radio show prep: what's the lbd diet, what brands are preferred by democrats and republicans, and this year's most popular halloween candy

ShowStarters Friday 10.26.12

cuttin' cake

• Tom Cavanaugh from "Ed" turns 38
• The brilliant and hilarious Seth MacFarlane is 39 (Stewie)
• Napoleon Dynamite, Jon Heder, turns 35 (Napoleon)

Today is Frankenstein Friday (It's alive!)

new flicks

Cloud Atlas

Chasing Mavericks

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

Fun Size

primetime friday

abc: Shark Tank, All Access Nashville with Katie Couric, and 20/20 are all new
cbs: NCIS, CSI: NY, and Blue Bloods all new
nbc: Mockingbird Lane, Grimm and Dateline are new
fox: Kitchen Nightmares premieres followed by a new Fringe
cw: America's Next Top Model and Nikita are both new

pop quiz: mystery voice

Here's a pop star still trying to decide on his Halloween costume...

Play

Answer: Usher!

joke of the day

A young woman was so nervous about the cruise that immediately after being shown to her cabin, she headed for the bar.

Four hours later she bumped into a steward. “ ‘Scuse me.’ She said hiccupping, “I, I can’t seem to find my cabin.”

“I’ll be glad to help you, ma’am. What’s the number?”

“I dunno,” she answered, “but if you show me aroun’, I’ll recognize it from the lighthouse just outside the porthole.”

pop quiz: friday mashup

These songs have one thing in common, they were all hits during the same year...what year?

• Good Feeling from Flo Rida
• Born This Way from Lady Gaga
• E.T. from Katy Perry

What year were those three songs hits? Was it 2009, 2010, or just last year?

PLAY

The Answer: Just last year...2011!

Democrats love Google, Republicans love Chick fil A

A new survey discovered our brand loyalty is closely tied with our political party affiliation. Here are the top five brands for...

Democrats

1. Google
2. Amazon
3. Cheerios
4. Clorox
5. Craftsman

Republicans

1. Fox news
2. History Channel
3. Craftsman
4. Chick-fil-a
5. Johnson and Johnson

LBD Diet

Oh no! We're a day behind! Yesterday, October 25th, was the official kick off for the LBD Diet. This is the diet you're supposed to start if you want to fit into that LBD, or Little Black Dress, by Christmas!

 6 out of 10 of us diet before the holiday cocktail parties start.

Most Popular Halloween Candy

On Halloween night, are you the cool neighbor with chocolate, the lame neighbor with suckers, or the creepy neighbor with something homemade? What are you giving out this Halloween? Here are what people want...the top five Halloween candies:

1. Skittles
2. Starbursts
3. Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
4. Kit Kat
5. Hershey's Kisses

(Source: Live with Michael and Kelly)

Steal this idea

Greatest ever Halloween costume for your dog...