"Marco's Pizza with Jon Daly" is Episode 256 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Marco's Pizza with Jon Daly" was released on June 18, 2020.
Synopsis[]
Actor and comedian Jon Daly (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Kroll Show) returns to the pod for the 'boys first visit to one of the fastest-growing pizza chains in the U.S., Marco's Pizza. Plus, the crew taste tests Nomad Ice Pops in another edition of Snack or Wack.
Nick's intro[]
"The Glass City" - this is one of the nicknames for the northwest Ohio city of Toledo.
Toledo, The Glass Capital
In the late 19th century, as industrial production ramped up stateside, Toledo became known for specializing in glass - in particular window panes and, in time, windshields (convenient, given its proximity to neighboring Michigan's automobile-assembly capitol, The Motor City). After American inventor Michael J. Owens developed a way to mechanize glass-bottle production in 1908, drastically reducing the per unit cost of the formerly handmade storage containers, demand for bottles surged in the burgeoning soda pop and macro-brew sectors, and the Glass City's capacity grew to match.
Toledo's manufacturing sector survived through wartime and thrived post-War, but like the Midwest, and America at large, slowly declined as globalization shifted manufacturing overseas and the town transitioned to a service-based economy.
Enter Pat Giammarco, an Italian-American immigrant and the son of a pizza maker, who in 1978 opened a pizzeria of his own in the Toledo suburb of Oregon, Ohio. The pie shop in the town named for a state within a state was popular with Ohioans and expanded statewide, entrenching itself as a Buckeye fixture until the 2000s, when franchising entrepreneur Jack Butorac laser-targeted the company for national, and later international, expansion.
Butorac, impressed by Giammarco's consistency across locations, added restaurants like a "Midwest pizzeria Ray Kroc," scaling up its footprint, and eventually taking the reins from Giammarco as CEO. Today, four decades after its Oregon, Ohio origin, the once hyperlocal haunt has quietly become the sixth-largest pizza chain in the United States with over 900 locations and has a presence in three dozen foreign countries.
So if growth continues unabated under Butorac's stewardship, perhaps in some distant day, the town that's referred to as the Glass City may come to be known as the Pizza City.
This week on Doughboys, Marco's Pizza.
Fork rating[]
Marco's Pizza
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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3 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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4 forks |
| Jon Daly |
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2.75 forks |
Snack or Wack[]
Nomad Ice Pops
In Snack or Wack, the Doughboys have a snack and decide if it is good or bad ('snack' or 'wack').
For this episode, they try Nomad Ice Pops, a brand of gourmet, handmade popsicles located in Southern California.
They were sent these flavors: Mango Chili, Lychee & Cantaloupe, Pink Lemonade, Orange Cream, Berry Peach Lemonade, Strawberry Mint with Chocolate, Vanilla Coconut Raspberry, Vanilla Coconut Blueberry, Pistachio with Chocolate, Salted Peanut Butter Honey with Chocolate, and Vietnamese Coffee.
The Doughboys weren't necessarily into every flavor, but overall, thought these were very high-quality popsicles.
| guest / host | favorite flavors | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
|
Snack |
| Mike Mitchell |
|
Snack |
| Jon Daly |
|
Snack |
Roast Spoonman[]
| “ | Doughy Janela | ” |
–Kevin Ford | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | Nick: No, I never won award for a load I shot. I never got a cum medal. Mitch: You never got a cum medal?! |
” |
–Mike Mitchell, shocked | ||
| “ | I know you guys are fans of anything that comes with a tube of frosting. | ” |
–Jon Daly, fan of the show | ||
| “ | I'm saying, when you were sucking your dick, I was hoping you didn't bite your own dick! | ” |
–Mike Mitchell, clarifying | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | I've always been a bit of a Taco Bell skeptic, for whatever reason. Now that I'm an adult, everyone loves Taco Bell, so I was hoping you guys could recommend some Taco Bell items to sell someone like me. | ” |
–Logan from Virginia | ||
Related Episodes[]
| Jon Daly episodes |
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