"Jersey Mike's with Drew Tarver" is Episode 107 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger, with Drew Tarver. "Jersey Mike's with Drew Tarver" was released on June 7, 2017.
"Subbin' it in the Garden State" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
The 'boys welcome actor and comedian Drew Tarver (Bajillion Dollar Propertie$) to discuss his new gig portraying Carl Hardee Jr. in commercials, and to review Jersey Mike's Subs, his sandwich chain of choice. Drew brings some sweet treats from his dad's candy shop, to weigh them against some confections from Mitch's mom's favorite Quincy chocolatier.
Nick's intro[]
"It's not TV. It's HBO": in 1996, the pay-cable network started using this iconic slogan, which they would carry through the first decade of the 21st century. In 1997, shortly after adopting this intentionally elitist marketing approach, HBO ordered a one-hour crime drama pilot from David Chase, a veteran of network dramas like The Rockford Files and Northern Exposure.
The Sopranos
Originally envisioned in Chase's words as "more like a live-action Simpsons," once he came to develop it, he settled on a darker, grittier tone chronicling the dueling domestic and professional worlds of mafia crime boss, Tony Soprano. The January 10, 1999 premiere date of The Sopranos would become the equivalent of 0 A.D. in the era of prestige TV, making a star out of character actor, James Gandolfini.
With modern series dominated by brooding anti-heroes who rack up body counts, it's difficult to convey how shocking and intriguing it was to audiences of the time used to the black-and-white morality of network procedurals to depict the show's protagonist relentlessly cheating on his wife and personally committing brutal murders. The series also pioneered pay TV's 'high and low' approach to gaining an audience, combining precise writing and artful filmmaking with graphic violence and often gratuitous female nudity. Behind the scenes, Chase's heavily hands-on, borderline megalomaniacal approach to TV production became the template for modern showrunners as he personally re-wrote every script for the series.
And as much a character as Tony, Carmela, Silvio, Livia, Paulie Walnuts, Bobby Bacala, Johnny Sack, and Big Pussy was the state where Tony oversaw his crime empire that masqueraded as a sanitation business: New Jersey.
In 1956, Mike's Subs opened in the small New Jersey town of Point Pleasant, becoming a fixture in the community. A hard-working high schooler named Peter Cancro began working there in 1971, and in an accelerated Horatio Alger-tale, he purchased the store just three years later. In 1987, Cancro began franchising his restaurant and his empire of sandwich shops would expand for the next three decades and now slings submarines at 1500 locations, renamed to reflect its Garden State heritage.
This week on Doughboys: Jersey Mike's.
Fork rating[]
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick The GodBurger Wiger |
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3.5 forks |
| Jersey Mitch |
|
3.5 forks |
| Drew Tarver |
|
4 forks |
Mitch also got a chocolate chip cookie, but saved and shared it with Nick and Drew live on the podcast.
Also as an aside, during a conversation about salads, Nick canonically upgrades his fork score for Sweetgreen to 5 forks.
AmeriCandy: Hometown Turtleoff 🐢[]
In this segment, Mitch brings both dark and milk-chocolate Tortuga turtles, gifted to the Doughboys from Mitch's mum's favorite candy shop. Drew's grandfather runs a candy company, Mascot Pecan Shelling Company, that also makes candy similar to chocolate turtles; he brought Chocolate Covered Pecans and Pecan Caramel Clusters.
All prefer the milk chocolate Tortuga turtles to the dark. Everyone loved both Mascot products. No losers in this, all winners in AmeriCandy.
Roast Spoonman[]
Friar Tuck
| “ | less fuckable Friar Tuck | ” |
–Chase Mitchell | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | Mitch: I wrote a Hamburglar parody song. You know "Rebel Rebel" by David Bowie? I wrote "Robble Robble." Nick: It's very good. |
” |
–Robble Robble, your face is a mess | ||
| “ | You know what, if I were in Japan, I bet they'd like my big giant head. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | Spoonman likes it hot, baby. What can I say? I'm a spicy guy. I like warm food. | ” |
–The Spoonman is a bit of a heatseeker | ||
#hashtags[]
- #IRLGamingPicks
- #KyoDough
- #CheeseMysterySolved or #MouseLife
- #IllWatchWithDrew
- #Sopranyes vs. #Soprahellnos
The Feedbag[]
| “ | Our fridge doesn't have an icemaker, so we still use the trays. My brother has a habit of taking all but one cube out for his drinks and leaving me to take that last cube and then refill the tray. I say this is beyond the pale. He says I'm being a baby. Who is right? | ” |
–Kevin Asher | ||
The Doughboys all agree this person just needs more ice trays.
Restaurants[]
| official visits | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jersey Mike's | Hollywood, CA | Drew went to this location (on Hollywood & Western) |
| Jersey Mike's | Atwater Village, CA | Mitch got his Jersey Mike's delivered from this location |
| restaurants referenced | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hardee's / Dairy Queen / McDonald's | Georgia | Drew's hometown chains |
| Applebee's / Chipotle | New York | Drew's food choices in NYC |
| Sweetgreen / Tender Greens / Green Leaf | some salad chat | |
| Chili John's | Burbank, CA | |
| Champs Sports Pub | Burbank, CA | |
| Benito's Taco Shop | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Boo's Philly Cheesesteaks | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Philly West Bar & Grill | Westwood, CA |
Plugs and Drops and Things[]
| reference | notes |
|---|---|
|
Drew's plugs |
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Mitch's Drop (by Andrew Schwartz) |
| David Bowie "Rebel Rebel" | Mitch writes a version about The Hamburglar |
| Dave Matthews Band "American Baby" | almost was the theme to AmeriCandy |
Related Episodes[]
| Jersey Mike's episodes |
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Photos (via @doughboyspod)[]
Regular #12 Cancro Special