"Subway with Fran Gillespie" is Episode 17 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Subway with Fran Gillespie" was released on September 3, 2015.
Synopsis[]
Fran Gillespie (Funny or Die, Comedy Bang! Bang!) is Panera Bread’s #1 fan, but she sits down with the ‘boys to discuss another bread based eatery: sandwich shop Subway, whose reputation is in peril after its pitchman’s recent guilty plea. Plus, another edition of Drank or Stank.
Nick's intro[]
Pete's Subway
What if I were to tell you about a fast-food chain that has over 40,000 locations in 110 countries?
What if I said that even at its current mammoth size, it remains one of the fastest-growing restaurants in the world?
What if I added that this company's advertising budget alone is north of 500,000,000 dollars?
You'd assume all was fantastic.
But not all is well with the sandwich chain founded by Connecticut friends Fred DeLuca and Peter Buck as Pete's Super Submarines in 1965; for its massive expansion and ubiquity in the public space was tethered to the face of the franchise: a regular Indiana customer who credited a sandwich diet with his massive weight loss, who starred in dozens of commercials for the restaurant, and made countless public appearances on its behalf over seventeen years. At one point, this chain's internal estimates contributed up to one-half of its growth to the bespectacled Hoosier who served as its living mascot.
Yet until just a few weeks ago, no one knew his dark secret: the horrific crimes to which he has pled guilty and for which he now awaits sentencing.
Besieged by scandal, how can this chain, its franchisees, and the frontline employees they call "sandwich artists" move forward? For years, they've implored us to "eat fresh." But now, we ask, what's next?
This week on Doughboys: Subway.
Fork rating[]
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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2 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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3 forks |
| Fran Gillespie |
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2 forks |
Drank Or Stank[]
7-Eleven Sour Patch Watermelon Slurpee
In Drank or Stank, the Doughboys have a drink and rate it either 'Drank' or 'Stank.'
The beverage for this episode is the 7-Eleven Sour Patch Watermelon Slurpee.
They all enjoyed it a great deal.
| guest / host | rating |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Drank |
| Mike Mitchell | Drank |
| Fran Gillespie | Drank |
Quotes[]
| “ | Fran: Well, in my mind, it was like I was dating Panera and I loved Panera so much that I was flirting with Panera. Nick: Panera just sends you a blurry photo of a baguette at some point. |
” |
–Nick, on Fran sliding into Panera's DMs | ||
| “ | I had to take a sexual harrassment course when it seemed that other people didn't. | ” |
–Fran Gillespie | ||
| “ | I don't think we're going to be emptying vacuum tubes of paste into our gullets and having the same sort of pleasures as you do over Thanksgiving with your family. | ” |
–Nick Wiger on the future of eating | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | I'm all about the chain restaurants but also happen to be a vegetarian. Currently my favorite pick for a non-meat chain restaurant meal is two grilled cheeses and french fries at Five Guys Burgers. Unfortunately, vegetarian options that are specifically aimed at vegetarians (like veggie burgers) tend to be pretty lame and kind of feel like an afterthought at most places. I was wondering if you've come across any good suggestions for non-meat options? | ” |
–Nick in Philadelphia | ||
| guest / host | vegetarian fast food suggestions |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | |
| Mike Mitchell | |
| Fran Gillespie |
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Restaurants[]
| official visits | locations | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Subway | Studio City, CA | Mitch and Fran went together to this location |
| restaurants referenced | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Panera Bread | - | Fran calls it "my absolute favorite restaurant" (she gives it 5 forks) |
| D'Angelo | - | Mitch's hometown sub chain is so great, he didn't try Subway for awhile |
| Quizno's | - | they note how Subway basically took down Quizno's |
| La Brea Bakery Cafe | LAX, CA | Mitch got a sandwich from the airport venue once and there was a rock in it |
Related Episodes[]
| Subway episodes | Fran Gillespie episodes |
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