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Episode 31: Monday, May 29, 2006

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 031

In this episode:

  • You Can’t Do that on Television,
  • The Word of the Episode,
  • celebrity deaths (Lew Anderson),
  • Louie Anderson,
  • Hasbro celebrating Play-Doh’s 50th birthday with limited-edition Play-Doh perfume (www.hasbro.com/playdoh/default.cfm?page=50thbday),
  • What Ever Happened To? (Michael Flatley, Chris Kattan, and McGruff the Crime Dog),
  • Howie Mandel on NBC’s Deal or No Deal,
  • The Weakest Link,
  • the documentary film Grizzly Man (2005),
  • David Blaine,
  • and the series finale of That ’70s Show.

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Episode 30: Monday, May 22, 2006

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 030

In this episode:

  • “Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band” by Meco,
  • Ben and Jerry Stiller,
  • Poseidon (2006) starring Kurt Russell and Richard Dreyfuss,
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Al Gore on Saturday Night Live,
  • various celebrity impersonations (Jim Nabors, Don Knotts, Christopher Lloyd, etc.),
  • X-Men and other comic book movies,
  • Apple’s QuickTime.com web site crashing Rob’s Firefox browser,
  • people drenched in paint for Jose Cuervo’s National Flavors Day,
  • the Superman Returns (2006) trailer,
  • more IMAX nonsense,
  • and The Old Jingle of the Episode (G.I. Joe theme song).

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Episode 29: Monday, May 15, 2006

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 029

In this episode:

  • a skit about Rosie O’Donnell replacing Meredith Vieira on The View (featuring The Paunch Stevenson Show reporter),
  • Awful Plastic Surgery (www.awfulplasticsurgery.com),
  • The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) starring Leonardo DiCaprio and John Malkovich,
  • actors and actresses receiving praise for portraying mentally retarded people,
  • our crass high school English teacher,
  • Kaavya Viswanathan’s plagiarism,
  • and “Ring of Fire” and “Seven Nation Army” performed live by the Screaming Orphans.

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Episode 28: Monday, May 8, 2006

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 028

In this episode:

  • a defect that causes self-heating Wolfgang Puck gourmet latte cans to explode,
  • a get-rich-quick scheme (Doc Brown’s plutonium-heated coffee),
  • the upcoming Nintendo Wii,
  • old British street vendor in NYC Joe Ades selling peelers,
  • stupid styles (small women’s shoes and men wearing flip-flops without cutting their toenails),
  • bags of vomit being dumped throughout Mount Pleasant, IA,
  • The Old Jingle of the Episode (Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes commercial),
  • and local psychos from Dennis in NC (Willowbrook Mall customers).

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Joe Ades, British street vendor in NYC

old British street vendor Joe Ades selling peelers in NYC
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This old British street vendor sells peelers in NYC. He swears they are the sharpest peelers in existence and makes a mess all over the sidewalk trying to prove it.

Update 2/16/11: The old British street vendor’s name was Joe Ades. He died February 3, 2009, at the age of 75. Links:

Gothamist.com – Union Square Peeler Peddler Joe Ades Dead at 75

Gothamist.com – Memorial for Joe Ades, Peeler Peddler, Planned for Saturday

Flickr Blog – RIP Joe Ades

Flickr Blog – Carrots! (Joe Ades)


YouTube – Joe Ades , The King of New York Hacks and a potato peeler!!