CATHARSIS (Austin Public Access) Full show with prank calls

[@_PrimetimePranks]

Met several times in person, such a cool guy, very tall, deep voice, wacky dude.

[@prankaccess6224]

That’s awesome, man. Definitely one of the highlights of Austin Public Access. Thank you for all that you’ve provided for us!

[@ppploan7625]

Yeah that's pretty cool man

[@cristiant6566]

sounds very gay

[@tricky5222]

Did he work at Texas instruments?

[@Stnicxai]

Also seems like very, very smart for 26 in this just throwing that out there

[@TraitofSiNN727]

I sent him a Facebook msg and gotten a reply from him. He's much older and he laughs at this because this was when he was younger. He's actually a very cool guy.

[@prankaccess6224]

Yeah we stan Shelly here at prank access. A very nice guy indeed!

[@poker_dealer]

Everything recorded is from when you were younger.

[@TraitofSiNN727]

@@poker_dealer 91-92 I was a teenager my dear fellow.

[@nickythebull82]

What’s his name on there I wanna hit him up

[@Ritzy87]

Agree!! .........SCROTUM!!

[@Supertron1]

This was during a strange period where 80's fashion and 90's fashion briefly coexisted. 1992 was probably the last time you'd see a guy with several days growth of beard wearing a suit jacket over a t-shirt.

[@zaktripper4908]

~That’s exactly what I’m wearing right now…

[@Ritzy87]

Fashion does repeat.

[@cr4zy4christ]

That's why I don't go along with fashion you guys can't figure out what the fok you like I just where tactical cloths because they actually freaking makes sense

[@KB-kw8ni]

Steve Jobs

[@fathergascoigne1457]

​@@KB-kw8nitrue

[@scandinaviandespair9744]

You can just tell by the voice who's serious and who's not 🤣🤣🤣

[@CherokeeFlutist59]

The guy's comebacks at some of these callers are great 😂

[@hojoman85]

I agree! I love that he doesn't hang up right away, actually listens and thinks of a comeback. He's great! 😄

[@CherokeeFlutist59]

@@hojoman85 and it makes me sad modern television is never going to be like this ever again

[@richardcook6884]

He just torches everybody eh?

[@MadScientist267]

Hahaha Indeed

[@MadScientist267]

​@@CherokeeFlutist59KZbin is the same shit lol

[@TheVulgarPeasant]

Keep these coming, I love Austin public access crank calls

[@DarkDoge]

You have to upload more of these. It's amazing, it also cheers me up when I am dying of boredom.

[@jedward5155]

This guy has a hell of a voice.

[@aguynamedshelly]

Thank you. It would be nice if i could make money off of it but that has turned out to be more difficult than one would think.

[@jedward5155]

@@aguynamedshelly It really is great. First thing that stood out to me when seeing this video. Cheers.

[@futureshock7425]

@@aguynamedshellyyou almost sound like one of the guest hosts on coast to coast am at one point. Never give up! ❤

[@TheSmoothGrind]

LOL@ the 10 year old kid calling in cracking up trying to say a Baby Ruth candy bar looks like a turd.

[@tampontim69]

Ikr! I edged so hard to that part but I came 😔

[@robhill9336]

I started watching this just for the prank calls, but then I actually started to genuinely like the show.

[@aliets]

The calls in this get legitimately really good in the last third. Appreciate the upload.

[@plushman3685]

AAAaaaaallll of that technical setup just to get dragged harder than a Christmas tree on Jan 1

[@adamus]

This is like ASMR and such. Thanks for the new stuff! Hope Shelly sees it. Saw him commenting in an earlier video

[@aguynamedshelly]

@Diaper Fonzereli No.

[@McZachary44]

The best part is the guy has clever comebacks to all the crank calls, almost like those where is actually target audience

[@Stnicxai]

If you’re on public access that’s gonna be your target audience whether you like it or not

[@MadScientist267]

"not since you bit it off" 🤣

[@aguynamedshelly]

@@Stnicxai You are a wise man. Or a wise AI. Either way, you are correct.

[@Stnicxai]

@@aguynamedshelly means a lot coming from you! Thanks 👍🏻

[@xxCrunchY]

This is what the world needed

[@jedward5155]

21:45 That was quick. This guy was nobody’s fool.

[@jnkoa33]

I remember watching this guy on ACTV in 95-96. Loved listening to the prank calls

[@ID_Shadowz]

*SCROOOTUMMM*

[@speelangs7161]

Those pranks are brainless. Not funny at all.

[@lewis7515]

_"Hi, welcome to Catharsis"_ _"Yeah: I regret calling! _*_Hhhhhh, huh-heh!_*_ .."_

[@davidmoser3535]

Poo poo head

[@andrewjones7329]

well thought out jokes are great and all, but that caller saying "poopoohead" was excellent

[@CodyUnderstorms]

I love that he laughed at it too

[@DesolateAlbatross]

Timestamp?

[@bongjovi4928]

10:37

[@ID_Shadowz]

10:34

[@Keeper_91]

I wish this was still on now. We could use something like “Catharsis” now. This guy was way ahead of his time.

[@CornBreadMan264]

- Go in a little bit more. - That's what she said.

[@recklessralphfromqueens8383]

This has gotta be the coolest, down-the-middle, even keeled, agreeable Chad ever.

[@aguynamedshelly]

Chad? Jesus Tiddy Fucking Christ. I'm 56, never married and haven't had a date since 2017. I'm more Chud than Chad - a working theory that has the support of both the voices in my head and every woman in both the northern and southern hemispheres.

[@2soulzkilluminati135]

His replies how he owned them, ......fucking chad

[@MadScientist267]

"while you're sitting there pounding on the redial button like it is your meat" 🤣

[@Thatdud007]

I would hope so

[@TheVulgarPeasant]

The only thing that would be better is if you had access to Brain Storms with Jack Jersawitz

[@hermannfegelein1168]

He does. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYbMcmyMpLNsj7M

[@TheVulgarPeasant]

@@hermannfegelein1168 Full episodes

[@hermannfegelein1168]

@@TheVulgarPeasant Search Frank Frank. It's Jack's brother. He's uploaded some of them on his channel.

[@sir-richard4172]

Brain Stawms

[@bradysmith8873]

“BWAIN STAWMS”

[@dgphotography8103]

He sounds like Hank Hill.

[@spankynater4242]

Now that you mention it, he actually sounds more like Dooley.

[@dakotamcaleer6113]

He just sounds like anyone else from the 90s

[@DG-mi7yf]

This is the greatest show ever

[@apocalypsepromotions7676]

"... pounding on the redial button like it was your meat..." Best troll deflector on public access!

[@MadScientist267]

"Yeah I regret calling" 🤣 Definitely the original KZbin

[@BehindThePringles]

He’s a Dune fan. I like him already.

[@donaldcameron4764]

Dude when the caller said my ass speaks the host said That's because your head is shoved up it best burn ever give him props

[@MadScientist267]

"pounding on the redial button like it is your meat"...? 🤣

[@Mario-et3tp]

Pounding on the redial button like it was your meat 😂😂😂

[@Ritzy87]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@spankynater4242]

These prank phone callers make Richard and Sal look like hacks.

[@augsnow2067]

HEYYY RICHARD THIS IS UR DAD 🤣🤣🤣

[@xakiri4577]

man he said he was at a company making semi conductors in 1992, that was probably an amazing job over the years, super good money. also super cool to be working on that stuff at the starting years of when computers started to become a big thing

[@ShAd0w_0f_a_D0uBt]

I like this, I wish there were more episodes available!

[@aguynamedshelly]

I've posted 3 tapes on my personal channel so far and will be digitizing and posting more in the coming months.

[@PhilMante]

It's amazing how comfortable everyone was using certain words 30 years ago that in my home country, if you used them today you'd be guilty of a hate crime.

[@badxradxandy]

The world is becoming worse and less free

[@Stnicxai]

People are working really hard to turn USA into such countries. Some people just really got a bone to pick with freedom of speech I suppose

[@MadScientist267]

You say that as if it were a bad thing. The *real* problem today is the people that can't handle it. It used to be a taught skill to learn how to deal with this. Now people crumble like stale bread when they are even looked at sideways. Makes me sick. People need to get over it 🙄

[@DNW-ks4gp]

And it's a good thing you'd be a criminal for words?? You realise shows like this can't happen in a country without freedom, we should be thankful of the fact these people have that freedom. It's the reason we are here watching this, the caller's are free to say as they wish and the host is free to respond and listen to genuine callers , that's the beauty of the freedom on display here.. if you celebrate the fact you can't say these things anymore you will lose many more freedoms.

[@TylerSteven9]

Usually it's the prank callers that makes the video funny, his comebacks are what makes this one funny.

[@ajwiseman6556]

This guy rules

[@GymGirlToks]

he had some great comebacks 😂

[@AudioGardenSlave123]

He wasn't cringey with his comebacks and people say he's actually a cool dude irl.

[@PhilMante]

I used to go to church as a child and one of the pastors sounded just like cichlid.

[@benjaminandersen1097]

he has some great comebacks, pretty great show😁

[@jondavis2790]

Last caller was just making it up as he went along.

[@MadScientist267]

No that's torment. Dude is at odds with the universe there. Don't forget where and when this was and what that meant to the situation. Bible belt in the deep south didn't play. Dude probably straight up is fearing taking over hell 🤣

[@ChosenSpi]

I always wondered how the full shows were when I watched short clips of pranks, lol. Did you record these shows and kept it all these years?

[@evilskwerl]

Of all the random stuff in this video the one that got me was the random Dune question 😆

[@Kimble_]

I would love to know - How/where did you find all these ATV full shows?

[@indiglo1971]

Some people still have old VHS stuff laying around. I think a friend of mine still has some more of this Austin Public Access on VHS. He may still have APA shows that are not on KZbin, like Politics with Moraff, Jason Osbourne Presents, and Comic and Characters.

[@Kimble_]

@@indiglo1971 would love to see those uploaded, could comb through them for calls lol. It's pretty cool that these ATV videos inparticular are being uploaded - they features tonnes of prank calls done by PrimetimePranks on KZbin. It's really interesting to see the full show around it.

[@honkamania1174]

SCROTUM!

[@aguynamedshelly]

@@honkamania1174 Come here you. Come. HERE!

[@JP-wx6uh]

This is an alternate version of Tom Cruise where he never made it in Hollywood and ended up hosting a public access tv program.

[@aguynamedshelly]

This is probably the nicest thing anyone has said about me. I'm not proud of that but it's also probably true.

[@JP-wx6uh]

@@aguynamedshelly I don't think I would want to be the version of Cruise that ended up making it big in Hollywood. You still have your sanity. Tom has likely lost his a long time ago. Fame, success and money can't necessarily fix it either.

[@MadScientist267]

No, I actually want to watch this guy 🤷‍♂️

[@pbreck211]

The "nothing for Wonderbuns?" a few seconds after the caller's gold medal homophobic screed was just incredible comedic timing. I hope that Wonderbuns is doing well.

[@leeladebris2254]

If Elvis was alive right now , he would be eatting a peanut butter and bacon sandwich while on the toilet.

[@jacktorrance6404]

Why do so many of these come out of Austin? Is Austin the public access capital of the world?

[@ammosophobia]

Try saying no to a person with a gun.

[@letsgetreal6402]

@@ammosophobia 🙄

[@brandonski1]

He sounds like former MTV VJ Kurt Loder.

[@mickeyballoons3963]

best talkback show ever! 2022 baby

[@MTJfan2017]

I’ll admit, while the prank calls are funny, the whole show is entertaining and interesting to listen/watch.

[@joeybaseball7352]

This was 30 years ago. Wow.

[@ronaldperry279]

21:56 we both said "what" @ the same time

[@mikehawk4455]

Among all the goofy prank calls the guy at around 45:00 really called with some deep shit

[@litarea]

ngl that was super compelling stuff to hear.

[@chuckbridgen6785]

That face and that voice 😆

[@aguynamedshelly]

Yes. That face that... no one apparently wants to look at and the voice no one wants to hear. This is how i'm 57 and haven't even had a date since 2017.

[@heatherchandler1184]

@@aguynamedshellyTheir losses! Dry humor is everything and beyond under appreciated.

[@davidmoser3535]

Shel you are way too hard on yourself. Your views 30 years ago were spot on, and you were trying to help people. Oh, the dates will happen.@@aguynamedshelly

[@definitelynotanAIchatbot]

​@@aguynamedshelly Stop lying for once in your life.

[@davidmoser3535]

@@definitelynotanAIchatbot stop blowing me for once in your life

[@jasonmuller1199]

You got to love the public

[@Ritzy87]

We need more episodes!!!

[@TheWeebinar]

You need more SCROTUM!

[@aguynamedshelly]

I have put 2 episodes of Box of Bugs on my channel and one one-off show i did called Brainfarts. As we wade into autumn, I'll be digitizing more shows and posting them.

[@Ritzy87]

Can I add you on Facebook?

[@Ritzy87]

I really really LOVE this show. Where can you find more?

[@aguynamedshelly]

It's a work in progress. I have several tapes but converting them to digital is difficult.

[@Ritzy87]

@@aguynamedshelly omg really!? I assume you can't find them anywhere.

[@Ritzy87]

@@aguynamedshelly it was shelly all along commenting on these comments. Hahaha!!

[@mickeyballoons3963]

@@aguynamedshelly when will you be releasing them?

[@aguynamedshelly]

@@mickeyballoons3963 Unknown. I've run into some technical issues and i'm working 6 day weeks for a while.

[@ragefilledvergin]

This guy is rocking email back in 1992 and a dude is giving his email address live

[@MadScientist267]

Because only about 10 people had one and less than that knew how to use it. The rest had one but it didn't matter because AOL wasn't real 🤣

[@ragefilledvergin]

@@MadScientist267 yes, but 3 of those 10 were Nigerians who were selling extended warranties

[@Bilbologna]

17:00 Je-sus

[@savagemantis9060]

Lol i like this guy

[@KCCardCo]

For a cable access show it's pretty good.

[@damnyourprivacy4437]

Each prank call is killing him inside just a little more each time you can tell from his facial expressions to what they’re saying 😂 had me dying

[@aguynamedshelly]

It was a matter of, at a bare minimum, wanting the pranks to be more original. Yes, we invited and encouraged serious discussions (particularly when it was Melissa and I doing Catharsis) but hearing the same pranks done with all of the alluring charm of having to wear some crusty old hobo's week old, sweaty underwear, got real fucking old, real fucking fast.

[@DNW-ks4gp]

​@@aguynamedshellyhello sir , I originally came for prank calls but wanted to tell you I came to enjoy your show also .. would love to see more 🤙

[@benjaminandersen1097]

@@aguynamedshelly hi, were you a part of this show? i am just now seeing this for the first time, so i dont know anything but what is in this video, but i genuinely like this show, and the people in it. -am also strongly entertained by prank calls, even the really poor ones, it just ads diversity to the show in my opinion, but sure it must become tiring when trying to get the show to move along! cheers :)

[@jnkoa33]

Went to SWT now called Texas State. People always told my parents and I who were new to Texas at the time "oh that's a party school." When you are in college you have the choice to study or party. You can do both and have some balance. SWT's party school years were over by the mid to late 80s at least. I had a great experience at SWT.

[@aguynamedshelly]

True fact: My initials are SWT and i graduated from SWT.

[@processedlettuce4822]

I’m 90% that the guy at 15:20 is Primetime Pranks

[@benbradley9798]

Is the audio and video off?

[@jnkoa33]

I always felt this guy was kinda arrogant, cocky, self absorbed.

[@aguynamedshelly]

Yes. Yes. Yes. But keep in mind that i was making live television. I don't think anyone would have been interested in watching me being my usual introverted, reticent self. As for if that person you saw is really who i was or who i am, i'll leave you with this- who do you think you'd become if the camera was on you and you were fielding live calls? You could well end up being shocked at who comes out to play.

[@davidmoser3535]

humble, smart, good listener, community oriented.

[@brycekrispiez714]

This is such an interesting watch. It’s basically a time capsule. Some of these peoples stories are very intriguing. And it’s strange to think that the stupid kids calling probably have kids of their own now

[@Stnicxai]

Eh probably safe to say a lot of them don’t. It’s funny as hell but honestly speaking prank calling is not really an “attractive people” activity in life

[@MadScientist267]

​@@StnicxaiLol that's the conclusion a moron would come to, yes.

[@futureshock7425]

These old public access shows were awesome. 😅. Miss the old days

[@coreymacgregor176]

Did he call the cameraman wonder buns?

[@MadScientist267]

Wonder buns called wonder buns wonder buns even... So Wonder buns is probably cool with being called wonder buns. 🤷‍♂️

[@boisebadboy93]

Does anybody know what ever happened to Cichlid?

[@indiglo1971]

His name is Shelly Tumbleson. I think he lives in the Northwest US, maybe Canada.

[@indiglo1971]

I found his KZbin channel a while back. I think it had some footage from a zoo. He uses his deep voice for books on audio...

[@indiglo1971]

Do a search for books on audio/Shelly Tumbleson.

[@indiglo1971]

I just checked, and the name of his channel is A Guy Named Shelly.

[@AurelienC20]

He is on Facebook, he looks almost the same from his profile photo.

[@urcookin]

Wonder Buns was on point

[@TheVulgarPeasant]

Pretty good for a transvestite

[@lamarjohnson9226]

He seems like a laid back person

[@gvohardcore]

I can't help but to admire the man for setting a public and anonymus space where people were able to talk about feelings and decisions and life stuff, even vent their inner toughts. All of it as a hobbie besides his work. Having to deal the technical aspect of it all must have been a pain in the ass... Of course there is a high degree of young vanity in his show, but still... I really like the concept, I think it's fascinating. It's a shame that immature people were louder and didn't allowed it to be something more

[@itsbuqs]

Oh yeah

[@lillomourn2238]

Man crashing a 70 super bird is a big regret

[@anotherman9039]

Dang. Its like a podcast on KZbin except before I was born

[@futureshock7425]

Oh fuck. This one looks good. I’m a big fan of these old public access forums. Jack jersawitz was ahead of his time Btw the pranks begin around 9:00

[@bethesdagamesareoverratedg3659]

Weird to think I was friggin TWO when this aired and prank calls haven't really changed.

[@GeneTickles]

It’s crazy to think this guy is 56 now.

[@brdane]

@The Smut "I stole hood truckers co-host" Slayer He actually has a KZbin channel, he's not too active on it, but he is alive. Lol

[@prankaccess6224]

@@brdane would you mind sharing the youtube channel?

[@brdane]

@@prankaccess6224 I visited it like a month or two ago, I forgot the name of it but it did have 'Catharsis' in it. Still looking for it.

[@prankaccess6224]

@@brdane I found it and said hi to shelly. He's still active on it.

[@brdane]

@@prankaccess6224 Please ask him about the Little Debbie's snack cakes.

[@herb_kush]

@9:16 Did he cut the cheese?

[@TheWeebinar]

50:21 is that a reference to XTRO?

[@mk202]

CICHLID!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@aguynamedshelly]

Not gonna lie. I cringe at that name now.

[@bollockjohnson6156]

Whoa, 1992. He's probably 89 by now if he's still alive. RIP my guy, you were really funny.

[@DG-iw3yw]

lol hes actually a teen in this i think, hes actually in the comments section commenting, hes in his 50s lol...

[@AcCeSsDeNiEd65]

He's actually holding conversations with the pranksters? Epecially with that guy you took a shit on his dinner plate and ate it. WTF?

[@meisteremm]

Why not?

[@MadScientist267]

Useful tactic. They get bored, is the idea

[@NJF0001]

I heard Stalin listened to this show back in the day.

[@mattuboyle5891]

I typically dont like the hosts..and take the side of the callers... bit this guy seems cool

[@meisteremm]

He's right, too, about Dune being a great book.

[@benbradley9798]

Hope he was able to get back together with Julie 😂 😂

[@adamrasmussen7379]

Are there more episodes?

[@aguynamedshelly]

Yes. I've posted two episodes of Box of Bugs on my channel and a one-off show i did called Brainfarts. I'll be posting more in the coming months.

[@adamrasmussen7379]

@@aguynamedshelly I'll check em out thanks

[@lorenelement401]

The guys deep voice on CATHARSIS...mmmmmmmmmmm uuuuuuuuuhhhh

[@phoenixpharaoh9517]

Don’t ask me how I’m doing!

[@OrbitalTrails]

35:28 best part

[@drgustaf2450]

Truly charming coke head

[@CornBreadMan264]

10:14 TriHard

[@badxradxandy]

SCROTUM

[@KC-zl6dh]

More please

[@joeshmoe6969]

Thats what she said

[@KCCardCo]

Sounds a little like John Tesh

[@Creature665]

He sounds and looks like Don from Flashgitz

[@DoublePaprika]

He speaks German as if it is Swedish.

[@broadcastmyballs]

He looks Swedish too

[@othelo989]

This dude sounds like a 50 yo Hank hill but looks like he is 15

[@DG-iw3yw]

pretty sure he is 17 in this

[@aluminumzirconium]

Can't imagine why they got pranked