Episode 231

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 231

In this episode:

  • listener reaction to Searching for Sugar Man,
  • shout out to Smidge Kurdlebaum of the GunkCast podcast,
  • should police officers wear suits of armor?,
  • Stan’s Rants on YouTube by Stan Lee,
  • our recap of season 9 of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and season 5 of The League,
  • Nick Kroll’s Funny or Die “The Thanksgivukkah Movie Trailer”,
  • the upcoming Need for Speed (2014) movie,
  • our review of The Last Stand (2013) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger,
  • new Baywatch-esque show SAF3 starring Dolph Lundgren,
  • video on demand complaints,
  • JFK assassination anniversary, conspiracy, cover up, and obsession,
  • Greg’s video from the Jesse Ventura book signing,
  • sugar coated, revisionist, useless history books used in schools,
  • 1993-94 Boston Tea Party school project video,
  • today’s class warfare and the never-ending healthcare policy debate,
  • virtual reality discussion,
  • Oculus Rift, arcade games Beach Head 2002 and Vortek,
  • and the Old Jingle of the Episode (Baywatch theme song “I’m Always Ready” by Jimi Jamison).

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Episode 204

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 204

We finally open Rob’s 111-year-old safe, thanks to World Champion Safe Cracker Jeff Sitar! What’s inside??

In this episode:

  • Rob’s bars of silver,
  • not keeping the boxes to our old toys growing up,
  • Dave Coulier constantly farting on the Full House set,
  • the Full House cast reunion,
  • the faux cast replacement for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,
  • opening Rob’s antique safe,
  • the defunct Victor Safe and Lock Company,
  • introducing World Champion Safe Cracker Jeff Sitar (website),
  • Jeff’s background in safe cracking,
  • working as a consultant on action/heist movies,
  • being featured on Discovery Channel, History Channel, Good Morning America, etc.,
  • bank vault safeguards,
  • what’s Rob’s safe worth?,
  • Jeff’s martial arts training,
  • Bruce Lee,
  • Jackie Chan contacting Jeff and sending him an autographed copy of his movie Rob-B-Hood (2006),
  • Horatio Sanz vs. Kevin Smith,
  • an amazing fan-made Star Wars Tie Fighter animation by Otaking77077 (video),
  • where CGI cartoon shows have gone wrong,
  • the Coleco Dukes of Hazzard Power Cycle,
  • toy and video game prices in 1983,
  • and Game Show Network’s dating show Baggage hosted by Jerry Springer.

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Episode 187

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 187

In this episode:

  • Star Wars movies being re-released in theaters in 3D starting with The Phantom Menace,
  • Rob’s Star Wars knowledge derived only from video games,
  • Darth Vader and Jedi hamburgers in France (link),
  • What Ever Happened to? (Hayden Christensen),
  • Shattered Glass (2003) starring Hayden Christensen,
  • cross dressing Larry a.k.a. Lana Wachowski,
  • upcoming box office bomb Cloud Atlas (2012) starring Hugh Grant and Keith David,
  • the new Van Halen with David Lee Roth song “Tattoo”,
  • Hulk Hogan shaving his mustache,
  • Chuck Norris joining The Expendables 2 (2012) cast,
  • Rowdy Roddy Piper wrestling in an episode of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia,
  • Hasbro’s Transformers G1 toys (Masterpiece, Classics, etc.),
  • Michael Bay’s 3D Transformers The Ride,
  • Transformers Vault: The Complete Transformers Universe by Pablo Hidalgo,
  • Star Trek Vault: 40 Years from the Archives by Scott Tipton,
  • Star Wars Vault: Thirty Years of Treasures from the Lucasfilm Archives by Stephen Sansweet,
  • Barnes & Noble selling used books,
  • Moon 3-D and Mars 3-D books by Jim Bell,
  • local psychos (Donnie T and his bag of wrestling figures and Donnie D and his bike without brakes),
  • hiding from annoying kids during childhood,
  • and Mio Water Enhancer.

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Episode 178

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 178

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pee-wee’s Playhouse, we present our interview with NJ author Caseen Gaines, writer of the first book about Pee-wee Herman, Inside Pee-wee’s Playhouse: The Untold, Unauthorized, and Unpredictable Story of a Pop Phenomenon!

In this episode:

  • why Caseen wrote this book,
  • thoughts about Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) and Big Top Pee-wee (1988),
  • the appeal of the TV show to college students,
  • the longevity of Pee-wee’s Playhouse,
  • obtaining interviews for the book using the internet,
  • tons of unique never-before-seen pictures,
  • the Christmas special,
  • the life-size Chairry toy and 40 inch Pee-wee doll,
  • Lynne Stewart “Miss Yvonne” appearing on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,
  • the 2010-2011 Pee-wee Herman live stage show,
  • a future Pee-wee movie with Judd Apatow and Paul Rust,
  • what if there had been a Pee-wee video game back in the 1980s?,
  • the infamous theater incident in Florida,
  • and the legacy of Pee-wee Herman.

Pre-order the book from Amazon or Barnes & Noble
Follow Caseen on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/caseengaines
Check out www.insidetheplayhouse.com for info on the book, and for in-person appearances like these:

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Episode 158

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 158

In this episode:

  • closing of the local Belleville, NJ, Pathmark,
  • Led Zeppelin cover band Custard Pie (website),
  • Robert Plant performing Led Zeppelin as country music (Band of Joy),
  • Romanian Led Zeppelin cover band (Mike Godoroja & Blue Spirit) on YouTube,
  • Jeff Bridges sings country songs,
  • Jeff’s new album (Be Here Soon),
  • Rob’s Comcast DVR upgrade,
  • Google TV,
  • the lack of true digital “VCR” recording devices,
  • Star Wars films being released in 3D,
  • how much more will George Lucas butcher the films?,
  • how many more formats can he re-release them in the future?,
  • Joaquin Phoenix’s fake mental breakdown film I’m Still Here (2010) bankrupting director Casey Affleck,
  • Addams Family the musical (website),
  • The Munsters remade as a serious drama,
  • Patrick Stewart’s Broadway play A Life in the Theatre,
  • Frank Welker roasting George Burns (video),
  • celebrity deaths (Gloria Stuart, Tony Curtis, Stephen J. Cannell),
  • rapid fire movie reviews of latest 2010 films (Going the Distance, Easy A, The Town, You Again),
  • professing our love for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,
  • the Bumper Dumper,
  • and Leonard Nimoy’s singing talents once again.

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