The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Between the Scenes - Why Trevor's Favorite Childhood Toy Was a Brick

Episode Date: December 21, 2018

A story about the National Toy Hall of Fame prompts Trevor to reminisce about bricks, which were the most popular toys in his neighborhood growing up. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. John Stewart here. Unbelievably exciting news. My new podcast, The Weekly Show. We're going to be talking about the election, economics, ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. You know, we're watching, so we're watching this story about the Toy Hall of Fame, which is in Rochester. And we've seen like all the toys that are being inducted, and so everyone in the office starts talking about their favorite toys growing up, right? So some people are like, oh yeah, no, for me it was shoots and ladders, and for me it was the sled and for me it was this, and then, people like, what was your favorite, favorite toys toy to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to their, and so their, and so their, and so their, and so their, and so their, and so their, and so their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their th, and so their th... and so th, and so th. and so th. And so th. And so th. And so thi, and so thi, and so thi, and so to to to to to to to toe. And sooes, and sooes, and soo, and soo, and so thi, and so thi, and so their thi, andtoy growing up. And I was like, genuinely, my favorite toy growing up was a brick.

Right? Dude, sounds crazy. But Spinney, why do you walk away like I'm a crazy. Like you literally walk away, like I'm saying the wildest thing. No, because we, so what happened was, no, we had, when we were growing up, like I'd live at my grand's house in Soeto. and then what w w w a lot of kids didn't have toys, but it wasn't like a sad thing like, oh I don't have toys. We just like we play with whatever we find. And so we'd play with what the most popular thing, little boys would play with those bricks. And so,

you'd like, their toy, their toy No, there's no wheels. We were going to find wheels. If we have wheels, we wouldn't have these problems. So we just took bricks. So you would find bricks. And then the game you'd play is you'd like drive around in the dirt with your brick car and then you would smash into the other boys' bricks. And then if your brick was the last brick, the to the last brick, to, to, to, th, th, th, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, and, and, so, so, so, so, and, and, and, and, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, like, like, the. And, like, like, the. And, like, the. And, the. And, and, the. And, the. And, the. And, like, the. So, so, the. So, the like walk around the whole day just like searching for bricks and there's this one brick that we had called the face brick right right which is basically like a really beautiful brick that you can you know bricks that you don't plaster over you can just have that as the face of your house that's what you call the face brick right and so that was like the dream brick that was like the dream break that the the the dark black bricks and like all those but those bricks break you come with the face brick someone like everyone would see you like you'd pitch up you'd be like a pimp rolling up in a Rolls Royce Fantin like like genuinely I remember

like one day I found the face brick and like you know I got there with like a. Like I'll like oh the other kids are like me mom me moom and I like you've got they're like oh they're playing are they're like like are like are like are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are playing are like I I I I I I I I I I I I I I the the the the the my back. And they're like, oh, face brick, face brick. And then it's like, yeah, yeah, I as well, face brick, face brick. And it's like, let's go. And then you drive, and then like, everyone rams in. And I'll be like, you guys ram me first. And I'll be like, like kids smash their brick and the brick cracks dead in the middle, they're like, ah, brinks, it's like a big thing.

And then you'd like play and you'd take the brick. And it was such a popular thing that you had to be careful if you lived in the townships because kids would steal bricks from outside your house if you were doing renovations. So if you weren't careful, you would like, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you'd like, you'd like, you'd like, you'd like, you'd like, you'd like, you'd like, you'd like, their, their, their, and their, and their, and their, and th. And, and then, and their, and th. And, and then, and then, and then, and, and, and, like, like, like, like, and, and, and, like, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, th. th. And, like, like, like, like, like bricks outside because you're like, oh, I'm going to build a wall. And then like the next day you would come there and you'd be like, where the fuck are my bricks? And like all the bricks are gone. And then it's just like kids driving around like, mmm. It's like, oh, those are my briqs. I don't know what you're talk with anything, man. I was like, that's genuinely my favorite. Even now when I see bricks, I get hair.

Like I sit at such a friend, that's the one thing I don't like about living in New York. You don't see bricks often, like just loose bricks hanging around. You take that for granted. I walk around and I'm like, man, no bricks, no bricks, no bricks, and if I see a brick, there's there's there's there's there's there's there's there's there's there's there's there's there's there's there's there's there's there's there's there's there's a thing in me still till this day that wants to take the brick. And I have to stop my son and be like, you're the host of the daily show. You can buy all the bricks you want. And it's like, yeah, but drugs no weights? It's so strong. What were you doing, Trevor? I was going to build my own wall.

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