C&R - Greatest Sidekicks Ever & YouTube Winner

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show (Covino & Rich)

Episode: C&R – Greatest Sidekicks Ever & YouTube Winner

Date: December 5, 2025
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts & Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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Episode Overview

In this lively episode, Covino and Rich pay tribute to the “sidekick”—those in sports, pop culture, and entertainment who start as supporting players and, sometimes, steal the spotlight to become stars in their own right. Inspired by Jay-Z’s birthday (who began as a sidekick to Jazz), the crew and callers share and debate the greatest sidekicks, both those who stayed in their role and those who turned into icons. Listeners join in with personal favorites and clever anecdotes, spanning TV, sports, music, and even presidential history. The show is fast-paced, humorous, interactive, and loaded with nostalgia.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Sidekick Turned Superstar: Setting the Stage

[04:15]

• Rich brings up Jay-Z, noting his humble beginnings as Jazz’s sidekick before evolving into one of the greatest rappers of all time.
• Covino relates, sharing his own days as a radio sidekick:

  "I was a producer and sidekick on the air in New York City, KROCK New York, on a show called Solid State with Liquid Todd." (04:43, Covino)

• The hosts open the floor to all genres for examples: sports, music, movies, TV—even sports coaching hierarchies.

2. Classic TV Sidekicks Who Became Stars

[06:09]

• Covino:

  "Number one has to be our good pal Henry Winkler. The Fonz, he was just the sidekick…He became the dude…the main attraction. It’s a very similar story with Steve Urkel." (06:13)

• Rich:

  "Urkel—'Did I do that?' He was supposed to be just the goofy neighbor, and he stole the show." (07:08, Rich & Covino)

3. Sports Sidekicks: Coaches, Players, and More

[05:28 & 14:53]

• Rich reframes offensive/defensive coordinators as ‘sidekicks’:

  "Some become a head coach and you’re like, yep, they’re meant to do it. But with others…like Josh McDaniels…you’re better as a coordinator, not a head coach." (05:28, Rich)

• Callers point to Lou Gehrig (behind Babe Ruth), and Barry Sanders (backup to Thurman Thomas at Oklahoma State).
• In the NFL coaching tree, examples include Mike Holmgren (assistant to Bill Walsh) and Belichick under Parcells.
• Caller:

  "Would you say John Madden was Pat Summerall’s sidekick?"

• Covino:

  "You do associate the color guy as the sidekick to the main broadcaster…" (08:13)

4. Listener & Staff Picks: Pop Culture and Beyond

[09:41 - 13:33]

• Bruce Lee as Kato (sidekick to the Green Hornet):

  "Super cool example, man. I love that." (09:57, Covino)

• Jimmy Kimmel: From “Win Ben Stein’s Money” sidekick to late-night star.
• Saul Goodman:

  "A side character on Breaking Bad…Better Call Saul was a fantastic spin-off." (11:06, Rich and Covino)

• Donkey from Shrek and Uncle Kracker (Kid Rock's DJ, became a solo artist).
• Neil Patrick Harris:

  "How I Met Your Mother is a story of Ted…Barney Stinson became the star of that show." (16:03, Rich)

5. Rapid-fire: More Examples from Listeners

[13:21 - 41:12]

• Frasier/ Cheers, George Costanza/ Seinfeld
• Carlton on Fresh Prince, Jennifer Garner (Felicity), Barney Stinson (HIMYM), Tupac (Digital Underground)
• Laurence Fishburne as Cowboy Curtis (Pee-wee’s Playhouse)
• The Eagles:

  "They were Linda Ronstadt’s backup band, and then, boom, they become the Eagles." (19:28, Covino)

• Phil Collins (Genesis), Randy Jackson (from Journey to American Idol judge)
• Slick Rick (Dougie Fresh’s sidekick), Lil’ Kim (Biggie’s protégé), Busta Rhymes (Leaders of the New School)
• Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies):

  "Delari was the star of that show and Tom Hanks overtook everything and became what he is today." (22:42, Caller)

• Leonardo DiCaprio (Growing Pains), Buddy Lembeck (Charles in Charge)
• Ryan Seacrest (American Idol co-host, outlasting Dunkleman)
• JLo (Fly Girl on In Living Color), Kevin Hart (small roles to superstardom)
• Ron Howard ("Opie" to great director)
• The Rock, Diesel/Kevin Nash (wrestling)

6. Fun Outlier: Historical and Political “Sidekicks”

[38:45]

• Caller JJ:

  "How about the guy who was supposed to be John Wilkes Booth's sidekick the night he killed Abraham Lincoln? He was supposed to kill the Vice President but instead went to the saloon and got too drunk and forgot to do it." (38:45, Caller/Listener JJ)

• Hosts riff on presidential sidekicks becoming presidents (e.g. George H.W. Bush).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the thrill of a sidekick breaking out:

  "It’s cool to see when that second guy becomes the superstar because no one really expects that, right?" (33:20, Covino)

• On Jimmy Kimmel’s journey:

  "Remember when Jimmy Kimmel used to be the sidekick for Win Ben Stein's money? And then he got his own talk show, late night?" (11:11, Caller/Listener)

• On the character of Barney Stinson:

  "Any clip or any memory you have of that show—it’s like Barney Stinson was the funny of that show." (16:36, Rich)

• On being a lifelong sidekick:

  "Flavor Flav, he's always a side…He's like Scottie Pippen, but he's always the second…but he did become his own star. That's a good one." (21:35, Covino & Rich)

• History twist:

  "How about the guy was supposed to be John Wilkes Booth sidekick…the guy who was assigned to…take out the VP…got a little too much sauce." (38:45, Caller/Listener, Rich)

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Important Segments & Timestamps

• 04:15 — Introduction of Jay-Z’s journey and the sidekick theme
• 06:09 — The Fonz and Urkel: TV’s classic breakout sidekicks
• 05:28, 14:53 — Coaching/athlete sidekick vs. main star analogies
• 09:41 — TV and pop culture sidekick examples roll in from listeners
• 13:21+ — Frasier, Cheers, Seinfeld, and more sidekick deep-dives
• 19:28 — The Eagles and other famous band transitions
• 21:35 — Flavor Flav as the prototypical hype man/sidekick
• 22:42 — Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio: from TV to movie stardom
• 26:13 — Hip-hop sidekick breakouts: Slick Rick, Lil’ Kim, Busta Rhymes
• 38:45 — Outlier: Booth’s drunken sidekick and real-life failed history
• 47:14 — Wrap-up with sidekick-related sports analogies (Larry Holmes/Muhammad Ali), YouTube chat, and prize winner
• 48:36 — YouTube Nerf Turbo stocking stuffer winner: "Mr. T from the A Team" by Scott for Mayor

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Tone & Atmosphere

• Playful, energetic, and nostalgic
• Deeply interactive—callers and staff become part of the show
• Jam-packed with quick-witted banter, one-liners, and rapid-fire references
• Appreciative of listeners’ contributions ("You make my commute home…I talk to you like you're my best friends." — Allison in Syracuse, 15:14)
• Loads of pop culture knowledge and trivia, with regular self-deprecating and improv humor

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Conclusion & Takeaway

This episode celebrates not just the “number ones” but the journey of becoming one. Covino and Rich, along with their callers, round out decades of entertainment, sports, and history with stories, laughs, and clever analysis of how sidekicks sometimes end up writing their own legend—or become cherished for always being the perfect supporting act. The show closes with an invitation to join their YouTube channel and a tease for their bonus “Over Promised” episode, keeping the community engaged and entertained.

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Transcript

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

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[Rich]

Oh, let's see if you talk about ice skating. Any sidekicks and ice skating. Who's Chad Michael? Michael's partner?

[Covino]

I don't remember. I don't remember.

[Rich]

Was it Napoleon Dynamite? Yeah, that dude. So, best sidekicks in honor of Jay z, who turns 56 today.

[Covino]

Now, you don't think of him as a sidekick. That's the point. He was, though. He was a sidekick and became the main attraction, became the bigger star. You know, everybody starts somewhere. I get it. I mean, I started off as someone's sidekick.

[Rich]

Yeah. We first started. You were Mike Guillermo.

[Covino]

You know what? I was a producer and sidekick on the air in New York City, KROCK New York, on a show called Solid State with Liquid Todd. So it was Liquid Todd and El Cavino, and I was his sidekick. Right.

[Rich]

The point is, for those that are not bilingual, that's the Cavino, the Covino.

[Covino]

You know, it was a mixed show on a rock station Saturday nights and things like that. But Jay Z got his start as the sidekick to a rapper named Jazz. And he became the greatest of all time. Arguably. I mean, you could say this LL Cool J, he coined the term goat. But Jay Z is one of the best in the game. No doubt. So the conversation today, old school, when 50 hits, throwing it back on a Thursday, is name some of those sidekicks that became the big star.

[Rich]

You know what is interesting? We have so much great feedback. Phones are all lit, so I don't want to take anyone's answer, but, you know, it's another category besides athletes. Music, movies, TV shows. Do you guys ever look. This is a weird way to look at it, but do you ever look at offensive and defensive coordinators, like sidekicks to the head coach? And some become a head coach, and you're like, yep, they're meant to do it. But then there's others like Jim Schwartz, Robert Sala, Wade Phillips, back in the day, where you're like, no, no, you're better as, like, a sidekick. Almost. Like you're better as a Josh McDaniels, an offensive coordinator, not a head coach. Like, there are some guys that I hate to call a successful coordinator in professional sports a sidekick, but it's almost what they are. Right?

[Covino]

Totally See what you're saying. Absolutely. Yeah. I think there's, like, I could think off the top my. Off the top of the dome, like Harry Mack, off the top of the dome, two primo examples. And I'll use that to kick it off. Okay. Because I think they're so obvious, like, iconic examples of what we're talking about. And Danny gave. When he was producing, he threw the same exact examples out there. Number one has to be our good pal Henry Winkler. The Fonz, he was just the sidekick. He wasn't meant to be the main guy. He was the mechanic on Happy Days. He was there for, like, comic relief for the A and. Oh, and he became the dude. He became the main attraction to Big Star. He's Henry Winkler, the Fonz. Fonz is iconic, but he wasn't meant to be iconic. He was meant to be just a sidekick, ancillary character no bigger than Potsy and Ralph Mouth. He was. The guy became legend. And it's a very similar story, so I might as well say it. It's the same exact story with Steve Urkel.

[Rich]

Did I do that?

[Covino]

He was supposed to be just the goofy neighbor, and he stole the show.

[Rich]

Got any cheese?

[Covino]

Scene stealer.

[Doug]

Right?

[Covino]

He became the guy.

[Rich]

Well, now, listen, you could give us examples. Danny G was. Was all about sidekicks that became their own number one guy. But if you just have some funny sidekicks, you could throw those in there as well. But let's go the phones. I don't want to take answers. I'm looking at the feedback on the intro.

[Covino]

I had to throw those two out there because those are two primo TV examples. Just to kick it off, just to get it going.

[Rich]

Here's one. If you're a wrestling fan, Joey Elmo says Virgil was a great sidekick. The late, great Virgil for the Million Dollar Man.

[Covino]

He was a great sidekick, but he was never the biggest.

[Rich]

They tried to make him go. He went solo for a minute, but then I was like, what's Virgil without the Million Dollar Man?

[Covino]

Right. I always looked at him as the Million Dollar man sidekick. So he was a great sidekick, but he was never. He never blew up to be the guy.

[Rich]

Like Nature Boy 32 hit us up on the intro. He goes, would you guys consider. Because a lot of times I consider the Cullen commentator, the sidekick to the play by play guy. Would you say that John Madden was Pat Summerall sidekick?

[Covino]

Again? I could see the thought process there. I think that's fun for speculation and fun conversation. Yeah, I could see that because you do assume or associate the color guy as the sidekick to the main broadcast.

[Caller/Guest]

Except John Madden had been the head coach of the Oakland Raiders. So he was the headliner there.

[Rich]

Yeah, exactly.

[Covino]

I had star power.

[Rich]

He was the star.

[Covino]

He had star power.

[Rich]

Let's. Let's go to the phones, and then I have some really good ones as well. So let's say hi to our guy. Most generous friend we have at fsr Tripp in Vegas. What's up, Trip?

[Covino]

What's up?

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, good afternoon, gentlemen. I got a couple that was. That would be. Jimmy McElroy was Chad Michael, Michael's partner.

The offensive coordinator. One in my time, I would say. North Turner.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

Never great as a head coach, but he was phenomenal as a coordinator.

[Rich]

Great example.

[Caller/Listener]

And then I got two sports ones. I would say these may not be what y' all were talking about, but I would say Lou Gehrig because he, Babe Ruth was the man. And then Lou Gehrig became his own star. And then the second one, people forget. Barry Sanders backed up Thurman Thomas at Oklahoma State.

[Rich]

That's a wild ball. What a. What a running back room.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Crazy that was.

[Covino]

You see.

[Rich]

You see that in college football sometimes. Like, what was the quarterback room for that?

[Covino]

Those are cool answers because again, you're playing in the shadows. A little bit of a bigger star. So not necessarily a sidekick, but it still applies. Those are great examples. Thank you, Tripp.

[Rich]

Jay in Minnesota. Jay, you're on with cnr. What's up, bud?

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, man, thanks for taking the call. I got one. That's for tv. Back in the day, there was a superhero show called the Green Hornet and his driver was his sidekick. And the guy who was his driver was Bruce Lee.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Oh, good one.

[Covino]

Super cool example, man. I love that example.

[Rich]

Who's the sidekick on Ace and Gary, your favorite cartoon.

[Covino]

I always thought Gary was the side.

[Rich]

Dave and Reno. What's up, Dave?

[Covino]

That's a great example. Thank you.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, guys. Yeah. Remember when Jimmy Kimmel used to be the sidekick for Win Ben Stein's money? And then he got his own talk show, late night?

[Rich]

That's a good one, man. That's a great one.

[Covino]

That was a real good one.

[Rich]

Really interesting. We brought up Guillermo Kimmel's was on the Brain, but, yeah, he was Ben Stein's rando guy.

[Covino]

I actually kind of forgot until you said it. He was kind of the MC of.

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[Covino]

He was the host. I thought he was going to say the man show or something like. Yeah.

[Rich]

Jimmy Kimmel was the sports guy on Kevin and Bean, right?

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Which was a big radio show out here in L. A. Can I give you one that Jeff hit us up with? Jeff, our buddy who is in.

[Covino]

Where.

[Rich]

Where's Jeff living? These shave. Our buddy, Jeff Edstrom. Where's he living?

[Danny G]

Alabama.

[Rich]

Nashville. Where's he at these days?

[Covino]

He's just living.

[Rich]

Such a bad friend.

[Covino]

Yeah. Choosy moms choose Jeff.

[Rich]

It's a beautiful kid, beautiful wife, but I forget where he lives. Anyway, Jeff goes.

[Covino]

He lives on a boat somewhere.

[Rich]

No, he used to live on a cruise ship. He did. Our buddy Jeff said, one you guys will never think of, so he's going to throw it out there. Saul Goodman. I love that answer. It was a side character on Breaking Bad. And he goes, everyone loves to say Breaking Bad. Best show ever. And he goes, Better Call Saul was a fantastic spin off, dude.

[Covino]

Props to Bob Odenkirk, too, who listens to our show.

[Caller/Guest]

That's right.

[Covino]

And that's a great, great answer because he really.

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[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

He became a big star of his own. Had his own spin off. And people, if you downplay Better Call Saul, you missed out because that show was great. It dipped for a minute and came back so strong. I love that. That's a great answer.

[Rich]

Can I give you one that's getting their own spin off after all these years? You go to Universal, you see it everywhere. One of the best kids movies. You just saw the Documentary about Eddie Murphy. There's a new Shrek coming out, but there's also a spin off called Donkey. There's a donkey is getting his own movie. Getting his own movie.

[Covino]

Have a movie. Yeah. Put some boots there and let me.

[Rich]

Throw one more at you in the music world, because this is one I don't think anyone will mention, but we all know Kid Rock, famous dude, Uncle Cracker, who had like a handful of radio hits. Uncle Cracker was Kids Rock's DJ on tour.

[Covino]

You know what's interesting about that, too? He wasn't even the second most famous guy in that group because I would say Joe C. Remember Little Jose?

[Caller/Guest]

Exactly.

[Ad Voice]

Yeah.

[Covino]

Had more game than Coleco.

[Rich]

That little dude.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Covino]

He was the second guy in Kid Rock's band. And you're right, Uncle Cracker became the guy after that. So props to him. That's a good one.

[Caller/Guest]

One that I've been watching on netfl lately. I started from season one, episode one, because I've never seen the older episodes. Seinfeld, George Costanza.

[Rich]

I mean, what a great. Yeah, what a great character.

[Caller/Guest]

That show would not be the same without that sidekick.

[Rich]

To Seinfeld, Costanza was like the comic religion and then Kramer, too. That show is just unbelievable.

[Covino]

And it applies because obviously each character of that show became their own star, you know, because the show got so big. So based on Jay Z's birthday, he started as a sidekick to another rapper named Jaz, but became the biggest star. Who are some other guys that started as a sidekick and became a huge star just like that?

[Rich]

Dwight in Kentucky. What's up, D. White?

[Caller/Listener]

What's happening, man? How y' all doing?

[Covino]

What's up, man?

[Rich]

Good to hear from you.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, y' all taking all the good ones, man. I had to read. I had to do my list over real quick. Okay. I got a good one for you, though. Y' all remember Cheers, right?

[Rich]

Of course.

[Caller/Listener]

What about Fraser? Fraser took off and got bigger than ever.

[Covino]

What about Woody Harrelson?

[Rich]

You know what, Dwight? Let me hit you with it. Let me hit you with a show from that same generation. I was just thinking, like, you were talking about Urkel and the Fonz and side characters that were sort of the star. Would you say that rerun on what's Happening?

[Covino]

Like, I don't know, but he wasn't really a big star. But I'm saying, like a big fan.

[Rich]

He was the fun of the show.

[Covino]

I love his dance moves.

[Caller/Guest]

Rich, would you say Carlton was the sidekick to Fresh Prince?

[Rich]

On Fresh Prince, and he was, you.

[Covino]

Know what's interesting about Alfonso Ribeiro, who we're pals with, kind of sort of. We like him.

[Caller/Guest]

That means you took a picture with him one time.

[Covino]

He was, like, the biggest star of the 80s.

[Rich]

There was a time where we were bumping into him everywhere. Danny G. To the point where he couldn't avoid being our pal.

[Covino]

But, dude, he was in commercials and dancing around Michael Jackson in the 80s. He was on silver spoons. He was doing, like, dance videos. He was everywhere. He was the tap dance kid. That dude was, like, all things famous for a child actor in the 80s. And then became the sidekick to, like, Will Smith. He was already way famous.

[Rich]

We were at a. We were at a party once, and I just remember, and it's not a name drop, it's Alfonso Ribeiro. But I remember that we were at a party once where I think Alfonso Ribeiro just sat down and talked to our video guy, Spot for an hour just because he didn't really know anyone else at the party and didn't want to be bothered. So I think he was just like, I'll talk to Spot.

[Covino]

Spot and. And Alfonso Brass friends.

[Rich]

Yeah. People don't know that.

[Covino]

So again, the sidekick that became the big star.

[Rich]

All right, Allison in the cuse. What's up, Syracuse?

[Caller/Listener]

Hey. I'm so excited to talk to you guys. You're my favorite show.

[Rich]

Allison, you're our favorite listener in Syracuse. Go get some dinosaur barbecue. I went there. I was a. I'm a Syracuse guy.

[Caller/Listener]

I knew you were a Syracuse guy. I listened to your show. You're missing a lot of snow right now, so you probably don't want to be here tonight.

But I do not love you guys.

You make my commute home. I'm in a good mood when I get home from work, because if you talk to you like you're my best friends, so I have one. It's sticking with the TV theme, and I think I'm in your general age range. You might remember, although you may not have watched Jennifer Garner started out as Felicity. Sidekick Felicity with Keri Russell. And I love Kerry Russell. She was in that American show. But Jennifer Garner is everywhere. She's in, you know, superhero movies. She's married to Ben Affleck. She's on every other commercial.

What's in your wallet?

[Rich]

That's true. What's in your wallet? Yeah. Yeah, that's a. That's a good one. You know what? I was thinking of another person in our age group as well. When we were kids, you watch Doogie Howser Covino Used to love Vinnie del Pino. Hey, do the neighbor. But when I think of Neil Patrick Harris, much like Urkel and the Fonz, how I met your mother is a story of Ted explaining how he met the mom. Barney Stinson became the star of that show.

[Covino]

Neil Patrick Harris, great answer.

[Rich]

Neil Patrick Harris, that's one of my favorite shows.

[Covino]

Meant to be Neil Patrick Harris, like the main guy.

[Rich]

I mean, Ted's like one of those, like hateable, lovable, main characters. You know, Jason Siegel, Allison Hannigan, they had a great cast. Love the show. But let's be honest, any clip or any memory you have of that shows, like Barney Stinson was the funny of that show.

[Covino]

No doubt. I think that's a great example. I think that's right up there with that's a modern day Urkel Fonz example. I think again, side character becoming the big star. I'm going to stretch this out. This is based on Jay Z. Would you say Tupac could be in this conversation? Because he was in Digital Underground.

[Caller/Guest]

He was a backup dancer.

[Covino]

As a backup dancer, nothing but trouble. And then became an iconic rapper and face of hip hop. So he was just a backup dude to the Humpty Dance.

[Rich]

Do you guys. I mean, I'm going back to Neil Patrick Harris for a second. Do you guys know the story of how he sort of landed that role? Because we forget he was a child star. Doogie Howser, MD. And then, you know, he came out openly gay, man. Right. So we're talking about openly gay guy who is a child star. How does he become like the womanizer? On cbs, his biggest sitcom, they saw that he could play that sort of role just by his cameo in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle.

[Covino]

Yeah, that's a great.

[Rich]

Remember he had that sweet cameo. It's like, yo, that's Neil Patrick Harris playing like a vulgar maniac.

[Covino]

Yep, yep. So that little cameo shed a different light on him.

[Rich]

Wow. Neil Patrick Harris could play that type of role. And man.

[Covino]

Hey, dude, if you say I'm stretching and this doesn't count, then by all means, let me know. But one of my favorite shows growing up was Peewee's Playhouse. That's why I feel like this is Stevie's Playhouse. But Peewee was the star.

[Rich]

Is that why when Dan Byer does update, you say Mikalika High.

Hey, Dan Beyer.

[Covino]

So if you remember, though, Stevie, there was a guy named Cowboy Curtis that would come in and he'd hang out with Pee Wee Herman.

[Rich]

Cowboy Curtis.

[Covino]

Cowboy Curtis turned out to be A big time movie star by the name of Laurence Fishburne. So I don't know if that applies. And a lot of people don't even realize that's Laurence Fishburne. It's common knowledge to some, but to other people, like, wait a second.

[Rich]

Wait. I know it. Because that's. I know, because you're a big peewee fan. But they talk about that in the peewee documentary and it's fantastic.

[Covino]

What's up, DB I was going to.

[Danny G]

Just add another one to this. You guys are talking about Jay Z, obviously. You guys were mentioning Tupac, I think, as of late, Toto, remember, these are just session guys in, you know, making music for everything else. And now all of a sudden, let's just have our own band and Toto becomes huge. Yes.

[Rich]

Yeah, that's a good one, dude.

[Covino]

If I'm not mistaken, Toto did the Thriller album. Like, they were the musicians on that album for a lot of the songs.

[Danny G]

Yes, yes. And Human Nature.

Yeah, it was written by one of the guys in Toto.

[Covino]

Oh, you know who else based on that? The Eagles. They were Linda, Rod Stance, like, backup band, and then, boom, they become the Eagles.

[Caller/Guest]

You know, a guy in the 80s music scene, we couldn't turn the radio on without hearing Phil Collins. He definitely. I mean, he was the drummer, so he was.

[Covino]

Yeah, Genesis. But he was. Yeah, not as a. Yeah, he was.

[Caller/Guest]

A drummer and then he was.

[Covino]

Yeah, so again, sidekick. Not the main dude then. The main dude is basically the conversation.

[Rich]

Here, trying to, you know. You know me, I was never sold on this. I was trying to think if there was a wrestling example of, like, someone that was like, became the star.

[Covino]

Yeah, I'm racking my brain, too. I'm like Scottie Pippen. But he was never really the main guy after that. You know, he's always.

[Caller/Guest]

The Bulls wanted him to be the main guy after that.

[Danny G]

I kind of made a mention earlier today about Mike Holmgren and being the assistant to Bill Walsh. We look back at. There was an NFL Films deal where they talked about all of the head coaches that worked under Mike Holmgren that were former assistants that became head coaches. But I think that Holmgren was like the first one, the hot assistant, where that branched from Bill Walsh.

[Rich]

Of course, I remember, because I remember him as the Niners fan. I remember them being like, wow, he's on his own now and he's a star coach.

[Covino]

Would Belichick under Parcells apply here?

[Danny G]

Yes. Yes.

[Rich]

Kind of.

[Danny G]

Yes.

[Covino]

Right.

[Rich]

At one point he was the sidekick. Yeah, right.

[Covino]

Based on your Couple. You were saying before, not only at.

[Danny G]

One point, a couple of times, because there were a couple of 10 years. There's first with the Giants and then even with the Jets. He went and worked for Parcells and.

[Rich]

You know, I think we're seeing a guy like Ben Johnson become the star if the Bears keep winning. You're not going to look at Ben Johnson is like, you know, that clever play calling coordinator for the Lions. You're going to be like, do you mean the head coach that is giving the Bears glory for the first time in like decades?

[Covino]

So it is pretty interesting though, because Jay Z really was again, like the Hype man, the sidekick to another rapper.

[Rich]

I have a question.

[Covino]

Flavor Flav, he's always a side.

[Rich]

He's always.

[Covino]

He's like the consummate sidekick. He's like Scottie Pippen, but he's always the second.

[Rich]

But everyone knows him.

[Covino]

He's super famous. But that's his role.

[Rich]

Yeah, but he did. But you know what, Rich?

[Covino]

You're right. He became a TV star, right?

[Caller/Guest]

No, it's a good answer.

[Covino]

He did become his own star. So, yeah, I would say that. That is. But he's. He's like the consummate sidekick or Hype Man. I don't know. That's a good one.

[Rich]

Let's go to Jim in Vegas. Hey, Jim.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, guys. Thank you guys for taking my call.

[Rich]

No problem, man. What's up?

[Caller/Listener]

Becoming a big fan for you guys. I mean.

[Rich]

Oh, thanks.

[Caller/Listener]

Sat in for Dan Patrick one morning and now you guys got me listening to you every afternoon while I.

[Covino]

Hey, man, that means it's working.

[Rich]

That's the goal. When we pull up for Dan Patrick and that alarm goes off at 4am you're the. That what you just said is the reason we do it.

[Covino]

Yeah. Thank you so much.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay, now, you guys ready for the best one you guys are going to get? You guys are ready.

[Rich]

Let's go.

[Caller/Listener]

This guy's going to end up probably being the best actor in history. One of the best actors ever in history. He started off on a TV show called Bosom Buddies.

[Covino]

No.

[Caller/Listener]

Delari was the star of that show and Tom Hanks overtook everything and became what he is today.

[Rich]

That's. You know what I thought you were going to say, by the way, I like that example better. I think you're going to say Leonardo DiCaprio is just like the rando kid on Growing Pains. I thought that's what you're going to say because those are. That's along the same lines. Like. Right. Tom Hanks was not the.

[Covino]

But Tom Hanks more of a sidekick on that show.

[Rich]

Yeah, but Tom Hanks was not. He was not billed as like the main guy of Bosom Buddies, if I.

[Covino]

Remember correctly, became a superstar.

[Caller/Guest]

Rich, in our pre show meeting, you had a. A great answer because Scott Baio, of course, was the star. And who did we tune in, though? At least me when I tuned into the show.

[Rich]

Buddy Lembeck. Yeah, I just wish there was a Buddy Lembeck show. Autozone.

[Covino]

Hey, Charles. I was hyped up.

[Caller/Guest]

Charles in charge.

[Rich]

Buddy Lembeck was so horned up, he would always be like, charles, there's some hot girls down at Sid's Pizza. Like, there was always like, you know, he always. He was the Larry Dallas, essentially. He was the what? You know, Jack Tripper had Larry. There was always hot girls at the.

[Covino]

Regal Beagle, but I think those dudes are just sidekicks. No, yeah, you're right, Larry.

[Rich]

They're great.

[Covino]

Sidekick Boner from Growing Pains. Those are just sidekicks. The story here is those guys becoming superstars. So 87799 on Fox. And yes, I said Boner.

[Rich]

When you said Boner from Growing Pains, I thought that's when you were looking at the picture of Joanna Kearns.

[Covino]

Oh, no, that's a different one. To your room. Hey.

[Rich]

Oh, all right, all right. Where do you want to go?

[Caller/Guest]

Bob here till Thursday.

[Rich]

Bob and Rochester, what's up? Maybe I'll do stand up at our holiday party tonight. Please don't. Hey, Bob. Hey, guys.

[Caller/Listener]

Just driving through Buffalo through the snow.

[Rich]

Yeah, we said hi. What's up? What?

[Caller/Listener]

Whatever happened to Ryan Seacrest, co host in American Idol?

[Covino]

You know, Dunkleman is Rich Davis. That's me. His name.

You know, changed his name to Rich Davis.

[Rich]

Yo, Bob, what's interesting about that is that Dunkleman missed out on, you know.

[Covino]

Ryan Seacrest went on apparently for the sweetest reasons, but it was just a bad career.

[Rich]

Yeah, Like, Dunkleman was like, I don't like how they're mocking these kids.

[Covino]

He thought they were exploiting the kids and being mean at their expense. And you know what? Looking back, they were. Simon Cowell was like, crushing these kids goals and dreams before our eyes. And we were loving it. And we were exploiting, like, people with accents and making fun of young men from foreign countries. So Dunkelman was sort of ahead of that trend of compassion and doing the right thing. It worked to his disadvantage.

[Rich]

William Hung sing she bangs at your wedding. It's true story.

[Covino]

True story. Yeah.

[Rich]

All right, let's Go to DJ X. Rat.

[Covino]

But you know what, Carrot? Hold on. You could say that Ryan Seacrest was the sidekick. They were. They were. You could say he was kind of the sidekick and he became a mogul.

[Danny G]

How about Randy Jackson, my dog?

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

The playing for Journey, you know, hitting that base. And then American Idol kinda. To Simon Cowles.

[Covino]

Agreed.

[Rich]

Yeah. No, honestly, Randy was a standalone name that everyone knew, but before that, you're right, he was just a musician in a band.

[Covino]

Yeah. Which is no shame in that.

[Rich]

But you're already just a musician in a band.

[Covino]

I think it goes to show you too, that's the best that they can get. They didn't have high budget for that show. And that's no knock on him, but no one really knew him that well as a solo act. And Paul Abdul hadn't done much at that time.

[Rich]

No.

[Covino]

So let's go to Vermont real quick.

[Rich]

Yo, DJ Extra, what's up?

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, I'm an old hip hop dj. I gotta get in a couple real quick.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

One of them is hiding in plain sight in the Doug Gottlieb intro. And that is a Dougie Fresh snippet and his sidekick. Will you guys say it before I do?

[Covino]

Slick Rick.

[Caller/Listener]

Slick Rick. Slick Rick.

[Covino]

I was more Dana Dane kind of guy, but yeah, Slick Rick the ruler became a huge, huge star. And you know, that English accent, the eye patch, the chains, the jewelry, the gold tooth. He became iconic. So that's a really great answer, man. Who else you got?

[Rich]

Let's say John.

[Caller/Guest]

I think he's got one more.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

You know, Biggie Smalls had one too. And she was voluptuous and she was Lil Kim.

[Covino]

That's a great one. You made me think of another one in the world of hip hop. And this is a true story. I always loved this story and I've said it a million times. Busta Rhymes was just one of the leaders of the New School. He was just one of the ancillary guys. Charlie Brown was the main dude, Right. Who's that Brown? So leaders of New School, they come out and do scenario on Arsenio Hall. Arsenio hall welcomes A Tribe Called Quest. Scenario. Leaders of the New School collaborate on that song. Busta Rhymes does his whole little gimmick and everyone's like, who's that guy? He was just like one of the dudes in the band becomes a huge, huge star after that on his own.

[Rich]

I. Oh, man, we're running late.

[Covino]

Bigger than his sister Leanne.

[Rich]

You know what, John, Gerald, Lauren, we'll get back to everyone. And we'll take your feedback next. We got more Coveno and Richard. Just getting a little wrapped up with all this fun throwback stuff. Kavino and Rich right here. Fox Sports Radio now quick timeout. Holiday upgrade check. He's still watching games on your weak ass old tv. If so, should be ashamed of yourself.

[Covino]

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

My partner, Jay Z. This is Jazz Hawaiian Sophie. So if you're a 90s hip hop guy, this is like a B level single. But the video was fun and they played the video a lot. Hawaiian Sophie on Jay Z's 56th birthday. Now he's got hits for days, but this is where it started. And again, everybody starts from somewhere. So when we say sidekick or ancillary guy or whatever, that's not a diss. Everybody starts from somewhere. But it's cool to see when that second guy becomes the big superstar because no one really expects that, right? You always expect that main guy to continue being the bigger star. But sometimes there's some hidden talent back there.

[Rich]

When I was, like, 20, yeah, I worked at my first, like, real radio station and I was on the morning show, but I was not the host of the morning show that you might imagine, you know, since we're Covino and Rich now.

[Covino]

Yeah, but you were a young guy.

[Rich]

I was the sidekick that would do the stupid, like, bits on the street. And I was Rich the Bull.

[Covino]

Richie the Bull, man. The legendary Richie the Bull.

[Rich]

I was Rich the Bull, like Ferdinand. And you know why it was Rich the Bull? Because I had such a New York accent. They said I sounded like a little mobster. I was like, yes, he New York. You know what, though?

[Covino]

Rich really did, though.

[Rich]

I. I had the worst New York.

[Covino]

Accent when I met him. He was like, hi there. He sounded like Edith Bunker. That's how Rich talked back.

[Rich]

True story.

[Covino]

Yeah. From Brooklyn Thief.

[Rich]

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. All right, rapid fire, then. DB's update. We'll talk a little more NFL as we get ready for an amazing game tonight. Lions, Cowboys. Oh, my. Lauren and Fresno.

[Covino]

Yo.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, what's up, guys?

[Rich]

What's up, bro?

[Caller/Listener]

I got an old one for you. This is even before my time, but the old TV show, the Green Hornet, his sidekick was Kato, played by Bruce Lee.

[Covino]

You know what? You're the second guy that said that, but it's a great answer. It really is Bruce Lee. Became an icon, so I'm glad. I'm a huge Bruce Lee fan, so I'm glad you said it. Thank you, buddy.

[Rich]

Let's say hi to Gerald in Virginia. What's up, Gerald?

[Covino]

Hey, Gerald.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, guys. Glad to talk to you again. Although I lost my Phil Collins answer earlier. I'll go to wrestling with Diesel. Kevin Nash was Shawn Michaels bodyguard.

[Rich]

Yeah, that's a good one. Rob Baker hit us up in San Antonio. He said Arn Anderson was always like that sidekick to Ric Flair. But then he was sort of his own man for a while.

[Covino]

Definitely was his own guy.

[Rich]

Sean hit us up in Los Angeles and he gave us a wrestling one. The Rock, before he was Dwayne the Rock Johnson. He was like, just a random guy in the nation of domination. I don't remember that much, but. So, yeah, everyone starts somewhere, man. John and Ventura. What's up, man?

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, I got three. So first one is a small show called Cheers. You got Frazier coming out of that. Second one would be. You got. The parents were supposed to be the stars, but then a show called Family Ties.

Michael J.

Fox.

[Covino]

Oh, dude, how do we. That's such a great one.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, yeah. Third one is a. Another backup dancer. One of the original Fly Girls on a living color. JLo.

[Covino]

Yeah, but I gave all credit to Selena, bro. All credit to Selena.

[Rich]

Or as Jamie Foxx used to say back then, she was just, hey, ho.

[Covino]

Oh, you said it.

[Rich]

That's all. That's the Jamie Foxx bit.

[Covino]

Hey, dude. All great answers, but that Alex P. Keaton, Michael J. Fox answer. And back then, to be a TV star turned movie star was few and far between. That's a great example. You know, he was just the son of the show.

[Rich]

Did you have five kids in your class named Mike? When you were. If you were a kid of the 80s, there was five kids in your class named Mike.

[Covino]

Dare we say Michael Jackson, Mike Tyson, Michael Jordan, Michael J. Fox.

[Rich]

Like every. Like, we lived in a world. We lived in a world of Michaels. Michael Knight.

[Covino]

Michael J. Fox was. Man. He's the guy.

[Rich]

Let's say hi to Brad in North Carolina. We'll take a couple of quickies and we'll go to D.B. what's up, Brad?

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, guys. He stole my Fly Girl. But I had a second one, and that is Opie. That went on to be one of the best directors ever in Ron Howard.

[Covino]

That's a. That's a funny one, man. Yeah, he was just a bit character, kind of a sidekick to Andy Griffin. Griffith. Griffith. Griffin, Griffith.

But yeah, man, and look, he became one of the biggest, biggest names in Hollywood.

[Rich]

San Antonio. What's up, San Antone? What's up, Jason? How are you, man?

[Caller/Listener]

How about now? I got a couple of mine taken, so. But what about like Kevin Hart? He start when he started off soul playing and like those scary movies.

[Ad Voice]

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[Covino]

How about he was in 40 year old virgin?

[Rich]

Yeah, he was the guy.

[Covino]

Romney Malco was the main part of that scene in that set where he showed up and it's like, that's Kevin Hart. You know, I can't say he was the sidekick, but he wasn't the main guy.

[Rich]

Yo, Jason, you ever go to Chachos in San Antonio? One of my favorite Mexican spots back in the day.

[Caller/Listener]

It fell off though, man. It got pretty ghetto.

[Rich]

Yeah, my wife said the same thing when I first started dating my wife, she's from New Braunfels. Every time she picked me up at the airport. Their quesadillas are like the size of Danny G's head. They had the most monster, like, mondo quesadillas. Now Danny G is going to think, I think he has a big head.

[Covino]

Now I got no. This guy's saying, I got a big head.

[Caller/Guest]

Seven and three fourths.

[Covino]

All right, you know what?

[Rich]

JJ in Illinois, wrap it up and then we'll go to db.

[Covino]

That's just some quick rapid fire.

[Rich]

We're good.

[Covino]

Crossfire. Crossfire. Jj.

[Rich]

Last one. What's up, bud? Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, I wanted to highlight a sidekick who fumbled their chance at the spotlight. How about the guy was supposed to be John Wilkes Booth sidekick the night he killed Abraham Lincoln. He was supposed to kill the vice President, but instead he went to the saloon and got too drunk and forgot to do it.

[Rich]

By the way, that's like the most bizarre yet awesome answer. I think we end with that. That is true if you're. I'm a history. You know, besides super bowl history, presidential history is one of my favorite things, believe it or not. No joke.

[Covino]

Well, off the air, I was saying, Rich, how about George Bush? He was sidekick to Ronald Reagan.

[Rich]

He was an eight year vice president.

[Covino]

A lot of IPs became their own guy.

[Rich]

VPs that ended up becoming peas.

John Wilkes Booth. That is a true story.

[Covino]

Wait, wait. So both the President and Vice president.

[Rich]

Were supposed to be assassinated that night? There was a plan that night of like, you know, a night of destruction, essentially. And the guy who was assigned to, like, you're going to take out the vp? Where was the VP at the time? Got a little too much sauce. Well, you know, sipping back, he Was not at. No, he was not at the theater.

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[Rich]

Okay. No, I have to brush up on this. He couldn't get good enough seats. Let's go to Dan Buyer for an update. What's up, DB I was going to.

[Danny G]

Say John Wilkes Booth sidekick, too. It's right there for me, guys, I'm on. St. Brown may play tonight.

[Rich]

We're going to find out in a.

[Covino]

Few minutes, but look like it got twisted, Yo.

[Rich]

You've seen him and his, like, wild family competitors, to say the least, so doesn't shock.

[Covino]

I'm surprised.

[Danny G]

It's the. We've been inundated now with shots of Amun Ra working out on the field. Inactives are due within the next five minutes, so we'll find out if he's active or inactive. But right now, Amon Ra, St. Brown at least doing on field work prior to Cowboys and Lions tonight. The Lions did elevate wide receiver Malik Cunningham from their practice squad earlier today, which you could have taken as a sign that maybe Amon Ra wasn't going to play. But it's also insurance if that's the case.

[Rich]

Doesn't that also strike you? No. He's a star player. But doesn't it also add to the urgency of this game for the Lions that Amara is going to even try to go like this is a must.

[Danny G]

Yeah. And you're going to have to score points. You guys talked about it off the top of how much we, you know, like how Dallas is playing and you're going to have to score tonight. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN just tweeted that Amon Ra gave him the thumbs up that he is indeed playing tonight.

[Covino]

Gave him the Fonz. Gave him the A.

[Rich]

Are you sure he wasn't just talking about our conversation?

[Covino]

Hey, db, who do you got in this game?

[Danny G]

Gosh, I. I like Dallas. Plus the points. I'll just say.

[Rich]

Yeah, that's a good one. Yeah.

[Danny G]

Yeah, that's. I'll leave it at that.

[Covino]

I'm super pumped, man. I'm excited.

[Danny G]

Yeah, it should be a fun one tonight. Week 14 ends with the Chargers and Eagles. Eagles will be without Jalen Carter. He underwent a procedure on his shoulders according to esp is now considered week to week. Lamar Jackson didn't practice today for the Ravens. They've got the Steelers coming up on Sunday. Jaden Daniels fully practiced for the Commanders. They have the Vikings coming up in. J.J. mcCarthy of Minnesota cleared concussion protocol. Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. Wasn't spotted at practice. He's nursing a heel injury. Giannis and tetokounmpo. The Bucs will be sidelined two to four weeks because of a calf strain. While the cavs were fined $250,000 for holding out Darius Garland of a national TV game last week, Sesame street helped raise all of us. Now it's our turn. Donate this [e-mail] because the world needs sesame and sesame needs you. And Alabama head coach Kalyn DeBoer put to rest that he would consider taking the job at Penn State. There's never been any link, there's never been any conversation.

[Rich]

There's never been any interest either way.

[Covino]

And so I'm glad we can put.

[Caller/Listener]

That to bed right now.

[Danny G]

Alabama getting ready for the SEC title game Saturday. James Madison hiring Billy Napier. The former Florida head coach is their new head coach. Guys, back to you.

[Covino]

Hey, thank you.

[Rich]

DB2 questions. Does it not feel like a lifetime ago? You said Jalen Carter going through a procedure. Remember it was like week one with the spit gate. Remember? He, like, did the spitting. Does that feel like a lifetime ago? Yeah, that was the beginning of the season. And you know, we don't talk a bunch of college football here. We're more NFL fans. But if you're not excited about Indiana, Ohio State this weekend, my goodness, that's like you, you can be the most casual. But when you got 2, 12 and oh teams going at it like that, that's, that's going to be pretty, pretty awesome. I'm pumped. So, hey, we got more Cavino and Rich. We'll talk some NFL do a little preview of tonight's game. Let's do it more Covino and Rich next, as we're live from the FOX Sports Radio studio. And just a reminder, for over 40 years, Tire Rack has been helping customers find the right tires for how, what and where they drive ship fast and free, backed by free road hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation.

[Covino]

Just because you said options doesn't mean I forgot you said jive instead of driving.

[Rich]

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

And.

[Doug]

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[Covino]

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Why not you?

[Rich]

Try Odoo for free@o-o o.com that's odoo.com.

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What a fun ass conversation, man. Happy birthday to Jay Z, by the way. Covino and Rich, Fox Sports Radio Because I got so many thoughts, I'm like Larry Holmes was Muhammad Ali's sparring partner before becoming champion and beating Ken Norton. You know, like he was his sparring partner and then eventually beat an old Muhammad Ali. Thanks again for all your feedback at Covino and Rich at Fox Sports Radio. We're live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. No more waiting. Your goals start now. Cyber Monday deals are still going. Cyber Thursday. Take your workouts around the world with NordicTrack and iFit. Save big on treadmills, bikes and [e-mail] NordicTrack train anywhere, explore everywhere. So I'm Covino, that is Rich and Danny G. We told people early on to hop on our live chat, our live feed, our live stream. Watch what you hear at COVINO and Rich FSR on YouTube. Covino Enrich FSR on YouTube. It's where our bonus pod airs right after this over promised. We said we'd pick a winner, right? We need people to follow for free. And people are chatting. Who you got, man?

[Caller/Guest]

Samuel L. Johnson. Can I get a drum roll? Oh, go ahead. Just slap your chest.

[Covino]

And this is for a CNR on fsr. Nerf Turbo stocking stuffer. We got plenty of them. So who's the winner today?

[Caller/Guest]

I like the answer from Scott for mayor. He said Mr. T from the A team.

[Rich]

Oh, that's a good one.

[Caller/Guest]

That's a really good one. Scott. We're going to mail out a turbo football to you. When the shipment comes in, hit me [e-mail] that's crprizesmail.com thank you, Scott.

[Covino]

Thanks for playing along.

[Rich]

You know. Thank you. Every day the YouTube chat and the YouTube page is growing. So again, if you want to do us a holiday favor, I feel like I'm Tiny Tim. Can you do me a favor? I'm like cratch it. I'm not asking for one more coal in the fire. I'm asking for just a simple follow on our YouTube page. YouTube.conononrich FSR and I saw a funny thing. Speaking of Scrooge, I saw a video on social media. It's like, Scrooge. We all have the wrong idea. He did nothing wrong but expect everyone to be as fiscally responsible as he is. He didn't deny Crotchet the call in the fire. He was in that cold room too. He just was a stickler.

[Covino]

Yeah, pay up.

[Rich]

When he went around town, he was. He just thought all these poor people made bad decisions.

[Covino]

Are you a Scrooge because you want your money. So, you know, think about it. Hey, and by the way, we talked so much about sidekicks and that was a lot of fun. We appreciate all the feedback. I could tell you what we're going to talk about on over Promise.

[Rich]

What you got?

[Covino]

We got chat GPT's 50 greatest moments in sports.

[Rich]

Can. Can AI have a gauge on what we've seen with our own eyes? So we're going to go over the top sports moments according to AI and.

[Covino]

Since it's the company holiday party Thursday, what are the company party rules like? Holiday party rules.

[Rich]

The do's and don'ts.

[Covino]

The do's and don'ts. We break it down. Plus Rich's picks and who might be asked, all on a brand new over promised episode. 120 on Fox Sports Radio's YouTube page. And our YouTube page, Covino and Rich FSR. Check it right after this. After this show.

[Rich]

And you know you mocked that John Wilkes Booth answer. His pal who was supposed to kill the VP but got drunk.

[Covino]

I didn't mock it.

[Rich]

No, but you said really? Well, our buddy Sean hit us up and he goes, the guy is right about John Wilkes Booth. The guy who's supposed to kill the VP but got drunk instead of his last name was Mud. Which is why the old expression is like his name is mud.

[Covino]

Because primus is my name is mud. Song is about 100%. No way. You really?

[Danny G]

Yep.

[Rich]

Say, look at that. By the way, tonight I'm all cowboys plus three and a half. I don't know about you lions, you're grasping. I wish you luck. Amaran St. Brown. I'm a fan, so maybe he does something. But to me, all about the boys. Tonight we'll see.

[Covino]

And tomorrow we play Brainwave. Give away more prizes, but enjoy. Over Promise. Enjoy the game tonight.

[Rich]

Arrivederchi, baby.

[Covino]

See you in the Over Promise. Goodbye. Later.

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[Covino]

You're almost at the finish line.

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[Covino]

There the last one.

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[Doug]

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[Danny G]

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[Doug]

Cut the camera. They see us.

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[Covino]

This is Jonas Knox from two Pros and a Cup of Joe. And on Fox one now you can stream your favorite live sports so you can be there live for the biggest moments. That means NFL Sundays, college football games, nascar, MLB postseason and more. With Fox one, you'll get it all live. Edge of your seat plays, jaw dropping, high octane moments and that feeling like you're right there in the action. Fox one we live for live streaming now.

[Rich]

Running a business is hard enough. Don't make it harder with a dozen apps that don't talk to each other.

[Danny G]

One for sales, another for inventory, a separate one for accounting.

[Rich]

That's software overload. Odoo is the all in one platform that replaces them all. CRM, accounting, inventory, E Commerce, hr. Fully integrated, easy to use and built to grow with your business.

[Danny G]

Thousands have already made the switch.

[Rich]

Why not you try Odoo for [e-mail].

[Covino]

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