Tag: friendship

  • Bumperpodcast #212 – Why do birds?

    Bumperpodcast #212 – Why do birds?

    Bumpercar discovers that he might have a little ‘Muppet’ in him – which is super exciting. He also finds out some disturbing news about his pal Snowman. All on this week’s Bumperpodcast!

    Why do birds? Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com. 

    About This Episode

    In episode 212 of the Bumperpodcast, Natty Bumpercar makes a surprising discovery about his vocal range when he accidentally sounds like Kermit the Frog while singing. The excitable host shares his enthusiasm about spring finally arriving at headquarters and discusses signing up for various podcast directories. Things take an unexpected turn when Natty recounts a mysterious incident involving his friend Snowman, who disappeared after taking an unusually long shower. Rufus T. Rufus makes a brief appearance to deliver an important environmental message about water conservation. This episode showcases the podcast's signature improvisational humor and absurdist storytelling style.

    Memorable Quotes

    “I didn't realize that I had muppets in me it's very exciting. I thought I just had pigs and robots and whatnot.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “Don't take 45 minute showers. It's bad for the planet. Otters need something to swim in, clams need something to sleep in, shrimp need something to shrimp in.”

    — Rufus T. Rufus

    “Snowman came to visit and he went in the shower for 45 minutes and then he wasn't there. His towel was still there, his hat was still there, but Snowman was gone.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #spring #muppets #kermitthefrog #podcasting #environmentalconservation #waterusage #snowman #friendship

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar, Rufus T. Rufus

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: why do birds suddenly appear wait why do birds suddenly appear does that sound very kermit-ish i heard it just why do birds suddenly appear i have to listen to that hold on it does it doesn't like kermit i just listen i went back i rewinded i listened to it and it it sounded a lot like kermit the frog and that's pretty cool to me because i didn't know that i had it in me i don't know other things that i can uh hello i am oh wait that one i am kermit the frog you does that sound like i don't know watch it i i don't oh ah this is the best day ever okay watch this i can do this too

    Unknown: all right this is a terrible beginning of a podcast i understand i apologize

    Natty Bumpercar: but i didn't realize that i i had i have muppets in me it's very exciting i thought i just had pigs and robots and whatnot uh ladies and gentlemen this is natty bumper car this is the bumper podcast this is what you all signed up for this is what you uh sent in your your mailers you emailed us you smoke singled us you sent out uh morris code which by the way how did morris get his own code i've been working at that for my whole life ah all right thank you everybody have fun and don'tardo hey hey what are you doing uh uh don't i guess a lot what do we have here uh uh and and and this is the show uh what do we do here well we have a lot of fun clearly and we talk about things and what i i recently i found uh all these they're called um podcast places and directories that's what they're called and i i didn't know what and i so i signed up for all of them i was like hey will you listen to my podcast hey we listen to my podcast hey will you listen to my podcast can i have your email address at night and Guess who's coming next to me because i was on yourtone on our podcast creator can i have your信emasis my podcast and stuff and i found out that they they did and that makes me happy so thank you very much i appreciate uh a million times you i'm looking at you in particular i appreciate you over there you were great as well you oh yeah you you're gonna get a star blue star that's the highest of the stars so that's going on your board over there you you're in my dream journal i put you in there you're in my lockbox and you uh i think maybe we're gonna get ice cream with sprinkles so that's pretty cool it's it's that kind of week why i'm sounding pretty giddy i'm sounding pretty happy i know this we're not allowed to it's spring ha ha ha ha finally the snow is going to go away and it's going to be spring here at headquarters and the only bad part about spring for me is that it means like yeti who was here last week he's gonna go wherever he goes and he's like a reverse snowbird like when it gets hot he goes to colder climates and my friend snowman he's gonna go away for a little while and uh can i tell you something crazy that happened so snowman came to visit and he was like you know if i could i could take a shower and i was like yeah sure go take a shower snowman he's like i'll beg you can i get a towel and i was like yeah here's a towel and he went in there and um he uh the i the water was on forever he was in there i'm gonna say a good 45 minutes which ladies and gentlemen the fish need water

    Rufus T. Rufus: too don't take 45 minute showers it's bad for the planet you understand it's bad for the world otters need something to swim in clams need something to sleep in shrimp need something to shrimp in don't take 45 minute showers

    Natty Bumpercar: so i eventually i was knocking on the door and i felt i was kind of embarrassed but i i opened the door and i was like hey buddy what's he wasn't there so evidently snowman had gone into the shower take a shower and then uh just left it running and then we're like his towel was still there his hat was still there uh and then i didn't i don't know much about snowman physiology but there was his i saw his nose his eyes his button nose his uh his stick hands and his uh carrot no i mean they were all there so i don't i assume that he takes those things off before he gets in the shower but i again i don't know how it works wait what

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  • Bumperpodcast #211 – Crying Yeti is sad

    Bumperpodcast #211 – Crying Yeti is sad

    Yeti stops in and Natty has to soothe him – because he is crying – again. Why is he always crying? I think that we just might find out!

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

    About This Episode

    In episode 211 of the Bumperpodcast, Natty Bumpercar encounters an extremely upset Yeti who can barely communicate through tears and incoherent sounds. As Natty tries to comfort the distressed creature by asking if he's hungry, tired, or needs a diaper, the situation grows increasingly absurd. Eventually, it's revealed that Aloysious J. Pig hurt the Yeti's feelings by calling him a "talking rug." This hilarious episode showcases the improvisational comedy and bizarre character interactions that make the Bumperpodcast unique, as Natty attempts to mediate between the sensitive Yeti and the oblivious Pig.

    Memorable Quotes

    “Every episode of the Bumper Podcast is turning into some weird fever dream for the last couple of… I don't know who's showing up. I don't know what they're talking about.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “You're a really upset ball of fur. No, that was a term of affection. It was like from the movie.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “He got a talking rug, and he got a podcast. That's with you. How much fun is that?”

    — Aloysious J. Pig

    Topics: #yeti #hurtfeelings #friendship #comedy #crying #misunderstanding #conflictresolution

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar, Aloysious J. Pig

    Full Transcript

    Unknown: Hey, why are you crying, why are you so sad, nothing is the matter with me, well some things

    Natty Bumpercar: is the matter with me, well some things is the matter with me, well some things is the matter with me, well some things is the matter with me, well some things is the matter with me, well some things is the matter with me, well some things is the matter with me, well Did you get upset, Yeti? You sound a little bit like a cat. I'm sorry. I did not mean to. I'm not laughing at you. I'm sorry. Every episode of the Bumper Podcast is turning into some weird fever dream for the last couple of… I don't know who's showing up. I don't know what they're talking about. This is… Okay. Okay. Well, do you feel like talking now? No, not at you. Not at you. It's just a situation. Not that you're in. Okay. I apologize. No more… There will be no more laughing in this week's episode of the Bumper Podcast. I promise. I'm sorry.

    Unknown: You're very… Upset. Really? Really? Okay.

    Natty Bumpercar: Okay. Okay. I think I'm starting to get kind of an idea of what you're talking about. And by, you know, kind of an idea, I mean a lot… I have no idea what you're talking about. But I do understand that you're upset. I can see that right in front of me. Clearly. You're a really upset ball of fur. No, that was a term of affection. It was like from the movie. You're like a ball of fur. Whatever the people say. So, are you hungry? Okay. Are you tired? Are you cold? Or are you sleepy? This is all the questions I… Do you have a diaper? These are all the questions that I ask my kids when there's… I mean, because that's how upset you are right now. Like, you're… I can't even… Okay. Okay.

    Unknown: Okay. You don't like… He's not nice? Somebody said something? I… I… I…

    Natty Bumpercar: So, from what I'm gathering, from what you were just kind of pantomimed screaming at me, somebody said something mean to you, and you didn't like what they said, and what you're feeling. Alright. Okay. So, now we're on the right track. So, who was it? So, that… I mean, let's fix this. Let's just make the whole thing better. Let's figure it all out. Oh, hey. By the car on top, it's me, Pig.

    Aloysious J. Pig: He got a talking rug, and he got a podcast. That's with you. How much fun is that? I see. Okay.

    Natty Bumpercar: I see. It's him. It's him. Yeah. Okay, Pig. You're the problem. You can't call the Yeti a rug. It hurts his feelings. Because he feels like a rug. You can't hurt a rug's feelings, huh?

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  • Bumperpodcast #207: Somebody has hurt feelings

    Bumperpodcast #207: Somebody has hurt feelings

    Natty Bumpercar talks about getting his feelings hurt – and is (unsurprisingly) joined by some of his pals from Headquarters. Check in to see if they help the situation – at all.

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

    About This Episode

    In episode 207 of the Bumperpodcast, Natty Bumpercar opens up about having his feelings hurt by someone he considered a friend. The conversation takes an unexpected turn when Aloysious J. Pig, Robot, and Doodle Poodle all assume they are the ones who hurt Natty's feelings. What starts as a heartfelt moment quickly devolves into classic Bumperpodcast chaos, with Pig proudly claiming he lives to offend Robot, Doodle lamenting about sleeping in a crate, and everyone misunderstanding Natty's actual point. The episode explores friendship dynamics, hurt feelings, and the complications of living and working together in the Bumpercast headquarters.

    Memorable Quotes

    “No offense robot but I actually live to offend you and make you feel horrible about yourself… I'm just doing my job and my friendship.”

    — Aloysious J. Pig

    “You walk away and you're just like, I mean are we friends? Are we even friends at all? And it gets a little bit sad.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “They don't let me on their podcast all the time. They make me sleep in a crate.”

    — Doodle Poodle

    Topics: #friendship #hurtfeelings #communication #relationships #livingtogether #misunderstandings #emotionalhonesty

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

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: hey everybody it's me natty bumper car and this is the bumper podcast of course and today i i want to open my heart a little bit to you i want to i want to tell you i have you guys ever had have you ever had your feelings hurt like by someone you considered a friend like you you went into a situation and you weren't expecting it to happen like just went not the way you were expecting and then all of a sudden you're like standing there like whoa i i thought i thought we were friends and and it and it stinks and it hurts really bad and you kind of walk away and you're like all right well i guess that we're maybe not as much of friends as i as i thought that we were it's me it's not fun at all uh yeah hey bumper car oh

    Aloysious J. Pig: hey pig what's going on yeah you know uh yeah i got my feelings hurt a few times really by somebody that i consider to be a friend i'm okay uh what happened you know well i run a podcast with him oh he's living in the same

    Rufus T. Rufus: headquarters yeah okay i get what you're doing now yeah it's me yeah it's it's you it's you

    Aloysious J. Pig: you can be a little bit stringent i don't think that's the word i could use i don't know if it's

    Natty Bumpercar: a word i could use it doesn't make a lot of sense stringent like maybe you're trying to say salty something i don't i don't know what you were hey oh geez it's me robot hey robot i was listening

    Robot: to the podcast and i decided to run into the studio all right hey tell my story okay oh i see what you're doing

    Rufus T. Rufus: is it is it is it me is it me right you know yeah well i because i see what you're doing

    Robot: yeah what's oh it's definitely you yeah perfect it's 100 percent you what about me huh

    Aloysious J. Pig: yeah i was hoping so because no offense robot but i actually live to uh offend you and make you feel horrible about yourself and what you know everything about your world so if you really want to get down to brass tacks i'm just doing my job and my friendship i'm just doing what i'm supposed to do uh so how are you feeling yeah thanks that's like a compliment it's like you just gave me a gold star it's like you're just like hey pig you all goes on the mount rushmore of uh hurting friends feelings it's you thanks for that i got a statue now a whole mountain of a statue of me pig making fun of you bucking a pulse oh hi everybody that's not a little me

    Doodle Poodle: hey no why are you are you crying what's the matter it's a good analogy

    Natty Bumpercar: huh it's a good analogy

    Doodle Poodle: you know they don't let me do it all the time oh i mean they don't let me on their podcast all the time oh come on make me sleep in a crate you like the crate

    Natty Bumpercar: oh yeah i do like sleeping in a crate yeah you actually said i want to sleep in a crate and so you can't then point at that and say that someone's done something bad to you when all right listen all three of you yeah what's up yeah yes all three of i want i am sorry i'm sorry i'm sorry i love you guys all three of you you know what you learned the best thing i've want i am sorry if i ever sometimes in the heat of the moment on the bumper podcast we get into you know craziness and and we start yelling or whatever but this isn't even what i'm really

    Aloysious J. Pig: talking about oh well would you please edify us with your with your big brain and edify would you please just yeah exactly just get on

    Natty Bumpercar: okay well so here's what i'm talking about not i mean just everyday living together stuff we're gonna get under each other's uh skin we're gonna or yes metal and that happens but i'm talking about like you know you if you have people that you consider friends and you do something nice for or or whatever and maybe it's your fault because you've got expectations like oh they're gonna react this way or they're gonna react that way and then they totally don't or you know whatever happens and you walk away and you're just like i i mean are we friends are we even friends at all and it gets a little bit sad

    Aloysious J. Pig: let me keep living here i i guess i am too

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  • Bumperpodcast #206: Apologies to an angry pig

    Bumperpodcast #206: Apologies to an angry pig

    There are some apologies on this episode for all of the yelling last week … Pig leads the charge and Natty Bumpercar follows suit. Not much gets done.

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

    Comedian, Natty Bumpercar talks about some junk with Robot and Pig, and some other junk in today’s edition of the Bumperpodcast.

    About This Episode

    In episode 206 of Bumperpodcast, Natty Bumpercar and Aloysious J. Pig address listener feedback about too much yelling in the previous week's episode. The duo defends their comedic approach while humorously contradicting themselves throughout the conversation. They discuss the recent non-blizzard weather event that caused school cancellations and working from home, with Pig sharing his failed attempt at social media fame with a "pig in a blanket" photo. The episode features the characters bickering about what constitutes "angry" comedy, with Pig ironically becoming increasingly agitated while accusing Bumpercar of being too angry. Their meta-discussion about podcast tone and SEO strategy provides plenty of laughs.

    Memorable Quotes

    “It was a hysterical mess… look at that wordplay come on and get it”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “I took a funny picture and I was like look at me look at me I'm a pig… and then I tweeted it and nobody, no one, not a single person, no one follows me on the twitter”

    — Aloysious J. Pig

    “You might as well have called the episode like I'm angry and angry angry angry… what should be in the title? Angry angry angry angry”

    — Aloysious J. Pig

    Topics: #listenerfeedback #weather #blizzard #comedy #socialmedia #podcastmeta-commentary #friendship

    Featuring: Aloysious J. Pig, Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Aloysious J. Pig: yeah so hey everybody it's me peg and i got bumper car here i wanted to start the episode off because you know last week there was a lot of yelling there was a lot let's be honest there

    Natty Bumpercar: was a lot of yelling yeah okay and hi everybody this is me uh natty bumper car and oh yeah here's the thing there was a lot of yelling last week and evidently uh we got some feedback that uh there was too much yelling and um i'm sorry all right we were just playing doing a little character yeah having a little fun being silly you know how it is right i quit we all know that

    Aloysious J. Pig: mama got it sometimes people say that i i yell too much because they say my voice is a little you know of course you know whatever they say yeah but i think it was the tone in which you yeah the episode that people that's a bad people so so much so much upset you understand yeah okay

    Natty Bumpercar: so i i get that and it makes sense to me and but i think if you listen to the word yeah it was a it was a total made-up situation there was a guy who was on a dock and he had spent his it was vacation and all his money and all his time and then there was a monster and then at the end it turns out there wasn't a monster at all uh you know spoiler alert if you want to go back and listen to it but uh there it wasn't a monster what he told him yes it was a lot exactly yeah it was just a lot he was confused and it made up fun words like banu i do like which i use now all the time like this is the real banu situation whoa whoa don't don't jump

    Aloysious J. Pig: okay i'm not i was just saying don't start new okay it is but no it's a fun way to say hey this is me ready uh party the other night

    Natty Bumpercar: was really banu everybody good job so uh all right that's last week's episode and uh now let's start this week's episode right i feel like we move on we have fun we talk about the blizzard that wasn't we just had oh it was supposed to be historical amounts of snow up here near headquarters and instead it was a hysterical mess oh look at that wordplay come on and get it come on and get no we really uh there was there was no snow there was schools were canceled uh working from home there was all the the chicanery that goes on our fridge was full we ate really well uh for a day when you know there was some playing outside we started building a fort out of snow all you know these things that you do uh but blizzard no blizzard no no blizzard there was

    Aloysious J. Pig: no blizzard i remember i was i thought i was gonna be really cold and so i put on uh i got a blanket yeah i took a funny picture and i was like look at me look at me i'm a pig yeah and then i'm like all right and then i put it i tweeted it and and uh nobody no one no

    Natty Bumpercar: one's not a single person no one follows me on the twitter i actually i think but it was a great

    Aloysious J. Pig: picture all right you gotta admit yeah it was like hey look at me i'm a pig yeah okay i know

    Natty Bumpercar: but i just wanted to say you didn't have to do it again no i didn't want you to do it

    Aloysious J. Pig: okay this is what people are looking for is nice funny things nice funny things not angry like

    Natty Bumpercar: look at me i'm on a dog come on make some scare i don't want to scare anybody and i thought we were having fun last week and i as cute as your pig in a blanket picture is i um i i don't it's whatever you made that thing i made this thing we're 205 episodes in and you tell me there's gonna be a little bit of you know yelling and it wasn't even like angry yelling it was it was very angry oh you think it was angry so angry all right well so angry no it was not oh

    Aloysious J. Pig: come on it was angry you were like i'm i'm angry you might as well have called the episode like i'm angry and angry angry angry come on i'm gonna be so angry and angry and then i'm angry look at me how angry i am when i'm angry angry angry angry angry angry angry i'm not what should we put in this one oh i know angry what should be in the title angry angry angry angry okay perfect and what other seo words have we got you do seo now angry yeah nice okay well see

    Natty Bumpercar: none of that's true and pig if i'm to be honest with your little rant that you just put on that little screaming match that you just did uh you sounded a little bit angry i don't even know what

    Aloysious J. Pig: you're talking about

    Unknown: you

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  • Bumperpodcast 202: The future (Happy New Year!)

    Bumperpodcast 202: The future (Happy New Year!)

    Happy New Year from the Bumperpodcast! It’s our big year end wrap-up with a healthy dash of – the future!

    Do you like the future? Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com.

    Listen here (Soundcloud | Stitcher | iTunes)

    About This Episode

    In this year-end episode of Bumperpodcast, Natty Bumpercar attempts to record a big closeout wrap-up for the year, but his plans are derailed when he's visited by an unexpected guest: himself from the future. Future Natty arrives with confusing explanations about time being like string (or yarn), cryptic references to prom, and claims that Natty becomes much happier in the future. The conversation gets increasingly chaotic as the two Nattys bicker about speech impediments, string theory, and whether the Bumperpodcast becomes the most popular show in the world. Just when things couldn't get more absurd, Future Pig arrives to compound the confusion, much to present-day Natty's dismay.

    Memorable Quotes

    “In the future, you're happy all the time. You're never upset at anything. In fact, your middle name is Rainbows and Sunshine Bumpercar.”

    — Future Natty Bumpercar

    “Do I also get a weird speech impediment in the future? Do I say things that don't make sense?”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “This is the best thing ever. You're alive. It's me. You're still friends with me in the future, Natty Bumper Cars.”

    — Aloysious J. Pig

    Topics: #timetravel #yearend #future #stringtheory #metahumor #fourthwall #friendship

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar, Aloysious J. Pig

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: What's going on Bumper Podcast? It's me, Natty Bumpercar, and this is our big year-end clearance sale event of the century. No, it's not. We don't have, we don't, we're not selling anything. We're not, we don't have anything. Uh, we're not selling anything, but it is our big year-end closeout. Like, this is our big last day of the year wrap-up. We go over everything that… Hello, Natty Bumpercar. What in the hoot, Natty? Oh, hi. It's, well, it's me. Who? It's, it's Natty Bumpercar from the future. Oh, no. Why are you here? Where we, well, where we like to extend our words really long for emphasis. That's a terrible thing to do. Yeah, it's kind of a future thing that we do. You don't understand yet, but you will one day, I promise. Okay, well, that's awesome that you're here, I guess, but why are you here today? We really, it's not the type of show where we introduce new characters or we do new bits or anything like that. It's kind of just a big year-end wrap-up. Well, of course you would wonder why I'm here on this very day. Of course. Very portentous, important. You talk a lot. Did you lose what you were going to say? Yeah, I, yeah, I, okay, I did mess that up. Try again. Well, just because I'm from the future doesn't always mean I know what I'm going to say. Oh, okay. That's not how it works. I mean, I'm just you from another time. Yeah. I don't, I don't know things that, I mean, like, I guess I know some things that you don't know, but for the most part, I don't. Well, I mean, I would hope that you would know a lot more than I know. I mean, like, you're from the future, so in theory, that means that you've lived a lot longer. You've, I mean, you've… Lived through a lot more stuff than I've lived through, which means… Yeah. That you would… No, no, you're wrong. You're wrong there. Know more things than I do. Is that, is that right, or… Not correct. Not correct at all, sir. Let's look at it this way, if you will. Time is a lot like a piece of string. Really? You're doing string theory? Oh, you've heard that. Okay. We've heard of string. Time is like a piece of, um, yarn. Okay, yarn is just string. We have, yes, we have… You have yarn now? Yes, we do. In this time? Yes. Okay. Of course. So that, that, okay, yeah, right. It's the same thing. It's the same exact string and yarn are the same thing, so you're not doing anything futuristic. You're not adding anything. All you're doing is stepping on the episode. This is our big year-end closeout wrap-up. Yeah, I know. Let everybody know what's going on. Set the plate for the new big year that's coming up. And you're talking about yarn, and I don't understand why you are bothering me today. Wow, I really forgot how crabby you are in the past. In the future, you're happy all the time. You're never upset at anything. Oh, come on. In fact, your middle name is Rainbows and Sunshine Bumpercar. Did you just say sunshine? Sunshine isn't even a word. That's nothing. Do I also get a weird speech impediment in the future? Do I say things that don't make sense? Oh, come on. Oh, what's the weather like today? Is it going to be rainy or is there going to be a lot of sunshine? That's not nice, and it's not even necessary. Come on. It was a slip of the tongue. You know, let's do this. Do you remember when you were going to prom and you said something silly? Okay. Have you had that yet? Yes, I've had that. It was a long time ago that I went to prom, and I don't remember saying anything silly. I more remember that everything that I said was silly back then, and if you were more specific, you could have said, hey, remember that thing that you said that wasn't silly? And then I would have been like, oh, yeah, that one really sticks out in my mind. Okay, you know what? We're done with this back and forth thing. Tell me why you're here right now, real quick. Let's go, because I've got other things to handle. I've got business to handle. I've got things to do. Of course you do. You always have things to do because you're so busy. Did you know that in the future, the Bumper Podcast is actually listened to by every single person in the entire world? Wait, what's happening? What is this? What's happening right now?

    Aloysious J. Pig: Hey, everybody, it's me, Future Pig.

    Natty Bumpercar: This is, I'm truly sorry about this, Natty Bumper Cars. What? It's Future Pig. I quit. Hey, this is so…

    Aloysious J. Pig: This is the best thing ever. You're alive. It's me. You're still friends with me in the future, Natty Bumper Cars.

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