The BOB & TOM Show Extra: NFL Game, & Concessions
Date: September 12, 2025
Hosts: Bob, Tom, Christopher, and guests
Theme: A lighthearted discussion blending humor with news, sports (NFL stadium concessions), pop culture nostalgia, weird word pronunciations, and playful banter.
Episode Overview
This Bob & Tom Extra dives into the modern NFL game experience, focusing mainly on the sticker shock of stadium concessions at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. The hosts riff on the outrageous prices, veer into a comedic analysis of oldies songs, and tackle random side topics—ranging from wild ponies in Virginia to whether nudists should be buried nude. The familiar, irreverent tone makes the episode both funny and sneakily informative, with one conversation cascading unpredictably into the next.
1. NFL Game Attendance & Concession Prices
Starts: 03:34
- Tom recounts his routine of attending NFL games, sometimes giving away tickets due to his busy schedule (03:46).
- Bob sets up the segment by introducing a viral photo of the Lincoln Financial Field concessions menu posted by "Eagles Nation," noting:
“These are concessions by and large at Lincoln Financial Field. The story is average Joe can't afford them, I think you'll agree.” (04:40) - Comedic rundown of prices:
- Chicken cutlets: $17
- Crab fries: $17.50
- Buffalo cutlets: $17
- Ramekin of cheese: $4
- Domestic beer (Miller Lite, can): $18.50
- Large diet soda: $12.50
- Regular soda: $9.50
- Bottled water: $7.75
- Memorable moment:
- Caller/Guest: “Come on, man.” (05:29)
- Tom: “Why would the diet soda cost more?” (05:38)
- Bob: “Because it’s sugar tax ordered—are you kidding?” (05:41), leading to debates over sugar taxes.
- All hosts marvel at, mock, and try to parse the logic (or illogic) of stadium pricing, especially the diet versus regular soda issue.
- Bob: “Sugar Tap. Remember Sugar Tap? Going down to Sugar Town.” (06:01)
2. Song Tangents: "Sugar Shack" vs. "Sugar Town"
Starts: 06:09
- A dispute over the lyrics and performer of "Sugar Shack" and "Sugar Town" erupts as a result of a “sugar” theme in all the stadium food discussion.
- Clips are sung, played, or alluded to, with various hosts expressing amusement and mild revulsion:
- Tom: “Can you imagine this guy dirty talking?” (10:01)
- Bob: “Hey baby, let me put my thing in your thing. All right, how’s that?” (10:11)
- Ultimately, it's revealed that Nancy Sinatra performed "Sugar Town"—not to be confused with "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs (15:06–15:17).
- Memorable moment:
- Tom: “You just want to punch him in the face.” (08:04)
- The group debates the instrument used in "Sugar Shack"—a flute? Recorder? Electric piccolo?
- Caller/Guest: “He puts the X in espresso, which I love.” (07:25)
- Musical Nostalgia:
- Bob shares: “I will tell you the first time I heard shaving cream, I lost my mind.” (15:49)
- Cultural trivia:
- Nancy Sinatra’s other hit, “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)," referenced in "Kill Bill" (16:18–16:28).
- Sinatra family relations and Sirius XM show (16:30–16:40).
3. Humor Detours: Espresso, Laxatives, High Colonics
Starts: 08:11
- Discussion turns to the mispronunciation of “espresso” (often said “expresso”).
- Tom: “I thought it was ‘expresso’ most of my life.” (08:30)
- Tangential, brutal honesty about aging and gastrointestinal issues.
- Tom: “You don’t call a nice two shots of espresso...the old bowel ringer.” (08:47)
- Bob: “What you should do, Tom? Enema, baby...Wet and wild!” (09:04)
- The segment ends with jokes about on-air colonoscopies and legality of “high colonic” clinics.
4. Wild Ponies, Pronunciations, and Children's Books
Starts: 10:47
- Bob reads a news blurb about the "Chincoteague" wild pony swim in Virginia.
- Multiple hosts debate how to pronounce “Chincoteague” and “Assateague.”
- Tom: “It's a S, S, A T E A G, U, E. And they...live on this island, right? All year round.” (12:19)
- Historical/Nostalgic Note:
- Reference to "Misty of Chincoteague," a 1947 children’s novel (12:32).
- Mockative speculation: “I think this could be a good place to start the book burning, with this book—‘Misty...’” (12:59, Bob, jokey tone).
- Comedy riff: “Apparently it is loaded with bestiality.” (13:09)
5. Nudist Culture & Posthumous Questions
Starts: 13:18
- Transition into the history of nudism on Assateague Island.
- Quirky question:
- Tom: “Do nudists get buried in the nude?” (14:09)
- Caller/Guest: “No, they wouldn’t do an open casket with a naked body.” (14:23)
- Jokes about casket designs: “In the business [it’s] called a cab. Half cab, full cab, huh? Full cab is closed casket, I believe. And half cab is half open.” (14:35, Bob)
6. More Music: Nancy Sinatra, Joanna Cassidy, WKRP
Starts: 15:06
- Return to the “Sugar Town” discovery, affirming Nancy Sinatra as performer.
- Flirtation with showbiz nostalgia:
- Discussion about Nancy Sinatra’s career, looks, age, and hosting duties on Sirius XM (16:33).
- The group then pivots to actress Joanna Cassidy and her recent Malibu photoshoot, praising her beauty at 80 (16:57–17:03).
- Tribute to “WKRP” and Loni Anderson:
- Tom: “She was perfectly cast...as the ultra high maintenance secretary” (18:01)
- Caller/Guest: “You could lay a skateboard between her boobs.” (17:51)
7. Memorable Quotes
- Bob: “Domestic beer. A can of Miller Light. $18.50 a large.” (05:16)
- Tom: “Can you imagine getting busted for that? Cannabis? No, no, no, no. High colonic.” (09:16)
- Caller/Guest: “I will tell you the first time I heard shaving cream, I lost my mind.” (15:49)
- Bob: “I think this could be a good place to start the book burning, with this book—‘Misty...’” (12:59, joking)
- Caller/Guest: “You could lay a skateboard between her boobs.” (17:51)
Segment Timestamps
| Segment | Start Time | Notable Moments | |---------------------------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Podcast real start | 01:01 | Christopher introduces the “Extra”: NFL Game & Concessions | | Stadium concessions | 03:34 | Introduction of viral Lincoln Financial Field menu prices | | Song Tangent ("Sugar") | 06:09 | “Sugar Shack” vs “Sugar Town,” music nostalgia | | Coffee, Espresso & Health | 08:11 | Espresso jokes and gastrointestinal humor | | Wild Ponies & Chincoteague| 10:47 | Story about wild pony swim, pronunciation debates | | Nudist Burial Humor | 13:18 | “Do nudists get buried in the nude?” laughter | | Nancy Sinatra/Nostalgia | 15:06 | “Sugar Town,” Sinatra family, Joanna Cassidy, Loni Anderson |
Tone and Takeaways
Light, fast-moving, and irreverent, this episode is classic Bob & Tom: sports and pop culture, seasoned with running jokes, musical tangents, and just-left-of-center observations. The stadium concessions segment anchors the episode, but the group’s free-association and verbal volleying creates a humorous ride touching everything from 60s music to odd world records and anatomical humor.
For fans and new listeners alike, this “Extra” is a great sampler of the show's unique chemistry, wit, and fondness for the absurdity hidden in the mundane.
