Thanks to Bob Budiansky, acclaimed comic book writer, editor, and artist, for joining us!

In this episode:

• confusion about Peter Cullen’s age on Wikipedia,
• the Star Wars Detours animated show from the Robot Chicken team,
• our interview with Bob Budiansky,
• his experience working with Hasbro,
• early expectations for the Transformers toy line,
• how Bob got involved with the comic book,
• rushing to develop the original 26 Transformers characters in 1983,
• limited coloring techniques in 1980s comics,
• “knocking out” background characters,
• the inspiration behind Bob’s Sleepwalker Marvel comic series,
• former Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter,
• the anti-Super Man,
• work atmosphere at Marvel Comics,
• receiving a fan letter for Transformers from Stan Lee,
• getting to work with Stan Lee,
• Marvel Universe trading cards by Impel,
• Bob’s life after leaving Marvel,
• changes in the comic book industry,
• the overuse of comic book gimmicks in the early 1990s,
• Rob’s movie review of Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995) starring Richard Dreyfuss,
• the new musical chairs-themed game show Oh Sit!,
• Greg’s movie review of Underworld: Awakening (2012), starring Kate Beckinsale,
• Shia LaBeouf inspired to act by Steven Seagal,
• Nicolas Cage being sued for not returning rental DVDs,
• a stupid style redux (short-shorts with pockets hanging out),
• Tom Green’s stand-up comedy,
• a Transformers collector on Pawn Stars,
• and The Burn hosted by a disheveled Jeffrey Ross.

UPDATE!!! Greg actually ran into Bob Budiansky at the New York Comic Con!

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In this episode:

• our review of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (2012) starring The Rock and Michael Caine,
• the Looney Tunes 3D animated short Daffy’s Rhapsody starring Billy West and Mel Blanc,
• Greg’s wacky vivid dream featuring Eliza Dushku, Eliza’s older non-existent sister, VCRs, a concert hall, an airport, and Ed Begley, Jr.,
• a local Red Robin waiter entering a hamburger eating competition,
• is Nicolas Cage an immortal vampire?,
• dueling Nick Cages on Saturday Night Live,
• Macauley Culkin’s dreadful appearance,
• George Lucas trying to settle the “Han or Greedo shot first” controversy,
• Bill Murray being replaced in Ghostbusters 3?,
• Paul Shaffer originally being offered the role of George Costanza on Seinfeld,
• a celebrity death (Whitney Houston),
• Michael Bay on board to direct Transformers 4 (2014),
• Paunch Stevenson Show listener @spacemandavid commenting on every episode,
• another stupid remake (21 Jump Street),
• Kevin Smith’s Comic Book Men TV show on AMC,
• Ouija boards: real or hoax?,
• and Super Bowl XLVI.

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In this episode:

• reminiscing about Macho Man Randy Savage,
• bad reviews for the new video game Duke Nukem Forever,
• Duke being able to throw human feces at his enemies,
• new versions of U.S. pennies,
• the Bitcoin internet money controversy,
• celebrity deaths (Jeff Conaway and Jack Kevorkian),
• Nintendo’s preview of its upcoming Wii U,
• custom made video game consoles (Ben Heck),
• our review of Super 8 (2011) directed by J.J. Abrams,
• our review of The Hangover 2 (2011) starring Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis,
• George Lopez starring in a remake of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,
• 4D movie technology Smell-O-Vision (article),
• going to school on super hot summer days,
• Nicolas Cage’s son Weston beaten up by Nic’s security guard,
• and Al Pacino.

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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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Celebrating 5 Years of the Paunch Stevenson Show (Part I)!

In this episode:

• the old show theme song (from episode 3),
• interviewing the fake Christopher Walken (from episode 3),
• our skit about a doctor mixing lab results up (from episode 4),
• the fake Sean Connery (from episode 5),
• The Night Before Christmas Troll Read-Along Classics (from episode 7),
• Ted Danson in black face (from episode 9),
• My Chemical Romance and the singing Hobo (from episode 10),
• music from The Doors causing pain (from episode 12),
• the song “Thirteen” by Rob (from episode 13),
• duped into seeing the lousy IMAX movie Roving Mars (from episode 15),
• our hometown Belleville, NJ trivia (from episode 15),
• Paunch in Time (retreat of George Washington) (from episode 18),
• Max Wright (from episode 21),
• our 7th grade geography bee (from episode 22),
• Greg’s quest to meet the “Dush” Eliza Dushku (from episode 24),
• the Old Jingle of the Episode (Bod) (from episode 24),
• Tom Green (from episode 27),
• educational comedic film Grizzly Man (from episode 31),
• Star Wars: Louie Anderson Special Edition (from episode 34),
• our version of Sanford and Son (from episode 34),
• Jaleel White’s rumored death (from episode 36),
• the fake William Shatner sings “Shine on You Crazy Diamond” (from episode 38),
• Nicolas Cage or Dr. Phil as Superman? (from episode 39),
• Who Wants to Be a Superhero? starring Stan Lee (from episode 43),
• fake Steven Seagal sequel Under Siege 3: Space Station (from episode 61),
• Jon Voight’s zany accents and pronunciations (from episode 76),
• and our Larry David and Jeff Garlin impersonations (from episode 91).

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