The BOB & TOM Show – February 17, 2026

Episode Overview

This episode of The BOB & TOM Show features the full cast back together after Tom's ski trip, with plenty of comedic banter, news discussion, audience mailbag, Olympic updates, and a montage of entertaining asides about food, travel mishaps, animal stories, and more. The trademark irreverence of the crew is center stage as they riff on topics ranging from "Penisgate" at the Olympics, “hot beef injections,” and the world's oddest world records, to listener letters and the realities of aging. They maintain their usual brand of comedy, friendly insults, and playful anecdotes, with a strong focus on current events in sports and pop culture.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Opening Comedy Song: "They Had to Taser Her Again"

[00:27 – 03:15]

• The episode opens with Haywood Banks’ comedic song about overheard gossip involving a woman who had to be tased—twice.
• The cast riffs on the humor and absurdity of the scenario.
• Memorable Moment:
  • “Didn’t get the hint because then they had to taser her again…” – Haywood Banks [03:05]
  • “She soiled her thong, ladies and gentlemen.” – Christy Lee [03:20]

2. Tom’s Ski Vacation & TSA Talk

[03:44 – 06:29]

• Tom details a family ski trip: staying in a fourth-floor walk-up, struggling in ski boots, discovering a spiral staircase and a foosball room for the kids.
• He gives a shout-out to TSA agents for being friendly and helpful despite working unpaid during a government shutdown.
• Tom’s take: if Congress doesn’t pay federal employees, they should pay them out of their own salaries.

3. Animal Hijinks: Cows, Horses, and Sandwiches

[06:37 – 10:09]

• Discussion of a viral video: a cow and a horse wandering into an Australian house, with help from clever dogs opening sliding glass doors.
• Tom shares his incredulity about cows (e.g., "Do cows have teeth?") and audience delight in animals starring in viral cooking videos.
• Riffs about cross-breeding different animals and absurd "cooking shows" involving livestock.

4. Olympic Controversies: "Penisgate" & Suit Fitting

[10:09 – 11:44, 58:24 – 60:52]

• Tom explicates “Penisgate”: male ski jumpers seeking groin injections to increase suit size, allegedly giving them a wind-aided advantage.
  • “A doctor admitting to doing injections, per instruction...” – Tom Griswold [11:32]
  • “Taking a needle to the ween for your country.” – Josh Arnold [60:14]
• The cast jokes about the Watergate-inspired “-gate” scandal naming convention.

5. Olympic Updates & Coverage

[11:46 – 12:46, 54:18 – 67:08]

• Extensive chatter about Winter Olympic events: women’s hockey finals (USA vs. Canada), ski jumping, bobsled, skeleton, and curling.
• Tom marvels at modern TV coverage, especially drones following bobsled runs.
• Frustration with accommodations and TV tech: “The guide only shows five channels and there are a thousand…” [12:31]
• Musings on the popularity of Summer vs. Winter Olympics and generational interest in the Games.

6. Local Commercials: TV Law Firms & Show Ideas

[16:49 – 19:38]

• Tom proposes a game-show-style reality series: “Battle of the Plaintiff’s Attorneys.”
• The team reminisces about the rise and fall of car dealership ads and local TV stars.
• Chick McGee’s assessment: “Still not as good as Monkey Butler, sorry.” [18:47]

7. Mailbag: Shoe Shines, Airport & Coffee Letter Riffs

[20:27 – 23:31]

• Tom’s travel tangents: missing his cherished airport shoe-shine, Denver airport woes, and long travel lines for Starbucks.
• Audience letters touch on all manner of show in-jokes and the cast’s idiosyncratic habits.

8. Tom’s Dog Poop Kit: Life-Hack Re-explained

[24:39 – 26:29]

• Tom reiterates his patented kit for cleaning up pet messes: gloves, halved paper plates, and baggies.
  • “Should maybe go on Shark Tank with this.” – Tom [25:58]
• Sparked both kudos (“...it really worked!” – listener letter [26:54]) and mockery from the crew.

9. Comedic Audience Letters & Animal Factoids

[26:54 – 29:39]

• Mail about animal trivia (porcupines = “porcupettes”), and running gags about “hot beef injection” and other lowbrow double entendres.
• The cast riffs on the mysterious origins of bathroom graffiti, playfully debating the authorship of classic risque rhymes:
  • “Who wrote ‘Beans, beans, the musical fruit?’” – Tom [30:36]

10. Outdoor Urination & Ski Stories

[35:32 – 39:42]

• Tom and Josh commiserate about the complicated logistics of peeing while skiing in winter gear.
• “There’s almost nothing worse than having to do a deuce wearing ski stuff, particularly outside.” – Tom [36:46]
• Matchless male pride in writing one’s name in the snow.

11. Olympic Curling: Cheating Scandal

[41:29 – 42:03, 78:00 – 79:52]

• Canadian and British teams accused of “double-touching the stone”—bending the rules in curling.
• Memorable quote: “Kennedy responded with, oh, really? Well, f*** you!” [78:23]

12. Audience Hygiene at the Rink

[89:07 – 91:14]

• The Oshawa Generals Hockey team requests fans practice better hygiene after complaints of body odor.
• Josh recounts tales of infamous hockey locker-room stench.

13. World Records: Mass Ice Cream Licking

[100:27 – 103:52, 114:39 – 116:29]

• India breaks the record for the longest chain of people licking ice cream (4,008 kids), which the team mocks for both its sanitary implications and record-keeping standards.

14. News of Notables: Deaths of Robert Duvall & Jesse Jackson

[46:00 – 51:13]

• The cast pays tribute to Robert Duvall (95) and Jesse Jackson (84), mixing personal anecdotes with impressions and past interview memories.
• Daryl Hammond’s Jesse Jackson impression is replayed as an homage.

15. Musical Comedy: New Song Premieres

[54:18 – 55:46, 119:15 – 119:33, etc.]

• Pat Godwin plays “My Swollen-Eyed Girl,” inspired by Jess Hooker’s on-air allergic reaction.
• The cast sings and riffs on various classic and parody songs throughout, including Beatles and Little River Band quarrels.

16. Hot Topics & Nonsense: Horse Semen Beer

[145:03 – 147:03, 153:43 – 155:14]

• The team skewers the news that a New Zealand bar once offered beer brewed with horse semen, which was discontinued due to lack of popularity.
• “Was it a beer or a cream ale?” – Tom [146:04]
• Raucous disgust, jokes about “Mr. Ed,” and why some novelty ideas should remain novelties.

17. Language & New Words

[156:35 – 159:23]

• Cambridge Dictionary adds “treatonomics,” “ex-influencer,” and “shoppertainment.”
• The crew collectively groans at trend-chasing linguistics.

18. Relationship & Sex Euphemism Riffs

[126:32 – 128:30]

• Playful exchanges about “hot beef injection,” oddball sex codes, and code words for sneaking out of parties.
• Chick’s line: “The sex truck’s pulling up.” [127:52]

19. Tech, Parenting, & Life-Hacks

[160:09 – 160:52]

• Discussion of baby sign language, verb comprehension, and parenting moments around the house.

20. Closing Banter & Product Plugs

[161:06 – End]

• Standard BOB & TOM taglines, Simplisafe and Aura product blurbs, and show outro in classic fashion.

Notable Quotes, Jokes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• Haywood Banks’ chorus:
  “Didn’t get the hint because then they had to taser her again.” [03:05, various]
• Tom on TSA:
  “I practically walk through nude... But both directions, I had a technical issue with my ticket, and in both cases, just a tremendous help.” [05:49]
• On “Penisgate”:
  “A doctor admitting to doing the injections, per instructions from a ski flyer... and it helps.” – Tom [11:32]
  “Taking a needle to the ween for your country.” – Josh [60:14]
• Curling scandal:
  “Kenney responded with, ‘Oh really? Well, fuck you!’” – Chick McGee [78:23]
• World Record Ridicule:
  “Do they have to spell anything when they hand it to them? What? It’s India. Every spelling bee, they win. I don’t know what’s going on over there.” – Tom [102:12]
• Horse Semen Beer:
  “Was it a beer or a cream ale?” – Tom [146:04]
• New language groans:
  “Shoppertainment—this is terrible. You just want to punch somebody.” – Tom [158:13]
• Closing running gag:
  “Do you ever say ‘giddy up’ to anybody?” – Tom [156:11]

Key Timestamps

• 03:15: End of Haywood Banks’ musical segment
• 06:29: Conclusion of ski trip & TSA stories
• 10:09: Introduction of “Penisgate” Olympic controversy
• 12:46, 54:18, 63:38: Olympics coverage
• 24:39: Tom’s dog poop kit explanation
• 41:29, 78:00: Curling cheating discussion
• 46:00, 51:13: Tributes to Robert Duvall, Jesse Jackson
• 54:18, 119:15: Musical interludes
• 89:07: Hockey fan hygiene
• 100:27, 114:39: World record ice cream licking
• 145:03, 153:43: Horse semen beer story and ribbing
• 156:35: Introduction of new words to the Cambridge Dictionary
• 161:06-end: Parenting, playful banter & show sign-offs

Flow & Tone

• The episode is driven by rapid-fire, joke-heavy conversational riffs, alternating between topical news and absurdity.
• The language is casual, often irreverent, and laden with double entendres, pop culture references, and callbacks to prior bits.
• Audience mail, listener letters, and deprecating personal stories add to the loose, communal, and improvisational atmosphere that defines the show.

For New Listeners

• You’ll get an authentic taste of BOB & TOM Show’s blend of comedy and banter, with digressions from current events, sports, and everyday life into running jokes that have become their signature.
• If you’re tuning in for specific news or interviews, be ready—delivering them is always secondary to the humor and camaraderie of the cast.

For Returning Fans

• This episode marks Tom’s return from vacation and features all the main cast.
• In-jokes about world records, bathroom humor, mashed-up classic rock, and audience hygiene are in peak form.
• Listeners' letters and callbacks to classic show material (Haywood Banks songs; “hot beef injection” jokes) abound.
• The team’s playful antagonism, mock outrage over British/Australian sports, invented reality show pitches, and the ever-present product pitches anchor the familiar formula.

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