Talk:Tom and Ray Magliozzi

Nicknames

In the middle of episode #1346, Tom says "Why can't [the caller] sit down with [her husband] and say 'Frank'--I know his name is not 'Frank' but my name is--'Frank, I can't take the car anymore....'" A few episodes earlier, he mentioned that their mother called Ray "Chuck". I always assumed these were middle names, but that seems not to be the case. Since they mentioned this multiple times, maybe it's relevant. But maybe it needs more information or citations. (Addendum: just noticed that Ray mentions that the family calls him "Chucky" on his Car Talk bio.) --Tysto (talk) 14:22, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

I think Click and Clack are reversed in the sidebar. Ray several times deflected this question on the radio show by saying they didn't remember who Click and who was Clack anymore. However, in their short-lived cartoon show, Tom played Click and Ray played Clack. Cite on IBDb:

References

That also extends to their IMDB entry for their guest voice appearance on Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV Series) Driving Mr. Goodman (2002) [1]

Tom Magliozzi ... Click
Ray Magliozzi Ray Magliozzi ... Clack

JohnRussell (talk) 04:10, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Verb tense for brother relationship

Tom and Ray are still brothers, correct? Just because Tom died doesn't mean they are suddenly not related anymore. I believe you can still say they are brothers, not were brothers. I don't have time to look this up in the Chicago Manual of Style but I don't want to edit war about it. The article already says that they were hosts of the show. The lede already says the birth and death dates of Tom. Perhaps it should say "Ray and the late Tom..." or some other way to recast the sentence but they are still brothers. Thoughts? Valfontis (talk) 15:55, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

Prior wives?

There are numerous references on Car Talk to prior wives. Can anyone fill in these sections on the biography blocks? MikeVdP (talk) 18:39, 8 November 2014 (UTC)

More about Ray?

I checked out this page to see what whether Ray has been doing any professional work post Car Talk and since his brother's death. The article is mostly about Tom. It would be nice to have more info about Ray. Cladist (talk) 20:07, 7 May 2017 (UTC)

Car maintenance classes taught at the Good News Garage

Sometime between 1978 and 1982, I took a car maintenance class at the Good News Garage. My memory is that it was on a weekend morning, for four or five weeks. We did oil changes, spark plugs, replaced brake pads and fluid, repacked wheel bearings and used a strobe light to set timing belts. Tom and Ray were great teachers, friendly and funny.

On the last day, we were given a phone number and told that we could call for help - just one time, and only after we had applied everything we'd learned from the class. I used it the next winter, when my car wouldn't start. After describing the problem, I was asked the make and year of the car: Plymouth Satellite 1972. "Oh, that's the ballast resistor, a little white box on the firewall. Pull the wires, take it to the parts store, it'll cost you less than two bucks." And of course they were right.

I've long thought that these phone calls were either the inspiration for, or the proof-of-concept for, their radio show. Contra craft (talk) 16:08, 8 November 2023 (UTC)