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'''''Opie and Anthony''''' was a [[radio]] show on Sirius XM hosted by Greg "Opie" Hughes, Anthony Cumia and Jim Norton. It ran from 1995 to 2014.

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* [[Butt Monkey]]: Everybody on the show gets insulted and degraded on a pretty regular basis, but Sam and E-Rock get the worst of it.
* [[Call Back]]: Old bits, jokes and references are brought up constantly. Also known as a "linger longer", as originated by radio personality (and Anthony impersonation subject) Doug "The Greaseman" Tracht.
* [[Chiptune]] (whazzat?): At the beginning of their XM stint, the "World 1-1" music from [[Super Mario Bros.]] would be played at the end, signaling that time was running out for their show.
* [[Dead Baby Comedy]] / [[Dude, Not Funny]] / [[Too Soon]]: O&A push the envelope of "nothing is sacred" on a regular basis.
* [[Executive Meddling]]: Frequently. Changing attitudes of corporate bosses and the FCC have had their toll on O&A, and it's a struggle to get classic bits and contests (such as Homeless Shopping Spree and the Wiffle Ball Bat Challenge) going, if not banned outright now.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Attempted regularly during their terrestrial radio career (with some success - Kim Phuc, anyone?); now that they're on satellite radio, there's not much of a radar.
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]] (tssf, is that a pun that can't walk or somethin'?): Mostly delivered by Jim Norton's character Chip Chipperson.
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: Jim Norton comes up with a lot of them, from the [[Pungeon Master]] Chip Chipperson, to the lecherous Uncle Paul, to the bombastic entrepreneur Ted Sheckler, to the lispy Edgar.
* [[Man of a Thousand Voices]]: Anthony in spades. Al Sharpton, [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Richard Nixon]], Mike Tyson, Charlton Heston, you name it.
* [[Moral Guardians]]: The show was kicked off the air for two years in 2002 after a stunt involving a couple having sex in St. Patrick's Cathedral. Before that they were cancelled in Boston for saying that Mayor Thomas Menino was dead on [[April Fools' Day]]. 
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Opie.
* [[Potty Failure]]: Sort of. In 2006 "No Filter" Paul drank a laxative-type liquid, wore an adult diaper and soiled it in the studio... with really messy results.
* [[Real Song Theme Tune]]: The opening riff of Rage Against The Machine's version of "Street Fighting Man" kicks off their show.
** Supplemented on Sirius XM by the instrumental "Ecstasy Of Gold" from the soundtrack to [[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]].
* [[Reference Overdosed]]: Shows are filled with quotes from ''[[Back to the Future (film)|Back to The Future]], [[The Godfather]], [[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]], [[Star Trek]], [[American Psycho]], [[Death Wish]], [[Platoon]]'' and practically any [[Robert De Niro]] or [[Al Pacino]] film.
* [[Sixth Ranger]]: Jim Norton was considered this (and may still be) until he was put on the payroll in 2002.
* [[Straight Man and Wise Guy]]: Opie's the straight man to Anthony's Wise Guy
* [[Token Minority]]: Frequent show guest Patrice O'Neal, up until his untimely death in 2011.
* [[The Unintelligible]]: Frequent show guest Rich Vos. O&A keep a running tab of his mispronunciations.

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