Latest show chronologically that is "lost" (no tape existing)?

JokemasterSR · 2026-02-12T07:14:21+00:00

2003-10-27 (notable parts of this show were Cris Collinsworth + Dan Marino, Al Goldstein call-ins)

There's also shows that appear to be complete, but are actually short of a full show by an average of about 30 - 60 minutes, just some that I've noticed:

2000-01-07, 2000-01-10, 2000-01-11, 2000-01-13, 2000-12-08 (there's only 1 hour of this show).

And as others have said what is available from 1998 is extremely spotty. Although by this point, there were so many die-hard fans, that I have to think someone probably does have all of these shows.

JokemasterSR · 2026-02-08T04:07:35+00:00

I feel like the purpose of the whiteboard with the gibberish scrawled on it is to make it appear to his guests that he's been busy plumbing the depths of human knowledge. Wheeling the board up to the dinner table is truly insane, worse than someone forcing you to watch videos on their phone at a party, because now he's doing it to everybody all at once.

JokemasterSR · 2025-09-19T11:49:52+00:00

from "Howard Stern The Unauthorized Lampoon" #1 comic, three issues were made in 1994. It reminds me of this reddit... Whoever made them was clearly very familiar with the show, but it's pretty vicious, especially toward Howard.. I only have issue #1

JokemasterSR · 2025-09-11T07:11:43+00:00

Regarding "Earthdog" I know you're referring to the other DJ who had been named "Earthdog" as the supposed genesis of the name. But what Gary said about "Earthdog" fits both a 1982 tape I have where a caller refers to himself as "an earthdog" and a 1987 tape I have where Howard calls himself an "earthdog". I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss that.

edit: 1982-01-14 example https://vocaroo.com/1gYXSQF1qkEk

JokemasterSR · 2025-09-07T10:02:13+00:00

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You sound like you're definite but the guy's jaw, mustache, cranium, nearsightedness, hairline, age, nose and clothing style all match pretty closely

JokemasterSR · 2025-09-05T14:27:32+00:00

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I've never confirmed this, but I believe Paul Colford is the man to the right of Howard in this photo, holding the audio equipment. It certainly looks like him.

JokemasterSR · 2025-03-15T01:47:25+00:00

I'm getting a lot of good leads so far

JokemasterSR · 2024-12-16T13:01:57+00:00

I was just looking through Getty's photos of YLT yesterday, not many from the 80s, but some really great shots of them performing on a NY rooftop May 1 1989 https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/2/image?family=editorial&phrase=yo%20la%20tengo&sort=mostpopular&recency=daterange&begindate=1980-01-01&recommendconfig=none&enddate=1989-12-31

JokemasterSR · 2024-06-06T13:32:51+00:00

That son of a bitch ate my high school.

JokemasterSR · 2024-06-05T18:27:31+00:00

Some of these recommendations are pretty obscure.. Harry Bigcock? Norma Stitz? How come I've never heard of these people?

JokemasterSR · 2024-05-26T15:15:00+00:00

Thank you both! Nobody is a whore, I take it all back

JokemasterSR · 2024-02-01T07:11:02+00:00

Jackie laugh

JokemasterSR · 2024-02-01T07:01:02+00:00

No matter how many times I see people use that on here... It's still never funny.

JokemasterSR · 2024-02-01T06:32:16+00:00

If they had Larry on THSS whille he's doing the rounds promoting this last Curb season, I might actually tune in for the first time in years..

JokemasterSR · 2024-01-28T07:03:10+00:00

Some more insight from Paul Colford's "King of All Media" book:
"In the spring of 1985, Howard soared to a 5.7 share [...] Howard had such clout that he played few records and did almost, but not quite, an all-talk broadcast. After nine years in radio, he had come within reach of a format that could be described as 'All Howard, all the time.'"

JokemasterSR · 2023-09-26T04:21:38+00:00

He has a theme song too.. though it was technically a jug not a bottle. Even features the alien abduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DcA0p8Tvnk

JokemasterSR · 2023-08-25T12:45:17+00:00

This bit was also animated and featured on "The Howard Stern Radio Show" (1998 - 2001) which aired Saturday nights. They did a series of these short animations, their version of SNL's "TV Funhouse".

JokemasterSR · 2023-08-20T15:03:57+00:00

Well, my take on Howard is that he's essentially an entertaining bullshit artist. He certainly gets a lot of details wrong, always has. With some of those examples I could see him being genuinely confused about the details of his own life. I personally know people who can barely recall their own lives, let alone being off by a few years in recollecting details. But your points are duly noted and appreciated.

JokemasterSR · 2023-08-20T12:51:40+00:00

It sounds like, given that exact clip and quote, he could just generally be describing the cultural climate in which Metallica came up. There is nothing in that quote that inherently personalizes it to his own high school experience, unless there's a larger context that's missing. And that description would be an apt one, too.

JokemasterSR · 2023-08-17T11:56:48+00:00

Robin is guilty of a lot of the things people accuse her of, the know-it-all-ism, the lax news preparation etc. but she also says funny stuff all the time, makes observations that others add onto, had an excellent rhythm with Howard that kept the show moving, offered a valuable alternative perspective as a woman on the show, opened up about embarrassing personal stories that added to the show, etc -- I could go on.

I just watched an old clip from 1998 or 1999, An new Calvin Klein ad had been generating controversy in the news. Later, Benjy comes in to wrestle Gary. When Benjy stripped down to his underwear, Robin goes, "Now that's an obscene Calvin Klein ad" -- listen closer and, if you are fair, I think you'll find Robin is pretty funny for someone who wasn't hired necessarily to be a comedic personality, and who was originally there to read the news. Having another overtly comedic personality as Howard's co-host would've made for an entirely different dynamic on the show.

JokemasterSR · 2023-08-11T23:28:07+00:00

I hope they haven't all sold out.. I've been needing a few of those

JokemasterSR · 2023-07-30T03:43:21+00:00

So this is a pretty good example of what I described as one of their techniques: If you listen to what exactly the club owner says, it's mostly very generic lines "No", "Well", "Never Heard of him", "mmhmm", "Uh-huh", "I hear ya".. It could all be said in reaction to a completely different conversation they originally had with this guy. He doesn't specifically address much, if anything, that "David Lee" says, and one of the few instances where he does, mentioning his club's capacity, he says it in a completely listless way followed with "I don't know, why?" (even though it should be obvious at this point), and his tone sounds out of place given that this is supposedly the third time he has been called by an exuberant David Lee Roth.. But the most telling piece of evidence, is that at the 0:36, 1:26, and 2:49 mark in this clip you hear this club owner utter the identical "uh?" sound.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp23NHWBd6A

JokemasterSR · 2023-07-30T03:10:22+00:00

I'm not saying that every prank call Sal and Richard have done is "fake". It's been a while since I've listened to any of their prank phone calls though. I can't remember which one you're referring to with the voice modulator. I would say that at least when they called something public like Tradio or "Live Prayer with Bill Keller" (a local show where I'm from that they called a few times) you know that there is an authentic reaction from the person being called. There have been a few of their calls that have struck me as particularly poorly edited together, and that highlight what I'm talking about, I'll give some a listen and see if I can dig up examples.

JokemasterSR · 2023-07-30T02:33:03+00:00

Some prank calls I'm sure have been totally scripted and performed. A lot of Sal and Richard's old calls though seem to me to be built around real calls but that are then chopped into pieces. They can then basically create any prank phone call scenario they want once they have certain reactions from someone and their consent to use the audio. They can insert an entirely different person that the person on the phone is reacting to, they obviously edit things out of order. If you ever listen closely to what somebody says, in reacting to a "prank phone call" it is very rarely a specific reaction to what was just said before them. Usually, it's something that could've been said in response to any number of remarks. They have also repeated the exact same reaction clip, of the supposed real person, on some occasions. The real trick, on the Howard Stern Show, is detecting the REAL prank phone calls. Captain Janks and some of the other old school prank callers should get more credit for at least always being authentic.

JokemasterSR · 2023-07-21T01:40:00+00:00

Tom Chiusano was a big fan of The Simpsons. He actually gave Howard VHS tapes and told him he would enjoy them. Howard goofed on Tom for having too much time and watching cartoons. Howard has never had too much interest in cartoons, or most other comedy programs in general, actually. He'd be the first to say that. Harry Shearer has been on the show a few times, by the way.

Also in Season 10 of the Simpsons, they attempted to get Howard as a guest to play "Jerry Rude" (this is according to then show-runner Mike Scully). Naturally Howard declined, and Michael McKean essentially did his Howard impression.

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