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Competitve Eating in “The Simpsons”
Tonight’s episode of The Simpsons, “Luca$”, in which Lisa dates an aspiring competitve eater named Lucas Bortner is not the first appearance of competitive eating in the animated series. Eating challenges from previous episodes:
- 72 Ounce Steak at The Slaughterhouse, a restaurant inspired by the Big Texan. “Maximum Homerdrive” (clip)
- Chili with Guatemalan Insanity Peppers, “El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Homer” (clip)
- 10 Foot Hoagie (turned rancid), “Selma’s Choice” (clip embedded in link)
There is also an eating challenge level in the Simpsons video game and the Simpsons comic book had a story titled “Man vs. Beast vs. Food”.
Takeru Kobayashi is featured in the third chapter of Think Like a Freak, the new book by the authors of Freakonomics due out May 13. The cover of the UK edition alludes to this chapter. (via Takeru Kobayashi)
TVLine has two pictures from Sunday's episode of The Simpsons of Lucas Bortner, a competitive eater voiced by Zach Galifianakis. Update April 4 Youtube has a clip from the episode
Former MLE employee Ryan Nerz, author of Eat This Book and MarijuanAmerica, has been named chief cannabis correspondent for Fusion and will host "The Cannabusiness Report" on the new cable channel owned by ABC and Univision. (Ryan Nerz and Jason Fagone continue to share a topic despite moving on from competitive eating; the author of Horsemen of the Esophagus has written articles about marijuana for Grantland.com and The New Republic.)
In Sunday's episode of The Simpsons (Luca$) Zach Galifianakis will guest star as an aspiring competitive eater that Lisa will date. Her family will encourage her to look for other potential boyfriends.
Jimmy Dykes, who has served as a reporter in broadcasts of the Nathan's hot dog eating finals on ESPN, has been named head women's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas.
In the latest episode of Welcome to Sweetie Pie's, a program on the Oprah Winfrey Network, "The Beast", a 6 pound burger challenge at The Backyard Grill in Houston, TX, was attempted. Nicole Doty was the only person who has previously completed the challenge.
Shine.Yahoo.com has a segment from yesterday's Arsenio Hall Show of a wing eating contest substituted for Miki Sudo's scheduled appearance, who was allegedly sick after her flight to Los Angeles. update March 27 Examiner.com has an audience member report
Epic Meal Time has published a cookbook. The total calories for all the recipes exceeds 1 million.
ArsenioHall.com lists Miki Sudo as a guest on tonight's episode (syndicated, see the station finder page for times & channels)Â update Arsenio Hall has posted a request for competition for Miki who can get to his Los Angeles studio this afternoon.
The bratwurst eating contest episode of MTV's Beavis & Butthead is currently available on youtube.
Next week's schedule for The Arsenio Hall Show lists Miki Sudo appearing on the Tuesday, March 25 episode. (syndicated, check listings for times & stations)
On last night's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Ashley Judd claimed to be a big eater who can eat the entire menu at Perini's, a steakhouse near Abilene, TX and challenged the host to an eating contest. (video link).
Tested.com has a review of "Guts of Glory", a competitive eating board game set in a post-apocalyptic world. (direct video link)
HyperVocal reports that a Nazi-themed Christmas party was held at Gasthof Zur Gemutlichkeit, site of the eating challenge at the Minneapolis episode of Man vs. Food. The event was put on by WWII Historical Re-enactment Society Inc.
In tonight's episode of Wahlburgers, "Nacho Extreme" competed in a "divotburger" (grass & dirt) eating contest.
Phoenix.craigslist.org has a request for an "amateur extreme eater" to eat a 100 ounce steak on March 11 or 12 in Apache Junction, AZ for an upcoming Japanese television program. The participant will receive $300.
U-31 in San Diego will hold a pizza eating contest on Friday awarding over $300 in prizes in conjunction with a concert by The Pizza Underground, a pizza-themed band featuring child star Macaulay Culkin.
Pizza from Big Mama's & Papa's in Los Angeles was served by Ellen DeGeneres during the Oscars awards. Before tonight, the pizzeria was probably most famous for its 36 and 54 inch pizza challenges. update March 3 In 2010 Eva Longoria personally delivered a 36 inch pizza from Big Mama's & Papa's update #2 People.com has an article about the delivery. The Ellen DeGeneres show previously ordered a 54 inch pizza.
The Food Network is now showing Glutton Force Five on "Food Court Wars". update Glutton Force Five won the prize of a free mall spot for a year after changing their name to "Taco in a Bag".
The Daily Herald has an article about the appearance of Glutton Force Five on tomorrow's episode of "Food Court Wars" on the Food Network. If Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown win a spot at Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, IL, their opening date has not been set.
FunnyOrDie.com has a list of Oscar picks and mini movie reviews reportedly by Joey Chestnut.
The Northwest Herald has an article about Sunday's episode (8 pm ET/PT) of "Food Court Wars" on the Food Network where Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown will compete for a spot at Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, IL. The winner will not have to pay rent for a year, a prize valued at $100,000.
Molly Schuyler appeared on yesterday's episode of Tosh.0 on Comedy Central. update Omaha.com has an article
On yesterday's Rachel Maddow Show, a clip of last year's Nathan's men's final was shown while she talked about the possibility of an eating contest running out of food. (via Heath Walker)
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