HISTORY / BACKGROUND

Dave and Chuck met in the mid 90’s at a Canadian radio station where Dave would do the news and Chuck would run the board for him. After developing a rapport, they took their talents on the air together with a woman named Kelly Brown. Dave replaced one of the individuals on the show and then soon after, Chuck joined as a full time member.

Dave and Chuck the Freak broadcasted their first show together on April 18, 2001 at 88.7 (89x, sometimes referred to “the old station” by the show members) CIMX-FM in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. They were known only as “The Morning X”. Their manager was actively looking for their replacement and he did not want to put anyone’s name on the show. After their first ratings book was a success, they were solidified as a permanent fixture at 89x and the show was allowed to bear their names.

After Kelly Brown left in 2004 to pursue other radio opportunities, the duo recruited Lisa Way who was a traffic reporter at an affiliate station in Southfield. Dave and Chuck would get their traffic reports from Lisa live on the air and they enjoyed their banter with her. After some convincing, their manager agreed to allow Lisa to become a permanent in-studio member of the show.

Dave, Chuck, and Lisa continued, meeting James Campbell along the way. James was working at 89X’s American offices and after agreeing to do ridiculous stunts for them like walking around various stores in the area in naught but a shirt and man thong seeing if he would be kicked out (and ending up on People of Walmart after someone snuck a few pictures of him (WhoTheFIsJC - People of Walmart Appearance 2), to helping bald men get a second chance at having hair, albeit it from a hairy man’s ass that James would shave and apply, being greeted by a nasty but not too shocking surprise (audio clip here: Bald Man Ass Hair Toupee), Dave and Chuck knew they had to keep him around.

Their ratings continued to climb through the years and the show emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the highly competitive Detroit-area morning show market. It received various number one show awards from Detroit-area ratings companies, making it possibly the only non-syndicated terrestrial radio show in the world to claim the #1 spot in a different country than it is broadcasted from. The show continued to enjoy great success until they abruptly announced their departure from 89X on Nov. 23rd, 2012.

Throughout the next 6 months, members of the show left breadcrumbs on social media hinting that the show was not over yet, but nothing was confirmed until May 20, 2013 when an unknown source leaked that the show was coming to 101.1 WRIF in Detroit and will be starting on May 28th, 2013, replacing the long-standing Drew and Mike show. (https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20130520/NEWS/130529997/dave-and-chuck-the-freak-to-debut-on-wrif-at-6-a-m-may-28). Years later, Dave and Chuck provided podcaster Mike Staff with more details about the move to the new station, revealing that 101.1 WRIF had contacted them to replace Drew and Mike and that due to their 6-month non compete clause in their contract with 89X, they could not participate in any radio programming during that time and that the only people they told about the deal was their spouses.

Dave, Chuck, and Lisa all returned with the addition of James Campbell as the show’s full time producer. Dave, Chuck, Lisa, and James continued as a quartet until around 2015 when Andy Green, WRIF’s program/music director joined the show as a permanent member. Previously, Andy had only been on the show for short segments known as “Adventures in Andyland” where he shared amusing stories of his past drug use and other tales of debauchery. The call screener, Katie “The Call Girl” was replaced by Jason “the Jew” Watson around the same time and has been the show’s call screener ever since, carving out a niche of his own in the show’s ecosystem.

Al Beck joined the show as the syndication producer at an unknown date and occasionally chimes in on the microphone.

On December 4th, 2023 Dave started off the show by announcing that James Campbell had been let go due to budgetary cuts and that he would no longer be a part of the show’s lineup.

Current syndication guide:

101.1 WRIF in Detroit, MI

ALT 92.9 in Boston, MA

K-ROCK 96.1 in Fort Myers, FL

98.7 The Shark in Tampa, FL

106.3 The Core in Saginaw, MI

107.5 in Las Vegas, NV

SHOW MEMBERS

Dave Hunter 

One half of the show’s namesake, Dave is the “captain” of the show, moving the group along from segment to segment and reigning in the other show members when things get too far out of hand. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he is one of two members of the show that do not natively hail from America. He immigrated to the Windsor metropolitan area when he was 5 or 6, losing his Irish accent and adopting a Canadian accent. Dave was born during The Troubles, and the sudden immigration was prompted when Dave was in a Chinese restaurant with his mother when a man dropped a briefcase with a bomb in the restaurant and told everyone to leave. The restaurant blew up moments after they had evacuated. This, in addition to the notion that his father might have been involved in some illegal activity or had some gambling debt, led to the exodus to Canada.

Dave knew he wanted to be a newsman ever since he was a young kid, and he started doing news right out of high school at a radio station near Buffalo, New York. His first big assignment was covering the case of Paul Bernardo, a Canadian man who was later convicted of raping and murdering multiple women. This greatly affected Dave, leading him to decide that he didn’t want to be depressed by covering tragic news for a living and he started exploring other options.

Dave is one of the whitest people you’ll ever meet, his naivety about the less-wholesome aspects of life often being a catalyst for comedy and mockery from the other members of the show. He towers over most people, standing at 6’5” and is clumsy as a result, one time accidentally punching a woman in the face when he was putting on his coat. Dave is the most optimistic member of the show, preferring to look at the glass as half full. He loves tropical destinations and travels with his family extensively, taking a major trip every opportunity he gets and usually having some kind of noteworthy happenstance or event take place during his travels. This ranges from having Russell Crowe in his tour group at the Tower of London, to having his flight canceled 6 hours before take off and having to traverse all over the state of Florida while under the influence of sleeping medication to make a rescheduled flight, to having Samwell (the “What What In the Butt” guy) as his flight attendant, to finding an unidentified mass of biological material (a mass of hair and teeth) at a beach in Mexico that he tells himself was a teratoma, but Chuck is convinced it was the remains of a cartel victim.

A running joke amongst the show members (mainly by Chuck) is that Dave and his wife are swingers. This started when Dave proclaimed his love for hot tubs, and because Dave had built his wife an outdoor daybed, which Chuck called their outdoor sex bed. This daybed was eventually disposed of after stray cats would not stop peeing on it. Although never explicitly confirmed, Dave most likely has a huge penis which Chuck brings up every chance he gets. Dave has made several comments throughout the years that point to this conclusion such as the tip of his penis hitting the water in the toilet when he sits down sometimes. Dave has confirmed multiple times that he has a very tight butthole.

One of the most notable segments in show history was Dave getting a lapdance from a legless stripper during a Saint Patrick's Day live broadcast. The video went semi-viral in certain circles, with copies uploaded to pornhub.com and bigblackcocks.com. This came back to haunt Dave, as his wife was infuriated at the stunt. According to Dave, this stunt was "almost a divorce".

Video can be seen here: Legless Stripper Lap Dance

Legless strippers aside, he is happily married to Amber who is a Canadian-Indian woman. She comes from a traditional Indian background whom he met while they worked at the 89X offices in Windsor.

Amber’s parents were greatly upset at their daughter marrying the “white devil” (or “safed”, which means “white” in Hindi, which Dave would overhear Amber’s family say when talking about him in Hindi) but eventually came to love him. Dave’s marriage to Amber has produced two boys, Aidan and Zain. Dave also has a tiny goldendoodle dog named Jameson.

Chuck Urquhart (“Chuck the Freak”) 

The other half of the show’s namesake, Chuck runs the board and provides much of the show’s spontaneous comedy, opposite Andy Green. Chuck grew up in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and immigrated to America at an unknown date, becoming an American citizen in the mid 2010s. He married an American woman named Patti and together they had two children, Rowan and Stella. Chuck’s marriage and sometimes Patti herself were common topics of derision on the show, usually only brought up by Chuck himself. He made it clear that they were not happy together and in the late 2010s, they divorced.

Chuck’s career in radio started in an unconventional fashion. His dad (known as the “Bryster”), wanted Chuck to work at the casino (or, “the cacinah’” as The Bryster calls it) but Chuck resisted. He was working at a bumper factory at the time and hated every second of it. Chuck gave a college classmate his number so they could collaborate on homework together. This classmate worked at 89x, and her boss had asked her if she knew anybody who wanted to work at the radio station. She gave her boss Chuck’s number, and Chuck began working at 89x shortly thereafter. Chuck had “The Freak” moniker added to his name in the mid 2000s after they held a listener contest to see who could come up with the best nickname for Chuck. The two finalists were Chuck “The Geek” and Chuck “The Freak”.

Chuck has low self esteem, constantly making a mockery of his own height, weight, and self-proclaimed underwhelming penis size. He has had various intense interests throughout the history of the show, ranging from video games, to ant-collecting, aquariums, and most recently metal-detecting and UFOs. He shares custody of his children with his ex-wife.

Chuck is Dave’s antithesis. Where Dave is positive and upbeat, Chuck is pessimistic and gloomy. Where Dave loves to see the world and travel, Chuck prefers to stay home.

Lisa Way

Being the sole female member of the morning show, Lisa is often grossed out by and sometimes refuses to share her thoughts on some of the show’s topics and segments. She is every bit a girly girl, loving fashion and sweet-smelling things. She had a cat named Don Purrleone who would often kill small animals and bring them to her, leading to a long-running gag on the show that Don was a part of the Italian mafia. Don died sometime in the early / mid 2010s.

She is married to Lenny, who comes from New Orleans and who is an excellent cook. They have no children, but they did have Molly the golden retriever who passed away in 2022, Lou the cat who is still alive, with Douglas the golden retriever being the newest addition to the family.

Andy Green

The newest addition to the lineup, Andy Green was born and raised in/around Findlay, Ohio to father Ronnie Green. Ronnie has been noted for his badassery (having been to war and killed while in battle) and his lack of dating success with women, some of whom have taken monetary advantage of him. Andy has never mentioned his mother on the show before, but he did live in his grandma’s basement as a young adult.

Andy started experimenting with drugs, particularly weed, in his early teen years. His young adult years were filled with struggles, as he was overweight but was still able to get by with his sense of humor. He made poor financial decisions which took years to correct and he made very little money for a long time. Andy is generally emotionally neutral, never veering far into optimism or pessimism.

Much of the humor in the show’s current form derive from Andy and Chuck’s improvisational skills, often taking on exaggerated personas of individuals that are from the stories that the current segment is covering and putting a comedic twist on them. Andy has a cat named the Littlest Bittens, AKA Bitty Jean Green, AKA Bitties. He has never been married nor does he have any children.

For years, Andy was on the Mark and Andy show which broadcasted from Saturdays 9AM - Noon on 101.1 WRIF alongside then-Program Director Mark Pennington and weekday midday WRIF DJ Jade Springart. Their last broadcast was on December 21st, 2019, after which Mark Pennington was let go and the show was discontinued. The podcasts of some of these broadcasts were available on platforms such as Spotify up until 2023, but have since been removed.

Andy and Jade do a podcast every Friday called the Jade and Andy show.

Jason “the Jew” Watson

Jason served as the show’s call screener starting around 2015 and was in that position until December of 2023 when James was let go. Jason was then promoted to producer and filled James’ former role, sitting in the producer’s office where James used to sit.

He first met the members of the show when he was sent out to be the photographer for a promotion at a cellphone store, which the members of the show were set to appear at. Jason thought that the members of the show didn’t like him, but it turns out that they were just mad about having to do the appearance and their standoffish demeanor had nothing to do with him personally.

His Jewish upbringing is his defining characteristic on the show, with Dave playing a sound effect of a shofar being blown whenever they wanted to have him chime on on a subject (although they have stopped doing this in recent years) as well as the short-lived “Jew Sports'' segment in which Jason would update the other show members about Israeli sports teams.

Jason has carved out a niche for himself in the show’s ecosystem, chiming in about anything Jewish as well as being asked his opinion on a variety of subjects, including regaling everyone about his short time as a rapper who went by DJ Mayo and about the time he received oral sex in a porta potty. In addition to his producer duties, he creates the daily Peep Show and other media like sound effects and misc. video edits. He has a nickname, “Dick Bloodhound” which Dave bestowed upon him due to his ability to quickly locate the nudes of many of their segments’ subjects.

Jason is married to Jessie, a yoga instructor and has a son named Scott born in 2020 or 2021. His second child, Callie, was born in 2023.

Al Beck

 A syndication producer for Dave and Chuck the Freak, Al is the member of the show that the audience hears the least from, usually only speaking once or twice per broadcast. A running joke on the show centers around Al’s affinity for his “old man” lifestyle and interests including getting up extremely early to enjoy his oatmeal in the morning and enjoying old TV shows like M.A.S.H and the original Star Trek.

Al’s claim to fame is that he was roasted on The Late Show by Stephen Colbert (Meanwhile... Our Writers Spark Controversy With Their Emmy Fashions , skip to 5:18).

Al loves hardcore music like Slaughter to Prevail and was previously known as “Slayer” on the WRIF.

FORMER SHOW MEMBERS

James Campbell

You would not believe how long it took me to find a normal picture of James LOL

Self proclaimed homoerotic stuntman, James was the producer of Dave and Chuck the Freak from May 20th, 2013 until December 1st, 2023. James had taken on more of an active speaking role in the show in the later years of his tenure. James sat in a separate room from the rest of the show, with a glass window in between them which might have caused a little bit of confusion for listeners who aren’t familiar with the physical layout of the studio.

There are almost no lengths James wouldn’t go to get a laugh. He is often seen on social media sporting his trademark man thong, his antics sometimes resulting in his appearance in widely circulated memes (https://whothefisjc.com/i-think-im-a-meme-now/) and other forms of social media attention (https://whothefisjc.com/youtubers-react-nsfw-challenges-video-appearance-december-2016/)

James worked at a grocery store for some of his young adult life before moving to Arizona in the late 2000s or early 2010s to be with a girl, taking a job as a gas station manager to get by. The relationship did not end up working out, and James was suicidal. When Dave and Chuck secured their position at the WRIF, they recruited James to be the show’s full time producer. Emotionally, he leveled out once he got back to Michigan and took up the mantle of producer.

He loves all things gross and offensive, and has horrible video game rage. He once punched a fridge in frustration and broke his hand, requiring surgery. In spite of the running gag that he and Chuck were homosexual lovers, James is a straight man who is married to Cody, with whom he had a son named Holden in 2022. However, he does maintain strong man-crushes on Jason Mamoa, Channing Tatum, and John Cena, the latter of whom has blocked him on Twitter, presumably because of too many indecent proposals.

James garnered a nickname, “Jimmy the Gout”, due to his debilitating gout foot. He said that his doctors told him that the gout has been caused by his diet. James proclaimed himself to be a “chemical brother”, because he loves unhealthy artificial flavors. He is an avid Taco Bell fan and drank a lot of Pepsi, but had since cut back on the latter because of his gout.

On December 4th, 2023 Dave started off the show with the announcement that James had been let go on the previous Friday due to budget cutbacks, and will no longer be a part of the show. A small campaign started on Reddit to get James back on the air, but was ultimately unsuccessful.

James posted a farewell on his personal website, found below.

“If you are an avid listener or fan of Dave and Chuck the Freak you know that I was let go from my job a little over a week ago. I have not responded to any comments, messages, or the like for legal reasons. I don’t want any kind of interaction to be taken any sort of way.

I wanted to say thank you so much to everyone who have sent a DM or commented a well wish, a thank you, or acknowledged my existence on social media. Extra special thank you to everyone who has placed an order from ID BUY THAT SHIRT!!!

I really do appreciate everyone who has reached out and said something positive. I’m honestly overwhelmed with all the messages and all the attention this situation actually got.

I will miss working on the show 1000% percent. It’s been one of the biggest parts of my life for such a long time. I’ve known Dave, Chuck and Lisa for so long and am so used to seeing them almost every day it’s super weird to not see them. If not for Dave, Chuck and Lisa you wouldn’t know who I am or even be reading this.

They took me on one wild ass ride. I got to do a lot of stuff some people who have worked in radio for a long time have never been able to do. Traveling across the country and to international destinations …for of all things manthong bathing suit photo shoots…

I was able to do something I would have nightmares about as an intern, run the board of the morning show, my b-hole has never puckered more than the first time I had to sit in for Chuck. On top of running the board I was able to help fill in for Dave and kind of sort of “drive the bus” for a handful of shows, that I’d say we’re pretty good. I was able to write scripts and work with clients that allowed me to use some of my own humor, was almost the voice for a well known condom brand…still bummed that didn’t happen.

This ride also allowed me the opportunity to host a nationally syndicated esports talk show, be a part of a nerd culture podcast, meet pro wrestlers, ask Dax Shepard about his prosthetic penis in that movie! I was able to meet Steve-O and Tom Green. I’m friends Danhausen!!! Plus gained the notoriety of being a homoerotic manthong enthusiast. One conversation with a man in a Panera bread turned into all this.

I don’t think there’s much more anyone could want to or try to accomplish. I kicked a freaking dude in the nuts for crying out loud. I’m proud of everything I’ve done for them and my work with them. I’m bummed the ride is over, but am incredibly thankful for Dave, Chuck, and Lisa. I wish them nothing but good shit! They’ve always had my back and have forever changed my life for the better.

The fact that Dave mentioned me not being on the show anymore is HUGE, to me that meant a lot. That’s not something he had to do and it probably caused the show a lot of hassle. In my opinion, that was not only a huge sign of respect to me, but to you the listeners. Keep that in mind when you start talking about a boycott or stopping listening.

They’ve always cared and respected the listeners of the show. That’s not something you get from a lot of shows and personalities. Dave and Chuck listeners are special and I appreciate you guys embracing me as a part of the show. If you’ve ever come out to an event to meet me, watched a piece of my content, or laughed at something I said thank you so much! Literally had no idea so many people actually laughed at the homoerotic stuff. Extra special thank you if you are one of them.

I have zero hard feelings about any of this, the timing sucks, but any time you get let go is a bad time. This is just how the industry is. Radio is trying to figure things out still and I’ve seen so many other much more talented people get cut in the same way. Sometimes your time is up. All in all everything has been incredibly fair and I don’t have anything negative to say about the situation.

Technically I have a sugar momma now and I get to learn a dozen new dancie dances with my son every day.  Right now that’s where the universe wants to put me, so I’m gonna dancie dance my ass off with him until the next opportunity comes up.

I’ve already had a couple really cool phone calls.

I don’t know if you’ll hear me live on the radio anymore, definitely not for the next little bit…But I am open to opportunities so if you’re hiring feel free to reach out.

Also I’m down if there’s anyone in the cannabis industry looking for help too. I know a thing or two about a thing or two…wink wink

I’ll definitely be working on a livestream schedule on Twitch/YouTube, that is where you can keep up with this formerly cool dada.

Someone put my VENMO out there, please do not send money. I promise me and my family will be just fine!

Keep in mind you are welcome to protest the decision, but maybe try to do it in a constructive way. Tweeting a bunch of expletives at a company and tagging me and the show is prob not the best approach.”

Operation Darkstall

The most notorious event that occurred while they were on 89X was Operation Darkstall. On Monday, July 27 2009, Chuck walked into the restroom and turned on the lights. He noticed there was someone in the stall, meaning they had probably been in the stall in the dark for at least a few minutes.

During the next day’s show, Chuck regaled the audience with what had happened and an informal investigation was launched by the show to see if they could determine who was the “dark pooper”. The person who was in the stall made themselves known to management and the show was ordered to stop talking about it on the air because this person was upset.

In typical fashion, they completely disregarded the order and continued to discuss the event and call station employees live on the air to interrogate them. This led to the show being suspended, with James Campbell being ordered to fill in for them. Due to overwhelming listener backlash, the show was allowed to return to the airwaves a few days later.

A full writeup can be found on the show’s wiki fandom page: https://dave-and-chuck-the-freak.fandom.com/wiki/Operation_Dark_Stall

SEGMENTS:

NOTE: All of these segments (besides Regular News) feature a voiceover by Pete Gustin. Pete is legally blind but taught himself how to surf and do voiceover work. (Blind Surfer Pete Gustin - YouTube)

Regular News - Dave reads off interesting, noteworthy, or strange news stories from around the world.

Sound bites = “Checking in with the morning report” - The Lion King | "The Morning Report" song FullHD 1080p (0:58 - 0:59)

“Sir news from the underground” - https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/b865d505-023b-4869-ab68-9549d137f9f2 

Florida’s F’d Up - Crazy stories are discussed that take place in Florida, often reinforcing the “Florida is crazy” stereotype. These stories often involve nudity, drugs, and alligators.

Music = An instrumental rendition of “Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett.

Tales from the Kremlin - Stories that take place in Russia are discussed, often touching on stereotypes about Russia’s lack of adequate social welfare / proper medical care, and cold/callous views on the value of human life. Other themes include excessive vodka consumption, medical mishaps, extreme acts of physical exertion, tyrannical government corruption, murder, tenuous relations with the west, and wolf attacks.

Music = Unknown at this time, some kind of upbeat Russian party music.

The Times of India - A parody of the popular Indian newspaper “The Times of India” (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/us), stories that take place in India and touch on Indian stereotypes such as male-dominated culture, medical mishaps, and lackluster infrastructure are discussed. Popular topics include head-scratching medical mistakes performed by doctors, wild animal attacks, and people pooping out in the open.

Music = Unknown at this time, some kind of traditional Indian sitar music.

Bitch is Trippin’ - Stories about women losing their minds are discussed. These stories include women participating in activities such as vandalism, nudity, attempted murder, male genital mutilation, and “Karen” type confrontations.

Music = An instrumental version of “Still” by Geto Boys

White Trash Alert - Stories about people of caucasian descent participating in uncouth behavior, generally considered “low class”. These stories often include elements like alcoholism, drug use, incest, and missing teeth.

Music = “Dueling Banjos” from the Deliverance soundtrack

What’s Up with the Asians? - Stories about people of Asian descent doing notable and/or bizarre activities. These stories usually include medical mishaps, odd social behaviors commonplace in Asian cultures, and the inappropriate use of chopsticks.

Music = Unknown at this time.

What’s Up His Butt? - Read by Dave, these stories involve individuals shoving various items inside their rectums and the other members of the show have to guess what they are based on clues given by Dave. Usually these stories are incident to an arrest or security search at an airport / jail. Variations include What’s up Her Butt? and What’s In Her Vagina?

Music = Family Feud Theme Song

It Sucks to be Old - Stories involving the trappings of aging and behavior typically attributed to advanced age are covered such as elderly individuals physically assaulting others or otherwise being unreasonable at minor inconveniences or stories involving age-related confusion or other loss of mental faculties.

Music = “In The Mood” by Glenn Miller

Those Crazy Canadians - News stories that often touch on Canadian stereotypes are discussed. Common thematic elements of these stories are hockey, ice skating, the notorious politeness of Canadians, and maple syrup.

Music = Canada’s national anthem, “O Canada”

Dark Sided - News stories that veer into morbid territory are discussed, often cases of dismemberment and death are discussed. Chuck uses a Darth Vader voice clip soundboard to interject during the stories.

Music = “The Imperial March” from the Star Wars soundtrack with a voice clip of Marguerite Perrin from Trading Spouses Crazy Christian Lady - God Warrior - on Trading Spouses. Marguerite Perrin melts down. (1:38 - 1:40)

Badass of the day - News stories about people overcoming disturbing or terrifying situations are discussed such as fighting off dangerous animals / human attackers or exhibiting feats of extreme physical prowess.

Music - Instrumental version of “Bad To The Bone” by George Thorogood and the Destroyers

Those Foogin’ Italians - Stories that play on Italian stereotypes are discussed. These often involve cheese and wine mishaps, or stories of extreme acts conducted in the name of romantic passion.

Music - Instrumental cover of “That’s Amore” by Dean Martin

A Mexican Minute - Stories that touch on Mexican/Latin American stereotypes are discussed.

Music - Jarabe Tapatío

Pervert of the Day - Stories that involve perverts being caught engaging in sexually inappropriate conduct. Frequent subject matter include peeping toms, teachers having sex with their students, flashers, and public masturbators.

Music - “Spiderpussy” by Pornosonic

Nerd News - News about typically nerdy topics is discussed, such as cool scientific happenings or news about beloved sci-fi franchises like Star Wars.

Music - The Talent Show Song from the Revenge of the Nerds film.

CHARACTERS

Retired characters from 89X (voiced by Chuck the Freak):

Steve the Star Wars Geek: A stereotypical basement dwelling nerd, speaks with an exaggerated lisp and whose sworn enemy was Toni the Phone Screener. Here is a segment in which he rap battles Toni. 89x Dave and Chuck the Freak. Steve the Star Wars Geek Rap Battle! 

Leon the Sex Coach: A black man who spoke with sultry tones and gave bad sex advice, usually involving food and the shoving of said food into various bodily orifices. Leon the sex coach

Vanilla Rice: An angry asian rapper whose sworn enemy was Lisa Way. Speaks with an exaggerated asian accent.

Kwame Kilpatrick: Based on the crooked real life former mayor of Detroit, “Kwame” gleefully admitted culpability in all of the sexual and criminal scandals of his real life counterpart. He expressed no remorse and a desire to continue his illicit activities.

Current characters from 101.1 WRIF:

Thomas Clock III AKA Creepy Funeral Home Director: Based on a real life case of Thomas Clock III who was a mortician who was found to have been keeping corpses in his funeral home instead of disposing of them properly, Thomas Clock makes an appearance whenever another case of corporal abuse occurs at a funeral home is discussed. He speaks in an eerie creepy low voice and refers to dead bodies as his “friends”.

Barb and her Husband: Barb and her unnamed husband (only being referred to as “Barb’s husband”) are stock characters that embody polite, unassertive, easily impressed, average middle aged folks and have heavy midwestern / Canadian accents. Usually evoked when a segment is being discussed that involves an irrational / aggressive person doing something outlandish and imagining how Barb and Her Husband would react if they encountered said person, the humor derived from the how meek and mild mannered Barb and her husband’s nature would prevent them from easily escaping the situation.

Bebop and Rocksteady: Based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles villains Bebop and Rocksteady who are giant menacing warthog-like beings. They are used to embody massively overweight sexually aggressive women who are ignorant to their physical unattractiveness and instead consider themselves desirable. Chuck and Andy use low and unattractive female voices for the characters who throw themselves at any man who would have them, usually the man rejecting their numerous advances.

GREETINGS

Penis - Undoubtedly the show’s most common greeting, this started after Dave and Chuck returned after being suspended due to Operation Darkstall. On August 3, 2009 They were listening to voicemails that callers had left on a line set up for people to voice their concerns and complaints during the suspension, and they stumbled on a fateful voicemail left by a man named Larry from Wyandotte.

Larry said that he was a Christian and won’t miss the show members always saying “penis” and talking about penises. The show thought that was absolutely hysterical. About 20 minutes later in the show, an unnamed man was the first to use “penis” as a greeting while calling in and other listeners continued the trend until it became embedded in the show’s lore.

Larry from Wyandotte audio: Larry from Wyandotte

First person to use penis as a greeting audio: First Listener Penis

Preceding their arrival to the Boston airwaves, they used billboards with a censored writing of “Penis” around the Boston area which stirred up confusion and controversy.

Balls - Lisa’s version of “penis”, since she generally refuses to say “penis”.

Prepare to Peg - Born during a segment in which the show was reading off a listener email and trying to give her bedroom advice. Someone told her she should “prepare to peg” her man. The other members of the show (particularly Chuck and Andy) thought this sounded like something a commander would yell during the beginning of a medieval siege. “Prepare the pig” is an alternate version of this greeting.

Lisa Three Way - A play on Lisa’s last name, “Way”.

Lisa Cheese Tray - This greeting stems from when the show was looking at pictures of an orgy that had recently happened, and they were surprised to see the impressive hors d'oeuvres spread, including a table full of different cheeses. Lisa said she might go to their next event just for the cheese tray.

Ripcord - (generally yelled) A listener called in and said he was in the middle of a one night stand, and she asked if she could insert anal beads into him and he said yes. Then, she yelled “RIPCORD!” and pulled them out like she was trying to start a lawn mower.

How’s She Goin’ Eh? - A greeting that satirizes the way that Canadians speak.

Crossfit! - (generally yelled) Chuck made fun of his then-wife Patti by saying she might give up on asking Chuck to do stuff around the house and do it herself. The example he gave was removing a bush, in which Patti, who is an avid Crossfit-enthusiast, would scream “CROSSFIT!!” and remove the bush with her bare hands. Audio can be found here: Dave and Chuck The Freak CROSSFIT!!!!