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Episode 207

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 207

Part 2 of our 7th Anniversary Hoopla! Thanks to all the celebrities who appeared!

In this episode:

  • we meet Weird Al Yankovic,
  • Weird Al: The Book,
  • finding a Weird Al LP in a messy used record store,
  • Al’s least favorite album Polka Party!,
  • Scotti Brothers Records,
  • Crazy Eddie (his prices were insane!),
  • bantering around with Weird Al,
  • meeting friend and fellow NJ podcaster Brian Jude at the signing,
  • Weird Al recording “Smells like Nirvana” instead of “Snack All Night”,
  • how “I Lost on Jeopardy” revived the real Jeopardy! game show,
  • The Weird Al Show (1997) on CBS,
  • our trip to Chiller Theatre Expo 2012 in Parsippany, NJ,
  • getting a picture with Tom Wopat a.k.a. Luke Duke,
  • “Screech” Dustin Diamond teaching us a bar bet,
  • Ian Ziering of Beverly Hills, 90210 seated in the horror room,
  • John Wayne Bobbitt trying to talk to us,
  • meeting nice guy Andrew McCarthy, star of Weekend at Bernie’s II (1993),
  • meeting pop singer Samantha Fox,
  • meeting a grumpy Frank Vincent,
  • meeting Bronson Pinchot from Perfect Strangers,
  • old ABC TGIF trading cards Laffs,
  • Penny Marshall hiding from our camera,
  • talking with Robert Duncan McNeill from Star Trek: Voyager,
  • meeting a disinterested Shannon Elizabeth from American Pie (1999),
  • meeting Lethal Weapon‘s Danny Glover,
  • talking with the original voice of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, Caroll Spinney,
  • the upcoming Caroll Spinney documentary I Am Big Bird (2013),
  • our interview with Samantha Fox,
  • TigerTime campaign to save wild tigers,
  • and our new interview techniques.

Our pictures and videos from the Weird Al signing in Paramus, NJ:
Weird Al Yankovic book signing, Paramus, NJ 10/22/12

Weird Al Yankovic

Our pictures from the Chiller Theatre Expo 2012 in Parsippany, NJ:
Chiller Theatre Expo, Parsippany, NJ 10/27/12

Dustin Diamond

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Episode 206

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 206

Part 1 of our 7th Anniversary Hoopla!

In this episode:

  • Hurricane Sandy,
  • George Lucas selling LucasFilm to Disney,
  • what does the future hold for Star Wars?,
  • Esteban’s theory about the Otaking Star Wars anime short,
  • Episode VII – the return of Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Billy Dee Williams?,
  • Star Wars Dark Empire ,
  • the recentThundercats Cartoon Network show canceled,
  • celebrity death (Pascual Gross Perez),
  • colorizing of antique black and white photographs,
  • Lance Amstrong caught cheating,
  • Google Translate’s Optimus Prime Easter egg,
  • Greg meets Pete Townshend of The Who,
  • 2012 Presidential Election,
  • angry Who fan that didn’t get his picture signed,
  • New York Comic Con 2012,
  • avoiding a crazy person on the ferry,
  • Greg gets autographs from Stan Lee, Sean Astin, and Christopher Lloyd,
  • another Sears portrait photo with Christopher Lloyd,
  • meeting Bob Budiansky by chance,
  • the “Who is Paunch Stevenson?” question,
  • Chris Elliott was a no-show,
  • and “The Star Wars That I Used To Know” Gotye parody.

Goofy video of Stan Lee playing XBOX Kinect at the NYCC 2012!

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Episode 205

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 205

We interview NYC-based photographer of abandoned classic movie theaters, Matt Lambros! Follow Matt’s work on his blog After The Final Curtain!

In this episode:

  • Howard Phillips the Game Master,
  • Howard’s Know-It-All Kickstarter,
  • David Crane’s $900,000 jungle game Kickstarter,
  • David Blane’s electrocution stunt,
  • introducing photographer Matt Lambros,
  • how did he start photographing abandoned theaters?,
  • his camera setup,
  • Loews Wonder Theaters,
  • what some theaters have been converted to today,
  • photography insurance for treacherous buildings,
  • causes for the demise of the classic theaters,
  • Village East Cinema in Manhattan,
  • atmospheric theaters,
  • movie studios digitizing and discarding their original film,
  • Matt’s future book plans,
  • exploration and shooting techniques,
  • the Uptown Theater in Chicago,
  • Matt’s lecture tours for the Atlas Obscura Society,
  • sewer spelunkers Under-City.org,
  • the Old Jingle of the Episode (“Don’t Forget to Watch the Movie” by Sesame Street Muppets) video,
  • What Ever Happened To? (Frankie Muniz),
  • celebrities racing cars again,
  • What Ever Happened To? (Yasmine Bleeth),
  • Rob’s idea of forcing reality competition show judges to compete alongside the contestants,
  • people being paid to camp out in line for the iPhone 5,
  • one of Acclaim’s old marketing stunts (naming a baby “Turok” after the Turok the Dinosaur Hunter video game),
  • nobody ever told Rob that medical thermometers don’t have red mercury,
  • Led Zeppelin finally releasing 2007 concert movie Celebration Day,
  • our get-well wish to Stan Lee,
  • today’s pop songs droning on far too long,
  • why the Giants and Jets are New York teams if they play in New Jersey?,
  • building new billion dollar stadiums,
  • and the 2012 replacement NFL referee fiasco.

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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 203

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 203

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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