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Craig Carton’s HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS Story Is Unbelievable

The Carton Show with Craig Carton & Chris McMonigle

July 24, 2026

The Wheel is back on The Carton Show, and this time Craig Carton and Chris McMonigle are tackling everything from Philadelphia and LeBron James to diner food debates, chicken dishes, and the most random conversations you’ll hear on WFAN.
Speakers: Craig Carton, Chris McMonigle, Anthony
**Craig Carton** (0:01)
Oh, 20 after 4

**Chris McMonigle** (0:02)
It was bad news, folks.

**Craig Carton** (0:04)
You want to hear the topics for the old wheel? The wheel arena?

**Chris McMonigle** (0:08)
So are we playing it the way we've always played it? We're playing it the way it was invented, okay?

**Craig Carton** (0:12)
Because it ain't broke, all right?

**Chris McMonigle** (0:14)
Okay.

**Craig Carton** (0:14)
You guys don't broke it. It don't need to be broke, all right?

**Chris McMonigle** (0:18)
I'm trying to help us out.

**Craig Carton** (0:19)
So here, did it work?
No, it did not. Not your fault, by the way, but no, it did not work.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:25)
It didn't work at all.

**Craig Carton** (0:27)
Here are your wheel categories for today, okay?

**Chris McMonigle** (0:33)
Is it going to be, is it themed with LeBron and Philadelphia?

**Craig Carton** (0:35)
Well, it's themed. It's themed for sure, all right?
Topic number one, things associated with Philadelphia.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:43)
I feel like we've done this before, but okay.

**Craig Carton** (0:45)
All right. Well, if you have, then maybe you'll be good at it this time.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:48)
Things that are associated with Philadelphia.

**Craig Carton** (0:49)
Things associated with Philadelphia, all right? Topic two, people who've played with LeBron James, okay?
So they have teammates of LeBron James at any level.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:04)
Okay.

**Craig Carton** (1:04)
Okay? That should, I'm giving you a hint there. When I say at any level, that opens up to more potential people if you're thinking the right way.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:12)
I think so.

**Craig Carton** (1:13)
All right? Yes or no? Yeah.
Topic number three, foods associated with a diner.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:20)
Diner food.

**Craig Carton** (1:21)
Diner food. Okay. All right? Okay.
I'll give you the other three topics in a little bit. Because I know what you guys are all going to do now.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:29)
Very subjective.

**Craig Carton** (1:30)
No, no, no. What's so subjective about it?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:32)
Diner food? You don't think that's subjective?

**Craig Carton** (1:35)
The Happy Raters.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:35)
One man's diner, I don't even know what that is. Okay? The Happy Raters?

**Craig Carton** (1:39)
I know. So it's popular diner order of all time.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:42)
I've never heard of it.

**Craig Carton** (1:43)
Happy Raters is the open-faced grilled cheese with bacon and tomato.

**Anthony** (1:46)
Okay. It's called the Happy Raters.

**Craig Carton** (1:48)
Everybody knows this.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:49)
There's a food that I associate with diners and you might not.

**Craig Carton** (1:53)
Give an example.

**Anthony** (1:53)
Okay.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:54)
Tuna melt. I associate with diners.

**Craig Carton** (1:56)
Okay. So I'll accept it.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:57)
That's what I'm saying. But like that's my point. Like he could just go or anyone could just go, you know, I don't know, saffron risotto.

**Craig Carton** (2:04)
And I'd say no.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:05)
Well, that's what I get every time I go to the diner. But you don't.

**Craig Carton** (2:13)
Do you want me to take that one off? I'll take it off.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:14)
Chicken parm.

**Craig Carton** (2:15)
No, you don't go to a diner for chicken parm.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:18)
You've never been to Spiral's Diner out on 156th Street.

**Craig Carton** (2:22)
All right, so I'll take diners off.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:23)
I'm just saying, no, you don't have to.

**Anthony** (2:25)
I'm just saying it's a little subjective.

**Craig Carton** (2:27)
Then I will place diners with dishes made with chicken.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:31)
Chicken dishes.

**Craig Carton** (2:32)
Chicken dishes. Okay?

**Anthony** (2:34)
Okay.

**Craig Carton** (2:34)
Okay, so that'll be your third one, instead of diner fare. What's wrong, Anthony?

**Anthony** (2:39)
You cater to him so...

**Craig Carton** (2:40)
This is unbelievable. Well, he's got to say... Step up to the plate with diner food, dude.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:45)
I'm fine with diner food. I'm just saying...

**Craig Carton** (2:47)
He said, you're not fine with diner food. He's pissed someone's gonna say risotto. I mean, who's saying risotto in a diner? Come on, get real. Okay, diner food's back in, so are chicken dishes.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:55)
No, diner food. I have no problem with diner food.

**Craig Carton** (2:57)
Chicken dishes are back in, too.

**Chris McMonigle** (3:00)
What do you get at a diner? Well, it depends on what time of the day I'm going. You're at the diner right now.

**Craig Carton** (3:05)
Disco fries?

**Anthony** (3:07)
Disco fries is 100% a guess.

**Craig Carton** (3:09)
Hot, open-faced turkey sandwich. Hot, open-faced anything but yes. Yeah.

**Chris McMonigle** (3:13)
Pots of ball soup depending on the diner.

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