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Wack Pack

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The Wack Pack is the name given to an assortment of personalities heard throughout the history of The Howard Stern Show. As a parody of the Rat Pack or Brat Pack, Stern biographer Richard Mintzer has labeled them a key part of the show.<ref name="Mintzer"/> Members tend to be unusual in some way: being blatantly racist, mentally disabled, having a comical appearance, voice or ability, or some combination thereof. As of 2023, twenty-two living individuals are designated "Wack Packers"<ref name=official>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (along with a number of deceased). Not every regular guest on or caller to the show is considered a member, nor are any of the show's staff members; Stern has stated that Wack Packers are not defined by having any disability or peculiarity, but by their inability to understand why they are funny.

Through their appearances on the radio show, some Wack Packers have gained notoriety for personal appearances around the country and occasionally, played roles in films and television programs.<ref>Mintzer, p. 88</ref>

HistoryEdit

In the 1993 book Private Parts, Howard Stern lists early members of the Wack Pack, including Irene the Leather Weather Lady, who is essentially the first Wack Packer, having met Stern in May 1980 when he was broadcasting from WWWW in Detroit, Michigan.<ref name="Lucaire"/><ref name="PParts"/> Upon the introduction of Fred the Elephant Boy on the radio show on November 28, 1988, among a collection of others, Stern began calling the group of show personalities the "Wack Pack" on July 6, 1990, as documented in Stern's The History of Howard Stern radio series. Since moving to Sirius XM Radio, Stern has offered some members of the Wack Pack their own shows.<ref name="Edgers07"/>

Official listEdit

Template:Refimprove On February 24, 2015, Stern and crew voted on an "official" list of Wack Pack members.<ref name=official />

Living Wack PackersEdit

The following individuals are official<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Howard Stern Show Wack Pack members:

  • Asian Pete
  • Ass Napkin Ed
  • Beetlejuice, named "Greatest Wack Packer of All Time"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Bigfoot (Mark Shaw, Jr., not to be confused with actor Matthew McGrory, who previously had the name "Bigfoot" on the show.)
  • Debbie the Cum Lady<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Gary the Conqueror (Gary Loudermilk, previously known as Gary the Retard)
  • High Pitch Erik (Erik Bleaman)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • High Register Sean (named in 2019)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Mark the Bagger (Mark Rothenberger)
  • Medicated Pete (Pete McHeffey)
  • Melrose Larry Green
  • Miss Howard Stern (Andrea Ownbey)
  • Monotone Matt
  • Siobhan the Transsexual
  • Sour Shoes (Michael DelCampo)
  • Tan Mom (Patricia Krentcil)
  • Underdog Lady (Suzanne Muldowney)
  • Wendy the Slow Adult (formerly Wendy the Retard)

Former Wack PackersEdit

  • Hanzi (Imran Khan) (permanently banned from show, April 2016)

"Not Wack Pack Material"Edit

The following individuals were at one time considered Wack Pack members. However, since 2015, they were excluded by Stern and his staff from the Wack Pack for reasons including their ability to hold a job and function in society, while still having a funny or unusual personality.

  • Angry Black
  • Big Black
  • Bobo (Steve Bowe). Bobo lost his name temporarily and was known as Steve from Florida. In June 2017, Bobo endured a humiliating act to win his name back on the show.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Captain Janks (Tom Cipriano)
  • Daniel Carver
  • Eddie the Produce Guy
  • Elegant Elliot Offen (permanently banned from show, 2006)
  • Gay Ramón
  • Ham Hands Bill
  • Hate Man
  • Hate Woman
  • The Kielbasa Queen (Denise Miller)
  • King of All Blacks (Lawrence Coward)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • Mariann from Brooklyn (Mariann Tepedino), considered the #1 super fan and den mother to the Wack Pack.
  • Mick the Nerd (currently considered a candidate)
  • Speech Impediment Man
  • Vin the Retard
  • Wheelchair Steve
  • Wood Yi
  • Yucko the Clown (Roger Black)

Deceased Wack PackersEdit

The following individuals were determined to be Wack Pack members either by Stern and his staff or by other sources prior to their death:

  • Angry Alice (formerly Crazy Alice)<ref name=official />
  • Bigfoot (Matthew McGrory)<ref name=official />
  • Blue Iris<ref name=official />
  • Celestine<ref name=official />
  • Cliff Palate (Lynn Zimmermann, also known as Lispy Lynn to North Texas listeners)<ref name=official />
  • Debbie the Space Alien (Debbie Tay, née Roach)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Fran the Singing Psychic (Frances Baskerville)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Fred the Elephant Boy (Fred Schreiber)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Kenneth Keith Kallenbach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Marfan Mike (Mike Diamond)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • The Iron Sheik (Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri) <ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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