"Swensons with Carl Tart" is Episode 236 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Swensons with Carl Tart" was released on January 30, 2020.
"Tomorrow...(with Carl Tart)" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
For the final stop on our Midwest tour, Carl Tart (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) joins the 'boys to review a Cleveland drive-in favorite; Swensons. Plus a local edition of Snack or Wack with a surprise drop in guest.
Recorded live at the Agora Theatre and Ballroom [in Cleveland, OH. - ed.]
Nick's intro[]
"This shocking act of disloyalty from our homegrown chosen one sends the exact opposite lesson of what we would want our children to learn and who we would want them to become!"
Dan Gilbert's open letter to LeBron James
This excerpt is from an open letter posted by Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, in the aftermath of LeBron "King" James' 2010 special, The Decision, when LeBron departed the team that drafted him and took his talents to South Beach. Gilbert, a Detroit billionaire who built his fortune through predatory loans, displayed his famous temper in the unhinged screed which was filled with all-caps declarations, misused quotation marks, and written in Comic Sans font.
James' frustration with his team-owner's ineptitude was part of why he chose to spend four years with the Miami Heat, as part of a "Big Three" with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh, where, despite Gilbert's guarantee, he won two championships.
But in July of 2014, a very different letter was published - this one by LeBron himself titled "I'm Coming Home." LeBron then left Miami to return to the Cavaliers as part of a big three with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love and again his team became the best in the Eastern Conference. The gambit paid off. In 2016, LeBron's Cavaliers, in a stunning game-7 road victory over the 73-9 Golden State Warriors, won Cleveland's first pro-sports title in 52 years.
And to celebrate, the King paid a visit to a drive-in burger stand that has come to be identified as one of Ohio's most beloved chain restaurants.
The eatery, founded in 1934 by a man who went by "Pop", is known for its burgers, its array of milkshakes - whose flavors can be combined in myriad ways - and its specialty ginger-ale infusions, including a Grape California, Cherry Ohio, and Orange Florida.
Today, with twelve locations across the Buckeye State, this purveyor of what Forbes Magazine proclaimed "America's Best Burger," is like King James himself, an Akron original.
As for LeBron's order, as told to a curious student at his I Promise school, he gets a big three of a double cheeseburger, onion rings, and a banana milkshake.
This week on Doughboys: Swensons.
Fork rating[]
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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5 forks |
| Carl Tart |
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5 forks |
| shared |
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With these scores, Swensons makes the Platinum Plate Club!
Flavor of the Week / Snack or Wack[]
In Flavor of the Week, The Doughboys sample a variety of flavors of one brand.
Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream
In Snack or Wack, The Doughboys have a snack and decide if it is 'good' or 'bad.'
For this episode, Mitch's friend from Quincy, and previous Doughboys guest, Dano joins them. He brings some flavors of Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream: Bing Cherry Chocolate Chunk, Caramel Sea Salt, and Pralines & Cream.
They ranked them in order of their preferences, and more or less enjoyed all of the flavors.
| guest / host | Bing Cherry Chocolate Chunk | Caramel Sea Salt | Pralines & Cream |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |
| Mike Mitchell | 2nd | 3rd | 1st |
| Carl Tart | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |
| Dano | 2nd | 3rd | 1st |
Roast Spoonman[]
Brutus Buckeye
| “ | the inspiration for the size of Brutus Buckeye's head | ” |
–Anthony Rogers | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | We walk around like penguins so we don't shit ourselves. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell re: the Doughboys tour | ||
| “ | This bologna had ass, y'all! | ” |
–Carl Tart | ||
| “ | What the fuck is a praline? | ” |
–Dano | ||
| “ | We Mitchells have the best cream. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell on the Mitchell's Ice Cream | ||
| “ | If anyone climbs on stage, I'll kick them in the face. | ” |
–Emma Erdbrink | ||
#hashtags[]
- #IPromise
- #Kranch
The Feedbag[]
| “ | Me and my husband are moving next Friday and we're adopting a pet cat. What's a Doughboys-themed name that you'd recommend for the new addition to our family? | ” |
–Kelly Kurtz | ||
| “ | As a relatively new dad, what favorite from your childhood would you never let your child eat? What would you name said child? | ” |
–Sam Goldberg | ||
| “ | We saw Carl this week play on The Good Place and he was a demon. If you were a demon, what food from a chain restaurant would you force humans for eternity as torture? | ” |
–Chelsea Richmond | ||
Related Episodes[]
| Carl Tart episodes | Dano episodes |
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Photos[]
