Jim Rome - Larry Brown's Crank

[WatchVenusSpa]

You have to know that Rome secretly loves Larry Brown's Crank...

[Jeff051176]

you know Rome loved that call, notice how long it took to hit the buzzer after the guy said the word "crank" lol and then you could hear him laughing. He knows that bad calls are always good for the show.

[WatchVenusSpa]

Dear Jim,

What you call a crank in the face I call Saturday night!

Sincerely,

Richard Simmons

[LaLuz108]

One of the things that makes this so funny is I don't think Toby was looking to get run. He seems to think he has a legitimate take. Just a riot.

[cincyvato]

E-mails were better than the call

[GoldeneyePwner]

The best part is that you KNOW he found this mildly to moderately humorous.

[getbackgoodtimes]

5 now have a crank in their face

[getbackgoodtimes]

So Funny !

[Ghandacity]

Most epic call to the jungle ever.

[marshalt]

Rome's having a "hard time shaking it."

[thefroh1]

FAT!

[trolololololllllllll]

"And I'm having a hard time shaking it"

anyone else lawl at that?

[gsam99]

Greatest call ever

[davidp899]

penis

[travisknoll17]

Why does Jim Rome get pissed whenever he's asked if Hometown Buffet has a hall of fame or not?

[mocus1]

@travisknoll17 somebody was making a fat joke I guess

[MrMetalman2011]

i personally enjoy the FAT breathing in the background

[TheDarthRaiders]

epic!

[bmasu]

does anybody know what date this originally aired?

[jdb316]

@bmasu June 24, 2005. It was the day after the NBA Finals ended; the caller claimed he had just gotten back from the game in San Antonio.

[manute2001]

@jdb316 As a Pistons fan, I was bummed having lost the Finals, but I'll never forget how this legendary call and Rome's reaction changed my mood. I still laugh every time I listen.

[Mosux2007]

Rome changed his mind today. Previously he'd said he'd replay it if someone or someones big enough asked him to. Like major sports stars, or the President. Now he says he'll only replay it if Larry Brown himself asks. Shouldn't have flip-flopped like that, Rome!

[PSTA]

Never gets old! Never NOT funny!!! LMAO everytime since I heard this live! War the OG buzzer and WAR Larry Brown calling in and requesting Rome to play this bacc!!

[gyndok]

Jim said today he will never play that call again unless Larry Brown asks him too.

He said even if his boss threatened to fire him if he didn't play it, he would not play it.

sooooo funny!

[dockclerk1]

the rome puke is the lamest thing going. He does serve a purpose, though, as he distracts all the dimmest segment of our nation and allows the rest of us to push ahead

[philroco]

This will NEVER NOT be funny! I listen about once a month and cry every time.

[assmanistan]

I bet the Marlon Brando Sizzler e-mail was funny too.

[sb45champs1]

It's a good thing he didn't run into Stan Van "Ron Jeremy" Gundy: Toby would have gone blind in one eye

[tastethejace]

hahaha you know what's the best part of this call are the delays. "there's a crank right in my face.....Larry Brown." *pause* BZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!

[niclondon]

I can totally picture Larry brown with a big grin on his face and a raging hard on. Toby is looking at his crank then up at Larry brown. A bit scared but knows what's up :)

[james123181]

LOL!! Toby is a STOOGE!!!!!!!

[Beaverfan731]

Been listening to the Jim Rome Show since 97 and this BY FAR is the best call I've ever heard. First time I heard this I couldn't stop laughing, took me like 10 minutes to finally calm down from this hilarious call. So epic.

[TRAPPZZ]

WAR Toby!!!!!

[putzbasterd]

those emails and call made the show better rome. Funny is good!!

[lilze96]

"Dear Jim, What you call crank in the face I call Saturday night" Richard Simmons

LMAO!!!!!!!!

[ryche1]

Toby rules...

[sourdeeznuts]

CHRIS PAUL SHOUTED OUT TOBY TODAY

[YankeeRebelSon]

It's how serious and sincere the caller is when telling this story that's just hysterical

[labatted]

i look over and there is a crank in my face..Larry Brown!

[MattyA1024]

you can hear him crumbling up the emails lol, so funny

[oilersfan82]

Signed the guests of the Neverland Ranch, LMAO!!!! LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!

[eaglemike1515]

Andrew Bogut lol

[WingDiamond]

Dear Jimmy,

What you call "Crank in the face" ... I call "Backstage"!

Metallicay Yers,

Robert Halford aka "The Metal Rod err God"

[tgroarts]

BEST SEGMENT EVER!!!!!!

[quarvo23]

Sadly this call has fallen in the same category as Sean Cablinasian and Travis Rodgers. Rome refuses to acknowledge the people that made his show great. UNWAR Kyle Brandt for ruining the jungle.

[upabittoolate]

@quarvo23 Unwar your comment. Rome is national now & there's some limitations to what he can say simply because he'll get flooded. It's funny shit mind you, but it's not for a rated PG audience. In any case, why blame KB? Were it not for KB, we'd never have "it's not Ryan it's Ryne".

[JSnoop31]

@quarvo23 Agreed!

[JSnoop31]

@quarvo23 Agreed!!! The clone's phone calls and emails make the show!!! Rome's takes are just ok and the interviews freakin suck. War the clones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rommas]

4 people have had a crank in their face

[rickjames9898]

@Rommas Now five

[musicmandon1]

Un-War Rome taking vacation this coming week. My failed life won't give me a vacation. Rome and country music are about the only two reasons I have not jumped in front of a bus, and now he's on his 30th week of vacation this year or something. The clones need Rome a lot more than he needs or cares about us, that's pretty clear.

[Zemljakbrate]

:))))))))

OK, so KD sent me here. Can anyone tell me what the big deal was? Am I missing something or is a story about a crank in someone's face really that bad? lol

[musicmandon1]

Funniest call Rome ever took by far. I had to hear it to end the night. Before this call, my night was going as bad as it could. I haven't had any action in a week and won't for the forseeable future, thanks to the anti-clone, but after this call, who cares? Life is good. 

[Dagame9999]

I could not remember this call from June 2005. I finally decided to find it on YouTube. WTF LMFAO. I have listen to this 6 times in a row and believe I will listen over and over again. Toby in Houston-You ROCK

[RodDeBod]

long live this call!!!!

[derek533]

I miss the real buzzer. The show just isn't what it used to be IMO.

[musicmandon1]

This was in 2005, and the world is still better because this segment is on youtube. War--the guy who put it here. You rock. If Bombay Saphire was any good, I'd buy you one, but it sucks. War--John Jameson's Irish Whiskey, neat. I don't indulge often, but when I do I enjoy it and want one brand and one brand only.

[ninjanickb]

Richard Simmons saturday night....LLLLLMMMMFFFFFAAAAOOO­OOO!!

[ninjanickb]

What year was this???

[BlackBoxThirst333]

I officially love Kevin Durant.

[RabVikingFan80]

Had to look up "Toby in Houston" because KD made an insider today in his interview with Jim. LOL

[empdf25]

KD shoutin out to Toby in H-Town

[lhscf1]

lol KD just gave a shout out to Toby in Houston on the show, freaking hilarious.

[MrNikbagtv]

aye kevin durrant just talked about toby

[iharpoonwhales]

Tobi just got shout out by Kevin Durant  lol

[OhBigBrother]

Speaking of cranks in faces. Has Jim reset the Tom Tolbert "Dr. Boudreaux" take in the last few years? That story was epic.

[everythingloud]

Crank. Joy.

[drewjb]

ehmmmmm hey buddy.

[hugogirardisking]

I love the muffled laugh @ 5:27

[spookyben]

Crank in the face? At around 5:20 it sounds like dood recording it has crank in his hand.

[snowboarderdonp]

This was the best call everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

[labatted]

@snowboarderdonp i love the pause before he says Larry Brown!

[WatchVenusSpa]

Now THIS is how you "go legend".

[subsaresogay]

I told-Ghana- give me back my- larry brown's crank- Brother.

[bkpo2003]

I've been hearing about this call for 5 years - finally I've heard it.  FAN - F-ing -TASTIC!!

[09rockmusic]

THE CLONES ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NebraskaFan77]

PLEASE PLAY THE CALL ROME! WE ALL WANT IT!

[mrbigyooo]

I TOLD PERCY ID DO THIS............UH OOOOOOHHHHHH

[mrbigyooo]

I TOLD PERCY ID DO THIS............UH OOOOOOHHHHHH

[revrondog]

LOL!!!!!!!! What you call a crank in the face I call Saturday night. Richard Simmons.

[TheTeabagCoalition]

thx for posting this

[MissDeeCole]

does he still refuse to play this

[jdb316]

@MissDeeCole Yes. Just today, Jim told the Clones to weigh in on their favorite jungle moment, but specifically excluded this call. I guess this call has gone the way of the Rat Family, something which has been relegated to clones' memories and youtube.

[WatchVenusSpa]

@jdb316 That and Willie and KC's "death penalty call" which few people have heard evidence of.

[PanozFan08]

@WatchVenusSpa What was that call?

[notyoursavior78]

@jdb316

Well last week Kevin Durant war'd Toby from Houston. Rome said if the clones get enough celebrities (or a bona-fide super celebrity) to endorse this call he'd play it again. But yeah Rome used to love to play this, it's weird how he barely acknowledges this call now.

[IAMDABEEZNEEZ]

@MissDeeCole He also refused to play it on the radio today. Even when Kevin Durant requested it.

[cbartdizzle]

@MissDeeCole Yes. He said about 20 minutes ago that he won't play it unless Larry Brown asks for it.

[snowboarderdonp]

The greatest call ever!

[U2RoKKeR]

HA HA HA Jim's reaction is CLASSIC. Better than the call itself! Just...awesome.

[EXISTIANALIST]

TOP 3 CALLS EVER

[marcntexas]

love how he flames the clones but keeps reading their emails.....

AWESOME!!!!

[MichWolverine1976]

Guests of the neverland ranch:-)

[abergeron]

Bring back Travis Rodgers the show was 1000000 times better during his tenure

[Mr330eastside]

I always listen to Rome and he always says he is never playing this call. Thanks to whoever put this on because I've never heard it!! Hilarious!! Since Rome never reads my e-mails.....WAR LeBron ironing D wade's jersey and hanging it in his locker before every heat game!! And war LeBron grabbing Bosh's warm ups from the scorer table and snapping them back together!! sellout mutha f****!!!!!

[Madisonrvr]

I love the occasional, outrageous, blowup call like this one. Rome's reaction is always classic, and the follow up emails are hilarious. I was listening live when this call happened and i was dying and then he read that email about the Neverland Ranch and i completely lost it.

[MichWolverine1976]

I'm a regular listener of the Jim Rome show. He always talks about how he'll never play this phone call again on the air. Thank god for Youtube because this is hilarious.

[obed51270]

war houston clones being the best caller to the jim rome show.

[MCKrusty]

Dr. Boudreaux thinks the Larry Brown's crank story is disturbing.

[WatchVenusSpa]

How he didn't get the Huge Call I will never ever know...

[carcoat]

@WatchVenusSpa He did.

[jdb316]

@WatchVenusSpa He did get huge call that day. Of course, that was back when Jim actually reset a huge call.

[wiseman2024]

What makes this doubly-epic is that this call comes on the back of Rome chastising the clones, "SIZZLER DOES NOT HAVE TROUGHS AND HOMETOWN BUFFET DOES NOT HAVE A HALL OF FAME!" Roflcopter

[ShoopDatWoop]

greatest call ever

[Mosux2007]

I heard this call live and never laughed so hard. I made sure to tape the 2005 year in review just to get that segment!

[mariodeadonvoice]

(in song)..."how great it must be....to be Larry's crank...

[Dgreensl]

The Richard Simmons email definitely moved this call from a rather forgettable call to a legendary clone moment. Kudos to whomever sent that, that was spot on.

[MrTaytunes]

best call ever, LMAO!!

[HPJoker]

what. the. hell.

this isnt even that good for a bad call. i just had this confused look on my face. clones shut up and stop referencing this call on the show

[rencro123]

@HPJoker Its not the call neccesarily, its the reaction afterwards, for this reason I believe Rome wont replay the call, as it would leave the best parts out...

[heroinblack]

Happy 5th birthday to one of the funniest calls of all time. Everybody remembers where they were when they heard about Toby's encounter with Larry Brown's crank.

[crawford371]

@heroinblack I almost drove off the road from laughing so hard. what made the call so funny was rome's reaction after the call

[musicmandon1]

funny as hell. Freaking love it. wish Rome would re-play that classic moment. up there with Carl in Rosemead talking about a boner in sweat pants. top 2 Jungle clone moments of all time.--Don, 11-year clone.

[bjazz80]

richard simmons crank was freakin hilarious!! only reason I went looking for this is because he wouldnt stop talking about "not : playing it today on his show

[rbcam82]

WoooooooooooWWW!!!!!! Long time listener to the jungle and never heard this take until now. I need my asthma pump this is fucking hilarious. I cannot catch my breath.

[dan0h87]

sooo.. on my way home from work today (on the 6 yr anniv. of this call) i keep hearing all this larry brown crank call talk on the jim rome show. omfg. i see what the fuss was about. this is fucking HILARIOUS! i love the richard simmons comment. :) lmfao. greeeat

[dan0h87]

sooo.. on my way home from work today (on the 6 yr anniv. of this call) i keep hearing all this larry brown crank call talk on the jim rome show. omfg. i see what the fuss was about. this is fucking HILARIOUS! i love the richard simmons comment. :) lmfao. greeeat

[Black24Thought]

5 year anniversary

[TextlefSchrempf]

June 3rd marked fifth year anniversary of Mr Automatic in the jungle. June 24th will mark the fifth anniversary of the greatest call ever in the history of the jungle. War Rome resetting it on the anniversary!

[ultwarrior1]

this is funny stuff never gets old !!

[Negrodamus55]

acts like he hates the calls but loves that shit

[SparksDrinker]

"basically, that call ruined my show for the rest of the day"

[wow13d]

This is the 50th time I've watched this and I'm still in tears laughing so hard...the pause before the buzzer sounds is priceless...

[zerokoolkw]

Best Rome segment ever!! Classic!

[cianamja]

that shit was funny

[KushPizzaSleep]

this had me in tears

[voodoochild127]

i heard this a while back and it's still funny.

[LoneStarPatriot]

the first 15 seconds of this video is hilarious, rome gets pissed about fat jokes.

[MajikMan2]

Legendary call - love Rome's laughing and false indignation is the best part of that drop!

[MichaelLuchies]

The delivery was perfect... "Crank in my face(..pause...wait for it) Larry Brown!"

[hootpar11]

i cant beleive almost 24k people have veiwed this but yet im watching it too. i remember hearing it.

[copstryin2takemycrop]

Who's doing the heavy breathing in the background? Dude sounds like he's out of breathe, or obese.

[mrpayne123]

That's what I call a crank call.

[jdshadle]

Is that you, Corey in Buffalo? +1 anyway

[ndc18]

lmao

[LoneStarPatriot]

amazing...haha

[js062375]

this is great!!  WAR Larry Brown!!

[jasondh22]

Was it a happy crank?

[NebraskaFan77]

WAR Toby in Houston and Carl in Rosemead

[spartyron]

So glad someone has this. Rome never plays The star Canadian linebacker call, either. Anyone got that?

[MichWolverine1976]

"Dear Jim, I'm tired of glancing over and seeing cranks in my face." Signed guests of the Neverland Ranch:-)

[schlong19]

5:00 haha ahhhh haha

[zanzibartraveler09]

why is he so bent out of shape? oh yea that was so fucking bad....

[rwprifive]

new jungle song. "All the way crankt up!! All the way crankt up!!!"" WAR Larry Brown!!!

[S0MBERLAIN]

Is the guy who recorded this laughing in the background? Ha, how could u not?

[RodDeBod]

jim is making it clear this will never see the light of day on hios show---so cherish this

[jets6898]

I was picking up parts when I heard this.  I had a hard time focusing driving lmao

[badbook1]

I remember that day and laughed for an hour straight. One of the funniest calls ever. War Monica!!

[JEA2880]

Not funny at all... horrible.

[silverblack]

I heard this live, and it turned a crappy day into a great day! I was laughing my head off all day, and still do every time I hear this!

Best call ever to the jungle! LMFAO!!

[badbook1]

I laugh hard everytime i hear this Larry Brown crank call too. The funniest cal in the history of The Jungle. War Monica!

[rangerjoe313]

@silverblack it was a crappy day because it was the day after the pistons lost to the spurs in game 7 of the finals. i was driving and heard this call, literally had to pull over, no joke. it's not even close, best call ever!!

[rumalo]

i heard it live and i almost crash my car b/c i laughed so hard lol!!!!

[dele3344]

If Larry Brown ever tries that on me, he'll regret it.

Signed,

Lorena Bobbit

[chuckuhs]

Dude.... that was surely UUU

[trinidad4333]

great call

[OGRoddyJ]

I like how he tries to move off of the call and start talking about Rick Wise. Rome's reaction to this was hilarious.

[mundt666]

I heard that call live and LMAO, thanks.

[notyoursavior78]

Larry Brown's crank hahahaha Toby is awesome I never heard the original call before, just the replays of it.

[plpfctn2007]

laughing so hard im crying

[davidp899]

greatest call in the history of the jungle

[daveyg8499]

you=fuckin idiot

[stevis78]

Larry brown's crank???? He should have been racked!

[ThePOWERtoRULE]

The Guests of the Neverland Ranch Blast and the Richard Simmons Blast are SO rich!

[hfieldhero]

You know the second they went to that commercial break Rome and the XR4TI were sitting in the studio laughing their asses off.

"You cannot... one you can't send that e-mail. And most of all Travis, you can't send that over to my studio". lmao

[allensarmy03]

What you call a crank in the face I call a Saturday Night -Richard Simmons. Hillarious!!!

War brining back the original buzzer.

[Beyourself206]

my girlfriend is pissed cuz im laughin outloud at two in the morning. fucking halarious!

[hovi81]

my wife gets the same treatment

[hfieldhero]

haha, it's obvious the entire basis of the Jim Rome show has flown way over Omgitszztop's head.

[gr8daynegb]

Omgitszztop must be Bill in Syracuse

[jdb316]

It's all part of Rome's act.