![]() ![]() It took a few tries for Deutsch to catch. If you haven’t noticed already, this is the “inspiration” for Bart Simpson’s prank calls to Moe on “The SImpsons. Back then, real-life Barts Jim Davidson and John Elmo repeatedly called Tube Bar and asked for classic pun names like Al Coholic and Ben Dover. Aside from Joe in “Reservoir Dogs” and his role as Elaine’s dad on “Seinfeld,” this may be Tierney’s finest role.Īs you can imagine, absolutely not safe for work. A pair of pranksters who called themselves the 'Bum Bar Bastards' recorded numerous calls they made to the now-gone Tube Bar in Jersey City, NJ, owned and operated by former heavyweight boxer Louis 'Red' Deutsch. The Tube Bar Tapes recordings & History of the Tube Bar. One of the primary inspirations for Bart's prank calls in The Simpsons is the real life Tube Bar prank calls from the mid-1970s. The Tube Bar was operated by an extremely disgruntled sounding bartender. What’s featured here is the original Tube Bar tape set to visuals crafted by Film Threat editor Christian Gore, starring the late, great Lawrence Tierney as Red. For those who may not know, the prank calls to Moes Tavern were inspired/based on a series of real prank calls to a bar in Jersey City, NJ in the 1970s. I realize being on the receiving end of telephone harassment isn’t funny, but when you’re not the one receiving it, it can sometimes be pretty f–king hysterical. Sometimes Red would comply, shouting out the ridiculous names into the bar, but other times he would see through the ruse and let loose with some of the funniest profanity ever uttered by a human being. ![]() The names were usually plausible, but ultimately ridiculous names like “Pepi Roni” or “Mike Hunt” (say that last one to yourself a few times quietly, if you’re not sure it’s ridiculous). The caller would ask Red if certain patrons were available at the bar to talk. One of the funniest and most famous prank call tapes of all-time were the series of calls made to the Tube Bar in New Jersey to the bar’s owner, a man known as Red. ![]()
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