"Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 3 with Phil Rosenthal" is Episode 284 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 3 with Phil Rosenthal" was released on January 21, 2021.
"Tomorrow... with Phil Rosenthal" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
Phil Rosenthal (Everybody Loves Raymond, Somebody Feed Phil) joins the 'boys to talk food, travel, and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. Plus, Mitch and Emma compete in another edition of Family Food.
Nick's intro[]
In 1919, cartoonist E.C. Segar debuted his strip, Thimble Theatre, in the New York Journal.
Thimble Theatre
Though successful, it would run for a decade before introducing what would become, not just its iconic character, but one of the most iconic characters in the history of American comics and animation - a strong-jawed, pipe-chewing sailorman with anchor-sized and tattooed forearms. The nautical hero whose canned-spinach consumption confers superhuman abilities would have a legacy long beyond Segar's lifespan (tragically shortened by leukemia at 43); as would the supporting cast: stick-thin love-interest Olive Oyl, hulking bearded antagonist Brutus (aka. Bluto), and perpetually indebted hamburger dipshit, J. Wellington Wimpy.
And the sailorman's name would have such cache that, in 1972, eccentric restaurateur Al Copeland would choose it rename his Louisiana fried-chicken restaurant, formerly known as Chicken On The Run. Copeland hoped, successfully, to use an implied affiliation for marketing with the cartoon sailorman and the main character of the then-hit film, The French Connection. And a few years later, the partnership became official, as the chain and the cartoon character entered a contractual arrangement that would last over three decades.
But its pilfered brand name and informal and formal endorsements alone can't account for all of its success.
With its aggressively seasoned chicken and seafood and a range of New Orleans-inspired sides, it expanded nationwide, later affixing "Louisiana Kitchen" to its name to emphasize its bayou roots.
And in one of the biggest fast-food stories of this past decade, in 2019, it debuted its chicken sandwich, dethroning Chik-fil-A in the collective consciousness as the breaded-bird sando to beat.
Today, with over 3000 locations, this Louisiana kitchen has become as ubiquitous and as much as part of American culture as the swollen-forearmed sailorman with whom it consciously shares its name.
This week on Doughboys, we return once again to Popeyes.
Fork rating[]
The first Doughboys review of Popeyes came in 2016, when Nick rated it 4.5 forks and Mitch gave it 3.5.
The following year, Popeyes was a big part of the Munch Madness: Chicken Fight tournament, where it initially defeated KFC and Church's in the Full Bird Region. It then advanced to the Semifinals where it lost to McDonald's Chicken McNuggets, but due to some shenanigans in the rules, advanced to the Finals anyway. In the Finals, it went up against Wendy's and Wingstop, and in some complicated vote tallying, came in second place.
Then in 2019, they returned to Popeyes, this time focusing on the newest sensation, their Chicken Sandwich. Nick and Mitch each gave Popeyes 5 forks and it was elevated to the Golden Plate Club. (Nick says that Popeyes was in the Platinum Plate Club, but Andrew Ti only gave it 4 forks.)
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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5 forks |
| Phil Rosenthal |
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3.5 forks |
The Spoonman Bite of the Night went to the Fried Chicken (thigh piece).
With these scores, despite Nick and Mitch going all-in for it, Popeyes is removed from the Golden Plate Club.
Family Food[]
In Family Food, Nick finds a food-related survey, and Mitch and the guest guess the results.
For this episode, Nick has a list of the most popular fruits in the world, by metric tonnage produced. The top-7 answers are on the board. They alternate picks; three strikes and you lose.
Phil had to leave, so Emma steps in to play.
| Mitch's guesses | Emma's guesses |
|---|---|
| Ba-na-na (#2) | Apple (#4) |
| Orange (#6) | Grape (#5) |
| Pineapple (X) | Kiwi (X) |
| Strawberry (X) | Grapefruit (X) |
| Melon (#3) | Pear (X) |
Emma got three strikes, so Mitch wins!
The #1 answer was Tomato and the 7th was Mango.
Roast Spoonman[]
Patriots wide receiver, Julian Edelman
| “ | Patriots wide-ass receiver, Julian Breadelman | ” |
–marinara-stained dipshit, Anthony | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | This is turning into some sort of international cuckolding scheme. | ” |
–Nick Wiger re: Phil and Mitch vacationing with Natalie | ||
| “ | Mitch: I just want to say to any of those manufacturers of these Vegas slot machines, the Doughboys aren't gonna do it. Phil: It pays off in donuts! |
” |
–Mitch re: a Doughboys-branded slot machine | ||
| “ | By the way, what kind of order is that? | ” |
–Phil re: Mitch's long order | ||
Feedbag[]
| “ | Have you ever experienced a food epiphany - a moment where you just tried a food you haven't in awhile, that you were sure you didn't like, but in trying it again you realize it was good and can't imagine why you never liked it? | ” |
–Kim H. | ||
Related Episodes[]
| Popeyes episodes |
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