There's actually quite a bit more on this Friday show, including discussion of Bob's insistence on buying American cars and his fundraising drive to buy a new studio chair. But it's when Jacob calls in for the last 20 minutes of the show that things really pick up.
Callers tackle a list of questions from Bob about possible government expenditures: If you have to choose between this public priority or that, which do you choose? He takes the devil's advocate position with every caller, every question. Also some open phones in the final hour, followed by a few minutes of Bob sitting on Tedd Webb's show.
Apparently that's who Bob asked for at the beginning of this show, because that's the calls he gets. What else is there to say?
A contrite Bob comes on the air with a new, decent outlook on life and radio, in cooperation with the National Federation for Decency. Decency Lady is there to make sure of it.
The combination of two hate letters (one that Bob reads on the air, the other recited on a station promo) inspires Bob to invite morons and masochists to call in. He gets quite a few, too. (Really, this is open phones.) My favorite is the young kid who calls in to accuse Lassiter of using bad language. (Kid: "Is your show rated R?" Bob: "No, my show is rated highly.")
This is Robert McGinley, then (and now) the head of a national swingers' association. He's booked on Bob's show for some reason that's never really made clear, and Bob makes his complete disinterest perfectly clear. When it's done, he turns to the subject of sex (via a hilarious distortion of an Ann Landers column), and takes several calls regarding the masturbation show of the day before.
A caller whom Bob had expected to discuss Desmond Tutu and Jesse Jackson instead fires off an accusation that children in California schools are being taught to masturbate. A disgusted Bob hangs up, then spends the rest of the show discussing masturbation nonetheless. This show caused tides of outrage in the Tampa Bay area.
A short, heavily edited (and poor sound quality) clip in which Bob asks white callers whether they would ever marry a black person. It brings out the kind of ugliness you'd expect. Also, Lionel calls in to talk about his impending Lassiter Group appearance (and to taunt his opponent, Rocky).
After Bob's announced that he's leaving WPLP, all hell breaks loose. Lassiter would later refer to this mad free-for-all as "the original Chat With Bob show."
