Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to the pleasantly numbered Episode 555 of Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that brought the repetition that brought the repetition that brought the repetition…

This week: witless protection; heat treatment; the messy decade; phoning it in; spanking material; three befores; clerks works; opting for smaller; blood in an elevator; strange problems; the multiverse of post-traumatic stress; further down the nerdhole; air on a jet plane; Chimp Lincoln; hot Kris; hot box; hot nuts; faux-bias; actors cannot do stand-up; deflecting obsessions; everything is showbiz; don’t believe your hype; evolving jokes; a house is not a home reno; to err is David; even The Who sold out; the Highland fling; the same old song; Top 5 Sports Songs – Pt. 2; just the tip; we lost Ian; stretched analogies; weird career moment; don’t buy the nonsense; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; hot man meetings; cold thoughts for Texas; a Canterbury fail; unpersuaded; a sidecast proposal; a letter from a cat; and, finally, hamburger head.

Top 5 Sports Songs – Pt. 2

1. Prefab Sprout – “I Never Play Basketball Now” – Swoon, 1984 – 1:45:12
2. No Fun – “Football” – Old, 1984 – 1:52:54
3. The Intruders – (Love Is Like A) Baseball Game – Cowboys to Girls, 1968 – 1:58:56
4. Jane Siberry – “Hockey” – Bound by the Beauty, 1989 – 2:04:21
5. Morrissey – “Boxers” – Parlophone Records single b/w “Have-A-Go Merchant” and “Whatever Happens I Love You”, 1995 – 2:11:45

Question of the Week: Has there ever been a convincing stand-up performance on TV or in the movies?
Sub-question of the Week: What film do you think is a successful biopic?

Thanks for listening.

David mentioned an episode of Maniac Mansion with a great parody of Cape Fear. Well, here it is:

We also talked about an electronic football game from David’s past. Ian was fascinated: