"The Musso & Frank Grill with Evan Susser" is Episode 427 of Doughboys, hosted by Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell. "The Musso & Frank Grill with Evan Susser" was released on December 14, 2023.
"Tomorrow… with Commissioner Evan Susser" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
Commissioner Evan Susser (Killing It, Fist Fight, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) joins the 'boys to air some grievances about the podcast before a review of Musso & Frank Grill in the eighth annual steak-and-a-shake year-end tradition. Plus, a chilly Drank or Stank.
Nick's intro[]
“He weighed 119 pounds — and 19 of those pounds were cock.”
Countless versions of this quote have been documented, said by screen legend Ava Gardner in reference to her third husband: the anatomically blessed Frank Sinatra.
The Rat Pack
Born in 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey with effectively two umbilical cords, by the 1930s, Sinatra was regularly delighting nightclub crowds with his massive hog. During World War II, this diminutive pipe swinger whipped his built-in jump rope to the top of the charts, as screaming bobby-soxer women and hooting USO troops turned out by the thousands to get a glimpse of his jaw-dropping and throat-widening donger. Nicknamed the Chairman of the Board, Old Blue Eyes, and the Cervix Destroyer, in the late 1940s, Sinatra teamed up with fellow hogsmen Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop to form the original supergroup, The Rat Pack, named for the front-facing rat tails packed by these huge-dicked circus freaks. These five fuck machines collaborated on tours, Vegas revues, and films, including the original Ocean’s 11, a film based on the length of Sinatra’s hog.
And it’s during the heyday of the Rat Pack that you’d find Sinatra at the oldest restaurant in Hollywood, handlessly touching the water in the men’s room toilet. Sinatra was one of countless show-biz regulars who frequented the legendary steakhouse, where he’d hold court for hours, regaling celebrities like Marlon Brando and Orson Welles with glimpses of his big hog.
Unfortunately for Sinatra, his peak in the '40s and '50s gave way to the '60s and '70s, when rock and roll introduced audiences to edgier, more innovative hogs. By the glam era of the 1980s, Americans were more interested in frizzy pubes than giant peens. But then, in 1993, just a few years before his death, Sinatra released his comeback hit entitled Duets, which explored a new aspect of his hog: his balls. It proved a fitting capstone for his ability to evolve as a meat marvel for six underwear-stretching decades.
Sinatra died in 1998 at the age of 82, and his remains were preserved in two urns: one for his body, and one for his big hog. But still today, 25 years after his death, this legendary Italian-American is fondly remembered for his staggering power tool that had the length and circumference of a tennis-ball can. He also apparently was a singer.
And also still today, if you hit up Frank’s favorite Los Angeles steakhouse, you can sit in the Sinatra booth, where his prize hog once rested coiled on the cushions like a just-fed cobra.
This week, on the final new Doughboys of 2023… we return to Steak ‘n Shake, via the oldest restaurant in Hollywood: Musso & Frank.
Fork rating[]
The Musso & Frank Grill
As The Doughboys normally do for the end of the year, Nick, Mitch, and Susser go somewhere and get 'steaks and shakes'. This year, they went to the old-school Hollywood steakhouse, The Musso & Frank Grill.
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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6 forks |
| Evan Susser |
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5 forks |
| shared |
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With these scores, The Musso & Frank Grill makes the Platinum Plate Club.
Drank or Stank: Shake or Ache edition[]
Trolls Band Together Shakes
In Drank or Stank, The Doughboys have a drink and decide if it is 'good' or 'bad.'
To complete the second half of their 'steak and shake' episodes, they have the Trolls Band Together-themed shakes from Shake Shack. The Trolls shakes are Poppy's Sugar Cookie Shake, Viva's Cinnamon Roll Shake, and Branch's Chocolate Peppermint Shake. They also had a Vanilla Shake and a Chocolate Shake.
| guest / host | Poppy's Sugar Cookie Shake | Viva's Cinnamon Roll Shake | Branch's Chocolate Peppermint Shake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Shake | Ache | Ache |
| Mike Mitchell | Shake | Ache | Shake |
| Evan Susser | Shake | Ache |
Roast Spoonman[]
Weeble
| “ | the living embodiment of a Weeble | ” |
–Robert (Mayor of Mayochup) in Des Moines | ||
"Okay" by Amelia Marino[]
Seth MacFarlane "My Way"
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And now year-end is here |
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Susser's Favorite Clips[]
Susser also brings some clips from past shows to remind The Doughboys how fun the show is.
- First, he plays Nick's theme to the Sauceton Powers segment from this episode.
- Next, a clip of Mitch singing his epic theme for "My Snackrifice" from this episode.
- Also somehow Susser and Emma bring clips from the lost 400th episode. Nobody's sure how that happened.
- Lastly, the clip of The Noid's stirringly patriotic version of "The Star-Spangled Bowler" that kicked off BOWL: Finale.
Year-End Bonus Beatriz[]
In the HomeState episode earlier in 2023, Mitch and Stephanie Beatriz discuss the show they were in together (Twisted Metal). At the time, The Doughboys had to cut out any of the conversation about the show because of the WGA and SAG strikes.
Now the strike is over, they included a 20-minute bonus clip of Nick and Mitch discussing Twisted Metal with Beatriz.
Quotes[]
| “ | Mitch: Do you think we have any listeners on Death Row? Evan: I don't know if you can listen to pods on Death Row. How would you? You can't have a phone. |
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–Death Row | ||
| “ | Do you think Keith Richards could beat me in running a mile? | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | Did we just say the podcast is good? Is the podcast good now? | ” |
–Nick Wiger | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | If you could move any holidays around, where would you put them? | ” |
–Thom V. | ||
| guest / host | holidays to move |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | move Labor Day to May |
| Mike Mitchell |
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| Evan Susser | move Thanksgiving to March |
| Emma Erdbrink | move New Year's to summer |
Restaurants[]
| official visits | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Musso & Frank Grill | Hollywood, CA | Nick, Mitch, and Susser all went to this location together |
Drops and Plugs[]
| reference | notes |
|---|---|
| System of a Down | in Mitch's drop (by Ben) |
| Twisted Metal | Mitch's plug |
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Susser's plugs |
Related Episodes[]
| end-of-the-year 🥩🥤 episodes | Shake Shack episodes | Matt Kowalick episodes | Stephanie Beatriz episodes |
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