The Bob & Tom Show – September 12, 2025

Podcast: The BOB & TOM Show Free Podcast
Host: The BOB & TOM Show Crew (Tom Griswold, Chick McGee, Christy Lee, Josh Arnold, Pat Godwin, Ace Cosby)
Special Guest: Mark Summers (TV host, author, actor)
Release Date: September 12, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode blends classic Bob & Tom Show comedic banter with news, sports highlights, listener stories, and a deep-dive interview with TV icon Mark Summers (of "Double Dare" fame). The cast riffs on everything from recent football games and medical misadventures to the intricacies of OCD, the merits of vacation diets, strange world records, and creative bathroom hygiene. The show’s unique brand of humor is front and center, especially when fielding listener letters and poking fun at themselves.

Key Segments & Highlights

1. Cold Open & Classic Parody

[00:45]–[03:57]
The show kicks off with Chick McGee and Christy Lee performing a parody ad for the "Joey Buttafuoco Body Hair Club for Men." The cast throws themselves into character with wild, suggestive riffing and fake testimonials about the virtues of "spray-on body hair." The segment leans into raunchy, over-the-top humor and sets the irreverent tone for the episode.

Notable Quote:

• “That hot little number nearly juiced her jockeys once she got a load of my hairy body.” — Chick McGee as "Joey" ([02:00])

2. Tom’s Medical Mishap Saga

[04:00]–[10:10]
Tom Griswold shares candidly about his recent hernia surgery, painting a vivid (and often hilarious) picture of the post-op aftermath, including swelling and discoloration in—shall we say—sensitive areas.

• The team bursts into comedic song with a Prince-inspired “Purple Groin” ([07:14]).
• Chick, Christy, and Josh riff on the indignities of post-surgery care, with repeated callbacks throughout the episode.

Notable Quotes:

• “Things are black and blue down there...from my waist down, there’s a...a lot of black and blue stuff happening.” — Tom Griswold ([06:22])
• “Purple groin, purple groin!” — The Cast in unison ([07:40])

Memorable Moment:

• Chick offers to “relieve” Tom’s swelling by massaging his balls with ice—leading to group outrage, banter, and a “generosity” running joke ([09:46]-[10:04]).

3. Sports Recap & Listener Letters

[11:08]–[25:00]
Chick covers the Washington Football Club’s latest defeat and discusses the upcoming NFL schedule. The cast pivots to listener letters:

• New mom Amber thanks the show for helping her “stay tethered to reality” during lonely mornings ([18:15]).
• Listener Jeb shares that his 5-year-old has been singing a show jingle about “Cheetos and porn” at home, leading to mortified parenting moments ([20:57]).
• The crew debates household package deliveries and the never-ending task of breaking down cardboard boxes ([20:34]).
• DIY confessionals: Christy admits she’s not a “DIY girl;” Tom and others complain about filling nail holes and the merits of a “putty knife/spatula” ([23:01]).

Quote Highlight:

• “I didn’t know my adult life would be spent working at a distribution center tearing down boxes.” — Chick McGee ([20:09])

4. Pat Godwin Performs: “Sweet Potato Poop”

[25:16]–[26:59]
Pat performs a song about the perils of eating sweet potatoes, inspired by diet changes and resulting trip(s) to the bathroom—a classic example of the show’s penchant for the blue and the bodily.

Notable Lyric:

• “Sweet potato poop...there are root vegetable and good for you, but out of the blue, I’m going number two!” ([26:00])

5. Wild & Weird News

[31:16]–[47:00]

• World Records: The cast mocks the pointlessness of certain world records, including a man becoming the oldest person to visit the North Pole at 95 and an 87-year-old woman quitting running.
• Toilet Paper in China: Discussion of government-controlled, pay-per-square toilet paper dispensers ([12:02], [144:00])—cue audience horror.
• Jet Belly: A doctor’s tip on “milking your gas” to relieve mid-flight bloating, leading to a slew of gross-out and travel anecdotes ([147:49], [148:57]).

Quote:

• “[Jet Belly] is the feeling of uncomfortable intestinal gas during a flight. Experts recommend an odd trick to find relief. They call it—farting. Is it farting? I bet it’s farting.” – Chick McGee ([147:59])

6. Cast Banter & Running Gags

• Vacation Habits: Poll reveals most Americans ditch diets and budgets on vacation; Tom refuses to ever use room service, to the cast’s disbelief ([89:57]-[93:00]).
• Paranoia About Hotel Hygiene: Mark Summers joins to share his (and Tom's) compulsions regarding public restrooms, toilets, and hotel room coffee makers, adding to the “how gross are people?” theme ([114:46], [150:27]).
• OCD & Rituals: Mark discusses his OCD, therapy journey, and his friendship with fellow OCD-sufferer Howie Mandel ([119:06]–[119:48]).
• Tallest Listener Sweepstakes: Listeners compete (jokingly) to claim the title of “tallest Bob & Tom fan”. One even claims to be 8’3”, to the cast's delight ([72:25]-[73:07]).
• Classic Chickisms: Chick asks if “wool” rhymes with “school” (it doesn’t), leading to a debate mid-ad read and added absurdity ([97:19]-[98:09]).

7. Special Guest: Mark Summers

[98:47]–[137:55]

The show’s largest segment features Mark Summers, best known as the host of Nickelodeon's "Double Dare," and a longtime voice in children’s and food game show TV.

Highlights:

• Mark on Hallmark: Shares details about his recent acting gig in “Hanukkah on the Rocks” ([99:11]-[101:00]).
• Behind the Scenes of Double Dare: Explains how he avoided getting messy the first 65 episodes due to undiagnosed OCD, then relented when focus groups demanded it. Shares anecdotes about ridiculous obstacle course challenges and celebrity contestants like Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ([115:05]–[131:35]).
• OCD Journey: Mark’s frank talk about diagnosis, phobias, and how coping with OCD shaped his life and career ([114:11]–[119:48]).
• Broadcasting Stories: Touches on his early radio days (as “Mark Vaughn”), his aversion to hotel room coffee makers, and foot-pulled bathroom doors, all in the show’s classic confessional style ([151:45]-[152:55]).

Notable Quotes:

• “I had to figure out how tall the average 5-year-old kid was—and the rumor got around the neighborhood that I was putting butcher paper all over the house.” — Mark Summers on OCD and his daughter's birthday ([117:25])
• “We would make 100 pounds of fresh whipped cream every day...as the day sits under those hot lights, it becomes a little rancid...” — Mark Summers on the reality of Double Dare ([130:42])

8. Listener Letters, Odd Mailbag, and Riffs

[17:45]–[48:00]
A mini-saga unfolds as listeners write in about everything from hernia woes to baby names, strange showers, and mail mishaps. Tom's holiday job as a bellman yields old-school hotel anecdotes, while the rest of the cast riff on elevator-button phobias, escalator surfing, and the perils of room service coffee makers.

Notable Quotes:

• “I was called up to a room...and this guy goes, ‘can you get me a girl?’...I said, ‘I don’t think we have that service here, sir.’ ‘Who’d you talk to when you got it?’ ... ‘That’s Eddie Sincere.’” — Tom Griswold ([78:47])

9. Quickfire Comedy & Musical Bits

• Circus Music Gags: Extended debate about the name of the classic "Entry of the Gladiators" circus march, followed by riffs on circuses and ADD ([45:14]-[46:41], [62:03]-[63:55]).
• Fake Product Ads: Lampooning of home insurance, auto security, Shopify, and sports apps.
• Pat Godwin Songs: Blues about “sweet potato poop,” Prince-like “Purple Groin” jam for Tom’s medical state ([07:14], [25:16]).

Timestamps for Key Moments

• [00:45] Parody: Joey Buttafuoco Body Hair Club
• [04:00] Tom recaps his hernia surgery; “Purple groin” running gag starts
• [07:14] “Purple Groin” (musical number)
• [11:08] NFL recaps; Chick’s Washington woes
• [17:45] Listener mail: New mom Amber’s letter
• [20:57] Listener Jeb & the Cheetos-and-porn jingle
• [25:16] Song: “Sweet Potato Poop” (Pat Godwin)
• [31:16] Riffing on world records, old age, and cows
• [62:03] Circus music & ADD tangent
• [72:25]–[73:07] Tallest listener sweepstakes
• [98:47] Mark Summers joins; “Hanukkah on the Rocks”
• [115:05] Double Dare, OCD, and mess avoidance
• [119:06]–[119:48] Mark & Howie Mandel on OCD
• [144:00] Toilet paper rationing in China
• [147:49] “Jet Belly” and mid-air gas remedies

Notable Quotes (with Timestamps)

• Chick McGee ([07:40]):
  “Purple groin, purple groin!”
• Tom Griswold ([06:22]):
  “Things are black and blue down there...from my waist down...”
• Mark Summers ([117:52]):
  “[My wife] found me at one o' clock in the morning straightening fringe...You're calling [the doctor] in the morning...that's what started getting fixed.”
• Christy Lee ([144:21]):
  "In a now viral video, a young woman at a public toilet scans a QR code...to release a strip of toilet paper. 1. A strip is what it says."
• Chick McGee ([147:59]):
  “Jet belly. Is it farting? I bet it’s farting.”

Key Takeaways

• The Bob & Tom Show retains its trademark mix of sharp comedy, listener interaction, and adult humor.
• Tom's post-surgery mishaps serve as the through-line for recurring jokes about medicine, masculinity, and aging.
• Special guest Mark Summers offers funny, revealing stories about Double Dare and his struggles with OCD, spotlighting both vulnerability and showbiz absurdity.
• The cast’s irreverent approach is front and center—no topic is too absurd, bodily, or gross for extended discussion and parody.
• Listener letters are both heartfelt and hilarious, fueling some of the show’s best tangents.
• The show is loaded with quick gags, musical interludes, listener stories, and callback jokes—sometimes at the cast’s own expense.

For Listeners

If you missed the episode and want a hearty blend of classic Bob & Tom-style banter, news spoofs, musical humor, and a nostalgic, revealing interview with Mark Summers, this is a quintessential listen.

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