The BOB & TOM Show – October 20, 2025

Hosts: Tom Griswold, Bob Kevoian, Christy Lee, Josh Arnold, Pat Godwin, Ace Cosby, Jeff Oskay

Special Guest: Dave Dugan

Theme: Comedy, real-life stories, listener letters, Halloween, dreams, and current events

Episode Overview

In this lively episode, the BOB & TOM crew celebrates the “spooky season” with classic comedy songs, banter about Halloween decorations, and the oddities of family life. The team dives into listener letters on childhood posters, uncrustables, and capers with Halloween candy, all wrapped in their signature irreverence. Segments cover tech glitches, sports highlights, bizarre news stories (including marijuana volunteers and toad licking), and an in-depth discussion about recurring dreams. Guest comedian Dave Dugan brings his signature dry humor and relatable stories about music, attire, and the pitfalls of adulthood.

Key Discussion Points & Highlights

1. Spooky Season, Halloween Antics & Opening Banter

• [01:25] The show opens with a musical parody on pumpkin carving, filled with darkly comedic lines (e.g. “Got to stab me some pumpkin head... the blade’s as sharp as it can be to form a pumpkin head-ectomy...”).
• Ongoing jokes about the horror movie "Pumpkinhead" and the legacy of family Halloween traditions.
• [46:22] Tom describes his elaborate door decor featuring life-sized gold-painted skeletons (“It looks like something Alice Cooper would have on his door”), sparking a group debate about storage and Halloween excess.
• Bob suggests a future animatronic skeleton with a hidden speaker for real-time jokes.

2. Team Check-In & Tech Glitches

• [04:20] Christy returns from the UK; jokes about her Oxford shirt as “student at Hogwarts.”
• Discussion of widespread Internet outages affecting everything from Starbucks to AP news feeds, with mock panic over disrupted digital life.

  Tom Griswold: “If we're here, hello. If we're not here — well, sounds like the Internet is having a case of the Mondays.” [05:20]

3. Family & Listener Letters

• Pat Godwin shares about his daughter’s wedding in Van Wert and being spotted by a listener taking wedding photos ([06:10]).
• Pat’s son’s growth spurt and family genetics spark jokes about DNA testing and suspiciously “great hair.”
• Bob recounts chaperoning his daughter's 16th birthday party, hilariously bemoaning the lack of sleep while teens play Cards Against Humanity ([13:58]).

4. Posters, Nostalgia, and Childhood Rooms

• [10:03] Chat about cherished childhood posters and the universal law that partners will "immediately take all your posters down."
• Christy had the Men’s USA Gymnastics Team, while Bob and others debate the shortness of gymnasts versus the hunk factor.
• Listener “Anita” remembers kissing the lips off her Parker Stevenson poster, sparking jokes about 70s teen idols.

5. Uncrustables Lawsuit & Food Funnies

• [18:24] Listener letters explore a lawsuit over Uncrustables vs. Trader Joe’s PB&J paninis.
• Bob and Tom review the appeal of Uncrustables, frozen PB&J sandwiches.
• A listener proposes making Uncrustables French toast (“I gotta run while I still have both my feet” [25:20]), leading to culinary one-upmanship—bacon, syrup, and alternative fillings.

“There are a few things as satisfying as that first knife-stab into a fresh jar of peanut butter.” – Bob Kevoian [26:43]

• Jokes about “grass-fed crustables” and Tom’s obsession with solar garden lights.

6. Language, Pranks & Name Fun

• Ongoing goofing with suggestive names (Anita Dick, Anita Rights) and reader-submitted puns.
• Extended riff on the “Pfister Hotel” and its Army nickname, “Fisters,” with a side trip into Hallmark-movie-inappropriate wordplay ([39:22]).

7. Sports Highlights & Shohei Ohtani

• [13:09, 89:28] Bob and Tom rant about athlete Shohei Ohtani’s three-home-run, ten-strikeout game: “I’m starting to think he’s AI.”
• Shohei’s performance is called “one of the greatest in baseball,” with speculation he may not actually be human.
• Recap of Blue Jays forcing an ALCS Game 7, the Chiefs shutting out the Raiders, and Gardner Minshew's backup glory.

8. Current Events: Tech, Internet & More

• [53:06] Reports of an Amazon outage causing nationwide tech headaches.
• Jokes about alternative payment methods (“Are you a tapper or inserter?” – supermarket checkout humor [50:39]).
• Listener from Australia checks in with all the Aussie tropes, including koalas with chlamydia.

9. Bizarre News & Marijuana Volunteers

• [30:30, 81:31] Police in Ocean City, MD posted a call for people to get high for impairment training—so many volunteers registered, they had to close sign-ups:

  “Sergeant, there are 75,000 people volunteering.” – Bob Kevoian [82:14]

• Tom wonders if it’s a police “sting” like the movie Sea of Love.

10. Halloween Candy Debates

• [30:47] Debates over giving away candy cigarettes, wax Coke bottles, and the eternal confusion over eating the wax (“They don’t tell you you’re not supposed to eat it.”).
• Listener letters evoke nostalgia over trick-or-treating finds and candy oddities.

11. Recurring & Vivid Dreams – Audience & Team Deep Dive

• [24:04, 101:42, 105:09] In-depth segment about recurring dreams, featured in a recent survey.
  • Top dreams: falling, being chased, back in school/unprepared, flying, mortality, and being unable to find a bathroom.
  • The team shares personal dream quirks:
    • Bob: frequent dreams of being chased through an abandoned school.
    • Christy: same dream, same setting.
    • Josh: dreams of being a guest on The BOB & TOM Show before joining.
  • Surprising lack of sex dreams in the poll; team debates the validity.
  • Comedy interlaces the analysis, e.g. Bob: “My sex dreams were just me looking for a good place to masturbate.”

12. Animal Antics & Letters from Abroad

• [41:07, 41:31] Listeners send photos and stories about traveling with pets (e.g., six miniature pinschers in a truck cab).
• Listener from Iceland writes in requesting the "Ice Cube and Gravy" bit, sparking impressions and cross-cultural comedy.

13. Weird Animal (and Human) Behavior

• Tom quizzes the team with glue vs. eye drops by touch ([61:01]), highlighting packaging mishaps.
• Vivid stories of gym locker room faux pas and the gross misuse of hairdryers.

14. Toad Licking, Drugs & Health Warnings

• [123:37, 125:52] Arizona authorities warn against licking Sonoran Desert toads, which secrete a dangerous but potentially hallucinogenic neurotoxin.
• The show debates why anyone would try this, noting Mike Tyson’s adventures—then reads a joke letter:

  “Yes, I licked a toad. I didn’t get high, but the toad got an erection.” – Reviewer “Linda” [127:28]

15. Louvre Heist – Real-Life Caper!

• [161:23] Recap of a daring daytime theft of Napoleonic jewels from the Louvre, executed in under four minutes with a basket lift and construction vests.
• Christy Lee: “Those jewels are already being cut down and sold—gone forever.”
• Tom: “I say let them keep them. They pulled it off.”

16. Guest: Comedian Dave Dugan

• [119:18] Dave Dugan joins with deep-voiced, self-deprecating wit, discusses his casual style (“black velour jumpsuit”), perilous gigs, owning too many pets, and the perils of getting older.
• Reminisces about seeing 27 Grateful Dead shows, learning concert etiquette (don’t eat the grilled-cheese with “something extra”), and the philosophy of not following instructions.
• Dave’s dry delivery shines in Q&A and fashion debates with Christy Lee.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• On Pumpkin Carving & Family Fun

  Tom: “Got to stab me some pumpkin head... the family fun activity we all embrace when the leaves are leaving and the moon’s blood red.” [01:25]

• On Spotting Pat Godwin

  “My adopted daughter’s wedding was over the weekend ... the wedding was on Friday, went to courthouse ... took pictures in the park.” – Pat Godwin [06:13]

• On Uncrustables & Culinary Invention

  Listener Derek: “I’m thinking about making one as French toast, and then, of course, covering them with pancake syrup. … I gotta run while I still have both my feet.” [25:20]

• On Using the Gym Locker Room Hairdryer

  Tom: “The gym where I saw a guy with his foot up on the counter using the hairdryer to clean the undercarriage... I don’t know how that works...” [81:03]

• On Precarious Halloween Skeleton Storage

  Tom: “I’d never be able to figure it out—there’d be a foot coming out of his arm...” [47:03]

• On Fisters & Army Terminology

  Bob: “They’re members of the Fire Support Team. F. ... But, again, you’d have to have super balls...” [39:06]

• On Shohei Ohtani's Feats

  “It’s one of the greatest performances in the history of baseball ... I’m starting to think he’s AI.” – Bob Kevoian [13:29]

• On Recurring Nightmares

  Jeff Oskay: “In my dreams, it’s usually a horror character that’s chasing me ... and eventually I turn around and say ‘I’ll help bring you people to kill!’” [106:02]

Segment Timestamps for Quick Reference

| Segment Description | Timestamp | |---------------------------------------------|---------------| | Pumpkin Carving Parody Song | 01:25 | | Tech/Internet Outage & Team Check-In | 04:20–05:31 | | Pat Godwin Spotted at Daughter’s Wedding | 06:13 | | Shohei Ohtani Sports Discussion | 13:09–13:51 | | Posters & Posters Nostalgia | 10:03–12:31 | | Uncrustables Lawsuit/Food Letters | 18:24–26:32 | | Listener Letter: Capri Suns In Trick or Treat| 29:20–29:50 | | Army “Fister” Terminology Letter | 38:54–39:22 | | Halloween Candy Debates | 30:47–31:32 | | Police Marijuana Volunteer Story | 81:31–83:40 | | Dreams & Nightmares Segment | 101:42–113:45 | | Guest Dave Dugan Interview & Deadhead Stories| 119:18–142:45| | Toad Licking Warnings | 123:37–125:52 | | Louvre Jewel Heist News | 161:23–163:30 |

Tone & Style

Throughout, the show maintains its breezy, slightly chaotic, innuendo-filled style. Hosts continually riff on each other’s stories, pop culture references, and listener contributions. Regular callbacks, fake ad spots, and spontaneous tangents keep the atmosphere light and unpredictable.

Useful for Listeners Who Missed the Show

• Miss the opening? Catch the musical parody on pumpkin carving and the theme of Halloween excess.
• Miss the sports? Recap of Shohei Ohtani’s historic game, Blue Jays and Chiefs wins, and minor league collectible card drama.
• Want laughs about food? Listen for the Uncrustables lawsuit, French toast inventions, and candy nostalgia.
• Crave weird news? Hear about marijuana impairment training, toad licking, skeleton storage, and the Louvre heist.
• Troubled sleeper? The deep dive on recurring dreams puts all your nightmares into comedic perspective.
• Enjoy a guest? Dave Dugan brings relatable grown-up humor about fashion, music, and Grateful Dead adventures.

Final Takeaways

This episode exemplifies The BOB & TOM Show’s unique chemistry: rapid-fire banter, intergenerational jokes, creative listener engagement, and the ability to weave absurdity into the mundane. For those who haven’t heard it, the summary captures the episode’s highlights and spirit—spooky season fun, oddball family stories, pop culture riffs, and a touch of philosophical musing on the secrets of adulthood, all delivered with comedic irreverence.