In this episode:

• Eliza Dushku beating up Jimmy Fallon (video),
• Last Call with Carson Daly,
• Conan O’Brien’s feud with Newark mayor Cory Booker,
• celebrity deaths (Captain Lou Albano and Henry Gibson),
• Cyndi Lauper and The Super Mario Bros. Super Show,
• Wise Guys (1986) starring Joe Piscopo,
• Lou Albano’s Mario voice vs. Charles Martinet’s Mario voice,
• Super Mario Bros. (1993) starring Bob Hoskins,
• the recent South Park episode “Dead Celebrities” featuring Michael Jackson’s ghost,
• Ghost Hunters on SyFy,
• old reruns of The Simpsons,
• and reruns of The Office on Fox.

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In this episode:

• the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Toy SuperPage,
• stupid Transformers and G.I. Joe comic book plots,
• the upcoming movie Machete (2010) starring Steven Seagal and Robert De Niro,
• Pulp Fiction (1994) starring John Travolta,
• Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino,
• our review of 21 (2008) starring Kevin Spacey,
• the upcoming movie The Expendables (2010) starring every action movie star ever,
• our review of Rambo (2008) starring Sylvester Stallone,
• our review of Iron Man (2008) starring Robert Downey Jr.,
• our review of Batman (1966) starring Adam West,
• upcoming movies (Fraggle Rock: The Movie, The Power of the Dark Crystal, and Underworld 4),
• The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996),
• Bob Dylan getting arrested in NJ,
• our review of Year One (2009) starring Jack Black and Michael Cera,
• our review of 500 Days of Summer (2009) starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
• our review of Paper Heart (2009) starring Michael Cera,
• celebrity deaths (Gordon Waller and Les Paul),
• the insane trailer for The Jay Leno Show,
• Shout Factory’s Transformers: The Complete First Season DVD set on sale for $13,
• Darius Rucker,
• the American Film Institute’s list of the funniest movies of all time,
• and Regis Philbin hosting Who Wants to Be a Millionaire for 11 episodes.

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In this episode:

• getting Joe in KY and Kelly from www.wrestlecrap.com on the show,
• celebrity deaths (Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and David Carradine),
• Alan Alda and “Weird Al” Yankovic,
• Jeff Goldblum and Harrison Ford supposedly killing each other on a movie set in New Zealand,
• a guest celebrity death by Lauren Elder from the Broadway cast of Hair (Michael Jackson),
• Tiffani-Amber Thiessen refusing to participate in Jimmy Fallon’s Saved by the Bell reunion,
• our phone call with Michael Jackson from December 2005,
• Paul McCartney,
• celebrities we’ve recently met (Al Unser Jr., Janeane Garofalo, and Dan Aykroyd),
• An Evening with Kevin Smith at Carnegie Hall,
• the upcoming video game Wet featuring the voice of Eliza Dushku,
• our movie review of The Dark Knight (2008) starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger,
• the Atari 5200 USB 128-in-1 flash multi-cart on www.atarimax.com,
• the Nintendo Entertainment System PowerPak flash cart www.retrousb.com,
• Jimmy Justice’s YouTube videos,
• Uncle Floyd Vivino running for governor of New Jersey,
• and our giant movie review of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox.
• (here’s our giant review of Michael Bay’s first Transformers movie)

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Happy birthday to Jack in NJ!

In this episode:

• the March NAVA meeting at the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ,
• The Celebrity Apprentice starring Tom Green and Andrew “Dice” Clay,
• the horrible Heroes season three,
• finally watching the 3D episode of Chuck,
• Willie Aames’s garage sale,
• Corey Haim selling his teeth on eBay,
• Jack in NJ’s 40th birthday,
• Greg’s trip to Dave & Buster’s,
• the value of paunchstevenson.com on websiteoutlook.com,
• Google Earth vs. Microsoft Live Search Maps,
• Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope,
• Vegas Vampires (2003) starring Fred Williamson, Richard Roundtree, and Daniel Baldwin,
• Greg’s favorite vampire movies: Underworld (2003), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998), Blade (1998), My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1988), etc.,
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,
• the upcoming movie The Three Stooges (2010) starring Sean Penn, Benecio Del Toro, and Jim Carrey,
• gun stores and shooting ranges,
• an old recording of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg using racial slurs,
• pointless extracurricular activities in high school,
• and celebrity deaths (Natasha Richardson and Paul Harvey).

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Don’t forget: nominate your Lame Idiot of 2008!

In this episode:

• special guest Adam in SC,
• Greg meeting Denis Leary at Barnes & Noble in Clifton, NJ,
• knighted celebrities,
• Adam’s movie review of The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) starring Keanu Reeves,
• our review of The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) starring Matt Damon,
• our review of Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007) starring Rowan Atkinson,
• our review of I Am Legend (2007) starring Will Smith,
• Eddie Murphy as the Riddler in an upcoming Batman movie,
• Reginald VelJohnson’s cameo as Capt. Al Powell in an episode of Chuck,
• a celebrity death (Majel Barrett-Roddenberry),
• and “Christmas in Jersey City” by David W. Jacobsen.

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As we discussed in episode 106, we got to meet James Rolfe, the Angry Video Game Nerd, at the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ. Here are the photos:

Flickr – Digital Press, Clifton, NJ 6/28/08

Also, while browsing the store, we discovered there’s a Desperate Housewives video game:

Why?

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In this episode:

• another trip to the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ (www.digitpress.com),
• meeting James Rolfe (the Angry Video Game Nerd) and trying to get him on the show,
• the Nostalgia Critic,
• celebrity deaths (Mel Ferrer, Bo Diddley, Harvey Korman, Jim McKay, Tim Russert, and George Carlin, thanks to www.deadoraliveinfo.com),
• What Ever Happened To? (Jim J. Bullock),
• a psycho in Union Square Park claiming NASA is going to blow up Jupiter on 7/7/08,
• Project Lucifer,
• a Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling update,
• Sean Connery’s memoirs,
• Kung Fu Panda (2008) starring Jack Black,
• You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (2008) starring Adam Sandler,
• Kevin Nealon’s horrible acting,
• Dana Carvey’s new HBO comedy special Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies,
• Mike Myers,
• the upcoming movie Disaster Movie (2008),
• Frank Darabont’s Indiana Jones and the City of Gods script,
• the new Apple iPhone 3G and disposable gadgets,
• The Kid from Brooklyn on Last Comic Standing (www.thekidfrombrooklyn.com),
• Rob’s trip to California,
• Los Angeles vs. New York City,
• celebrity sightings (Lisa Bonet, Neil Patrick Harris, and Ryan Reynolds),
• and our listener Joe from Belleville, NJ.

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Our interview with the Screaming Orphans at Tir Na Nog in NYC!

In this episode:

• getting Juliana Hatfield on the show,
• What Ever Happened To? (Natalie Imbruglia),
• friend and filmmaker Jonald Reyes,
• That Asian Thing on Independent Features (www.independentfeatures.com),
• The Net (1995) starring Sandra Bullock,
• a librarian at the Belleville Public Library trying to send a fax,
• our interview with Joan Diver of the Screaming Orphans at Tir Na Nog in NYC,
• Dennis Haskins,
• and the Screaming Orphans live.

Photos of the Screaming Orphans at Tir Na Nog:
Flickr – Screaming Orphans, NYC 5/10/08

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We interview Ted Danson and Ed Begley, Jr. at the Global Green Expo 2008 in Jersey City, NJ!

In this episode:

• TV newscasters (Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, and Peter Jennings),
• Pat O’Brien,
• the PSEG Global Green Expo 2008,
• a summary of Ted Danson’s keynote speech,
• Oceana (www.oceana.org),
• ocean trolling,
• fish contaminated with mercury,
• fake Duracell batteries,
• the pointlessness of autographs,
• our interview with Ted Danson,
• the Paunch bad luck,
• Ed Begley Jr. (www.edbegley.com),
• a raw sewage backup in Greg’s basement,
• our interview with Ed Begley Jr.,
• Fixing the Planet (www.fixingtheplanet.com),
• The Paunch Stevenson Show All-Stars,
• a summary of Ed Begley Jr.’s keynote speech,
• recycling and simplifying our lives,
• consumerism,
• Rob’s computer mouse problem,
• gardening,
• standby power,
• reusing grocery bags,
• the lack of environmentalism in TV shows and movies,
• and Autograph magazine’s list of the best and worst Hollywood autograph signers.

Photos, video, and additional audio from the expo:
Ed Begley and Ted Danson Global Green Expo 2008 Keynote Speeches

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Ted Danson photos:
Flickr – Global Green Expo, Jersey City, NJ 4/26/08

Ed Begley, Jr. photos:
Flickr – Global Green Expo, Jersey City, NJ 4/27/08

Ted Danson video:

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PSEG Global Green Expo 2008
Liberty State Park
Historic Central Railroad Terminal
Jersey City, NJ
Friday 4/25/08, 10:00-3:30
Saturday 4/26/08, 10:00-5:30, keynote speaker Ted Danson
Sunday 4/27/08, 10:00-4:30, keynote speaker Ed Begley, Jr.

Go Green Expo
The Hilton New York
1335 6th Ave. (near 53rd St.)
New York, NY
Saturday 4/26/08, 10:00-6:00
Sunday 4/27/08, 10:00-3:00

Episode 101 of The Paunch Stevenson Show will feature audio from the events. It’d be great to talk with Ted Danson, Kevin Bacon, and Ed Begley, Jr.!

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Our trip to Houlihan’s in NJ with special guest Dennis in CA!

In this episode:

• dealing with ridiculous customers at former jobs,
• PSEG’s upcoming Global Green Expo 2008 featuring Ted Danson and Ed Begley Jr. (www.nj.com/globalgreen),
• a truck accident in California releasing eight million bees onto the highway,
• The Swarm (1978),
• meeting Dennis at the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ (www.digitpress.com),
• Thai-style calamari at Houlihan’s in NJ,
• the North Carolina Tar Heels,
• Esteban in South Dakota (pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com),
• a guy in Texas who accidentally received Rob’s UPS package instead of the robot he ordered,
• Bicentennial Man (1999) starring Robin Williams,
• Will Ferrell,
• Be Kind Rewind (2008) starring Jack Black,
• Definitely, Maybe (2008) starring Ryan Reynolds,
• Explorers (1985) starring Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix,
• celebrity deaths (Arthur C. Clarke),
• Patrick Swayze’s pancreatic cancer,
• After Hours (1985) starring Griffin Dunne,
• GameStop’s midnight release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Nintendo Wii,
• Guitar Hero: Aerosmith,
• moronic families on Family Feud,
• Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones,
• Epic Movie (2007),
• and Arnold Schwarzenegger prank phone calls.

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Although Fun N Games is part of the mall, the entrance is on the outside. There was a table set up with small TVs and people playing Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike for the Sega Dreamcast. There was also:

an air hockey table near the entrance

a basketball free throw game in the back corner

racing games:
Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Indy 500, Initial D Ver. 3, Midnight: Maximum Tune 2, etc.

light gun games:
Crisis Zone, The House of the Dead III, Police Trainer 2, Silent Scope EX, Time Crisis 3, Time Crisis 4, etc.

rhythm games:
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme Plus, DrumMania 10th Mix, In the Groove 2, etc.

one-on-one fighting games:
Capcom Vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Street Fighter Anniversary Edition, etc.

pinball machines:
The Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Simpsons Pinball Party

and other games:
Beach Head 2002, Derby Owners Club: World Edition, The Grid, Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga, Virtua Tennis 2, etc.

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We talk with special guest Jonald Reyes, director of the documentary film That Asian Thing (www.thatasianthing.com)!

In this episode:

• the documentary film That Asian Thing by Jonald Reyes (www.thatasianthing.com),
• Asian-American celebrities (George Takei, Tiger Woods, Lucy Liu, Bobby Lee, Dat Phan, Rex Navarrete, James Iha, etc.),
• Margaret Cho’s TV show All-American Girl,
• Celebrity Boxing,
• Pat Smear,
• the Nirvana: Unplugged In New York DVD,
• Super Bowl XLI,
• William Hung,
• Fisher Stevens playing an Indian character in Short Circuit (1986),
• the upcoming movie Rambo (2008) starring Sylvester Stallone,
• Timecode (2000) starring Salma Hayek,
• the Independent Film Channel’s version of Pulp Fiction (1994) starring John Travolta,
• Second City and Keegan Michael Key,
• Jonald’s parents,
• the Filipino delicacy balut,
• professional boxing,
• Belleville, NJ,
• My Chemical Romance,
• Belleville High School,
• Ronald McDonald,
• old typewriters,
• the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China,
• celebrity sightings (John Cusack and Amy Poehler),
• the New Monkees,
• and the purpose of joining the Boy Scouts of America.

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The Paunch Stevenson Show trip to the Fun N Games arcade!

In this episode:

• driving through Newark, NJ, while listening to William Shatner’s music,
• a Larry David moment on the PATH,
• old handicapped drivers on the highway,
• the Curb Your Enthusiasm season finale,
• our Larry David and Jeff Garlin impersonations,
• our visit to the Fun N Games arcade at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, NJ, before it shut down,
• the upcoming video game Ghostbusters III,
• Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre,
• children’s birthday parties at McDonald’s and Burger King,
• the Treasure Troll doll fad in the early 1990s,
• Elmo,
• Teddy Ruxpin,
• The Secret City Adventures starring Commander Mark,
• Shirt Tales and The Smurfs,
• the abundance of karate schools in Belleville, NJ,
• the Biography channel,
• Rickel Home Centers,
• Home Depot,
• stupid job interviewers,
• employment agencies,
• the current season of Saturday Night Live only lasting four episodes,
• and the Broadway stagehand strike.

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We talk with special guest Frank Edward Nora from The Overnightscape podcast (www.theovernightscape.com)!

In this episode:

• the end of analog broadcast TV on February 17, 2009,
• 2008 U.S. Presidential candidate Ron Paul,
• the Republican Party’s obsession with terrorism,
• $100 per barrel of oil,
• 24 minute podcast episodes,
• old 74 minute CD-R discs,
• transferring old VHS video tapes to DVDs,
• the ridiculous Beanie Babies fad in the late 1990s,
• storing photos,
• history in the future,
• albums being released on USB flash drives in England,
• iTunes digital release cards at Starbucks,
• the loudness war and horrible audio CD mastering,
• a get-rich-quick scheme for record companies,
• the Fun N Games arcade in Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, NJ, shutting down,
• Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (MAME) computer software,
• the video game Red Earth (known as Warzard in Japan) by Capcom,
• reading bad novels in high school (The Good Earth, The Chocolate War, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, etc.),
• David Copperfield’s current FBI investigation,
• Frank’s review of Bee Movie (2007) starring Jerry Seinfeld,
• the Writers Guild of America strike,
• Late Show with David Letterman,
• TV interviews via satellite,
• Heroes season 2,
• the online video revolution,
• podcasting and online audio,
• Frank’s attempt at a premium podcast (Anything But Monday),
• and Frank’s upcoming secret project.

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The Paunch Stevenson Show two-year anniversary special, part two!

In this episode:

• placing radiators next to windows,
• traffic cops vs. traffic lights,
• terrible movie remakes (The Dukes of Hazzard and Bad News Bears),
• the new Fred Claus (2007) commercial,
• a Led Zeppelin update,
• insane Hannah Montana concert ticket prices,
• Marked for Death (1990) starring Steven Seagal and Keith David,
• an embarrassing Van Halen performance in Greensboro, NC,
• celebrity sightings (Patton Oswalt and Ron Wood),
• celebrity deaths (Joey Bishop and Robert Goulet, thanks to www.deadoraliveinfo.com),
• the current top ten movies at the box office,
• baseball (the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tommy Lasorda, Joe Torre, Don Mattingly, the Boston Red Sox, Mike Piazza, etc.),
• an Eliza Dushku update (Dollhouse),
• Dark City (1998) starring Rufus Sewell and William Hurt,
• Alien Nation,
• the Writers Guild of America strike,
• Jack Palance audio clips,
• the Fun N Games arcade in Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, NJ, shutting down,
• old video game console prices vs. old computer prices,
• various horror movies,
• women’s Halloween costumes,
• a Britney Spears and Kevin Federline update,
• Duane “Dog” Chapman’s racial slur,
• commercials on the Game Show Network,
• restless legs syndrome,
• and Mirapex side effects.

Happy birthday to Adam in SC!

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The Paunch Stevenson Show two-year anniversary special, part one!

In this episode:

• the current top ten movies at the box office,
• Jack Palance and Ripley’s Believe It or Not!,
• David Hasselhoff starring in an upcoming Anaconda sequel,
• the upcoming movie I Am Legend (2007) starring Will Smith,
• The Omega Man (1971) starring Charlton Heston,
• the upcoming movie Fred Claus (2007) starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti,
• the onslaught of Bee Movie commercials,
• microfiche and microfilm,
• the Belleville Public Library in Belleville, NJ, in the 1990s,
• the Dewey Decimal System,
• horribly outdated computers in school,
• Belleville High School’s CAD class,
• an old pen plotter from the 1970s,
• the uselessness of old computers,
• fanfold printer paper,
• Macintosh vs. PC prices,
• old computer gimmicks (RAM Doubler, Stacker, etc.),
• old internet service providers (Prodigy, Compuserve, etc.),
• and receiving free AOL discs in the mail.

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In this episode:

• an Eliza Dushku update (Tru Calling and Nurses),
• Side Order of Life starring Jason Priestley,
• Beavis and Butt-Head,
• Vanilla Ice destroying an MTV studio in 1999,
• the constant barrage of lists on TV and in magazines,
• That’s My Bush! on Comedy Central,
• South Park,
• The Sopranos series finale,
• celebrity deaths (Tammy Faye Bakker, thanks to www.deadoraliveinfo.com),
• What Ever Happened To? (Larry Wilcox),
• the upcoming movie CHiPs (2009) starring Wilmer Valderrama,
• the upcoming movie The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007) starring Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell,
• Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ,
• www.simpsonizeme.com and www.simpsonsmovie.com,
• and Robot Chicken.

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The Paunch Stevenson Show trip to the Digital Press video game store!

In this episode:

• singing hobos in Newark, NJ,
• graffiti,
• memories of our horrible practice recordings in mid 2005,
• auto racing and kart racing,
• the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ (www.digitpress.com),
• terrible Super Nintendo Entertainment System games (Street Combat, Batman Forever, Pit-Fighter, etc.),
• good Super Nintendo Entertainment System games (Super Punch-Out!!, Super Mario Kart, Joe & Mac, etc.),
• Data East,
• Bad Dudes inside a Rush ‘n Attack cartridge,
• the trade-in value of Baseball for the Nintendo Entertainment System,
• the Kiss video game Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child,
• outlandish Transformers (2007) movie prop auctions on eBay,
• new reality TV shows (Hey Paula, Scott Baio Is 45…and Single, etc.),
• and Willie Aames.

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