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Optimus Prime: the human

Optimus Prime: the human and the Transformer
top: Optimus Prime the human; bottom left: Optimus Prime in robot mode; bottom right: Optimus Prime in truck mode

In 2001, this U.S. Army Ohio National Guard firefighter changed his name to Optimus Prime, one of the characters in The Transformers, an animated series and toy line that was popular in the U.S. from 1984 to 1990.

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Episode 19: Monday, March 6, 2006

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 019

In this episode:

  • Michael Jackson’s white glove being auctioned on eBay.com,
  • a U.S. Army Ohio National Guard firefighter named Optimus Prime,
  • the Transformers,
  • GoBots: War of the Rock Lords (1986) starring Roddy McDowall and Telly Savalas,
  • theme songs,
  • celebrity deaths (Johnny Jackson of The Jackson 5, Don Knotts, and Darren McGavin),
  • What Ever Happened To? (the funny Adam Sandler),
  • Roger Moore,
  • old fanfold dot matrix printer paper,
  • a soda-free diet,
  • and chewed gum inside a grilled cheese sandwich.

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Episode 18: Monday, February 27, 2006

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 018

In this episode:

  • Paunch in Time (the American Revolutionary War),
  • George Washington’s retreat through Belleville, NJ,
  • cherry blossoms,
  • insane elementary school memories (razzmatazz, the fake stock market war, the paper war, caged dodgeball, the big splash, the lead apple, and Mr. F’s aerodynamic baseball bat),
  • incorrectly scored standardized tests,
  • the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS),
  • the Early Warning Test (EWT),
  • the High School Proficiency Test (HSPT),
  • and the listener annoying word of the episode by GT in Brooklyn.

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Episode 17: Monday, February 20, 2006

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 017

In this episode:

  • a Sonya Thomas update (the GoldenPalace.com Grilled Cheese Finals and World Chili Cheese Fries Eating Championship),
  • celebrity deaths (“Grandpa” Al Lewis and Chris Penn),
  • remote control hunting web sites,
  • the differences between Charles in Charge season 1 and 2,
  • Larry King,
  • Get a Life starring Chris Elliott,
  • and a skit featuring the Paunch Stevenson Show reporter.

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Episode 16: Monday, February 13, 2006

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 016

In this episode:

  • PoopReport (www.poopreport.com),
  • “Witness Protection Program” by DJ Boris Yeltsin,
  • Dance Dance Revolution being used in West Virginia schools to combat childhood obesity,
  • World Class Track Meet and the Power Pad for the Nintendo Entertainment System,
  • two-base kickball,
  • silent ball,
  • a get-rich-quick scheme (capture Osama bin Laden),
  • Hamas,
  • jigsaw puzzles,
  • our psychotic seventh grade science teacher,
  • wine and beer being served at Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre,
  • and Weird Paul Petroskey (www.weirdpaulmusic.com).

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