Does anyone remember the NPR radio show, “Car Talk?” It was (and still is) a call-in show where people asked car questions of the two hosts, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, known also as “Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers.”
I used to listen to this on my way to work years ago, and I can’t tell you how many times I nearly ran off the road laughing. Listeners called in with questions about everything vehicle-related, and often the callers were even funnier than the Magliozzi brothers.
What really made me laugh was their list of “staff members.” Here are just some of them; I hope that they make you laugh as much as I have!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Say them out loud.
I will be posting more of these here and there. Oh, and here are two of the Crankee Yankee’s favorites I promised I’d publish along with the rest:
Dr. Ben Dover and his male nurse, C. Howard Feels…..
Car Talk’s Lesser Known Staff Credits |
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British Hospitality Advisor | Tina Crumpet |
Customer Service Specialist | Begonia Payne-Diaz |
Plumber’s Crack Apologist | Lucy Lastic |
Obsessive Yard Care Specialist | Moses Lonergan |
Car Talk’s Official Staff Credits |
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401K Statement Analysts | Douse and Burnham |
Accounts Payable Administrator | Imelda Czechs |
Aegean Caterer | Sue Flockey |
Accounts Payable Clerk, Moscow Office | Dasha Chekhov |
Accounts Receivable Supervisor from the Mumbai Office | Vishnu Payup |
Airline Seat Tester | Wilma Butfit |
Air Traffic Controller | Ulanda U. Lucky |
Alaskan Prenuptial Advisor | Rush Inuit |
Alignment Inspector | Lou Segusi |
Alternative Fuel Consultant | Amanda Livering Cole |
Anger Management Coach | Kirsten Hollered |
Appointment Secretary | Stu Earley |
Appointment Secretary II | Amadeus O. Early |
Arbitration Expert | Viola Fuss |
Art Critic | Phyllis Steen |
Art Critic II | Dot Snice |
Asphalt Contractor | Luciano Pavearoadi |
Assistant Director of Moral Support | Hugo Gurll |
Assistant to our Make Up Artist | Gladys Radio |
Assistant to the PR Specialist | Lotta B. Essen |
Audience Counter | Hugh Wake |
Audience Estimator | Adam Illion |
Auto Seat Tester | Fitz Matush |
Bad Joke Interpreter | Nadia Geddit |
Bail Bond Provider | Freida Gogh |
Biblical Scholar | Vera Lee Isay |
Bob Dylan Specialist | I. Shelby Released |
Book Critic | Odessa Paige Turner |
Breathalyzer Administrator | Eureka Garlic |
Broadway Reviewers | Ike and Stan Musicals |
Brother in the Military | Major Payne-Diaz |
Bungee Jumping Instructor | Hugo First |
Broadcast Philosopher | Phillip Airtime |
Cabinet Maker | L. Ron Cupboard |
Caffeine Addiction Counselor | Bruno Moore |
Car Talk Ice Rink Manager | Sam Boney |
Car Talk Opera Critic | Barbara Seville |
Chairman, Federal Lubrication Board | Alan Greasepan |
Chairman, Math Dept. | Horatio Algebra |
Chicken Soup Provisioner | Kent Hoyt |
Chief Accountant | Candace B. Rittenoff |
Chief Legal Counsel | Hugh Louis Dewey of Dewey, Cheetham & Howe |
Children’s Music Programmer | Al Lowetta |
Cliché Monitor | Saul Wellingood |
Co-Chairmen of Apathy Study Group | Ben Thayer, Don Thatt |
*From Wikipedia: “Car Talk is a Peabody Award-winning radio talk show broadcast weekly on NPR stations and elsewhere. Its subjects were automobiles and automotive repair, discussed often in a humorous way. It was hosted by brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi, known also as “Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers.”
“The show was produced from 1977 to October 2012, when the Magliozzi brothers retired. Edited reruns (which are introduced as The Best of Car Talk) continue to be available for weekly airing on NPR affiliates, although in July 2016 the network announced its intention to end the broadcasts after September 30, 2017.“