Episode 8 – Fightin’ Pat Francis
Season 1 Episode 8
May 26, 2006
Show notes by Darryl Asher
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Do you remember Unnecessarily Squeaky?
Pat Francis is here, after having to cancel an earlier visit due to illness
Pat is Jimmy’s friend, Running Your Trap sidekick, and segment producer for many of your favorite reality shows
Pat: “Hello Everybody”
Mike says hello to America, Matt trumps with a hello to the world
Pat’s afraid Matt’s “recipe for ice” joke is an inside bit to push him out
Pat thinks guests should get a syllabus before the show
Somewhere in the world, someone’s favorite band is Steve Miller Band
No one knows what Steve Miller looks like
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Jimmy bought the Best of Steve Miller based on the cover
Matt doesn’t need any Boston music
What do you call music you download instead of buy physical media?
Mark the time: Matt decides, and the guys agree, they should be called “records”
Jimmy gives out a fake phone number to get fan reaction
Jimmy and Matt want to have a voicemail number to get fan feedback
Discussion about the use of the word “faggot”
Jimmy mis-names Pat’s kids, and has their ages totally wrong
Crude talk about how Pat assures he only has girls means Pat’s nephew can’t listen to this episode
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Jimmy and Pat shared an aprtment across the courtyard from a lovely lady who does dishes naked in front of the window
Pat’s “French” accent is totally not even close to French
A note from Mike’s wife: “Frenchie’s daughter is naked”
Jimmy and Pat saw “the best live ass” at their apartment pool
Hot Tub Club with Jimmy, Pat, Graham Elwood, Paul Goebel, and Chip Chinery
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Mike had apartment neighbors with both a hot mom and daughter
Jimmy: “Welcome to misogynist talk!” Matt: “When did we become the Stern show?”
Talking to a woman in a thong is uncomfortable
Mike’s crude talk about “distance” makes Matt wonder what has become of Never Not Funny
Medical tip for sleep: hot tub and drunkeness
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Jimmy’s beef: Anyone on the internet who complains about the podcast
Anyone on the internet who complains about thier show
Matt agrees with anyone who would complain about their misogynistic talk
Jimmy looks for someone to blame for the filthy talk
The back-story on Pat Francis and their friendship
Jimmy was a very strong middle act
Pat moved to Chicago from Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, where his dad is the mayor
Jimmy and Pat’s moms both have raspy smoker voices
Pat’s aunt Frieda in California
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Pat used to do costume appearances at parties
Pat totalled his brand new Neon; and Aunt Frieda gave him the inside scoop on her attorney: Jacoby and Meyers
Jimmy was offered some headline jobs in 1991 when he had no business headlining: 6 days at $300 each for Jimmy, $200 a night for Pat as middle act
Half of the gigs were cancelled before they got there
At one gig, Pat bombed and Jimmy killed
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Trivial Pursuit cards on the bar provide Jimmy and Pat with a drinking game
A drunk customer tells Pat he sucked
Pat scrapes the customer with a Trivial Pursuit card
The bar closes early to get rid of Jimmy and Pat but the staff parties by the pool
Jimmy and Pat show up at the pool “Oh no! It’s the comics!”
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Lunch the next day at Rax (Roast Beef sandwich chain)
Next gig, Pat kills and Jimmy bombs
Jimmy whips out the C word 5 minutes into the show
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Mike once busted up a guy’s karaoke kit in a bar
Jimmy tells Mike his fake “boooooo” is very uncomfortable
Apparently Mike boos the National Anthem at baseball games
Jimmy on the pilot for The Test with John Stamos; hangers-on Pat and Mike may have ruined it for him
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Mike’s fake boo of good karaoke singer starts a confrontation with the DJ
Mike can’t be okie-doked by karaoke
Karaoke DJ sucker-punched Mike, so Mike took him down hockey-fight style, taking out the equipment
It’s a good thing Mike doesn’t drink
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Mike says Pat has no fear
Pat tops everyone with “Salutations, Universe.”
Onnnnnn the podcast
