This was a treat. Thank you ESPN. Mike and the Mad Dog were exceptional talking about National Sports as well as local NY. I wish they were on every Wednesday.
Legendary. I use to listen to Mike & The Mad Dog everyday for years as a youth. Their sports knowledge combined is unreal. So great seeing them back together one more time. 🙏🏽
It's funny; I remember years ago in an episode of Mike and the Mad Dog, Mike said he did not know Stephen A Smith and that the few times he saw him on tv, he thought he was a loudmouth. Now he wants to make it seem like they've been friends for years. Miss me with that.
I love mad Dog and Mike so much! Stephen A. Is brilliant to bring both of them on his show. Mike is so interesting .with his takes, hope you will have them on again!
If you aren’t from NY and didn’t get the chance to listen to Mike and The Mad Dog you missed the greatest sports talk radio of all time. Just amazing sports talk radio!!!!
I have to say that it was like me being all GIDDY on Christmas day waiting to open presents when Mike and Chris were there last week as it was AWESOME to see them again and I hope that it happens more often!
Next year is their 35th anniversary since their first show on wfan. Maybe they do one to commemorate that, I would love them to do another like they did at Radio City a few years back.
I doubt they’ll ever do anything permanent again, but they get a lot of attention nowadays when they reunite for a show every now and then. They may just keep doing this
I think the best compliment you can give something you've been looking forward to is that it lived up to the lofty expectations you had for it. Today's show easily did that. Everyone was spot on: Mike, Mike, Molly and Stephen A. Bravo!
Legendy ....ive been listing the Mike and mad in the 6th grade....im almost 40 now....but another thing to realize, is Stephen A is in their class....he himself has become a legend.
0:32, This is gold! and true💯Mike and the Mad Dog started it all with sports talk. And Stephen A. is the greatest TV sports debate show host of all time.💯Shout out to Molly too for keeping order on the show as the moderator.💯Great opening by Stephen A. too.
Stephen A, Mike, and the Mad Dog discussing Brady's retirement. An A.I. algorithm couldn't have compiled a more absurd gathering of all-time talent to discuss a huge sports topic.
Fondest memories as a young man in the early 90s listening in between tours working security in Fort Lee on the weekends in a virtually empty office complex. Cant forget Steve Somers during graveyard shift
I'll never forget, in 1994, when OJ Simpson failed to turn himself in to the LA police , the words of Chris Russo loudly on my Walkman headset- 'OH MY GOD, THE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR OJ SIMPSON!!!- It gave me chills!
My three favorite people in the sports broadcasting world. Someone, please get these three guys together for a daily roundtable show!!! Mike is like Brady, he just can't retire. He's done it twice but keeps coming back. A show between these three would be epic.
So cool to see those two back on TV together! I used to watch their show on the YES network and it was the best sport talk show I've ever seen. Would love to see more of them together!
Everyone in sports media need to bow down to these two legends. Their careers defined sports radio. Mike's podcast represents the best that sports analysis has to offer today, regardless of medium.
One thing you can always say about SAS is that he knows how to get the ratings. Having Mad Dog on with him once a week is must see TV but to have Mike on as well is a stroke of genius. Whether you love them or hate them...most of us listened to Mike and the Mad Dog. As Greeny said Mike and Chris are the Godfathers of Sports Talk along with the other pioneer of the format....the late great Art Rust Jr.
Your mention of Art Rust is spot on, he was the first I remember doing it. If I remember correctly, some sort of scandal took Art down. That being said, Mike and Doggie were the best. Used to listen to Dog weekends on WMCA, prior to his teaming up w/ Mike.
I grew up in Philly and all my teams are Philly,but Mike and the Mad Dog was my favorite show to listen to.May be the reason i don't completely hate ny teams like i should.Ok maybe the Yankees because they have a lot of fans who have no connection to the ny tri-state area.
It's funny; I remember years ago in an episode of Mike and the Mad Dog, Mike said he did not know Stephen A Smith and that the few times he saw him on tv, he thought he was a loudmouth. Now he wants to make it seem like they've been friends for years. Miss me with that.
Me too. My brother and I used to miss school a day or two just to listen to the WFAN all day. Imus in the Morning, Jody Mac and Sid in the midday, Mike and the Mad Dog in the afternoon and Steve Somers at night.
I could be really wrong but I agree with Francesa on Brady being an analyst. I’ve always pictured him having an executive role on a team rather than being on television
Mike and the Mad Dog are in their own class of sports talk! If ESPN had anything close, it would be the duo of PTI. Get outta here with any other name drops. Can’t mess with the #1 Greatest Team!
Good to see Mike stay awake for the entire show. What in the world did he do to his teeth? You could show a movie on those things. Still full of hot air.
Lol…as someone who lost all his top teeth, that was first thing I noticed,,,that and although Mike s mind is still very sharp, health wise something doesn’t look right w hIm. Great segment…it’s true what Dog said, the 2 of them are so good @ doin Mike n the Mad Dog, that they seamlessly pick up right where they left off as if they never stop doing the show. As far as your insipid statement of Mike being full of hot air, of course …every good talk show host on the radio has to be full of hot air… Knucklehead!
They were the best. From a non-New Yorker, they were better than any show in Boston. Since I don't subscribe to Sirius, I miss listening to "The Mad Dog."
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These guys got me thru a lot of days in traffic in NY back then.
Absolutely, and they did it without the internet.
New York accent luv it
Some of my favorite memories.
The two people who started sports talk genre. Legends....
Obese Francesa
On the East Coast maybe. We had sports talk shows before 1989 in SoCal.
@@sweetrobertos yeah but Mike and mad dog where nationally syndicated
@@jasonbari5997 💯💯They took it to another level.
They didn’t start it but they made it must listen entertainment.
Stephen A is like a little kid in a candy store. You can see how happy he is to have the two of them together.
i would be too.
two legendary radio sport talkers, pioneers
He conducted the show well too
Great job by Steven A getting them back together for a show. Would love to see it happen again someday.
Mike and the Mad Dog = The greatest sports talk radio duo of all time!!!
Brady will be back
I listened to those guys for a long time!
They were guys lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. Many others could have done the same given the opportunity.
This was a treat. Thank you ESPN. Mike and the Mad Dog were exceptional talking about National Sports as well as local NY. I wish they were on every Wednesday.
I respect SAS a lot for always giving flowers to those who paved the way.
Chris helped him after sas radio show failed and gave him opportunity on his radio station
Listened to Mike & the Mad Dog everyday growing up in NY. They are legends. Great to see them together again!
Legendary. I use to listen to Mike & The Mad Dog everyday for years as a youth. Their sports knowledge combined is unreal. So great seeing them back together one more time. 🙏🏽
Me too, while making deliveries in Queens, NYC baby
Did you say that when they got into there beef exactly and there not legendary your opinion is irrelevant
It's funny; I remember years ago in an episode of Mike and the Mad Dog, Mike said he did not know Stephen A Smith and that the few times he saw him on tv, he thought he was a loudmouth. Now he wants to make it seem like they've been friends for years. Miss me with that.
@@manofaith75 he was a loudmouth, WAS, people evolve
I spent half my life, stuck on the Major Deegan, trying to get back to Jersey. Thank god for Mike and the Mad Dog!
Mike seems a lot happier than I remember as a kid. He was surly 😂
Because he doesn't have to take phone calls from dummies. LOL
The legends. Without them there wouldn’t be shows like this.
They were guys lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. Many others could have done the same given the opportunity.
This needs to happen again. Mike and that Mad Dog are legends
Is Elway better than Marino
They were guys lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. Many others could have done the same given the opportunity.
I love mad Dog and Mike so much! Stephen A. Is brilliant to bring both of them on his show. Mike is so interesting .with his takes, hope you will have them on again!
If you aren’t from NY and didn’t get the chance to listen to Mike and The Mad Dog you missed the greatest sports talk radio of all time. Just amazing sports talk radio!!!!
I couldn't agree more!!
Add Joe Benigno and Steve Sommers
@@josepha3116 I would definitely add Sommers with me here and you there! Benigno was never really my cup of tea
Joe Beningo’s Jets rants are epic🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️✅✅✅
@@reefb4364 Especially the "Doug Brien" playoff game vs Pittsburgh. Joe B at his best.
This is really epic , I grew up in Jersey and Mike & The Mad Dog is legendary, I hope they tie a session often I see the joy in Stephen A. Eyes
I have to say that it was like me being all GIDDY on Christmas day waiting to open presents when Mike and Chris were there last week as it was AWESOME to see them again and I hope that it happens more often!
can this be the new first take everyday? So happy to see Mike and Dog
All time great episode of First Take! Thank you ladies and gentlemen.
Yes. Lets do it again.
Growing up in northern NJ I’ve listened to these guys each day without fail. This was totally epic!
Now I need that Mike and Mike reunion someday down the line.
Now that's what I'm talking about! I loved Mike and Mike! Good Call!
Just add them to first take. Make it Mike, SAS and Mad Dog that would be goated
@@sakthithanigai5036no Molly either
Next year is their 35th anniversary since their first show on wfan. Maybe they do one to commemorate that, I would love them to do another like they did at Radio City a few years back.
I doubt they’ll ever do anything permanent again, but they get a lot of attention nowadays when they reunite for a show every now and then. They may just keep doing this
NY/NJ/CT tristate guy, can’t imagine my life since I was kid without Mike and the mad dog: they are part of the soundtrack of my life. Legends 🙏🏼
Mad dog has the greatest rants in sports radio history
Mike is the king. So good to hear him. If he came back I would listen.
Mike is the king!
I thought he was the Pope.
He's on YT on BRN twice a week
This was awesome to see them back together! Would listen to these two on YES back in my childhood
This guys teeth whiter than Nick Bosa's ideal world
What a bar lmfao
Veeners are great!
I think the best compliment you can give something you've been looking forward to is that it lived up to the lofty expectations you had for it. Today's show easily did that. Everyone was spot on: Mike, Mike, Molly and Stephen A. Bravo!
Mike is a legend. He is absolutely missed on WFAN
This first take was so good I'm rewatching it again today on lunch break over the actual Thursday first take. Please get these 3 together every week.
Legendy ....ive been listing the Mike and mad in the 6th grade....im almost 40 now....but another thing to realize, is Stephen A is in their class....he himself has become a legend.
One of the real reasons why I listen to sports talk radio. Mike and Chris are legends.
They were guys lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. Many others could have done the same given the opportunity.
0:32, This is gold! and true💯Mike and the Mad Dog started it all with sports talk. And Stephen A. is the greatest TV sports debate show host of all time.💯Shout out to Molly too for keeping order on the show as the moderator.💯Great opening by Stephen A. too.
Stephen A, Mike, and the Mad Dog discussing Brady's retirement.
An A.I. algorithm couldn't have compiled a more absurd gathering of all-time talent to discuss a huge sports topic.
The founding fathers of sports debate mike and the mad dog great memories as a kid teen and adult listening to these guys
You have Mike and the Mad Dog on 1st take. Wow!!!. Thanks for bringing them on.
Mike speaking with fairness and honesty - nothing but respect for that, Great to see these guys together again, well done.
I am so happy I grew up listening to these two guys for every single year they were on the radio. I rarely missed a broadcast.
Fondest memories as a young man in the early 90s listening in between tours working security in Fort Lee on the weekends in a virtually empty office complex. Cant forget Steve Somers during graveyard shift
I'll never forget, in 1994, when OJ Simpson failed to turn himself in to the LA police , the words of Chris Russo loudly on my Walkman headset- 'OH MY GOD, THE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR OJ SIMPSON!!!- It gave me chills!
My three favorite people in the sports broadcasting world.
Someone, please get these three guys together for a daily roundtable show!!!
Mike is like Brady, he just can't retire. He's done it twice but keeps coming back.
A show between these three would be epic.
That dude spoke nothing but facts!
Please have hem on again! Smart SA and Molly for bringing them together again. Love seeing SA with them.
This was such a great segment - I didn't know Mad Dog was such a central figure in sports and now I know why he's across the table from Stephen A
So cool to see those two back on TV together! I used to watch their show on the YES network and it
was the best sport talk show I've ever seen. Would love to see more of them together!
Everyone in sports media need to bow down to these two legends. Their careers defined sports radio. Mike's podcast represents the best that sports analysis has to offer today, regardless of medium.
BRING MIKE BACK HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT
Loving these long videos
Grew up listening to these two every day coming home from school
Thank God for Mike Francesa my opinion exactly Peyton was the best regular season quarterback and Joe Montana was the best Super Bowl quarterback
Mike and the mad dog!! Legends💯
Mike still has the best teeth in all of entertainment
Could see teeth from the space station.
Bright light
Mike and the Mad Dog !!!! You cant get better than this
Mike, Dog, and Stephen A. talking Brady and LeBron… greatness on greatness.
An absolute pleasure to watch 🙏🏻
two icons from the worldwide leader .tremendous
Mike and the Mad Dog. Absolutely legendary 🙌
NY Sports Talk Royalty
This is jerome from manhattan and next up is doris from rego park
One thing you can always say about SAS is that he knows how to get the ratings. Having Mad Dog on with him once a week is must see TV but to have Mike on as well is a stroke of genius. Whether you love them or hate them...most of us listened to Mike and the Mad Dog. As Greeny said Mike and Chris are the Godfathers of Sports Talk along with the other pioneer of the format....the late great Art Rust Jr.
Your mention of Art Rust is spot on, he was the first I remember doing it. If I remember correctly, some sort of scandal took Art down. That being said, Mike and Doggie were the best. Used to listen to Dog weekends on WMCA, prior to his teaming up w/ Mike.
@@yardbird545 There was no scandal with Art Rust Jr. that I knew of. The only thing that eventually took down Mr. Rust Jr. was Father Time.
Mike’s veneers are sending me 😭😭😭
Yea they hard to ignore😂😂
Exactly I was like mike looks squirrels wassup hah
Mike speaks Facts!
I grew up in Philly and all my teams are Philly,but Mike and the Mad Dog was my favorite show to listen to.May be the reason i don't completely hate ny teams like i should.Ok maybe the Yankees because they have a lot of fans who have no connection to the ny tri-state area.
It's funny; I remember years ago in an episode of Mike and the Mad Dog, Mike said he did not know Stephen A Smith and that the few times he saw him on tv, he thought he was a loudmouth. Now he wants to make it seem like they've been friends for years. Miss me with that.
That was a long, long time ago when Stephen A. was a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Skip Bayless could never get these guys on his show, shows how much people respect Stephen A
Loved these two guys. And yeah, they went at it a lot. But they also joked around with each other a lot.
Iconic and the day Brady Retired no less😂😂😂
I used to call out sick to work. Just to listen to these guys. 🎤. True story 🤣
Daredevil!
Me too. My brother and I used to miss school a day or two just to listen to the WFAN all day. Imus in the Morning, Jody Mac and Sid in the midday, Mike and the Mad Dog in the afternoon and Steve Somers at night.
Thank you Stephen A. That was very good
New York in the house!!
The absolute GOATs.
Mike know what he's talking about
I could be really wrong but I agree with Francesa on Brady being an analyst. I’ve always pictured him having an executive role on a team rather than being on television
Stephen did the right thing by letting Mike and The Mad Dog cook. That's howuch respect he has for these two.
Hey it’s the guy from uncut gems
Props to Mike for staying awake the whole time...
Amazing that the day the Dog and Mike show up a ESPN its the day of Brady's retirement. Amazing timing. Lotta fun.
Mike is a Legend and should be the Voice of the Yankees
Couldn’t hear Mike over Mollys screaming about nothing. Legends all over the place and she still needs to be heard.
She likes usin her mouth
She’s so annoying
Stephen A, Mad Dog and Mike is a goat lineup could watch this everyday
It was an excellent First Take. Very intelligent Sports Talk!
The best!!
WFAN is punching the air in double time right now!!!!
This is great!! The Godfathers of sports talk
Love Mike Francesa and Chris Russo always listened to them on WFAN 660 AM Radio New York
That was truly something special !!!
Mike and the Mad Dog are in their own class of sports talk! If ESPN had anything close, it would be the duo of PTI. Get outta here with any other name drops. Can’t mess with the #1 Greatest Team!
This is great
In my life time I was lucky enough to watch this Royalty together,!!!..
This was actually pretty cool, a lot of us grew up on Mike and the Mad Dog... "Good afternoon everybody... HOW ARE YOU TODAYYY?"
Good to see Mike stay awake for the entire show. What in the world did he do to his teeth? You could show a movie on those things. Still full of hot air.
Lol…as someone who lost all his top teeth, that was first thing I
noticed,,,that and although Mike s mind is still very sharp, health wise something doesn’t look right w hIm.
Great segment…it’s true what Dog said, the 2 of them are so good @ doin Mike n the Mad Dog, that they seamlessly pick up right where they left off as if they never stop doing the show.
As far as your insipid statement of Mike being full of hot air, of course …every good talk show host on the radio has to be full of hot air… Knucklehead!
Mad dog having someone on segment to lean on and go “so you’d go with staubach right?” Is so needed 😂😂😂
They were the best. From a non-New Yorker, they were better than any show in Boston.
Since I don't subscribe to Sirius, I miss listening to "The Mad Dog."
Mike came to steal the show.... He preaching
ESPN please please please throw millions at Mike and the Mad Dog to bring them back! This could cure your viewership problems.
....after work ...they had me laughing...
Wow ,this was special WFAN Royalty in the House !
I wish Mike and dog could get back together even once a week that was must listen radio
Mike, Mad Dog and Stephan A together....my LAWD this is special! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
SAS speaks to the low IQ crowd
@@josepha3116 then he must speak your language...bye ✌🏾
This is legendary thanks Stephen A and Espn
These two created this format, those who know, they know
This is the transition for Stephen A to replace Jimmy Kimmel and for Mike and the Mad Dog to be permanent hosts of First Take.
Loved mike and doggie. Nuff said