Theme Days
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Theme Days were a recurring bit on The Opie and Anthony Show where each day was devoted to one or more themes. This was a take-off on hack radio shows who often do similar bits. Most of these themes are ridiculous (and intentionally so), while some (Hummer Tuesday and WOW) are legitimate. Although theme days have been discontinued for the most part, some classic themes still get mentioned occasionally. Jim Norton has said he hated this bit, because it was done to be safe in the wake of the Homeless Charlie controversy.
The following is a list of past theme days:
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Monday
- Feel Good Story Monday - Devoted to playing a news story that's supposed to cheer you up - by describing something so sad and gruesome that you end up feeling good about yourself.
- Free Ringtone Monday Mania - Devoted to giving away free ringtones.
- Pot Talk Monday - Devoted to discussing topics that are usually brought up when smoking pot.
Tuesday
- Diabolical Laugh Tuesday - Devoted to people laughing diabolically.
- '80s New Wave Tuesday - Devoted to playing new wave music of the 1980s.
- Far Away Phone Call Tuesday - Devoted to listeners calling in from faraway places.
- Hoodie Tuesday - Devoted to wearing hoodies.
- Hootie Tuesday - Devoted to the band Hootie and the Blowfish; originated as a mispronunciation of Hoodie Tuesday.
- Hummer Tuesday
- Is E-Rock Alive Tuesday - A take-off on Is Tom Alive Friday, which began when E-Rock announced he had some medical problems, and Tim made up a promo spoofing the original theme day.
- Make Up Stuff Tuesday - Devoted to making up an erroneous story and fooling the gullible public with it; stories made up for this day include:
- Van Halen cancelling their reunion tour.
- Football player Tom Brady being suspended for four games after failing a drug test.
- Pat Sajak being injured in a horrific car accident.
- Kanye West killing the doctor who killed his mother.
- Hillary Clinton choosing her husband Bill as her Presidential running mate.
- The sun burning out in 200 years.
- Michael Madsen Tuesday - A one-time-only theme day, celebrated on February 19, 2008, and devoted to playing clips of Michael Madsen's appearance on the show on the previous Friday.
- Rock Scream Tuesday
- Slit Tuesday - Devoted to women calling in.
- Your Door is Ajar Tuesday - Devoted to listeners calling in and having people hear the sound their car door makes when it is ajar. This bit came about when a caller was put on the air while his car door was accidently open. Tim quickly made up a promo after the call, and future callers began opening their car door on purpose as a goof.
Wednesday
- Butt Rub Wednesday - Devoted to Jim Norton rubbing his butt against someone else's butt.
- Cat Noise Wednesday - Devoted to making cat noises; invented by Jim Norton.
- Morning Zoo Bit of the Day Wednesday - Devoted to playing awful bits from competing radio stations; some of the bits included "Hell No to H2O", "Motel 666", and "Britney Got Fat".
- Sarcastic Douche Wednesday - Devoted to acting like a sarcastic douche.
- Wake Up Your Spouse/Partner/Buddy Wednesday - Devoted to listeners calling in and waking up the person they live with, often using annoying or humiliating means to do so; this bit originally took place on Tuesdays; some of the methods used so far include:
- A blowtorch
- A quarter stick of dynamite
- Dogshit in a baggie
- A cat's anus
- A glass of cold water
- Whip 'Em Out Wednesday (WOW)
- You Can't Say That Wednesday - Devoted to saying things you're not supposed to say on the radio.
Thursday
- Extreme Male Camel Toe Thursday - Devoted to men showing off their camel toe by extreme pulling up of their pants; Opie wanted to demonstrate this with a pair of his sweatpants, but he never brought them in.
- Fuck Your Cousin Thursday - Devoted to fucking your cousin, in honor of Anthony revealing he wanted to fuck his own cousin years ago.
- Fun Fact Thursday - Devoted to announcing a fun fact that everyone can enjoy.
- Perv News Thursday - Devoted to reading news stories about perverts.
- Phone Call Thursday
- Talk Like Tim Thursday - Devoted to imitating the annoying voices Tim makes in his promos; attempted to replace Phone Call Thursday but never took off.
Friday
- Air Guitar Friday - Devoted to playing air guitar (which works really well on radio).
- Fart Friday - Devoted to passin' gas.
- F' You Friday - Devoted to... ah, go fuck yourself.
- Is Tom Alive Friday
- Mispronunciation Friday - Devoted to mispronouncing words, or at least accepting when someone mispronounces a word.
- Point and Laugh Friday - Devoted to pointing and laughing at someone's misfortune.
