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The Mikey Show - FM 94.9 - 01/27/11

Thursday, January 27, 2011

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Mike's fixation on his pen holder and his blunt ranking of his sons' baby haircuts turned everyday family details into arguments about order and parental honesty. Lauren O'Brien challenged Mike and Woods over The Wrestler, while the group also debated tween makeup and whether an engagement ring should be a surprise or a researched joint choice. The show's biggest physical gag came when producer Jay tried to climb into a giant balloon and it burst in his face, after which the fictional Senior Beans called out Woods's fast-food habits. Other standout stories included a soldier's proposal reaching the wrong voicemail, a grotesque Black's Beach encounter, the mock Interview with a Plebeian and confessions about imagining famous singers as romantic partners.

What happened, in order

  1. The Pen-Holder Crisis

    Mike spirals over his carefully arranged pens and highlighters being moved while Jay and the others tease him about his need for order.

  2. Ranking the Babies

    Mike candidly compares how cute his sons looked before and after their haircuts, prompting an argument over whether parents should ever admit a baby was not especially photogenic.

  3. Black's Beach Field Report

    A conversation about San Diego's nude beach escalates from naked volleyball to caller Ryan's story of a huge sunbather sitting behind him and eating hard-boiled eggs.

  4. Proposal to the Wrong Number

    A soldier in Afghanistan leaves a heartfelt marriage proposal for his pregnant girlfriend Samantha on Diane Potts's voicemail, forcing Diane to search publicly for the intended recipient.

  5. The Wrestler Verdict

    Lauren O'Brien praises Mickey Rourke and the realism of The Wrestler but calls it slow and predictable, while Mike and Woods defend every bleak moment of the film.

  6. Makeup for Eight-Year-Olds

    The hosts argue over Walmart's makeup line for girls ages eight to twelve, separating harmless special-occasion play from pressure to look grown-up and debating how strict parents should be.

  7. Interview with a Plebeian

    Mike becomes a cape-wearing, piano-playing intellectual who belittles Woods, Sienna and Lauren for their books and music in an extended mock interview.

  8. Texture Horror Show

    Mike's hatred of cotton candy opens a floodgate of aversions involving splintery wood, wet wool, pudding skin, mustard water and crumbs contaminating shared condiments.

  9. Senior Beans Revolts

    In a fake call, Woods's dog Senior Beans panics about being replaced by a baby, threatens revenge and exposes Woods's supposedly healthy diet as two nights of McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken.

  10. Jay Versus the Giant Balloon

    Jay forces his head into a six-foot purple balloon until it explodes in his face, leaving his lips burning and his nose bleeding while he immediately asks to try again.

  11. The Engagement-Ring Fight

    Jennifer Love Hewitt's admission that she preselected three Tiffany rings launches a sharp debate over romantic surprise, personal taste and whether an expensive ring demands the recipient's input.

  12. Songs Written About Me

    The hosts confess to imagining singers as romantic partners, with Woods admitting that Taylor Swift's Dear John made him fantasize about being the man who inspired the breakup song.

People mentioned

MikeWoodsLauren O'BrienSiennaJayRebeccaLukeRyanNitaDiane PottsSamanthaMickey RourkeJennifer Love HewittEllen DeGeneres