Ron & Fez - The Breakfast Poster Brawl (Whatley Unleashed)

[@ShadowRulah]

It's easy to forget exactly how much goodwill Fez had to burn through to make Ron give up.

[@RancorousC]

It's like the menorah, those candles really held up but after 7 years even a magic candle might go out lol.

[@JohnnyNatrium]

Ron tortured Fez and made him feel like he was worthless until Fez might magically have found it in him how to return to being "the old Fez" which just fed his crippling anxiety issues; letting through every caller that criticized Fez and having his stooges instruct screeners to never ever let anyone through who'd correct Ron on something. That born bully was angry and annoyed at Fez for becoming ill and eventually decided to passive-aggressive burn him out until he'd quit - he didn't fight for Fez with management or anywhere; they weren't firing him because of the HR issues that would come of firing a veteran employee who became struck with depression and anxiety and a slew of heart attacks, but still showed up everyday and to every meeting or event that was required of him. Ron would eventually just step on Fez, ignore him or make a huge deal out of "Hey look who's finally talking! let's see what you have for us" whenever the trembling self-loathing Fez would break his silence by deciding to try saying something again at the risk of 'always fucking up' as he called it himself. That'll drive someone with anxiety into a downward spiral and never allow him to break that vicious cycle of declining self-respect and fear.

[@MS69]

@@JohnnyNatrium I agree with you. What do you think was the inflection point when the dynamic of the show changed? I’d say the addition of Dave and the heart attacks?

[@shr1neCS]

IT IS BAD RON! IT'S A GIANT EGG BREAKFAST, TO MOCK ME! I miss Fezzie

[@rubberchix]

that was so funny

[@rubberchix]

7:11

[@lithium23]

Ron acts so tough its easy to forget they are all morbidly obese.

[@dickbehringer7064]

If I was Zito I would have just said bring it on little man and take it up w/ hr later there’s no way Ron would have done shit

[@frankwhite7878]

I loved how everyone was deathly afroaid of Ron even though he is gray, morbidly obese, and 5’5. Even Stanley who is like 6 ‘4 would shit bricks over the angry Ron

[@jacobsmith1997]

​@@frankwhite7878What do you expect from a bunch of liberal p*ssies?

[@ScottsOnTheRottenCotton]

Ron got respect because he earned it. If a man demands respect and he’s actually a man worth respecting, people act accordingly

[@jacobsmith1997]

@ScottsOnTheRottenCotton No, he targeted people with no backbone. He's even admitted to it, plus he's just a radio guy.

[@oneskinnyhonky]

47:58 Ron, talking to his radio partner of fourteen years (at that time): "Yeah, you don't have to be real on the air." Todd, barely trying to keep up his Fez Whatley persona: "Right..."

[@johnwiatrak3944]

RIP FEZZIE MARIE!

[@AppealPlay]

1:01:30 Ronnie B is my fucking hero. I love that man.

[@danielwhite1233]

@moogato23424124 most assholes from Philly and jersey can fight

[@Doober555]

@@danielwhite1233 even doughy little radio hosts? I’ve often wondered, before fez got really frail, who would win a fight between the two. Ron isn’t nearly as physically imposing as he seems to think he is.

[@mr.brenman2132]

@@Doober555 Lol did you get threatened by his comments? You sound like someone that wants to fight him.

[@raymondlee8202]

I don't think the truth of The Ron and Fez bit will ever be told.

[@Dakotaidk]

Was fez playing a character? I honestly can't tell at all

[@silversnail1413]

That's why it was greatest radio show ever. You can't seperate the shoot from the work.

[@chrisaltobelli]

@@silversnail1413 and when we lost Fezzie this year we found out you couldn't separate them because all of his works and shoots intertwined creating the most beautiful web of hilarity ever. #RIPBIGCAT

[@chrislewis6488]

Work turns to shoot back to work back to shoot lol

[@RaymoSmookels]

"Fez is back." February 2011 Whoops.

[@oneskinnyhonky]

Zito reminds me of Flea, even down to the way he says two-three words at a time: "I was thinking. We've got this. Breakfast poster and. We could get. Celebrities to sign it?" Edit: Fez was supposed to feed Pepper every time he had a down day? That explain how Hicks got so fucking fat.

[@AirBuddDwyer]

"Bulldoze... me improv."

[@kellyburgoon3032]

Rip..Fez

[@Mrz-bq2yb]

It's enraging how Ron was talking about Zito has anger issues. Anyone would go ballistic when their boss who hasn't done their job in years threatens them.

[@sanfordsanford295]

Not enraging.. Engaging

[@JacaboBlanco]

1:01:30 this is the best moment ever. Hate Zito 🤣 Ron protecting Fez hahaha

[@charles67198]

The comments are full of fez hate, and regardless o how I feel about his untimely death, I just want to point out that I would NEVER had started listening to Ron and pepper, sans fez . There is nothing interesting to me at all, except the dynamic between Ron fez and the interns, and I only listen to non fez related clips, in order to understand the context o the show. Ron is great,....... In response to fez.

[@MelissaAnn420]

I don't think Ron will ever give up on Fez, and I love him for that.

[@jtbedazzle]

He did. Literally a year after this comment. Lol

[@DamTheKid]

did you lol your own comment? what a fuckin dip shit, neat sense of humor hack

[@alliway6953]

I would love to see the picture.

[@bandeanies]

"it'd be like being in a fucking balloon fight"

[@dereksnyder6027]

I love Ronnie. When he explodes I can picture the look in his eyes and I get chills. I would never fuck with Ron.

[@SuperBairman]

he's like 5 foot 5, old and morbidly obese. pretty much any healthy adult should be able to take him physically with no problem.

[@DHodges187]

any healthy teenager would easily hand ole gray skin.

[@booates]

breakfases

[@MortuusNoctis]

Fez gave his haters all of their power …by letting them know that they bothered him that much …ignore them or hit-back with humor.

[@Demendred]

1:01:34 Fuck yeah mista B

[@RKO36]

I totally believe him too.

[@dimitrigoryenko2901]

Holy shit he's scary.

[@Firstnamewastaken]

I hate zito and I'm a big fan of Ron but I really don't understand the reaction there. Ron isn't a tough guy, he's smarter than that.

[@dereksnyder6027]

Carson and el olaf I've met ron and shook his hand. He's solid and would kill you both and Zito. Ron is as tough as he talks and Zito is a tiny little bitch. I'm glad Ron put him in his place and threw him out of the studio. Good job Ronnie B!

[@secretcountry]

​@@Firstnamewastaken Right? That was super cringe on Ron's part. That's how a 20 year old meathead reacts, not an out of shape 50 year old man. He's not actually gonna risk losing his millions of dollars a year gig to attack some intern, so it's literally just an empty/baseless tough guy act.

[@DHodges187]

ugh. the amount of times Fez should have been shit canned for threatning employees and interns Its mind boggling.

[@JaneDoe-zr4px]

I liked Fez but they should've cut him loose YEARS before they did. For his own sake. I get that Ron was in a horrible position, trying to be loyal to a family friend but I wish he could've seen what a mistake it was. Same with Opie. These two had/have serious personality disorders and tolerating them only made them worse. For those two, Sirius was like a playground for them and their tyranny. Plus the torture to all those around them. Interpersonal lesson #1: appeasement only makes an aggressor more aggressive - always. and indulging mental illness only creates more mental illness - always.

[@notsusan]

i get the impression that there's so many broken people in radio and comedy that you really have to screw up to get fired

[@oneskinnyhonky]

It is funny to think that Fez Whatley, the perpetual victim, was being protected by corporate. Most likely because they knew he'd find a way to make it look homophobic or insensitive to people with his specific set of whatever. It's that same fear that made the suits keep Earl on board despite his numerous fuckups.

[@TheLunnyBear]

@@oneskinnyhonky or because you know... It's a show.

[@Ecompton77]

Mark Zitto wss a short term heel

[@booates]

was fred from brooklyn one of fez's show friend crushes?

[@DHodges187]

I dont think so. Sheepy was for sure.

[@parttimeposter1998]

Doyle Hodges And Ron.

[@sleepless9326]

Damn man ronnie b went of on zito i know notthing about ronnies fighting ability but the tone in his voice made me think he was gonna put a hurting on zito

[@jennpenn5]

He’s old, 5’7 and wheezes from talking on the radio. He’s not doing shit to anyone.

[@johnmoser9731]

@@jennpenn5 It's like your dad yelling at you though. Ronnie's a legend.

[@mariopena7162]

It was annoying, actually. By doing that, it made Fez oblivious to his own insanity.

[@ShadesGameSource]

Fez brings up snapping Zito's neck... and then asks Zito if he thinks he can beat him up... Zito says no... and then Fez LITERALLY says the words "bring it on"... ...and then Ron gets pissed off at Zito for acting like he was going to get physical with Fez and for asking Fez to bring it on. I love these old R&F and O&A shows; I listen to them all the time. I don't like Zito at all (he's a smarmy douche), but Ron and Fez were both COMPLETELY in the wrong at that moment, in that situation.

[@brianjames7397]

All that said you'd have to be pretty stupid to think you're going to actually fight someone on a radio show. Fez was acting stupid but that Zito should have laughed it off. Zito was obviously a feminine guy who they teased for acting that way so he thought he had to act tough. Total bitch move by Zito.

[@jennpenn5]

@@brianjames7397 Fez treated Zito like shit for months (it could be funny sometimes, too) and Ron admitted, after the fact, that Zito was just reacting verbally to what Fez was saying. For all we know this whole thing was a bit, like Dave shoving Fez's face in pizza (which never actually happened).

[@timbobcreations3915]

@@jennpenn5 that really didnt happen? Is there a link i can get to that?

[@jennpenn5]

@@timbobcreations3915 Oh sorry. I totally misread your post. You were referring to the pizza thing not happening. My apologies. Dave and Ron talked about this a few years ago on Dave's show on Anthony's network so I don't have a link.

[@chrisaltobelli]

@@jennpenn5 I think they also went over it after Fezzie passed.

[@blancoboyjones7824]

1:23:38 Davey Mac calls in. Face FACE FACE

[@502tomthebomb]

make it explode!

[@thearm-chaircornerman4101]

Is Opie on this as well??

[@dreaded360]

1:11:40 ron hung up on him because he was making too much sense.. it was tough guy fez who started with the violence talk. he always does... but also what clown tries to chest bump with a Fez

[@cramerican]

1:00:00

[@notjimmystewart]

This guys sounds like fez mixed with Dave

[@LowTierAutist]

1:23:35 Davey Mac calls in

[@WozzieCap]

This makes me love that Troy went off on Zito.

[@seventysue8090]

What's a fish hippie?

[@TheLunnyBear]

I believe he means a fan of the band ' fish '

[@notjimmystewart]

This Zito - one of the reasons Ron and Fez died...shit listeners, thanks Pal Talk

[@fabreezethefaintinggoat5484]

Fez died like ages later and people loved him,go surf elsewhere buttboi

[@schnarfschnarf5886]

I hate the way fez say "uh huh" in every single clip

[@kevinmiller5128]

1:01:23 holy shit Ron!

[@davenoneya1092]

Ron makes me laugh. Acting tough when he's fat and out of shape. He'd have 3 heart attacks wiggling out of the chair and waddling towards someone.

[@dereksnyder6027]

Ron is a legit tough guy. Unless you've met him I don't wanna hear shit from you bitches.

[@dereksnyder6027]

all I did was explain it from my personal experience. Nothing keyboard warrior about it. I know someone is trying to be tough when they have to put boxing in their user name. Same principle as guys in big trucks. JS.

[@DHodges187]

Once they develop a fighting style that can stop bullets, count me in.

[@vetobandito]

+NorCalBoxing fuck you're pathetic, and i love how the irony of you calling him a keyboard warrior when you just did the same thing, flies right over your head. lol

[@Preokthe5]

NorCalBoxing Hey, what's your real name so we can see your professional record?

[@Tsadi9Mem9Khet9]

What the fuck are brekfissiz?

[@VashTheDamnFiend]

Zito > Fez

[@chrisaltobelli]

You have now become my mortal enemy...

[@mikehink4062]

At least the show was still funny* at this point *denotes sarcasm

[@fabreezethefaintinggoat5484]

"carter,clinton,obama" wtf ron