Bubba the Love Sponge - On the Chip

Genre comedy Publisher Bubba the Love Sponge Records External Links Official Bubba the Love Sponge Website Official SIRIUS Satellite Radio Website

Heard daily on SIRIUS satellite radio (specifically Howard Stern's channel Howard 101) from 3 - 7 PM EST, the Bubba the Love Sponge Show is oftentimes the best radio in the nation. Yes, you heard me; there are times when the Bubba the Love Sponge Show is even better than the King of All Media's. And for those of you out there who need a Bubba primer there isn't anything better than On The Chip. This 2-CD set chronicles a slew of the show's best moments since debuting on SIRIUS in its uncensored, no-holds-barred glory.

The first disc showcases on-air moments of such hilarious depravity that the meek and mild will either be seduced by the show's charms or so revolted by it that they'll pull their hair out as they run screaming down the street. From "Shockin' the Puss" (wherein girls get a dog collar strapped to their crotches for a quick zap and a couple hundred bucks) to incidents where several guys, including show employees, a trucker and two loons named D-Ball and Gene Lasker (a self-described "thrillbilly" with a splendid mullet), are placed on a "Torture Rack" (Lasker, the rack's designer even gets his just rewards on it) or who get tazered, either for pay or for payback.

Interspersed between these segments are hilarious song parodies referencing them or other aspects of the show (such as "The Hand's" "Hogan Mark Can Survive" about show host Bubba's perhaps too close relationship with Hulk Hogan) and the glorious slam on former show intern Jimmy Jamz, a self-proclaimed Mui Thai expert with no locatable fight record who challenges Ultimate Fighting Championship pro Rich Franklin with the classic line "I could really actually be elevated to throw fists in the air."

While overall strong, this disc suffers from a lack of repeat interest. Once you’ve heard some of the on-air segments the impulse to hit the "skip" button is high.

Disc Two, however, is solid gold through and through. Featuring show personality Ned (aka Nedly Mandingo III, aka Experienced Chicken Fucker), the disc is cut after cut of inspired hilarity and complete outrageousness. From the Tim McGraw parody that begins the disc ("Live Like You Were Fryin'") to the classic phone call to a safe haven for Catholics in southern Florida dubbed "Catholic Town" to Neds "interview" with Tom Cruise where the fallen movie star mangles Ned's exposed genitalia, this second disc is non-stop greatness. The world could use more of Ned, quite frankly. Now if I can just get that phone call he placed to Parker Brothers to recommend changes to Monopoly's Millennium Edition, I'll be in heaven. OH GAWD!!!!