Episode 256

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 256

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).

Home for Christmas (Tom Wopat & John Schneider) – NYC – 12/3/14
Duke Boys

Christmas Ice Caverns, Fairfield, NJ
Ice Caverns

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Episode 202

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 202

In this episode:

  • our review of The Expendables 2 (2012) starring Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger,
  • lots of guns and people getting shot,
  • even more blood and gore,
  • Dolph Lundgren’s chemical engineering degree coming in handy,
  • Chuck Norris facts,
  • Van Damme’s accent,
  • the high number of Indiana Jones references,
  • “classic” combat,
  • our ideas for the next sequel,
  • the trailer for Seven Psychopaths (2012) ripping off David Spade’s Lost and Found (1999),
  • a 100-year-old locked safe in Rob’s basement,
  • world champion safe cracker Jeff Sitar,
  • opening the safe on the air in a future episode,
  • Nintendo Power magazine ceasing publication (1988-2012),
  • Rob’s attempt to sell a huge crate of old issues,
  • being duped into buying bad video games by Nintendo Power previews and reviews,
  • Robs dog eating cat vomit,
  • celebrity deaths (William Windom, Tony Scott, Neil Armstrong, Phyllis Diller, and Michael Clarke Duncan),
  • Jesse Ventura’s “poisoned bottle water” conspiracy,
  • the origin of the expression “the whole nine yards”,
  • Greg meeting John Schneider of Dukes of Hazzard and Smallville,
  • problems getting a good picture with him,
  • deciding what items to get signed,
  • Greg’s home-made Dukes of Hazzard birthday cake from 1982,
  • and Wezzer’s rendition of the Dukes of Hazzard theme song.

1982 – Greg’s Dukes of Hazzard birthday cake.

2012 – Greg with John Schneider, imitating the DVD cover.

Pictures from the John Schneider Dodge Dealer Signings:
John Schneider signing, East Hanover, NJ, 8/17/2012
John Schneider signing, Sussex, NJ, 8/18/2012

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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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