Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

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The Rewatchables' awards

From 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly (2026-09-08):

Double feature

  1. pick Blades of Glory: Craig wants another Will Ferrell sports comedy to pair with it.
    “I'm Go Blades of Glory.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 2:02:08
  2. pick Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy: Another host would rather pair it with the Ferrell and McKay classic.
    “I think I would rather watch Anchorman and Talladega nights, though, together.”
    unknown · 2:02:21
  3. pick Days of Thunder: The NASCAR movie this one parodies.
    “Or just watch Days of Thunder.”
    unknown · 2:02:33

Most rewatchable scene

  1. pick Ricky Bobby's fake commercials and the commercial bloopers over the end credits
    “The commercials and commercial bloopers.”
    Danny Kelly · 0:42:39
  2. pick The Grace dinner scene with Walker and Texas Ranger
    “My favorite scene is probably the dinner, honestly.”
    unknown · 0:44:23
  3. pick The Grace dinner scene, picked over the bar scene
    “I think it has to be the dinner, but I do want to shout out the bar scene because I think the bar scene is sneaky.”
    unknown · 0:46:37
  4. runner-up The Jean Girard bar scene (crepes, 'what did France ever give the world')
    “I do want to shout out the bar scene because I think the bar scene is sneaky.”
    unknown · 0:46:37
  5. floated Opening title card with the Eleanor Roosevelt quote
    “Um, opening title card, not a scene, but Eleanor Roosevelt quote fucking sets the tone.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:29:35
  6. floated Three opening vignettes: the birth in the car, the stolen car, Career Day
    “Three little vignettes to start the movie?”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:29:51
  7. floated The Grace dinner scene
    “Um, we have the dinner scene.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:31:17
  8. floated Ricky Bobby winning a race in reverse
    “I love Ricky Bobby winning the race in reverse, which would just be like the biggest story of all time.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:33:41
  9. floated The bar scene where we meet Jean Girard and the crepes
    “Then we get the bar scene where we meet Jean-Girard.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:34:41
  10. floated The hospital scene and the knife in the leg
    “Uh, you get using the 2nd knife to pry out the 1st knife.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:36:53
  11. floated The family swap scene
    “Um, so then we have kind of Ricky's fall and then we have the wife swap scene or like the family swap scene”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:37:26
  12. floated Cal calls Ricky about the haunted house and the stereo and TV volume
    “Um, mini scene that I love is when Cal calls Ricky at night from Ricky's old house”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:38:11
  13. floated Reese Bobby and the cougar in the car
    “I missed a scene one of the best.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:40:10
  14. floated Amy Adams' pep speech
    “Okay, we have that we have the Amy Adams speech.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:40:33
  15. floated The final foot race to the finish line
    “The final race, the foot race, which I have to say, I got chills.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:42:21

Things I Just Enjoy · Small pleasures in the film that the hosts simply like.

  1. pick Fake ads in movies, here the Jackhawk 9000 and Big Red spots
    “I mean, fake ads in movies.”
    unknown · 0:42:50
  2. pick The sound of the race cars
    “the sound of race cars is unbelievable.”
    unknown · 0:53:01
  3. pick Climbing into a muscle car through the window without opening the door
    “getting into a muscle car through a window without opening the door.”
    unknown · 0:53:15
  4. pick Champagne when race car drivers win
    “And the last one is just champagne when race car drivers win.”
    unknown · 0:53:29
  5. pick Rob Riggle and David Koechner
    “The only other thing I have is Rob Riggle and David Keckner just kind of being in every comedy.”
    unknown · 0:53:36
  6. pick Shifting gears to music to aggressively pass someone
    “Shifting gears in a car to music to aggressively pass someone.”
    unknown · 0:53:50
  7. pick Real-life sports announcers doing voiceover and real NASCAR B-roll
    “I love the using real life sports announcers in the movies about the sports”
    unknown · 0:54:39

Most Enduring Line or Joke · Craig's new category: the quote or moment that has lasted longest culturally.

  1. winner If you ain't first, you're last: Several agree it is the one that has entered the lexicon.
    “If you ain't 1st to your last, maybe?”
    unknown · 0:48:19
  2. winner If you ain't first, you're last
    “1st or last is now just a part of the lexicon.”
    unknown · 0:48:37
  3. nominee Don't you put that evil on me, Ricky Bobby
    “Don't you put that evil on me, Ricky Bobby, but it's got to be first.”
    unknown · 0:48:34

Most 2006 Thing · The thing in the movie that is most of its year, 2006.

  1. nominee The Nextel patch
    “I think you have to start with the Nextel patch.”
    Danny Heifetz · 0:49:54
  2. winner Halliburton as a sponsor: Heifetz's winner; Halliburton was a reviled company then.
    “It has to be Aliburton.”
    Danny Heifetz · 0:52:17
  3. winner Making the villain a gay French guy
    “I think I think it's the making the villain a gay French guy.”
    unknown · 0:52:22
  4. nominee The sideburns and soul patch combination
    “Uh, the sideburns, soul patch combination.”
    unknown · 0:51:00
  5. nominee The Circuit City mention
    “Um, to play off of the Nextel thing, the mention of Circuit City.”
    unknown · 0:51:22
  6. nominee Yasmine Bleeth
    “that's like looking up Yasmin Belize skirt.”
    unknown · 0:51:39
  7. nominee Amy Adams as Susan
    “I have Amy Adams being a tiny, small side character in a movie.”
    unknown · 0:52:25
  8. nominee Sacha Baron Cohen as Jean Girard
    “I kind of think it's Sasha Baron Cohen in a way.”
    unknown · 0:52:31

What Aged Best · What holds up best on the rewatch.

  1. pick The racing and crash filming
    “I think in general, the racing looks great.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:55:00
  2. pick Leslie Bibb as Carly
    “Her performance stands out more to me now than it ever has.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:55:20
  3. pick Ricky trademarking 'If you ain't first or last' to the camera
    “I have Ricky trademarking, if you ain't 1st or last, and literally saying to the camera.”
    Danny Heifetz · 0:56:25
  4. pick The Applebee's commercial during a crash
    “Applebee's commercial during a crash.”
    Danny Heifetz · 0:56:44
  5. pick The really PC track announcer
    “The the really PC track announcer, somehow, has it's, uh, it's aged well”
    Danny Heifetz · 0:57:12
  6. pick Ricky saying he can make it 245, 300 years old
    “I think I can make it 245, 300 years old.”
    Danny Heifetz · 0:57:43

Big Kahuna Burger Award · Best use of food or drink in the film.

  1. nominee The crepes
    “We could go crepes.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:58:34
  2. nominee Big Red gum
    “We could go big red gum.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:58:35
  3. nominee The dinner scene with all the takeout
    “We go dinner scene with all the takeout.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:58:37
  4. nominee Laughing Clown malt liquor
    “Laughing clown malt liquor.”
    unknown · 0:58:39
  5. winner Lucky Charms hiding the Colombian bam bam
    “I think it's the lucky charms.”
    unknown · 0:59:23

Gordo Award · Most cinematic shot.

  1. pick Crane shot swooping from the racetrack into Ricky's driver's seat
    “There's one crane shot that is pretty cool on top of the racetrack”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:59:29
  2. pick The long slow-motion tumbling crash with the engine fire
    “I thought like the long crash where they're tumbling in slow motion”
    unknown · 0:59:41
  3. pick The pre-race fighter jet flyover
    “they do like a flyby with like 4 fighter jets.”
    unknown · 1:00:02

Brock Landers Award · Best character name.

  1. winner Will Ferrell as Ricky Bobby
    “I think it's Ricky Bobby.”
    unknown · 1:01:15
  2. nominee Texas Ranger (TR)
    “the Texas TR Ranger is a funny joke in the movie”
    unknown · 1:01:23
  3. nominee Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy: Floated against Ricky Bobby; the hosts called it unanswerable.
    “Well, the real question is, is it a better name than Ron Burgundy?”
    unknown · 1:01:42

Kid Cudi Pursuit of Happiness Award · Best needle drop.

  1. nominee King of the Road
    “I have King of the Road to start the movie, which is wonderful.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:03:04
  2. nominee Paint It Black in French
    “Paint it black in French.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:03:10
  3. nominee Faithfully by Journey
    “Faithfully by Journey?”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:03:15
  4. nominee TNT
    “And then at the very end, TNT”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:03:21
  5. nominee Cochise by Audioslave
    “Audio slave, coaches”
    unknown · 1:03:33
  6. nominee Click Click Boom by Saliva
    “saliva with click, click, boom.”
    unknown · 1:03:49
  7. winner We Belong by Pat Benatar: Corrected from 'We belong to each other'.
    “I kind of think that is the best needle drop in the movie.”
    unknown · 1:04:29

Is There a Better Title · Whether a better title existed; the hosts read the titles considered in development.

  1. nominee High, Wide and Handsome: NASCAR reportedly disliked the name; the hosts did not like it.
    “It was going to be high, wide, and handsome.”
    unknown · 1:04:47
  2. nominee Red, White and Racing: Not bad, said one host.
    “The other thing they were going to call it apparently was red, white, and racing.”
    unknown · 1:05:39
  3. winner Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
    “I think Talladeganites is you don't want to mess with that.”
    unknown · 1:05:01

I Used to Fuck Guys Like You in Prison Award · Danny Kelly's flex category: craziest quote.

  1. winner Susan's 'as hard as a diamond in an ice storm' line
    “Because I'm about as hard as a diamond in an ice storm right now is something I say all the time.”
    Danny Kelly · 1:07:13
  2. nominee Gary Cole as Reese Bobby
    “He goes, shut up, you potlicker.”
    Danny Kelly · 1:07:43

Butch's Girlfriend Award · Weak link of the film.

  1. pick Sacha Baron Cohen as Jean Girard: Only a quibble; Craig and the others had no real weak link.
    “Sasha Baron Cohen's accent is just like too much.”
    unknown · 1:08:23

What Aged Worst · What has aged worst.

  1. pick Dated cultural references (Dr. Quinn, Highlander, Katie Couric and Diane Sawyer)
    “there are a lot of cultural references that I have no idea what they're talking about.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:09:25
  2. pick Granny law and the grandmother slapping the kids
    “and granny law just involves hitting the kids.”
    unknown · 1:11:36
  3. pick The homophobic humor
    “The homophobic humor, obviously, was 2006 would never play now.”
    unknown · 1:11:28
  4. pick Cal saying Carly was unconscious every time they had sex
    “Cal talking about how Carly was unconscious every time they've had sex?”
    unknown · 1:12:18
  5. pick The cougar named Karen
    “I mean, the cougars named Karen.”
    unknown · 1:12:32

Ruffalo Hannah Rubeneck Partridge Award · Overacting, here a comedy where it works.

  1. winner Molly Shannon: The hosts say it works; she is drunk in every scene.
    “Like, Molly Shannon is like fucking going for it, but I would argue it works”
    unknown · 1:12:55

Stealth Movie Homage · Craig's flex category: a stealth homage to another movie. The category name is garbled in the transcript.

  1. pick Ricky signing a woman's chest, like Happy Gilmore: Craig wonders if it is a reference.
    “there's a scene when Ricky Bobby signs a woman's chest and it's exactly like Happy Gilmore when he signs the woman.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:15:11

Excellence in On-Screen Smoking · The Sean Penn I Brought My Own Pack Award, with Tom Cruise Which End Do I Light as the bad-smoking flip.

  1. pick Sacha Baron Cohen as Jean Girard: Jean Girard's long cigarette; they call it a bad cigarette, so it would be the Tom Cruise Which End Do I Light award.
    “No, 5 out of 10.”
    unknown · 1:15:44

Line That Grows on You · A quote that did not stand out the first time but is great by the 20th viewing. The name is garbled in the transcript.

  1. winner Psychosomatic: 'So you mean he can start a fire with his thoughts?'
    “I want to give it to is psychosomatic.”
    unknown · 1:16:09

Best Name for a Racehorse · Heifetz's flex category: best name for a racehorse.

  1. pick Shake and Bake
    “I kind of think a horse named Shake and Bake.”
    Danny Heifetz · 1:16:42
  2. pick El Diablo
    “It's like, I'm going with El Diablo.”
    unknown · 1:16:48

Hottest Take Award · Hot takes.

  1. pick NASCAR is actually way better than he thought; wants a NASCAR pod: Said he has no real hot take; suggested a NASCAR pod.
    “It's just that NASCAR is actually way better than I thought.”
    Danny Kelly · 1:17:38
  2. pick Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: Hottest take: the funniest sports movie ever made.
    “I think this is my favorite and the funniest sports movie.”
    Danny Heifetz · 1:18:22
  3. pick Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
    “My hot take is that this movie has aged better than Anchorman.”
    unknown · 1:19:11
  4. pick Talladega Nights feels too high budget and too glossy; comedies hit harder low budget
    “I kind of felt this a little bit that it felt like it was too high budget.”
    unknown · 1:20:38

Casting What Ifs · Almost-castings and recasts.

  1. pick John C. Reilly as Brick Tamland: Dropped out for scheduling.
    “John C. Riley was originally supposed to be Brick Tamlin from Anchorman.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:23:19
  2. pick Jack Black as Cal Naughton: Also up for Cal; the hosts think Jack Black would steal too much thunder.
    “Jack Black, Billy Crystal, and Dennis Quaid?”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:24:13
  3. pick John Stamos as Jean Girard: The other options for Jean Girard; Stamos is the only one the hosts could see.
    “Michael J. Fox, Seth Green, and John Stamos.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:24:48
  4. pick Danny McBride as Cal or Ricky: Said it is too close to the original era to bother.
    “I kind of was wondering if Danny McBride could try either role”
    unknown · 1:33:36
  5. pick Tom Hanks as Ricky Bobby: Cruise or Hanks as Ricky Bobby; Hanks wins.
    “It's got to be Tom Hanks.”
    unknown · 1:47:06
  6. pick Christopher Nolan remake: Talladega Dark Knight
    “Talladega Dark Knight.”
    unknown · 1:33:14

David Caruso Stuff of Legends Award · Craig's own flex category: the character who should be spun off.

  1. winner Gary Cole as Reese Bobby: Others want a serious prestige TV version of Reese's backstory.
    “Reese Bobby, I don't have a whole damn movie around him.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:25:55

Joey Pants Award · Best that guy.

  1. pick Gary Cole as Reese Bobby: Beginner-level that guy.
    “The ultimate, that guy is actually Gary Cole”
    unknown · 1:27:24
  2. pick Ted Manson as Chip: Expert-level that guy: grandpa from Talladega Nights.
    “I think if you want to go expert level to me, it's it's Ted Manson as chip.”
    unknown · 1:27:49
  3. pick Ian Roberts as Get her a coffin guy
    “Well, I went with Ian Roberts, who is the get her a coffin line.”
    unknown · 1:28:17
  4. pick Jack McBrayer
    “do people know that guy's name?”
    unknown · 1:28:48
  5. pick Greg Germann as Larry Dennett
    “His name's Greg German.”
    unknown · 1:29:00

Dion Waiters Award · Small role, big impact.

  1. nominee Molly Shannon
    “We have Molly Shannon.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:29:14
  2. nominee Amy Adams as Susan
    “I think Amy Adams definitely qualifies.”
    unknown · 1:29:42
  3. nominee Ted Manson as Chip
    “Grandpa Chip.”
    unknown · 1:29:48
  4. nominee Gary Cole as Reese Bobby: Argued he is on screen too much; others argue he starts on a run but leaves for an hour.
    “I don't think Gary Cole qualifies.”
    unknown · 1:30:05
  5. nominee Michael Clarke Duncan
    “So I would also give you Michael Clark Duncan.”
    unknown · 1:31:41
  6. nominee Adam McKay as Terry (original Dennit Racing driver)
    “The original driver for Dennet racing at the start of the movie, Terry Chevaux, is Adam McCann?”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:31:55
  7. winner Molly Shannon: Molly Shannon wins the award.
    “I think it's Molly Shannon.”
    unknown · 1:32:32

Apex Mountain · Where a star's career sits on the mountain.

  1. pick Will Ferrell: The apex window is roughly Elf through Talladega Nights and Step Brothers.
    “The point is, the 2 year window, it's probably right here.”
    unknown · 1:42:26
  2. pick John C. Reilly: Apex now, right after Walk Hard.
    “I would say yes, because I believe this movie Greenlit, him getting his own star role in a movie, which is Walkhart.”
    unknown · 1:42:32
  3. pick Sacha Baron Cohen as Jean Girard
    “I mean, it has to. I mean, Bora, 3 months later, it has to be right now.”
    unknown · 1:44:41
  4. pick NASCAR
    “You could argue 2006 was the apex for NASCAR.”
    unknown · 1:42:57
  5. pick Jack McBrayer as Kenneth
    “This is the 1st year of 30 Rock. And he became Kenneth.”
    unknown · 1:46:26
  6. pick Gary Cole as Reese Bobby: Hard to pinpoint the apex.
    “I had a great run in Veep.”
    unknown · 1:46:39
  7. pick Jane Lynch
    “I'd probably say glee for Jane Lynch?”
    unknown · 1:46:50
  8. pick Amy Adams as Susan: No, she was not at her apex here.
    “Um, Amy Adams, no.”
    unknown · 1:44:36
  9. pick Shake and Bake
    “Got to be Apex Mountain for Shake and Bake.”
    unknown · 1:44:57

Sideburns in Movies · Best sideburns in movies.

  1. winner Billy the Butcher in Gangs of New York
    “No, the American has to be gangs in New York, Billy the Butcher.”
    unknown · 1:45:55

Picking Nits · Nitpicks of a film they love.

  1. pick Ricky is rich, so why does he end up delivering pizza
    “isn't he still incredibly rich?”
    unknown · 1:47:52
  2. pick The team owner dad disappears and the son takes over without explanation
    “bothers me is the opening part with the owner, the dad.”
    unknown · 1:49:03
  3. pick Dennit Jr. dropping Ricky for refusing to win the points title
    “the reason Dennett Jr. moves on from Ricky is because he refuses to win the points title.”
    unknown · 1:49:42
  4. pick The Talladega race is not really why the movie is named for it
    “I kind of forget sometimes that the race, it's not really for anything.”
    unknown · 1:50:10

Sequel, Prequel, Prestige TV · The sequel, prequel or TV show they would make.

  1. pick A sequel, though he is glad there isn't one
    “This 100% could have been a sequel, and I'm glad it's not, but they could have totally done it.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:50:47
  2. pick Ricky Bobby goes to Europe for Formula One: Reported idea that was considered.
    “McKay said they had an idea where Ricky Bobby goes to Europe to do Formula One.”
    unknown · 1:50:52
  3. pick A horror movie about the haunted house
    “spinoff I want to see, by the way, a horror movie.”
    unknown · 1:55:43

Better With a Chris Ryan Impression · Whether the movie is better with one of Chris Ryan's impressions; the hosts stand in for him.

  1. pick Tom Brady doing play-by-play
    “I was just thinking, what if Tom Brady was doing the play-by-play?”
    unknown · 1:52:22

Just One Oscar · If you could give one Oscar to anyone for this movie.

  1. nominee Sound (the NASCAR sound)
    “I mean, the lame answer is the sound is actually shockingly good.”
    unknown · 1:53:44
  2. winner Will Ferrell as Ricky Bobby
    “then, yeah, Will, and it's Will Ferrell.”
    unknown · 1:54:01

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie never answers.

  1. pick What happens with Cal and Carly after the movie
    “So kind of what happens with Cal and Carly now.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:54:19
  2. pick Does the slingshot actually work
    “My next unanswerable is does the slingshot actually work?”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:55:55
  3. pick How many people were conceived in a Rustler Steakhouse bathroom
    “how many people do you think have been conceived in a rustler steakhouse bathroom?”
    unknown · 1:57:36
  4. pick Is this the most product placement ever in a movie
    “I do wonder if it's the most product placement ever in a movie.”
    unknown · 1:57:47
  5. pick Where to find the cow spread for Playgirl magazine
    “I want to know where I can find the cow spread for Playgirl magazine.”
    unknown · 1:57:49
  6. pick Is Ricky right about praying to baby Jesus
    “do you think Ricky's right about the praying to baby Jesus thing?”
    unknown · 1:58:13

Memorabilia · The prop or item they would own.

  1. pick The Wonder Bread hat
    “I think it's got to be the Wonder Bred hat.”
    unknown · 1:59:02
  2. pick Will Ferrell's Crystal Gayle shirt
    “I think I want Will Ferrell's Crystal Gale shirt.”
    unknown · 1:59:15
  3. pick The cougar mannequin
    “I kind of want the cougar.”
    unknown · 1:59:20
  4. pick The car from the movie
    “kind of want that car.”
    unknown · 1:59:44
  5. pick Reese Bobby's wardrobe
    “He has some great clothes.”
    unknown · 1:59:52
  6. pick A six-pack of the malt liquor
    “You just want a 6 pack of the malt liquor.”
    unknown · 1:59:54

Mr. Miyagi Award · Best and worst life lesson.

  1. winner You could be second, third, fourth, or even fifth
    “the point of the movie is you should be winning for yourself, not for anyone else.”
    unknown · 2:00:35
  2. winner If you ain't first, you're last
    “Greatness was built on 1st or last.”
    unknown · 2:00:58
  3. pick Sometimes people don't change (Reese Bobby)
    “sometimes people don't change.”
    unknown · 2:01:01

Who Won the Movie · Who won the movie.

  1. winner Will Ferrell as Ricky Bobby: 'Feral' is a mishearing of Ferrell.
    “I think it's feral.”
    unknown · 2:02:43
  2. nominee John C. Reilly as Cal Naughton
    “Then he won at the end.”
    unknown · 2:02:52

Harrison Butker Award · Flex category for a speech Harrison Butker would love.

  1. winner Amy Adams as Susan: The Amy Adams pep speech.
    “You need to rev your engine.”
    unknown · 0:40:48

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