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The Paunch Stevenson Show

Greg and Rob in NJwww.paunchstevenson.com
The world's longest running pop culture podcast. Topics include movies, celebrities, video games, current events, old cartoons, silly web sites, and idiotic personal experiences. We also feature interviews, improvised comedy bits, impersonations, and bands.
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Episodes

Episode 137: 8/6/09

In this episode: the new Cobra Commander toy, an in-depth discussion of the original G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero mini-series in episode 19 of the Saturday Supercast podcast (http://sugaryserials.com/blog/2009/07/10/saturday-supercast-19-gi-joe-a-real-american-hero-pt-1/), the evolution of Chris Latta's Cobra Commander voice, Orson Welles's Unicron voice from The Transformers: The Movie (movie speed vs. normal speed), Eric Idle's incomprehensible Wreck-Gar voice, 1980s cartoon insults, cliched...

Aug 06, 200930 min

Episode 136: 7/19/09

In this episode: special guest Joe in KY, the digitally remastered episodes of Star Trek, the Star Wars movies, After Hours (1985) starring Griffin Dunne, video games vs. action figures, board games (Mouse Trap, Electronic Battleship, etc.), old video game consoles (Atari 2600, Intellivision, ColecoVision, Nintendo Entertainment System, etc.), the horrendous state of arcades, Zork and text adventure video games, children's TV shows in the 1970s vs. today (Sesame Street, The Electric Company, Bat...

Jul 19, 20091 hr 7 min

Episode 135: 6/29/09

In this episode: getting Joe in KY and Kelly from http://www.wrestlecrap.com on the show, celebrity deaths (Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and David Carradine), Alan Alda and "Weird Al" Yankovic, Jeff Goldblum and Harrison Ford supposedly killing each other on a movie set in New Zealand, a guest celebrity death by Lauren Elder from the Broadway cast of Hair (Michael Jackson), Tiffani-Amber Thiessen refusing to participate in Jimmy Fallon's Saved by the Bell reunion, our phone call with Michael Jack...

Jun 29, 20091 hr 30 min

Episode 134: 6/21/09

In this episode: our movie review of The General (1927) starring Buster Keaton, Shout Factory's upcoming Transformers (http://www.transformerscollectorsset.com) and G.I. Joe (http://www.gijoecollectorsset.com) DVD boxed sets, problems with Rhino's Transformers DVD boxed sets, the quality of cartoon writing in the 1980s vs. today, The World of David the Gnome, the USA Cartoon Express, Mr. Wilson played by two different actors in Dennis the Menace, TV channels that show old sitcoms (AmericanLife T...

Jun 21, 20091 hr 11 min

Episode 133: 6/7/09

In this episode: Mike Tyson and Jennifer Connelly growing up in the Catskill Mountains, the series finale of MADtv on Fox, the season finale of Saturday Night Live featuring Will Ferrell, Norm Macdonald, Tom Hanks, and other celebrities, Celebrity Jeopardy! video ( http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/jeopardy/1105261/ ), the series finale of My Name Is Earl on NBC, Norm Macdonald playing Burt Reynolds's son, Dollhouse starring Eliza Dushku, Dane Cook's new comedy special Isolated ...

Jun 07, 20091 hr 22 min

Episode 132: May 18, 2009

In this episode: listeners Paul and Juan is Missouri, Esteban quitting Please Save Me Robots (http://pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com), John Madden retiring and being sued, Keanu Reeves winning the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Coldplay being sued by Cat Stevens, celebrity deaths (Bea Arthur and Dom DeLuise), flat caps, the upcoming Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Nintendo Wii MotionPlus being released in June, a new Ghostbusters movie, watching internet videos on Verizon FiOS cable TV, and a gu...

May 18, 200933 min

Episode 131: May 10, 2009

Our big Star Trek (2009) review! (includes spoilers) In this episode: big upcoming summer movies, Land of the Lost (2009) starring Will Ferrell, Year One (2009) starring Jack Black and Michael Cera, our movie review of Role Models (2008) starring Paul Rudd, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) starring Dennis Quaid, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) starring Shia LaBeouf, our movie review of Star Trek (2009) starring Chris Pine, Greg's veteran fan perspective and Rob's newbie perspective,...

May 10, 20091 hr 5 min

Episode 130: May 03, 2009

In this episode: our trip to the Brooklyn Museum to see Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) starring Paul Reubens and Mark Holton, The Pee-wee Herman Show live stage show in 1980, Phil Hartman, Peter Cullen narrating the new Coors Light commercial, Frank Welker as the voice of Soundwave and Ravage in the upcoming movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), listener email from Esteban in South Dakota (http://pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com), the Snickers Nougabot Bar featuring Bumblebee, the upc...

May 03, 200937 min

Episode 129: Apr 21, 2009

In this episode: different video file formats and YouTube, an Eliza Dushku contest on MySpace, people customizing their MySpace profiles to look stupid, The Celebrity Apprentice starring Tom Green, the current state of TV, our review of Nobel Son (2007) starring Alan Rickman, Disney retracing its own animation (http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2009/04/07 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKER9K9QozA), and Rob finding $200 in his bedroom. 47 minutes - http://www.paunchstevenson.com

Apr 21, 200947 min

Episode 128: Apr 5, 2009

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, the yelling commercial guy Billy Mays, interviewing Ted Danson and Ed Begley Jr. at PSEG Global Green Expo 2008 (http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/05/04/episode-101/), asking Bill Nye about Tesla electric cars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Motors), Muppet voices, every episode of the TV show Get a Life online (http...

Apr 05, 200944 min

Episode 127: Mar 30, 2009

In this episode: the March NAVA meeting at the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ (http://www.digitpress.com), The Celebrity Apprentice starring Tom Green and Andrew "Dice" Clay, the horrible Heroes season three, finally watching the 3D episode of Chuck, Willie Aames's garage sale, Corey Haim selling his teeth on eBay, Jack in NJ's 40th birthday, Greg's trip to Dave and Buster's, the value of paunchstevenson.com on http://www.websiteoutlook.com, Google Earth vs. Microsoft Live Search ...

Mar 30, 200950 min

Episode 126: Mar 16, 2009

In this episode: special guest Dennis in CA, the upcoming movie Toy Story 3 (2010), the most recent episode of Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, Republicans and evolution, Jesus and tall tales, watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) at Sunshine Cinema in NYC, various James Bond actors, Sean Connery, Dennis's review of Watchmen (2009), the superhero movie fad, Superman, Paul McCartney and The Fireman, MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice, old stupid styles (Z. Cavaricci, I.O.U., Hypercolor, an...

Mar 16, 20091 hr 13 min

Episode 125: Mar 8, 2009

In this episode: Alex Rodriguez vs. Babe Ruth, steroids, Hulk Hogan, TNA wrestler "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal, a video of "Macho Man" Randy Savage crying (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfosfT8Ojbg), PSEG's upcoming GreenFest 2009 featuring Ed Begley Jr. and Bill Nye (http://www.pseggreenfest.com), the upcoming video game Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, watching The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) at the historic Loew's Jersey Theater in Jersey City, NJ (http://www.loewsjersey.org), Roman P...

Mar 08, 200932 min

Episode 124: Feb 15, 2009

In this episode: the Lame Idiot of 2008, people eating toilet paper on Dr. Phil's talk show, Mario Lopez, the new Cash 4 Gold commercial starring Ed McMahon and MC Hammer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F66nURf8TBQ), Greg's mother ordering - and then returning - a Snuggie blanket with sleeves, American Idol season 8, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul, the truth about the American Idol audition process, the truth about Singled Out on MTV, the reoccurring maple syrup smell through NYC and NJ (http://w...

Feb 15, 200927 min

Episode 123: Feb 1, 2009

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 TV show The Beast starring Patrick Swayze, 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 The Biography Channel, William Shatner and Casey Kasem going crazy in the studio, Darryl McCa...

Feb 01, 200928 min

Episode 122: Jan 24, 2009

In this episode: Mr. Belvedere theme song lyrics, Leon Redbone, celebrity deaths (Dave Dee, Patrick McGoohan, and Ricardo Montalban), Larry Hankin, The Tony Danza Show NBC sitcom, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) starring Antonio Banderas and Sylvester Stallone, the upcoming Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy, My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009) starring Jensen Ackles, Jenny Lewis, the upcoming movie Final Destination: Death Trip 3D (2009) starring Shantel VanSanten, the upcoming movie Tron 2.0...

Jan 24, 200942 min

Episode 121: Jan 16, 2009

In this episode: Burger King's meat-scented cologne, Jeff Gagliardi's Etch-a-Sketch art (www.etch-a-sketchartist.com), The Old Jingle of the Episode (Mr. Belvedere, coming to DVD in March 2009), the 5 1/4" Floppy Disk Sleeve Archive (www.cyberden.com/dsa/), 1980s gross out toys (Skateboard Smack-Ups and Madballs), He-Man and the Masters of the Universe slime, Bruce Springsteen, a Saturday Night Live skit about blind NY governor David Paterson, "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" by Dr. Elmo, Co...

Jan 16, 200958 min

Episode 120: Dec 24, 2008

In this episode: special guest Adam in SC, Greg meeting Denis Leary at Barnes and Noble in Clifton, NJ, knighted celebrities, Adam's movie review of The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) starring Keanu Reeves, our review of The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) starring Matt Damon, our review of Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) starring Rowan Atkinson, our review of I Am Legend (2007) starring Will Smith, Eddie Murphy as the Riddler in an upcoming Batman movie, Reginald VelJohnson's cameo as Sgt. Al Powell in an ...

Dec 24, 200841 min

Episode 119: Dec 11, 2008

In this episode: watching Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) at the historic Loew's Jersey Theater in Jersey City, NJ (www.loewsjersey.org), our movie review and comparison to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), Scott C. Clements's thoughts about the Indiana Jones movies, William Shatner's new TV show Shatner's Raw Nerve on The Biography Channel, horrible Sylvester Stallone movies, The Christmas Shoes (2002) starring Rob Lowe and Kimberly Williams-Paisley, inflatable Christmas...

Dec 11, 20081 hr

Episode 118: Nov 29, 2008

In this episode: customers killing a Wal-mart employee in Valley Stream, NY, Greg adding pictures to previous episodes, a video of Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones, recent photos of "Macho Man" Randy Savage, a get-rich-quick scheme (the Old-Timers Wrestling League), Ironhide and Ratchet Transformers custom heads by Best Toys, good free antivirus programs (AVG, Avast!, and Avira AntiVir), The Morton Downey Jr. Show, our trip to the children's TV show Steampipe Alley hosted by Mario Cantone, The Cover...

Nov 29, 200840 min

Episode 117: Nov 21, 2008

In this episode: our trip to Late Show with David Letterman, Twilight (2008) starring Kristen Stewart, the Neil Diamond tribute band Super Diamond, JCVD (2008) starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, our review of Quantum of Solace (2008) starring Daniel Craig, our review of every James Bond movie ever made, the upcoming movie Valkyrie (2008) starring Tom Cruise, the trailer for the upcoming movie Star Trek (2009) starring Chris Pine, the upcoming movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) starrin...

Nov 21, 200859 min

Episode 116: Nov 12, 2008

In this episode: Barack Obama's Presidential election victory, useless political lawn signs and bumper stickers, John McCain on Saturday Night Live, CNN's fake holograms, the Slanket (www.theslanket.com), Sarah Palin wearing a towel, California ballot propositions, the movie Ghost Son starring Ennis Cosby, Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew starring Jeff Conaway and Gary Busey, a celebrity death (Michael Crichton), the final episode of ER, Michael Crichton's ridiculous views regarding global warming,...

Nov 12, 200835 min

Episode 115: Oct 30, 2008

In this episode: WILDsound FALL Feature Screenplay Contest winner Scott C. Clements (scarletavenger.blogspot.com), listener Jack in NJ and album art, problems with Greg's Toshiba laptop, Dennis in CA coming back on the show in November, Jennifer Hudson, Bill Cosby's son getting shot, photos from the October NAVA meeting at the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ, trick or treating memories, our most and least favorite Halloween candy, parents sorting through their children's candy, Fru...

Oct 30, 200831 min

Episode 114: Oct 24, 2008

In this episode: Ron Howard's Call To Action video on Funny or Die featuring Andy Griffith and Henry Winkler (www.funnyordie.com), Stephen Baldwin challenging Barack Obama to a boxing match, the pointlessness of student government, wearing costumes to the October NAVA meeting at the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ (www.digitpress.com), Greg trying to buy a Crosley Keepsake USB record player from Craig's List, Greg trying to buy an Indiana Jones costume, crowded Halloween stores, 16...

Oct 24, 200857 min

Episode 113: Oct 16, 2008

In this episode: a celebrity death (Paul Newman, thanks to www.deadoraliveinfo.com), Westerns, Jack Tramiel, Spaceballs: The Animated Series on G4, Comcast's video web site Fancast (www.fancast.com), Jason Priestly on the new 90210, MacGyver, Sam Donaldson vs. Sam the Eagle, listeners Paul and Juan in Missouri, a listener's podcast (www.sparetimeradio.com by Wayne), Tom Brokaw's voice, John McCain's robotic arms, Chuck Norris, the upcoming movie Indiana Jones 5, WILDsound FALL Feature Screenplay...

Oct 16, 200838 min

Episode 112: Oct 10, 2008

In this episode: meeting Lewis Black at the closing night of Hair in Central Park, meeting Juliana Hatfield and telling her about The Paunch Stevenson Show, a celebrity sighting (Cokie Roberts), Sam Donaldson and George W. Bush, the Angry Video Game Nerd's trip to movie locations, an Eliza Dushku update, Greg's triathlon, a Commodore 64 web site (www.lemon64.com), old horrible video games by Acclaim and LJN, a board game web site (www.boardgamegeek.com), more listener email from Paul in Missouri...

Oct 10, 200845 min

Episode 111: Oct 4, 2008

In this episode: Greg's horrible computer science classes at Rutgers University in the late 1990s, NJIT, our trip to Live with Regis and Kelly, the insanity of driving in Manhattan, seeing Regis Philbin in person, Wayne Brady's weird hairline, NASCAR drivers throwing ice cream at each other, photos from the show, and the Paunch luck. 29 minutes - paunchstevenson.com

Oct 04, 200829 min

Episode 110: Sep 6, 2008

In this episode: celebrity deaths (Don LaFontaine, Bill Melendez, Walter "Killer" Kowalski, and Jerry Reed), voice actors Peter Cullen and Victor Caroli, the box office grosses of The Dark Knight (2008) and Titanic (1997), "Convoy" by C. W. McCall, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) starring Samuel L. Jackson, The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) starring Bea Arthur and Art Carney, Eddie Murphy's career, What Ever Happened To? (Judge Reinhold), Nick Fury: Agent of Shield (1998) starring David Hass...

Sep 06, 200853 min

Episode 109: Aug 20, 2008

In this episode: our movie review of The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008) starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, Chris Carter's other TV shows (The Lone Gunmen, Millennium, and Harsh Realm), the unpopularity of sci-fi on TV, our movie review of Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D (2008) starring Brendan Fraser, computer generated dinosaurs, Rob's problem of forgetting movies a few years after watching them, our movie review of Tropic Thunder (2008) starring Ben Stiller and Robert Downe...

Aug 20, 200849 min

Episode 108: Aug 10, 2008

In this episode: special guest Esteban from Please Save Me Robots (pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com), Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA, the upcoming movie The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) starring Keanu Reeves, Ringo Starr, the BotCon Transformers convention, video game grading services, gasoline octane ratings, obsessed collectors, the upcoming movie TR2N (2010) starring Jeff Bridges, funny videos of The Wicker Man (2006) on YouTube, the Japanese origin of the Transformers toy line, ...

Aug 10, 20081 hr 24 min
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