Jersey Mike's 2 with Jon Daly

"Jersey Mike's 2 with Jon Daly" is Episode 283 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Jersey Mike's 2 with Jon Daly" was released on January 14, 2021.

## Synopsis

Jon Daly (*Kroll Show*, "Abracadabralifornia") returns to talk music, sandwiches, and Jersey Mike's. Plus, our guest and the 'boys give up treats they hold dear in the debut of My Snackrifice.

## Nick's intro

Browsing the "Most Funded" tab of Kickstarter, one quickly sees a pattern - a rash of feature-laden, over-designed gadgetry, board-game adaptations of existing video games, and derivative card games with random and/or edgelord sensibilities - all of which raise millions whether a finished product was delivered or not.

But there's an anomaly among the smart grills and Cards Against Humanity clones, things named liked *Bears vs. Babies*: a feature film starring, written, and directed by Hollywood sitcom actor, Zach Braff.

In 2013, *Scrubs* star Braff launched a Kickstarter for a self-financed film to runaway success, inspiring subsequent Kickstarters by Hollywood IP like *Veronica Mars* and *Mystery Science Theater 3000*. The next year, he released his Kickstarter-funded film *Wish I Was Here* to middling reception. The film's story centered on an underemployed actor whose financial straits mean he can no longer afford to send his kids to a fancy private school, forcing him to home school them (public school bizarrely considered unthinkable) failed to connect with audiences, despite their emotional and financial investment.

But that investment was all predicated on the rapturous reception of Braff's previous directorial outing, his 2004 film about a different underemployed actor who meets a manic pixie dream girl and learns he doesn't need his psychiatric medication after all. While often mocked for its earnestness and college-freshman mixtape soundtrack, the film was critically praised at the time and was a genuine indie hit at the box office. An essential character in this film was the titular location to which Braff's character returns home, the Garden State, New Jersey.

And it's New Jersey where, in 1971, a 17-year old Peter Cancro purchased the Jersey Shore sandwich shop where he worked with financial support, not from Kickstarter, but rather a substantial personal loan from his high-school football coach. Cancro's ambition and acumen helped grow the single shop into a small chain and in 1987, a franchise; its wheels greased by the mix of red-wine vinegar and olive oil dubbed "The Juice" that's doused on its subs. By 2014, the year *Wish I Were Here* hit theaters, the chain had 750 locations.

And unlike Braff's quixotic directing career, this Garden State original found even greater success thereafter; today, with over 1500 locations and counting.

This week on *Doughboys*, we return to Jersey Mike's Subs.

## Ookie Fork rating

The Doughboys first reviewed Jersey Mike's 3.5 years earlier when Nick and Mitch each rated it 3.5 forks.

	+ Rosemary Parmesan Bread
	+ Mike's Way
	+ Double Cheese
	+ Avocado, Mayo, Banana Peppers
* Miss Vickie's Smokehouse BBQ Chips
* Cookie
 Mike Mitchell
* Stubborn Classic Root Beer
* #13 The Original Italian
	+ White Bread
	+ - Mike's Way
	+ Pickles, Cherry Pepper Relish
	+ Banana Peppers, Onion, Tomatoes
* #26 Bacon Ranch Chicken Cheese Steak
* #17 Mike's Famous Philly [Mrs. Mitchell's order]
	+ - no Onions, no Peppers
* Cool Ranch Doritos
* two Brownies
 Jon Daly
* #13 The Original Italian
	+ Mike's Way
	+ no Mayo
* #7 Turkey and Provolone
* Lay's Classic Chips

**The Spoonman Bite of the Night** goes to both the #17, but when it was reheated in the oven the next day, and the Brownie.

## My Snackrifice

In this new segment, The Doughboys look at some food categories and discuss which must be Snackrificed; that is, not eaten for the remainder of the year.

* Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
* Peanut M&M's
 Coca-Cola Varietals
* Diet Coke
* Cherry Coke
 Doritos
* Cool Ranch
* all other flavors

## Quotes

**Jon**: You don't want to meet that guy.

## Photo

#14 Veggie Sandwich, Miss Vickie's Smokehouse BBQ Chips, Chocolate Chip Cookie#14 VeggieMiss Vickie's Smokehouse BBQ ChipsChocolate Chip Cookie#13 The Original Italian#17 Mike's Famous Philly#26 Bacon Ranch Chicken Cheese Steak