Car Talk Classics

by magliozzi-tom-magliozzi-ray

Four all-time favorite episodes from the popular radio show-complete, unexpurgated, and hilarious. Click and Clack may be America's most trusted car repair experts. They are certainly the funniest, as millions of listeners who tune in each week to Car Talk can attest. As each show unfolds, it develops its own zany feeling and rhythm, sometimes due to the strength of the coffee or a particularly large burr in Tommy's undershorts. This Car Talk set is for fans who want to waste another four perfectly good hours. Rather than a "best of" collection, it's four complete shows-every call, every joke, every "Don't drive like my brother" admonition, every puzzler, every punny mention of a fictional show staff member (chauffeur Picov Andropov, night club manager Don Kashane), and every maniacal laugh. The four shows include the 2002 Mother's Day extravaganza with Click and Clack's long-suffering mom, and "You Can't Do It Unless the Number Is Two" from February 2001, the show that gave birth to a new Car Talk mantra and exposed Tommy's radical views on education (like, it should end after seventh grade).

4 pages, Audio CD

First published May 1, 2007

Reviews

[Jargon Jester · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am not mechanically inclined. I am not a car enthusiast. I am a big fan of Car Talk. Click and Clack are hilarious! Their advice is insightful and their banter amusing. I love hearing them laugh at anything and everything. The sound of their unrestrained guffaws is irresistible and I find myself joining them. Although the episodes in this collection aren't my favorites (I don't think special quests and staged calls make the best), I adored listening to their mother. I can see where the brothers get some of their spark. Either way, it was a very enjoyable time.

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[Dale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Published by HighBridge Audio in 2007
Duration: Approximately 4 hours

The hosts of NPR's Car Talk , Tom and Ray Magliozzi, offer highlights from their radio show with the theme of motherhood. If you are not familiar with the show, well it is unique. Two brothers who aren't really mechanics (but do have a lot of experience fixing cars) take calls about cars and car repair. They laugh and mercilessly kid one another and sometimes actually get around to offering advice on how to fix a car.

This a a 4 CD set featuring four entire hour-long episodes, which is different than many of their collections that are composed of a series of edited segments. While this is mostly highly entertaining, especially the segment with Martha Stewart (to me, Stewart can seem stuffy and stiff on her show. She rolls with these two jokesters and their enjoyable, sophomoric antics and holds her own and exhibits a quick wit) there are segments that I could only characterize as wearisome, such as the childhood letters home from summer camp from a staff member of the show, John "Bugsy" Lawlor. Thankfully, it is fairly short and the brothers get back to taking phone calls.

The calls in this one are interesting, including ...

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[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

A listen rather than a read. Four great episodes of their show featuring Martha Stewart, their sainted mother, and Bugsy's letters from Camp. If you're busy on Saturday morning, but you don't want to miss the boys, pick this one up.

[Bridgette H · Rating 5 out of 5]

Car Talk on NPR: you either love it or hate it. I personally love it and am so glad I found old episodes on audiobook. Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers give, well let's face it, some really bad advice to callers, but the show is funny, light, and you're really just in for the stories and the jokes. There is a reason why they were so popular for 35 years.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

not as good as the other one I listened to.

[Cathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A; 4 discs in this one. Disc 3 was the best with several stories with their mom involved.

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The laughs...the discussions that have nothing to do with cars...perfect for your commute of course