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Scharpling & Wurster

The Best of The Best Show

Culled from the vaults of WFMU—the world’s most acclaimed free-form radio station—comes more than 20 hours of mind-bending, hilarious phone calls between the renowned comedy duo of Tom Scharpling & Jon Wurster. From 2000 to 2013, their tremendous imaginations took over the WFMU airwaves every Tuesday night with bizarre tales from a fictional town called Newbridge, New Jersey, and the desperate denizens that inhabit it. Included inside this definitive collection are 75 calls over 16 compact discs, edited by Scharpling & Wurster (more than 50 of them previously unreleased or unaired), a 108-page hardcover book with cover art by Joe Matt that features essays by Patton Oswalt, Julie Klausner, and Best Show associate producer A.P. Mike, a definitive interview with Scharpling & Wurster by Jake Fogelnest, notes on the evolution and inspiration behind each bit written by Scharpling & Wurster, a USB drive with all of the calls plus four hours of bonus material, a fold-out map of Newbridge, Philly Boy Roy & Timmy von Trimble Paper Dolls, postcards, and temporary tattoos with Best Show catchphrases.

  • 16CD + Book

    16 CDs in a hard cover book
    1 108-page hard cover 12" x 12" book
    1 manila envelope containing: 1 x folded map, 1 x paper doll set, 4 x postcards, 1 x tattoo set
    1 USB cassette
    1 wrapped clampshell case complete with character map

Track List

  1. Scharpling & Wurster Big Bill/Little Bill
  2. Scharpling & Wurster The Shout! Network #1
  3. Scharpling & Wurster All Night Love Making
  4. Scharpling & Wurster Terrence From Brooklyn
  5. Scharpling & Wurster Timmy Von Trimble
  6. Scharpling & Wurster Herb Wilkinson
  7. Scharpling & Wurster Pudge #2
  8. Scharpling & Wurster Movie Fun
  9. Scharpling & Wurster Horse From Jock Squad
  10. Scharpling & Wurster The Springsteen Book
  11. Scharpling & Wurster The Music Scholar
  12. Scharpling & Wurster Gene Ted and Carl
  13. Scharpling & Wurster Darren Takes The Van Mellen Cruise
  14. Scharpling & Wurster Wire Train
  15. Scharpling & Wurster Kenny Dupree Part 1
  16. Scharpling & Wurster Trivius
  17. Scharpling & Wurster Kenny Dupree Part 2
  18. Scharpling & Wurster Andy From LakeNewbridge
  19. Scharpling & Wurster The Pastors Audiobook
  20. Scharpling & Wurster Sleepy Man Explodes
  21. Scharpling & Wurster The Hero
  22. Scharpling & Wurster The Shout! Network #2
  23. Scharpling & Wurster Mother 13
  24. Scharpling & Wurster Bryce #2
  25. Scharpling & Wurster Philly Boy Roy Is Depressed
  26. Scharpling & Wurster Judge Montgomery Davies
  27. Scharpling & Wurster The Shout! Radio Network
  28. Scharpling & Wurster Bishop Pablo Fontana
  29. Scharpling & Wurster NYC Versus Chicago
  30. Scharpling & Wurster Power Pop Pop Pop
  31. Scharpling & Wurster Zachary Brimstead On Newbridge Now
  32. Scharpling & Wurster Pudge #3
  33. Scharpling & Wurster Bryce #3
  34. Scharpling & Wurster Zeph #2
  35. Scharpling & Wurster Bryce #4
  36. Scharpling & Wurster Gus Brennan From The Newbridge Ratmen Part 1
  37. Scharpling & Wurster Reggie Monroe
  38. Scharpling & Wurster Philly Boy Roy Talks To Udo Erasmus
  39. Scharpling & Wurster Gus Brennan From The Newbridge Ratmen Part 2
  40. Scharpling & Wurster Zachary Brimsteads Bush Song
  41. Scharpling & Wurster Gus Brennan From The Newbridge Ratmen Part3
  42. Scharpling & Wurster Rhoda Ziegler
  43. Scharpling & Wurster Hammerhead
  44. Scharpling & Wurster Darren And The Greasy Funk
  45. Scharpling & Wurster The Auteur
  46. Scharpling & Wurster Nostradamus Scholar
  47. Scharpling & Wurster Philly Boy Roy Wants To Star In A Movie
  48. Scharpling & Wurster The 80s Are Back
  49. Scharpling & Wurster Jay And Paul In The Studio
  50. Scharpling & Wurster Sucks
  51. Scharpling & Wurster I Dropped My Fluffernutter
  52. Scharpling & Wurster Conventions Inc.
  53. Scharpling & Wurster The Bruce Willis Saga
  54. Scharpling & Wurster Merge Roundtable
  55. Scharpling & Wurster Newbridge Mayubinatorial Debate
  56. Scharpling & Wurster Tom From The Future (500thShow)
  57. Scharpling & Wurster I Dropped My Coconut Water
  58. Scharpling & Wurster Rock Rot & Rule
  59. Scharpling & Wurster Philly Boy Roy's Memorial Day
  60. Scharpling & Wurster Onstar
  61. Scharpling & Wurster Hall of Fame Status
  62. Scharpling & Wurster The Gas Station Dogs
  63. Scharpling & Wurster Archie Bunker's Place
  64. Scharpling & Wurster Rick From The Washington Generals
  65. Scharpling & Wurster Jimmy Crespo And Mac
  66. Scharpling & Wurster Pudge#1
  67. Scharpling & Wurster The Gorch
  68. Scharpling & Wurster Bryce #1
  69. Scharpling & Wurster Planet GG
  70. Scharpling & Wurster Zeph #1
  71. Scharpling & Wurster Bob From Newbridge Part 1
  72. Scharpling & Wurster Count Rockula
  73. Scharpling & Wurster Bob From Newbridge Part 2
  74. Scharpling & Wurster Darren Takes A Boarder
  75. Scharpling & Wurster Bob From Newbridge Part 3
  76. Scharpling & Wurster This Is Zachary Brimstead
  77. Scharpling & Wurster Kid eBay
  78. Scharpling & Wurster The Mike Sajak Saga
  79. Scharpling & Wurster Lady Wanesworths Desires