"Thighstop with Jon Gabrus" is Episode 333 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Thighstop with Jon Gabrus" was released on January 20, 2022.
"Tomorrow... with Jon Gabrus @Gabrus" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
Jon Gabrus (Action Boyz, High and Mighty) and the 'boys dive cloaca first into some chicken talk before a review of Thighstop. Plus, another edition of A Single Item Must Be Banished. Check out the video at twitch.tv.
[This was initially a live stream recorded on January 7, 2022. -ed.]
Nick's intro[]
On March 5, 1977, the sitcom Three's Company premiered on ABC, making stars out of its titular trio: the late great John Ritter, voice of reason Joyce DeWitt, and cast as a stereotypical airheaded blonde, Suzanne Somers.
Joyce DeWitt, Jack Ritter, Suzanne Somers
The show was top-10 in the ratings for most of its eight season run and spawned multiple spin-offs, but Suzanne Somers would leave the series in 1980 amid a heated contract dispute that led to a personal falling out with the remaining cast members. And while her stardom would never again achieve the same heights, her fortune was found a decade later via an endorsement deal - starring in infomercials for a workout gadget that was ubiquitous in the 1990s, the ThighMaster.
A squeezable apparatus held between the knees, much like the Shake Weight, it became known as much for its horny qualities as its aerobic value. More than ten million ThighMasters were sold, and as pitchwoman, Somers pocketed a substantial sum, as well as facilitating a career shift to fitness and wellness guru; a shift that, unfortunately in recent years, has seen her embrace wild conspiracy theories like blaming school shootings on toxins in food.
The era of the infomercial has passed, and to Somers' chagrin, the American appetite for toxin-laden food has only grown. Witness Wingstop, which has doubled its number of restaurants in the past five years and is now the sixth-biggest chicken chain in the country.
But in July 2021, that now-familiar COVID-era buzzword "supply chain" led to a chicken-wing shortage potentially devastating for the poultry purveyor. The clever solution was found via another COVID-era buzzword, "ghost kitchen," as the company launched an app and online-only sub-brand based around the wing's lower-limbed dark-meat counterpart, thighs. The new label even featured a commercial starring WingStop's own Suzanne Somers, franchise owner Rick Ross.
But are these thighs masters? Or do the wings still fly higher?
This week on Doughboys, Thighstop.
Fork rating[]
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
|
4 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
|
4 forks |
| Jon Gabrus |
|
3.5 forks |
Spoonman's Bite of the Night went to the Louisiana Rub Bone-In Thigh.
A Single Item Must Be Banished: Chicken Scratch 🚫[]
In this segment, Nick shares some groups of items and they decide which option is unnecessary.
For this episode, they focus on chicken.
(Photos courtesy of The Drop King.)
| group | Nick's banished item | Mitch's banished item | Gabrus' banished item | Emma's banished item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parmesan Garlic |
|
Lemon Pepper | - | |
| KFC | KFC | Raising Cane's | KFC | |
| Carl's Jr. | Carl's Jr. | Carl's Jr. | Carl's Jr. | |
| Chicken of the Sea | Hen-of-the-wood | Chicken Biskit | Chicken Biskit | |
| Bwak Bwak | Bwak Bwak | Cock A Doodle Doo | Bwak Bwak | |
| Ernie | Ernie | Ernie | - | |
| Chunk | - | The Cowardly Lion | Chunk |
Roast Spoonman[]
Nosferatu
| “ | Sauceferatu | ” |
–Brian | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | Wiges, you go cloaca first, right? You go right to the cloaca. You spread the legs open and go to the cloaca. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell re: how Wiger eats his rotisserie chicken | ||
| “ | I don't want to see your kowalick on camera, or whatever that thing is called. Is it a kowalick where you shit, piss, cum, and drop eggs out of? | ” |
–Jon Gabrus re: cloacas | ||
| “ | Mitch: Should I show everyone Wolly's cloaca? Gabrus: Yes please. |
” |
–The Doughboys | ||
Live Feedbag[]
| “ | Will you try Taco Bell Wings? | ” |
–Hi Roxie! | ||
They will (and since this episode, have) try the wings on Gabrus' podcast, High and Mighty.
| Do you have any snack blindspots (-Grimword) | What's a snack you can't have anymore because you had it too much? (-Gabrus) | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Bugles |
|
| Mike Mitchell | apples | |
| Jon Gabrus | seaweed chips | Cheez-Its |
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| What's one kitchen appliance that's made your life infinitely better? (-Kevin T. Porter) | |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | coffee grinder |
| Mike Mitchell | tabletop dishwasher |
| Jon Gabrus | stand mixer |
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