Running Gags

Popular Bits and Running Gags

Ordered by highest to lowest number of occurrences.

Episode	First occurrence	Episode Count
The Tim and Tom Solve Your Problems theme tune plays	Episode 214: Trains	77
Batman is mentioned	Episode 5: Letters to Famous Prisoners	62
Tom does a questionable accent	Episode 9: The Beatles	55
Episodes mentioning their empire/interns/employees/crew	Episode 8: New York City and Yuppies vs. Ice Cream	31
They mention having wives, kids	Episode 42: Bars	27
Home alone movie/novel mentioned	Episode 15: Hip Hop	26
It's "so hot" in the room	Episode 19: Arnold Schwarzenegger	25
The Muppets are mentioned	Episode 18: College, Sophomore Year	24
Tim hates/is scared of teenagers	Episode 4: Weird Al	23
Episodes mentioning Starbucks	Episode 6: North Korea and Winning Porn Bingo	21
They talk about how "fat" Tom is	Episode 2: Time Travel	20
One of them has just been/is sick	Episode 27: Being Sick	20
Jeopardy is mentioned	Episode 23: 90s Sitcoms, TGIF Edition	15
Time travel is mentioned	Episode 2: Time Travel	12
PTOAYDKEUTNYTPIOTY Of the Week	Episode 77: Coffee	12
Tim only likes short movies	Episode 15: Hip Hop	12
Tim hates the Baby Boomers	Episode 9: The Beatles	11
'50 Shades of Tim' Segment or segment mention	Episode 163: Fears: Elevators	10
Tim references The Real World: San Francisco	Episode 29: Fast Food	10
Mundane Bucket List	Episode 132: Underwear	9
Tom has/used to have an amazing/crazy job	Episode 1: Michael Jackson	9
They're so old	Episode 10: Fall TV	8
They call each other T-Bone	Episode 29: Fast Food	8
"What if we die before this comes out?"	Episode 13: Colon Health and Final Destination	8
Billy Joel songs used as T&TSYP theme	Episode 289: Joining A Gym	8
Episodes mentioning horses on a plane/Tim's fear of horses	Episode 57: Air Travel	8
Tim hates people talking about their dreams	Episode 50: Winning the Lottery	7
Pop Everything is mentioned	Episode 223: Electronic Dance Music	7
Tim says the Ted Danson/Ted Handsome joke	Episode 12: Drunk Presidents and Nicolas Cage	6
Tim quits	Episode 41: Nothing in Particular	5
Tim mentions being in the Blue Man Group show	Episode 12: Drunk Presidents and Nicolas Cage	5
They talk about 'Veronica Mars-ing' a situation	Episode 62: Sleuthing	4
Tim thinks all beer/coffee/wine/chocolate tastes the same	Episode 14: Bathroom Etiquette	4
"You're Awful" segment	Episode 68: Public Services (Or An Excuse to Talk About Poop)	3