It’s the first Bumperpodcast of the year and right off the bat … we start off on an odd foot … an odd footing.
Rocco the workman comes in with a work order to fix some stuff and ends up junmpin into the show … Robot isn’t happy about the situation and tempers start to flare.
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About This Episode
In the first Bumperpodcast episode of 2012, host Natty Bumpercar's recording session is unexpectedly interrupted by Rocco, a maintenance worker who arrives with a work order to fix things around the studio. Chaos ensues when Robot confronts the unauthorized visitor, leading to a tense standoff. Rocco insists he's just doing his job and can't be recorded due to past troubles with his boss, while Robot aggressively defends the studio space. The awkward encounter results in Natty deciding to scrap the entire recording and pretend the bizarre interruption never happened—though of course it did.
Memorable Quotes
“Excuse me, excuse me, you are not authorized to be in this room, I will ask you to please exit the facility immediately.”
— Robot
“I don't care who can see me, all I care is that you see me, and you see this work order, and you know that I'm doing the job that I came out to do.”
— Rocco
“2012, what a weird way to start, huh? Yeah, I'll say, too. You know what, Rocco, we're just gonna throw this tape away and pretend like this never happened.”
— Natty Bumpercar
Topics: #firstepisode #workplacechaos #unexpectedvisitors #misunderstandings #robots #maintenanceworkers
Featuring: Rocco, Robot, Natty Bumpercar
Full Transcript
Unknown: No, that's all right, it's morning, it's so morning in here, it's okay, we just gotta…
Rocco: Oh, I see some red light over here, huh, oh, hey, hold on a second, in a minute, there's
Robot: a red light on over here, okay, excuse me, excuse me, you are not authorized to be in this room, I will ask you to please exit the facility immediately.
Rocco: Listen, I don't know who you is, or what you're doing, or why you're talking to me. I'm Robot, and I live here, and I run the show. Oh, well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Robot, my name's Rocco, hey, I'm here to fix some stuff around. Yes. So, please. Hey, uh, hey, guys, it's… Hi, Daddy.
Natty Bumpercar: What are you guys doing in here? I, uh… We're here to film you. Came in to record the first bumper podcast of the year, and… I don't talk to you, but you can't film me, I talk to you.
Rocco: Okay, here's the situation, I'm supposed to be doing some work, here's my work order, I come in, and I'm moving stuff around, there's a red light on, I was looking at it, and then all of a sudden, this little, uh, what is it called, robot, I don't know what his name is, comes up to me, gets in my face.
Robot: Yeah, I got in your face, because you're not supposed to be in here, and I'm gonna get in your face even more if you don't.
Natty Bumpercar: Whoa, whoa, whoa, okay, okay, okay, hey, Rocco is your name, Robot, I know you, obviously. Hey, hi. Yes. Um, so, I guess, I don't know what's happening, I didn't know that there was a work order being filled out. What's a work order? I don't know who did that. Uh, but anyway, Rocco, I'm Natty, bumper car, this is the bumper podcast, and this is the first one of… This is the first one of 2012, and you were on it, so I guess we're gonna go ahead and say hello, because I certainly can't go back and edit, because that would be work.
Rocco: This thing is recording, is that what you're telling me? Because I'm not authorized to be on the radio, because maybe I got into some problems, and if my boss hears me sitting around talking on this little microphone, especially to the robot, because he isn't a fan of that type, then, uh, let's just say, some people are gonna be in trouble. And I'm not pointing at myself here, I'm pointing at you.
Natty Bumpercar: Okay, mm, you actually are pointing at me, but you know, this, mm, why are you pointing at me? It's kind of like a radio show, nobody can see what you're doing, I…
Rocco: I don't care who can see me, all I care is that you see me, and you see this work order, and you know that I'm doing the job that I came out to do. Of course. Maybe you turn this red light off, and maybe this robot gets out of my face. Robot, stop, stop, robot. And maybe I go on about my… Stop my day. Okay. 2012, what a weird way to start, huh?
Natty Bumpercar: Yeah, I'll say, too. You know what, Rocco, we're just gonna throw this tape away and pretend like this never happened.
