Wednesday, August 21st, 2002 - #1799
Guest: Tom Arnold
Host: Adam, Dr. Drew
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CLL #1799 (feat. Tom Arnold)
08/21/2002 – Wednesday Night Show
Source – KNRK CD Recording (2021) with a Stream Recording (2002) Patch
This episode is 100% complete with a medium audio upgrade, Tom Arnold is making his final appearance of the Adam era. This is considered by most fans to be the funniest/best episode of LoveLine due to a specific call and the comedy it inspires. Legendary Episode!
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This classic episode features the much-discussed "Holocaust Call" in which a phone sex operator calls to get advice on keeping her callers on the line longer. The call is funny all the way through, but culminates in one of the funniest exchanges in the history of the show. Adam suggests she try to subliminally add references to the Holocaust to her calls, which they then practice by role playing. Hilarity ensues.
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The Holocaust caller.
This is the infamous holocaust call, and I’ve never laughed so hard from the any other show yet. Tom Arnold is a very good guest. MUST LISTEN!
YES!!! The holocaust call. I heard this live WAAAAAAAAAY back in the day when it first aired and have been wondering where I could find it. One of the most classic Loveline moments.
This episode was fantastic even without the holocaust call, thanks to Tom and his stories. But the holocaust call sends it over the edge. It’s troubling to realize that people are in fact this dumb, but at least in this instance they are harnessed to provide entertainment for the rest of us.
Rarely, no, extremely rarely do callers even understand Adams reenactment requests, let alone actualy go through with them
so the fact that the holocaust call happened is insane
Its the last call of the night, in case anybody wants to just hear that one call.
This classic episode features the much-discussed “Holocaust Call” in which a phone sex operator calls to get advice on keeping her callers on the line longer. The call is funny all the way through, but culminates in one of the funniest exchanges in the history of the show. Adam suggests she try to subliminally add references to the Holocaust to her calls, which they then practice by role playing. Hilarity ensues.
this is an awesome episode!!!!!!!!! 5 starts must listen, last 10 min best love line ever, even better than DAG episodes.
Tom Arnold’s story about being abused by his babysitter is one of the most deeply personal stories told by a guest on the show, and try as he might to make light of the whole saga you can still hear all the anger and pain in his voice towards the end. Incredibly confronting radio. Immediately followed one of the funniest things you’ll ever hear.
If there’s a show that deserves 5-stars this is it. Tom Arnold is definitely one of the top-teir guests, and the last call of the night made it THEEE best episode ever.
Heard it live back when I was in middle school, and I’ve been hooked to the show since (during the Adam years of course.)
Truly classic and one of the best Loveline episodes ever. Can’t believe they got hatemail for this one but then again, people are idiots.
agreed prolly the best ever !!!
Tom Arnold is spectacular. Honest, funny, kind, awesome.
damn this is one of the great episodes, lots of great comedy and commentary
first caller “Justin” had me rolling as well as the last “Holocaust” caller
Must listen!
Holocaust ending vs Lightning round… no contest! Holocaust wins.
Tony bogus call.What is the Liar Liar Liar Whore Liar drop from anyone know?(58:00) Hilarious
It’s from The Boy’s Life.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108330/
Great google doc a fan created with drops and their origins: https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ATBtIDoKjV5EZGdmZDdwYmNfMWhncXZmamQ1&hl=en&authkey=COC78rgO
“There’s no malice in my anus!”
Very good episode. I remember hearing this one live back in the day. Arnold is a very funny guest and I remember his molestation story being very inspiring. It is to this day. 4/5
This is the episode with the pothead who has a drug test coming up!! 5 stars!
Adam Carolla was recently asked on his podcast what was his favorite Loveline call. The phone sex caller from this episode is what came to his mind.
God, this episode is a classic.
Tom’s Story is just fantastic. The banter up to it is good, but the story itself is so great.
Lost in the shuffle of this most excellent episode is one of Anderson’s all time drops in response to caller Jenna at 1:01:51
“There’s no malice in my anus!” -Adam Carolla
after listening to this episode I can’t understand why it is rated so high
the holocaust call is hilarious but it just happens to occur when tom arnold is the guest
I find tom arnold to be boring…he just isn’t an interesting guest
After you listen to this show. Listen to the next days show 8.22.2002 when they replay the call and talk about it and what it meant to them. Adam loves this call, and they brought it up for years. So good!
Tom Arnold’s history was shocking and gave me a better perspective on him and more respect for the man.
I remember when I was a young teenager (over a decade ago) listening to this episode for the first time and DYING OF LAUGHTER in my bed. I wasn’t supposed to be up so late at night listening to the radio so I had to keep the noise down but man I couldn’t contain myself after hearing the holocaust stuff. I had to jam my face in my pillow to muffle the sound. This is really a classic episode.
Thank you for creating lovelinetapes and bringing back old memories!
@epzey I know this is 4 years later, but it is from “This Boy’s Life”. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMYcoKvMimU
Great guest. Great episode, top notch. Holocaust caller was something else.
Why is this episode unavailable now? I was able to listen to it within the last year…. Is it a legal issue or something?? It’s a legendary episode! I wish we could still hear it on here! 🙂
Fixed. Has to do with older MP3 encoding issues and Chrome being annoying. Will add something to the FAQ about it.
New source/export. MP3 Upgrade, not a board capture but the next best thing.
The first half of the show is decent, but from the Chick Hearn story to the end, good stuff.
One of the funniest !!!!