Five Guys 2 with Andy Daly

"Five Guys 2 with Andy Daly" is Episode 287 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Five Guys 2 with Andy Daly" was released on February 11, 2021.

## Synopsis

Andy Daly (*Review*, *Eastbound & Down*, *Bonanas for Bonanza*, *Andy Daly Pilot Project*) joins the 'boys to talk Ithaca College and revisit Five Guys. Plus, the debut of Bananas for Ba-na-nas.

## Nick's intro

In 2003, American television viewers were introduced to *Queer Eye for the Straight Guy*, a makeover reality show where heterosexual men have their lives transformed by a quintet of gay hosts, "the Fab Five." Each had his own specialty: Ted focused on food, Kyan grooming, Jay culture, breakout Carson handled fashion, and Tom was tasked with interior design (completely remodeling guests' apartments in a visibly unfair division of labor).

The show was the first mainstream hit for Bravo, leading the network to completely shift formats from high-brow fare liked filmed British stage plays and *Inside the Actors Studio* to focus instead on reality TV; today with hit franchises like *Top Chef*, *Vanderpump Rules*, and countless *Real Housewives* of various municipalities.

But *Queer Eye*'s impact was more significant than transforming the fate of a deep cable channel. In a much more homophobic America that would go on to re-elect George W. Bush with a popular-vote majority, it made stars out of openly gay men and made straight men everywhere comfortable with concepts like using conditioner and matching their shirts to their socks.

But the *Queer Eye* cast weren't the only fivesome to burst on the scene in 2003! That same year, the Murrell sons - Jim, Matt, Chad, Ben, and Tyler - would begin franchising the Virginia burger chain cofounded by their parents. The collective namesake of their family company, the Murrell sons each have their own Queer Eye-style specialty. As per Papa Jim Murrell\* "Matt and Jim travel the country visiting stores, Chad oversees training, Ben selects the franchisees, and Tyler runs the bakery."

The East Coast burgery quickly attained national prominence and would become a personal favorite of fellow DC-area resident, President Barack Obama.

In 2018, Netflix rebooted *Queer Eye* with a similar format, but a new cast for a new generation of viewers. But at the Murrell's burger chain, which now has over 1500 locations, the original fab five of sons still steers the ship.

This week on Doughboys, we return to Five Guys.

[\**Nick says "Papa Jim," but the father's name is Jerry.* -ed.]

## Fork rating

The first time the Doughboys reviewed Five Guys was back in 2016, when Nick and Mitch each gave it 3.5 forks. They also both retroactively raised their score to 4 forks in (separate) later episodes.

Five Guys also had a wild trip through the 2016 Burger Brawl Tournament. In a play-in episode, Nick and Mitch split the Five Guys and Burger King vote, so Evan Susser had to break the tie and Five Guys lost. In the next episode, however, Nick and Mitch remained angry at Susser for being a deciding factor, so they toss Five Guys into the Burger King/Steak 'n Shake battle anyway. Five Guys this time beats both. Susser than jumps in again and decides that Five Guys, as the winner, has to battle Shake Shack, which was not originally part of the Burger Brawl. They again split the vote, but Shake Shack advances over Five Guys anyway.

	+ extra cheese, mayo, mustard, pickles, jalapeno peppers, hot sauce
* Cajun Fries
* Double Stuf Milkshake
 Mike Mitchell
* Bacon Cheeseburger
	+ mayo, ketchup, mustard, onion, lettuce, pickles, tomato
	+ add patty
* Hot Dog
	+ ketchup, mustard, relish, onion
* Grilled Cheese Sandwich
	+ bacon, tomatoes
* Large Cajun Fries
* Double Stuf Milkshake (with Whipped Cream)
 Andy Daly
	+ mayo, ketchup, grilled onions
* Hot Dog
* Fries

**Mr. Slice's Sip of the Trip** went to the Double Stuf Milkshake.

Despite his rating, Andy would be the national brand spokesman for Five Guys, if they needed him.

## Slop Quiz: Bananas for Ba-na-nas 🍌🤠

In this segment, Nick presents a food-related exam (Slop Quiz) and Mitch and the guest compete to see who gets more questions right.

For this episode, in honor of Andy's amazing podcast *Bonanas for Bonanza*, Mitch and Andy will have to guess whether something is either a varietal of banana or a city in Nevada on the show *Bonanza*.

Mitch wins!

## Quotes

**Mitch**: Nick and I actually got vaccinated when we went to Panda Express.
**Andy**: By a technician in a panda costume!

## The Feedbag

If there was a button on your remote that you could press that brings one food or drink item to you automatically for the rest of your life, what would it be?

## Photos

Veggie Sandwich with CheeseCajun FriesDouble Stuf MilkshakeBacon CheeseburgerGrilled Cheese SandwichHot DogCajun FriesDouble Stuf Milkshake with Whipped Cream