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Mouth Wash: Articles, Stories, and Humor by Mike Walsh. 'The Legend of the Tube Bar, Part 1: Introduction'. Archived from the original on 20 March 2008.

Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. 'Prantagonize, Issue 1: The Bum Bar Bastards'. 'Phone Pranks: Not Just For Kids Anymore'. Tube Bar Prank Calls 35th Anniversary Complete Collection

During the 1980s, several different record labels released various edits of the tapes on CD, LP and cassette tape before the Bum Bar Bastards came forward in the 1990s to claim copyright of the tapes and officially release their version.

Groening describes the similarity between these jokes and the Tube Bar calls as 'creative synchronicity.' Co-developer Sam Simon told The Howard Stern Show in 2007 that the jokes are a 'homage to or parody of the classic Red tapes'.

#Bart simpson prank calls series#

His series The Simpsons features a running joke of Bart Simpson making prank calls to barkeeper Moe Szyslak, asking to speak to patrons with joke names.

Animator and cartoonist Matt Groening has described himself as a fan of the tapes, particularly the 'Garden Grove calls'.

The small complex of commercial storefronts that included the Tube Bar was demolished in early 2009 to make way for the 1 Journal Square development project. The Tube Bar itself was located at 12 Tube Concourse, Jersey City, adjacent to the entrance of the Journal Square PATH station and across the way from the Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre. The popularity of these prank calls spread throughout respective sports leagues, branching out to sports reporters and then into the larger media world. These dubbed copies of the calls were unofficially referred to as the Red Tapes or Tube Bar Tapes. īy the 1980s, dubbed cassette tapes of the calls were shared between staff of several major league sports teams such as the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers and Miami Dolphins. He would utter threats such as, 'I'm gonna break dem bones on you and your feet, so you'll never be able to walk right again!' as well as 'I'll cut your belly open and show you all the black stuff you got in there!' Sometimes Red would offer the two pranksters a reward of $100 or $500 if they would show up at his bar in person, but they never took him up on the offer. Most of the time, Deutsch would call out the names, unaware that he was being subjected to a prank.Īt times, Deutsch would catch on, and when he did, he would respond with extreme hostility, shouting profanity, obscene sexual references (usually involving the caller's mother), and threats of physical harm at the caller. During a call, the pranksters would ask Deutsch to call out fictitious, pun-like/homophones names such as 'Pepe Roni' ( pepperoni), 'Hal Ja-Like-a-Kick' ( how'd you like a kick), 'Phil My-Pockets' ( fill my pockets), 'Al Coholic' ( alcoholic) or 'Mike Hunt' ( my cunt). The bar was owned by heavyweight boxer Louis 'Red' Deutsch, and most of the time Deutsch himself answered the calls. Is there a Mr.In the mid-1970s, two young men-John Elmo and Jim Davidson later known collectively as Bum Bar Bastards, or The BBB-began calling the Tube Bar located at Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey. Wiener? I hold in my hands a 'droopy wiener'!īar denizen: Better put it down there, mate. Has anyone here seen Maya Normusbutt?Īustralian Bartender: I've got a Drew P. What a nice young man.īart: Wait! If you kill my dad, we'll never know where the treasure is buried!īart: Aloha to you, I'm looking for Maya, last name Normusbutt. This is a prank call that sort of backfired, and I'd like to bail out right now. īart: Uh, look, I'll level with you, Mister. Hugh Jass! Can somebody check the men's room for a Hugh Jass?!

I wanna tinkle!īart: Uh, yes, I'm looking for a friend of mine. Ivana Tinkle! Ivana Tinkle! Hey, everybody, put down your glasses.

Moe: Aha! Big mistake, pal! I knew he'd slip up sooner or later! Moe: You little S.O.B.! Why, when I find out who you are, I'm going to shove a sausage down your throat and stick starving dogs up your butt!īart: My name is Jimbo Jones and I live in 1094 Evergreen Terrace. Amanda Hugginkiss! Hey, I'm lookin' for Amanda Hugginkiss! Oh, why can't I find a man to hug and kiss?! īarney: Maybe your standards are too high! When I get a hold of you, I'm going to use your head for a bucket and paint my house with your brains! Uh, Bea O'Problem? Bea O'Problem! Come on guys, do I have a Bea O'Problem here?! Moe: Uh, yeah, just a minute, I'll check.