Jollibee with Jonah Ray

"Jollibee with Jonah Ray" is Episode 56 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Jollibee with Jonah Ray" was released on June 9, 2016.

## Synopsis

It’s the long awaited appearance of actor and comedian Jonah Ray (*Hidden America*, *The Nerdist Podcast*), who discusses foods of his home state of Hawaii and reviews Filipino fast food sensation Jollibee. *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* is again in our sights with the return of segment Cereal.

## Nick's intro

3,000 worldwide locations, 14,000 employees, 62 billion in annual revenue: numbers like these may conjure images of American megachains like McDonald's, Taco Bell, or KFC, yet the franchise I am describing is largely invisible to the West.

Flashback to 1898, when Spain's crushing naval defeat in the Spanish-American War led them to surrender their overseas colonies to U.S. hands: Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the 7,000-island archipelago collectively known as The Philippines. The Filipino people, understandably upset at having their sovereignty be used as a bargaining chip, rebelled for independence, igniting the Philippine-American War the next year. The conflict led to a prolonged U.S.-military presence that would leave a heavy imprint on the nation's economy and cultural identity over the course of the 20th century.

This was certainly the case in 1978 in the Filipino metropolis of Quezon City, where entrepreneur Tony Tan Caktiong converted his fledgling ice-cream parlor into a hot-dog and fried-chicken stand. The outlet's ability to adapt American food to local tastes made it a sensation and expanded throughout the islands by opening new locations, and via savvy acquisitions of its competitors. By the '90s, it had a massive presence across much of the Eastern hemisphere and embarked on some colonialism of its own, expanding to U.S. shores.

So how will its Yumburgers, Chickenjoys, and sweet spaghetti be received by Kanos like us?

This week on *Doughboys*: Jollibee.

## Fork rating

 Mike Mitchell
 Jonah Ray
 shared
	+ 6pc Chickenjoy Bucket
	+ Jolly Spaghetti Family Pack
	+ 3 Peach Mango Pies
* Spam Little Big Bite
* Halo-Halo
* Corned Beef Little Big Bite
* Jolly Hotdog
* Big Yumburger
* French Fries

## Cereal 🥣

From Feral Audio Studios in Burbank, this is Cereal - a segment told one bowl at a time.

For this episode, the Doughboys try Kellogg's *Star Wars: Force Awakens* Limited Edition cereal and the Kellogg's *Finding Dory* cereal.

Neither cereal was particularly impressive, though Mitch and Jonah both preferred the *Force Awakens* cereal over *Dory*. (Nick chose the latter.)

Finding Dory cerealStar Wars cereal
## Mount Buzzmore 🐝

Nick offers his favorite bees. Mitch and Jonah don't participate.

Jollibee BeeBumblebee ManBee Suit MarioHoney Nut Cheerios BeeJohn Belushi's Bee

## Quotes

**Jonah**: That's how I describe you!

## #hashtags

* #GetTheDoughboysSomeBeanbagChairs
* #DarkMeatCan'tBeBeat vs. #WhiteMeatSupremacist

## The Feedbag

As such he often falls back on leftovers and fast food. And though he isn't a glutton, some of the fast food rank as rather calorically unwieldy. At Burger King, though not every time, this was his order through my youth: Triple Whopper with cheese, double cheese, double mayo, no other accoutrements/condiments, one patty out of the three run through the broiler twice, so as to give it a charred edge. It was unshockingly delicious. I haven't had one in twenty years though because I still like fitting inside my sports coats.
What's the weirdest or most over-the-top order your parents ever put in at a chain? I could go on about him asking every Popeye's we stop at if they have chicken livers but that's a podcast for another lifetime.

 Mike Mitchell
 Jonah Ray

## Plugs and Drops

 *Bajillion Dollar Properties / Kids in the Hall / Alan Partridge / Monty PythonThe Mighty Boosh / Garth Mahrengi's Dark Place / Man To Man with Dean Learner / Flowers* (tv)
 Nick Thorburn "Bowe Two (Theme)"

## Related Episodes

* 401. Jollibee 2
* 56. **Jollibee**
* 70. Dave & Buster's
* 82. Steak 'n Shake 3
* RB. Rogueboys
* DD44. The Last Jedi
* DD45. Star Wars Fantasy Auction
* DD46. The Force Awakens Commentary, Part 1
* DD47. The Force Awakens Commentary, Part 2
* DD. Gluten-Free Summer Movie Preview
* 155. Denny's Solo Menu
* DD. Saved By The Max
* DD. Solo
* DD. or Nothing
* DD. Star Boys Episode IX: The Rise Of Dough
* DD. The Great Ice Cream Sandwich Competition
* 265. Buffalo Wild Wings 2
* DD. May The Forks Be With You

## Photos (via @doughboyspod)

Ube Shake and 6pc Chickenjoy BucketJolly Spaghetti Family PackJolly HotdogBig YumburgerHalo-HaloUbe ShakePineapple FloatPeach Mango Pie