831 - Baldwin Park Gary Coleman

A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan

Tom Vann & Dan Dennis

Thomas, Radio, Orlando, Vann, Real, 1041, Florida, Tom, The, Morning, Comedy, Drunky, Daniel, Podcast, Improv, Dennis, Monsters, Dan, In

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 121 minutes

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Summary

• Pinball Dudes ad promoting pinball machine sales, rentals, and delivery in Florida
• Discussion of various pinball machine types from different decades
• Deadpool pinball machine currently in Tom & Dan’s studio lobby
• Renting pinball machines as office decor and entertainment
• Praise for Andrew from Pinball Dudes and his customer service
• Dan jokes that pinball machines make businesses seem more successful
• Ross McCoy joins the show as a guest
• Ross holds the Deadpool pinball record at the studio
• Ross McCoy plugs his podcast, The Orlando Talk Show, with producer Logan
• Promotion of the Just Call Moe Family Skate-A-Thon at Cimarron Skateway
• Tom plans to bring his daughter and her friend to the skate-a-thon
• Cimarron Skateway described as a time capsule of the '80s
• Expectation that event attendees should show up if they RSVP
• Frustration with people who RSVP but don’t show up
• Event organizers expecting large no-show numbers despite RSVPs
• Prediction that 40-60% of RSVPs won’t attend the skating event
• Discussion of how some people live disorganized, flakey lifestyles
• Dan expresses disbelief that so many people flake after registering
• Segment on conspiracy theories surrounding Gary Coleman's death
• Recap of Gary Coleman’s fall down the stairs and the mystery surrounding it
• History of domestic violence between Gary Coleman and his ex-wife
• Gary Coleman worked as a security guard later in life
• Story from Molly Shannon about Gary Coleman making inappropriate advances toward her
• Ross reacts to live lie detector results from Gary Coleman’s ex-wife
• Gary Coleman was conscious after the fall and reportedly said he fell
• Host jokes about lie detector guy being confident without directly saying she killed Gary Coleman
• 911 call from Gary Coleman’s ex-wife sounded emotionless and suspicious
• Jokes about Gary Coleman’s different strokes bike shop molestation episode
• Frustration that Gary Coleman isn’t remembered fondly by anyone except Todd Bridges
• Introduction of Finnish wife-carrying competition topic
• Explanation of historical origins of wife-carrying involving bandit Herco Ronkainen
• Herco used grain-carrying trials to form his group of outlaws
• Wife-carrying competition now includes standardized positions and events
• Joke that Gary was “testing” Molly for a wife-carrying contest
• Ross brings up the Skinwalker Ranch show and billionaire owner Brandon Fugal
• Mention that Brandon Fugal’s company is working on cloning extinct creatures
• Fugal’s company recently announced plans to clone a Moa bird
• Peter Jackson owns one of the largest Moa artifact collections
• Hosts express excitement over seeing a Moa but acknowledge ethical issues
• Dan jokes about riding a Moa like a Tauntaun from Star Wars
• Commentary that Brandon Fugal may be closest to building a real Jurassic Park
• Ross recently finished working fireworks season
• Mention of watching the final season of Squid Game
• Dan unsure how many seasons of Squid Game there are, suggesting show lost popularity
• Conversation about hair growth speed differences
• Dan discusses his penis retraction issues due to aging and surgery
• Dan makes jokes about foreskin and anti-circumcision stance
• Reminder to register online and sign waiver for skating event
• Andrea already signed Dan up for the skating waiver
• Skating rink system recognizes regulars for auto waiver sign-in
• Discussion on flakiness and reliability of guests
• Reference to Facebook Marketplace behavior and user frustrations
• Common annoyance with “Is this still available?” auto-messages
• Ross admits to hoarding Mac computers and struggling to let go
• Problems with buyers not reading full listings before messaging
• Many buyers ask questions already answered in the item description
• Some people offer half the listed price immediately
• Criticism of how little effort people put in before bailing
• Comparison to Planet Fitness and how businesses profit off non-commitment

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0:00.0	Today's A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan podcast is brought to you by
0:04.3	Thepinball dudes.net.
0:07.0	They've got a huge showroom in Jupiter.
0:09.3	You can go down and play all these pinball machines.
0:11.8	They are official stern dealer.
0:13.8	So they have the nicest machines plus all the variety of each decade.
0:19.3	Yeah.
0:19.6	I mean, they got them all in 1960s and 70s, the electromechanical, the solid state of the 70s and 80s,
0:26.1	the Dots Matrix of the 90s, up to the 2010s, and all those brand new ones with the LCD screens,
0:32.5	like the one we have in our lobby right now.
0:34.7	It is a Deadpool machine.
0:36.8	Andrew says it's like his favorite machine.
0:38.9	He says this is the one. Yeah. And we had Godzilla, then we had food fighters. Now we have
0:43.7	Deadpool. And that's a great thing about renting from the pinball dudes. Not only can you buy, sell,
0:48.5	trade, you can now rent. And if you're a small business, so you want a pinball machine in your
0:53.4	lobby like your office.
0:54.6	It sucks.
0:55.2	Your office sucks.
0:56.3	Make your office not suck.
0:57.8	It's a piece of art that when people walk in, they're like, oh, fun.
1:01.4	Like all our guests are pleasantly surprised when they see the pinball machine.
1:05.6	Do you want to know why?
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