Tag: spring

  • 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

  • Bumperpodcast #163: I just don’t know

    Bumperpodcast #163: I just don’t know

    Spring has sprung around Headquarters!

    And – Natty Bumpercar realizes that he doesn’t know everything in the world – which is disturbing. So – a mission is sent out to all of my pals … Tell me all of the things in the world that I don’t know.

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

    We’ll be awsomer!


    About This Episode

    In Bumperpodcast episode 163, Natty Bumpercar celebrates the arrival of spring at headquarters, though the season brings challenges like allergies and constant sneezing. As he contemplates the mysteries of pollen, Natty spirals into philosophical territory, questioning whether grass has pollen, what to call airplane skywriters, and if almonds are fruits or nuts. The episode takes a humorous turn as Natty realizes how much he doesn't know after missing a few weeks of podcasting due to babies. He enlists his listeners—not as minions, but as pals—to help uncover life's mysteries and make everyone "bigger better stronger smarter more and more awesomer."

    Memorable Quotes

    “This might be my new life's goal i might switch up everything that i'm doing in life right now drop everything just to find out just to get to the bottom of this mystery”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “Is an almond a fruit or uh a nut i i don't know like there's a lot of things i don't know is what i'm finding out today”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “Go and find out all the things that i don't know that you don't know and tell me what they are so that then i'll know them”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #spring #allergies #pollen #knowledge #mysteries #nature #philosophy #listenerinteraction

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: well well well what is up bumper podcast my name is natty bumper car and i am thrilled to be here so thrilled how thrilled really thrilled really thrilled so how's it going guys it's spring finally here around headquarters and what does that mean it means allergies it means i sneeze all the time it means i have to take funny little pills with funny little names that make my eyes stop feeling like there's sand in them oh boy oh boy oh boy no really it's crazy town all these trees with their pollen it's like listen trees you got some pollen i got it i get it you need pollen to stay alive you flowers too okay grass i think you need pollen but i'm not really entirely positive about that any grass people out there in the crowd that listen that can tell me grass has pollen right it's got chlorophyll i know that because it's green but i don't know if it has pollen interesting we're a minute into the episode and we've already hit our major stumbling block does grass have pollen this is something that i may never be able to answer like this might be my new life's goal i might switch up everything that i'm doing in life right now drop everything just to find out just to get to the bottom of this mystery because i'm not going to be able to answer this mystery because i'm not going to be able to answer i can't live like this i have to know you know everything clearly and this is a thing that i am now pronouncing to not know so i have an issue a major issue i have a major major issue and a problem if only i had minions that i could send out to find out things for me hmm that brings up an interesting point minions perhaps i should put an ad out via uh what is it called airplane skywriter i don't know what it's called jeez there's another thing i don't know is is an almond a fruit or uh a nut i i don't know like there's a lot of things i don't know is what i'm finding out today in the bumper podcast i mean this is what happens when you don't do a lot of when you miss a few weeks because of babies and stuff is you realize that there's a lot out there that you just don't know and as someone who is supposed to know everything that's very difficult but you know what i've got you guys out there not as minions but as pals to help me out to back me up and to let me know things so bumper podcast you have a mission this week go and find out all the things that i don't know that you don't know and tell me what they are so that then i'll know them and what will we be bigger better stronger smarter more and more awesomer

  • Bumperpodcast # 161 – We’ve really lost it

    Bumperpodcast # 161 – We’ve really lost it

    Yay! It’s a new Bumperpodcast …

    Hold on to your britches.

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

    Pants are awesome!


    About This Episode

    In episode 161, Natty Bumpercar records while driving hands-free and shares his stream-of-consciousness thoughts on everything from talking to oneself to the podcast boom. Fresh off a brutal winter at headquarters with sky-high heating bills and seemingly windowless offices, Natty celebrates the arrival of spring weather. He goes on entertaining tangents about ferocious animals, dinosaur taxonomy, and whether the plural of brachiosaurus might be "brachiosauri." This rambling, affectionate solo episode showcases Natty's spontaneous comedy style as he reconnects with listeners after some time away.

    Memorable Quotes

    “I'm assuming that everyone talks to themselves as much as I talk to myself, is this true or not? You'll have to let me know, but what I'm saying is you can record yourself, so that's good, and then you, look, you've got a podcast!”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “I've missed you guys, and I don't even mean just missed you a little bit. I mean, ferociously. Ferociously like a badger. Ferociously like a wolverine. Ferociously like the most ferocious dinosaur to ever roam the land.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #spring #podcasting #dinosaurs #talkingtoyourself #winter #streamofconsciousness

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

  • Bumperpodcast 73 – Running out of juice.

    Bumperpodcast 73 – Running out of juice.

    On today’s episode of the Bumperpodcast … our intern, Bamboo, goes missing – and when Robot is brought in to help find her … he runs out of juice.

    What a cavalcade of calamities … how will we ever get through all of this in one piece?

    I guess that you’ll have to listen to the Bumperpodcast to find out!

     

     


    About This Episode

    In episode 73 of Bumperpodcast, Natty Bumpercar welcomes spring and complains about his creaky joints while dealing with chaos at headquarters. Robot mysteriously keeps shutting down and turning back on, leaving Natty confused and calling for help. The situation escalates when intern Bamboo goes missing, only to reveal she was hanging out with Pig at the tool shed. This short comedy episode features Natty's signature rambling commentary about clams being happy in the mud and his attempts to manage the unpredictable puppet crew.

    Memorable Quotes

    “It's a hot spring which is great for my bursitis my joints are all you know creaking because i'm so old”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “You're happy as clams which are evidently very happy i don't know why you would be sitting in the mud the silt”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “I was down at the tool shed with pig”

    — Bamboo

    Topics: #spring #technologyproblems #interns #friendship #chaos #workplacecomedy

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: yes indeedy do it's me natty bumper car and i'm here and it's spring finally and it's nice weather because that's spring i mean it's hot spring but it's spring it's a hot spring which is great for my bursitis my joints are all you know creaking because i'm so old this spring i'm so old but it doesn't matter because you know what around headquarters here we we got it we have an intern we remember bamboo from last week she's well she's some hold on a second she was right here a second ago let me hey robot robot come here for a second i got a question to ask you robot seriously have a situation i don't need you to sit there and lollygag with your talking talking you're talking gagging is what you're lolly talking i don't need it i wasn't doing any lolly talking i don't even know what lolly talking is everybody i i think robot just ran out of juice i think he just broke robot robot no he's not waking up at all this is terrible we've lost i've lost the intern bamboo robot just turned off this is this is not a banner day at headquarters i don't even have anyone else to yell for i'm trapped here talking not trapped i love talking to you obviously you're a wonderful bumper podcast audience i can see you there bright and shining eyes happy as clams which are evidently very happy i don't know why you would be sitting in the mud the silt but you're very happy i don't know what to do i should talk about something else what were we talking about before spring i don't want to talk about spring anymore i've got a broken robot here lost intern what robot you're waking up you're waking up oh yay he's back i don't know what even happened you ran out of back oh no no no no no no no oh robot you were here for a second and then you're gone again this is terrible hey guys oh all right thank goodness gracious all right all right it's bamboo she came back bamboo where were you we were i was i didn't no one knew i was down at the tool shed with pig you were what down at the tool shed with pig that's crazy you first off robot you're back second off no i didn't pigs everybody's friend