This episode is 99.9% complete with a medium audio upgrade, This is the infamous episode Adam and Drew will go on to mention many times throughout the next over 2000 episodes. It’s heavily focused on Victoria as Adam and Drew “Scratch her lottery ticket.” Good callers, not too much abuse lobbed at Victoria for her beliefs and she’s awfully fair-minded too even after her born again Christian conversion. Adam and Drew are very considerate and it takes nearly the whole show to fully peel their guest’s onion.
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2024) with fan Tape (2002) Patches
This episode is 100% complete with a major audio upgrade, Adam and Drew discuss the infamous Tyson ear biting incident, Adam tells Drew about carpet cleaning with Everlast and they speak to a wide range of callers now with much great audio fidelity.
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2024) with Kevin Tape (2014) Patches
This episode is now over 80% complete with a medium audio upgrade, This episode starts already in progress now only missing the first break, it’s a newly recovered Kevin Tape, with over 60% of the show intact. Patrick was a neighbor of Adam and agreed to guest on the show after Adam took him out tool shopping and schooled him on home improvement. This is Patrick’s only known appearance on the show during the Adam “CLL” era. Adam, Drew and Patrick go in depth on the topics of threesomes.
This episode is 100% complete with a medium audio upgrade, Jacinda Barrett and Chris Hardwick. A nearly full version of this episode has been floating around the fan archives without a date, now we have the full show and a confirmed date. Chris Hardwick and his then girlfriend Jacinda both appear on the show together, Jacinda is guesting to promote her appearance on People Magazines 50 most beautiful people list and Chris is tagging along. This is a one of a kind episode, Chris references filling in for Adam while he’s gone, though we still don’t have a single tape of those episodes.
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2024) with Kevin Tape (2014) Patches
This episode is 99% complete, now just missing the final goodbye segment with a medium audio upgrade, Adam and Drew open the show with an update on Adam’s sunburn after spending the previous day at the gay pride parade, this is not his last pride parade btw. Adam shows Drew his burn, in the tradition of his palm surgery, hernia and of course the legendary genital wart exam. This episode is newly restored to the archive, another lost Kevin tape. Adam brings up Producer Ann’s bathtub faucet fondness once again. Ann Mentions Adams girlfriend, Drew complains of the heat and Adam asks for sunburn remedies.
This episode is 100% complete with a medium audio upgrade, Tom Arnold, this is Tom’s 1st in studio appearance, he has at least two call in “phoner” segments previous to this. This episode features the legendary “Hormel Story” as well as the saga of Tom’s meth dealing sister. Tom returns to the show for at least two more appearances, the next known visit isn’t until CLL #1318 from Oct. 17th 2000. His most well-known episode is from August 21st 2002 which features the “Holocaust Call” and is the final time he joined Adam and Drew in studio.
This episode is 99.9% complete with a medium audio upgrade, now just missing a few seconds from Adam’s opening intro. Glen and Randy from the band join them in studio and Adam shares his love for the band’s music. Dr. Drew has a reveal about his triplets 1st employment and Adam asks Producer Ann about trying to book John Popper for the show, his appearances would go on to be legendary episodes, just wait! Glen and Randy are solid guests and contribute nicely to the show, a very strong episode.
This episode is 99.9% complete with a medium audio upgrade, now just missing a few seconds off the top of the show intro and the closing remarks from Adam’s outro. No Guest just the love between the two hosts. Adam plugs the upcoming appearance of ‘Toad the Wet Sprocket’ tomorrow night, Adam says he’s a big fan and has never met them before. Adam cites Tom Arnold’s multiple phoners into the show, one was during the 1st appearance of DAG, Adam tells Drew about his father’s day meal with his dad, his sister and brother in law were in town with the newborn baby, Drew brings up the time his triplets stripped nude when Adam visited.
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2024) with Fan Cassette Tape (2015) Patches
This episode is 100% complete and being shared for the first time, a previous incomplete copy was uploaded but not widely distributed. Nikkie Van Lierop (a.k.a. Jade 4U and Darling Nikkie) is making her only known appearance on CLL.
This episode is 100% complete with a medium audio upgrade, Adam welcomes John Hiatt to the program for his only appearance on CLL. Adam is in full fanboy mode and it’s something special to hear.
This episode is 99.9% complete and is being shared for the very first time since it originally aired, as fresh off the presses as they come, nobody knows nor remembers what happens in this one, let’s all listen together and find out!
Source – XJoshX VHS Tape (2025) with a Lost Tape (2013) Patch
This episode is newly remastered with a medium audio upgrade and is now 99.9% complete, just missing the closing Mahalo. Catherine Bach was scheduled to be the guest but no showed. Some Funny opening conversation about the stupidity of youth and lack of insight into the future and a Woman calls who had a three way with her husband and his cousin’s wife. A Newly recovered lost tape, replacing the previous 39min version of the episode.
Source – XJoshX VHS Tape (2025) with Kevin Tape (2013) Patches
This episode features a major audio upgrade and is 100% complete. This is Gavin’s first of two appearances, the band ‘Bush’ was never booked as a unit either. Gavin returns to the show in 2005 when Adam was absent, just Gavin and Drew, which proves to be a better outing for Gavin.
This is another one of these UK band interactions that doesn’t go so well, perhaps due to Gwen Stefani (sitting off mic) and her connection to Gavin who possibly came in with certain expectations, once again decide for yourself if it was really that bad, this one is almost never mentioned by Adam nor Drew. A new complete merging of several fan files, mainly a Kevin Tape.
This is a lost episode, the recording is 99% complete, just missing a few seconds off the top of the show and the closing ‘Goodbye’ segment. Lisa Arch (née Kushell) is making her only appearance on CLL. Old friends/improv troop partners with the Aceman, Lisa appeared on the show promoting her addition to the cast of ‘Mad TV.’
This episode is 100% complete with a huge audio upgrade, Adam talks about his late night informercial purchase, he bought a ‘Wonder Mop’ and Bruce has to break the bad news to him.
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2025) with a Kevin Tape (2015) Patch
This episode is 99% complete, just missing the closing ‘Goodbye’ segment, now with an extra minute or two restored. Original Notes: Adam and Drew discuss the Death of Michael Hutchence of INXS who guested on the Lost Episode #409, a new Kevin Fan Tape for a show missing for nearly 18 years, Monique Powell a semi-frequent and beloved CLL guest is appearing on the show with her band Save Ferris, sadly most of Monique’s show were lost or incomplete but we should now be able to recover them all, the episode cuts out during the 2nd to last break with about 3min of lost content.
This episode is 100% complete, with a huge audio upgrade. This episode has a long history, first we found 50%, then a crappier full version with terrible static that rendered it inaudible, then a VHS rip from a non HiFi VCR as Anderson was not provided one, now finally a HiFi VHS rip of Joey Ramone’s only known appearance on CLL during the Adam era.
This episode is now 99.9% complete with a medium audio upgrade, the missing 10% has now finally been restored with a long sought after call cliffhanger finally wrapped up.
This episode is now 99.9% complete, we previously only had about 75% of the episode with an awful background hum. The audio is vastly improved and the rest of the show is now restored.
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2025) with a Bottz fan Tape (2011) Patch
This episode is now 99.9% complete, just missing less than a minute off the top of the show now with a major audio upgrade. We previously only had about 47% of this episode, it features Drew’s kids getting on mic and driving him crazy throughout the show. Previously it was only a small chunk of audio towards the end of the episode that featured Paulina, perhaps there’s even more content with Drew’s kids in this longer recording.
This episode is 99% complete with a medium audio upgrade, now just missing the closing goodbye segment. Adam tells the infamous ‘Electric Toothbrush’ Story in full for the first time on air. The final tidbit from caller Greg is finally revealed for all of the fans on LoveLineTapes who have been waiting to hear what was said.
A long lost episode missing for over 19 years, discovered earlier today and now shared with the world for the very first time. Bill returns to the show 3 more times during Adam’s run, on the still missing #1027 from 1999, then again in 2003 and a final visit in 2005.
This episode is 99.9% complete with a major Audio upgrade, Bobcat Goldthwait is returning to the show and the first half of the episode has now been almost completely restored after having been missing for the past 27 years.
This episode is roughly 12% complete, found on a best of recording from the following year, this is the only scrap we have of this episode now with a major audio upgrade.
This episode is now 93% complete with a medium audio upgrade, roughly an additional hour of missing content finally restored after 28 years. Lamont is making his second of two appearances on CLL, previously appearing on CLL #167. R.I.P. Lamont.
CLL #473 (feat. Michael Jai White and John Leguizamo)
07/22/1997 – Tuesday Night Show
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2025) Merged with a Fan provided Cassette Tape (2013)
This episode is now 99.9% complete with a medium audio upgrade, Promoting ‘Spawn’ John for the first hour and Michael for the second, both guests are stellar!
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2025) Merged with a Fan provided Cassette Tape (2013)
This episode is now 99.9% complete with a medium audio upgrade, Young MC is making his only known appearance on LoveLine and proves to be a very fun guest while providing an interesting history lesson regarding hip hop and radio airplay.
Source – XJosh HiFi VHS Archive (2025) merged with an Engineer Mike Official CD (2009) and an Official Cassette Tape (2013)
This episode is 100% complete with a medium audio upgrade, this is the definitive version of this episode complete with Engineer Mike’s CD source of Suzanne and Adam’s live in studio duet.
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2025) with a Fan Recording (2013) Patch
This episode is now 100% complete with a medium audio upgrade, Adam goes to visit his grandfather in the hospital and comes up with a killer idea for a band.
This episode is just over 99.9% complete with a newly upgraded final segment with a medium audio quality improvement. Reel Big Fish appear for their second of three known visits on CLL and prove to be killer guests, this episode is alive and fun!
This episode is just over 80% complete, now recovered after over 26 years. The episode begins in progress with Steve Miso? and anti circumcision and genital mutilation advocate, roughly half of the first break remains with him in studio and Amanda joins them for the remainder of the show. The recording of this episode ends prematurely as well.
This episode is 99% complete with a major audio upgrade, We previously acquired about 30% of the episode and now we have the full show minus the closing goodbye segment.
A long lost episode featuring Alexandra making her triumphant return to the program after Adam gave her shit for cancelling due to her Ironman training. This episode is roughly 60% complete.
This episode is 99.9% complete, just missing a few seconds from Adam’s opening intro. Nobody has heard this episode since it originally aired over 27 years, ago, let’s all listen together and find out what happened.
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2024) with Kevin Tape (2014) Patches
This episode is 100% complete with a medium audio upgrade, Drew calls Adam a Minotaur during a Hernia discussion, Drew’s niece joins them for the last segment. Caller Dan has a series of Complisults aimed at Adam regarding his appearance on CBS. Another caller asks about Adam’s spec script for ‘Animaniacs’ and Drew gets some mic punching in. This is the new Kevin tape Source that runs 6min longer than the previous fan copy circulated on the internet.
This episode is 99.9% complete just missing a few moments at the top of the show and a few moments at the end during the final segment. Don is making his only appearance on CLL and after almost 27 years it has finally been recovered. Who knows what happens on this one, let’s all listen together and find out!
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2024) with Kevin Tape (2014) Patches
This episode is 100% complete with a medium audio upgrade, Adam opens the show discussing the lack of talent of Don Ho, the guest scheduled for CLL #446, that show is still missing from the archive sadly but Don did indeed show up that Sunday. Adam has a strange reveal/joke about a Sonny Bono concert, a rare telling of the Weas ‘Pie Story’ and Adam and Drew have a great back and forth with caller Liz before trying to get callers to drop the “I have a question for Dr. Drew” preamble. Adam jokes that people are getting their “cassettes poised” to record the episode with Don, his ironic comment would prove to be prophetic, nobody has a tape of #446, not even an official copy from the studio.
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2024) with Kevin Tape (2014) Patches
This episode is 100% complete with a medium audio upgrade, This is the first appearance of the band during the Adam Carolla era, it’s also the first complete recording of the show that’s been heard in 17 years, the previous files were just 5-10 min partials, 3 of them actually. Adam would grow to love the boys from the band, in particular Dexter who practically begs Adam to let him fly him to lunch in 2005 when he returns to the show. Dexter and the boys are running late, they discuss the Orange County music scene with Noodles from the band before taking some calls. Noodles reveals that the last time they guested on Loveline he had to get up and work his janitorial job the next morning.
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2024) with Kevin Tape (2014) Patches
This episode is 100% complete with a medium audio upgrade, The first 15min of this episode have been restored, an 81min Spinfly Tape was floating around the archive for a few years, and we now have a full copy. Adam and Drew start the show by thanking the woman who provided them with their own chairs for the studio, Engineer Mike claims the daytime show hosts Casey Kasem and Tom Leykis don’t use the chairs. Great calls from Stacey and Sherry respectively.
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2024) with Kevin Tape (2014) Patches
This episode is 100% complete with a medium audio upgrade, Adam bought a new “Big Screen T.V.” possibly the same one he gave away on the Tom Green Show in 2007. Adam gives some advice to listeners about setting up a privacy lock in a bedroom door and T.V. Placement. Adam really loves this new 50 inch Mitsubishi. This episode has been missing from the archive for 17 years, another Kevin Tape.
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2023) With Official DAT Tape Patches (2016)
This is a long lost episode that’s been missing for over 26 years and is 99% complete, just missing a few seconds off the top of the show and the closing goodbye segment. Who knows what happens in this one, let’s all listen together and find out!
Source –XJosh VHS Archive Collection (2024) with a Spinfly Tape (2010) Patch
This episode is 99.9% complete with a medium audio upgrade, just missing a few words from Adam at the top of the show. Kennedy is making her second appearance of the Adam era, her third known appearance on LoveLine after having appeared in 1992 along with the band ‘Dogstar.’ Adam tells the story of installing a closet in the wrong house.
Source –XJosh VHS Archive Collection (2024) with a Spinfly Tape (2010) Patch
This episode is 100% complete with a medium audio upgrade. A long lost episode missing for over 19 years, Another classic No Guest show, this time Adam and Drew take calls from a Heroin addict trying to use his neck veins and go in-depth with his addiction, Adam mocks an upcoming movie and there is a funny twist and comedic backpedaling after Drew reminds him of something. Adam talks about his past writing experience before getting into radio full time and there is a unique bumper played featuring some funny flubs of the name Carolla. Great Episode!
Source – XJosh VHS Archive (2023) With Official DAT Tape Patches (2016)
This is a long lost episode that’s been missing for over 26 years and is 99% complete, just missing a few seconds off the top of the show and the closing goodbye segment. Who knows what happens in this one, let’s all listen together and find out!
This episode is 99.9% complete with a Major audio upgrade, just missing the show opening and some brief chatter. Brittney is making her only known appearance on CLL along with David Spade returning for his second of three total appearances during the Adam era. He never returned to the show after the death of Chris Farley.
This episode is 100% complete with a Major audio upgrade, Tyra is making her first of two attempted appearances on LoveLine, though this cameo is brief it is indeed legendary.
This episode is 99.9% complete with a Major audio upgrade, just missing some closing comments during the final “Goodbye” segment. Stephen likes to eat MetRX bars into the mic which really seemed to pay off for him Career wise. Stephen is making his first of three total appearances on CLL. Adam gives thanks to Julie Kaminski. She is the listener who sent in Adam and Drew’s chairs because the WW1 chairs were so uncomfortable.
This episode is 99.9% complete with a Major audio upgrade, still missing a few seconds from the top and the end of the episode. Natalia Cigliuti cancelled and does not appear in this episode, Laura Kightlinger calls in making for a nice cameo.
This episode is 99% complete with a Minor audio upgrade, this is a full episode replay of CLL #341 (feat. Jon Stewart) from January 13th 1997. No added commentary nor intros, still missing the closing “goodbye” segment.
This episode is 100% complete with a Major audio upgrade, Adam recounts the ‘No Doubt’ story once again as they dig into listener emails. Classic LBT2H vibes.
This episode is 100% complete with a Major audio upgrade, this is Margaret’s only appearance during the Adam era. She was previously on the show before Adam began cohosting and returned to the show twice in 2008. With some off air drama possibly preventing her from a return booking while Adam was still on staff.
This episode is 99.9% complete with a Major audio upgrade, this is the one and only Sneaker Pimps episode with the band in studio, well mostly for the entire show. This episode was missing for over 13+ years and now has finally been upgraded form the best fan sourced cassette recording to the best fan sourced VHS audio recording.
This episode is 99.9% complete with a Major audio upgrade, Nick is in studio promoting his documentary ‘Fetishes’ along with one of the stars of the film Mistress Catherine.
This episode has been missing since it originally aired over 26 years ago. Now recovered and shared for the first time. Jon is making his only appearance on CLL, he would record an episode of LoveLine for MTV shortly after this that aired and taped in May and June. That episode would ultimately lead to Dr. Drew having an onset panic attack, possibly even unrelated to the topic at hand. Years later Drew and Jon would mend fences backstage at an event or taping. Aside from a fascinating conversation about Hollywood Executives and the fear of losing employment that often overrides creativity nobody knows nor remembers what was discussed in this episode. Now let’s all go back to listen to when times were good and find out what happens for ourselves.
This episode has been missing since it originally aired over 26 years ago. Now recovered and shared for the first time. Dr. Drew has someone in studio doing research on GHB and Adam has some thoughts about barbers. After that nobody on earth knows nor remembers what happened next. Let’s all listen together and find out!
This episode has a major audio upgrade and is 100% complete, this is the first and only known appearance of the band on Classic Loveline of the Adam Carolla era, Space were an indie UK rock band. 2 songs were played including “Neighbourhood” The band are setting off on their first US tour, which would turn out to be underwhelming for their career.
Source – Official VHS Tape (2023) – Final Transfer
This episode has been missing since it originally aired over 26 years ago. Now recovered and shared for the first time. Nobody knows nor remembers what took place, let’s all listen together and find out!
Source – Official VHS Tape (2023) – Final Transfer
This episode has a major audio upgrade and is 100% complete, Adam opens the show talking about her appearance on the MTV show, stopping short of calling her a hot piece of ass, he asks Drew about the GLAAD topic and wants to know if he wants to get into it, uh oh. Charlotte is promoting her work on the 1997 sitcom “Pauley” starring Pauley Shore. @charlotteross on twitter.
Source – Official VHS Tape (2023) – Final Transfer
This episode has a major audio upgrade and is 100% complete, Adam opens the show talking of listener emails, pledging to bring a negative one in on Sunday. Adam shares his theory on goofy dudes being well endowed. Adam says his buddy Zeb has a huge penis and guesses that Carrot Top is hung like a black Rhino.
Source – Official VHS Tape (2023) – Final Transfer
This episode has a major audio upgrade and is 100% complete, Adam opens the show telling Mike to pot down the music, perhaps some posturing for the guest? Adam gets her name right, this time! Adam is clearly into Famke, he picks on her husband at the time, and she defends him and talks about his upcoming first film that she will be starring in. Adam says that Famke needs 4 husbands, there is too much of her to go around, she oddly agrees with him. Adam explains why he does not mind sharing Famke with 3 other men, he is only good for once per week, hilarious riff about their fantasy life together.
Source – Official VHS Tape (2023) – Final Transfer
This episode has a major audio upgrade and is 100% complete, Adam discusses last night’s show, complimenting the Squirrel Nut Zipper and “Chris” from the band whose Mic Adam shut off many, many times last night, perhaps and all time record. Adam explains why Dr. Drew is more impressive in person. Adam gets into his recent house Drama.
Source – Official VHS Tape (2023) – Final Transfer
This episode has a major audio upgrade and is 100% complete, Adam opens the show explaining the band to Dr. Drew who would go onto become a fan of them and their other 90’s swing contemporaries. Adam responds to a listener email about his thoughts on gay men and their upbringings, a great example of people hearing what they want and getting themselves upset.
This episode has a major audio upgrade and is 100% complete, Songs Played: “Volcano Girls” and “Straight” off of their 1997 release “Eight Arms to Hold You”. Adam seems to genuinely like their music and has some praise for the songs selected as the singles off the album. They would return to the show for one final appearance on CLL #1218 from May 30th 2000. Louise Post would guest on #1262 from July 31st 2000 and Nina would return for her final visit of the Adam era CLL #1270 from August 10th 2000. Louise is part of one of the “Dave Grohl” Incidents, Adam accidentally insulted the woman accompanying Dave on two separate occasions, once with Louise in 1997 and then again in 2003 with his current wife.
This episode has a major audio upgrade and is 100% complete, Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke from The Smiths are in studio. Adam and Drew open the show discussing how overwhelmed Drew is due to his schedule and discuss his need to stay frosty with his medical career, he does a great job of explaining how practice makes perfect when you are practicing medicine, Adam tells him he should have gotten into dentistry, once again mocking what he sees as a primitive field, foreshadowing his intense dental work coming up in 1998, including the over 25min rant about the post in his jaw, good times! Adam tells Drew that he is being obsessive and compulsive, Engineer Mike uses some Drew drops to lighten up the mood and Adam asks Drew if he does not like himself. Caller Delfina uses the F word and gets bleeped, Adam and Drew debate letting her stay on air, then take pity on her. Delfina is calling about hearing her parents having sex and they peel her onion. Mike and Andy are in town promoting a Smiths convention. Adam shares his love for the band “The Wild Colonials” and describes them as a lot of fun and real good people, wow.
This episode has a major audio upgrade and is 100% complete, Adam opens the show thanking John Frost the best in the business at making intro and bumper packages for broadcast radio. Adam says that other stations just rip him off and Dr. Drew corrects him that John is perfecting an existing style, Adam compliments the last 10 guests, Soul Coughing and The Verve Pipe. Mentions Condom week guests and Drew comments on how rundown he’s been and how listeners have emailed and faxed about it.
This episode has a major audio upgrade and is 100% complete, This is fun episode with an early sign of the evolution of Dr. Drew’s on air persona. Adam goes over his condom related inventions and they speak with the band about their tour in Japan.
CLL #362(feat. Elisabeth Siemens and Anthony Romero)
02/17/1997 – Monday Night Show
Source – Lost Tape (2013)
This episode has a major audio upgrade and is 100% complete, Adam is opening the show to the standard 1997 MXPX intro, it might be the best in the show’s history. Adam plugs their upcoming guests, inspired by “Condom Week” once again and you can hear the boys battle over a sheet of paper. Adam explains to Drew how it’s rude for him to read while Adam is talking and he’s explaining why Drew was so excited for tonight’s guests. Elizabeth is from the LA County STD program and Adam riffs about her being the SWAT equivalent of the LA County system and Anthony works at the Children’s Hospital.
This episode has a major audio upgrade and is 100% complete, featuring Peer Counselors from “Teen Line”
Engineer Bret is filling in, they reference Engineer Michael Cooper and Engineer Mike Dooley, he’s talking about Mike up in Seattle taking care of some business, some love business with his gravel hauling girlfriend. Adam thanks fans for sending in fudge and packing the fudge. More of the “Condom Week” talk and the guests are inspired by it once again as well, Adam tells Drew about bringing Goldfinger out on stage at “The Whisky” after LoveLine wrapped.
This episode has a major audio upgrade and is 100% complete, Next week kicks of national condom week and in honor of that they are having HIV/AIDS speakers Gretchen and Jim. Adam and Drew have an in-depth urine dribbling conversation, Adam jokes about his butt itching indicating a prostate infection and they discuss Adam’s “leaky gasket” regarding urine.
This episode has a major audio upgrade and is 100% complete, The Verve Pipe are making their first of two appearances during the Adam era. This episode is terrific, the band sing acapella in studio and Dr. Drew drops an interesting tidbit about studying calculus and conceptualizing reality. This is Dr. Drew’s first show back since his infamous trip to Honolulu where he met the band Rilo Kiley who had just performed in front of a less than enthusiastic crowd and would later recount with Drew on the show in 2007, post Adam.
Songs Played: “The Freshmen” and “Villains” off the album of the same name. The play a clip of Dr. Drew and Adam Carolla on Leeza, Adam did not plug the episode, they thought it was schlock, this is gold! Adam loves the band and tells them so many times. The band would return to the show with one more known appearance of the Adam era, CLL #964 from 06/09/1999.
This is the only known source for this episode and it’s roughly Yet another newly discovered lost tape, once again proving why NOBODY can make a full archive just yet, still many more lost shows to uncover. Part of “Condom Week” 97.
This is the only known source for this episode and it’s roughly 45% complete. Chris Hardwick joins the show by phone, confirming the existence of some fetish item details for the boys. Anthony Michael Hall “no showed” for the episode something he would go on to do several times before never being invited back again.
This is the only known source for this episode and it’s roughly 18% complete, this chunk is from a later “Best Of” episode hence the incorrect intro and outro for this era. Larry is making his CLL debut.
This episode is 100% complete, with a huge audio upgrade. This is the first appearance of 311 during the Adam Carolla era, they would return with 12 more known appearances from 1997-2005. Adam is punchy and Drew says he’s impaired, Adam tells him not to turn on him. Adam was kicking Drew’s ass around the studio all night, Adam does a “Marco Polo” joke with caller Marco, foreshadowing the 2005 Adam Carolla replacement idea. Adam and Drew go over the average penis size stats.
This episode is 100% complete, with a huge audio upgrade. David is promoting Scream which is still in theaters after its December premier and Johns his upcoming indie movie, Minnie is promoting some films as well. David has 4 other known appearances from the Adam Carolla era and one cameo during the 1999 episode with the cast of Being John Malkovich. Adam jokes about David and Minnie having sex during the commercial breaks. Adam talks about Jimmy Pop from The Bloodhound Gang licking him on the MTV show, he describes it in detail and says he wouldn’t want the cast of Charlie’s Angels licking him and can’t watch people kiss their pets, he describes that in detail too.
This episode is 100% complete, with a minor upgrade. Adam and Drew love Cake, the band not the confection, this is the first known appearance of the Adam Carolla era, they have 3 more known appearances in 1999, 2002 and 2004. Once again there might be several lost episodes between 1997 and 1999. Lots of intense and funny calls, a great mix. Adam goes on an epic religion rant that rivals the 2004 Will Arnett episode.
This episode is 99% complete with a huge audio upgrade. Jon is making his only known appearance on CLL and has great chemistry with the boys, it’s a shame he didn’t return to the show. Adam tells the “we can’t feed them boys sticky rice” story and presents the ‘heterosexual aptitude test.’ Sleeper Classic Episode.
This episode is 100% complete and from a VHS board captured source recording, Adam has a very impassioned intro and Drew is appreciative saying he’s looking for the chance to finally compliment Adam back. Ice-T is making at least his 2nd appearance of the Adam Carolla era promoting his new interactive website, always ahead of the internet curve. Adam promotes the upcoming guests Jon Stewart, Larry Flynt and Cake. Ice tells the guys how he came up with these adult PPV specials/shows and he explains what you’re actually seeing, very bizarre business idea. Engineer Mike is fresh faced, sans goatee and the guys are stunned. Adam brought in an intro from Ice-T’s show, he actually “put it on a cart” whoa!
CLL #339(feat. Shannen Doherty, Jennifer Blanc, Jason London, John Livingston and Cliff Dorfman)
01/15/1997 – Wednesday Night Show
Source – Tobydog Tape (2009)
This is the only known source for this episode and it’s 80% complete, the cast prove to be very involved in the show, Jason ends up off mic filming the show live in progress so that footage may still exist somewhere. They’re promoting the NBC TV movie ‘Friends ‘Til the End.’ Jennifer Blanc proves to be the standout guest just as she does in her later follow up visits.
This is the only known source for this episode and it’s 99% complete. Jeremy is making his 3rd of 7 appearances during the Adam era, he returns to the show in the post Adam era as well.