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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