The Paunch Stevenson Show
The Paunch Stevenson Show
Greg and Rob in NJ
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.
Ep 314 03/13/2022
In this Episode with guest co-host Lanza...Super Bowl Commercials (Larry David, The Sopranos), Curb Your Enthusiasm season 11, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 15, Jeff Garlin quits The Goldbergs, No Time to Die (2021) starring Daniel Craig, the fifth Indiana Jones film wraps, Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) starring Paul Rudd, Matrix: Resurrections (2021) starring Keanu Reeves, 8-bit Christmas (2021) starring Neil Patrick Harris, Cobra Kai season 4, celebrity deaths (Bob Saget, Bob Dole, Michael Nesmith, Betty White, Ronnie Spector, John Madden, William Hurt, Emilio Delgado, Sally Kellerman), rewatch of The Muppet Show, The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972), HBO childrens show Encyclopedia, and the early cable television networks. 72 minutes - http://www.paunchstevenson.com
Mar 20, 2022
1 hr 12 min
Ep 313 10/02/21
In this Episode with Mr. Lanza: William Shatner commands a space ship for real this time, more Dark Side of the Ring episodes including Dynamite Kid, The Plane Ride From Hell, and Chris Kanyon, Ric Flair is in hot water, congratulations to Eliza Dushku and her husband on the birth of two sons, Tracy Torme IS working on a Sliders reboot, Marvel is being sued by the families of their deceased comic book creators, and a Norm MacDonald (1959-2021) tribute. 63 minutes - http://www.paunchstevenson.com
Oct 3, 2021
1 hr 3 min
Ep 312 09/19/21
In this Episode: Caddyshack II (1989) starring Jackie Mason, celebrity deaths (Richard Donner, Ed Asner, Charlie Watts, Fez Whatley), how AI is used to create video game dialogue, Rob didn't tell Greg he was also at the Rolling Stones concert, was Chad Channing truly Nirvana's drummer?, recent TV series that portray the 1990s (People vs. O.J. Simpson, Cruel Summer), To Funny To Fail: Life and Death of The Dana Carvey Show, Batman and Bill, documentary about the true creator of Batman, Bill Finger, and whether pop culture has now passed us by? 95 minutes - http://www.paunchstevenson.com
Sep 19, 2021
1 hr 35 min
Ep 311 08/29/21
In this Episode: taking horse pills to cure coronavirus, celebrity deaths (Charles Grodin, John Paragon, George Segal, Samuel E. Wright), Clifford (1994) starring Martin Short, Lon Adams, inventor of the Slim Jim, failed Dukes of Hazzard spinoff Enos, Neil Innes of The Rutles, anticipating the return of Terry Silver to Cobra Kai, Hollywood can now bring every dead actor back to the screen with AI de-aging technology, terrible de-aging vs. deep fake for Mark Hamill in The Mandalorian, Samuel L. Jackson's UNIX computer interface in Jurassic Park, and the Coz is on the Loose. 65 minutes - http://www.paunchstevenson.com
Aug 30, 2021
1 hr 5 min
Ep 310 04/21/21
In this Episode: co-host this show is The Great and Powerful Lanza, shout-out to Tom Santo from NJ Led Zeppelin cover band Custard Pie, Grant Garland's TV Theme covers, dumb "WHAT" WWE chant by wrestling fans for Stone Cold Steve Austin, Don Mattingly (New York Yankees) end of career what-ifs, Zack Hample, the guy who catches MLB home run balls, face plants, new mailbox for getting TTM autographed photos, the goofy names we used in our childhood backyard Wiffleball league, more John Sterling dumb Yankee home run calls, the online sports betting craziness, celebrity deaths (Lon Adams, Tommy Lasorda, Jessica Walter, Yaphet Kotto), body doubles used for movie posters, banned SNL episodes, and VICE TV's Dark Side of the Ring review (Bruiser Brody, Dino Bravo, Jimmy Snuka, New Jack, UWF). 66 minutes - http://www.paunchstevenson.com
Apr 22, 2021
1 hr 6 min
Ep 309 03/14/21
In this episode: our review of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) starring Rick Moranis, Norm Macdonald destroying the 1998 Carrot Top movie Chairman of the Board with Courtney Thorne-Smith on Late Nite with Conan O'Brien, our local Kmart finally going out of business, megalithic former department store Bamberger's in Newark, NJ, Fred Space of Space Farms Zoo and Museum died, boring (or interesting) presentations given by former video game programmers, the Rare-developed Dinosaur Planet Nintendo 64 prototype found, Goldeneye 007 XBLA prototype found, Greg finally gets a Nintendo Virtual Boy, box breaks, Metallica "Enter Sandman" vocals set to "Hip to be Square" by Huey Lewis and the News, Scary Pockets YouTube channel that funkifies hit songs, the failed 1985 detective comedy drama TV show Half Nelson starring Joe Pesci, Victoria Jackson, and Dean Martin, the original MTV Real World cast returns to New York, refurbishment of the 1929 Loew's Jersey Theatre, and celebrity deaths (Dustin Diamond, Prince Markie Dee, Christopher Plummer, Mary Wilson, Larry Flynt). 110 minutes - http://www.paunchstevenson.com
Mar 14, 2021
1 hr 50 min
Ep 308 02/21/21
In this episode: Rob barks up his family tree, horrendously slow Race Drivin on Super Nintendo finally updated to run at proper speed, Chess Boxing, review of Cobra Kai Season Three, the tenants of John Kreese Karate, Celebrity Deaths (Cloris Leachman, Larry King, Phil Spector, Hank Aaron, Alex Trebek), Robin Hood Men in Tights (1991), Garlique, great baseball sluggers, and that time Cliff Clavin blew it on Jeopardy! 80 minutes - http://www.paunchstevenson.com
Feb 21, 2021
1 hr 20 min
Ep 307 11/29/20
In this episode: 80's voice actors doing high pitched voices, our incredibly bland, generic Presidental election response, followed by the Vince McMahon election response, remembering our buddy Frankie V. of the Digital Press Podcast, and avid fan and collector of Transformers and video games (news), also remembering Atari historian and homebrewer Curt Vendel (news), new discovery of NES Double Dribble voice samples being corrected (YouTube), did Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" rip off Tommy James "Dragging The Line", Mortal Kombat on the Atari Lynx (link), the miserable Baseball Stars 2 NES sequel, celebrity deaths (Joe Ruby, Bonnie Pointer, Ken Osmond, Sam Lloyd, Thomas L. Miller, Bill Withers, Eddie Van Halen, Ruth Bader Ginsburg), Rob-review of Nathan for You, the Comedy Central 2013-17 TV series, starring Nathan Fielder. 95 minutes - http://www.paunchstevenson.com
Nov 29, 2020
1 hr 35 min
Ep 306 11/1/20
In this episode: mega celebrity deaths (Sean Connery, Regis Philbin, Kenny Rogers, James Lipton), long-anticipated crossover video between AVGN and Irate Gamer, $100,000-dollar auction prices for sealed NES retail packaging revisions, the Larry Bird tomato, Saved by the Bell returns on the Peacock streaming service, Keanu Reeves: shaved or unshaved?, Rob finally watches, and reviews, Cobra Kai starring William Zabka, Funny Key and Peele skit: Bobby McFerrin vs. Michael Winslow, Sonic the Hedgehog ported to SNES for the first time, Wrestling with Gaming: The Making of Goldeneye N64, the touristy Cheers bar in Boston, MA closes, Evan Ferrante the Tom Cruise impersonator on AVGN, and review of Netflix documentary High Score. 94 minutes - http://www.paunchstevenson.com
Nov 1, 2020
1 hr 34 min
Ep 305 10/21/20
In this episode: guest host Lanza218, we visit the Quick Stop in Leonardo, NJ, from Kevin Smith's Clerks, where is Burger King's Impossible Whopper Jr?, Always Sunny's What Are The Rules song, Shameless and Supernatural series reaching their end, Netflix has canceled everything, the unexpected return of Dexter, state of pro wrestling and sports during pandemic, Greg suddenly discovers his cousin's old friend is AEW star Orange Cassidy, Bill and Ted 3 Face The Music, starring Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves, Ghostbusters 3 talk, Rick Moranis gets punched out in NYC, celebrity deaths (Carl Reiner, Wilford Brimley, Reni Santoni, Chadwick Boseman, Road Warrior Animal), NHL 94 Documentary by Pixelated Heroes, collecting of NES games, when will the celebrity meeting hobby return?, WFAN host Craig Carton documentary on his gambling arrest, and the Sports Pope Mike Francesa retires again. 113 minutes - http://www.paunchstevenson.com
Oct 21, 2020
1 hr 53 min
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