Episode 209

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 209

In this episode:

  • we’re once again “live” from the Burger King parking lot in Nutley, NJ,
  • our movie review of Wreck-It Ralph (2012),
  • expecting a bigger classic video game homage,
  • cast including John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Sarah Silverman, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, and Adam Carolla,
  • video game character cameos,
  • Pac-Man kill screen,
  • the Disney animated short Paperman,
  • Billy Connolly to appear (at some point) in The Hobbit movie trilogy,
  • our updated review of Creepshow (1982) starring Leslie Nielsen, Ted Danson, and Stephen King,
  • revisting Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade (2007),
  • Todd Rogers’s tarantulas, Steve Sanders’s made up Donkey Kong high score, and Robert Mruczek’s erotic art,
  • Coach Ron Bailey,
  • our review of the High Score (2006) documentary,
  • William Carlton’s failed Missile Command record breaking attempts,
  • our initial review of the new Nintendo Wii U video game console,
  • the useless demo kiosk with one playable game,
  • Rayman Legends,
  • the 5 GB required system update at launch,
  • reality TV show Baggage finding dates for a Nazi,
  • and the Angry Video Game Nerd movie trailer.

Short video clip of the Wii U Kiosk:

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Episode 9: Monday, December 26, 2005

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 009

In this episode:

  • The Night Before Christmas Troll Read-Along Classics audio book featuring a psychotic Santa Claus,
  • Courtney Love,
  • Michael J. Fox,
  • George Takei and Christian Slater audio from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,
  • listener comments (the NYC public transit strike),
  • a get-rich-quick scheme (MTA bus drivers),
  • our movie review of Peter Jackson’s King Kong (2005) starring Jack Black and Naomi Watts,
  • Ellis Island (www.ellisisland.org),
  • Creepshow (1982) starring Leslie Nielsen and Ted Danson,
  • and Kevin McCarthy.

Happy holidays!

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Ted Danson

Ted Danson in Creepshow
In 1982, Ted Danson starred alongside Leslie Nielsen in the “Something to Tide You Over” segment of Creepshow, written by Stephen King and directed by George Romero.

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On October 8, 1993, Ted Danson appeared in blackface at a Friars Club roast for his girlfriend at the time, Whoopi Goldberg. He performed a mock minstral routine, repeatedly blurted the n-word, and made fun of her private parts.