W / WITH / J
Wednesdays With Josh / Limited series / In development

THE OTHER SIDE
OF “ON MY WAY.”

While Huber, Chris “The Night Ranger” and KC wait in Huber’s finished garage, Josh’s quick stops turn into stories of their own.

01 / Bobbert02 / The book rackTed & EdEd’s Top 10
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Episode 1 / Story preview

Bob, Bobby… Bobbert?

One coffee. One topic for the podcast. One very reasonable question about a very unusual name.

Bobbert, 37, is listening to Whatever Happened to the Pizza at McDonald’s when Josh arrives at The Citgo. Josh needs something to talk about at tonight’s podcast. Bobbert’s name seems like a promising start.

“Rob, Robby, Robert — Bob, Bobby… Bobbert? I don’t know man — my parents were hippies.”

Gordy, the owner, interrupts with a question about the disappearing Wild Bill’s beef jerky. A glass jar, a hoodie and a mistaken identity later, Josh notices A Fall Before Forty on the new book rack. Bobbert suddenly has very little to say about Barnes & Noble.

Outside, Josh is mistaken for a criminal and tackled by police. Somehow, the Wednesdays Without Josh hoodie is part of the problem. That explanation is still to come.

Wild Bill’s Hickory-Smoked Beef Jerky Tender Tips packaging
Brand reference supplied by KC. In the story, the jerky is sold from a glass jar.
Counter detail / Keep an eye on itThe Wild Bill’s jar.

Glass jar. Removable lid. Individual pieces of beef jerky. Gordy knows the stock keeps disappearing. Bobbert knows who his friends are.

Production script / Password required →
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Episode 2 / Story preview

A Fall Before Forty.
or How I learned to stop worrying and love Gordy

A week later, Bobbert owes Josh an apology. It isn’t the apology Josh is expecting.

Josh thinks Bobbert means the incident with the police. Bobbert means Barnes & Noble. Of course he knows what it is. He’s an aspiring writer who persuaded Gordy to sell books at the counter, even though Gordy still thinks the rack is a dumb idea.

The secret: Bobbert wrote A Fall Before Forty and slipped it onto the rack. He has more writing projects—and much more to hide behind that counter—than anyone realizes.

Josh leaves for the podcast, hits a broken gin bottle and punctures a tire. The car veers into a field, where a rock punctures the gas tank. Meanwhile, scavenger hunters Ted and Ed are driving around debating Ed’s latest list: the Top 10 Songs to Die To.

“What the hell is wrong with you man?”— Ted, before joining the discussion

A trail of gas eventually brings Ted and Ed to Josh. What happens after they find him is the next part of the story.

Production script / Password required →
Character notes / Kingsville counter staff

Two jobs.
One hidden ambition.

Bobbert Roberts / 37

The Citgo employee. Community-college teaching aide to Peter Lev, whom everyone calls Master P Lev. Aspiring writer. Getting nowhere in life, but quietly building worlds of his own.

Gordy / The owner

His station is the town hub. His beef jerky is disappearing. His employee has convinced him to buy a book rack. He remains unconvinced by the book rack.

Episode 2 / The next two guys in the story

ENTER
TED & ED.

Two scavenger hunters. One ongoing list. A very specific pair of role models.

KC and his friend Ted in their youth, posing in front of their homemade Ted and Ed McKenzie sign
The real inspiration: KC and his friend Ted in their youth. Photo supplied by KC. Tap for the original.

They call themselves Ted and Ed in tribute to their favorite TV characters, Bob and Doug McKenzie, who also appear in Strange Brew. Their scavenger-hunt drive is about to intersect with Josh’s much less successful drive to the podcast.

Strange Brew theatrical poster featuring Bob and Doug McKenzie
Strange Brew (1983). Poster art by John Solie. Poster image: Original Film Art. Film and artwork belong to their respective rights holders; shown as the characters’ inspiration.
Ed’s lists / Episode 2 / Proposed picks — not final canon

TOP 10 SONGS
TO DIE TO.

Ted hates the question. Then he starts contributing.

A first draft for their ridiculous car conversation. Titles only; the final order and choices can change in the script room.

  1. (Don’t Fear) The ReaperBlue Öyster Cult
  2. Highway to HellAC/DC
  3. Stayin’ AliveBee Gees
  4. Another One Bites the DustQueen
  5. Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorBob Dylan
  6. Free Fallin’Tom Petty
  7. Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin
  8. Always Look on the Bright Side of LifeMonty Python
  9. The Final CountdownEurope
  10. If I Ever Leave This World AliveFlogging Molly

An in-character comedy discussion, not a soundtrack announcement. No licensed recordings or lyrics are included.

Episodes 3–10

More stops ahead.

Future stories will be added as they develop.

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