"Taco Bell 2 with Jon Gabrus (LIVE)" is Episode 86 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Taco Bell 2 with Jon Gabrus (LIVE)" was released on January 26, 2017.
Synopsis[]
For the Doughboys' foray into the Bay Area, actor and comedian Jon Gabrus (High and Mighty podcast, Guy Code) joins to discuss his favorite restaurant, Taco Bell, and to contemplate mortality. Mitch gets a hometown surprise. Recorded live at the Eureka Theatre at SF Sketchfest.
[Note: this episode is part of The Spoonister Six, for which Mitch booked all the guests for six episodes. -ed.]
Nick's intro[]
Laika
On November 3, 1957, the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 rocketed into orbit. Just 32 days earlier, the launch of Sputnik 1 had blindsided American intelligence and fired the starting pistol in the Space Race. But Sputnik 2 distinguished itself from its unmanned predecessor with the inclusion of a passenger: Laika, a stray dog trained to be the first living being in space.
From the beginning, Soviet scientists had cruelly booked the terrier a one-way ticket, but plans to euthanize Laika by dispensing poisoned food before oxygen ran out went away when the cooling system malfunctioned and the terrified dog cooked to death in her orbiting tomb.
Still, the mission was a scientific triumph and while Sputnik is in the history books, at the time, it's dog-manned follow-up, Muttnik, was an even bigger factor in motivating the panicked U.S. government to act, demonstrating the advanced state of the U.S.S.R.'s space program versus America's non-existent one.
As the Americans formed NACA, later becoming NASA, locations were chosen for its facilities: Cape Canaveral, Florida for its launchpad; Houston, Texas, at the insistence of LBJ, for mission control; and less famously, the Los Angeles suburb of Downey, California, for the construction of modules and rockets. Downey had become one of the nation's most productive aircraft manufacturers during World War II and would go on to assemble craft for the Apollo program and the Space Shuttle.
And Downey also proved culturally influential in its connection to two fast-food juggernauts. It's the home of the oldest operating McDonald's, the first with the famous "golden arches," as well as the birthplace of the world's largest Mexican chain, whose founder claims to have invented the hard-shell taco.
Thirty years after its first location opened, the south-of-the-border franchise made another dog famous: Gidget, the chihuahua cast as a Spanish-speaking dog with a single-minded craving for Mexican cuisine, indicated by her famous four-word catchphrase. Gidget starred in dozens of commercials for the taco chain from 1997 to 2003, vastly elevating its profile in a struggle just as combative as the Space Race: the Fast Food Wars. The canine actor Gidget was euthanized in 2009, but like the canine cosmonaut Laika, is today immortalized for a noble performance in the compulsory service of mankind.
This week on Doughboys: yo quiero Taco Bell.
Fork rating[]
The first time The Doughboys reviewed Taco Bell was in their second episode, though that review was focused on Taco Bell's breakfast items; Mitch gave it 5 forks and Nick only 3 forks.
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | 3 of each (= $95.65):
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4 forks |
| Mike Mitchell | 5 forks | |
| Jon Gabrus | 5 forks |
The Doughboys made one giant order, getting three of each item.
With these scores, Taco Bell for the first time makes the Golden Plate Club!
Mitch's Hometown Surprise[]
Quincy, MA
Instead of one of their food games, Nick put together a video of Mitch's Quincy Crew.
| “ | I can't believe you told the story about us doing whippets on your podcast. Grow up, dude. | ” |
–Stocky | ||
| “ | You've mentioned me on the podcast before and mentioned the story about when we showed each other our little penises when we were six years old or so. For some reason, you failed to mention that I was fully erect. | ” |
–Justin Kiley | ||
| “ | What's up, Mitchell. It's your buddy, Adam. Thanks for playing the voice message that I told you not to play because I sounded retahded. I have a picture that you told me never to show. Fuck you, Mitchell. | ” |
–Wootang | ||
| “ | We had three days of bonding from LA to Boston. I don't know what was worse: you dozing off behind the wheel in Connecticut or having to stop at every gas station along the way so you could grab a candy bar and light up the bathroom. | ” |
–Scott "Keefa" | ||
| “ | There's a rumor going around that Mike Mitchell is some sort of handjob sex pervert. It's true. | ” |
–Mikeus | ||
| “ | Congrats on all the success out there in LA. I hear the Chargers are moving up there now too. Can't wait to see Tom Brady lay the smackdown the next time I come out to see you. Congrats, bud. | ” |
–Joey O | ||
| “ | This is Mike Ramondi. I'm barely 5'6" and Mitchell is terrified of me. I've waited a total of three full days for him to get out of his house when I'm picking him up. I hate his guts. | ” |
–Ramondi | ||
| “ | I remember when we were kids playing video games in your basement and you shoving two-liter bottles of Pepsi in your face, followed by Domino's, Papa Gino's, Burger King. I can remember people asking me, "Dan, you need to get Mitch to stop doing that 'cause he's going to be obese." I said, "No no, one day, he will found a great... podcast." You're welcome. I am the original founder of Doughboys. | ” |
–Danba | ||
| “ | Mitch's Mom was my 10th-grade English teacher. I always felt that, you know, she kind of liked me more than you. And that fact was confirmed the other day when we were having lunch at our favorite spot and she told me that she would have preferred me as a son because I have what some people call "a real job." | ” |
–Breslin | ||
| “ | I don't listen to the podcast so I can't remember if you shared the story or just with our group of friends, but was it on set or after set at home when you masturbated after filming those scenes with Birdie on Love? | ” |
–(?) | ||
| “ | Last time you were home, you told your Mom you were visiting my kids, but you were really looking for a handjob. | ” |
–(?) | ||
| “ | Mitch, we're excited to have you over this weekend after your show in San Francisco. We made your bed for you just the way you like it: full of pussy. *meow* | ” |
–Angelica, Chankton's wife | ||
| “ | Don't do anything stupid and the Doughlympics was good. | ” |
–Susston | ||
(There were a few others in the video, but I couldn't catch their name or what they said very well.)
Also, Chankton was in the audience, and Mitch brought him on stage. He talks about how much he loves Chinese food, and recommends the Majestic Dragon in Boston (Wootang's restaurant). He is drunk and rates the Majestic Dragon 8 spoons. Wootang then comes on stage and notes how Wiger does all the work and that he has joined the #BurgerBrigade. He then tries to bring out Joey-o, who stays off stage.
"That went exactly how I expected it to," Nick says about the chaos.
There was supposed to be a Snack or Wack segment here with 7 Layer Dip Tortilla Combos which Nick bought at a truck stop, but they ran out of time. Instead, they tossed them out to the audience.
Roast Spoonman[]
carafe of buttermilk
| “ | sentient carafe of expired buttermilk | ” |
–- | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | Mitch: You don't feel any more insignificant than when you're going to Taco Bell and walk by a Woman's Rights March, with your cellphone and you're looking at your order for Taco Bell, and you walk by the march into Taco Bell. I felt like the biggest piece of shit on Earth. Nick: There's really no piece of counterprogramming that is more directly antithetical to the goals and aims of the Women's March than three white men talking about Taco Bell for 90 minutes. |
” |
–this live show happened at the same time as the Women's March of 2017 | ||
| “ | If we took off our shirts and wrestled, we'd break Tumblr. | ” |
–Jon Gabrus | ||
| “ | Chris Pratt is officially an enemy of Spoon Nation. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | I have a fierce allegiance to Del Taco. THERE'S NO NEED TO BOO! You can let the Del Taco fans cheer and just remain silent! That's just spiteful! This is the problem with FUCKING TACO BELL FANS! They want to shout down the opposition instead of letting Del Taco people have their say! There's room for both! I don't tell you you're a piece of shit for preferring Taco Bell! | ” |
–Nick Wiger | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | Wiger, I heard your complaint about the design of the packaging for the fan send-in stuff, so I made you a better Wiger Challenge designed for you. | ” |
–Carolina | ||
| “ | As you guys run out of chain restaurants in the Los Angeles area, have you considered branching out to some more regional chains that are in the Midwest and East Coast, like White Castle or Skyline Chili? | ” |
–Justin | ||
Restaurants[]
| official visit | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Taco Bell Express | San Francisco, CA | Mitch got takeout for them from the location on Drumm St. |
| restaurants referenced | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Taco Bell Cantina | San Francisco, CA | they were supposed to go to the Cantina, but due to flight delays, they couldn't |
| House of Nanking | San Francisco, CA | Mitch lists some of his favorite SF spots |
| Tartine Bakery | San Francisco, CA | Mitch lists some of his favorite SF spots |
Plugs and Drops[]
| reference | notes |
|---|---|
|
Gabrus' plug |
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in Mitch's drop (by Riley Henderson) |
| Trevor Jones "Promentory" | Nick's live show intro music |
| Soundgarden "Spoonman" | Mitch's live show intro music |
| Dropkick Murphys "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" | music from Mitch's Hometown Surprise video |
| Quincy Crew |
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