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  • Bumperpodcast #156 – Spiraling

    Bumperpodcast #156 – Spiraling

    I think that we get stuck in a peanut butter circle of a whirlwind on this episode of the Bumperpodcast.

    Do you enjoy doubletalk? Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com.

    Because we are the master of the circle!

    About This Episode

    In episode 156 of the Bumperpodcast, host Natty Bumpercar enthusiastically greets his listeners and contemplates a major change to the show. Natty playfully muses about turning the podcast into a daily program starting in 2013, though he quickly second-guesses whether that might be too much work or cause him to repeat himself. He teases an upcoming mailbag segment featuring listener correspondence, encouraging fans to write in to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com with their thoughts about the show and its characters. The episode showcases Natty's characteristic rambling, friendly style as he expresses how much he misses his audience between episodes and considers Wednesdays a personal holiday because of the podcast.

    Memorable Quotes

    “Maybe i should just do a daily show and that way i'll get over the whole missing you thing because i'll be here every day and you'll be here every day and then it'll be like we're never apart ever”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “You like the show you don't like the show you like pig you don't like pig no one likes robot we get that”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “For me every wednesday is like a holiday because it's the bumper podcast and i get to hang out with you guys”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #podcasting #listenermail #comedy #dailyshow #holidays #friendship #rambling

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: well well well if it isn't my old friend my old pal my old buddy my old chum the bumper podcast hi it's me natty bumper car how are you guys doing i've missed you i always say i missed you maybe i should just do a daily show and that way i'll get over the whole missing you thing because i'll be here every day and you'll be here every day and then it'll be like we're never apart ever how much fun does that sound like a whole mountain full of fun i agree okay it is settled then starting sometime in 2013 i'm guessing we're gonna start really every single day oh man that sounds like work it sounds like a lot of work i don't know will you guys get sick of me will i just keep repeating myself over and over again what well well well if it isn't my old pal my old buddy my old chum the bumper podcast i've missed you wait do you guys miss me too um i should start doing i can't remember how it went i thought i was gonna like actually repeat the whole thing and then i got confused and i stopped repeating and here we are babbling babbling brook maybe i should change my name to book book wow doing well today doing good doing fine how are you are you excited about the holidays is it even the holidays where you are uh for me every wednesday is like a holiday because it's the bumper podcast and i get to hang out with you guys and we get to chit chat about what you want to chit chat about uh i've actually i've got a stack of mail that's been coming in not gonna do it today just wanted to you know get you excited and i'm gonna do it today so i'm gonna do it today about the mail get you thinking about the mail and maybe make you wonder why you're not in this pile of mail like why haven't i wrote in anything to the bumper podcast is he gonna even mention me no well no if i if you haven't written anything then i i won't be mentioning you that's kind of part of the process you know you send me uh some sort of correspondence you like the show you don't like the show you like pig you don't like pig no one likes robot we get that uh and then i maybe i'll read it off i don't know uh what's the emails bumper podcast at nattybumpercar.com pretty simple you know and we love to hear from you it makes our day makes our week makes our year makes our month you know why well well well it's because you you guys are my buddies you guys are my pals you guys are my chums and and it's you know because i miss you what i was thinking is that maybe we should start doing a daily show deja vu

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  • Bumperpodcast #154 – Thanksgiving

    Bumperpodcast #154 – Thanksgiving

    It is officially Thanksgiving – and Natty Bumpercar is visited by his pal Turkey.

    Do you love talking birds? Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com – Because sometimes – they make us nervous!

    About This Episode

    In this Thanksgiving episode of Bumperpodcast, host Natty Bumpercar welcomes back Turkey, who made memorable appearances the previous year. Turkey has returned with something special to share—a traditional Thanksgiving turkey song that turkeys supposedly sing to express their gratitude during the holiday season. Despite some comedic interruptions and mic mishaps, Natty attempts to facilitate Turkey's musical performance instead of his usual Thanksgiving gratitude segment. The episode features the playful banter and improvisational chaos that Bumperpodcast fans have come to expect, building up to Turkey's much-anticipated song about what turkeys are thankful for.

    Memorable Quotes

    “This is a real coup. I a little joke. Sorry.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “I'm going to turn your mic back on because you being off mic just sounds even more terrible somehow than you being on mic.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #thanksgiving #gratitude #music #tradition #holidays #comedy

    Featuring: Turkey, Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Turkey: Oh

    Natty Bumpercar: Hi there turkey, what's going on? How you doing buddy buddy pal? Uh-huh And how's the family? Wonderful, that's phenomenal Okay. Well, hey everybody. It's me Natty bumper car. And this is my pal turkey. Maybe you remember from last year We had a few episodes of excitement. What's gonna happen to Turkey? Exactly, that's what happened. That was a very good Recap of what happened. It was very quick very succinct. I think people like that All right, well they had perfect so thanks for stopping by Turkey Are you wanting to stick around? All right. I figured you were just gonna drop in and say hi. No You really have a lot to say I was good, no, I was gonna All right Turn your mic off Exactly gone. Thanks, Turkey. Hey, so Natty bumper car bumper podcast. It's our big Thanksgiving episode and Oh Are you serious? Are you just going to? All right. Really? Rethinking the whole pardon that I gave you last year, turkey. All right. Okay, get back. I'm going to turn your mic back on because you being off mic just sounds even more terrible somehow than you being on mic. Perfect. You're back. All right. Can I? All right. Oh, you have a song you want to sing? Is it like a traditional turkey song? A traditional Thanksgiving turkey song where you tell everyone what turkeys are thankful for at the Thanksgiving season. I didn't even know that existed. Okay. Do I need to set anything up? I mean, it's just that. It's a song that turkey. Sing at Thanksgiving to show everyone what they are thankful for. Well, this is this is a real coup. I a little joke. Sorry. Yeah. Okay. So I guess if everyone's ready, I'm going to skip ahead. I'm not going to do my normal bumper podcast Thanksgiving thing where I tell everybody what I'm thankful for. I even ask what you guys are thankful for or, you know, point some things out in the world that maybe we should be thankful for this year. We're going to do something slightly different. We're going to sing a song. Turkey is going to sing a song. All right. Here ready it goes. A one a two a one two three.

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  • Bumperpodcast #153 – Cranky Old Man

    Bumperpodcast #153 – Cranky Old Man

    The Bumperpodcast is invaded by a cranky old man who rants and raves about how the deer have eaten all of his tomatoes …

    Also, Bumpercar has gone bananas.

    Do you eat tomatoes with deer? Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com – Because deer are fun to eat with!

    And tomatoes are tasty!

    About This Episode

    In this hilarious episode of Bumperpodcast, Natty Bumpercar wakes up with frozen toes, prompting Rufus T. Rufus to launch into an extended, rambling complaint that sounds like a curmudgeonly old man. Rufus rants about everything from potholes in his lawn and deer eating his tomatoes to his congressman, year-round schooling, and nighttime baseball. His ever-shifting accent and stream-of-consciousness grievances create a comedic tour de force as he threatens to move to another island where accents aren't questioned. This improvised character work showcases the show's signature absurdist humor and spontaneous puppet comedy.

    Memorable Quotes

    “i woke up this morning and wiggled my toes but i couldn't quite wiggle them because they was frozen”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “last night a deer came up and ate all of ethel and eyes you tomatoes and so now you know we're supposed to be having salad”

    — Rufus T. Rufus

    “i'm gonna move to another island one where people's accents aren't questioned and don't change repeatedly over the course of three minutes or so”

    — Rufus T. Rufus

    Topics: #complaining #oldmancharacter #deer #tomatoes #baseball #improvisation #charactervoices

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar, Rufus T. Rufus

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: whoa i woke up this morning and wiggled my toes but i couldn't quite wiggle them because they was frozen

    Rufus T. Rufus: oh bumper podcast if we're gonna call that a new character if we're gonna call that a new character we're gonna call that one the one uh that makes uh bumper cars throat hurt a lot in fact it makes me sound like this and i feel like i should be complaining about the potholes in front of my lawn and uh last night a deer came up and ate all of ethel and eyes you tomatoes and so now you know we're supposed to be having salad the doctor said that it would make us feel better and i can't eat just a lettuce salad i need a tomato in it a ripe juicy plump tomato guess what the deer came onto my lawn around the potholes and ate up all of my tomatoes and so what am i saying what am i supposed to do? i ask you congressman that i voted for that i put into office i am going to ask the poems that i wrote for these this reading is not for the questioning i just don't want to wait for any goings versusいます are you a color? right i mean that was your lie yeah you are just aXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX5XXXXXXXpekt matter only as opposed to it to my doorstep every morning i'd appreciate it and i think that school should be uh year round and i think that baseball should never be played at night because i get very worried at night when i can't see the moon so if there's a full moon then i'll go outside and i can watch baseball and eat a tomato sandwich but if there's not then i suppose i'm gonna have to just stay here under my blankets wondering what everyone else is making a ruckus about when i know in fact that the ruckus that they're making is because there are deer that are on my lawn walking around the potholes and eating up all my tomatoes i tell you what it's too much for me to handle i can't live like this i'm gonna move to another island one where people's accents aren't questioned and don't change repeatedly over the course of three minutes or so

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  • Bumperpodcast #149 – Pea Soup

    Bumperpodcast #149 – Pea Soup

    What is on Bumpercar’s mind today? Pea soup – that is what … and why?! Well – because of the weather and also because he is hungry.

    Do you know any good recipes? Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com – because – we are keeping track!

    Why am I always hungry?!

    About This Episode

    In Bumperpodcast episode 149, Natty Bumpercar sits outside headquarters on a foggy day, pondering what lies beyond the thick mist. This contemplation leads him down an unexpected culinary rabbit hole as he defends pea soup's reputation and attempts to reverse-engineer a pea soup recipe on the spot. Despite not having an actual recipe on hand, Natty enthusiastically improvises ingredients including peas, chicken stock, cream, butter, onions, and garlic. His cooking advice takes a questionable turn when he suggests adding copious amounts of flour to make it "thick like pea soup" until it resembles play-doh. The episode showcases Natty's charming stream-of-consciousness style and his talent for turning simple observations into delightfully absurd comedy.

    Memorable Quotes

    “It's as thick as pea soup which i gotta say pea soup really gets a bit… bad rap it's really more delicious than you would ever expect it to be”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “How was your pea soup well it was quite unctuous thank you bumper car must have used his olive oil oh well of course he did”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “We're gonna put just a lot of flour just a lot of flour because that'll thicken it up and turn it into play-doh and that's a good idea right”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #cooking #food #recipes #fog #improvisation #peasoup #humor

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: what what what what what what what what what hello there bumper podcast i said hello bumper podcast it's me natty bumper car and i'm feeling a little better than last week is it a feeling a little better than last week i said i got stuff in my throat hey guys what's going on it's natty bumper car it's me your pal natty bumper car and i'm sitting around right now outside of headquarters uh in the wilds of the world look at some trees look at some fog it's a foggy day fog of war i wonder what's happening right over there i wonder what's happening right over there i wonder what's happening right over there i wonder what's happening right over there it's hard to tell because of all the fog it's as thick as pea soup which i gotta say pea soup really gets a bit… bad rap it's really more delicious than you would ever expect it to be i mean here's the thing you like peas right yes of course i like peas they're green they're little circles little balls they're delicious so i don't know what goes out in pea soup but it's probably other tasty stuff and so i'm guessing i don't know what's in pea soup why don't i have a pea soup recipe this is weird i feel like i should have just on hand at all times a pea soup recipe like that just seems like something that would come up where i'd be in conversation someone would say oh what are the ingredients of pea soup and i would just have it handy like on a note card and i could be like well you uh use a little bit of this and a little bit of that and some peas and mash them up but i don't have that on me i'm gonna take a guess let's pretend let's reverse engineer bumper podcast pea soup if you will uh peas all right and then i'm gonna go with some vegetable stock maybe some chicken stock i am a fan of chicken stock personally so i'm gonna go with some chicken stock a little salt a little pepper uh i think pea soup is maybe a little creamy so maybe i'm gonna put a little cream in there a tiny bit of butter maybe or maybe if not butter then a little bit of olive oil just to give it a little bit of unctuousness yeah i can say words like that how was your pea soup well it was quite unctuous thank you bumper car must have used his olive oil oh well of course he did um as always i'm probably going to put some onions in it maybe some garlic i'm talking we're gonna put them in a pan we're gonna sweat them down get them to translucent and then we're gonna i mean all the stuff's gonna get mashed up so you're not gonna see it but it's gonna be in there gonna give it some body right thick we gotta make it thick thick like pea soup and then you know we're gonna put just a lot of flour just a lot of flour because that'll thicken it up and turn it into play-doh and that's a good idea right

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  • Bumperpodcast #145 – Once bitten

    Bumperpodcast #145 – Once bitten

    Bumpercar just got back from vacation and still has that slow vacation drawl about him … But don’t you worry about a boring episode – because there is real danger to hear about … Are you ready?

    Are you ever really ready? Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com – because – we are taking a head-count

    A head-count!!!

    About This Episode

    Natty Bumpercar returns from vacation with stories about his beach adventures in this episode of the Bumperpodcast. He shares tales of baby Bumpercar learning to swim with multiple floaties, a terrifying news story about a great white shark attacking a seal near their beach, and the time his son got stung by a jellyfish. Natty contemplates carrying a billy club to intimidate sharks and reflects on the dangers lurking in seemingly peaceful ocean waters. The episode captures the mix of joy and anxiety that comes with family beach vacations, delivered in Natty's signature rambling, humorous style.

    Memorable Quotes

    “I'm gonna carry a billy club… and i'll swing it around like an old keystone cop just to intimidate the sharks. This is my beat, this is my beach.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “He has floaty on his arm floaty on his arm floaty on his chest so i mean you know he's swimming but he's really just doing a lot of floating.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “Great white shark like basically a dinosaur who floats around in the water attacked a seal terrifying terrifying terrifying.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #vacation #beach #swimming #sharks #parenting #oceansafety #jellyfish

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: so there i am sitting on the beach just watching the waves coming and going had some sand in my toes had some beach grass at my back had a couple of uh sand fleas hopping around you know like check me out horsefly landed on my foot took a big chunk out ladies and gentlemen i gotta tell you i just had a vacation and it was maybe the best time ever ever i don't know baby bumper car swims now look at you in the water swimming pretty cool pretty impressive i couldn't swim when i was three and he's not even three all right he has a floaty he has a serious floaty he has floaty on his arm floaty on his arm floaty on his chest so i mean you know he's swimming but he's really just doing a lot of floating but he's still it's pretty impressive to me especially when you consider that i saw a story not one day after we came back to headquarters that told me that the island that was just over there so close to where we were staying well ladies and gentlemen hope you are on the edge of your seats hope you're sitting down hope you have socks on not my dog not irving brown socks that old gag but here's the thing i just heard a horn i don't know how i heard a horn i don't know what just happened i'm in the car i'm recording this as i drive i'm safe it's fine relax calm down island off the island where we were staying seal attacked great white shark great white shark like basically a dinosaur who floats around in the water attacked a seal terrifying terrifying terrifying yeah so now if i ever go back up there uh and i'm gonna go in the water here's what i'm gonna do i'm gonna carry a billy club because uh i don't i you know i don't like guns they're terrifying uh knives in the water i feel like they're gonna rust but a billy club yeah i don't like guns they're terrifying uh knives in the water i feel like they're gonna i can handle that and i'll swing it around like uh an old keystone cop i can do that just to intimidate the sharks just let them know hey this is my beat you know this is my beach i want you to stay out there i have kids who are swimming here i need you mr shark to go over there another thing you know speaking of getting bit by a shark uh the kid he got bit by a jellyfish a jelly he was in the water swimming around having a blast having a time of his life look at me dada so much fun and then he starts screaming screaming crying screaming crying out what's the matter is the water too cold too coldy too coldy dada no it wasn't too coldy he got bit by a jellyfish

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