If you've been dying to see animated versions of Click and Clack -- aliases Tom and Ray Magliozzi -- then you'll want to tune into your local PBS station tonight. Their new series, As the Wrench Turns, starts off with their presidential campaign, with one of the platforms being "America needs a lube job!" We're all for it. Big Bird and the Cookie Monster will also make a cameo, though we're not sure if it's tonight. Check your PBS site for local times, or check out the show's site for a preview of the mechanical mayhem.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Torrent @ Jul 9th 2008 5:36PM
I'll be sure to watch it... Nothing comes on anyways.
Torrent @ Jul 9th 2008 11:23PM
the show's ok.
Torrent @ Jul 10th 2008 12:20AM
wait, never mind. it isn't even that good. It's kinda corny after the second episode.
TriShield @ Jul 9th 2008 5:50PM
I'll be checking it out. Thanks for the reminder.
Let's see the British make their own version of Car Talk.
Joe Blow @ Jul 9th 2008 5:53PM
If I wanted to be entertained by a fat guy with a mustache, I would go play Super Mario
CORVETTE ZR1 @ Jul 9th 2008 5:56PM
amen to That.. this show sound's very stupid...
sr20de @ Jul 9th 2008 5:54PM
They are great on the radio but I'm not sure the TV vehicle (pardon the pun) is workable. But I'll check it out. Here is a review...
http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2008/07/09/in_animated_form_car_show_sputters/
koloth44 @ Jul 9th 2008 6:02PM
"America needs a lube job!"
Well, at least they are being upfront about politicians bending us over...
broosewee @ Jul 9th 2008 6:22PM
I've started listening to the Car Talk podcast recently. These guys are pretty funny and seem to have a good time. I'll try to catch this tonight, or hopefully torrent it later.
Thanks for the heads up AB.
Otto Ingineer @ Jul 9th 2008 6:39PM
Perfect "birthday present" for a gearhead! My wife was not sure if it was a joke or not - but it is a "real show".
The radio show is a nice blend of dorky humor with some real intelligence, and sometimes they actually diagnose a car problem correctly too!
xboxlivemonkey @ Jul 9th 2008 8:05PM
wow this sucks i checked online and on t.v and it says it will not been shown in miami for the next 2 weeks , and i just found out about this show 2 mins before 8
kind of a bummer npr car talk is very good
Jim in Tampa @ Jul 10th 2008 4:23PM
Hey xbox, I set the DVR to record it last night and got an hour of "Artwork of Florida's Gulf Coast". Stupid WEDU!
G-Money @ Jul 9th 2008 8:06PM
I guess I'll have to reserve judgement until I see it, but this "show" looks pretty goofy to me. Not that they aren’t knowledgeable, they definitely are, but I find it hard to listen to these guys for more than a few minutes at a time. The tend to go off on tangents and get too silly before they finally get around to answering the caller’s question. I realize that the “entertainment value” is part their radio program’s mass appeal, but I’d rather hear them take more calls and diagnose more car problems. That’s my one beef with the radio show, they don’t talk enough about cars.
Mal Fuller @ Jul 9th 2008 11:48PM
I watched the show tonight. While the radio show has occasional merit, this cartoon show is mindless and of no value.
The Talking Hamburger @ Jul 10th 2008 1:45AM
The show is 'geared' toward kids, is it not?
Mal Fuller @ Jul 10th 2008 10:28AM
I don't know of any kids that are starved for something that dumb to watch.
Paul @ Jul 10th 2008 12:26AM
too bad it's so boring, they should just stick to the radio show. Don't get me wrong, I really like these guys, I feel bad.
rpm773 @ Jul 10th 2008 8:56AM
They have a pretty good radio show, when it's not inundated by soccer moms calling to ask what European sport sedan they should buy little Timmy for his 16th birthday or newlyweds calling to complain about their partners clutch habits.
But they should leave it that. It seems like everyone has to get bigger and bigger these days, until they get over-exposed and we get sick of them. Why do they need to do this show?
Ax Thrower @ Jul 10th 2008 12:13PM
I watched this show.
It is nothing more than left-wing propaganda aimed at children.
Shame on PBS for promoting a obviously liberal biased program aimed at indoctrinating children.
Bob-omb @ Jul 10th 2008 2:27PM
HAHAHA.
Thanks for the laugh!