Is Headquarters under attack? No … well, kind of. It is under attack from inside of it’s very own walls. Natty Bumpercar, Pig and Robot end up trapped in the Bumperpodcast booth as they try to escape from the rampaging Baby Bumpercar.
Listen to find out if anyone makes it out in one piece – on today’s episode of the Bumperpodcast!
Natty Bumpercar is like a bubbly glass of bubbly on today’s episode of the Bumperpodcast. You could even say that he is as happy as a clam … I would definitely say that – if I knew what I was talking about.
Maybe you’ll be able to figure out what we are talking about on the Bumperpodcast … and if you do – please let us know at Bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com.
In episode 90 of Bumperpodcast, host Natty Bumpercar rides an unexpected wave of good mood on a glorious summer day at Coffee Can Alley headquarters. Without caffeine, breakfast, or exercise, Natty finds himself inexplicably energetic and happy as a clam—which leads to a hilarious existential pondering about what exactly makes clams so happy. The episode takes a comedic turn as Natty explores the phenomenon of people who confidently make things up in conversations, from fictional car facts to imaginary blimp-based transportation systems of the 1910s. With his signature improvisational style, Natty riffs on the social dynamics of calling out misinformation and why the truth-teller often becomes the bad guy.
Memorable Quotes
“We're only 15 seconds in and all the business is done now we can just have fun what do you think of that pretty energetic i know did i eat breakfast no did i have some caffeine no i haven't did i go for a jog that's exercise”
— Natty Bumpercar
“Happy as a clam by the way bumper podcast why are clams so happy what is it that i can learn from a clam that i don't have in my life right now”
— Natty Bumpercar
“Sometimes i start talking and then i hear what i'm saying and i realize i really don't know what i'm saying”
Natty Bumpercar: ladies and gentlemen boys and girls my name is natty bumper car it is a glorious summer day here at headquarters in coffee can alley you're listening to the bumper podcast of course boom bam look we're only 15 seconds in and all the business is done now we can just have fun what do you think of that pretty energetic i know did i eat breakfast no did i have some caffeine no i haven't did i go for a jog that's exercise i think by now you should know i don't do that so why why natty bumper car why are you in such a good mood i don't know literally seconds before uh the bumper podcast started and i started recording i i i could have gone the other way i could have gone miserable i could have gone angry but instead for some reason like an effervescent uh bubbly uh glass of bubbly look at me right now happy as a clam by the way bumper podcast why are clams so happy what is it that i can learn from a clam that i don't have in my life right now that would make me i mean other than right now because we established that i'm pretty happy right now but what i want to know when people say happy as a clam what does that i mean like what clams just they they they i don't i was gonna say they sit but i don't even know if they sit or if they're just laying there like just kind of they just they're just there in the silt in the dirt in this in the you know the sand clams i don't really know where clams are now that i start saying things sometimes i start talking and then i hear what i'm saying and i realize i really don't know what i'm saying and a lot of people what they do when you'll you'll talk to people you're in a conversation and they'll say things and they're they're uh just making stuff up as they go they're
Unknown: hey i'm in a conversation i'm just talking about this thing what's that oh of course that car is the fastest car in the streets don't you know this car is slow it's over here i gotta do what i do
Natty Bumpercar: and if you like here's the thing they don't know what they're talking about right they're like oh yeah look at that i'm talking about this thing i'm talking about this thing i'm talking about this thing
Unknown: you guys know that in the 1910s that the blimp the blimp is how everybody traveled nobody even
Natty Bumpercar: had cars back then it was uh the blimp and then the model t came and took over for the blimp hey that's not true but here's the weird thing in society is if this person is standing there talking to you garbage talking ridiculous talking silly and then you're the one who comes and you're like i'm pretty sure that's not true well guess who gets in trouble bumper car that's who
Robot is the new assistant around Headquarters and Natty Bumpercar is putting him to work printing and marking on pieces of paper. Today is spent looking through letters and emails and letting you – the Bumperaudience – in on the stuff that people have sent in.
If you would like to potentially have your words read and edited by Robot, then please send us an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com – and we may just oblige!
In episode 89 of Bumperpodcast, host Natty Bumpercar shuffles through a massive stack of papers prepared by his new office intern, Robot. The papers contain listener emails and letters covered in confusing highlighter marks and annotations. Natty attempts to read feedback from the Bumper Podcast audience, starting with a harsh note demanding he "make it shorter," which hurts his feelings despite the show only being three minutes long. The episode humorously explores Natty's relationship with his overeager robotic assistant and his attempts to connect with listeners, ending with a bizarre email consisting only of the word "hippos" repeated.
Memorable Quotes
“What i've done is i've made a robot my office uh he's my like he's my intern… he prints things out he goes through with markers a lot of the times the marks don't make sense he just marks things.”
— Natty Bumpercar
“Make it shorter? Three minutes not that long, not that big of a commitment, and from what i've heard we bring the funny. Make it shorter really kind of hurts my feelings.”
Natty Bumpercar: finally finally finally finally finally finally how's it going everybody i am natty bumper car what you hear me playing with there is a big stack of papers papers that have been printed out papers that have uh uh lines in them red lines on this one this one has some orange things highlighted green highlights and i don't i mean like honestly what i've done is i've made a robot my office uh he's my like he's my intern he's the new intern really is what he is he helps me out he prints things out he goes through with markers a lot of the times the marks don't make sense he just marks things he just puts marks on wherever he wants to and that's fine a couple of things it does it keeps him really busy so he is nowhere near the uh the studio what did you just hear my voice it just did something crazy all right like this i don't know what's going on uh it also gives me things to look at like so for instance this pile of papers these are emails i suppose yeah there's a couple of emails and oh some regular old letters i'm just going to that these have just been piling up and i i never remember to bring them to you or if i do then some sort of shenanigans happen and i'm not i don't have i'm not allowed to uh actually uh relay them to you and i feel like part of the bumper podcast the most important part i'm gonna say uh is you that's right the bumper audience is that is that your name do you need a name i'm gonna let you guys figure out the name i don't know that bumper audience is really what we should stick with obviously this is the bumper podcast i'm natty bumper car this is headquarters make something up send it in that's fine what's it uh bumper podcast at natty bumper car.com so right off the bat here this little email and i'm just gonna i'm gonna go by what robot's done i'm gonna read the highlighted part it says uh show is too long make it shorter um all right and robot has actually written a black line through the name so i don't even know who this is from uh make it shorter you know uh three minutes not that long not that long not that big of a commitment uh and from what i've heard we bring the funny make it shorter really kind of hurts my feelings uh if this one's on top i'm kind of nervous about what is on the inside i'm just gonna skip a few because make it shorter uh kind of threw me for a loop i wasn't expecting it right off the bat like that uh this one right here it's just the word hippos over and over
Pirate takes over the Bumperpodcast and is about to have a jolly old time – at least until Robot shows up to give a lecture on the importance of reading.
Hopefully someone else will come in to moderate this fierce debte … on today’s Bumperpodcast!
Don’t forget to email us at bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com with your rigamarole!
Pig rocks the mic with an all new and all awesome song on today’s special Friday edition of the Bumperpodcast … And then – maybe his dulcet tones bring in a partner looking to sing a bit of a duet. All on todays episode of the Bumperpodcast!
