"Dairy Queen with Don't Stop or We'll Die" is Episode 181 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Dairy Queen with Don't Stop or We'll Die" was released on November 29, 2018.

"Tomorrow...(with @michaelcassady and @paulrust)" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
From the band Don't Stop Or We'll Die, Michael Cassady and Paul Rust join us to review a chain known for its frozen mixed treat: Dairy Queen. Plus, another edition of The Wiger Challenge.
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Nick's intro[]
On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces launched a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. The next day, December 8, the very same day FDR would deliver his fiery "date that will live in infamy" speech, the US military commandeered office space in Walt Disney's Burbank, California studio - a key wartime mobilization on the critical front of propaganda.

Der Fuehrer's Face
Disney would become America's chief producer of animated propaganda during World War II, crafting artful comedic and dramatic shorts on divergent themes like the strategic usefulness of aerial bombing, the importance of civilians paying income tax to fund the war treasury, and the horrors of Nazi indoctrination of German youth. In one of the studio's most famous shorts, 1942's Der Fuehrer's Face, Donald Duck imagined being a living cog in the Nazi war machine, a desperate hungry existence where he was worked to insanity at a German artillery factory.
The success of cartoon propaganda was replicated in peacetime during the post-War economic boom. And the 1950s saw the birth of the so-called "spokestoon," existing cartoon characters licensed to lend their brands to consumer products.
The Donald Duck who was drafted to denigrate the Axis was reassigned to be the SpokesDuck for orange juice, helping market liquid citrus to children. In the '60s, the neolithic animated Flintstones were used to market vitamins and Pebbles-variant cereals, as well as Winston cigarettes in TV commercials that depicted Fred and Barney puffing away during smoke breaks at Slate Rock and Gravel.
And in 1971, a beloved midwest purveyor of hot eats and cold treats sought to expand its market share by attaching the cartoon star power of Dennis the Menace, a toe-headed, slingshot-toting scamp who good-naturedly pestered his cranky retiree neighbor in his eponymous comic strip. Dennis would serve as the frozen-sweets purveyor's spokestoon for over three decades, elevating the chain during some of its most critical waves of expansion, including in 1985 when it introduced its enduringly popular signature dessert: the mega-thick soft serve with mix-ins goodie called The Blizzard.
But in 2002, shortly after another generation-defining sneak attack on America, the chain severed ties with the mischievous youth, as Dennis the Menace's "aw shucks" schtick had grown corny in comparison to potty-mouthed tykes like Family Guy's Stewie Griffin and South Park's Eric Cartman. Still, today, Dennis the Menace continues in syndication in over 1000 newspapers, and his former corporate partner thrives with nearly 7000 treat centers, braziers, and Grill & Chill fast-food restaurants across the globe.
This week on Doughboys, we return to Dairy Queen.
Fork rating[]
The Doughboys reviewed Dairy Queen once before this episode, albeit that trip was just a rating of DQ's desserts, not the full menu. That time, Nick gave it 4 forks and Mitch rated it 3.5.
guest / host | ordered | rating |
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Nick Wiger |
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4 forks |
Mike Mitchell |
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4 forks |
Michael Cassady |
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3.75 forks |
Paul Rust |
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4 forks |
Mitch, Michael & Paul shared |
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The Wiger Challenge[]
In The Wiger Challenge, Nick presents Mitch and the guest with a mystery beverage and they try to guess what it is. The closest guess is declared the winner.
For this episode, the mystery drink was Lester Fixins Sweet Corn Soda.
They all note that the drink smells like corn, and that it tastes disgusting.
guest / host | guess | result |
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Mike Mitchell | Creamed Corn Soda | winner! |
Michael Cassady | Iowa Governor Terry Branstad's pee | |
Paul Rust | Farm Juice (Corn Root Beer) |
Roast Spoonman[]

C.H.U.D.
“ | C.H.U.D. Apatow | ” |
–Scott Murphy |
Quotes[]
“ | Steam should be used to thwart bad guys in movies still. It's not used as much anymore! | ” |
–Mike Mitchell on his steam soapbox |
“ | SOY BEANS!! | ” |
–Michael Cassady & Paul Rust, (it's an Iowa thing) |
“ | Mitch: I'm not an actual bear, Nick. Nick: Well... |
” |
–this whole ep is absurd |
“ | I've said 'I love you' to my wife! | ” |
–Nick Wiger |
#hashtags[]
- #EveryEatery
The Feedbag[]
“ | I'm calling in reference to the Cracker Barrel episode. There's actually an article I read about a couple who drove around the United States going to every single Cracker Barrel. Question is: if you were forced to, what restaurant would you drive around the country to going to every single location? | ” |
–a voicemail question |