It's Got to Be Ska Part 7

## Overview

Double Heads Variety Hour presents “It's Got to Be Ska Part 7," where DJs Matt Fox and Dr. Paddy Whack present a playlist combining old and new ska. They sit at the bedside of a comatose DJ Dillon, read fan mail, and visit other hospital patients. Listen to the episode.

## Episode Summary

The episode begins with Matt at the bedside of Dillon, who is currently still at Austin General Hospital in a coma. He has spent most of the time in the hospital with Dr. Paddy Whack, who has remained Dillon's appointed clown doctor throughout his stay thus far. It turns out that Dr. Paddy Whack is actually a ska fan, and since Matt has to still do a ska-themed show, he decides to enlist the clown doctor as his co-DJ. Dr. Paddy Whack then offers for Matt to join him on his rounds.

While walking to the first patient, Matt reads a piece of fan mail, which is mainly just stickers and a postcard of Grimace eating Ronald McDonald. They get to another one of Dr. Paddy Whack's new patients, who turns out to be notable cartoon character Jonny Quest. Jonny looks like a 9-year-old cartoon character, but he confirms that he is 44 years old. He is incredibly pixelated, which he says is a daily struggle that he deals with by choice. He has checked himself into the hospital due to being dismayed by the collapse of the 90s third-wave ska era.

Later in the episode, Mike Korolla calls in to let the DJs know that he never left Austin after the bachelor party/Circle K wedding and is now trapped in the bathroom of a Chuy's. His group drank too many White Claw Hard Seltzers while on the town, left Mike in the bathroom with nothing but pork enchiladas, and went back to Michigan without him. And since Mike is allergic to pork, he's very hungry. The DJs determine he's probably fine and leave him alone. At this point in the show Jonny Quest claims he's 45 years old.

Matt and Dr. Paddy Whack – along with Johnny Question – go back to Dillon's room to see how he's doing, and it appears he continues to flatline and stabilize throughout. Johnny attempts to touch Dillon, which makes him flatline again, and they learn that Johnny has never touched a human. At this point in the show Jonny Quest claims he's 46 years old.

The DJs also receive a call from the beloved Dan, who goes in-depth on Paul McCartney being the Emperor of the Universe in his galaxy. Matt and Dr. Paddy Whack mention that Yance Man of "Channel Surfing" looks like Paul McCartney, and that Double Heads Variety Hour doesn't play The Beatles. Dan also discusses that he has formed a network of private contractors to source spleens to feed his ever-growing zoo of pets. the DJs think this might be a crime syndicate. By this point in the show Jonny Quest claims he's 47 years old.

Dickie Panzeratti calls in and delivers a monologue of incorrect ways to say Dr. Paddy Whack and discusses what to do about an unconscious sports fan he sees on the ground at a Gooey Louie's. Then another call comes in from a woman named Mabel Oscar Meyer, who simply wants to say that she doesn't like the DJs, but she likes ska.

They decide the genres complement.

## Featured Characters

Matt Fox

Dillon Minacci

Dr. Paddy Whack

Jonny Quest

Mike Korolla

Dan

## Featured Music

Stubborn All-Stars - "Glimmer of Hope"

Catbite - "Call Your Bluff"

Skatune Network - "As It Was"

Less Than Jake - "Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts"

The Beat - "Twist and Crawl"

20 Inch Long - "No Way to Know"