"Zach Cherry Week 🍒: Jimmy John's 3 with Zach Cherry" is Episode 521 of Doughboys, hosted by Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell. "Zach Cherry Week 🍒: Jimmy John's 3 with Zach Cherry" was released on November 13, 2025.
"Tomorrow, we close out Zach Cherry Week 🍒… with Zach Cherry" - @doughboys.bsky.social
Synopsis[]
Zach Cherry (Fallout, Severance) joins the 'boys to talk dietary changes, smashburgers, and NYC eats before a review of Jimmy John's Picklewich. Plus, the debut of Food in this Dude.
Nick's intro[]
Vlasic Stork
According to the USDA, which as of this recording has not been permanently shuttered, Americans consume on average nine pounds of pickles per year. And the biggest pickle purveyor in this brined cucumber-crazed country is a century-old Michigan brand founded by a Croatian-American immigrant named Frank Vlasic.
While Vlasic the company was originally built around milk and cheese, Frank’s son Joe eventually realized its bread and butter was bread and butter — pickles, that is (along with other varietals). Over time, pickles completely took over Vlasic’s corporate identity, and eventually, Joe along with his son Bob ditched the dairy entirely — it’s cleaner.
And in 1974, looking for brand iconography for the now pickle-sclusive business, the Vlasic heirs settled on a stork — the connection being pregnant women’s common craving for the snack. With an identity inspired/ripped off of Groucho Marx to a seemingly legally actionable degree, the Vlasic Stork marketing campaigns took the company to new heights — and today the unnamed bird endures as one of food’s most identifiable mascots.
In October of this year, a different eponymous food business — a sandwich chain famed for its freaky fast subs — capitalized on American pickle fandom by resuscitating its pickle-based menu, featuring pickle-bunned sandos and pickle chips.
Of course, stork is the kind of animal its founder, Jimmy John, would have gunned down for sport. But hey, considering you can’t even watch pro sports these days without enriching asshole billionaires, totalitarian petrostates, and predatory gambling services, who cares if you gotta toss a big-game hunter who’s a major GOP donor some coin to eat a sandwich with pickle buns? It’s all owned by private equity anyway.
This week on Doughboys… we return to Jimmy John’s, for the Picklewich.
Pickle rating[]
Nick, Uruk-hai Cherry, Mitch
This is the third review of Jimmy John's by the Doughboys. First, back in episode 99, Nick gave it 3.5 forks and Mitch 2.5. Then in 2024, they returned and Nick gave it 4 forks and Mitch 3.5.
Jimmy John's also lost in the first round of Hero's Journey: Sub-Optimal 🥪, and then lost in Fat Chance Kitchen too.
For this episode, they focus on Jimmy John's Picklewich menu: a variety of sandwiches with pickles instead of bread. They rate the menu on a scale of 0-5 Pickles.
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
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| Nick Wiger |
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2 Pickles (1 Pickle, 10 Gherkins) |
| Mike Mitchell | 1.5 Pickles (1 Pickle, 5 Gherkins) | |
| Zach Cherry | 2.32 Pickles |
Mitch didn't like any of the sandwiches because they were too wet and the 'innards' slide around. Nick and Mitch thought their least favorite was the Veggie Picklewich, while Zach refused to eat that one. Zach's favorite was the Tuna, and Mitch's favorite was the Vito. They did all love the Pickle Jimmy Chips.
The score is just for the Picklewich menu and not the full chain. Also to note, Zach gave the Tuna Picklewich a 3.9 (3 Pickles, 9 Gherkins) and all the other five 2 Pickles. I averaged that out and his overall Picklewich score was thus 2.32.
Food in this Dude[]
Prince "Raspberry Beret"
| “ | Food food in this dude Kind you find in a grocery store |
” |
Bob Evans Macaroni & Cheese
In this new segment, Nick brings a mystery snack and using a series of clues, Mitch and the guest guess what it is. There are two possible lifelines: Ask Emma and a Color Test.
| guest / host | clue / guess | result |
|---|---|---|
| The shape of this dish might be something you find at the beach or a joint in your arm. | ||
| Mike Mitchell | Ask Emma: "no idea"
guess: a Dorito |
incorrect |
| This dish gets a lot of love. Thomas Jefferson served it at a White House state dinner in the 1800s. | ||
| Zach Cherry | macaroni and cheese | WINNER |
Bathroom Breakdown[]
- During this Bathroom Breakdown, Mitch listened to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us."
Roast Spoonman[]
Arby's
| “ | ASMRBy's | ” |
–Dave N. from Quincy | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | What are some foods that calm you down? | ” |
–Schnazzy | ||
| guest / host | foods to calm you down |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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| Mike Mitchell | cocoa |
| Zach Cherry |
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| Emma Erdbrink |
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Quotes[]
| “ | I haven't done anything with a koala. Or Kowalick! Koalas and Kowalicks I don't fuck with in that way. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | I'm not only an actor, I'm an investigative journalist. I went on [Playa Bowls'] website... | ” |
–Zach Cherry, investigating | ||
| “ | You guys don't talk about farts enough. You talk about cum a lot, but farts, not that often. | ” |
–Zach Cherry, investigating | ||
Drops and Plugs[]
| reference | notes |
|---|---|
| "Fucking New Content" | in Mitch's drop (by Jonathan Bronson) |
| Doughboys Ookie Rookie of the Year 2022 | Mitch gives this honor to Zach (his first ep was in 2022) |
Related Episodes[]
| Zach Cherry Week 🍒 | Jimmy John's episodes | Zach Cherry episodes |
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Photos[]
Doughboys forced perspective (directed by Peter Jackson)