Pirates Dinner Adventure with Eva Anderson

"Yarrrdoughbarrrchest: Pirates Dinner Adventure with Evil No Handerson aka Eva Anderson" is Episode 371 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell. "Yarrrdoughbarrrchest: Pirates Dinner Adventure with Evil No Handerson aka Eva Anderson" was released on October 13, 2022.

## Synopsis

The Doughboys' very first guest, Eva Anderson (*WeCrashed*, *You're The Worst*), returns to talk Try Guys and Medieval Times before continuing **Yarrrctdoughbarrrchest** with a review of Pirates Dinner Adventure. Plus, an interview with actor and stunt performer Jeff Budner (*9-1-1*) who portrays Cutthroat Jack.

## Nick's intro

On March 10, 2000, Disney’s Buena Vista shingle released *Mission to Mars*, a Brian DePalma-directed sci-fi adventure that marked the first modern feature film based on a Disneyland attraction.

While the film was a critical failure and only a mild box-office success, and was crowded out of theatergoers' mindspace by the same-year release of the Val Kilmer-starrer *Red Planet* (i.e. the *Deep Impact* to its *Armageddon* or the *Antz* to its *Bug's Life*), *Mission to Mars* still established Disney’s template for the next two decades: shameless IP cannibalization. 2002’s *The Country Bears* followed, a miscalculated flop that nearly caused the company to shift its 'theme-park attraction to theaters' pipeline to being direct-to-video. But 2003 would produce two certified box-office hits off of perhaps the park’s two most beloved rides: the Eddie Murphy comedy *The Haunted Mansion* and the summer’s surprise smash, Gore Verbinski’s *The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl*.

The film instantly minted an iconic pop-culture character in Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow and began the voyage of a new billion-dollar franchise to occupy the fantasy/adventure space vacated by the just-completed *Lord of the Rings* trilogy. And the film also brought a fascination with piracy back into the mainstream, leading others to follow in its tsunami-sized wake. In 2005, in the twin theme-park counties of Orange County, California and Orange County, Florida, a new dinner-theater concept opened as the swashbuckling counterpart to Medieval Times. Featuring a not very piratey meal served during an extremely piratey interactive stunt show, the experience was a hit with slack-jawed landlubbers.

And while the Disney *Pirates* franchise remains dormant partly due to the semi-cancellation of Depp, the Disney Parks-adjacent pirate show endures, having emerged from the existential plague not of scurvy, but of COVID.

This week on Doughboys… **Yarrrctdoughbarrrchest**, a month of pirate-themed eating, drinking, and revelry, continues, with Pirates Dinner Adventure.

## Pieces of Eight and Skull & Crossbones ratings 🏴‍☠️☠️

Since this episode is part of **Yarrrdoughbarrrchest**, the Doughboys rate the restaurant's meal on a scale of 0-5 Pieces of Eight.

They also rate the show/performers on a scale 0-5 Skull and Crossbones.

* Salad
* Vegetarian Entrée: Butternut Squash Ravioli
 The Spoondog
* The Orange Pirate's Drink - Andre's Grog
* Capt. Sebastian
* Vegetable Soup
* Roasted Chicken Entrée: Roasted Chicken and Vegetables
 Evil No Handerson
* Salad
* Roasted Chicken Entrée: Roasted Chicken and Vegetables
 shared
* Apple Cider
* Tortuga Trio
	+ Cheese Sticks
	+ Pieces of Eight Onion Rings
	+ Jalapeno Pirate Poppers
* Turkey Leg
* Lobster Tail
* Shrimp Skewers
* Dessert: Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Sauce

**Spoonman's Bite of the Night** went to the Lobster Tail.

Nick's highlight was the Salad, but also declares this the worst meal of *Doughboy*s history.

    With these scores, I guess Pirates Dinner Adventure makes both the Platinum Plate Club (for the show) and the Broken Plate Club (for the food). YARRRGH!

## Cutthroat Jack interview

In the second segment, Nick and Mitch interview Jeff Budner, the actor who portrayed Cutthroat Jack in the Pirates Dinner Adventure show.

(I don't believe that is Cutthroat Jack in the group photo, btw.)

## Quotes

**Nick**: It was like taking a sip of bongwater.

## Photos

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