Hot Dog On A Stick with Paul F. Tompkins

"Hot Dog On A Stick with Paul F. Tompkins" is Episode 366 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell. "Hot Dog On A Stick with Paul F. Tompkins" was released on September 8, 2022.

## Synopsis

Paul F. Tompkins (*Threedom*, *The Neighborhood Listen*, *Stay F. Homekins*) joins the 'boys to discuss summertime go-to's, McDonald's, and *Heathcliff* comics before a review of Hot Dog on a Stick. Plus, another edition of Slop Quiz.

## Nick's intro

“*It's as satisfying to me as, uh, coming is, you know? As, ah, having sex with a woman and coming. And so can you believe how much I am in heaven?*”

This is one of many colorful quotes from the 1977 fitness documentary *Pumping Iron* by an aspiring champion bodybuilder named Arnold Schwarzenegger, describing the feeling of lifting weights.

Before he was the Terminator and well before he was the Governator, Arnold was a cocky young musclehead prepping for the Mr. Olympia competition at a fitness location he would help make legendary: Muscle Beach in Venice, California. The outdoor ocean-view gym that made eye candy out of its hunky plate-pushers had its origins a long walk north in Santa Monica, and was the Mecca of the nation’s postwar fitness boom. But Muscle Beach has a decidedly unhealthy landmark in its immediate orbit: the original beachside location of a corn dog, fried cheese, and lemonade shack.

Known for its simple and densely caloric menu, as well as the outlandish primary-color work uniforms of its often teenage workforce, the 'look ma, no utensils' stick-based concept would become a staple of shopping-mall food courts. Its original Muscle Beach location shuttered during quarantine, but has plans to reopen later this very year.

Today, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the reigning musclebound athlete-turned-action star, and Gavin Newsom is the governor of the Golden State. But this SoCal heated-dog emporium continues to pump out breaded beef, with 45 locations now under the same ownership as the similarly antithetical to fitness Fatburger.

This week on *Doughboys*… Hot Dog on a Stick.

## Fork rating

* Turkey Hot Dog On A Stick
* Pepper Jack Cheese On A Stick
* French Fries
* Funnel Cake Sticks
 Mike Mitchell
* Frozen Hand-Stomped Cherry Lemonade
* Sampler Platter
	+ Beef Dog On A Stick
	+ Turkey Dog On A Stick
	+ American Cheese On A Stick
	+ Pepper Jack Cheese On A Stick
	+ French Fries
* Funnel Cake Sticks
 Paul F. Tompkins
* Sampler Platter
	+ Turkey Dog On A Stick
	+ Beef Dog On A Stick
	+ American Cheese On A Stick
	+ Pepper Jack Cheese On A Stick
* Funnel Cake Sticks

With these scores, Hot Dog On A Stick makes it to the Golden Plate Club!

## Slop Quiz: You Oughts-a Know

In Slop Quiz, Nick presents a food-related exam (pop quiz) and Mitch and the guest compete for superiority.

This week's topic is called You Oughts-a Know, and is based around the year 2002.

Mitch and Paul guess the restaurants' slogans in 2002. The winner gets to go back and stay in 2002.

Mitch wins! He is now stuck in 2002! Will he start *Doughboys* again?!

## *Heathcliff* Comics

As he does on occasion, Nick rants about recent Heathcliff comics. He's come around to their absurdity though. These are the recent panels discussed on today's episode.

## The Feedbag

Did you know that flight attendants don't get paid during boarding and de-planing? The hardest parts of our job is the parts we don't get paid for.

## Photos

Sampler PlatterHot Dog On A StickAmerican Cheese On A StickFunnel Cake SticksFrench FriesHand-Stomped Original LemonadeFrozen Hand-Stomped Cherry Lemonade