Tag: family

  • Bumperpodcast #365 – Holiday Season

    Bumperpodcast #365 – Holiday Season

    Yay! The boys are back in town, and they are excited to talk – and sometimes scream – about the holidays!

    The Bumperpodcast is an oftentimes hilarious weekly romp around Headquarters, in Coffee-Can Alley, with Natty Bumpercar and his entire gaggle of pals!

    You should send us an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com. We’re here and we’re listening!

    Go like our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/TheBumperpodcast/)!!

    About This Episode

    In this special holiday episode of Bumperpodcast, host Natty Bumpercar is joined by two young guests, Emerson and Oliver, for a delightful conversation about Christmas traditions. The trio discusses their family's Elf on the Shelf named "Elfie the Abominable Snow Monster," debates whether Christmas trees grow pine cones, and shares their holiday wish lists. Emerson reveals a preference for LEGOs while Oliver humorously asks for a kitty cat (despite allergies). Rufus T. Rufus makes a brief chaotic appearance when someone mentions "loop." The conversation meanders through topics like chimney cleaning costs, school delays due to ice, and the proper way to say holiday greetings, creating a charming and authentic glimpse into a family's Christmas preparations.

    Memorable Quotes

    “A baby sister? NO!”

    — Oliver

    “You can't touch him because he's… the magic is gone and then you no longer have an elf.”

    — Emerson

    “Did you know the plural form of lego is lego? You don't have to put an s on it. Just lego. It's like if you see one sheep, five sheep.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #christmas #elfontheshelf #holidaytraditions #family #legos #gifts #santaclaus #kids

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar, Rufus T. Rufus

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: well well well boys and girls ladies and gentlemen it's me natty bumper car and this is the bumper podcast but i can't do this episode by myself because it's a very special episode where i have my very special friends who i helped create in the headquarters studio with me let's introduce them hello there what is your name emerson your name is emerson that's fun what is your name oliver your name is oliver what are you guys here for do you think for the podcast well yes yes you are here for the podcast but what do you think we're gonna that's right it's a christmas podcast it's a christmas miracle and we're talking about our elfer stuff and our yeah you think okay so let's see we'll start off with the christmas stuff because that's what we were talking about for what emerson what's your favorite thing about christmas spending spending getting present oh that's a good answer i'm gonna look over this way um oliver same question what is your favorite thing about christmas like you got talking to the microphone can you say that again family and hanging up my stocking you like hanging up your stuff we haven't done that yet have we have do we even have a christmas tree yes do we we name our christmas no wait what i thought everybody named their christmas tree no it's not i'll say hi piney it's a pine tree yeah i get it hi uh i think i get it um what are they what it's called oh pine cone hi coney like pine cones i don't think i grow them they don't grow pine cones oh christmas trees don't grow pine cones nope man this and so we have

    Unknown: our elf so wait what's our elf's name elfi the snow monster elfi the snow monster elfi the

    Natty Bumpercar: abominable wait really and you've now we've had him for 10 years he's been around with us his name just changed elfi the abominable yes that's what you named him i didn't name him you did yeah okay how does the elf work what's the deal with that um so we good in our last day wow and does he come every day no oh no what happens oh no oh no oh no and then what happened he didn't come so do you think he goes back to the north pole and talks to santa claus and he's probably heading what no he's no i don't think our elf goes to the sewers it's not town hall town hall that's similar to the

    Unknown: sewer maybe maybe he goes maybe he goes back to the sewers

    Natty Bumpercar: to the pole yeah i think he goes to the north pole and like to the elf spa and gets like an elf pedicure and manic and like relaxes let's not do that with the trash can um so he brings you guys little presents every day which is very very nice oh you got when did you get that today oh that's cute uh cardinal is a bird oh um and so that's fun so christmas elf and our elf is currently so wait does he is he on the christmas tree every day where does he usually go like a yeah it's hard to keep up with this elf he moves around a lot um and so what else do we oh he got a little cough has he really i wonder what's drawing him no oh you i can't touch him because he's what happens to the elf he's gone magic the magic is gone and then you no longer have an elf you never longer have uh elfie the snowman what do you guys oh sorry elfie the abominable snow monster can't jinx me we're doing a podcast i had to think about it for a second and i'm like oh my god i'm a second but i'm not allowed to talk if you jinx me and this is a pod it's an audio medium yep that means talking talking yeah no one's gonna no one's gonna listen to a podcast if everyone's jinxed and not talking it sounds terrible it sounds better uh emerson what do you want for no i guess you don't uh but do you have stuff in mind for legos oh but now you are telling did you know the plural form of lego is so you don't have to put an s on it no just just lego it's like uh if you see uh one c five yeah so lego is singular and plural it's the same lego logo if you see one logo it's a logo see a lot of logos plural no it's l-o-g-o-s um ollie what do you think you want for a baby sister no oh my goodness that was a big yell uh a kitty cat a family he's allergic oh that's true wow i want i only want eight stuff oh did you really so i guess i wow i think we all win in the end now do you guys feel like have you been good enough this year for yes okay and do you have uh is the chimney been cleaned out nope i think it did get clean we had some gentlemen come out and uh clean our chimney so maybe that'll that's what the new pipe is oh yeah that's the the chimney pipe yeah we got a new pipe for santa claus it's crazy wrong it cost way too um yeah to fix all this stuff that's broken around here whoa a hundred dollars he wants a stack of cash wow that's just stacks on cash and what is it uh we're making money the pyramid mummy oh i got hit in the face that's not nice uh why are we still home guys why is there a delayed opening all the time but there's no snow ice ice ice baby baby ice ice ice baby uh so um yeah there's a lot there but not enough to delay the school opening uh and so we're we're doing this to occupy our time a little bit right yes and uh they are not a sponsor of this podcast so yeah we could just we could just say we're going right and actually i think they changed their name i think that their name is now duncan i don't know if it still has donuts yeah because yeah i don't know i thought i read um so what else is exciting for about the holiday it's the holiday songs and the loop what

    Unknown: did somebody say loop over here

    Rufus T. Rufus: rufus d rufus that is my name and i heard someone say i'm not gonna have to steal anything that i already own child this is my podcast this is my house and you are my children no and you also cannot yell into the microphone and it did because that's gonna cause legal issues where it was eardrums explode and i had to pay for it can't afford to do these disney fucking people this is excellent oh god this is awkward it looks had to arms to God I just hope he gets the best night out of me this morning I have to go to the martiness stage ouu ok が o ov that's

    Natty Bumpercar: so hey no no he didn't did you say loopy loop oh i think i might have been singing a song and i think it might have come um so wait emerson i'm curious that's interesting so you don't say happy holidays what do you say oh merry holidays and you said merry christmas so do you know something really oh well it's merry christmas but i i usually just say i go happy holidays because there's a lot of different holidays that are happening around this and so i want to make sure everybody feels there's uh it's christmas wanza there's hanukkah it is uh a holiday i don't really i don't know a lot about it but well here's a good thing i think i'm going to uh do some research and come back and tell you guys about all the holidays the next time there's also tuesday that's a good holiday

    Unknown: yeah isn't it a holiday taco tuesday christmas oh is that day and christmas eve is on that's true

    Natty Bumpercar: and what happens on christmas eve yeah it goes away right i know i know what's going on well guys thank you so much that's true thank you so much for being on this show did you have fun today uh are you guys hungry let's go get some food in your belly but listen just throw the food in your belly i'm not gonna do that no way um all right bumper god bumper podcast this is natty bumper car with my little pals emerson and oliver and you guys are amazing

    Unknown: you you

    Podcast: Download | Embed

    Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | subscribe

  • Bumperpodcast #363 – Tips and Tricks

    Bumperpodcast #363 – Tips and Tricks

    Natty shares some golden parenting advice with the world. Hopefully it isn’t fools gold!

    The Bumperpodcast is an oftentimes hilarious weekly romp around Headquarters, in Coffee-Can Alley, with Natty Bumpercar and his entire gaggle of pals!

    You should send us an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com, or to call in and leave a message – 646.847.7976. We’re here and we’re listening!

    Go like our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/TheBumperpodcast/)!!

    About This Episode

    Natty Bumpercar tackles winter weather woes and parenting challenges in this cozy episode of Bumperpodcast. After shoveling 6.6 inches of snow at 10 PM, Natty reflects on hosting Thanksgiving dinner for 17 people and shares the elaborate menu prepared for guests. The episode takes a heartfelt turn as Natty discusses the importance of verbalizing gratitude at the holiday table and introduces clever parenting techniques for dealing with childhood anxiety and dismissive responses. From sledding preferences to goat impressions, Natty delivers signature humor while exploring the universal struggles of parenting and holiday hosting.

    Memorable Quotes

    “I love to sit in front of a fireplace in a warm toasty cabin and watch as the beautiful snowflakes flitter and flutter… but then what I do not enjoy is walking in it, touching it, falling in it, getting it thrown at me, shoveling it.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “I think it's very important to verbalize what you're thankful for. Maybe just saying it makes it more real in my world.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “My kid eats like a goat. He'll eat trash. Wait a minute. My kid is a kid. I was so happy because I never thought of that.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #winter #snow #thanksgiving #parenting #gratitude #family #cooking #mentalhealth

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: oh the weather outside is frightful but the wait that seems like a song I should know oh the weather outside is frightful but the something is so delightful so delightful hey guys it's me natty bumper car and it's it's snowed it's it's snowed why did it snow I uh don't know if you know this about me not a fan of snow I love to look at it I think it's beautiful I love to sit in front of a fireplace in a warm toasty cabin and watch as the beautiful snowflakes flitter and flutter all around the world and then they land and they look so pretty and they they uh they make the whole uh the world just look like a like a crystal castle no they make the world look like a fluffy powdered donut and better better uh but then what I do not enjoy is uh walking in it touching it falling in it getting it thrown at me shoveling it none of that stuff do I enjoy I kind of like sledding if I'm to be honest uh I uh do not like tubing tubing is where you go to a mountain you pay people money to uh go to the top slide down go to the top slide down go to the top slide down and you're like wait a minute natty that sounds like a lot like sledding and I'm like yeah there's so much more you have to pay money and then you have to wait in line and I don't know I like finding a hill finding a pizza box and just sitting on it and slide down here's the thing pizza boxes don't work I don't I've seen people like I use a cardboard to bog it I'm like nope nope that's just gonna get soggy and wet and fall apart what about if you uh hey I use a uh the lid for my trash can do you okay that sounds like a great idea you want to sit in trash can lid ah no thank you what about uh oh you know what here's my favorite actually as uh when mice sit on spoons and they can uh hold the uh the handle of the spoon and slide down that's that's my favorite that's my favorite right there I uh so we we did get we got 6.6 inches of snow I was just told which is a lot of snow and it uh it's one of those things where because we have to shovel the driveway and you have to shovel the walkway and you don't want to do it while it's still snowing because then it's just gonna snow on it again and then you're gonna do it all again no thank you so I waited I didn't shovel last night until 10 o'clock that's late and then I was trying to be a conscientious shoveler and not be loud about it so it's like I don't want this scraping noise to keep the neighbors up and so I tried to to not do that and then I woke up this morning there's more snow are you kidding me let's get on the schedule let's get on the same page all right okay man I listened to the last episode of the bumper podcast which I apologize was like last year and uh my voice was pretty amazing I even I was trying to figure out how to do it and I it's not I think I must have been sick I guess I don't know something something was going on something was in the air something was in the water I'll have what she's having I um so I have to uh the kitties or the kitties were home yesterday oh guys happy Thanksgiving did you did you give thanks can I tell you my menu I made so much food what did you make all the food all the food yes all the food ginger orange honey glazed carrots yeah I made those truffle oil uh caper lemon uh what are they called cauliflower with Parmesan oh yeah I did that Brussels sprouts with bacon and balsamic vinegar yeah I did that too there's a lot of food a lot of food delicious food we had a 17 people over and I was it was just a wonderful day it was a wonderful day y'all here's the thing that I like to do because we we host Thanksgiving every year and once the meal is out and everyone is is you know making their plates I'm the one who uh goes around the table and I force people to uh to say what they're thankful for what they're grateful for and people really get a poo-poo it they're like oh I don't want to do this but here's the thing I think it's very important I think it's it's it's very important to verbalize what you're thankful for you can you can say oh in my head I'm thankful for these things I'm thankful for the person next to you and maybe they don't get to hear it enough right maybe maybe just saying it makes it more real in my world that's what I think so we go around the table and I say you know uh what are you thankful for and then I may may I may even pepper with a couple of follow-up questions I think that's a good thing to do too I think the art of conversation is is dwindling which makes me sad but that's okay we just have to keep working at it um speaking of conversation here's a cool thing that we started doing in my house uh one of my children who shall remain nameless uh if if you say for instance uh hey buddy uh don't hit your brother because that does happen I'm not gonna lie to you hey buddy don't hit your brother the response is fine it's an angry fine you know what that means nothing fine it's a dismissive it's a knee-jerk reaction it's the first thing there fine and you're like oh no and so for years we've lived with fine and we uh and I would get really frustrated with fine and I would say don't say fine to me that doesn't mean anything that means you're just you're not even listening to what I'm asking you to do and so then I finally I came upon a really cool way of dealing with fine and that is if I say hey buddy stop hitting your brother and he says fine I say no I need you to repeat to me what I just said to you so it's kind of the same way as the thankful stuff where it's forcing him to stop and verbalize what I just asked him to do which in theory this is a theory I don't know if it's real uh make it stick a little bit better. Hey, buddy, don't do that thing. I'm not going to do that thing. Awesome, buddy. Thank you so much as you were. We've only had it for like two days, but it's so far. Fingers are crossed. It's working out. Here's another cool trick. Sometimes in my house, there's a lot of dysregulation, a lot of anxiety that goes on, which sometimes leads to unhappiness, explosions as they were. And so one of the ways that we figured out how to help with those moments of anxiety was to get the kid and you say, hey, buddy, I need you to look around the room and find five things that are orange. And he will do that, but he will go that, that, that, that, that. And you're like, nope, nope, nope. I need specifics. That orange ball, the orange dot on the clock, the orange handle of that spoon, whatever it is. Actually, orange is tough. We don't have a lot of orange things in my house, to be honest. I should have gone with red. We have a lot of red things. But it's cool because, in theory, it helps him to get out of whatever's going on in his mind and look around and focus on other things. And so it's kind of two cool techniques that we've started trying to use in the house to help things along a little bit. Now, if only we could find a way to help the puppy dog, because she won't look at anything. Hey, popcorn. Stop eating those socks. Fine. Don't say fine to me. Woof. Don't say woof to me. Say I'm not going to eat the socks. Popcorn, calm down. I need you to find three things that are blue. Woof. No, be more specific. Woof, woof. All right. Good job. I had a show the other week, and I was talking about my kids, and I was talking about how, their poor diet and how they kind of eat garbage. And I was like, ah, they're trying to get my kid to eat good food, and he just wants to eat chips. Chips all the time. He got really upset. He says, hey, I have the worst life ever because you won't let me eat chips. And I was like, that's not, that is not grounds for having the worst life ever. You have a great life. And so I was on stage, and I was talking about, I was relaying this story, and I said, ah, my kid eats like a goat. He'll eat trash. He eats garbage. Wait a minute. My kid is a kid. I was so happy because I never thought of that. And then I was just like, ah, my kid is a kid. And I went, like that, like a goat. And then I was like, ah, don't talk to your mom like that. Ah. Ah. Ah. Weird goat noises I'm making. I usually do better goat.

    Unknown: Ah. Ah. Ah.

    Natty Bumpercar: There we go. Ah.

    Unknown: Ah.

    Natty Bumpercar: Ah. Ah. Clean up your room. Ah. Ah. Put away your iPad. Ah. Ah. Find, find three things in the room that are yellow.

    Unknown: Ah.

    Natty Bumpercar: Ah. Man. What's tougher to raise? Human children or goat kids? I don't know. I don't know. I'm going to go think about it. Maybe come up with another weird solution. Hey, Bumper Podcast, I love you guys. I'm glad I have my voice back. I'm glad I'm feeling top notch. You're amazing. So amazing.

    Unknown: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    Podcast: Download | Embed

    Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | subscribe

  • Bumperpodcast #357 – Emotions

    Bumperpodcast #357 – Emotions

    If talking is therapy, then – this is something else, entirely. Natty brings on his two favorite guests to talk about emotions – and, other than a couple of flare-ups, things proceed nicely – which means that nothing gets broken. Listen – Learn – Love!

    The Bumperpodcast is an oftentimes hilarious weekly romp around Headquarters, in Coffee-Can Alley, with Natty Bumpercar and his entire gaggle of pals!

    You should send us an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com, or to call in and leave a message – 646.847.7976. We’re here and we’re listening!

    Go like our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/TheBumperpodcast/)!!

    About This Episode

    In this heartwarming episode of Bumperpodcast, host Natty Bumpercar returns from an unexplained absence and teams up with two special young helpers, Emerson and Oliver, to explore the world of emotions. The trio plays an emotion game where they practice expressing feelings like happy, sad, mad, and scared, though things don't always go as planned. The conversation takes delightful detours into topics like pancakes that taste like eggs, Pokemon characters Totodile and Mudkip, a mysterious haunted bench in their backyard, and the difference between play dates and hangouts. The episode showcases the improvisational charm and authentic family dynamics that make Bumperpodcast so endearing, ending with an attempt to get the brothers to express love for each other.

    Memorable Quotes

    “I don't know at what age it stops becoming a play date and it becomes just like a hangout. You think 10?”

    — Emerson

    “We can record for 10 days if you want to… Just say it at the same time. You don't even have to say the names.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “Kids talking about emotions. This is gold. This is podcast gold.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #emotions #feelings #family #brotherhood #pokemon #childhood #fear #happiness

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: hey everybody welcome to the bumper podcast i'm sorry i wasn't here last week i don't know where i was probably in a submarine or on top of a mountain or maybe in space i can't remember it's just such been crazy times lately but today i have two special helpers and we're gonna play a game and we're gonna talk about emotions and what is that do you guys even know what emotions are yes no oh well then this is gonna be perfect so let's see emerson do you tell me what you think emotions are they're feelings yeah that's perfect description oliver does that make sense to you yes okay so what i have is a list that i have made in my head of emotions and when i say the emotion i'll say a name and then i want you to hear to do your impression of an emotion okay okay so we'll start off with happy oliver can you be happy you can't just smile you have to actually say something because it's a podcast happy that's you're happy okay so uh emerson you want to try happy you're not happy no okay we'll see if we can get you around i'll do happy i am so happy that i'm hanging out with my two buds right now see that's happy i'm happy um let's try another emotion um because that one didn't seem to work super well how about um oh i've got a good emotion hungry you're so hungry are you just gonna say the emotion but wait a minute is it is hungry even an emotion

    Unknown: no i don't even know what do you need to change

    Natty Bumpercar: because sometimes it changes yeah so hungry is actually not an emotion guys the emotions that

    Unknown: we're going to go through there's like happy they're sad and mad yeah sick is not an emotion

    Natty Bumpercar: isn't that strange it's a physical manifestation are you hungry right now it's weird i feel like somebody made daddy pancakes this morning they taste like eggs well no mine didn't they didn't actually taste like eggs they tasted better this morning if you want some shining nice real нак 나와어요 They tasted like vanilla and almond because Daddy is a master pancake maker.

    Unknown: Not anymore.

    Natty Bumpercar: What? What happened? You don't like my pancakes anymore?

    Unknown: I love them. They taste like egg.

    Natty Bumpercar: Well, the next time I will not put an egg in even if the recipe calls for an egg. I apologize.

    Unknown: Put peanut butter in it.

    Natty Bumpercar: This time? I thought the last time I put peanut butter in it you did not like it.

    Unknown: I did.

    Natty Bumpercar: You did?

    Unknown: Uh-huh.

    Natty Bumpercar: Let's see. What emotion were you this morning when you tasted my pancake? Were you sad?

    Unknown: No.

    Natty Bumpercar: Oh, so…

    Unknown: I was depressed.

    Natty Bumpercar: Oh, no. That sounds very sad. Holly, have you ever been sad before? No.

    Unknown: He's lying.

    Natty Bumpercar: He's lying. Oh, that sounds like you're mad now. Holly, can you be mad at the microphone? No, not monster. I don't want you to touch the microphone. Mad! Oh, gosh, Ollie, you seem so angry. Emmy, sweetie, Emmy. I'm mad! Why are you so mad? Oh, my gosh.

    Unknown: I'm not mad, actually.

    Natty Bumpercar: Oh, you're just pretending because I forgot we're playing the game. Has Daddy ever been mad?

    Unknown: Yeah, yeah, yes.

    Natty Bumpercar: Emerson, what does it sound like when Daddy's mad?

    Unknown: I don't know.

    Natty Bumpercar: Is it like, Emerson! Like that? No. Emerson! Ooh, yeah, that was pretty good. Sometimes I go, Poppy! And sometimes I'm sad when I do this. I go, Poppy! And sometimes you… Please go to sleep. I'm so tired, Poppy.

    Unknown: I don't know what you're doing. She has to sleep on the ground.

    Natty Bumpercar: Okay, so if Poppy is on you, then you make that weird noise and then you tell her to sleep on the ground, or does she know what that means?

    Unknown: I don't know what it is. I just push!

    Natty Bumpercar: Huh? You push her?

    Unknown: Gently!

    Natty Bumpercar: Okay, gently. Gently, gently. Emmy. What about, uh, we're at four minutes, so we only have a couple more minutes left. So, Emmy, have you ever been… Uh, so we did… So you've never been happy?

    Unknown: No.

    Natty Bumpercar: You're not happy right now? No. Because we're going to go someplace?

    Unknown: I know we're going somewhere, but that's the only time I'm happy.

    Natty Bumpercar: Wait, the only time you're happy is when you're going someplace? Mm-hmm. What about, is there other times you're happy?

    Unknown: When I get stuff.

    Natty Bumpercar: Oh, when you get stuff and when you go places. So are you not happy just in general? Oh, man. What about you, Ollie? Are you ever just, just happy?

    Unknown: Yeah.

    Natty Bumpercar: Like, when you wake up, are you happy?

    Unknown: Yeah.

    Natty Bumpercar: When you are in the shower, are you happy? No.

    Unknown: Yes.

    Natty Bumpercar: It's like Emerson, you love the shower.

    Unknown: I know.

    Natty Bumpercar: But you're not happy?

    Unknown: I was talking to Ollie.

    Natty Bumpercar: Oh, well, Ollie is more happy when he's in what? The bath. The bath. That's right.

    Unknown: I hate the bath.

    Natty Bumpercar: You don't like the bath? Why is that? Shh. Oh, really? Really? Because of…

    Unknown: Shh. Shh. We both like Snake and Turtle.

    Natty Bumpercar: Snake and Turtle, you guys do like.

    Unknown: Wait, what is it again? I forgot.

    Natty Bumpercar: No, it's not Snake and Turtle, is it?

    Unknown: Oh, no. It's Toad-a-Dile and Mudkip. He's Toad-a-Dile and Mudkip.

    Natty Bumpercar: Wait, what?

    Unknown: Toad-a-Dile and Mudkip, the Pokemon.

    Natty Bumpercar: What's Turtle-down?

    Unknown: Toad-a-Dile.

    Natty Bumpercar: Oh, Turtle-dile and…

    Unknown: Toad-a-Dile.

    Natty Bumpercar: What is it?

    Unknown: Toad-a-Dile.

    Natty Bumpercar: Toad-a-Dile and Mudkip? I like Snake and Turtle better. I don't know why, because it sounds weirder to me, but…

    Unknown: No, that would… Then that would be called… No, we named it something else.

    Natty Bumpercar: Something beside Toad-a-Dile and Mudkip?

    Unknown: Yeah.

    Natty Bumpercar: Did you know in Pokemon Go the other day that there was extra Mudkip day? But I didn't see a single one. Not a single one.

    Unknown: What?

    Natty Bumpercar: Ollie, can you think of any other… Is this an emotion? Scared?

    Unknown: Hmm. Scared.

    Natty Bumpercar: Have you guys ever been scared?

    Unknown: Yes. Yes.

    Natty Bumpercar: Emerson, what's the most scariest thing ever to you?

    Unknown: Me.

    Natty Bumpercar: Okay. You do not like to be alone, right? Same here. What about… Well, what about this? I'm going to make it even scarier. What if you're alone and the light goes off? That's scary, right?

    Unknown: Mm-hmm.

    Natty Bumpercar: What about if you're alone and the light goes off because it's a thunderstorm and the power goes out? Man, this sounds terrifying.

    Unknown: No, this is scarier. You're out in the woods at night.

    Natty Bumpercar: What? You've never been out in the woods at night. How do you know if that's scary?

    Unknown: What about the creepy bench?

    Natty Bumpercar: Oh, talk about the creepy bench. That's in our backyard.

    Unknown: Yeah, football's gone.

    Natty Bumpercar: Football's gone?

    Unknown: What do you mean? Done forever.

    Natty Bumpercar: Football's done forever? Yeah.

    Unknown: Why? I'm not sure what it means. I can't even look for it when I'm in the kitchen.

    Natty Bumpercar: The football's hiding?

    Unknown: Yeah.

    Natty Bumpercar: So wait, so you and your friend were playing football in the backyard.

    Unknown: Yeah. No, we were just punting it.

    Natty Bumpercar: Yeah, so you punted it. You were punting with flip-flops on yesterday. I think your friend was kind of impressed. He was, because he, I even heard him. He was like, Emmer, be careful with your foot. And you were like, I got this. I'm a punting fool. I think you're happy when you play football. Mm-hmm. Or when you play sports or when you're having like a play date, like a hangout. Yeah.

    Unknown: Why is it called a play date?

    Natty Bumpercar: I don't know why it's called a play date. I was just, did you hear right before I said it that I kind of paused? Mm-hmm. Because I don't know at what age it stops becoming a play date and it becomes just like a hangout. You think 10? Okay, so we're a few months, yeah, we're a few months away from that. But for now, we can still call it a play date, right? Mm-hmm. And then at 10, we're going to be like, this is officially a hangout. Yes. Okay. So Ollie, do you know anything about the Haunted Bench?

    Unknown: Yes.

    Natty Bumpercar: Can you tell me about it? It sounds really scary.

    Unknown: Oh my gosh. Ollie got possessed.

    Natty Bumpercar: Ollie got possessed? Yeah. What possessed Ollie to get possessed? What? A lizard in our yard?

    Unknown: It was.

    Natty Bumpercar: Oh my goodness. What other animals have we seen in our yard this week?

    Unknown: A snake. No.

    Natty Bumpercar: This week? No, we saw a?

    Unknown: Why is it like?

    Natty Bumpercar: Huh? What like? That's the sun. Sun. Oh. Mr. Golden Sun. You remember that song? No. Ollie, do you remember that song? Can you sing it?

    Unknown: No. I don't even remember anything about it. She does.

    Natty Bumpercar: I bet you do. And you know what would make me happy? Hearing you sing that song.

    Unknown: No.

    Natty Bumpercar: Because I like it when you sing.

    Unknown: It's not in public.

    Natty Bumpercar: It's not in public. We're in our studio right now.

    Unknown: Sure.

    Natty Bumpercar: Oh, that's true. People are going to hear it. Can I sing it? Mr. Sun. Sun. Mr. Golden Sun. Okay, that's good. Okay. Uh, so let's see. We did, we did fear. We did scared. We did happy. We did sad. Uh, Ollie, Ollie. I want more. Ollie, are you ever sad? I know you get mad. Who do you get mad at, Ollie? You can't just point. Emerson. Why do you get mad at Emerson? Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. This is like a group therapy session all of a sudden. Why is Emerson a big jerk? Do you think is he just being a big brother or is he just being kind of mean? Oh, no, Ollie, that was not one of the answers. But you still love him to pieces, right?

    Unknown: Yeah.

    Natty Bumpercar: What? Well, now this podcast cannot end until there is mutual love all the way around.

    Unknown: It's been 10 minutes.

    Natty Bumpercar: I want to hear Emerson say, I love my brother, Ollie.

    Unknown: Ah, sorry. It's been 10 minutes.

    Natty Bumpercar: Well, we're going to be here for 10 hours if I don't get. All you have to do is say, Ollie, Ollie, you say, I love my brother, Emerson.

    Unknown: No. No.

    Natty Bumpercar: You have to say it.

    Unknown: Never.

    Natty Bumpercar: Emerson, you have to say, I love my brother, Oliver. Ah, you guys. We can record for 10 days if you want to. No. Okay, let's do this. Just say it at the same time. You don't even have to say the names. Just say, I.

    Unknown: I.

    Natty Bumpercar: Love.

    Unknown: No.

    Natty Bumpercar: Say love.

    Unknown: No. Like.

    Natty Bumpercar: Fine. I like. Can you say, I like, Emerson? Say, I. Like. Like. My. My. Brother. Ow. Yay. I was squeezing you out. Guys, thanks for talking about emotions. Do you feel like we accomplished anything? What did I forget? An emotion? Love? Oh, that's a feeling. I can talk about love all day. Because I have my two friends here. My two boys. Ow. My firstborn love and my secondborn love. And all I need is Poppy and all the love is complete. I love my wife also, but she's not here. Oh, okay. Ow.

    Unknown: This is going to be past the closing.

    Natty Bumpercar: That's okay. People love this type of episode. Kids talking about emotions. This is gold. This is podcast gold. Don't let me listen. Okay. Uh, let's see here. Oliver, go upstairs and get your shoes. Emerson, get your stuff ready. Listen, Bumper Podcast. I feel like we can't do that right now. Yeah, I know. I feel like we talked about a lot today, right? We talked about being sad. And now there's a fight. Hey, Emerson. Oliver, can you just come here? Oliver. Emerson, you do your own thing. All right. Ollie. What just happened?

    Unknown: I was going up and Emerson picked me up.

    Natty Bumpercar: He picked you up? Is he that strong? Oh, my gosh. Emerson is stronger than me. Okay. Can you say goodbye, Bumper Podcast?

    Unknown: No, I'm good.

    Natty Bumpercar: Oh, no. I don't want to end on such a sad note. Let's do a clapping song and then we can go. Clap, clap, clap your hands. I'll say it. Clap, clap, clap your hands.

    Unknown: What? What? Clap, clap, clap your hands. Clap, clap, clap, clap your hands. I forgot. Clap, clap, clap. Clap, clap, clap your hands. Clap your hands, everybody. Clap your hands. Who said that? Clap, clap, clap your hands. Come on. Now clap your hands. Okay, now you're smiling. All right. Bye, Bumper Podcast. You are the best.

    Natty Bumpercar: And you know what, Bumper Podcast? What emotion I'm feeling right now? Happy that you're my friend.

    Unknown: Basketball. Basketball.

    Natty Bumpercar: Oh, my word.

    Unknown: Basketball.

    Podcast: Download | Embed

    Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | subscribe

  • Bumperpodcast #356 – Birthday

    Bumperpodcast #356 – Birthday

    It’s Natty Bumpercar’s Birthday – and, he wants to celebrate it with you in the worst way – and, what is the worst way? It’s song – of course!! Ollie is here to help, and – so is a little mouse!!! Birthday!! Birthday!! Birthday!!!

    The Bumperpodcast is an oftentimes hilarious weekly romp around Headquarters, in Coffee-Can Alley, with Natty Bumpercar and his entire gaggle of pals!

    You should send us an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com, or to call in and leave a message – 646.847.7976. We’re here and we’re listening!

    Go like our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/TheBumperpodcast/)!!

    About This Episode

    In this special birthday episode of Bumperpodcast, Natty Bumpercar celebrates his birthday with impromptu musical performances from the entire puppet cast. Aloysious J. Pig kicks things off with memories of baby Natty, followed by Rufus T. Rufus reluctantly singing despite claiming it wasn't in his contract. Doodle Poodle joins in with his signature doodling style, mentioning a mysterious gift left on Natty's pillow. The episode features heartwarming moments as Natty receives birthday wishes and hugs from Oliver, and closes with Natty's touching birthday wish: asking listeners to go out and be kind to others as his present.

    Memorable Quotes

    “Oh, I remember when you was a baby then, you would cry and colic all of the time. Your diapers smelled, and we all said, well, one day you'll grow up and be just fine.”

    — Aloysious J. Pig

    “Well, this wasn't in my contract. I didn't know I was going to have to sing, but I don't mind if I do, because my voice has a special ring.”

    — Rufus T. Rufus

    “I want everybody to go out into the world and be nice to somebody today. If you see somebody that needs somebody to be nice to them, be nice to them.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #birthday #celebration #music #singing #friendship #kindness #family

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar, Aloysious J. Pig, Rufus T. Rufus, Doodle Poodle

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: Hey everybody, it's me, Matty Pumpercar, and this is a super special day, and this is a super special episode, because you know what it is? It's a birthday episode, and you know whose birthday it is? It's my birthday, and I think the only way that we can do this, the only successful, awesome, cool way that we can do this, is probably through song. But don't worry, because if I do it in song, it won't take very long, because I'll forget a lot of words, and they won't always rhyme. Take it, pig.

    Aloysious J. Pig: Oh, I remember when you was a baby then, you would cry and colic all of the time. Your diapers. Smelled, and we all said, well, one day you'll grow up and be just fine.

    Rufus T. Rufus: Take it, Rufus. Well, this wasn't in my contract. I didn't know I was going to have to sing, but I don't mind if I do, because my voice has a special ring. And it's nice. It's Natty Bumpergar's birthday, and that is a special thing. Rufus, you didn't sound like yourself today. Yeah, I know, son. It's hard for me when I'm singing and everything. But Natty Bumpergar's birthday is the most wonderful. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

    Unknown: Oh, my God. I got a good one. Santaf哈哈哈 Excuse me, son.

    Rufus T. Rufus: I got some contracts I gotta go sign. Doodle poodle.

    Doodle Poodle: Did you have something you wanted to say Well, of course I do. Because I like to sing, and I like to draw, and I like to doodle all of the time, and I like to make sort of the funny thing is the drawings and such and whatnot, and all of the time. Waaah! And Nami, you know what? I think I made for you a special little gift. I really hope you like it. It's up on your pillow slip.

    Natty Bumpercar: What are you saying, Doodle Poodle? What special gift did you leave on my pillow? And what's a pillow slip? Is that a pillow cover?

    Doodle Poodle: Yeah, I don't know. I was just trying to rhyme something and I got a little confused. I'm not normally much of a singing dog at all. I'm more of a doodle dog and what not. Hey, Oliver, did you want to sing anything or are you just going to hang out and listen?

    Natty Bumpercar: I think he's just going to hang out and listen today. Are you having fun listening though? He gave me a thumbs up. So it's Natty Bumperguy's birthday. Thank you to Pig and everyone. We had Aloysius songs. Oh, wait, that's Pig. Huh, how much fun. And Doodle Poodle and Rufus. Is there anyone else in the house? No, that's strange because I have in my pocket here this tiny little mouse.

    Unknown: Me and Sammy are here. Ah, although they're not in a mood today to sing. Well, Chat didn't say much. They're not singing? They're not. They're laughing. I just want to say thank you hehe. But hey, hey, it's Rufus, you're a интерاج guy. Thank you to everyone in the house. It's Rufus tipo my name. And I'm part of his family. Thank you for your love and for listening.

    Natty Bumpercar: levant home, though my Christmas card didn't sound too good, we mean everything. There are still luck left in this house. Well, it's the only little house we have and why are you interested in? nice of you to sing a song about me i've never met you before thanks for singing to me thanks to everyone well i remember the day i was born a hundred and so years ago and all of the puppets and all of the animals they all came out and said whoa look at that natty bumper car n a double t b-u-m-p-e-r-c-a-r it's natty bumper car n-a-t-t-y-b-u-m-p-e-r-c-a-r it's natty bumper exactly did you want to say anything what's a good thing to say to somebody on their birthday happy birthday that's a sweet thing to say what's another nice thing to say to someone on the birthday you know what i'll say to you i love you and you're awesome oh i got such a sweet hug from my ollie bean my ollie bear my ollie boo-boo cakes but listen bumper podcast just because it's my birthday here's what i want for my present from you i want everybody to go out into the world and i want everybody to be nice to somebody today maybe even multiple somebodies, especially somebodies that you don't even know. If you see somebody that needs somebody to be nice to them, be nice to them. If you see somebody that doesn't need somebody to be nice to them, be nice to them. Somebody needs help, help them, all right? Because that's how we make the world a slightly better place, even by just a little bit, even by just like one little iota, one little ounce, one little smidge, and that is what I want for my birthday. Is that a good present? You think you can get that for me for my birthday? You don't know? I think you can, because you're pretty awesome. You know who else is awesome, Bumper Podcast Coutures? You are!

    Rufus T. Rufus: Bump, bump, bump, bump, birthday. It's your birthday, and I want to celebrate it in the worst way, because you're older, and you are bolder, and it's your birthday, birthday, birthday, birthday, birthday, birthday, birthday, yeah, it's your birthday,

    Natty Bumpercar: and I want to celebrate it. And I'm going to celebrate it in the worst way. Yeah, we made up this fun little song for you. And we're going to sing it all day long. All day!

    Unknown: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    Podcast: Download | Embed

    Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | subscribe

  • Bumperpodcast #355 – Kid Football

    Bumperpodcast #355 – Kid Football

    Natty has a couple of helpers on today’s podcast. One is a one word answer giving football star, and the other is really good at the trampoline – and running from the dog.

    The Bumperpodcast is an oftentimes hilarious weekly romp around Headquarters, in Coffee-Can Alley, with Natty Bumpercar and his entire gaggle of pals!

    You should send us an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com, or to call in and leave a message – 646.847.7976. We’re here and we’re listening!

    Go like our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/TheBumperpodcast/)!!

    About This Episode

    In this heartwarming family episode of Bumperpodcast, host Natty Bumpercar celebrates his son Emerson's triumphant football playoff game where he scored his first touchdown of the season, helping the previously winless Jaguars defeat the Cowboys 24-6. The episode features both of Natty's sons, with Oliver sharing his pool adventures and touching his father's heart by making him a custom mug after his original tea mug broke. The family discusses their upcoming plans to visit Time Warp Comics and see Spider-Man, while dealing with the challenges of their new 16-week-old puppy Princess Poppy. This casual, improvisational episode showcases the genuine dynamic between Natty and his children, complete with tangents about birthdays, podcasting techniques, and puppy training struggles.

    Memorable Quotes

    “Oliver did the sweetest thing in the world this week it made my heart cry a little bit… Oliver went to camp and he made me a new mug for my tea.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “Ladies and gentlemen, what you're hearing right now is the love of a father and a son over tea. Tea for me.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “You know who you are? You're my best friend.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #football #fatherhood #family #sports #children #puppies #heartwarmingmoments #flagfootball

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: Good googly moogly I was out on the field today watching some football and I want to tell you people that the world needs heroes right now and I have one of the heroes standing next to me this is the bumper sports podcast coming to you live and I'm talking about the gridiron I am talking about the trenches I am talking about the men against men fighting for inches for yards with the football ladies and gentlemen what I saw today was the pinnacle was the peak was the high point of sports entertainment in all across the land so if you know who I'm talking about and I think you do you're gonna be very excited if you don't know who I'm talking about then I'm about to educate you if you don't know nothing about football then you don't know nothing about nothing but you know who does my next guest also I forgot to say welcome to the bumper podcast what's going on my man oh hi are you kid football are you the super speeder are you the running machine oh well this is more exciting than I thought it was gonna be tell me what happened today on flag football Sunday playoff you ran the whole field so you were on one side of the field and then you ran where was it again the entire football field I am very very very impressed did you how did it feel felt good are you gonna give me one word answers for the rest of the show no oh there he goes ladies and gentlemen kid football best football play I saw all day all day you know what I'm saying all right I'm gonna hand this over now we're gonna talk to somebody else somebody also very important in my life somebody who is a trampoline wizard somebody who can run from a dog in the back of the car and run from a dog in the backyard like you don't even know what's happening like it ain't even hard at all let's and lemons and then it's a little bit right pa this is a blip blip blip blip blip ladies and gentlemen here he is Oliver Cornelius tell me what's going on what is my name my name is sporty bumper car I guess I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I didn't really think too I didn't think too hard about the I didn't think obviously I didn't think too hard about the voice because I was baby it was basically Rufus T Rufus and the name I obviously didn't think about very hard either hey everybody it's me Natty bumper car we had a big football game today with Emerson he did wonderful his team that Rufus is gone Rufus that wasn't Rufus that was sporty bumper car remember we just established that yeah usually I work that stuff out before starting the podcast today I did not do that today I did not do that today I did not do that today I did not do that today I did not I did not but Emerson so his team was the Jaguars he played flag football his team was 0 and 5 that means they had lost five games a whole season and then they're in the playoffs they're playing the Cowboys who were 1 and 4 which means they won one game lost four games and lo and behold the Jaguars came through what was the final score 24 to 6 was the final score so Emerson scored a touchdown it was his first touchdown and he was the first to score a touchdown of the season I was a very proud papa that other thing was in the preseason all right so anyway Ollie tell me about yourself what'd you do today I went to the pool you went to the you played pool no I went to the pool oh you went to the pool I see how was that good did you float on top did you sink to the bottom did you float on top or did you

    Unknown: swim a little bit did you go off the diving board the high dive I wasn't even there and you went off

    Natty Bumpercar: the high dive who protected you who saved you you don't even love me anymore you don't even need me oh thank you Oliver did the sweetest thing in the world this week it made my heart cry a little bit so what happened was I had a mug of tea it got knocked over it got cracked and broken and I was so what happened was I had a mug of tea it got knocked over it got cracked and broken and I was sad and then Oliver went to camp and he made me a new mug of tea and a new mug for my tea and what did you want to write he made me a new mug of tea and a new mug for my tea and what did you want to write you dad and what were you gonna put next to the words Oh it's but like I because I didn't have that mug we had an old mug and I added you THANK YOU standing with me and you can point the finger I through the google right there this is the

    Unknown: first one after the third the fifth and fourth are twelfth from the fourth is the number one and you're going to play a game and you're going to have a game tomorrow don't you think you're gonna play I didn't have that much time.

    Natty Bumpercar: It's okay. I loved it so much. It was the sweetest thing you've ever done in my entire life.

    Unknown: I changed it to that I love you.

    Natty Bumpercar: Aw. Ladies and gentlemen, what you're hearing right now is the love of a father and a son over tea. Tea for me. What's that? That little line right there? Whoa. Ollie, who is a professional podcaster at this point, noticed, because we do use templates for our Bumper podcast, that one of the tracks was not cleared out by our engineer, producer. I'm very sorry about that. It's okay, producer. But listen. And so he saw that there was a track coming up that was going to interfere with our vocal track, and so he quietly let me know, and we paused it and fixed it. High five. High five, Bumper podcaster. Good. Bumper podcaster. Bumper pod… Bumper… Bumper…

    Unknown: Bumper podcast group.

    Natty Bumpercar: Oh, Bumper podcast group. Bumper podcast cateers. Where are we headed to now, guys?

    Unknown: Time Warp and then the movie theater.

    Natty Bumpercar: Oh, we're headed to Time Warp Comics here in lovely Cedar Grove, New Jersey.

    Unknown: And then we're going to see Spider-Man fall from home.

    Natty Bumpercar: And then we're going to see Spider-Man fall from home. Spider-Man. Spider-Man. Spider-Man. Spider-Man.

    Unknown: That is not going to make it. That is definitely not going to cover my eyes when Spider-Man is fighting the Fire Monster.

    Natty Bumpercar: Wait, Oliver, you're too young to see Spider-Man, aren't you?

    Unknown: I'm going to cut all your hair.

    Natty Bumpercar: Emmy, stop. See, we're actually doing something. Why don't you go upstairs and get ready, and then we'll come up and get you.

    Unknown: And my dad's dad sent the Nairam some stink bombs.

    Natty Bumpercar: Yeah, it's true. I did get a bottle. I did get a box in the mail that had not only stink bombs, but emotional bombs as well. Ah.

    Unknown: What?

    Natty Bumpercar: What? What does that even mean? No. Emotional. That's what I said.

    Unknown: Are you going to use them?

    Natty Bumpercar: Do you know whose birthday is this week, Ollie?

    Unknown: Emerson's.

    Natty Bumpercar: Huh?

    Unknown: Emerson's?

    Natty Bumpercar: Is it Emerson's birthday this week?

    Unknown: I have zero idea.

    Natty Bumpercar: You have zero idea whose birthday it is. That's interesting. Let's see if we can find your brother. Hey, Emerson. Are you around? Do you have any idea? So we're coming up. Whose birthday is next in our family?

    Unknown: I think it's Emerson's.

    Natty Bumpercar: It's whose? It's mine. It's my birthday. When is it? Do you know? No idea?

    Unknown: No idea.

    Natty Bumpercar: Ollie has zero idea. Well, guys, funny thing. To get these tickets to see Spider-Man, you actually have to know when my birthday is. So I guess it's today. Is it really? No, it's not today. When is it? I'm not telling anybody. You know what, Bumper Podcast Cateers? No, this is what's living right now. You love me more than my own children. On my phone, I replaced the picture of my children and put my dog, Princess Poppy, on there. Even though she doesn't sleep. Even though she bit Emerson's arm today. Because she's a beast.

    Unknown: And she bites me.

    Natty Bumpercar: She bites Ollie all the time. We are in that biting puppy phase. And it's not super pleasant. The what?

    Unknown: Sometimes a kicker.

    Natty Bumpercar: What?

    Unknown: Sometimes a kicker.

    Natty Bumpercar: A kicker?

    Unknown: I sometimes, I kick.

    Natty Bumpercar: No! You're not supposed to do that. That's bad. That's mean.

    Unknown: Wow.

    Natty Bumpercar: Ladies and gentlemen, we… We've been doing this for a long time. Do not. We love our dog very much. And she's 16 weeks old.

    Unknown: We've been doing this for a long time.

    Natty Bumpercar: We've been doing it for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. Should we wrap up? Should we quit? Should we go?

    Unknown: We should never quit.

    Natty Bumpercar: We should never quit. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the 24-7, all-year-round, 365-days-a-year bumper podcast. It's a live stream. It's going to be on for the rest of your life. Please listen. Please like. Please subscribe. You are amazing. Huh? Okay. Oh, wait. We're going to get another friend over. I thought that was a pretty good out. But evidently, Ollie didn't think so. So he's going to go over into… To the basement here at headquarters and find a new friend. Oh. Hey, puppy dog. Who are you? Shrug. The puppy dog shrugged at me. Okay. Bye, puppy dog. Okay. Go away. You're sullying our beautiful podcast. So, Emmer is a touchdown scorer. Ollie is a trampoline monster. And Ollie is a trampoline monster. And I am Natty Bumpercar. And you, you know who you are? You're my best friend. Bumper podcast! Yes! This is what I mean!

    Podcast: Download | Embed

    Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | subscribe