SmartLess · July 16, 2026 · 00:43:09

RE-RELEASE: Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell stops by for a surprise visit on this re-released episode of SmartLess. The hosts and Will discuss the infamous Columbia House records club, the absurdity of throwing a son's cellphone out of a moving car, and the deadpan suggestion to keep landlines. It's a light, funny conversation full of comedy memories and parental exaggerations.

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Highlights

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The Columbia House Record Club Trap

The hosts and Will Ferrell reminisce about their youthful encounters with the Columbia House record club, the mail-order service that lured customers with 12 CDs for a penny.

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Throwing a Cellphone Out the Car Window

Will Ferrell shares a joke (or real) story of throwing his son's cellphone out of a moving vehicle as a reaction to screen time battles.

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Keep Your Landlines, Folks

Ferrell ends with the simple, nostalgic advice to keep landline phones in an era of constant mobile connectivity.

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Misc

✧Originally released on August 24, 2020.

✧Will Ferrell's deadpan advice: 'Keep your landlines, folks.'

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