"Shipley Do-Nuts with Jon Gabrus (LIVE)" is Episode 136 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Shipley Do-Nuts with Jon Gabrus (LIVE)" was released on January 10, 2018.
"Tomorrow... Houston, we have a podcast" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
On the second stop of their Texas tour, Mitch and Wiger are again joined by Jon Gabrus (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Raised by TV) for a raucous discussion of local sweet treat/kolache chain Shipley Do-Nuts.
Recorded live at The Secret Group in Houston, TX.
Nick's intro[]
June 1st: National Doughnut Day.
While it may sound like a trifling fake observance such as National Corndog Day, World Emoji Day, or Talk Like A Pirate Day, this holiday named for a round pastry in fact originated as a tribute to Salvation Army volunteer women who played a support role for U.S. troops during World War I.
a doughnut lassie
Known as "Doughnut Girls" or "Doughnut Lassies" or, most enduringly, as "Doughnut Dollies," these female patriots prepared and distributed baked goods, coffee, and other rations for the American military presence in France, filling the GI tracks of GIs and boosting their morale. The rabid wartime consumption of doughnuts by U.S. military personnel is even thought by some to be why American soldiers came to be referred to as "Doughboys."
The conclusion of the Great War of 1918 set up a decade of Western economic boom known as the Roaring '20s, though the greed of the ruling class made the sustained growth unsustainable and the Wall Street crash of 1929 ushered in the prolonged misery of the Great Depression.
In 1936, just as Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal of tightened banking regulations and vast expansion of government "make work" programs finally pulled America out of the pits of financial despair, a Houston man named Lawrence perfected his gourmet doughnut recipe and began selling his pastries wholesale for just five cents a dozen. Serving his product warm was essential; as the founder said, "when they bite into that hot doughnut, it will bring them back every time."
As Lawrence converted his operation from wholesale to retail storefronts, he enlisted a Doughnut Dolly of his own - his wife Lillie, who took over preparing the treats while simultaneously rearing their young son. The couples' business's boom seems to have never ended; today having expanded to nearly 200 stores in Texas and across the South.
Doughboys live in Houston, TX
Houstonians have maintained a fierce loyalty to the brand. When regional rival Krispy Kreme attempted to establish a foothold in Space City, it quickly sputtered and they sheepishly shuttered their Houston stores and fled the Houston market for good!
Today, eight decades after Lawrence and Lillie began their business, each June 1st, this Houston institution hands out free doughnuts and donates a portion of its sales to charity in observance of National Doughnut Day.
And while the spelling, and in this case hyphenation of the word "doughnut" remains in dispute, what's not in dispute is the significance of these ring-shaped sweet treats to American culture and to American history.
This week on Doughboys: Shipley Do-Nuts.
Fork rating[]
Shipley Do-Nuts
| guest / host | three favorite do-nuts | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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4 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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4 forks |
| Jon Gabrus |
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4 forks |
The Doughboys tried a big variety of Do-nuts on this trip: Cinnamon Sugar, Devils Food, Maple Iced, Chocolate Iced, Chocolate Iced Nut, Orange Sprinkle, Blueberry Filled, Strawberry Filled, Cream Filled, Chocolate Cream Filled, Chocolate Iced Cake, and the consensus favorite: Buttermilk Cake Glazed.
They also had a Filled Bar, Cinnamon Roll, Apple Fritter, Jalapeno Sausage & Cheese Kaloche, Ham & Cheese Kaloche, and coffee.
With these scores, Shipley Do-Nuts joins the Golden Plate Club!
Hot or Not 🔥[]
Takis Zombie Chips
In this segment, The Doughboys try a food product and rate its spiciness.
For this episode, they have Zombie Takis, which are habanero & cucumber-flavored. An audience member, Eric, joins them for this segment.
The scale is Not Not Not, Not Not, Not, Hot, Hot Hot, and Hot Hot Hot.
| guest / host | rating |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Hot |
| Mike Mitchell | Hot Hc |
| Jon Gabrus | Hot |
| Eric | Hot Hot |
Roast Spoonman[]
George Strait
| “ | Gorge Strait | ” |
–Tom Geiger | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | I'm terrified of chimps. | ” |
–Nick Wiger | ||
| “ | Pants swap! Pants swap! Pants swap! | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | Nick, your fingers looked glazed before we got into the do-nut shop. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | I bought a sour-cream gun at Taco Bell when I was in high school! | ” |
–Jon Gabrus | ||
#hashtags[]
- #JustPlainGood
The Feedbag[]
| “ | Hypothetically, if Mario came on the podcast, what chain restaurant would you take him to? | ” |
–Jack | ||
| “ | Have you had kaloches anywhere besides Shipley? | ” |
–a paramedic | ||
| “ | What if, accidentally, you pooped your pants? What would you do? Would you go for the door? Where would you go? You eat a lot of fucking food, ok! Do you have a diaper? Who wipes it? | ” |
–Anastasia | ||
| “ | After five beers, how much do you regret your stunning admission at the end of Gabrus' High and Mighty episode? | ” |
–Brian | ||
| “ | I have a relative who eats plain noodles with butter, which is strange. Mitch has said one of his favorite pizza is cheese pizza. Every pizza is a cheese pizza, right? Is there a foodstuff you like that is plain that with nothing else on it? | ” |
–Cody | ||
Related Episodes[]
| Jon Gabrus episodes |
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Photos (via @doughboyspod)[]
Tour poster