The BOB & TOM Show – November 3, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode of The BOB & TOM Show continues the classic blend of comedy, personal banter, news, and sports with hosts Tom Griswold, Chick McGee, Bob Kevoian, Christy Lee, and friends. On this post-Halloween Monday, the crew dives into the quirks of Daylight Saving Time, Halloween leftovers, football weekend action, odd news (including monkeys on the loose), and listener letters. The lighthearted tone is filled with familiar ribbing, absurd recommendations, running gags (chunky candy bars and Phi Zappa Crappa, anyone?), and musical interludes—sprinkled with their signature irreverence.

Main Themes and Segments

1. Daylight Saving Time Follies and Clock Confusion

• Tom's Annual Ordeal: Tom hilariously recaps his yearly struggle with resetting the clocks on various devices and the overcomplexity of modern car dashes.

  • "Would have been easier to buy a new one preset." - Tom ([07:54])
  • "You are. You are a lot. You know that." – Bob ([07:43])

• Car Clock Resetting Woes: Tom describes his labyrinthine path to changing the clock in his car, involving YouTube tutorials and voice commands, only to discover a simple solution.

  • "There's a microphone button...You just say, hey, main screen. No, no, you just change the clock and boom, it did it." – Tom ([06:19])

• Old vs. New Tech: Discussion of automatic versus manual clock changes, with Josh and Christy poking fun at Tom’s neuroticism.

• Changing Clocks All Over the House: Talk of glow-in-the-dark clocks, self-adjusting projections, and frustration over cords.

  • "My bedside clock that glows in the dark is wrong...I had to kind of climb over it to get access to the back of it." – Tom ([07:11])
  • "Try explaining standard time to a dog." – Tom ([20:22])
  • "I go early. Yeah, I go way early." – Chick ([91:53])

2. Halloween Wrap-Up: Candy, Costumes, and Leftovers

• Candy Over-purchase:

  • Tom admits to having "mountains of candy left" (including the much-mocked Chunky bars).
  • "I had the giant Chunkies and people haven't heard of a Chunky." – Tom ([11:01])
  • "Most kids don't like raisins in their candy." – Josh ([11:14])

• Listener’s Strategies for Leftover Candy:

  • Suggestions include using it in baked goods, donating it, freezing it, or even gingerbread house decorations.
  • "You could pick out your favorite candy and add it to the batter of your favorite baked treat." – Christy Lee ([52:27])
  • "A topping! That's what it says." – Tom ([53:21])

• Classic Costume Confusion:

  • Josh hilariously describes being corrected by trick-or-treaters when he mixed up Wednesday Addams and Kylo Ren.
  • "I'm now the old guy who doesn't recognize the costumes." – Josh ([12:28])

• Old Candy and Nostalgia: Christy and Pat rib Tom’s selection of 'vintage' candies.

  • "Chunky because they're from 1963." – Christy Lee ([11:09])

3. Sports & Records: NFL, World Series, and More

• World Series and NFL Recap:

  • Discussion on the unpredictability of the World Series and various NFL upsets.
  • “Absolutely. Who would have thought, you know, and they had everything.” – Bob ([13:56])

• Field Goal Record Debate:

  • Chick and Tom argue over whether an NFL field goal record counts as a “world record”.
  • "It's a record. I mean, the NFL has published it." – Tom ([33:32])
  • "It's not a Guinness world record. Guinness is not allowed to. Probably." – Bob ([33:35])

• Listener Sports Rules Proposals: Reading emails about making defensive scores a possibility on NFL two-point attempts.

• Oldest NFL Tight End: Mercedes Lewis's record-breaking game at 41.

Notable Quote:

“Does that work? Not the way I phrased it, but yes.” – Tom (regarding the name "Edmund Fitzgerald") ([26:38])

4. Listener Letters & Classic Running Gags

• Phi Zappa Crappa Poster Debate:

  • Tom again asserts the cultural ubiquity of the Frank Zappa bathroom poster.
  • "It's an iconic poster." – Tom ([141:22])
  • “I'm going to kill him.” – Bob, in mock exasperation ([140:09])

• Chuck Norris Jokes:

  • "…the immediate mention of Chuck Norris, you...You've just rung it. You rung all the fun out of them..." – Bob ([21:45])

• Costume Gags and Double Entendre:

  • 85-year-old woman at a senior center wins for dressing as “Blow Me” tissues.
  • “I hope. Yeah. The question is, does she understand the gag there? Oh, yeah.” – Tom ([22:38])

5. Odd News and Animal Antics

• Escaped Monkeys in Mississippi:

  • Hilarious breakdown and suspicion regarding a batch of “aggressive” rhesus monkeys on the loose, speculation on disease, and a local mom shooting one.
  • “I did what any other mother would do to protect her children.” – Ms. Ferguson ([81:27])
  • "Start shooting!" – Tom ([162:06])

• Monkey-Catching Tactics:

  • In South Carolina, a pet spider monkey was caught with coffee as a lure.

• Loose Emu in Ohio:

  • "That's a weird-looking critter. Looks like a llama had sex with a pigeon." – Tom ([103:31])

6. Pop Culture, Home Life, and Miscellaneous Banter

• Band T-Shirts and Nostalgia:

  • Who has the most concert T-shirts, and what bands reign supreme in fans’ wardrobes.

• Home Security, Gas Leaks, and Electric Lawnmowers:

  • Tom claims to have made a Stouffer’s lasagna (to universal disbelief).
  • "Why did it take two minutes for it to dawn on me that Tom has never made a Stouffer's anything?" – Jeff ([74:42])

• Mormon Underwear Update:

  • Christy describes the new sleeveless, lighter versions of “temple garments” and their religious/cultural significance.
  • "The Mormon Church...is now unveiling a new sleeveless version of the sacred undergarments. Many women say it’s a welcome change." – Christy ([87:08])

7. Pat Godwin’s Comedy Songs

• Halloween Leftovers:

  • “After Halloween and all the tricks and treaties, you just might get diabetes...” – Pat Godwin ([62:49])

• Dryer Sheet Underwear Ballad:

  • “I put dryer sheets in my underwear...cause wet ones are messy and powder’s for feet…” – Pat Godwin ([98:15])

• Jack Johnson Parody:

  • “Every Jack Johnson song sounds like the last Jack Johnson song…” – Pat Godwin ([111:09])

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I'm now the old guy who doesn't recognize the costumes. I never thought I'd be this man.” – Josh ([12:28])
• “Try explaining standard time to a dog.” – Tom ([20:22])
• “If I spring forward one more time I’m gonna lose my mind. Just make up your mind!” – Chick McGee ([91:53])
• “The spork is about everything that's wrong with contemporary culture...” – Tom ([134:47])
• “Chunkies? Those things have an ad for Gremlins 2 on them.” – Josh ([136:22])
• “You teach Glenda Jackson how to eat in a fig…” – Josh ([157:00])

Key Timestamps

• 01:15–08:18: Daylight Saving Time, clock update debacles, bedtime routines, and early Halloween aftermath.
• 10:00–16:35: Shoe-tying gadgets, mountain of leftover candy, passing out Chunky bars, costumes, and overbuying.
• 19:54–24:49: Listener letters, Chuck Norris jokes, and Halloween costumes at a senior home.
• 29:41–32:33: Beards, goatees, facial hair trends, and nostalgia for early-2000s fashion.
• 33:09–45:09: NFL upsets, field goal records, massage scandal references, and more listener feedback.
• 55:10–56:57: Candy re-use, junk food nostalgia, jokes about "vintage" Chunky bars.
• 67:12–72:18: Death of the frozen burrito inventor, artificial tongue for spiciness, and taquitos explained.
• 77:05–84:13: Mississippi’s loose monkeys, ethics of shooting dangerous animals, public execution rants.
• 93:36–94:45: Mormon cola (“Swig”), temple undergarment redesign, caffeine debate.
• 97:45–103:50: Emu vs. ostrich meat, existential questions about having exotic pets.
• 115:04–117:05: Gig plug for Emo Phillips and Tim Cavanaugh, comedy calendar teasers.
• 121:12–125:25: Charles Bronson, Dennis Miller, and cosmonaut tradition trivia.
• 152:41–153:24: Ancient Egyptian sick notes and “sick day” hieroglyphs.
• 157:00–162:26: "Cute" ecological disaster—otter overpopulation in Alaska.

Episode Highlights

• Running Gags: Tom’s obsession with the Zappa “Phi Zappa Crappa” poster, the ancient-ness of his Chunky bars, Josh's Dennis Miller and Charles Bronson impressions.
• Listener Involvement: Frequent reading of listener emails—ranging from Halloween stories, proposed sports rules, bizarre costume ideas, and classic dad-jokes.
• Absurdist News: Escaped monkeys, runaway emus, oddball museum thefts, and cultural oddities such as the world’s first “Smell Museum.”
• Classic Team Dynamic: The friendly mockery of Tom’s neuroses, Chick’s curmudgeonly wisdom, and Christy’s attempts to keep the news moving—punctuated by Pat’s funny, original songs.

Closing

This episode showcased The BOB & TOM Show’s enduring comic style: lively, fast-paced, and packed with tangents ranging from the personal to the topical, with just the right touch of lunacy. The recurring bits, musical intermissions, and news-of-the-weird coverage provide plenty of laughs and familiar camaraderie for long-time fans.

Summary by segment:

• Clock and Daylight Saving woes: 01:15–08:18
• Halloween candy and customs: 09:00–16:35, 52:27–56:57
• Sports and NFL updates: 13:32–15:53, 33:09–45:09
• Letters and running gags: 19:54–24:49, 139:15–140:13
• Odd animal news: 76:00–84:13, 100:00–106:00 (monkeys, emus)
• Mormon underwear story: 86:00–94:08
• Pat Godwin’s songs: 62:47–62:59, 98:15–99:58, 111:09–112:05
• Ancient sick notes & museums: 151:23–153:24
• Final oddities and farewells: 157:00–163:26

For full-on laughs and a taste of post-Halloween mayhem, this episode is a BOB & TOM classic.