Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
18 picked · 19 without a winner
Who won the movie?
Picked on the showWill Ferrell
They agree Ferrell won the movie, while acknowledging McKay’s contribution.
Most rewatchable scene
Picked on the showDinner and grace scene
After an extended scene rundown, the hosts agree on the family dinner and baby-Jesus prayer scene, with the bar scene also praised.
What’s aged the best?
No winnerNo clear winner
They praise the racing footage, Leslie Bibb, trademarking catchphrases, and commercial breaks during crashes without selecting a single winner.
Apex Mountain
No winnerNo clear winner
They place Ferrell near his 2004–08 peak, make a case for Reilly, and discuss Cohen’s Borat year, NASCAR movies, and other individual peaks. There is no single category winner.
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Harrison Butker Award for a speech
Picked on the showAmy Adams' motivational speech
They introduce a custom speech award while celebrating Susan’s forceful pep talk to Ricky.
Number one enduring line or joke
Picked on the showIf you ain't first, you're last
The hosts agree this line has entered everyday language, even for people who have not seen the movie.
Most 2006 thing
No winnerNo clear winner
Competing picks include Halliburton, Nextel, the gay French antagonist, and Amy Adams in a small supporting role. They do not settle on one winner.
Floyd Gondolli Award for something I just enjoy
No winnerNo clear winner
Fake commercials draw shared enthusiasm; other picks include race-car sounds, entering cars through windows, shifting gears, and real sports announcers.
Big Kahuna Burger Award for best food or drink
Picked on the showLucky Charms
They choose Lucky Charms after considering crepes, takeout, malt liquor, and coffee.
Great Shot, Gordo Award for most cinematic shot
No winnerNo clear winner
The crane move into Ricky’s car and the slow-motion crash receive praise; no final shot is selected.
Chess Rockwell / Brock Landers Award for best character name
Picked on the showRicky Bobby
Ricky Bobby wins; the discussion then compares the name’s appeal with Ron Burgundy.
Kid Cudi / Pursuit of Happiness Award for best needle drop
Likely pickWe Belong by Pat Benatar
The closing song emerges as the choice after discussion of Journey, AC/DC, Audioslave, and other soundtrack picks.
Is there a better title?
Picked on the showTalladega Nights
They favor the existing title over the reported alternatives High, Wide, and Handsome and Red, White, and Racing.
Craziest quote
No winnerNo clear winner
Danny Kelly proposes Susan’s diamond-in-an-ice-storm line; others add Reese Bobby’s threats and inappropriate remarks. The Road House line names the award, not its winner.
Butch’s Girlfriend Award for weak link
No winnerNo clear winner
One host has no weak link; another thinks Sacha Baron Cohen’s exaggerated French accent slows his delivery. No shared winner is chosen.
What’s aged the worst?
No winnerNo clear winner
They discuss obscure cultural references, homophobic jokes, corporal punishment, and Cal’s comment about Carly being unconscious, without choosing one winner.
Overacting Award
Picked on the showMolly Shannon
Her exaggerated performance is the answer, with the hosts stressing that the commitment makes it funny rather than weak.
Sean Fennessey Award for stealth movie homage
Likely pickHappy Gilmore autograph scene
The chest-autograph scene is proposed as a possible Happy Gilmore homage, but the connection is explicitly speculative.
Tom Cruise Award for terrible onscreen smoking
Likely pickJean Girard’s cigarette technique
They briefly discuss Jean Girard’s long cigarette and place his technique in the bad-smoking category.
It’s a Book About Metals Award
Picked on the showThe psychosomatic misunderstanding
Heifetz picks the exchange that confuses a psychosomatic condition with starting fires by thinking.
Best name for a racehorse
Likely pickShake and Bake
Shake and Bake is proposed as the racehorse name, with Magic Man and El Diablo also mentioned.
CR Thinks Luke Wilson Could Have Been Harrison Ford Award for hottest take
No winnerNo clear winner
Takes include starting a NASCAR podcast, Talladega as the funniest sports movie, its aging better than Anchorman, and a preference for less glossy comedies.
Casting what-ifs
No winnerNo clear winner
They discuss reported alternatives for Cal and Jean Girard, and Reilly’s missed chance to play Brick in Anchorman. No replacement wins.
David Caruso Stuff of Legends Award for a character spinoff
Likely pickReese Bobby
The hosts want a spinoff about Reese’s chaotic past, including his racing and criminal misadventures.
Joey Pants Award for best that guy
No winnerNo clear winner
Gary Cole, Ted Manson, Ian Roberts, Jack McBrayer, and Greg Germann are discussed as different levels of recognizable supporting actor.
Dion Waiters Award
Picked on the showMolly Shannon
After a broad supporting-cast debate, they agree on Molly Shannon. Gary Cole is considered too central to qualify.
Recasting couch / director / city
No winnerNo clear winner
They largely want to preserve the cast, director, and locations, while joking about a serious Christopher Nolan version.
Half-assed internet research
No winnerNo clear winner
Research topics include unpaid brand placement, NASCAR driving lessons, Ferrell’s musician father, and the dinner-scene shoot. These are claims made in the episode.
Cruise or Hanks as Ricky Bobby?
Picked on the showTom Hanks
The hosts agree on Hanks, imagining his Southern comic performance and a Forrest Gump-like Ricky Bobby. Cruise’s real driving skills do not change the pick.
Picking nits
No winnerNo clear winner
They question Ricky’s missing fortune, the team-owner handover, the points-title conflict, and the final race’s professional stakes.
Sequel, prequel, prestige TV, all-Black cast, or untouchable?
Likely pickUntouchable
They discuss a hypothetical European Formula One sequel but conclude the original should remain alone.
Is this movie better with Wayne Jenkins or somebody else?
No winnerNo clear winner
The hosts riff on the recurring impressions category and float Tom Brady without making a final pick.
Would you give an Oscar to anyone or anything?
No winnerNo clear winner
John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell, and the sound are discussed, but confusion about the rules leaves the award unsettled.
Unanswerable questions
No winnerNo clear winner
Questions cover Cal and Carly’s future, slingshot drafting, product placement, the Playgirl shoot, and praying to baby Jesus.
Memorabilia you’d want most
No winnerNo clear winner
Different hosts want the Wonder Bread outfit, Ricky’s car, Reese’s wardrobe, or the stuffed cougar. No shared winner is selected.
Mr. Miyagi Award for best and worst life lesson
No winnerNo clear winner
They playfully disagree about first-or-last ambition versus accepting other finishes and winning for yourself, then note that some parents never change.
Best double feature choice
Likely pickAnchorman
The discussion leans toward Anchorman after considering Blades of Glory, Step Brothers, Cars, and Days of Thunder.