~ Gary The Retard ~
Is a mentally challenged frequent guest of The Howard Stern Show. His thick glasses, cheerful attitude and toothless grin make him a favorite among Stern show listeners. He is frequently antagonized by Artie Lange, who often merely has to say "Retard!" to elicit an angry tirade from Gary.
On August 12, 1998 he was scheduled to appear on the show but got lost at the airport. A listener who worked at the airport eventually found him and called the show. In 2003, Gary was a member of the show's weekly football pool along with Daniel Carver, Gary Dell'Abate's son Jackson, and a chicken named Sanders. Gary the Retard picked the Seattle Seahawks to win every week. They seem to be the only NFL team he knows. He lives in Albany, Oregon and works at Burgerville, USA. Gary recently claimed to have a girlfriend who was just released from incarceration. It has been indicated that the woman has been taking advantage of his handicap to get money and access to the show. According to employees at the local Radio Shack, Gary is a CB radio and scanner enthusiast.
Gary is a frequent victim of pranks by staff members Sal "the Stockbroker" Governale and Richard Christy. Early in 2005 Sal pulled a prank phone call on Gary, using an assumed name and informing him that a flu was in his phone line, coming to "get him" and that he would have to repeat the phrase "Shoo, shoo, no retarded flu!" in order to keep it away. In doing this, the flu would be weakened. Gary was warned to be careful though and tried to disguise his voice. Since then, the "retarded flu" prank has been pulled on Gary numerous times, including at live appearances, and he always falls for it, chanting "Shoo, shoo, retarded flu!".
Now Gary is the manager of the most sadistic and unpredictable tag team Diafullah The Butcher and Psydsho they call themselves KarnEvil.
