Thighstop with Jon Gabrus

"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.

## 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 show 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.

The show was top-10 in the ratings for most of its 8-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

	+ Louisiana Rub
* 3pc Bone-In Thigh Combo
	+ Lemon Pepper
* Regular Thigh Bites
	+ Atomic
* Cajun Fried Corn
* Thigh Combo [Natalie's order]
	+ Cajun
 Mike Mitchell
* 15pc Wings Meal For 2
	+ Classic
	+ 9 Louisiana Rub / 6 Mild
	+ Ranch Dip
* Regular Thigh Bites
	+ Cajun
* 2 Bone-In Thighs
	+ Original Hot
* 2 Bone-In Thighs
	+ Louisiana Rub
* Louisiana Voodoo Fries
* Triple Chocolate Chunk Brownie
* COVID booster shot
 Jon Gabrus
	+ 5 Mango Habanero
	+ 5 Original Hot
	+ 7 Mild
	+ 7 Lemon Pepper
	+ 6 Hawaiian
	+ 7 Spicy Korean Q
	+ 7 Hickory Smoked BBQ
	+ 6 Garlic Parmesan
* Bone-In Thighs Meal For Two
	+ Lemon Pepper
	+ Plain
* Regular Thigh Bites
	+ Lousiana Rub
* Louisiana Voodoo Fries
* Seasoned Fries

**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.

## Quotes

**Gabrus**: Yes please.

## Live Feedbag

They will (and since this episode, have) try the wings on Gabrus' podcast, *High and Mighty*.

 Mike Mitchell

 Mike Mitchell
 Jon Gabrus

## Photos

Louisiana Voodoo FriesCajun Thigh BitesOriginal Hot Bone-In ThighsLouisiana Rub Wings