Art by SlakingFool
Original Air date: October 18th, 2021
Caption: Matt has "the talk" with his kid... about school fundraising. Creepy Best Buy guy returns. Scoop Mail and Jock Vs. Nerd Trivia.
Running time: 1:39
Recording location: The Churn Version 7 and Paul's Playhouse.
Topics[]
Paul starts with a William Shatner impersonation. Jacob shares a rumor of a new spoken word poetry album that he may be releasing soon. The hosts talk about the relevance of Shatner and list which Star Trek captains are still living.
Matt talks about how many people Sarah knows that have showbiz credits in comparison to his growing up in Jersey. Matt tells a story about how when they promoted a show in Jersey as being done by showbiz failures it was better attended than when they promoted it as being made with successful people (Episode title reference). Paul talks about his childhood brush with fame when talking to Carl Hurley, church comedian.
The hosts talk about a Lance Burton filming and how good of an escape it was.
A Fake Commercial for Pheasant Pluckers Inc., a comedy club.
Paul gets a phone call so Matt and Jacob talk, confusingly, about the MLB and NFL Giants.
Jacob talks about Parker Posey being listed as being from Monroe, LA but not being able to get confirmation.
Jacob talks about the Duck Dynasty show and musical and how they picked a fight with Penn & Teller the week before the show opened. Matt tells a story about a show getting kicked out of the Rio because that show bothered the Rio into putting up more advertising. Glenn proposed hiring someone full-time to annoy the guy at the Rio in charge of advertising placement.
Matt talks about the grift of school fundraising and how you can only bother people so many times to do favors for them.
Paul takes a break from Preaching Fun to go on a rant about how much he hated school.
A Fake Commercial for Creepy Best Buy guy's alternative home security. Paul does a low-volume mumble voice for this. Matt calls an early "enter heyscoops at checkout."
The hosts talk about using their roombas.
The hosts talk about the shift to driveway Trick or Treating vs. house to house. Paul describes the intensity of Halloween decorations in his neighborhood.
Scoopmail[]
- May or May Not (he/him) sends in a story about possibly doing a second-tier obelisk.
- Darth Shittius (BBQ Scoop) sends in a story about someone yelling "Duck Tape Dave borrowed my Truck and Fucked my Daughter."
- Full Cream Scoop sends in a Worst Coworker Story about a sloppy person on a trading floor.
- Scoops McGillicutty sends in a Shitty Job Story about quitting before their two-weeks notice was completed.
Jock vs. Nerd[]
The hunt for balls theme is played. Bare Scoop sends in a Scoopardy related to some movies the hosts talked about in 772.
Characters and Bits[]
- Matt is all-in for Scott Bakula
- Matt thinking that Bonnie Brushwood is on a new Star Trek episode and thinking that everyone is fat.
- Ninja Assassin is a growth industry according to Paul
- A bumlbe ball with knives
- A Puppet that hands out NFT's as the Crypto-Keeper
- Jacob does an impersonation of Anne.
- Paul recalls correctly that the events of 'Catch Me if You Can' have been debunked even though Matt and Jacob doubt his statement.
Reading of scoop names as thank-you returned in this episode.