Around 100 people waited in line to get their hands on the elusive PS5 at a WalMart in Detroit, only to find out they didn’t have any. The real fun part of the story was the reporter’s voice. (0:00)

Roger Susanin from Channel 3 WFSB did one of his hardest interviews, with his own daughter. Roger doubled as the interviewer, and the translator so we could all understand what’s on her Christmas list. (6:35)

David from Team INC was on, to explain why the donations from the Chaz and AJ McDermott Chevrolet and Lexus of New Haven Toy Drive are so important to the kids that they serve. Plus, Chaz had a personal connection to Team INC from his time in the program as a young man. (13:46)

Ozzy Osbourne is celebrating Christmas, and looks forward to this time of year, even though he’s the Prince of Darkness. Something about the trees. (18:16)

Trump called in to talk about Rudy Giuliani’s bout of COVID, his plans for January, and then Bernie Sanders popped on to talk about his donation to the Toy Drive. (21:23)

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Gary Hoey, who has performed at past Chaz and AJ Toy Drives, was on the phone this morning with his guitar to try and help encourage donations. He and AJ agreed to come up with an original song, and Gary also shared the story of how he almost became the guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne. (0:00)

Dumb Ass News – A bridge collapsed in Thailand when beauty queen contestants stood together for a photo op. Everyone was OK, and AJ could not stop laughing about it. (13:12)

Vietnam Veteran Art Wiknik was on with Chaz and AJ to share why Christmas is such a lonely time for active military, and remembered his Christmas Eve from Vietnam. (18:18)

Mark Michaels has been a friend of the show for a long time, heard about the charities that are benefitting from the Chaz and AJ Toy Drive, and agreed to make a substantial donation to each of the five organizations this year. (23:57)

Comedian Mitch Fatel was on the phone to talk about the Toy Drive, and had a lot of questions about the lunch with Chaz and AJ that is up for auction. Can he have the lunch at AJ’s house? What does the inside of AJ’s house even look like? (30:00)

Bob Wilson from News 8 called in, but Chaz and AJ were curious about his son, Liam. Back in 2013 when Liam was graduating fifth grade, he spoke to Chaz and AJ about being selected as MC for the ceremony. Now as a college student, how’s he doing? (39:40)

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Fox 61’s Margaux Farrell was on as Chaz and AJ’s first guest of the Toy Drive! She had some comical difficulty last week while reporting about trees, falling down and getting stuck in the mud. (0:00)

John McCarthy from Rock House School of Music called in to share a song the kids for the Toy Drive this year. Some of them are as young as 8 years old, and were so happy to be able to get in a studio and record Carol of the Bells for the show. (7:53)

As AJ started to sing for every Toy Drive donation coming in that was over $100, Rui made a much larger donation that was also a part of the pot to get Governor Lamont to sing some Merryoke on the air. (12:25)

Shaye Roscoe from the Boys and Girls Club of Lower Naugatuck Valley was on to explain just how meaningful the Toy Drive is to the kids they serve, and how much bigger a need there is in 2020 for these kinds of donations. (15:42)

Comedian Paul Mecurio was impressed with AJ making up lyrics to thank the Tribe for their Toy Drive donations, talked about how he’s still dealing with COVID-19, and talked about the terrible gifts he got when he was a kid. (18:51)

Jim Bozzi was on to talk about the Santa experience he donated to the Toy Drive, so kids can still get a meet and greet with Santa. Then attorneys Hugh Keefe and Tara Knight were on, and Tara sounded a little upset about the Christmas gift she got from Hugh last year. (26:31)

Eliot from Jordan’s Furniture was on with Chaz and AJ, very happy to be able to help again this year with the Toy Drive. While he cannot be in New Haven to see everything, he’s extremely happy to continue to help the community by collecting toys. (36:59)

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Flubble Friday – A montage from this week, every time someone slipped on their words or made a mistake while speaking. AJ remains the undisputed champ! (0:00)

Comedian Paul Bond called in to talk about a recent near death experience, after he was squished like a bug by a giant piece of machinery. Then the Tribe started to call in the times they were sure they were about to die. (4:53)

The St. Patrick’s Day parade in Hartford has already been canceled for 2021. Plus, a story about the worst person in Florida. A seemingly infinite supply of Dumb Ass News stories flood out of the state, and this person is the worst of them all. (21:41)

Bethlehem’s Fire Chief was on the phone to talk about a cow that needed rescue, after falling into a swimming pool. As it turned out, Chaz knew who the cow belonged to. (35:49)

Boss Keith’s Top 5 list now has a sponsor! The boss is tired of not having clear cut answers to a lot of the details during the pandemic, including when he gets to see movies again. (41:37)

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The McRib is officially back on the menu at McDonald’s, and the Tribe has their early reactions to it. Plus, a recap of vaccine news from Dr. Fanelli. (0:00)

WFSB reporter Kevin Hogan was on to talk about the fire that killed the founder of Zappos, which involves some dubious details and has made international news. (5:13)

AJ got his McRib yesterday, but waited until this morning to enjoy it live on the air. (20:52)

Live Nation’s Jimmy Koplik called in to share the details about his auction item to benefit the Chaz and AJ McDermott Chevrolet and Lexus Toy Drive. Plus, behind-the-scenes stories from concerts in CT by Robin Trower, the rock star wieners he’s seen, and the time a lead singer disappeared through the stage. (24:45)

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