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Episode 292

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 292

Rob returns!

In this episode:

  • Live from the Lenwich!,
  • Karate Kid returns with Ralph Macchio and William Zabka,
  • dumb 1980’s school fundraisers and the trash you got as prizes,
  • Ticket Center at the Willowbrook Mall in the 1990s,
  • Will Rob finally meet Willie Aames?,
  • Stan Lee critiquing Rob Liefeld and Todd McFarlane (YouTube Video),
  • Scott & Todd WPLJ morning zoo show with Scott Shannon and Todd Pettingil,
  • voice roles of Neil Ross and Jack Angel,
  • ridiculous Game Boy accessories,
  • Monster Mania recap with Lanza,
  • and meeting Jonathan Ke Quan and Ethan Embry!

Monster Mania Photos, Cherry Hill, NJ

Monster Mania XXXVII, August 19, 2017

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Episode 172

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 172

In this episode:

  • Greg meets AC/DC’s Brian Johnson at Barnes and Noble in NYC,
  • Brian Johnson’s new memoir Rockers and Rollers,
  • difficulties getting a picture taken at a book singing,
  • a celebrity death (Osama bin Laden),
  • Rob’s quest for the perfect portable headphones,
  • headphone forums (headphone.com and head-fi.org),
  • Sony MDR-ZX700 headphones,
  • Rob’s story about a customer puking in the Electronics Boutique video game store,
  • Sean Penn playing a feminine-looking hair band rocker in This Must Be the Place (2011),
  • our movie review of Bridesmaids (2011) starring Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph,
  • tattoo controversy involving The Hangover 2 (2011),
  • happy 70th birthday to Bob Dylan!,
  • and The Band’s cover of Dylan’s “When I Paint My Masterpiece.”

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Episode 96: Monday, February 18, 2008

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 096

In this episode:

  • the end of the Writers Guild of America strike,
  • technical difficulties while recording last week,
  • an old VCR with instructions on a VHS tape,
  • our video tour of the Fun N Games arcade a week before it shut down,
  • new listeners (Manny the Mailman and Neal from www.intoyourhead.com),
  • new comments by Esteban (Iron Man, War Machine, and stupid sizes of Star Wars toys),
  • the upcoming movie G.I. Joe (2009) starring Dennis Quaid and Marlon Wayans,
  • The 7th Portal and Stan Lee’s bankruptcy in 2001,
  • Ringo Starr starring in Stan Lee’s new superhero show,
  • the most useless object a Transformer could change into,
  • celebrity deaths (Roy Scheider),
  • celebrities’ real names,
  • and Dirty Work (1998) starring Norm MacDonald, Artie Lange, and Jack Warden.

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Our Trip to the Fun N Games Arcade

Episode 91 featured our trip to the Fun N Games arcade at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, NJ, a week before it shut down. In addition to audio, we also recorded video of the arcade.

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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Episode 91: Monday, November 19, 2007

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 091

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.

Our Trip to the Fun N Games Arcade

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