Which Episode Was It?

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-Darryl


Q – In which episode does Jimmy thow a microphone and storm out of the studio?
Answer: #523 “Passing the Mic with Pat Francis.”


Q – Where did “Bag o’ corn friend!” come from?
Answer: Episode #319 with Graham Elwood


Q – Which was Mike Schmidt’s last episode as a weekly regular?
Answer: Episode #59


Q – Does anyone know which episode features Jimmy talking about the time he met Steve Perry? I assume it was a Pat Francis episode since he was involved, but that might not be the case.
Answer: Bryan_ from the forums at AST says it’s episode 303 with Pat Francis. ASTer BrainRotMenacer adds that it occurs at 1:02:07. It was recapped in Episode 705 with Steve Almond.


Q – Can anyone tell me the Christmas episode in which Jimmy, Matt and Pat eat all the cookies? (from Aarika)
Answer: Replying to myself because it’s, of course, episode 413 – also known as the “Gobs and Gobs” ep. It’s not *truly* Christmas until I listen to this one. (Aarika)


Q – When was “Get down there and DO YOUR JOB!” uttered on the podcast as an admonition for men to, um, orally please their women?
Thanks to fan Tracie:
Rob Corddry in episode 402. Jimmy, Rob, and Matt were talking about ‘fatherhood’ books, and Rob said that one of them said that you should abstain from oral sex while the woman is pregnant. Rob disagreed. 39:30 into the episode.


Q – When Al was telling his story about Dice having the plates packed up, all I could think of was how great it would have been to hear Jimmy say “PAY FOR IT!” in his Dice voice. Do you (or anyone) know what episode Jimmy says “PAY FOR IT”? (submitted by Nitin)
No answer yet.


Q – On which episode do they have a taste test for various Neuro drinks (Neuro Bliss being one)?
The Neuro episode is (like all NNF taste tests) is a Dave Holmes episode, 726. Soapy Jizz! (Thanks Aaron M.)


 Q – On which episode does Pat tell the story about his naked neighbor working on a “project”?
There are no notes for that one but it’s 519.


Q – Anyone know the number of the ep where the “I can’t even imagine!” started?
It originated with Matt telling a celebrity sighting story. He saw Al Pacino outside a restaurant while walking Zoe, and overheard Pacino say “I can’t even fuckin’ IMAGINE!” into the phone.

Notes for Episode 624 has this reference: “11:15 Re-telling the Al Pacino star sighting story” and “11:30 Exactly what is it that Pacino can’t even fuckin’ imagine?” So it must have originally been told prior to that.

I’ve searched any phrase I could think of, but can’t find the earlier one. It could have been in season 5, and I didn’t start the notes until season 6.

Maybe someone else knows…

Tracie says: The female guest was Janet Varney. At some point, she told Jimmy that he had only 3 more times to say the phrase so he’d better choose wisely. It must have been 506 because Matt’s impression was in the Season 6 opening, right?

Update: The quote comes in a little past the 40 minute mark of episode 506.


Q – Which episode is the one where the guest references the addiction-related TV show where the girl in it is huffing computer screen spray and singing “I’m walking on sunshine?”
It’s Episode 401, and the guest was Dave Holmes. (The other guest for that unusual double-header episode was Maria Bamford.) And the TV show being referenced was the “Allison” episode of Intervention. Thanks to Rich Galvin for coming up with the answer, with a Best-Detective-in-the-Room assist from Amanda Zimmerman.


Q – Which episode gave us the phrase / possible fantasy baseball team name “Holes of Color,” who said it, and to what does the phrase refer?
It’s episode 919 with Aisha Tyler. Eliot used the phrase as a non-racist euphemism for “black holes.” Thanks to Carla Graham Mitchell, Mitch Tyo, and the other crybabies on the Never Not Funny Facebook fan page.


In which episode does Mike Schmidt tell the story about, uh, exposing himself and imitating a helicopter?
Episode 45 of Season 1. Thanks to NNFer Raj Kaup for finding it by looking at the episode titles and seeing one called “Look, it’s a Helicopter!” Good work, Raj. You are the best detective in the room. If you are in a room full of sucky detectives.


In which episode did Jimmy’s “Dirty Carson” impression originate?
Dirty Carson is first introduced in episode 17F with Josh Gondelman. (Thanks to Maximiliano Garcia Jr. on the Never Not Funny Facebook Fan Page)


Courtesy of Debbie Wiseman’s now-dormant NeverNotWiki, here are the “first mentions” of recurring bits or topics. Thanks Debbie!

Matt’s love of Paula Abdul. – Episode 102

You remember X? They opened for Y. – Episode 103

“I keep my temple clean.” – Episode 104

Jimmy doesn’t like George Lopez. – Episode 104

“Indeeeeeeed” – Episode 105

Jimmy discusses the weather. – Episode 105

Where we are on the iTunes charts – Episode 105

Rainbow Bridge! – Episode 106

The SNL headshot – Episode 106

South of movie star, north of dicey. – Episode 107 (movies stars and dicey neighborhoods were mentioned in 101, but not this exact phrase)

Jimmy gets someone’s kids names wrong (Pat Francis) – Episode 108

Jimmy gave his gardener a fax machine. – Episode 109

The New Kids On The Block story – Episode 109

The Tiffany story – Episode 109

Ooooonnnn the podcast! – Episode 109

Matt went to boarding school – episode 110

Jimmy does a good impression, then immediately loses it. (hillbillies) – Episode 111

Jimmy can’t smell food cooking. He gets sick talking about it and has to walk away.
– Episode 112

A rare night time taping. – Episode 113

Jimmy describes what everyone is wearing. – Episode 113

The Paul Anka audio – Episode 113 (again in Episode 318)

Jimmy is America’s Hair Dad – Episode 115

First rendition of “Chinese, Japanese, dirty knees, look at these.” – Episode 116

Jimmy is a big fan of Ellis Paul and would love to be friends with him some day. – Episode 118

The Chico CA gig story (Weasel-dog, Horn-yakker, “focused and into this…”)
– Episode 126

The throwing shoes in Macy’s story – Episode 130

Jimmy sings Mandy Patinkin – Coffee in a Cardboard Cup – Episode 132

Jimmy loves General Hospital and wrote a letter to Soap Opera Digest. No one wants to see the young people on soap operas! Jimmy wants to appear on General Hospital.
– Episode 134

Hot Toddy Belknap – Episode 134

“Chestnut Soup” story – Episode 134

“A round of drinks here, my good man”; Jimmy’s Titanic misquote – Episode 137

Matt abandoning his wife to the Coyote story – Episode 143

“We’re storm chasers; it’s what we do”; Jimmy’s Twister misquote – Episode 143

Enough of the bullshit! – Episode 149

James Spader in Less Than Zero – Episode 150

“Shadows in life, baby” – Episode 151

The Gildan – Episode 152

Travis Lee loves the yoyo – Episode 154

Jimmy’s going to be a dad – Episode 154

The baby is going to be a girl – Episode 155

The first show in the old studio – Episode 157

Celebrity guessing game – Episode 157

Monster energy drink – Episode 157

The Forrest Gump / Jenny Story – Episode 159

“We don’t edit!” – Episode 201

Pat’s bird nest story – Episode 202

The curse – Episode 202

Jimmy hates Wikipedia – Episode 203

“The Landlord” Pat Francis – Episode 203

Fuck machine story – Episode 203

Pat Francis’ Paul Stanley Impression – Episode 205

Jimmy’s Bells Palsy – Episode 206

The Belknap Cave – Episode 208

Andrew Koenig’s first mention – Episode 212

“My dojo!” – Episode 218

19, The Hardcastle – Episode 219

Jimmy cam – Episode 219

The third chair – Episode 230

The first sponsor, SexyIs.com lingerie – Episode 233

NNF Facebook group mention – Episode 233

The Pat Francis Outro collection – Episode 236

Graham Elwood’s suit story – Episode 237

How Jimmy met Danielle – Episode 238

A 15 camera shoot – Episode 240

Stupid Question of the Week – Episode 301

Wham! Rap snippet – Episode 302

Jimmy loves Coke Zero – Episode 304

24hrs Podcast marathon mentioned – Episode 304

591-Rock 591-Roll – Episode 306

The high end C story – Episode 308

The Belknap’s are pregnant! – Episode 310

Jimmy’s Mad Men audition – Episode 311

Smile Train – Pat suggests a charity auction benefiting them – Episode 311

First dollar bet (Matt won) – Episode 314

He’s 2 for 5! – Episode 315

Comedy podcast award – Episode 315

“Slice like a hammer” – Episode 318

“We beat them in a war” – Episode 318

Bag o’corn friend! – Episode 319

Mel’s diner waiter recommends anything but the waffles – Episode 319

Plug for The 40 Year Old Boy podcast – Episode 320

The first time they take a break – Episode 321

Getting finances in order – Episode 322

Jimmy is the best detective in the room. Don’t argue. – Episode 401

Eliot’s first appearance – Episode 401

Pat’s mom’s build a bear voice recording – Episode 408

Jimmy wonders whether or not he should curb his cursing – Episode 411

First mention of super fan & future guest Darryl Asher from a Stupid Question submission – Episode 418

Matt awkwardly says “and enjoy ’em” at the end of the dates and deets – Episode 418

That voice!!!! – Episode 422

Jimmy explains his weird love-hate relationship with Rent – Episode 424

Jimmy Pankow plane flight story “Look at us, isn’t this great, doing what we love!”
– Episode 425

Scott Aukerman heard that Jim Belushi pees in jar in a closet while on set. – Episode 501

Matt mentions the Craig’s List-guy-jerking-off-to-tornados story (59:30) – Episode 505

Alexander Hamilton – Episode 511

Jimmy did his NPR guy, resetting every couple of minutes. “Samm Levine is here, he’s starring in Inglorious Bastards.” – Episode 520

“Get your finances in order.” Matt explains to the listener that they have a month to get their finances in order, which Jimmy declares is a gorgeous phrase. – Episode 521

The infamous mic stand throw at Matt and Pat for their interruptions. Episode continues after a quick break. – Episode 523

Introduction of Eliot Hochberg to NNF. Do Jimmy and Matt yell at Eliot for talking off mic? Of course they do. – Episode 615

Jimmy Introduces the idea of “the intern” position to look up information. – Episode 616

Jimmy announces the launch of Never Not Notes hosted by Darryl Asher. – Episode 617

The first sign off with “AK-47 gone, not forgotten”. – Episode 621

Cajun Jimmy – Episode 701

Jimmy suggests having a phone line fans can call in to for stupid questions – Episode 712

Dice’s lady – Episode 801

Rachel Quaintance’s Floyds – Episode 801

What are you asking me? Jimmy said he loves this new thing he’s doing. – Episode 804

Pocket computer- IT’S NOT A PHONE ANYMORE! Said by Jimmy – Episode 809

Decision to change to current format where first segment includes no guest – Episode 812

Stallone in a bottle – Episode 910

Jimmy counts his folded money twice – Matt claims this is the first time he’s seen Jimmy do it. – Episode 1111

Nashville mention! Jimmy loves it, Matt hasn’t watched yet. – Episode 1218

Orange Is The New Black just won an Emmy for Comedy, it’s not funny! (This isn’t the first “funnaaayyyy!”) – Episode 1525

The 7-11 sign has a dirty tarp over it, they wonder why – Episode 1525

Hamilton The Musical – Episode 1621

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  • Tracie

    Q – What episode does Jimmy say “Get down there and DO YOUR JOB!” as an admonition for men to, um, orally please their women?

    I believe this was actually Rob Corddry. So episode 312 or 402. Jimmy, Rob, and Matt were talking about ‘fatherhood’ books, and Rob said that one of them said that you should abstain from oral sex while the woman is pregnant. Rob disagreed.

    • Thanks Tracie! I’ll put those episodes on my short list to listen to. That question was actually mine. It’s kind of an inside (pun!) joke around here, so finding the original would be great! If I find it, I’ll update the comment.

    • Page is updated! It was indeed Rob Corddry, not Jimmy. Thanks!

  • CarolineEAnd

    On which episode do they have a taste test for various Neuro drinks (Neuro Bliss being one)?

  • Aaron M

    The Neuro episode is (like all NNF taste tests) a Dave Holmes episode, 726.

    Soapy Jizz!

  • DanielleK

    On which episode does Pat tell the story about his naked neighbor working on a “project”? I remember that his nephews were there at the Never Not Funny Studio.

  • Matt

    Anyone know the number of the ep where the “I can’t even imagine!” started? I remember Jimmy saying it a lot and there was a female on the podcast but I can’t seem to find it again.

    • It originated with Matt telling a celebrity sighting story. He saw Al Pacino outside a restaurant while walking Zoe, and overheard Pacino say “I can’t even fuckin’ IMAGINE!” into the phone.

      Notes for Episode 624 (http://nevernotnotes.com/season-6/episode-624-andrew-daly/) has this reference: “11:15 Re-telling the Al Pacino star sighting story” and “11:30 Exactly what is it that Pacino can’t even fuckin’ imagine?” So it must have originally been told prior to that.

      I’ve searched any phrase I could think of, but can’t find the earlier one. It could have been in season 5, and I didn’t start the notes until season 6.

      Maybe someone else knows…

  • Tracie

    The female guest was Janet Varney. At some point, she told Jimmy that he had only 3 more times to say the phrase so he’d better choose wisely. It must have been 506 because Matt’s impression was in the Season 6 opening, right?

  • Thanks, Tracie! I’m pasting this into the answer above.

  • Aarika

    Can anyone tell me the Christmas episode in which Jimmy, Matt and Pat eat all the cookies?

    • Aarika

      Replying to myself because it’s, of course, episode 413 – also known as the “Gobs and Gobs” ep. It’s not *truly* Christmas until I listen to this one.

  • Danielle Konradt

    Which episode does Jimmy, Matt and Graham (?) talk about the Day the Music Died?

    • (Delayed response!) The only thing I remember about this one is it featured Andrew quite a bit.

    • verzetsbakker

      Episode 418 – Graham Elwood
      Day the Music Died talk starts at about 5:30 in.

      • Thanks tons!!!! And there’s no reason I shouldn’t have remembered that; my needlessly lengthy and complex Stupid Question of the Week was featured in that episode. (Limo vs. Segway vs.Town Car.)

  • MichaelH

    Is there an episode where someone recounts the origin of Jimmy’s nickname ‘Shooter’?

    • tracie

      Oh man, I actually just heard this, but I have no idea which episode it was. I know it is in Season 9–Jimmy is explaining to Matt where the nickname came from. It was at the beginning of the episode, before the guest joined in.

  • MichaelH

    Thanks, I’m catching up with Season 9 now, so when I come across it I’ll post the episode/timestamp!

    • MichaelH

      16:31 on episode 922. It was a joke at the start of his career – ‘Shooter’ because he joked he was a bigshot in the business,after a week and a half, and the nickname apparently stuck!

  • Jessie

    What episode in season two was pat Francis’s intro played

  • Mitch

    The episode where the story is told about Dice Clay getting the plates packed up was episode 902 with Al Madrigal.

  • Hi Darryl!

    I just spent an hour going through several seasons trying to find this story, but I can’t find it.

    What episode has the story told by Jimmy or Jimmy’s guest that was about them going to buy a new suitcase, getting a great salesman who shows them a really expensive bag and says something like “doesn’t it make you want to go on a trip?” after which whoever was telling the story bought the bag immediately and later returned it because it was so expensive.

    I found Graham and Jimmy talk about the Cable/Mel’s salesman, Gary talk about the sales talent of the chick at the cupcake store, and Jimmy mention getting a new suitcase to Dave Anthony (though, unless I missed it, he didn’t tell the story I’m looking for), but I haven’t been able to find this particular story. Any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!!

    Thanks again for all you do!
    -Mike

    • Hmmm, wow, Mike, that’s a tough one! It doesn’t ring a bell at all. Of course I don’t have all 11 seasons memorized either. Not yet anyway! I’ll link this to my Facebook and on AST and maybe someone will have an idea.

      And you’re welcome!

    • I think it is the most recent one with Graham, episode 1101.

    • From Ozbug at AST:
      Darryl- I believe the travel bag story was on the last Pardcast-A-Thon and told by Graham Elwood. Boom! Sorry I can’t fact check episode right now as I am changing out computers and haven’t had time to transfer data. But it was for sure Graham that got caught up in a good salesman’s pitch.

      • verzetsbakker

        I’ve checked and Ozbug is right. The story starts about 50 minutes into Part Ten of Pardcastathon 2011.

  • Jessie

    Thanks a lot I had been looking for it for a while but hadn’t been able to find it.

  • Matt

    I know this is immature, but can you tell me what episode (I think in season 3) Jimmy tells the story about his friend having explosive diarrhea on the tennis court?

  • Brett Nelson

    Hey Darryl,
    I’m wondering if you remember in which episode does the guest (I think it was Scott Aukerman or Paul F. Thompkins) talk about an episode of the tv show “Obsessed” where the girl in it is huffing computer screen spray and singing “I’m walking on sunshine?” I believe it was season 3 or 4? Thanks Brett 🙂

    • Thanks to Rich Galvin with a Best-Detective-In-The-Room assist by Amanda Zimmerman: Dave Holmes is the man you’re looking for, in Episode 401, the Maria Bamford and Dave Holmes double-header! Thanks for the question!

      • Brett Nelson

        Hey Darryl, Thanks so much for the quick reply! That’s been driving me nuts for months! No wonder I couldn’t find it as that file is labelled “Maria Bamford.” I knew it was a guy telling the story so I overlooked all of the Maria episodes. She can do a pretty good guy voice though. 🙂 Thanks detectives Galvin and Zimmerman!

  • Shahab

    Which ep is where matt tries to imitate Bruce Springsteen and Scott Ackerman comes up with hilarious line ‘hey n****’ (I think it’s the same ep where jimmy does the Keisha’s tick tock song/parody?)

  • raj

    I know it was part of season nine intro so guessing season 8. Scott’s was 826 so…

  • David

    Which ep does Jimmy tell the fake locker room fight with Todd Glass story? It is referenced in ep 908 but I think Jimmy told it in a different episode. I believe it starts with “What? You’ve never seen a man before?!”

  • Michael black

    Which episode does Jimmy tell the story about trying to be sold a timeshare. I think it ends with someone coming in to do a hard close on selling it and Jimmy just wanting his Disney Dollars that he ends up getting I think double what he should have. Thanks!

  • My Facebook detectives have determined it’s Episode 522 – The Hard Sell with Danielle Koenig.

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