for remembering intentions by exiting and re-entering a room.
    • "You go back out and then come back in and you will remember what you meant to do." — Tom Griswold (05:28)
  • Banter about refrigerators, lost keys, and childhood toys.
• Larry quips about “Ganipkin”—his daughter’s toy—and discovers with the hosts that “Kanip” is “ping pong” backwards (06:34).

3. Olympics, College Football, and Family

[07:04 – 10:03]

• Larry riffs on young Olympic athletes and medals.
  • "You know those girls are young because they get their gold medals. They try to get the wrapper off." — Larry (07:20)
• Conversation pivots to Larry’s Nebraska football fandom and loyalty:
  • He’s a diehard; attends every home game and schedules shows around the season.
  • Humorous jinxing: Larry notes Nebraska’s “bad run” started around when he bought season tickets.
  • His son’s Army Cavalry graduation in September will make him miss his first home game in years.
• Host Bob shares that buying a dog was his first big “made it” purchase; Larry says his first was a luxury box at the stadium.

4. On Dogs: Shelter Stories and Life Lessons

[10:10 – 11:42]

• Larry shares poignant anecdotes about his family’s dogs—prized purebreds and adopted shelter mixes:
  • Both high-end guard dogs (a German shepherd and a Belgian Malinois) died young of stomach torsion.
  • His most beloved, most loyal dog was a mutt rescued from a kill shelter.
    • "Save your money. You want a good dog, go rescue one… that'll be the best, most loving dog you ever had." — Larry (11:17)
  • Bob dubs the mixed-breed a “Nebraska corgi.”

5. Anniversary Laughs & Gift-Giving

[11:45 – 12:14]

• Larry jokes about the challenge of buying gifts for wedding anniversaries:
  • "50 is gold, 25 is silver, 20 is China. So I ended up taking her to Panda Express." — Larry (12:10)

6. Voice Acting and the “Cars” Franchise

[12:15 – 15:50]

• Larry updates on his voice work as Mater for Disney/Pixar:
  • Highlights the popularity and longevity of the “Cars” character.
  • Excited about new “Cars on the Road” episodes for Disney Junior (coming 2027).
  • Shares a story about being recognized for Mater by young college athletes instead of for his standup:
    • “Anybody remember Mater from Cars? Every hand went up and… the minute I went ‘WOO HOO,’ I mean, they busted out.” — Larry (14:36)
• Highlights Pixar’s flexibility, letting him ad-lib.

7. Recording at Home & Industry Stories

[15:51 – 16:26]

• Larry records Mater voice work from a local Omaha studio, not Hollywood.
• Bob shares a story about the excitement surrounding the “Spanky” actor visiting the studio—more so than major rock stars.

8. New Amazon Prime Special: “It’s a Gift”

[17:35 – 19:59]

• Larry gives behind-the-scenes on his new special:
  • Taping process: Shows in small Nebraska towns to raise money for high school theater, working out material on the road.
  • Final taping in Clearwater, Florida.
  • Show’s humor is classic Larry—one liners and audience interaction.
  • Title inspiration:
    • “I'll do a really dumb one-liner and I'll just look at the crowd and go, hey man, it’s a gift.” — Larry (19:17)
• Jokes about aging:
  • "AC/DC just changed their name to AARP. ... I got a pair of Thunderstruck compression socks." — Larry (17:44)
• Expresses gratitude to the hosts for their long-standing support.

9. Closing Banter: Friendship with Reno Collier

[19:59 – 20:39]

• Bob teases Larry about comedian Reno Collier.
• Larry describes Collier as a dear friend with whom he shares uncontrollable laughter, and mentions a near plane crash they survived together.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Can't get me on a cheerleader at 7 o'clock in the morning.” — Larry (04:39)
• “First thing I ever did when I made money ... I went and bought the best suite box at the stadium.” — Larry (09:42)
• “Save your money.... Go rescue one they're about to get rid of.” — Larry (11:17)
• “You never know what to get, 20 is China, so I took her to Panda Express.” — Larry (12:10)
• “I went straight from Nutrisystem commercials to Prilosec commercials. I went straight from diet to heartburn.” — Larry (14:55)
• “AC/DC has just changed their name to AARP.” — Larry (17:44)
• "It's a gift." — Larry (Title and recurring punchline, 19:17)

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Key Timestamps for Segments

• [04:10] — Larry joins and early morning banter
• [05:05] — Memory jokes & “Ganipkin” story
• [07:04] — Olympics riff and Nebraska football talk
• [10:03] — First big “made it” purchases (dog and stadium suite)
• [10:21] — Dog stories and rescue advocacy
• [11:45] — 20th anniversary Panda Express gag
• [12:15] — Cars/Mater voice work and college audience story
• [15:51] — Home studio & Hollywood
• [17:35] — New Amazon special details
• [19:59] — Friendship and laughs with Reno Collier

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Tone & Final Impressions

As always, the session brims with good-natured ribbing, blue-collar humor, and warmth. The camaraderie among the hosts and Larry is unmistakable, making for a fast-paced yet heartfelt episode. Fans of Larry’s standup, Pixar’s “Cars,” or Bob & Tom’s signature comedy radio will find classic laughs, new anecdotes, and backstage stories to enjoy—even if you’ve never tuned in before.

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Transcript

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[Christopher (Bob and Tom Show Producer/Host)]

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[Larry the Cable Guy]

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[Bob Kevoian]

For those of you who always need.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

Something extra, well, here you go. This is Bob and Tom.

[Bob Kevoian]

Extra good to be here and just in time to check in with Larry the cable guy. There he is. I can see him. I don't know if he can hear me. Can you hear me there, sir?

[Larry the Cable Guy]

I hear you perfectly.

[Bob Kevoian]

Oh, there we go.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

Larry, it's a little early, but I hear you perfectly.

[Tom Griswold]

Now, do you have that guitar in the background so people think you play guitar?

[Bob Kevoian]

Is that right, Larry?

[Larry the Cable Guy]

Absolutely. Gotta decorate your studio up. You know what I mean? Gotta decorate it. But it's good to be with you. I'll tell you what they, they told me. They start your call first. Call 7:20. I don't go to bed till 3 o' clock in the morning, so. Dad, gum. You know, you can't get me on a cheerleader at 7 o' clock in the morning, But I'll go ahead and go down there, hang out down there.

[Bob Kevoian]

It's good to see Larry the cable guy, distinguished comedian, first of all, let.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

Me ask you this. Have you ever walked in a room at your house and just walked in a room and you walk in there and you're like, now why the hell did I just come in here? You know what sucks about that? For me right now, where I'm at right now, this is the room. I can't remember what I'M supposed to be doing.

[Tom Griswold]

I will try and help you, Larry, because I told my, I told my therapist that. And you know what you can do and it really, it worked for me. You go back out the doorway that you went in. You go back out and then come back in and you will remember what you meant to do. Honestly, it re. It resets your brain.

[Bob Kevoian]

Does this work with the refrigerator?

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah.

[Bob Kevoian]

No, because I open the refrigerator and I know I came here for something, then I close it and then I open it again. No, it's not in there.

[Tom Griswold]

However, if you misplace your car keys, they are in the refrigerator.

[Bob Kevoian]

Ah, yeah. Okay, good to know.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

You mean when you open it again. There's not a turkey in there with all the fictions.

[Bob Kevoian]

Remember when you were a little kid and you'd open up, you'd open up the, the place where all your toys were and there was this one toy that you never did find and you didn't know what it was, but you always thought at some point it would be in there. It's kind of, kind of analogous to the way life goes.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

We didn't have when you're little. That happened the other day. I was, my, me and my daughter played spinning tops and Ganipkin.

[Tom Griswold]

How old were you, Larry, when you knew was ping Pong backwards?

[Larry the Cable Guy]

Two days ago.

[Bob Kevoian]

I just found out about 10 seconds ago. I thought, I thought Ganap was one of the correspondents on npr.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

Hello. He was good too. He was good. Yeah. And he took us and he took a silver in the Olympics.

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah. In the women's division.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

That's right.

[Bob Kevoian]

It was very weird.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

That's great.

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[Bob Kevoian]

Larry the Cable Guy is our guest.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

Those, those Chinese girls that win those medals, you know, they always, in the Olympics always look so young. You know, matter of fact, that's who won all the medals so young.

[Bob Kevoian]

Our guest is the cable.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

You know, those girls are young because they get their gold medals. They try to get the rapper off.

[Bob Kevoian]

I'm trying to plug Larry's show. Should I or not? Okay, I'm sorry. It's Larry the Cable Guy. It'll be on Amazon Prime. Larry the Cable Guy. It's a gift. Now, is. Isn't Amazon also doing like Thursday Night Football or something?

[Tom Griswold]

Yeah, for like the third season. Fourth season.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

Yeah.

[Bob Kevoian]

It's getting so confusing watching everything now. I know you're a big college football guy. How many of the games you get to go to, Larry?

[Larry the Cable Guy]

I go to every Nebraska home game. Every now and then I'll go to away game if but Normally I'll try to work somewhere if it's an away game, but I work all the home games. But I gotta tell you, crazy, this year I. My last show of the year is I had a big tour. So my last show I took the Pinewood bowl in Lincoln, Nebraska because it's the day before the Michigan game. And so that was going to be a lot of fun. But my kid, by the way, has joined the Army Cavalry and his. I haven't seen him since July 2nd. And his graduation from boot camp is of course the 19th of September, the same day that I gotta do my show in Lincoln. So I. I'm gonna fly down, fly back, fly back down. So I'm actually gonna. That's my first home game that I've missed since will be the Nebraska Michigan game. So can't do that. But this is warm.

[Bob Kevoian]

But yeah, that's great. By the way, about your son. But it. Are. Are you a good luck charm for the team? Could this affect the. Their ability to beat Michigan?

[Larry the Cable Guy]

I hope so. But you know Nebraska, we've had a pretty bad run starting in around 2005 when I bought my season tickets.

[Bob Kevoian]

That's my problem. So if they have a great game against Michigan, you can't go again.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

I know it started way before that. Let me just say it started in about 2003, 2002. So I'm not gonna blame it on me, but yeah, I go to all the home games. I love it. You know the first thing I ever did when I made money, the first thing I ever did, a lot of people buy a big screen TV or they'll go buy a new cool car or they'll go buy a house, put a down payment on. I went and bought the best sweet box at the stadium. That was the first purchase.

[Bob Kevoian]

It's always a funny question. The first thing I did was I got a dog before I even got a decent car. I got a beautiful dog.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

You got a what A dog.

[Bob Kevoian]

I got a. When I first, first. When I first finally, finally had some cash, I got a nice dog and it was well worth it. Elvis. What a great. What a great dog. What a great beast.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

That's a dog and the best dog I ever had. You know, I bought my wife, I bought her a guard dog, a German shepherd, great guard dog. Cost money, pretty good money. Passed away from stomach torsion. So right after that passed away, I got her a Navy Seal, trained Belgian Malinois for protection. A beautiful dog. Same thing later about eight years, seven years sick, got stomach torsion because I guess that's a common thing with him, but. But I went up to the kill shelter where the dogs, they were on their last legs. They only about three days to go and they were out of there. And I got this dog that's a mix of about everything. It's mix of a golden retriever and some kind of four different miniature dogs. It's got a black lab body with golden retriever mix with little teeny leg and it sounds great, dude. It's the nicest, best guard dog and lovable dog I've ever had in my life. So I was telling everybody, save your money. You want to get a good dog, go rescue one they're about to get rid of. And that'll be the best, most loving dog you ever had ever.

[Bob Kevoian]

Yeah. And it was short legs. It sounds like we can call it a Nebraska corgi.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

You can call it a Nebraska. Absolutely.

[Bob Kevoian]

Did your wife train those talks to keep you away from her?

[Larry the Cable Guy]

You know, my wife and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. Wow. And that's that of course is you never know what to get because 50 is silver, 50 is gold, 25 is silver, 20, 20 is China. So I ended up taking her to Panda Express.

[Bob Kevoian]

Our guest, in case you can't tell, is the comedian Larry the Cable Guy and his. He's got a new thing coming out. It's called, it's on Amazon prime, by the way. It comes out September 12th. It's called Larry the Cable Guy. It's a gift and we'll find out what's going on with that. It sounds great. Now you've got, you're kind of famous for, among other things, the cars and you know, the lightning racers on Disney Junior. What's the latest with that?

[Larry the Cable Guy]

Happier than the Tornador in the trailer park. You know, that is the coolest thing ever and I'm so excited that I would have never thought in a million years when we first did that it was going to turn out to what it did. But yeah, last year or two years ago we did another one. I forget what it was called, but it was on Disney plus and it was nine episodes, nine 10 minute episodes of Mater and McQueen going to Mater's sister wedding. Heck with. I can't remember the name but it's not Disney Junior for sure. And then, but yeah know we're doing 60 episodes on car on Disney Junior. Mater has a couple of little friends. It's called Cars on the Road and I'm taping them now and I'll be honest, they're hilarious. It's, they should be, that should be like three different movies because they're hilarious. So I'm looking forward to those. I think those come out in 2027 and you know, it's crazy about it. All the things I've done, the blue collar and all the commercial, prilosec commercial and the, and, and what's the other one? The nutrisystem commercial. By the way, I'm the only entertainer in the country that went from nutrisystem commercials to prilosec commercials. I went straight from diet to heartburn. That's what I, it's really amazing that what a whole new audience that that car's brought in for me. I went and I did the entertainment for the opening of the athletic department. I got invited and I said they're not gonna, these college kids, they don't remember blue collar. It's really not my, you know, 2021 and under is not really Larry the Cable Guy fan base and oh, you'll do good. So I went up or did a couple of jokes and just kind of, you know, they're like what know, it's, it's. There are all these, all these kids sitting in the bleachers there. And finally I just said after about three minutes like okay, this is going to go nowhere unless I do something quick. I said, anybody know, anybody remember Mater from Cars? Every hand went up and the minute, and the minute I went woo hoo. I mean they busted out. So I did about 20 minutes just talking about Mater and it, and it killed. But it's crazy. The fan base for Mater, I mean anybody shoot that grew up was a little kid in 2000, 2006. They all know who Mater is. And when it was done, man, I signed a ton of autographs and I had These big old 6 foot 8, 6 foot 9 basketball and football players coming up. They're going, I can't believe you were Mater. I had, I had Mater bed sheets, man. Yeah, so that's been really cool. I love doing them too. They're funny and I'm allowed to, you know, I, you know you can go off script and ad lib. They're really good to me over there.

[Bob Kevoian]

So do you have to go to Hollywood to do them or can you do them in your home studio? Studio.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

No, I literally have a studio in my bed and I lay there. No, I actually I go I for this things I need, I do a lot of touch up work like where I'm at right now, just the studio here in my house. But when I do the full movies like that. I gotta go up to Omaha. I got a nice studio in Omaha and I've been going up there since about 2008 and doing projects for Pixar, so.

[Bob Kevoian]

Well, I've got a kind of a similar story for you. We've had a lot of major, major movie stars and especially rock stars come through our studio. But the one time that everybody else in the building went crazy and they were all crowding behind the glass was when we had the. The actor that played Spanky in the Our Gang. Do you remember this Christy guy that played Spanky in the Old Hour Gang? Little Rascals episodes came in here. Everybody went nuts. You know, they couldn't believe it. It wasn't. Oh, Jay, Phil Collins was here. So what? Spanky's here. I'm going to go check him out.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

So, you know, it's crazy who people fawn over and I would have never thought Spanky.

[Bob Kevoian]

Oh, I'm not kidding. Absolutely. And you know, we've had some pretty serious people in here. Ozzy Osbourne, you name it. But now, before we let you go, I gotta plug your gig one more time. It's Larry the Cable Guy on Amazon prime. And the. The special is called Larry the Cable Guy. I'm glad they got your name on it, Larry the Cable Guy. It's a gift. Now, real quick, in, in just a couple of minutes, tell us about the. Where'd you shoot it? How did he go? And what. What are you talking about?

[Larry the Cable Guy]

Yeah, absolutely. I wasn't gonna do another one. They drugged me back in. I had enough. I had enough. I've been touring on the road, so I had enough stuff to do another one. And oh, by the way, when you're talking about rock and roll bands coming in, we're all getting older and that's. It really stinks. Growing old with your favorite rock band. But I don't know if you know this or not, but AC DC has just changed their name to aarp. I went to the concert. I went to the concert and I got a pair of thunderstruck compression socks. Really cool. I tape this in Clearwater, Florida. And we. It was a fun little venue in Clearwater. And what I did was I only do about 24 dates a year, so I had to do a ton of dates to get ready for it. So I actually toured through small towns in Nebraska raising money for their theater departments, for their high schools. And, and I took. Man, we did, I think 12, 10 shows. So I toured for 10 days just going to small towns in February and March in Nebraska. And it was so much fun. I got. I got to work out a bunch of material. Then I went down into Florida and I did four shows. And then we went over to Clearwater and taped my special. And I command. Where did I tape that? Oh, my gosh, I'm forgetting why I taped it. But it was real fun. You know how it is, man. Getting older. I can't remember stuff, but I did tape. I taped it in Clearwater. It went great. Really, really happy with the special. It's the same kind of stuff people come to, like from what I do, you know, I just like to make people laugh. And I'm a one liner comedian. That's why it's called. It's a gift. You know, I'll do a. I'll do a really dumb one liner and I'll just look at the crowd and go, hey, man, it's a gift. That's how the name came about. I. And so it's. I think people really enjoy it. It's one of my favorite ones. And. And so appreciate you, as always. You got. Y' all have always been good to me, so thank you for letting me plug my wares. And I hope.

[Bob Kevoian]

Hey, by the way, Larry, there's a guy named Reno Collier, claims he knows you. We know it's a fraud. We know that you would never be associated. I just want to make that very clear.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

If I've had a. I have had the most belly laughs in my life with Reno Collier. I love him like a brother, but we cannot work a lot together because I'm. I think I'm gonna die because we get to laughing at the dumbest stuff to where I'm literally. Reno, shut up. I can't talk. And we also have that bond, as you know from last week when we almost died in a plane crash. We have that. We have that bond as well.

[Bob Kevoian]

Okay, well, tell him to try to remember the funny stuff that makes you laugh next time he calls us. Yeah, that'd be nice. Larry the kid. It's always a pleasure, sir. Congratulations on all your success.

[Larry the Cable Guy]

I appreciate it. Thanks, everybody.

[Bob Kevoian]

Oh, there we go. Had to cap it with that. Thank you, sir.

[Christopher (Bob and Tom Show Producer/Host)]

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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[Larry the Cable Guy]

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[Larry the Cable Guy]

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[Larry the Cable Guy]

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