Charles Grodin – The Paunch Stevenson Show

Episode 311

In this Episode:

taking horse pills to cure coronavirus,
celebrity deaths (Charles Grodin, John Paragon, George Segal, Samuel E. Wright),
Clifford (1994) starring Martin Short,
Lon Adams, inventor of the Slim Jim,
failed Dukes of Hazzard spinoff “Enos”,
Neil Innes of The Rutles,
anticipating the return of Terry Silver to “Cobra Kai”,
Hollywood can now bring every dead actor back to the screen with AI de-aging technology,
terrible de-aging vs. deep fake for Mark Hamill in “The Mandalorian”,
Samuel L. Jackson’s UNIX computer interface in Jurassic Park,
and the Coz is on the loose!

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In this episode:

Back to the Future Day,
failed predictions from the movie,
Class of 96 drama series starring Lisa Dean Ryan,
Rob’s dreadful interviews with the cast of Hair,
a Randy Quaid update,
he’s Chevy Chase and we’re not (Greg meeting Chevy),
the Marty Moose song,
why did they make the Fletch movies?,
Tim Allen a.k.a. Tim Dick,
more Hollywood remakes, including Die Hard,
a Rob-view of The Heartbreak Kid (2007) starring Ben Stiller vs. The Heartbreak Kid (1972) starring Charles Grodin,
and Steve Rannazzisi’s 9/11 lie and subsequent mess.

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In this episode:

NBC’s live performance of Peter Pan starring Christopher Walken,
Bill Cosby allegations,
Dustin Diamond stabs a guy in a bar,
Van Damme remaking Kickboxer (2015),
Paul McCartney’s music in the new video game Destiny,
Zooey Deschanel and Dennis Haskins,
the Dark Escape 4D arcade video game experience by Namco,
celebrity deaths (Normal Bridwell, Elizabeth Pena, Joe Cocker),
Clifford (1994) starring Martin Short and Charles Grodin,
“The Father of Video Games” Ralph H. Baer,
Tom Wopat and John Schneider performing Christmas songs from their new album Home for Christmas,
the Christmas Ice Caverns in Fairfield, NJ,
Sony Playstation 4 anniversary edition fiasco,
Sony Pictures hacked by North Korea?,
review of Interstellar (2014) starring Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine,
Randy Quaid somehow appearing in ID4 Part II (2015),
What Ever Happened To? (Skeet Ulrich),
Xmas Rob-view of Prancer (1989) starring Sam Elliott and Abe Vigoda,
Xmas Rob-view of Finding Mrs. Claus (2012) starring Mira Sorvino and Will Sasso,
Xmas Rob-view of Merry In-Laws (2012) starring Shelly Long and George Wendt,
Jimmy Kimmel vs. John Krasinski Christmas pranks (video),
and the Lame Idiot of 2014 (including a nomination by listener Spaceman David).

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Please support Caseen’s new Kickstarter Project before December 26th to help him fund upcoming promotional events!

In this episode:

the success of Caseen’s book Inside Pee-Wee’s Playhouse,
working with publisher ECW Press,
book promotion,
scary Tim Burton movies,
when and why do movies and TV shows fade out of pop culture?,
re-runs and constant TV franchise reboots,
Bronies,
Caseen’s upcoming book A Christmas Story: The Making of a Holiday Classic,
the Christmas Story House near Cleveland, Ohio,
Caseen’s book release coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the film,
his $20,000 Kickstarter to help promote the book,
his Kickstarter rewards including Christmas cards designed by Ian Petrella,
Caseen appearing on the TV Guide Network,
the still tight-knit cast,
the first sequel My Summer Story (1994) starring Charles Grodin,
the second sequel Christmas Story 2 (2012) starring Daniel Stern,
Jean Shepherd’s original A Christmas Story book,
the enduring legacy of A Christmas Story,
and the full length version of the 1970 Night Before Christmas Read-Along Classic.

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