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Episode 198

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 198

In this episode:

  • celebrity deaths (Ray Bradbury, Richard Dawson),
  • Paunch Stevenson Family Feud, starring Richard Dawson,
  • Old has been celebs, featuring Lou Ferrigno, Stan Lee, Sean Connery, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Louie Anderson,
  • Old cartoon characters, featuring Megatron, Starscream, Peter Griffin, ALF, and Lion-O,
  • the Dueling Dr. Phils return to sing “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga, “California Gurls” by Katy Perry, “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele, and “Starships” by Nicki Minaj,
  • TV commericals interrupting other commercials,
  • What Ever Happened To? (Jake Steinfeld, a.k.a. Big Brother Jake, a.k.a. Body by Jake),
  • our nicknames for middle school janitors,
  • the Pramp-Pramp Posse (P.P.P.),
  • canceled television shows coming back years later and viewers not caring,
  • Futurama, Family Guy, Arrested Development, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?,
  • Apple stealing Rob’s idea for the iPad from 1988,
  • What Ever Happened To? (Vin Diesel and Shia LeBouf),
  • Phil Collins- the world’s largest Civil War memorabilia collector,
  • recalling David Duchovny in Zoolander (2001),
  • the dumb “two cups and a string” telephone science experiment,
  • Namco’s Flamin’ Finger arcade game is a scam,
  • and the old jingle of the episode, “Garden of Your Mind” by Mister Rogers.

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Episode 177

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 177

In this episode:

  • our trip to Barcade in Jersey City, NJ (microbrew beers and 1970s-1980s classic video arcade games),
  • Barcade running on 100% wind power,
  • Rob’s dream about “Macho Man” Randy Savage,
  • the 2011 ThunderCats cartoon show,
  • Larry Kenney vs. Will Friedle as the voice of Lion-O,
  • John Erwin as the voice of Prince Adam and He-Man,
  • Greg’s movie review of The A-Team (2010),
  • Paunch Stevenson Show celebrity encounters,
  • Greg meeting Tom Wopat (Luke Duke from The Dukes of Hazzard),
  • John Schneider and Tom Wopat on Smallville,
  • Greg meeting Jeff Bridges (Barney Cousins from The Vanishing),
  • celebrity deaths (Christopher Mayer from The Dukes of Hazzard and Bubba Smith),
  • the 2011 season of Curb Your Enthusiasm finally taking place in NYC,
  • our future children missing out on pop culture from the past,
  • important pop culture getting lost in time (CHiPs, the Marx Brothers, The Little Rascals, Droopy, The Ant and the Aardvark, etc.),
  • the upcoming Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood spin-off Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,
  • Jonah Hill’s weight loss,
  • Mike Masse’s music video for “Long Time” (acoustic Boston cover),
  • the decline of music videos,
  • Rob constantly hearing people whistle Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” in England,
  • Rob’s 4D movie experience,
  • and Tom Wopat’s music vs. Jeff Bridges’s music.

We also snapped some photos of Barcade Jersey City:
Flickr – Barcade, Jersey City, NJ 8/20/11
Barcade Jersey City

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