Podcast appearances and mentions of jeff somogyi

You don't put Christian Nielsen, Michael DiGiovanni, Carlin Trammel, Shawn Robare, William Bruce West, Rob Graham, Michael May, Jeeg, and Paxton Holley in a room together and not record a podcast. While at C2E2, the group (minus Jeff Somogyi who sadly was not feeling well that evening) gathered in Christian and DiGio's hotel room to revive the classic Atomic Geeks topic: "Robot, Monkey, Michael Caine." Each person suggests a movie, TV show, event, etc. and discuss what would best improve it: a monkey, a robot, or... well, you'll see.

In 2015, the Nerd Lunch crew met up with most of the Atomic Geeks and assorted members of the Fourth Chair Army at C2E2 in Chicago. Ten years later, it's time to get together again with even more friends. The group this time included Carlin Trammel, William Bruce West, Jeeg, Paxton Holley, Jeff Somogyi, Shawn Robare, Michael May, Rob Graham, Christian Nielsen, and Michael DiGiovanni. In this audio diary, we learn about how the trip came together, check in with the attendees at various points of the weekend, and tease a very special podcast episode that we recorded there and will be Coming Soon.

Michael and Rob welcome Jeff Somogyi to talk about Les Mayfield's remake of Miracle on 24th Street, starring Mara Wilson, Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, and Dylan McDermott. We have differing opinions about its quality. How much does it makes sense? How does it compare to the original? And how well does it communicate its ideas about faith, truth, and capitalism? We get into all of it in this funny, thought-provoking conversation.

In this penultimate rerun of old Sleigh Bell Cinema episodes, Michael talks with Jeff Somogyi about the hilarious and underrated Ernest Saves Christmas.

Moby the Bard and his Bunnymen companions check into an inn to clean up after their recent griffin hunt. But their sleep is interrupted by screams and murder, leading the trio to investigate and assist a former pirate accused of the crime as well as his adopted daughter. Dungeon Master Ben Graham leads Rob Graham, Jeff Somogyi, and Michael May in their first full Dungeons & Dragons adventure together. Be sure to check out Episode 183 for the players' discussion of their histories with the game and the introduction to Ben's world.   And visit the After Lunch website to see maps from the adventure: The City of Trellan and a sketch of Jackson's exploration of the Drop Inn.

After Michael, Rob, Jeff Somogyi, and Ben Graham talk briefly about their various experiences playing Dungeons & Dragons and their expectations for the game, Ben leads the rest of the party into a quick encounter with a sheep-stealing griffin. Assuming the group survives, this is the first of a series of adventures that will also see William Bruce West joining the fun in future episodes. Roll a d20 and make a Fun Check.

We watched 1934's Babes in Toyland (aka March of the Wooden Soldiers) with our pal Jeff Somogyi and now we are all terrified of those pig masks!

Rabbit Holers Carlin Trammel, Jeff Somogyi, and Paxton Holley reunite to celebrate the release of Carlin and artist Bill Wiist's fan-made Super Powers Superman mini-comic with an all-new Down the Rabbit Hole episode exploring the Super Friends Wiki. With guest Michael May, the group sets out to get from the mini-comic's wiki page to... Ed McMahon? Find out if they're successful and while you're at it, download both the Superman mini-comic and the newly released second issue featuring Green Lantern.

We watched 1947's It Happened On Fifth Avenue with pal Jeff Somogyi and now we want all you crazy homeless people to get OUT of our home!

Michael and Rob welcome back Chad Young and Jeff Somogyi for another few rounds of throwing improbable contestants into battles and arguing about who would emerge victorious. If our panel can stay on topic, that is.

Sue London, Jeff Somogyi, Rob Graham, and Michael May make another movie out of whatever's trending on Twitter at the time. 

To quote David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel, "It's such a fine line between stupid and clever." In this episode, Michael and Rob are joined by Sue London and Jeff Somogyi to test that line by workshopping a movie based on whatever was trending on Twitter at the time.

We watched 1949's Holiday Affair with pal Jeff Somogyi and now we really hope our body doesn't look like we are smuggling the letter B under it.

Christian and DiGio are joined by pal Jeff Somogyi as they attempt to turn the film The Running Man into a Hallmark Channel Christmas Movie.  

Michael May, Rob Graham, Jeff Somogyi, and Chad Young hit the playground to argue about who would win in four legendary match-ups between various characters. Gandalf vs Sasquatch is just the first competition (and not even the weirdest) in this hilarious discussion.

We end our countdown to Christmas in July by badly dancing back to 1989 to celebrate the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season in “Garfield’s Thanksgiving,” the clear bronze medalist of Garfield’s holiday trilogy, thanks to Jon Arbuckle going from goofy pet owner to gaslighting, mansplaining, hopelessly inept creep.On This EpisodeMike Westfall (@fallwestmike), 10 minutes into a diet and have already lost his sense of humor.Jeff Somogyi (@sommerjam), a motivational electronic talking scale that’s also a film enthusiast, from Talkin’ Chopp.Topics and TangentsOrson the Pig from “U.S. Acres” makes a cameo in Liz’s waiting room.The dumbest things we’ve done to get a date pale in comparison to Jon holding his breath until Liz concedes to going out with him. Hey, y’all, don’t do that. Please.Pat Carroll is back as Grandma in her 2nd greatest vocal performance of November 1989.Julie Payne (Liz) was also briefly the voice of another cartoon doctor, Janice N!Godatu, from the other animated segment of “The Tracey Ullman Show.”A brief history of sock garters.This special confirms Jon can’t hear Garfield speaking, but somehow Garfield’s computerized scale with the fat-shaming jokes can hear him.The best of Calvin’s dad from “Calvin and Hobbes,” in example.Grandma Arbuckle’s Sweet Potatoes, as prepared by Dinosaur Dracula.Cranberry sauce tastes better when it’s shaped like the inside of a can.Desirée Goyette, the female singing voice in Garfield’s specials and also the voice of Nermal, also sang the title theme to “It’s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown.”Previous Podcast Episodes MentionedA Garfield Christmas Special (Season 2, Episode 6)Garfield’s Halloween Adventure (Season 2, Bonus)“Garfield’s Thanksgiving” © 1989 United Feature Syndicate, Inc./Anderson Digital.Commercial Break: Garfield Alpo Cat Food Commercial, 1989.The Advent Calendar House is on the web at adventcalendar.house, on Twitter @adventcalhouse, and part of the Christmas Podcast Network.

For our 350th episode and our next to next to last episode, we wanted to do something special and extravagant, but decided to discard extravagant and just do something special. Jeff Somogyi and Jonathan DeMuth return one last time to resurrect the ol' Rabbit Hole. Can we get from the page for the Five-Second Rule to the page for Death? Only one way to find out. Well, two ways. You could listen or you could have someone listen for you and tell you.

Christian and DiGio are joined by pal Jeff Somogyi as they attempt to turn the film Kill Bill: Vol. 2 into a toy playset.  

We watched 1947's The Bishop's Wife with pal Jeff Somogyi and now we are convinced that the Christmas Creep is a demon!

Put out the oars and surrender yourself to the mercy of the rivers of time as they take us back to the terrifying 1985 TV special, “Garfield’s Halloween Adventure.”On This EpisodeMike Westfall (@fallwestmike), 110-year-old cabin boy turned living nightmare.Jeff Somogyi (@sommerjam), Talkin’ Chopp podcast co-host wearing a mask over his face depicting a perfect replica of his actual face.Topics and Tangents“Jim Davis wanted ‘Garfield’s Halloween Adventure’ to ‘at least scare 4-year-olds,’” a 2014 interview with the A.V. Club with some insight into the making of this special.Samples of the comic book adaptation, called “Garfield in Disguise,” from Rotten Ink and Goodwill Hunting 4 Geeks, including even creepier drawings of the old man and pirate ghosts.The first appearance of Binky the Clown!Jon’s head going through the bottom of a falling jack-o’-lantern could have killed him at worst and concussed him at best.We ponder how many kids in the history of trick-or-treating got suckered into getting double the candy for their siblings.The time a raccoon broke into Jeff’s attic and left a hornet’s nest inside a Nativity scene shepherd.Speaking of attics, here’s the Pink Panther advertising Owens Corning fiberglass insulation, in example.The Roy Ogle of the very random passing reference “Roy Ogle’s roots” was a plant breeder at Clemson University. Those are sweet potatoes in Jon’s attic.The black cat pajamas may be a callback to the killer panther from 1984’s “Garfield in the Rough,” another good special to put on if you want to give your kids nightmares.If ghosts are real, as this special establishes, was the ghost of Jon’s grandfather watching all the Christmas festivities in that special?A commercial break featuring McDonald’s Halloween Pumpkin pails in memory of my dearly departed original McPunk’n, which I’d kept for 20 years but later cracked during my move to Florida.C. Lindsay Workman, the voice of the old man, previously appeared as Garfield’s grandfather in “Garfield on the Town,” and later as the voice of God in “Garfield: His 9 Lives.”The “double burn” glowing effect used on the ghosts reminds us of the “Night on Bald Mountain” sequence of “Fantasia.”We had to ask: Did Garfield an Odie really survive the night, or is everything thereafter really Garfield Minus Garfield?Previous Episodes of This Podcast ReferencedSeason 2, Episode 6: A Garfield Christmas SpecialSeason 1, Bonus: Witch’s Night Out“Garfield’s Halloween Adventure” ©1985 United Feature Syndicate, Inc./Anderson Digital.Closing Music: “Witch’s Night Out,” by Razoreater, written by Peter Rochon.The Advent Calendar House is on the web at adventcalendar.house, on Twitter @adventcalhouse, and part of the Christmas Podcast Network.

Day 23: Remember ALF? He’s back, in podcast form. From 1987, “ALF’s Special Christmas” is the single most depressing Christmas special starring a wisecracking alien puppet of all time. Content Warning: In this Christmas special, the goofy alien with the jokes meets a terminally ill child and a man contemplating suicide. On This Episode Mike Westfall (@fallwestmike), an ugly little funny-looking thing. Jeff Somogyi (@sommerjam) of Talkin’ Chopp and Nerd Lunch’s Down the Rabbit Hole. Topics and Tangents The heartbreaking true story behind “ALF’s Special Christmas.” A study in human ignorance: Gordon Shumway has a name, which he’s told everyone, yet everyone still calls him HEY ALIEN! A study in willful alien ignorance: ALF opens everyone else’s Christmas gifts and succeeds in convincing me it’s because he doesn’t know how any of this works. Talking ALF: The Storytelling Alien, which a childhood friend of mine used as her answering machine message. “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” You can visit the Advent Calendar House on the web at adventcalendar.house, on Twitter @adventcalhouse, and on the Christmas Podcast Network.

We watched 1940's The Shop Around The Corner with guest Jeff Somogyi from the Talkin' Chopp Podcast and now we want to avoid at all costs eating chicken noodle soup and red cabbage with Mr. Matuschek.  

Day 6: Let’s have a good, old-fashioned Christmas down on the farm in 1987’s “A Garfield Christmas Special,” featuring the voices of Squiggy and Ursula. On This Episode Mike Westfall (@fallwestmike), 2-time all-county gravy champion. Jeff Somogyi (@sommerjam) of Talkin’ Chopp and Nerd Lunch’s Down the Rabbit Hole. Topics and Tangents Gregg Berger, the voice of Odie, talks about the Christmas special in an interview by friend of the podcast Joey O. On lasagna as a Christmas food and how including shrimp as one of the Seven Fishes is cheating, you cheaters. Dinosaur Dracula identifies all of Garfield’s Christmas presents in the opening credits. Going long on the dinner prayer, plus the perfect gift for Grandma: an engraved grace-stoppin’ spoon. “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “The Night Santa Went Crazy” is better than “Christmas at Ground Zero.” Change my mind! The simultaneously best and worst line in the history of animated Christmas specials for children. How does Binky, the Clown who Saved Christmas, save Christmas? After This Episode Listen to Joey O.’s full interview with Gregg Berger! Jeff wanted a ringtone of that blaring trumpet when Garfield looks down from the top of the Christmas tree, so here it is! You can visit the Advent Calendar House on the web at adventcalendar.house, on Twitter @adventcalhouse, and on the Christmas Podcast Network.

Our super sized Season Two Talkin’ Chopp premiere is here! We’re joined by comedian and teacher RJ Williams (North Coast) where we discuss the POW MIA Bike. On this episode, we spend very little time with Jr, we discuss the artist that is our own Jeff Somogyi and find out about RJ’s Dad’s ‘sweet’ job… plus the Teutul’s a given guns… like real ones. Yes, it goes just as expected. We’re back baby, time to start Talkin’ Chopp!   Subscribe now and follow us on Twitter @TalkinChopp

On the very first episode of Talkin' Chopp, we start from the beginning... by breaking down one of OCC's most famous bikes, the Black Widow! We also get to know our hosts Jonathan DeMuth and Jeff Somogyi, the Teutel family and we try to figure out what other side characters have that 'reality show staying power'... plus, we breakdown the monumental first fight of the show! What are you waiting for? Jump in and let's start Talkin' Chopp!

Christian and DiGio are joined by Jeff Somogyi from the Down The Rabbit Hole podcast as they attempt to turn the movie Jaws into an advent calendar.  

We watched 1945's Christmas In Connecticut with Jeff Somogyi of the Down The Rabbit Hole Podcast and now we really want to eat a bowl of milk with an egg in it.

Christian and DiGio are joined by Jeff Somogyi from the Down The Rabbit Hole podcast as they attempt to turn the movie Titanic into a boardgame.

Nerd Lunch presents Down the Rabbit Hole. Carlin Trammel, Jeff Somogyi and Paxton Holley welcome Michelle Houghton, Disney fan extraordinaire, to dive into Disney.Wikia.com. We learn about movies that are a mix of live action and cartoons, giggle buttons, pin trading and why you never want to watch a movie with Jeff. Listen now!

Nerd Lunch presents Down the Rabbit Hole. Carlin Trammel, Jeff Somogyi and Paxton Holley welcome Michelle Houghton, Disney fan extraordinaire, to dive into Disney.Wikia.com. We learn about movies that are a mix of live action and cartoons, giggle buttons, pin trading and why you never want to watch a movie with Jeff. Listen now!

Nerd Lunch presents Down the Rabbit Hole. Carlin Trammel and Jeff Somogyi welcome guests Evan Hanson and Michael DiGiovanni (Classic Film Jerks Podcast) to dive into Wikipedia. This time, Jeff, Evan and Michael each came with a mystery link. Can any of them work the conversation from Wikipedia's "nutmeg" page to their link? Only one way to find out! Listen now!

Nerd Lunch presents Down the Rabbit Hole. Carlin Trammel and Jeff Somogyi welcome guests Evan Hanson and Michael DiGiovanni (Classic Film Jerks Podcast) to dive into Wikipedia. This time, Jeff, Evan and Michael each came with a mystery link. Can any of them work the conversation from Wikipedia's "nutmeg" page to their link? Only one way to find out! Listen now!

We watched 1951's Scrooge with guest Jeff Somogyi from the Down The Rabbit Hole Podcast and now we want Ebenezer to stop laughing like the Joker and hey where are the Muppets already?

Welcome to the first episode of the "show within a show," Nerd Lunch presents Down the Rabbit Hole. Carlin Trammel, Jeff Somogyi and Paxton Holley welcome guest Corey Chapman (The Chap Report Podcast and formerly Under Scoop Fire and Mad Men Podcasts) to dive into Wikipedia. Can they get from Harvey (Play) to Charles Rocket? Or even more importantly, can they stretch it out so there's enough of a show? Dive in and listen!

Welcome to the first episode of the "show within a show," Nerd Lunch presents Down the Rabbit Hole. Carlin Trammel, Jeff Somogyi and Paxton Holley welcome guest Corey Chapman (The Chap Report Podcast and formerly Under Scoop Fire and Mad Men Podcasts) to dive into Wikipedia. Can they get from Harvey (Play) to Charles Rocket? Or even more importantly, can they stretch it out so there's enough of a show? Dive in and listen!

CT and Pax welcome back Jeff Somogyi and invite new guest Mike Westfall on for our final "Down the Rabbit Hole." Wait...FINAL?! Yes, but fear not, this episode has a special announcement about plans for our rabbit holes. For this episode, the twist is that we have three links from good ol' Wikipedia. Can we get from one to another and work in the third in the middle? And a new rule for the game will bring greater challenges and fewer Channing Tatums. Also...stay tuned for an extra helping later in the week for our actual final Rabbit Hole episode as this particular show is a miracle episode.

CT and Pax welcome back Jeff Somogyi and invite new guest Mike Westfall on for our final "Down the Rabbit Hole." Wait...FINAL?! Yes, but fear not, this episode has a special announcement about plans for our rabbit holes. For this episode, the twist is that we have three links from good ol' Wikipedia. Can we get from one to another and work in the third in the middle? And a new rule for the game will bring greater challenges and fewer Channing Tatums. Also...stay tuned for an extra helping later in the week for our actual final Rabbit Hole episode as this particular show is a miracle episode.

CT and Pax welcome back Jeff Somogyi and invite new guest Mike Westfall on for our final "Down the Rabbit Hole." Wait...FINAL?! Yes, but fear not, this episode has a special announcement about plans for our rabbit holes. For this episode, the twist is that we have three links from good ol' Wikipedia. Can we get from one to another and work in the third in the middle? And a new rule for the game will bring greater challenges and fewer Channing Tatums. Also...stay tuned for an extra helping later in the week for our actual final Rabbit Hole episode as this particular show is a miracle episode.

Jeff Somogyi returns for a new episode of Down the Rabbit Hole. This time, we set our course for Wookieepedia instead of Wikipedia and our Star Wars panel of Geek Kay and Michael May tag along. Can we get from the page for Jessa Vandangante to Pilk Mukmuk in the span of our show? There's only one way to find out!

Jeff Somogyi returns for a new episode of Down the Rabbit Hole. This time, we set our course for Wookieepedia instead of Wikipedia and our Star Wars panel of Geek Kay and Michael May tag along. Can we get from the page for Jessa Vandangante to Pilk Mukmuk in the span of our show? There's only one way to find out!

Jeff Somogyi returns for a new episode of Down the Rabbit Hole. This time, we set our course for Wookieepedia instead of Wikipedia and our Star Wars panel of Geek Kay and Michael May tag along. Can we get from the page for Jessa Vandangante to Pilk Mukmuk in the span of our show? There's only one way to find out!

Jeff Somogyi returns and we go down that rabbit hole again. This time we're ready for lawyer traps as we bring our friend Evan along, too. It's our first fan-submitted version of this show. Thanks to everyone who suggested starting and ending links. (Please note: No cast members from Star Trek: Voyager appear in this episode!)

Jeff Somogyi returns and we go down that rabbit hole again. This time we're ready for lawyer traps as we bring our friend Evan along, too. It's our first fan-submitted version of this show. Thanks to everyone who suggested starting and ending links. (Please note: No cast members from Star Trek: Voyager appear in this episode!)

Jeff Somogyi returns and we go down that rabbit hole again. This time we're ready for lawyer traps as we bring our friend Evan along, too. It's our first fan-submitted version of this show. Thanks to everyone who suggested starting and ending links. (Please note: No cast members from Star Trek: Voyager appear in this episode!)

We watched 1942's Holiday Inn with Jeff Somogyi from the Your Weird Podcast and now we just want to....*insert racism here*

Do you ever go to Wikipedia looking for information on one thing but find yourself 20 minutes later having visited 20 other pages? Well, that's what we do on this episode of Nerd Lunch. Pax and CT are joined by Andrew Bloom from Classic Film Jerks and Jeff Somogyi of sommerjam.com and the Your Weird Podcast and once again we play a game of "Down the Rabbit Hole." Can we get from the page for RadioShack to the page for London After Midnight (film) within the show? There's only one way to find out...listen now!

Do you ever go to Wikipedia looking for information on one thing but find yourself 20 minutes later having visited 20 other pages? Well, that's what we do on this episode of Nerd Lunch. Pax and CT are joined by Andrew Bloom from Classic Film Jerks and Jeff Somogyi of sommerjam.com and the Your Weird Podcast and once again we play a game of "Down the Rabbit Hole." Can we get from the page for RadioShack to the page for London After Midnight (film) within the show? There's only one way to find out...listen now!

Do you ever go to Wikipedia looking for information on one thing but find yourself 20 minutes later having visited 20 other pages? Well, that's what we do on this episode of Nerd Lunch. Pax and CT are joined by Andrew Bloom from Classic Film Jerks and Jeff Somogyi of sommerjam.com and the Your Weird Podcast and once again we play a game of "Down the Rabbit Hole." Can we get from the page for RadioShack to the page for London After Midnight (film) within the show? There's only one way to find out...listen now!

They said it shouldn't be done, but we did it anyway. With just over four years behind us, the Nerd Lunch crew hit a milestone episode number of 200 shows. With no idea what to do, we were rescued by Fourth Chair Army generals Jay from The Sexy Armpit and Shawn from Branded in the 80s and they put together a special "Roast & Toast" of CT, Pax and Jeeg. You don't want to miss this one as it is chock full of questions, memories and special guests: Michael May Kay Evan Hanson Howie Decker Plus hear from: Rielly Jen Usellis Mackay Aaron Nix Robert Zerbe William Bruce West Andrew Bloom Rob Graham Jeff Somogyi Rondal Scott Tim Lybarger The Retroist Doug Frye, Matt Ringler and Kirk Howle of Schlock Treatment Michael DiGiovanni, Mike Downs and Christian Nielsen of The Atomic Geeks Special thanks to everyone who participated and everyone who has joined us in the Fourth Chair over the years. Also, thanks to all of our listeners. We hope you enjoy this monumental episode. We'll be back with more next week.

Do you ever go to Wikipedia looking for information on one thing but find yourself 20 minutes later having visited 20 other pages? Well, that's what we do on this episode of Nerd Lunch. Pax and CT are joined by Tim Lybarger from TimLybarger.com and Jeff Somogyi of sommerjam.com and the Your Weird Podcast and we play a game of "Down the Rabbit Hole." Can we get from the page for Karate Cop to the page for Tom Sawer (song) within the show? (Pre-apologies to all die-hard Rush fans...) There's only one way to find out...listen now!

Do you ever go to Wikipedia looking for information on one thing but find yourself 20 minutes later having visited 20 other pages? Well, that's what we do on this episode of Nerd Lunch. Pax and CT are joined by Tim Lybarger from TimLybarger.com and Jeff Somogyi of sommerjam.com and the Your Weird Podcast and we play a game of "Down the Rabbit Hole." Can we get from the page for Karate Cop to the page for Tom Sawer (song) within the show? (Pre-apologies to all die-hard Rush fans...) There's only one way to find out...listen now!

Do you ever go to Wikipedia looking for information on one thing but find yourself 20 minutes later having visited 20 other pages? Well, that's what we do on this episode of Nerd Lunch. Pax and CT are joined by Tim Lybarger from TimLybarger.com and Jeff Somogyi of sommerjam.com and the Your Weird Podcast and we play a game of "Down the Rabbit Hole." Can we get from the page for Karate Cop to the page for Tom Sawer (song) within the show? (Pre-apologies to all die-hard Rush fans...) There's only one way to find out...listen now!