Episode 200

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 200

In this episode:

  • longtime listener Esteban in Florida returns!,
  • difficulties keeping track of listeners,
  • nicknames for Paunch listeners,
  • where do our topics come from?,
  • Rob’s pop culture deficiencies,
  • our Stan Lee impersonation,
  • a 1977 Stan Lee interview on video,
  • our old recording secrets,
  • Paunch in Time (Cuban Missile Crisis),
  • the genesis of Esteban’s Roboplastic Apocalypse podcast,
  • Esteban meeting legendary cartoon voice actors at conventions,
  • Gregg Berger (Grimlock from The Transformers) disrespected by cosplayers,
  • the location of Botcon conventions,
  • old age of Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, and Michael Bell,
  • will they turn grey when they die?,
  • our thoughts about meeting and interviewing quasi-celebrities,
  • tidbits about our Ted Danson and Ed Begley Jr. interviews,
  • the Paunch Show archive,
  • the Target Deli,
  • the backstory of Rob meeting Britta Phillips in 2003,
  • the Old Jingles of the Episode (“Galaxy Glue” song from The Incredible Shrinking Woman and the theme to Zoobilee Zoo),
  • Esteban seeking out Optimus Prime’s creator,
  • Transformers model kits by Revell,
  • the reason certain robots in Transformers catalogs never appeared in the cartoon,
  • our review of the Transformers: Prime animated show (slow pacing, Frank Welker’s Megatron voice, lack of robots, etc.),
  • Hasbro’s poor handling of the Transformers franchise,
  • our review of the new ThunderCats series on Cartoon Network (art and music quality, non-talking Snarf, strong backstories, etc.),
  • Esteban meeting and aggravating Larry Kenney (original voice of Lion-O),
  • people not posting their photos of celebrity encounters online for the public to see,
  • the Beardo,
  • our brief review of the new Tron: Uprising cartoon,
  • newly released “classic” yet low quality Voltron toys,
  • the complicated origins of the original Voltron cartoon,
  • the Transformers Generation 1 re-released toys,
  • and other 1980s robot toys that deserve credit (Gobots, Robo Force, Zoids, and Starriors).

200th Episode Bonuses from the Achrive!

Finally, it’s the video of Greg and Rob interviewing Ed Begley Jr. in 2008, from Episode 101!

Our long unseen video commentary of the disappointing WBHS Belleville NJ public access TV station’s 25th anniversary celebration in 2006, from Episode 41!

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Episode 160

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 160

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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Episode 100: Tuesday, April 15, 2008

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 100

Our episode 100 improvised comedy extravaganza!

In this episode:

  • Paunch in Time (Moses and the Ten Commandments),
  • the dueling Dr. Phils’ new album,
  • a skit about the Paunch bad luck (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire part two),
  • Louie Anderson’s new hit single,
  • another physics experiment with the fake Julius Sumner Miller (pressure),
  • What Ever Happened To? (Gwyneth Paltrow),
  • and The Paunch Stevenson Show Presidential debate on Larry King Live featuring Bill Maher, Sean Connery, Christopher Walken, Bill Cosby, Dr. Phil, “The Macho Man” Randy Savage, Jesse “The Body” Ventura, Gary Busey, Stan Lee, Louie Anderson, Billy Connolly, and Larry the Cable Guy.

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Episode 44: Monday, September 11, 2006 (Best of)

The best of The Paunch Stevenson Show!

In this episode:

  • another physics experiment with the fake Julius Sumner Miller (from episode 37),
  • Paunch in Time (Thomas Edison, from episode 20),
  • the original Star Wars trilogy on DVD (from episode 34),
  • The Old Jingle of the Episode (Tootsie Roll commercial, from episode 21),
  • My Million Dollar Year (www.mymilliondollaryear.net, from episode 27),
  • Paunch in Time (the American Revolutionary War, from episode 18),
  • Jaleel White’s rumored suicide (from episode 36),
  • and Dr. Phil (from episode 33).

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Episode 35: Monday, June 26, 2006

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 035

In this episode:

  • Paunch in Time (Christopher Columbus),
  • Barry Manilow and Bing Crosby music used in Australia to combat loud cars,
  • a Ukrainian man killed by a lioness at a Kiev zoo,
  • Professor Sir John Pendry’s invisibility cloak,
  • a Florida man drowning while trying to save a toy boat,
  • celebrity deaths (Billy Preston),
  • Billy Connolly,
  • Chris Latta as the original voice of Moe and Mr. Burns on The Simpsons,
  • and The Old Jingle of the Episode (The Great Space Coaster theme song).

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