Mancow's Morning Madhouse

Mancow's Morning Madhouse

Genre	Comedy, Talks
Running time	Approximately 4.5 hours 5:30-10:00 AM CT
Country of origin	United States
Home station	None: Previous to July 2006, WKQX-FM 101.1 (Q101)
Starring	Mancow Muller Al Roker Jr.
Created by	Mancow Muller
Written by	Mancow Muller
Executive producer(s)	Chris Downing, Princess, Mancow Muller
Original release	1994 – Present
No. of episodes	Unknown
Opening theme	"Varies"
Ending theme	"None"
Website	http://www.mancow.com/
Podcast	http://www.Mancow.com/podcast

Mancow’s Morning Madhouse is an American radio show hosted by Erich “Mancow” Muller. The show is broadcast to a number of markets of mainly FM radio stations throughout the United States.

The live broadcast of the show was briefly halted on July 11, 2006 when Q101 discontinued the airing of the show. From the mid 90's till mid 00's, it was one of the top morning shows in Chicagoland, and earned airtime in various cities across America. Mancow's Morning Madhouse resumed live broadcasting on July 18, 2006 nationally via Talk Radio Network and can be heard on over 34 of its network affiliates. Ironically, the show could not be heard over the Chicagoland airwaves, where the show originates, due to the lack of a local affiliate in that listening area. As of October 26, however, Mancow got a spot on WLS and now is on from 9-11 in Chicago. The show is rated #9 in the Talkers Magazine Heavy 100.

History

Mancow first started his show in Chicago, Illinois in 1994, shortly after his departure from California. Originally, the show was a regular program on WRCX-FM (Rock 103.5) located in the John Hancock Center. In 1998, he left WRCX-FM in favor of WKQX-FM (Q101) (101.1), an alternative rock radio station.

Mancow’s career with Q101 was cut short on July 11, 2006, when the station’s management decided to discontinue airing show as of July 14. In order to fill the gap left behind by the show’s absence, Q101 filled the void with the station’s “On Shuffle” music programming and later a new show titled "The Morning Fix"[1].

On July 13, Mancow appeared on Fox News Chicago, and lashed out at Q101’s current management after receiving word that his show would be cancelled. Before the interview ended, Mancow promised he would not only return to the Chicago radio scene, but also bring forth a radical change, either within the next six or twelve months.

Roster

Current roster

Main Cohorts:

• Al Roker, Jr., (Ken Smith, born August 2, 1967), is the main cohort and sports commentator. Smith, a large African American, was reportedly nick-named "Al Roker, Jr." by show host Erich "Mancow" Muller, after Muller saw in Smith a resemblance to and as a parody of Al Roker, the NBC weatherman and Food Network show host, primarily because both were overweight African-Americans. Al Roker had also published a book (Don't Make Me Stop this Car: Adventures in Fatherhood) describing his inability to conceive a child, which also contributed to Al Roker Jr's name. This has drawn criticism from many outraged African-Americans, considering this joke "racist and bigoted."

• Marissa Sanchez (born Dana DeLorenzo on January 1, 1983) (New Year's Day) in Youngstown, Ohio to parents Jerry and Phyllis DeLorenzo. DeLorenzo is an American of Italian and Puerto Rican descent. Though portrayed as Mexican and called Latina Heat on the show. Off the show, DeLorenzo is active in the Chicagoland theater scene and is a regular contributer to tamethebear.tv [2]. It was also previously commented on the show that DeLorenzo had the oddity of being born with a tail. However this has never been independently confirmed nor denied. She left the show in late 2008 for a period before returning on April 7, 2009.

• RobbyJohn" (Robby Liautaud) The Party Ambassador, bringing Fridays to a whole nuvva level.

• Princess (Dusty), administrator and producer.

• Chris Downing, producer.

• Bug, the "cameraman for the Fox News Channel", is an individual who constantly voices his opinions which annoy Mancow, his other cohorts and the general audience. He does not disclose his name and wishes to remain anonymous.

Other Cohorts:

• Big Gooney (Jim McDermott)
• Bob Noxious (Seth Feldman)
• Dewey (Dewey Gosnell), "Lord of the Fat Chicks", Webmaster of Mancow.com
• Abe Kanan, creator of many of the phone scams.
• Pete the Movie Manatee, Florida-based movie reviewer.

Former roster

Former Main Cohorts:

• DJ Luv Cheese, (born Midge Ripoli), Technical producer for the show from the debut in 1992 until October 2008. He was let go due to irreconcialable differences. Also known as Mr. Cheez.

• DJ Crazy Lips (born Kenneth Robert Webster on June 23, 1982, in Palatine, Illinois) is a music journalist and audio recording engineer from Chicago, Illinois. He worked as music commentator, board operator, live DJ and technical producer while on Mancow's Morning Madhouse. His writing has been published in Thrasher, Abstract Beats, Urb and several academic journals. He is the former editor of Abstract Beats Magazine. Also known as The Brow and Cheek Spreader. Left the show in January 2009.

• Cowboy Ray (Ray Hofstatter), Killed in a hit-and-run automobile accident as profiled on the Fox television series, America's Most Wanted. Was mentally challenged and Mancow would make fun of him on the air and later pretended to be his best friend when he was killed.

• Mini Freak, (born Eric Buttacavolli), Mancow's "homeless" errand-boy, huge Iron Maiden fan and a constant annoyer of Mancow.

• Turd, the Bartender (Jeff Renzetti), Discovered by Mancow while working at Pauly's Pub, a Chicago southside tavern and an alumnus from the Illinois Center for Broadcasting. Involved in many crazy stunts for the show.

• Freak (Wally Kozielski), Traffic and Music Reporter.

• Irma Blanco, the Cuban Bombshell, Former News Reporter and the "voice of reason."

• Angie (Fitzsimmons, née Congine), the Phone Girl, Former Phone operator/intern and later co-producer of the show. She was Mancow's girlfriend when she worked with him, but left when she broke up with him. The reason she kept her job was that she was living and sleeping with Mancow. Currently married to Chad Fitzsimmons and living in Los Angeles, Angie is currently a producer on The Adam Carolla Show.

• Ryan, the Gay Mexican (Ryan Manno), Music Reporter and a heterosexual Italian. Currently hosts Crash Test Radio with his brother Kevin Manno weeknights on Q101.

• Jim Jim, the Yelling Guy/Jim Jesus (Jim Lynam), Traffic Reporter and Commentator.

Other Former Cohorts from the TRN syndicated era:

• Britta (show intern)
• Buttermilk
• Details, (Network Producer)

Other Former Cohorts from the Q101 era:

• Miss Packey - The psychic with a hair lip that you can't understand, and does an even worse job of predicting the future
• Monty, some intern that would occasionally go out on the streets
• Laughing guy, a guy that had a mental problem where he couldn't stop laughing in public places.. often escorted by Monty.
• Philthy Gumz, a Chicago area Rap Artist
• Crazy Mary, from the "insane asylum"
• Lyrical Lizard, rapper from Burns Harbor, Indiana that often submitted songs for the show
• Toyotaboy, complained constantly about the show on mancow.org
• Prison Bitch (Jay Love)
• Carrie Ann DeYoung, daughter of former longtime Styx lead singer, Dennis DeYoung
• Al Lewis (aka Grandpa Munster), actor from the TV show, The Munsters
• Vic, the Prick
• Stacey, the weather girl
• Heather (Erin Carman), now a DJ on WLUP-FM).
• Tara
• Amy Bristle (Amy Bristle-Sessoms)
• Lindoo, the Hindu (Linda Ardehali)
• Brian, the Whipping Boy (Brian Paruch)
• Scotty Ferrall, a sportscaster who briefly co-hosted the show after Freak departed in early 2004. Currently hosts a show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Howard 101 channel.
• Kathy, Freak's Niece
• Rice (first name Daniel)
• Wade, the Gimp
• Ballz (Dan Levy)
• Q-Ball (Jingles, Stunts with turd for a short time)
• Crazy Cory
• Kramer (John Desjardins), producer for a short time.
• Jeff Milford, writer and consultant for the show from the KDON days to Q101. A close friend and also Mancow's former next door neighbor in Pacific Grove, CA.
• Shrimp, former producer
• Bad Breath Bobo Hobo
• Two-fingered Genie
• "Coochie Galore" (Sandy Ferrando), who later became Mancow's wife and mother to his twin daughters.
• Ann, the Phone Girl
• Sgt. Leo and his left hand club
• Rusty Humphries, producer and writer. Currently host of his own radio talk show syndicated to over 250 radio stations by Talk Radio Network and also on XM.

Former Cohorts from the Rock 103.5 era:

• John Wayne Gacy, the Killer Clown on Sports (Bill Hainsworth): Former Sports Reporter, who is a local actor from Chicagoland.
• Casanova Ace (Clemine Girard)
• Todd Bridges, former actor from the U.S.-based TV sitcom, Diff'rent Strokes.
• Psycho Steve (last name Grad), the Sports Slob
• Industrial Joe
• Retard Bill
• Spazz
• Biohazard Boy
• Dead-Head Ed
• Virgin Boy
• Plummer
• Phil Ostermann
• Mick
• Sergeant Hair Club (Dave Richards), who was Mancow's boss/program director during the Rock 103.5 era.
• Psycho Freaky Francis (Randy Rous), currently a morning host on KRNA in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
• Allan Fee, first producer in the Rock 103.5 era. He currently does mornings/PD at WQAL in Cleveland, Ohio.
• Big Butt Boy

Radio Show Segments (Past and Present)

Mancow's Morning Madhouse has, over the years, developed a repertoire of daily acts, some of which change frequently, and others that have been discontinued. Among these radio acts are:

• The Answer is C: Participants are given a "quiz" where the staff reads out a question with a multiple choice answer of 'A,' 'B,' or 'C.' The answer is always 'C,' and is usually highly sarcastic in content.
• Baby Song: A clip of a popular song is played on a glockenspiel. Callers try and guess the song.
• Bob Noxious: A candid audio recording is played of a man saying offensive things on a street setting and people's shocked responses.
• Chop Song-ee: A contest where segments of a popular song are played backwards and callers can try and guess the song. This act is accompanies by a satirical impression of a Chinese man, complete with fake karate sounds in the background.
• Christopher Walken Theater: A staff member performing an over-the-top, satirical impression of actor Christopher Walken reads lines from a movie, and then has callers try to guess the movie.
• Chuck Norris Facts: The staff reads from a list of hyperbolic praises of actor Chuck Norris.
• Death Psychic: A fake psychic would come on the air, and claim to predict how people die. Later on, this was turned into the car psychic.
• The Dirty: Mancow's entertainment and gossip report. Hosted by Marissa Sanchez and previously, Ryan, the Gay Mexican.
• Drunk Chick Friday: Muller invites a group of (supposedly) attractive women to visit the studio on Friday mornings, who then become highly intoxicated and obnoxious as the show progresses. This bit was inspired by Lex and Terry's "Drunk Bitch Friday," as well as Howard Stern.
• Fact or Schiznit: The staff reads unusual items and offers prizes to callers who can distinguish between the true and false items.
• 'Humm job: It could be a song, a commercial, perhaps a repetitive song in a video game. The idea was that if you heard something repetitive it would be stuck in your head all day long.
• Jimmy D., Sports Philosopher: Comedic sports commentary reportedly performed by current late night TV talk host, Jimmy Kimmel.
• Kiss the Mancow: A member of the Mancow militia speaks as Gene Simmons of KISS and reads the words to a song in an identical voice of Simmons. Listeners call in and guess the correct song.
• Letters to turd: People would write in, asking turd a question, and he'd answer them in his own stupid way.
• Music News: A daily music news report delivered by DJ Crazy Lips.
• Mystery Ringtones: Mancow plays a ringtone from a cellphone on the air, and callers try to identify what song it is from, usually from popular culture or 80s/90s music.
• On the Streets: Mancow's on-the-streets report, usually delivered by DJ Crazy Lips. A parody of a topical news 'street' poll segment.
• One Minute Inside a Woman's Head: A segment devoted to the thoughts and ponderings of a typical woman about everyday life, from her boyfriend, Jimmy, to skin cancer, to cosmetics, to her mother and so on. It has also been done as One Minute Inside a Man's Head.
• Mancow minions: Fans calling other radio shows and messing with them
• Phone Scams: The term the show uses to describe prank calls. Typically, the show broadcasts the prank calls ten minutes after the hour.
• Reality Bites: An update of happenings on all currently-airing reality television shows, delivered by DJ Luv Cheese.
• Skid Theater: The staff pays homeless Chicagoans to act out scenes from movies, and then holds a contest for listeners to name the movie.
• Sports With Al Roker, Jr.: The show's sports news segment, delivered by Al Roker, Jr. The segment always opens with the line, "Open wide for Chunky...," and always ends with the catchphrase, "Kiss my black ass if you don't like it."
• Vintage Video Game: A track is played off a retro video game system (such as Arcade, Sega Genesis, or Nintendo) and callers must try and guess the name of the video game.
• They want our jobs, but they suck: Clips from other radio shows that are really bad in comparison

Running jokes (Past and Present)

• Muller's wife is considerably younger than he is, and both staff members and callers often try to get in a dig at his expense. Before his marriage, when Muller pondered where to hold the reception, Turd sarcastically suggested Chuck E. Cheese. After his marriage, when he complained his wife couldn't cook, a caller managed to say the following before being cut off: "Well, Mancow, in a few years, when your wife goes to high school, they have this class called home-ec"
• Turd is considered by other staff members to be an alcoholic, so the others try to find ways to stop him from drinking, such as looking for booze so disgusting that he couldn't consume it.
• Freak was constantly teased about being gay, often his soundbites spliced into the song "take you to a gay bar".
• Sometimes, Turd will start to tell a story, only to be stopped by Muller, who reveals that the "story" is actually ripped off of a popular movie, fairy tale, or television show (in this sense, it resembles numerous comedic acts, such as those on Late Night with Conan O'Brien). The show then invariably plays an audio loop which involves Muller slapping Turd. Sometimes this audio loop includes music from the movie Kill Bill.
• Callers and staff members alike call Turd's mother a whore, which invariably elicits the response "My mom is not a whore!"
• Philthy Gumz, DJ Luv Cheez, Al Roker, Jr. and DJ Crazy Lipz are all members of 40 Records, the fictitious rap label well known for hits like, "Bounce That Stack," "Sip Sip," and "The Luvcheez Anthem."
• Al Roker, Jr. an obese African American plays to the stereotype that all black men want sex with white women. The words "white women" have become somewhat of his catchphrase; he uses them even in his reporting outside of the morning show.
• Any time the name Menominee or the word phenomena is mentioned, or any other such word that sounds like those, the background crew members respond with a "Do-do do-do-do" tune. This is a reference to the famous song "Mah Nà Mah Nà" regularly played on The Muppet Show.
• Thomas West, the owner of a hair salon next door to Muller's studio, is a recurring victim of pranks from Muller, his staff, and his celebrity guests. Most of the prank calls typically involve questioning West's heterosexuality and making obscene business propositions. West's catchphrase "I'm going to put you through the frickin' window!" stems from his initial response to the phone calls.
• More recently, when Mancow says the phrase Morning Radio (usually after telling a self-admittedly bad joke or pun), the entire staff responds with "It sucks!"
• When a caller addresses Muller as "you crazy bastard", Muller responds by saying "you son of a bitch".
• Muller constantly insults the city of Joliet, Illinois (located south of Chicago), with snide remarks and insults calling it "Toilet", to the point of creating a mock folk song, "The Joliet Big Trash Mountain." When listeners from outside the Chicago or Illinois area call, he often tries to trick them by claiming that folk song is a "famous" song that's been around for decades (although the show created it less than a decade ago).

FCC problems

Mancow's Morning Madhouse ran afoul with the FCC's indecency regulations in at least six separate incidents during 2000 and 2001. As a result, the FCC levied $42,000 in fines on Emmis Communications, the licensee of Mancow's then-home station WKQX-FM. In 2004, Emmis Communications signed a consent decree with the FCC sharply restricting indecent content and requiring the payment of $300,000 to the US government. [3][4]

Station Listing

The following is a list of stations that broadcast Mancow's Morning Madhouse:

State	City	Calls	Frequency		Timeslot
			AM	FM
CA	San Francisco	KTRB	860		3-6am M-F
	Stockton	KSTN	1420		5-10am M-F
FL	Gainesville-Ocala	WBXY		99.5	6:00-9am
	Melbourne-Titusville	WSJZ		95.9	6-10am
	Miami-Ft. Lauderdale	WMEN	640		6:00-10am
	Pine Castle-Orlando	WAMT	1190		6:00-9am
	Sarasota-Bradenton	WTMY	1280		6:00-10am
HI	Honolulu	KHBZ	990		12-4am M-F
IL	Macomb	WNLF		95.9	5:30-10am
	Rockford	WKGL-FM		96.7	5:30-10am
IN	Indianapolis	WXLW	950		6-9am
LA	New Orleans	WIST	690		5:30-9am M-F
MD	Baltimore	WVIE	1370		6:30-10am
MI	Kalamazoo	WZUU		92.5	6:00-10:00am
	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland	WTKQ		100.5	6-10am
MN	Rochester, Minnesota	KDZZ	107.7		5:30-10:00 AM
MO	Columbia	KBBM		100.1	5:30-10am
	Joplin	KJML		107.1	5:30-10:00am
	Warrensburg	KWKJ		98.5	5:30am-10:00am
MT	Missoula	KBAZ		96.3	5:30-9am, 9-10am
NV	Reno	KBZZ	1270		3:30-9am
NJ	Atlantic City-Cape May	WJSE		102.7	6:30-10am
NY	Glens Falls	WWSC	1450		6:00-10am
ND	Jamestown	KRVX		103.1	5:30am-10:00am
OH	Columbus	WTDA		103.9	6:00-10am
OR	Medford	KZZE		106.3	4:30-9am
PA	Philadelphia	WWDB	860		6:30am-11am M-F
TX	Houston-Galveston	KPRC	950		3am - 5am
VA	Norfolk	WROX-FM		96.1	5:30-10:00am
WV	Beckley	WMTD		102.3	6-10am
WI	Green Bay	WZNN		106.7	5-9am
	Wausau	WMZK		104.1	5:30am - 10am

Loss of a station

As of October 6, 2008 "Mancow's Morning Madhouse" is no longer syndicated on WTKQ 100.5, Carrollton/Saginaw, MI, KAZR 103.3, Pella/Des Moines, IA, WNFZ 94.3, Knoxville, TN, and KCCQ 105.1, Ames, IA