A listener named Sabe who is a musical artist recently submitted two jingles he created for the show. One was a more generic MJ Morning Show jingle about what the show does, mentioning the roles of MJ, Fester, and Michelle. The second jingle was a spotlight on the “Morons in the News” segment.
MJ praised both jingles and said he thought they were very clever. They were completely unsolicited, and he appreciated Sabe for taking the time to produce them. However, for the “Morons in the News” jingle, Fester quickly piped up to say he felt like it sounded more like a ‘90s Will Smith song and that it definitely didn’t have a good vibe to it. MJ then jumped on Fester’s case, and the two went back and forth before they took calls from listeners. Seven out of 10 callers said they didn’t like the song.
Unbeknownst to Fester, MJ then had a secret plan up his sleeve to get back at him. He read two emails on the air that he claimed were sent by Sabe. The first one implied that Fester had something coming his way at the end of that particular broadcast and that the crew needed to see what he was going to send at the conclusion of the program. Right around 9:50 that morning, MJ excitedly said he got the second message from Sabe. It implied that Fester’s 2010 Cadillac in the parking lot might be gone. So, MJ quickly shut down the show, and he and Fester went outside to see that the car was missing from its normal parking spot. Fester was just about to dial 911 to report a carjacking, but MJ had to stop him to tell him that he made up the whole thing. He wrote the emails that were supposedly written by Sabe. He also had Andrew take Fester’s keys at some point during the show to move his car to a different spot before the end of the show.
The next morning, the crew invited Sabe into the studio to talk about what had happened and to give he and Fester a chance to talk out Fester’s beef with him. Fester still said he didn’t like the jingle, but Sabe didn’t take it all that personally. Sabe even came back into the studio the following morning to debut a song about Fester.
It was refreshing to see this type of bit play out on the show. We haven’t seen a ton of bits like this of late, especially since Froggy’s departure last summer. It would be nice to see more bits like this involving stunts.