The John Clay Wolfe Show — Episode #204 06.22.19
Air Date: February 16, 2026
Host: John Clay Wolfe
Show Regulars: Bobbo, JD Ryan, Michael Turley, Randy the Chipmunk, DJ Pre K, Mingo
Description: A fast-paced, irreverent, multi-hour morning talk show blending cars, sports, pop culture, comedy, and audience calls. Powered by GiveMeTheVIN.com.
Episode Overview
This episode of The John Clay Wolfe Show stays true to its off-the-wall spirit—jumping from pop culture and sports debates to raunchy comedy, car buying, audience stories, and stream-of-consciousness riffs. The crew’s banter balances sharp wit, self-deprecating humor, and a healthy disregard for political correctness, underpinned by recurring themes of car talk, personal anecdotes, and edgy, sometimes NSFW satire.
Key Segments & Highlights
1. Celebrity Birthdays & Classic Comedy (00:50—05:00)
- Quick Hit List: The crew runs down birthdays for celebrities like Mel Brooks (93), Frances McDormand, Blake Brooks, John Cusack, Paul Thomas Anderson, John Elway, Michael Vick, and rockers Jeff Beck & Todd Rundgren.
- Birthday Banter: Playful comments about age and Hollywood nostalgia.
- Mel Brooks Story:
- Michael Turley: "Burton Gilliam...said [Mel Brooks] came around the table, jumped into his arms and kissed him." (02:26)
- Blazing Saddles and Modern Political Correctness:
- Would the movie get made today? “Nobody...Even back then they had Richard Pryor write a lot of the questionable lines...so if it came up, 'hey, he did it.'" (03:07)
2. Behind the Curtain — Bit Mix-ups & Accidental Racism Skits (04:23—07:10)
- Confused Email Chain: Miscommunication about a show bit almost gets (faux) interpreted as a blackface/racial gag—lampooned in real time.
- JD’s Old Racist Clip:
- John Clay Wolf teases: “If we ever tried to get on...big TV...you might have to like ask not to come.” (06:40)
- Rare Honesty: JD: “That was off the air...We thought, let's roll tape and this would be funny. And it was momentarily funny. Now in retrospect, not so much.” (07:04)
3. Sneaker Talk, Throwbacks & Ed’s Barter Antics (07:44—11:45)
- DJ Pre K’s British Knights:
- "BKs...you can get them at BritishKnights.com — y'all can go and scoop some." (08:04)
- Car Shop ‘Broke’ is Real:
- Skewering Ed, GiveMeTheVIN’s “food guy,” for swapping radio mentions for discounts:
- John: “He’s swapping comments for grub. It’s gotta work as a 20% swap...I have to give him $5,000 worth of airtime for $200 worth of discount.” (11:12)
4. Car Bidding Segment — Comedy with Commerce (11:45—12:32, 39:55—41:00, 56:06—57:59)
- Interactive Car Bidding:
- Call in, name your car, John gives an off-the-cuff bid live on air.
- “If we don’t beat a CarMax offer, I’ll send you a check for $100.” (11:50)
- Sample call: Pontiac Solstice, 1,000 miles—John bids “put me down for $9,500” (40:29)
5. The Onion, Satire & the Levi’s Denim Cows Story (13:18—15:37)
- Favorite Fake News:
- Bobbo: “Writers for The Onion...make me smile every day.” (13:18)
- John reads aloud the “Levi’s factory implicated in cruel treatment of denim cows,” riffing off real cow-treatment headlines. (13:49)
6. Steroids, Medical Stories, and Show Host Self-Deprecation (15:44—20:57)
- Testy on Steroids:
- John: “Yes, I started taking HGH again...But I’m a little testy. A little testy, have to catch myself.” (17:16)
- Honest about using HGH for injury recovery, discussing mood swings and effects.
- Advice from the crew:
- Bobbo: “Buy the ticket, take the ride.” (19:45)
7. Drugs, Vapes & Pot Juice (20:57—24:44, 33:51—37:35)
- Millennial Vaping vs. Old School Smoking:
- DJ Pre K explains Texas’ pot vape underground: “You got to have the hookup, man.” (21:18)
- Rants Against Millennials' Pot Vape:
- Bobbo: “That vaping...that’s for sissies...If you’re gonna smoke pot, smoke pot.” (20:34, 35:18)
8. 'Fattest/Oldest' Sexual Partner Banter (22:17—24:39)
- Classic Show Raunch:
- John: “What is the fattest girl you’ve ever had sex with?”
- Bobbo reveals once sleeping with a woman “every bit of 55” when he was 26. (25:27)
- Running joke: “Back then they called me The Fireman...my job, putting out old flames.” (25:51)
9. OJ Simpson: Twitter Debut, Prank Calls, and Show Lore (26:02—31:26)
- OJ’s Twitter Threats:
- John: “What he said on Twitter is, ‘I’ve got a lot of people I need to pay back. I don’t mean financially.’” (26:17)
- Legendary Prank Calls:
- JD: “My kid Chris was wondering, do you think it was a bigger feat to break 2,000 yards in one season or slice two necks in one night?” (28:30)
- “If OJ ever tried to run for office...this would be the end.” (06:55)
10. Rush Limbaugh Impression & Political Satire (31:26—33:10, 164:35—170:41)
- Rush Limbaugh (parody): Embodied by a show regular, topics morph from OJ to big money to moose circuses.
- Satirical Economics:
- “Rush, what do you do with $25 million a year?”
- “What are you gonna do with all your money when you die? Moose. I’m gonna put my money into moose.” (170:05)
11. Language Learning Parody: Brozetta Stone (48:27—49:21)
- Mock commercial:
- “Hello, my name is Austin Edward Parky II, but my friends call me Pre K. I invented the Brozetta Stone software cause I couldn’t understand y’all.” (48:58)
12. Listener Call-ins & Car Bidding — Keeping It Real (Various: 39:55+, 50:02+, 56:06+, 61:01+, etc.)
- Real car bidding, audience engagement:
- Trade-in values, bad news, BS-free appraisals, salty listeners (“Let me say I wouldn’t give you the sweat off my [privates].” (72:45))
- Colorful reactions:
- Randy the Chipmunk: “All nuts sweat...Did you know peanut butter is approximately 28% nut sweat?” (74:09)
13. Sports Banter & Name Debates (63:18—66:50, 136:44—144:43)
- NBA Talk:
- Raptors win, Pelicans’ bad name (long-running joke: “Why would you name a basketball club the Pelicans?”).
- Suggested rebrands: “The New Orleans Exotics, The New Orleans Street Walkers” (66:10–65:20)
- LeBron & Anthony Davis trade deep dive (63:18–64:33)
- NFL Throwback:
- Texan vs. Oiler name nostalgia, audience calls for bringing back “Houston Oilers.”
- “You need to make the call to Tennessee and see if you can have the Oiler name back.” (144:26)
14. Show Satire — Adult Toy Story, Rocky the Meth Squirrel, and Chipmunk Rants (67:01—68:33, 158:51—162:18)
- Fake Ads:
- “Adult Toy Story 9 1/2...now playing at Horny’s House of Videos.” (67:21)
- Crazy New Stories:
- Alabama attack squirrel: “Apparently they’ve been feeding it meth to keep it aggressive.” (159:20)
- Randy the Chipmunk and Rocky the Meth Squirrel banter. (159:47–162:18)
15. Audience Interaction & Podcast Legacy (131:34—134:43, 191:53–194:58)
- Oklahoma audience call:
- “There are actually some intelligent, decent folk out here, and I totally love your show. You make my Saturday morning.” (131:34)
- Podcast Promotion:
- Exclusive old show archives may be released: “If we could just give some…put up an archive of the past.” (133:56; 192:15–194:58)
- Merch and Community:
- “Stickers are free—you just pay shipping.” (102:22)
Notable Quotes
- John Clay Wolfe: “We’re Saturday morning cartoons for us jerks like you and me, that’s really all we are. And we have bad humor, non-PC...I don’t give a damn.” (91:24)
- Bobbo (on vaping cannabis): “That’s a manby pamby move. That’s for sissies. If you’re gonna smoke pot, smoke pot. Quit jacking around.” (35:18)
- JD Ryan (about radio barter deals): “Big Ed...gets $100 worth of barbecue for $5,000 of radio time.” (41:35)
- DJ Pre K: “Whiteblack.com, baby. You know what I’m saying? Brothers are us.” (08:27)
- Listener Email Rant: “Let me say I wouldn’t give you the sweat off my [privates].” (72:41)
- Fake Rush Limbaugh: “When you make $6,000 a week, for God’s sakes, man, you make $200,000 after taxes...you do this with us for free.” (167:28–167:55)
- John, on sports names: “You’re never going to win anything as a pelican. It will not happen. Because the name sucks so bad, you...even if you’re great, you won’t win. Bad mojo.” (66:19)
Memorable Show Moments
| Timestamp | Segment/Quote | |-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 02:26 | Michael Turley's Mel Brooks anecdote | | 06:40 | John warns JD about old racist audio—“You might have to, like, ask not to come.” | | 11:45 | First live car bid of the show | | 25:51 | Bobbo: “That’s my job. Putting out old flames.” | | 28:30 | OJ Simpson prank caller: “Do you think it was a bigger feat to break 2,000 yards in one season or slice two necks in one night?” | | 40:29 | John bids $9,500 for a 1,000-mile Pontiac Solstice | | 72:41 | Listener email: “I wouldn’t give you the sweat off my [privates].”| | 131:34 | Oklahoma listener: “You make my Saturday morning every morning.” | | 150:01 | “Survivor Carl,” a contestant on the show, calls in | | 159:20 | Attack meth squirrel news story |
Tone & Style
- Raw and irreverent: The crew frequently pushes FCC boundaries, with raunchy humor, political incorrectness, and spontaneous rants.
- Fast and loose: The show segues between topics seamlessly, balancing car business, pop culture, sports, and personal stories.
- Community-focused: Relies on running gags, callbacks, and interaction with frequent callers and regulars (including alter egos and characters).
Important Timestamps by Segment
| Subject | Start | Highlights | |---------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------| | Celebrity Birthdays | 00:51 | Mel Brooks, Frances McDormand, etc. | | Mel Brooks/Blazing Saddles| 02:17 | Would it get made today? | | Car Bidding Segments | 11:45, 39:55, 50:02, 56:06, 61:01, 113:59, and more | Audience call-ins and live price offers | | The Onion fake news riff | 13:18 | “Levi’s Denim Cows” story | | HGH/Steroid discussion | 17:10 | Wolf admits to being “testy” on HGH | | OJ Simpson prank calls | 28:30 | Legendary call-in pranks | | Sports: NBA/NFL Names | 63:18, 136:44 | Raptors, Pelicans, Houston Oilers nostalgia | | Audience salt/rant emails | 72:41 | The “sweat off my [privates]” rant from a caller | | Satirical ads/sketches | 48:59, 67:21, 159:20 | Brozetta Stone, Adult Toy Story, Meth Squirrel | | Podcast/Archive segment | 133:56, 192:15 | Plans to release vault episodes | | Rush Limbaugh parody | 164:35 | “Moose circus” and finances satire |
Final Thoughts
This episode typifies The John Clay Wolfe Show’s blend of blue-collar comedy, rapid-fire topicality, bawdy bits, and wide-ranging calls—where nothing is off-limits as long as it won’t get them fined. The show is for listeners who enjoy classic “morning zoo” energy updated for modern audiences, with cars & commerce at its core but an appetite for pop culture, sports, and the absurd.
“We’re Saturday morning cartoons for us jerks like you and me...” — John Clay Wolfe (91:24)
