"Mooby's with Eva Anderson" is Episode 266 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Mooby's with Eva Anderson" was released on August 27, 2020.
"Tomorrow... with Eva Anderson" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
Our first ever guest Eva Anderson (Briarpatch, Dispatches from Elsewhere) returns to review pop-up restaurant Mooby's, but not before a call from a special guest. Plus, another edition of Spoonman's Treat or Skeet.
Nick's intro[]
"I saw Raging Bull at the perfect time for me. It blew my mind. It was psychological, beautiful, poetic, brutal. All those things in one movie. It opened my mind to what a film could do."
Raging Bull
This is from a 2015 Independent interview with American filmmaker, Richard Linklater, explaining how Martin Scorsese's biopic of boxer Jake LaMotta inspired him to dedicate his life to the medium. In 1990, a decade after the release of Raging Bull, Linklater released his debut film, Slacker, an ultra low-budget off-beat slice-of-life filmed on location in Austin, Texas. Critically acclaimed, it put Linklater on the map as a prestige director and helped light the fuse of the American independent film scene.
And what Raging Bull was to Linklater, Slacker was to another American filmmaker, New Jersey comic-book and hockey-sweater enthusiast, Kevin Smith. According to Smith, as quoted in Indie Wire, "Slacker was the film that got me off my ass."
In 1994, Smith audaciously self-financed his debut feature, Clerks, by maxing out his personal credit cards. The black-and-white film, set primarily at the retail stores where Smith actually worked and noted for its ultra-profane comedic dialogue, was a breakout hit on the indie scene screening at the Cannes Film Festival alongside Pulp Fiction.
The settings and characters of Clerks, most notably Jay and Silent Bob (portrayed by Jason Mewes and Smith himself, respectively) would subsequently form the basis of a cinematic universe called the View Askewniverse, still going nearly three decades later. In 1999, Smith released his comedic satire of Catholicism, Dogma, introducing a cartoon mascot golden calf (an obvious Biblical reference that was the Askewniverse's stand-in for Mickey Mouse) with its own chain of fast-food restaurants meant to be McDonald's. The restaurant chain would appear in future Smith films and be the workplace for the titular clerks in the direct sequel, Clerks II.
In June of 2020, Secret Lasagna, the same company that created nostalgia pop-up concepts based on Saved By The Bell, Good Burger, and Breaking Bad, opened one based on the Askewniverse burger chain in West Hollywood. Offering a prix fixe fast-food take-out menu, themed merchandise, and a walk-through exhibit of Kevin Smith references brought to life, the concept provided an oasis for Smith superfans amidst a quarantine that has forbidden indoor dining in Los Angeles County.
And so with Linklater as the conduit, one can trace a line from Scorsese's Raging Bull to The Cocksmoker chicken sandwich alongside a $28 t-shirt with Jay and Silent Bob's catchphrase "snoochie boochies."
This week on Doughboys: Mooby's.
Fork rating[]
Doughboys Clerks (art by Shane Trammell)
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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0.5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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-1 fork |
| Eva Anderson |
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1 fork |
Mitch introduces a new negative fork score, and retroactively applies it to Carrow's.
With these scores, Mooby's joins the Broken Plate Club.
Treat or Skeet 🇮🇸[]
Iceland
Spoonman's Treat or Skeet is the quarantine version of Snack or Wack, where Mitch has a snack and decides if it is 'good' or 'bad.'
For this episode, Samantha Neisenboim brought Mitch some snacks from Iceland (similar to an earlier segment with Toni Charline).
The snacks were Opal Saltlakkris (salty black licorice), gummy hot dog and a gummy taco (didn't say the brand), and a Prince Polo XXL Bar (a hazelnut chocolate confection).
Mitch could not stand the black licorice, calling it vile and like torture and wants to throw them into hell. He liked the gummies and loved the Prince Polo bar.
| host | Opal Saltlakkris | gummy hot dog | gummy taco | Prince Polo XXL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mitchell | Skeet | Treat | Treat | Treat |
Roast Spoonman[]
Jayson Tatum
| “ | Jayson Tatertots | ” |
–Tom B from San Diego | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | I came straight here from the View Askewniverse, a magical land made up in the mind of an obese nerd. | ” |
–Mooby | ||
| “ | Mooby, you're my son?! | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | I would rather go to the 'giraffe man strangling me' thing than go to Mooby's. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | Mitch, you're my Prince Polo. | ” |
–Eva Anderson | ||
| “ | Three snacks, one wack! That's a Doughboys afternoon. | ” |
–Nick Wiger | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | Have you ever experienced a crime at a fast-food restaurant? | ” |
–Josh | ||
Related Episodes[]
| Pop-Up Restaurants | Carrows episodes | Eva Anderson episodes | Samantha Nisenboim episodes |
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