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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 200

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 200

In this episode:

  • longtime listener Esteban in Florida returns!,
  • difficulties keeping track of listeners,
  • nicknames for Paunch listeners,
  • where do our topics come from?,
  • Rob’s pop culture deficiencies,
  • our Stan Lee impersonation,
  • a 1977 Stan Lee interview on video,
  • our old recording secrets,
  • Paunch in Time (Cuban Missile Crisis),
  • the genesis of Esteban’s Roboplastic Apocalypse podcast,
  • Esteban meeting legendary cartoon voice actors at conventions,
  • Gregg Berger (Grimlock from The Transformers) disrespected by cosplayers,
  • the location of Botcon conventions,
  • old age of Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, and Michael Bell,
  • will they turn grey when they die?,
  • our thoughts about meeting and interviewing quasi-celebrities,
  • tidbits about our Ted Danson and Ed Begley Jr. interviews,
  • the Paunch Show archive,
  • the Target Deli,
  • the backstory of Rob meeting Britta Phillips in 2003,
  • the Old Jingles of the Episode (“Galaxy Glue” song from The Incredible Shrinking Woman and the theme to Zoobilee Zoo),
  • Esteban seeking out Optimus Prime’s creator,
  • Transformers model kits by Revell,
  • the reason certain robots in Transformers catalogs never appeared in the cartoon,
  • our review of the Transformers: Prime animated show (slow pacing, Frank Welker’s Megatron voice, lack of robots, etc.),
  • Hasbro’s poor handling of the Transformers franchise,
  • our review of the new ThunderCats series on Cartoon Network (art and music quality, non-talking Snarf, strong backstories, etc.),
  • Esteban meeting and aggravating Larry Kenney (original voice of Lion-O),
  • people not posting their photos of celebrity encounters online for the public to see,
  • the Beardo,
  • our brief review of the new Tron: Uprising cartoon,
  • newly released “classic” yet low quality Voltron toys,
  • the complicated origins of the original Voltron cartoon,
  • the Transformers Generation 1 re-released toys,
  • and other 1980s robot toys that deserve credit (Gobots, Robo Force, Zoids, and Starriors).

200th Episode Bonuses from the Achrive!

Finally, it’s the video of Greg and Rob interviewing Ed Begley Jr. in 2008, from Episode 101!

Our long unseen video commentary of the disappointing WBHS Belleville NJ public access TV station’s 25th anniversary celebration in 2006, from Episode 41!

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Episode 176

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 176

In this episode:

  • Our ideas for re-dubbing the latest Michael Bay Transformers movie,
  • the Rupert Murdoch UK phone hacking scandal,
  • undercover sleuth work by Hugh Grant,
  • Norm MacDonald announcing the O.J. Simpson verdict on Saturday Night Live,
  • cracking passwords using social engineering,
  • the “Ralphige” real Michael Jackson prank call (link),
  • a fifth child on the way for Kevin ‘K-Fed’ Federline,
  • the arrest of former informercial star Don Lapre,
  • Tony Little HoMedics Micropedic Sleep Pillows,
  • Ted Danson to star on the next season of CSI,
  • Barney Miller,
  • return of Curb Your Enthusiasm,
  • why the Golden Girls is still funny (video),
  • US Marines asking Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake on dates,
  • Rob’s failure to book Tami Erin, star of The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988) on the show,
  • emulating classic PC games using DOSBOX,
  • downfall of modern gaming franchises and developers (Hitman, Max Payne, Project Gotham, LucasArts),
  • Copyright Alert System,
  • and a celebrity death (Roberts Blossom).

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Episode 169

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 169

In this episode:

  • Rob’s upgrade to Windows 7,
  • April Fools’ Day gag involving the Bio Force Ape prototype NES game,
  • homebrew Bio Force Ape programmer foiled,
  • Sega developed the Microsoft Xbox?,
  • the video game prototype scene,
  • the Angry Video Game Nerd’s future,
  • movies that kill franchises (The Jerky Boys: The Movie, Big Top Pee-wee, etc.),
  • Pee-wee Herman on Saturday Night Live (video),
  • the upcoming third Bill and Ted movie starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter,
  • Nicolas Cage arrested in New Orleans while busting into houses and screaming in the street,
  • the upcoming cartoon series The Governator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger,
  • the Fake Stan Lee meets the Real Stan Lee,
  • and Ted Danson’s lack of podium microphone skills.

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Episode 168

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 168

In this episode:

  • our movie review of Cedar Rapids (2011) starring Ed Helms and John C. Reilly,
  • our movie review of Blue Valentine (2010) starring Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling,
  • our second encounter with Ted Danson- this time at Barnes and Noble in NYC on 3/15/11,
  • buying Danson’s book Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans and What We Can Do to Save Them (2011) (Amazon link),
  • having him sign a copy to Paunch,
  • and Ted Danson’s actual speech (including a question from Rob about mercury).

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