The Bobby Bones Show — December 18, 2025

Episode: THURS PT 1: The 12 Days Of Bobby Bones Christmas + One Word From A Christmas Song Game + Amy YELLS A Joke
Host: Bobby Bones (Premiere Networks)
Main Cast: Amy, Eddie, Lunchbox, Morgan, Mike D., Scuba Steve, Abby

Episode Overview

This episode of The Bobby Bones Show is holiday-packed, filled with the crew’s annual comedic take on “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” festive games, listener calls, and signature banter. Highlights include repeated attempts (and failures) to nail their parody version of the song, a rapid-fire Christmas song guessing game, listener mailbags with relationship and etiquette questions, and the return of "Amy YELLS a Joke." The show keeps a lively, lighthearted spirit, blending genuine camaraderie with classic morning show chaos.

Key Segments & Highlights

1. The 12 Days of Bobby Bones Christmas

[02:32–12:52]

• The crew attempts multiple times to perform their version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas," with each person adding a lyric representative of their personality or show inside joke.
  • Bobby starts with "A Razorback jersey to wear."
  • Other gifts: "Two therapists" (Amy), "Three homemade salsas" (Eddie), "Four movie stubs," "Five losing lottery tickets" (Lunchbox), "Six rescued animals" (Morgan), "Seven angry callers" (Abby), "Eight bald heads a glistening" (Scuba Steve), "Nine protein smoothies," "Ten freezing studios" (Girls), "Eleven broken cameras," "Twelve alarm clocks blaring."
• Chaos ensues with missed cues, confusion, and banter about who’s supposed to sing when. Lunchbox and Abby especially have trouble with timing and lyrics, leading to repeated starts.
  • Quote, Bobby (04:09): "You've done this every year, and you didn't practice."
• After several hilarious failures and on-air ribbing, they finally make it through the song.

2. Food Trauma Stories & Listener Calls

[13:27–16:16]

• A caller recounts finding a human tooth in a breadstick. This launches the crew into sharing their own “food traumas.”
  • Bobby shares his aversion to pudding after overeating government-supplied pudding as a child and how he can’t eat Payday candy bars after eating too many as a broke teen.
  • The discussion branches into gross food finds and whether discovering a frog in a bag of salad would be as traumatizing as a tooth.
  • Quote, Bobby (15:03): "If you get a bag of salad ... and there's a frog in there ... that's actually extra natural."

3. The Wrong Sean Ryan Booking — A Serendipitous Mishap

[16:21–19:26]

• A listener commends Bobby’s handling of booking the wrong "Sean Ryan" for his Bobbycast podcast.
• Bobby tells the backstory:
  • They meant to book Sean Ryan (“former Navy SEAL, monster podcast, 5 million YouTube subs”) but ended up with Shawn Ryan, a musician.
  • Rather than cancel, Bobby did the interview anyway out of fairness.
  • The musician ended up having an interesting story (was homeless, busking with family).
  • Bobby expresses excitement about Bobbycast joining Netflix in January.
    • Quote, Bobby (18:14): "I thought, man, I don't want to do him wrong. Let's bring him up anyway ... sometimes it turns out awesome."

4. Anonymous Inbox: "Is My Girlfriend Snooping?"

[21:41–25:43]

• Email from a listener about his girlfriend peeking at his phone over his shoulder. Is it "curiosity" or a sign of trust issues?
• The show discusses nuances of phone privacy, snooping, and psychological projections.
  • Bobby suggests: "If she's always looking, she's probably got stuff that's up."
  • Amy wonders if it’s just nosiness.
  • They clarify that not all phone privacy is suspicious—sometimes, you’re just hiding a surprise.
  • Quote, Bobby (24:54): "I think she's up to no good if you don't know the truth. ... I don't think it's a red flag, but it's a pink flag."

5. Good News & Listener Etiquette Questions

[25:43–28:09, 27:56–30:38]

• Tell Me Something Good [25:43]: NYC detective saves a choking baby after pulling over a speeding car. Bobby and the show discuss parental instincts in emergencies.
• Tipping with Gift Cards [26:56]: A listener asks if you should tip on pre- or post-gift-card total. Everyone agrees: always tip on the full bill.
  • Surprise: servers don’t get the gift card value as a tip.
• Massage Scandal in Nashville [27:49]: A caller asks if a local spa incident was the same place Abby got a massage. The cast expresses shock; Morgan and Amy say they've been to the same spa, but not the implicated masseur.

6. Amy YELLS A Joke (for Listener Joan's Birthday)

[30:38–32:34]

• Listener Joan requests the return of Amy yelling a joke for her Dec 23 birthday.
• Amy, hoarse from singing, delivers the joke with gusto:
  • Joke: "What do you get if you deep fry Santa?"
  • Answer (yelled): "Crisp Kringle!"
• The crew riffs on timing, “vibe," and Amy’s “senioritis” during this segment.
  • Quote, Amy (32:02): "CRISP KRINGLE!"

7. Games and Fun

Christmas Song “One Word Game”

[39:05–45:33]

• Ray plays a single word from a famous Christmas song; the crew must guess the song’s title.
• Tension and competition flare, especially between Bobby and Eddie.
• Sample words: “Chestnut” (“The Christmas Song”), “You” (“All I Want for Christmas Is You”), “Pumpkin” (“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”), “Special” (“Last Christmas”).
  • Bobby gets frustrated when a point is lost due to an early answer leak. Eddie wins the speed round.

Amy’s Morning Cornies: Christmas Edition

[47:02–49:39]

• Fast-paced Christmas puns:
  • Q: How much did Santa pay for his sleigh?
    A: 8 bucks.
  • Q: What kind of photos do elves take?
    A: Elfies.
  • Q: Why does Frosty like solving mysteries?
    A: He loves cold cases.
  • Q: What do Christmas trees say to each other?
    A: Lighten up.
• The team nearly gets to five correct, but lands at four.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• [04:09] Bobby: "You've done this every year, and you didn't practice." (Frustrated as Lunchbox blows the Christmas song cue)
• [18:14] Bobby: "I don't want to do him wrong. Let's bring him up anyway ... sometimes it turns out awesome." (On interviewing the 'wrong' Shawn Ryan)
• [24:54] Bobby: "I think she's up to no good if you don't know the truth. ... I don't think it's a red flag, but it's a pink flag." (Advice on phone privacy)
• [32:02] Amy (yelling): "CRISP KRINGLE!" (Amy YELLS a joke, to everyone’s delight)
• [35:49] Bobby: "You can just say your husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, partner. ... The more you look at 'em, the more in love you are." (On Harvard ‘staring at spouse’ love study)
• [40:24] Lunchbox: “Chestnuts roasted on an open fire” (when trying to name “The Christmas Song”)
• [44:02] Lunchbox: "That's Justin Bieber. ... It is not." (Trying to identify Wham!’s “Last Christmas”)
• [54:32] Eddie: "Can you believe this is actually working?" (On the shaman conning people out of $11 million in ‘cursed’ jewelry)

Time-Stamped Noteworthy Segments

• [02:32–12:52] The 12 Days of Bobby Bones Christmas chaos and final version
• [13:27–16:16] Food trauma stories triggered by a “tooth in a breadstick”
• [16:21–19:26] “Wrong Sean Ryan” booking and resulting heartfelt interview
• [21:41–25:43] Anonymous Inbox: is looking at your partner’s phone “curiosity” or a trust issue?
• [25:43–28:09] Good news: Detective saves a choking baby
• [27:56–30:38] Spa scandal voicemail and reactions
• [30:38–32:34] Amy YELLS a Joke (featuring “Crisp Kringle!”)
• [39:05–45:33] One Word from a Christmas Song guessing game
• [47:02–49:39] Amy’s Christmas Cornies: rapid-fire joke round

Tone & Show Style

• Chaotic, joyful, and a bit irreverent, with the signature “friends hanging out” vibe.
• Willingness to showcase mistakes and failed attempts (particularly with the Christmas song) for genuine laughs.
• Infectious energy, with segments riffing off each other in real-time and inside jokes layering the fun.

Summary

This festive episode captures the Bobby Bones Show at its playful, interactive best—with holiday games, music, cheerful competition, and fan-favorite bits like “Amy YELLS a Joke.” The crew’s mutual teasing and quick-witted exchanges spotlight not only the spirit of the season, but also the real, unfiltered friendship that keeps the show at the top of its game. Whether you came for the laughs, the life tips, the viral news stories, or just to see if Amy could belt out a corny joke, this episode delivers a stocking’s worth of fun.