Our first-ever completely unedited episode!

In this episode:

• Michael Caine skips out on his book signing!,
• The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) starring Michael Caine,
• the song “Michael Caine” (1984) by Madness,
• celebrity deaths (Tom Bosley of Happy Days and David the Gnome, and the inventor of fractals Benoit Mandelbrot),
• the new “emo” inspired Superman redesign,
• Jean-Claude Van Damme denies having a heart attack while doing split,
• the Back to the Future teaser trailer redone for the Spike Scream Awards (video),
• Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd celebrate the BTTF 25th anniversary (video),
• Bill Murray appears at the awards in his Ghostbusters costume! (video),
• once again the upcoming movie Ghostbusters III (2012),
• AMC Theaters re-release of Back to the Future (1985),
• fan customized DeLorean DMC-12′s to look like the movie versions,
• The Heartbreak Kid (2007) starring Ben Stiller,
• the upcoming movie Gulliver’s Travels (2010) starring Jack Black,
• Fleischer Studios’ Gulliver’s Travels (1939) animated feature film,
• the HBO series Bored to Death starring Ted Danson and Jason Schwartzman,
• the new Huey Lewis and the News album Soulsville (2010),
• the perfect length of a pop or rock and roll song,
• Taylor Swift and her obnoxiously long and bad songs,
• past oldies-inspired Huey Lewis albums Plan B (2001) and Four Chords and Several Years Ago (1994),
• Will Smith’s daughter Willow Smith and her new song “Whip My Hair,”
• Kid Rock’s new song “Born Free” – inspired by Bob Seger or ripped off from Simon and Garfunkel?,
• Randy Quaid and his wife arrested and afraid of the “Hollywood Star Whackers,”
• the new American Idol judges,
• our rapid fire movie review of The Social Network (2010) starring Jesse Eisenberg,
• and Facebook’s controversial advertising scheme.

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In this episode:

• getting a picture with Ed Begley Jr. and Bill Nye at PSEG GreenFest 2009 in Somerset, NJ,
• ShamWow pitchman Vince Offer getting arrested for punching a prostitute (mugshot),
• the yelling commercial guy Billy Mays,
• interviewing Ted Danson and Ed Begley Jr. at PSEG Global Green Expo 2008,
• asking Bill Nye about Tesla electric cars,
• Muppet voices,
• every episode of the TV show Get a Life online,
• Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) starring Chevy Chase,
• The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) movie poster,
• Steven Seagal,
• Simone (2002) starring Al Pacino,
• Looker (1981) starring Albert Finney,
• renting VHS tapes in the early 1980s,
• digital hoarding and people pirating songs and movies they’ll never play,
• and 1980s cartoons.

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Don’t forget: nominate your Lame Idiot of 2008!

In this episode:

• Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) starring Kevin James,
• the upcoming movie Not Another Not Another Movie (2009) starring Chevy Chase and Vinnie Jones,
• Funny Money (2006) starring Chevy Chase,
• the A&E TV show The Beast starring Patrick Swayze (official site),
• Jeremy Piven’s mercury poisoning,
• Taken (2008) starring Liam Neeson,
• The Dark Knight (2008) starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger,
• Shatner’s Raw Nerve on BIO Channel (official site),
• William Shatner (audio) and Casey Kasem (audio) going crazy in the studio,
• Darryl McCauley stealing $1 million from Dane Cook,
• WormyT‘s impressive ThunderCats movie trailer,
• Tom Cruise’s desire to star on Broadway,
• Elvis Presley’s deceptive songwriting credits,
• and Ricky Gervais’s HBO comedy special Out of England.

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Ted Danson is an actor and environmental activist. He is best known for his role as Sam Malone on the TV show Cheers and has starred in several movies, including Creepshow (1982), Three Men and a Baby (1987), Three Men and a Little Lady (1990), Made in America (1993), and Getting Even with Dad (1994). He cofounded the American Oceans Campaign in 1987 and is a board member of Oceana.

On Saturday, April 26, 2008, Ted Danson made a keynote speech at the PSEG Global Green Expo 2008 in Jersey City, NJ. Afterwards, he let us take a picture with him and granted us an interview, which we featured in episode 101. Thanks!

discussed in episodes 7, 9, 40, 49, 99, and 101

We interview Ted Danson and Ed Begley, Jr. at the Global Green Expo 2008 in Jersey City, NJ!

In this episode:

• TV newscasters (Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, and Peter Jennings),
• Pat O’Brien,
• the PSEG Global Green Expo 2008,
• a summary of Ted Danson’s keynote speech,
• Oceana (www.oceana.org),
• ocean trolling,
• fish contaminated with mercury,
• fake Duracell batteries,
• the pointlessness of autographs,
• our interview with Ted Danson,
• the Paunch bad luck,
• Ed Begley Jr. (www.edbegley.com),
• a raw sewage backup in Greg’s basement,
• our interview with Ed Begley Jr.,
• Fixing the Planet (www.fixingtheplanet.com),
• The Paunch Stevenson Show All-Stars,
• a summary of Ed Begley Jr.’s keynote speech,
• recycling and simplifying our lives,
• consumerism,
• Rob’s computer mouse problem,
• gardening,
• standby power,
• reusing grocery bags,
• the lack of environmentalism in TV shows and movies,
• and Autograph magazine’s list of the best and worst Hollywood autograph signers.

Photos, video, and additional audio from the expo:
Ed Begley and Ted Danson Global Green Expo 2008 Keynote Speeches

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