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Expedia made to travel flight inclusive packages are atoll protected. 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 the big show today. Uno cuatro car 54 and movies on the way in in just a minute. This Labor Day at Lowe's shop member only. Doorbuster deals for a limited time. Save $50 on an ego string trimmer. Now $169 plus get 50% off select Holland pavers. Not a rewards member. Sign up for free today, but hurry. Labor Day doorbuster deals won't last long. Loaves we help you Save. Valid through 9:1 while supplies last program subject to terms and conditions. Details@lowes.com Terms subject to change. Why do you have to get drunk to be an ass? Why do you have to get tight before you get loose? Why do you need to double before you get into trouble? Can't you get into trouble without an excuse? You want to get up and get out and get free and get crazy. But why do you have to start by getting stoned? Because, Pat, you don't have to get drunk to be an ass. Be an ass on your own. Yeah, we know it's a repeat. But things are always better the second time around. This is Bob and Tom Extra. Let's play a game of Uno, shall we? Now remember, when you get one card, you have to shout out uno. You understand how this works, right? Sure. Okay. I don't see any Uno cards though. Well, this is radio. You see Play in your mind the theater of the mind. Come here. Can I punch you in the face? I'm gonna play the skip card. I want to do a reverse back to you once again. You have to say uno when you have one card left. What do you say when you have four cards left? Chick Quattro. Okay, there we go. Had to bring it back. All right, Susie Quattro, ladies and gentlemen, let's get back to it. What does it say about me that I liked it better when he hated it? Yeah, I still hate it. Do you remember the other. I think Chris Norman was in the band called Smokey and Living Next Door to Alice or something like that. That's. That's one you can. That's one you can lustfully hate. Okay, let's move forward here. We have some news from the world of sports. We got one more letter just for Tom. Dear Bob and Tom Show, I, too, love car 54. Where are you? The TV show. The TV show and you. When was that on, Tom? Well, here's how it was in black and white. The lyrics to the theme song of Car 54 has. Has the airport Idle Wild in it. No. So Kennedy wasn't even. No, no. Kennedy. What a great name, though, for an airport. Idle while it is. Cool. Yeah. Why did they. Why didn't they keep a idle wild school? Let's give somebody another airport. John F. Kennedy. Go back to idle. We like Idlewild. I said, why wasn't car 54 ever made into a movie? And I find out it was. Yeah. David Johansson, 1994, with, yes, David Johansson and John McGinley as the two principals. Big flop. Fran Drescher was also in it. Love Her, Bobby. You know. You know, Bobby, it was a. It was not a good movie. You did see it, man. I know. I saw a part of it. I remember being aware of it and I remember being fascinated that it made like $1 million at the box office or something. And then. Then I would see it on video and just. Man, how did this happen? I don't remember. I don't remember the theme to car 54. Do you, Tom? Yeah. And for those who don't remember, David Johansson's Locked up Brooklyn alias Buster Poindex. And sadly, David is gone. He was the lead singer of the New York Dolls. Yeah, but he's. He was a decent actor. He was in that Bill Murray movie Scrooged. Yeah, he's funny. He is a good actor. Yeah, he played. He's in Let It Ride with Richard Dreyfus. Was he Christmas past? I forget. Yes, yeah, you like the New York Dolls, huh, Tom? But his most famous thing is hot, hot, hot. Yeah, of course. But sadly he doesn't hold up in the Bronx. Brooklyn's broken out in fights There's a traffic jam in Harlem that's backed up to Jackson Heights. There's a scout troop short a child Cruise ships to an idle wild car 54, where are you? Great theme song. Was it funny at all? No. Yeah, they did two good actors. The guy that would become actually Fred Gwynn and Grandpa. Yeah, Fred Gwynn, who's a. Was a terrific actor. He became famous as Herman Munster and Mrs. Garrett was in it. One of the police officers wives. Charlotte Ray. Yeah, yeah, Charlotte Ray. There was a guy named Tooty and it was kind of a. Yeah, that Joey Brown. Yeah, it was funny. His catchphrase, I'm not making this up was something like, no, it's ooh, ooh, yeah. Ooh, those horse, horse shacks. Joey Brown. Yeah, yeah. Kind of. Yeah. Chick, I'll ask you, was it funny? No, no. Was it meant to be funny? Oh yeah, there was a laugh track. Oh, it was. People were laughing. I just did not join them. I got a movie review from my 9 year old daughter. Oh yeah. She walked out of the new Pixar movie. She went with one of the young ladies helping us out. And have you ever been more proud of one of your. Yeah, because I'm famous for walking out of movies when you stink. Right. But that, I was astonished. That must really blow. There's no way it's that bad. I listened to a podcast and one of the guys connected with it said they, they marketed all wrong and we were very disappointed. Huh. Yeah. Well, didn't they have 10 different writers and a couple of different directors? What's it called? Elio or. Yeah, Elio, apparently. Well, I don't know. Hart says it stinks. So there's Your review from A9. How long did she make it? Not very. I think like 20 minutes. Oh really? Are you sure she didn't like poop or pants or something? I'm positive because, because I, I've done that and I had to leave a movie. I put my pants in a movie and stayed. That's how good the movie was. Wow. Yeah. We also have a review, a positive review for Superman. Oh yeah. My son Max said it's the best superhero movie he's ever seen. Oh yeah. And ever. I don't know if he's ever seen any other ones. I got a positive. My daughter, my 12 year old love F1. Okay. Is that the Brad Pitt movie? Yeah. And it's essentially. It's an Elvis movie with much better photography. Oh, okay. The storyline written on a napkin. The dialogue's terrible, but, you know. All right. But she loved it. I haven't been to the movie theater since before COVID So I saw the new Jurassic Park. Did you like it? It was fine. Yeah. Did you like the original Jurassic Park? Like, love. Oh, okay. Yeah. I still to this day remember what it was like to see those special effects. One of the greatest movie theater experiences ever. Yeah. I mean, it was like, obviously trained the dinosaurs. That's the fake thing. Absolutely. Real dinosaurs wouldn't do that because how the hell do they do that? Who knows how many? It's amazing. There's a great documentary on hbo. Max, or whatever they're calling it. Max. Hbo, with Spielberg. And he says, they called me in. Look at the new cgi. Right before Jurassic park started. And he goes, well, this is a game changer. It was something about getting the hair right. Yeah. It's amazing. Yeah. So there's a couple quick movie reviews from the kids. You got a thumbs up for F1, a thumbs up for Superman, and a thumbs down for Elio. Okay, sorry. I had alluded to something earlier, and I did a little homework, and I found this out. So if you're just joining us, hello. Thank you very much. We are in the O'Reilly Auto Part Studios. This is the Bob and tom program and Ms. Hooker, do you recognize this sound? I recognize the sound. I can't tell you what it's from. It's. Of course. This is the one of the transition sounds used in the James Bond movies. Okay. The good ones with John Connery, I think. I think for her to say it sounds familiar is. Is something, but it's because of this show. Have you ever seen any of the early James Bond movies? No, I haven't seen. I haven't seen any James Bond. Yeah. The tone was much different then than now. They take themselves seriously. Well, other than when the eye. The evil villain, the eye shows up. Yeah, it's. Now they call it a franchise, which, you know, McDonald's is a franchise. Movies shouldn't be franchises. Tent pole, I believe. Isn't it? In any event. Yeah, I. I had mentioned this because Chick had made the statement that we were talking about. I'm. This is way too much set up. Jeffrey, you were saying that when you brought home a rap album, your dad crushed it and hated it. Right. And you were saying that's how the people Perceive the Beatles, right chick? Yeah. Back in the day. That's right. And I remembered they thought it was the end of civilization with this rock and roll music in a James Bond movie. I couldn't remember exactly what it was. Here it is. In a scene early in the film, Bond is having dinner with a woman while sipping Dom Perignon 53. Oh, naturally. Yeah. He would go 54. When the villain is mentioned by Bond quips, my dear girl, there are some things that just aren't done. Such as drinking Dom Perignon 53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That's just as bad as listening to the Beatles without ear muffs. Oh really? Yeah. And that of course was from this great movie. Gold finger like he was slipping into a wall. Warm bath. Now that's. That's a moan. That's what that was. One of the greatest themes of all time and ham fisted vocals. Oh, and there's a. If you. There's a terrific documentary out there called Becoming Led Zeppelin. Is that, Is that the title? Asa? It is, yeah. It's great. And believe it or not, the. One of the guitar players on that song is Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin and one of the other players, I'm not sure if he was playing bass or keyboards and he can, it turns out he can play everything. Is John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin. And they talk about doing that session with Shirley Bassey who. Who's by the way is still alive, who comes in and just. That's one of the coolest, weirdest, great vocals of all time. She is still alive. Ethel Merman esque. Do you call that. You call that living though? But I, I just, I mean it's for that song. It's so perfect. Just. Oh, sure, it works. Worked real well. Yeah. And yeah, that, that documentary is. It's about the invention, if you will, of Led Zeppelin. Okay. I think Shirley Bassey's the only one to have done more than one Bond song, Diamonds Are Forever. Isn't that right? I think. But I think she's the only artist that got it. Really? Yes, I think so. Maybe that'd be a fun thing to do. What would. Who would be the least appropriate artists to do a Bond song? Weird. Hell. Yankovic. You know what's funny though? It's weird. Al did one for a Bond spoof called Spy Hard with Leslie Nielsen. Oh, they actually had. They had the. Oh, that's great. What a great title. It was a Bond esque theme. Yes. But didn't. Who did the last. Like Billie Eilish. Or something. Or. Which is a great choice if that is the. Yeah, I'm just. But who would be totally inappropriate? Cardi B. Yeah. Which, by the way, you were talking about the BBL earlier. She came out because of the smell. You know how we did a story last week about the BBL has a smell? Oh, this is the butt. The butt. What's it called? The Brazilian Butt Lift is a bad odor. You mentioned it earlier. She came out and she kind of had a red fox thing. She's like, there isn't no odor. If you know how to wipe your ass, there isn't no odor. Thank you, Cardi. How about the B52s? If you see a spy, don't say yes. You always say no. I think we may have answered our own questions. That is silly. Love, Bob. I remember waiting for that song to come on. I love that. I love the B52s. Also. What is the last novelty hit across the board? Hit the way. Has there been one? I have lost track of novelty. Yeah. I don't know. Yeah, we'd have to. We'd have to kind of change it. So not a kid's song. So Baby shark doesn't count. And the fox thing. What does the fox say? Do you consider that a kid or like that new Minecraft? Yeah, I do. Yeah. That new Minecraft song. That doesn't count. Jack Black. Yeah. Yeah. What does the Fox say? Was the number one song in the world. Right. But that wasn't. I meant like a hello, Mata, hello, Fada or Macarena or the Streak. No, the Macarena was a legit dance. Okay, well, now we're asking questions we can't answer. But if you want to see a good documentary, watch that. Becoming Led Zeppelin. It's. It's really cool. This. The AI on my Google says wap by Cardi B. And Megan, Thee Stallion is considered a novelty. No. Yeah. That's an interesting definition for that. I wouldn't have thought. What does WAP stand for? A Wet, Wet ass. Sweet. Yeah. Good for you. By Olivia Rodrigo. They call it that in Italy. Happier than Ever by Billie Eilish. I'll ignore that. Levitating by Dua Lipa. They mentioned. Those aren't all. Those are just pop songs. That's a great song, right? I'm gonna go see her this year. She's touring. They also exhibit. They exhibit characteristics of novelty songs due to their catchy melodies and danceable rhythms. No, that's not valid. All right. A novelty song is hello Mutter, hello, Father. Novelty song has Got to be the Curly Shuffle. Yes. Pacman Fever. Yes. Those are novelty songs. Curly Shuffle, huh? Okay. Oh, I love the Curly Shuffle. Great song. So you can love that and you can love Led Zeppelin. The same in the same sentence. And Shirley Bassey. That's this. No, I don't love Shirley Massey. Oh, that's a. Come on. Oh, finger. I agree with both of you, but what's the one you hated the most? Was Skyfall. Nothing about Skyfall. Oh, look at Skyfall. Oh, I hope it's not Skyfall. Do you think they sometimes. Damn. Did Skyfall. Sometimes they kind of have to force the lyrics in there. Well, yeah, like Thunderball. That made no sense at all. Why didn't Weird Al do Sky Mall about. About purchasing the defunct magazine? Okay. Heaven Above Me. Carly Simon. That was a good one. That was a good one. Okay. Oh, that's a great one. A View to a Kill by Duran Duran. Okay, that's Skyfall esque. You'll have A View to a kill and a love. 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. Football season is here. Oh, man. Believe has the podcast to enhance your football experience from the pros. One of the most interesting quarterback rooms to college Michigan is set at eight and a half wins. To fantasy. If you feel that way, why didn't you trade them? Become a better fan and listen to the football podcasts from Believe. Just search Believe. That's B L E A V podcast. Follow and listen on your favorite platform.
Episode: B&T Extra: Uno Quatro, Car 54, & Movies
Date: September 2, 2025
Host: The BOB & TOM Show | Cumulus Podcast Network
This episode of B&T Extra takes a breezy, comedic dive into nostalgic TV (with a focus on Car 54, Where Are You?), quirky game night banter (Uno and the imagined "Quattro"), a batch of intergenerational movie reviews, and quirky cultural debates around novelty songs and famous theme music. The regular cast riffs on everything from the legacy of Shirley Bassey’s Bond themes to poorly aged sitcoms and new releases in theaters, all layered with their characteristic mix of pop culture knowledge, inside jokes, and playful disagreement.
Chick shares a review from his 9-year-old daughter, who walked out of the new Pixar film Elio:
The group marvels at the rare act of walking out of a movie, joking about bodily emergencies and whether it's a mark of true cinematic failure.
Next, several “kid reviews”:
Discussion pivots to Jurassic Park as the gold standard of moviegoing spectacle:
Spielberg’s amazement at CGI “getting the hair right” is recounted, along with the impact on the industry.
Lively attempt to define what makes a “novelty song” in the TikTok age (excluding “kid songs” like Baby Shark and internet memes):
Online AI suggests “WAP” by Cardi B is a novelty song—hosts strongly disagree.
Frivolous favorites and pop nostalgia parade:
On Uno rules:
"What do you say when you have four cards left? Chick Quattro." (05:28)
Car 54 theme nostalgia:
"Brooklyn's broken out in fights / There's a traffic jam in Harlem that's backed up to Jackson Heights.... Car 54, where are you?" (11:10)
David Johansen nod:
"For those who don't remember, David Johansen's locked-up Brooklyn alias Buster Poindex...He was the lead singer of the New York Dolls." (10:45)
Brutally honest movie review:
"She walked out of the new Pixar movie...Have you ever been more proud of one of your kids?" (14:10)
Bond & Beatles generational joke:
"There are some things that just aren't done. Such as...listening to the Beatles without ear muffs." (21:15)
On Shirley Bassey:
"That's one of the coolest, weirdest, great vocals of all time." (23:42)
Defining novelty songs:
"Novelty song has got to be the Curly Shuffle. Yes. Pac-Man Fever. Yes. Those are novelty songs." (32:55)
The episode features:
Whether riffing on childhood card games, dissecting sitcoms from TV’s black-and-white era, or separating “real” novelty tunes from viral one-offs, the BOB & TOM crew mixes comic irreverence with genuine pop culture affection. Listeners get quick-hit movie picks, strange Bond theme trivia, and the ongoing joy of listening to old friends crack each other up.
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