Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
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#022626
The Battle of the Sexes
"I feel like Tim Robbins in Anchorman. Remember the P. He's like, you know, we have PBS are really done with women's lib."
— Chuck
Chuck references a scene from Anchorman where a character dismisses women's liberation.
Feb 26, 2026
#121225
SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: What Makes a Must-Have Christmas Toy?
"Some real classics, including Ron Burgundy's and Anchorman."
Mentioned as a PG-13 movie famous for containing one F-bomb.
Dec 12, 2025
#090625
Selects: Noise Pollution: Arrrgh!
"And on, uh, Anchorman where they're all eating McDonald's and throw it on the crowd in the park."
— Chuck
Chuck referenced a comedic littering scene from Anchorman while discussing pollution examples.
Sep 6, 2025
#062725
SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: What's the deal with Bond, James Bond?
"I just saw Anchorman the other night. Remember when they had the street bra and the guy on fire just walks by? Yeah, that's a pretty serious stunt."
— Josh
Referenced for a scene featuring a stunt person on fire walking down the street.
Jun 27, 2025
#031125
The Scribble on Scrabble
"I'm like Steve Carell and Anchorman. I like I'll try to spell lamp just because I looked at one."
— Chuck
Chuck jokingly compares his poor Scrabble skills to Steve Carell's character in Anchorman.
Mar 11, 2025
#113023
You Down With OED?
"It's like in Anchor Man he pulls it from his sleeve and yeah it's very fake."
— Chuck
Chuck compares Sean Penn playing the flute in The Professor and the Madman to a scene from Anchor Man.
Nov 30, 2023
#100323
Night of the Grizzlies
"that doesn't keep the media from reporting something like this. Sure. And then it showing up in Anchorman as a joke years later."
— Chuck
Referenced how the myth about bears being attracted to menstrual blood was later used as a joke in the comedy film Anchorman.
Oct 3, 2023
#052523
The Semi-Recent History of Exercise
"Maybe I'd seen anchor man and they made the yawging joke"
— Josh
Josh mentions Anchorman as inspiration for the jogging/exercise topic, referencing a joke about jogging in the film.
May 25, 2023
#051123
How TV Weathercasters Work
"It's like the gang fight in Anchorman in the alley."
— Josh
Josh compares the competitive nature of TV weather people to a scene from Anchorman.
May 11, 2023
#012823
Selects: Elephants: The Best Animals?
"It smells like sex panther 100% of the time. What is it? Half the time it works."
— Chuck
Chuck references the famous 'Sex Panther' cologne scene from Anchorman while discussing elephant mating signals.
Jan 28, 2023
#010723
Selects: How Perfume Works
"Anchorman. Oh, the musk. Yeah, it was like puma musk. Oh, that one. Puma urine or something. Paul Rudd's cologne."
— Chuck
Referenced the movie scene where Ron Burgundy's cologne 'Panther' is described as working '70% of the time it works all the time' to illustrate perfume with unusual top notes.
Jan 7, 2023
#072822
How Menstruation Works
"Despite what Steve Carell said in Anchorman, which is one of the very funny scenes."
— Chuck
Referenced while discussing the myth that sharks are attracted to menstrual blood.
Jul 28, 2022
#061122
Selects: How Drowning Works
"Like Anchorman, he whipped one out of a sleeve right there in the store."
— Josh
Josh references Anchorman when describing someone pulling a flute out of their sleeve in a store.
Jun 11, 2022
#060822
Short Stuff: Cleveland’s Infamous 10-Cent Beer Night
"It was like that scene in Anchorman. There was a guy on horseback with a trident, you know?"
— Josh
Josh compared the chaotic riot at the baseball game to a scene from the comedy film Anchorman.
Jun 8, 2022
#021022
Littering: Not Cool
"the Anchorman thing where they're all eating McDonald's and walking, and they just all throw their trash down"
— Josh
Used as a comedic example of characters casually littering while eating fast food.
Feb 10, 2022
#101421
Noise Pollution: Arrrgh!
"And on, uh, Anchorman where they're all eating McDonald's and throw it on the crowd in the park."
— Josh
Josh referenced a scene from Anchorman showing characters throwing trash in a park.
Oct 14, 2021
#102420
SYSK Selects: How Book Banning Works
"Just did my little best Anchorman move. Yeah. Getting the papers all in order."
— Josh
Josh references Anchorman while joking about reading a prompter and organizing papers.
Oct 24, 2020
#092119
SYSK Selects: Could You Live Without a Refrigerator?
"It's a joke now, literally on Anchorman. In the original Anchorman, when they finish all of their McDonald's, they just throw all their stuff like in the park."
— Chuck
Referenced as an example of how littering was depicted in older media as normal behavior.
Sep 21, 2019
#051018
How Drowning Works
"like Anchorman, he whipped one out of his sleeve right there in the store"
— Josh
Josh uses Anchorman as a reference while describing a flute player performing unexpectedly in a store.
May 10, 2018
#060817
Why Are Whale Strandings Still a Mystery?
"It's like right out of Anchorman."
— Josh
Josh compares the tone of the whale explosion news coverage to the comedic style of the movie Anchorman.
Jun 8, 2017
#021915
How Perfume Works
"And like we said before the break there, a lot of times they will put something unpleasant in that first top note. And I guess it will just get your attention in the store. Yeah, you're just like, oh, it's so fecal. Exactly. Or like, what was it, an anchorman?"
— Chuck
Josh and Chuck reference the movie Anchorman when discussing a famous cologne scene from the film.
Feb 19, 2015
#080514
How Play-Doh Works
"There are some real classics, including Ron Burgundy's and Anchorman"
The movie was mentioned in a listener email discussing PG-13 movies and their single allowed F-bomb usage.
Aug 5, 2014
#010214
Could you live without a refrigerator?
"it's a joke now, literally on Anchorman"
— Josh
Josh referenced Anchorman when discussing how people used to casually litter, mentioning a scene where characters throw McDonald's trash in a park
Jan 2, 2014
#021913
How Surfing Works
"I would not quote Anchorman and ruin this G-rated podcast"
— Josh
Josh referenced Anchorman when discussing San Diego, avoiding quoting the movie's famous line about the city.
Feb 19, 2013
#012913
How Stuntmen (and -women) Work
"I just saw Anchorman the other night"
— Chuck
Chuck mentioned seeing this movie and referenced a scene with someone on fire as an example of fire stunts.
Jan 29, 2013
#091312
How Book Banning Works
"Just did my last Best Anchorman move."
— Josh
Josh was making reference to organizing papers like an anchorman character while discussing getting the show ready.
Sep 13, 2012
#031711
Why's that dude in that dumpster?
"we're suddenly like Will Ferrell and Anchorman"
— Josh
Josh compares their behavior to the comedy film Anchorman after Chuck tips his hat and acts like a London gentleman.
Mar 17, 2011
Cast
Will Ferrell
Ron Burgundy
Christina Applegate
Veronica Corningstone
Paul Rudd
Brian Fantana
Steve Carell
Brick Tamland
David Koechner
Champ Kind
Fred Willard
Ed Harken
Chris Parnell
Garth Holliday
Kathryn Hahn
Helen
Fred Armisen
Tino
Seth Rogen
Eager Cameraman
Paul F. Tompkins
MC
Danny Trejo
Bartender
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