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The comedy4cast network. Let's dog ear that for now.

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We interrupt our normal episodes for the following month of special episodes.

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It's time once again for the Dog Days of Podcasting, a call for podcasters to

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try to put out a podcast every day in August.

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For more information and to hear all the shows, go to dogdaysofpodcasting.com.

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Here at the comedy4cast Studios, we always take this month to provide you

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with some interesting, yet totally useless, odd news.

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And this year, to celebrate 20 years of comedy4cast,

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an event we're calling the Platinum Anniversary of comedy4cast,

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or PAC for short, we'll end each Dog Day episode with part of a classic comedy4cast episode.

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So, let's get started with Odd News PAC.

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It's the first Pizza Friday of Dog Days, and here is our first pizza-related story.

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This time, we're traveling all the way to London, Kentucky, and the home of the Hubbard family.

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Ooh, does this family have a special secret pizza recipe?

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Well, first of all, if I told you, it wouldn't be a secret now,

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would it? But, well, no, they don't.

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But what they do have is a garage.

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And in that space, they have created a retro Pizza Hut restaurant,

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complete with booth seating, arcade games, and authentic lighting and signage.

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This all began back in 2022.

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Stephanie and Chris Hubbard had purchased a few Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

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arcade machines to set up in the garage.

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Obviously, that got them thinking about pizza. But more specifically, past trips to Pizza Hut.

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They began reminiscing about how much fun they had had as kids,

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playing the arcade games at the Hut.

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In fact, the whole experience of going out to a restaurant brought on waves of nostalgia.

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Stephanie explained, in not this voice, As cliche as this sounds,

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it was a time that was so much more simple.

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We didn't have everything at our fingertips.

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Eating at a sit-down restaurant was a rare occurrence. So when you put that

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together with the video games, a jukebox, and the Pizza Hut lighting,

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you were living the dream.

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All the feels right there.

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In fact, Chris began to wonder, again, not in this voice, what if we made this

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area look like a Pizza Hut?

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Stephanie was instantly all in on the idea. Fast forward to today.

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I said, fast forward to today.

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2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. To date, the Hubbards have spent around $3,000 on the

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pop-up Pizza Hut project.

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And as the project rolled along, it began to inspire friends and family to lend a hand.

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Soon, the Hubbards were receiving authentic Pizza Hut items as gifts for birthdays and Christmas.

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Although some jewelry or power tools might have been nice too.

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Stephanie says even her mother did scouting around and found signature Pizza

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Hut red cups at a Goodwill store in Dayton.

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In fact, the Hubbards have so much restaurant ephemera, it fills an entire display case in the space.

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Items like glass mugs, salt and pepper shakers, even a complete J.C.

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Penney Pizza Hut party set.

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Yes, that was a thing. The furthest they have driven for a piece was five hours

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to Illinois. That was to pick up a pizza delivery car topper that Chris made

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into a light fixture for above the arcade machines.

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And if you think the Hubbards are alone in their Pizza Hut pursuits,

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apparently authentic Hut items go quickly when they do become available.

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Some of the biggest lucky finds in the Hubbard Hut include an actual booth and

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two tables, as well as an authentic Please Wait to be Seated sign.

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There's no indication if the Hubbards' kids, Weston and Cassidy,

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have to wait to be seated.

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Weston does have vague memories of going to Pizza Hut, while Cassidy says she's

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warming to the idea of having a pizza parlor in their garage.

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The Hubbards also share the pizza fun with their friends.

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In fact, for Stephanie's 40th birthday, they hosted a prom right there in their

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own private Pizza Hut. Pretty cool.

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And now let's celebrate 20 years of comedy4cast with this classic clip.

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This clip is from episode 20, released on August 27, 2005.

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In the sketch, my wife and son, played cleverly enough by my wife,

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Bonnie, and our son, Nathan, have convinced me that it's time to ditch the Commodore

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64 and get a new computer.

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Of course, my logical next question is, what type of computer will we get to replace it?

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Here's a cool computer that's on sale.

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Hmm, interesting. But it says that all the accessories are separate.

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That's where they get you, you know. The accessories.

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We've thought of that. We've gone over the list of items that we'd need. Go on. I'm listening.

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First, we'd need a mouse. We're thinking USB.

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Hey, hey, hey. I won't have that kind of talk in my house. Huh?

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Those are initials. USB.

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Now I see where he gets it. Maybe we'd better skip to the next item.

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We'll talk about this later. We need a new monitor.

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LCD. Well, that's better. I see you're practicing your Spanish.

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LCD. That means the CD, right? Right, Dad. Rich Corinthian leather.

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Moving on, we'd want to get a new printer, but we can't decide between inkjet and laser.

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Ooh, ooh, laser. Let's do laser. Then we can have it like in those movies where

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they use the laser beams spread out over the room for security.

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Neat! I like it! But, Dad, you can't... Never mind. Be happy he made a decision.

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Don't forget about the extra memory.

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That's pretty funny. Huh? Forget about the memory.

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Look, this sounds like it's getting pretty expensive. Anything else?

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We'd want a connection to the internet and maybe a wireless setup. Wi-Fi.

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I give up. Wi-Fi. No, Dad, Wi-Fi, you know, like wireless G.

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I don't know anything about those wrappers on MH1, son.

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You know, this is all very confusing. I guess I'm just going to have to trust

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you two to pick out the new computer setup.

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I just have one simple request. What?

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Can we get one of those music players, too? But nothing too expensive.

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This should be easy. Don't count on it.

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What about an iPod shuffle? Oh, you kids with your crazy dance names.

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Is that what you do when you're listening to Wireless G?

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Huh? But seriously, what about the music player? Let me try.

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What about Rio? You have to go that far to get one? How about iRiver?

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Oh, well, that's how you could get there. That might work. But what does that

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have to do with a music player? Creative Zen? When did we switch to philosophy?

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Nomad? Tan Ru? V'ger?

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That about wraps it up for today's Odd News PAC, but first,

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a shout-out to the comedy4cast Patreon patrons,

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including our producer-level patron, Paul Barrie, from the A Window to the Magic

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podcast at windowtothemagic.com.

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Just search for comedy4cast, all one word with the number 4, on Patreon.com.

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In this episode, the part of Bonnie was played by Bonnie Kenderdine,

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and the part of Nathan was played by Nathan Alvord.

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Additional voices, as well as story and music, by me, Clinton Alvord. Copyright 2025.

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All rights reserved. Talk to you again next time. But for now,

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that's it. We're done, done, done, done, done. Bye-bye.