Jim Kovacik - Jason Meeker - Joseph Johnson

Crispy Coated Robots

Arts EN ↓ 385 episodes

"THE FUTURE SUCKS, but Jim, Jason and Joseph intend to change that!"---Each week these three brave pop culture agents (the Crispy Coated Robots) receive orders from the home office in the far radioactive future requesting they submit individual Top 5 lists on various predetermined mundane topics about the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Author

Jim Kovacik - Jason Meeker - Joseph Johnson

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #94 - Top 5 Cocktails & Best Fantasy-Type Sitcoms 14.12.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 94 :  “Joseph, You’re a regular Johnny Appleseed of obscure mixology!”   Lift those glasses high as Jim, George, and Joseph speak of their favorite cocktails, and also discuss the top 5 sitcoms that involve magical or fantasy elements to them. All of Joseph’s fantasies come true in this episode… ·        What is the college drink of regrets?  ·        What wa...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... The Beatles' "LET IT BE" 09.12.2021

Are you ever going to text me?  (Original airdate 12-5-21) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLQox8e9688&list=PLycVTiaj8OI-aOPBmpwUlhQp83Puf0hLX "I Got A Feeling" it's gonna be a great one!  Sure you may have watched all 8+ hours of Peter Jackson's "Get Back," but the Beatles story is not complete until the Crispy Coated Robots have their say and listen to "Let...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #93 - Top 5 Movie Musicals and Best Sports Equipment 07.12.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 93:  “Where’s my damned putter?”    The guys debate their all-time favorite movie musicals in hopes of their entries making the canister being sent to the future. The second topic discussion covers the best sporting equipment. ·        Which podcast host did Jim infuriate to the point they threw a golf club at him? ·        Who named their family rabbit &quot...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #92 - Top 5 Action Figures and Best 'AS SEEN ON TV' Products 30.11.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 92:  “Look like a monk in your own home.”  The trio discusses their Top 5 Action Figures and the best As Seen on TV products. Highlights: ·        Which product did Joseph buy that actually burst into flames when he tried to use it? ·        What toy did George’s father bring to him after a scary surgery to cheer him up when he was a young boy? ·        Which...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #91 - Best Medieval Movies + Top 5 Holiday Treats 23.11.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 91:   “This is the Black Cauldron of podcasts!”   Jim, Joseph, and George discuss the Top 5 Medieval Movies and the best Holiday Treats. SH OW HIGHLIGHTS: ·        ‘Pop-Kurn’ ·        George’s confession about how he has lied about his mother-in-law’s Comstock ‘pie’ for decades. ·        Which podcast host’s grandfather had an obsession (and near fetish) with...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #90 - Top 5 Fights in Film & Television + Shark? 16.11.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 90:   “Welcome to the cartoon ghetto.” Jim, George, and Joseph debate the best fight sequences in movies and TV.  For the first time ever, the home office from the future requests a topic by posting a single word: Shark. This leads to free-for-all submissions where anything with the word ‘Shark’ goes. ·        Who broke Chuck Norris’ back in front of a solita...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Sheryl Crow's "TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB" 15.11.2021

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George listen to Sheryl Crow's  smash1993 solo debut album TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB. [Original Air Date: 11/14/21 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CUr0bnDCfM&list=OLAK5uy_lJpLTtRp1g-z0eDVXvMKVQbpqnan5rLyw

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #89 - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Nicholas Cage & Top 5 Sunday Morning Comics 09.11.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 89:   “It’s a Cage Match !”  The guys discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly roles of Nicholas Cage. Jim assigns various comic cartoon character personas to Joseph and George as the trio debates the best in Sunday Morning Comic Strips. Flashback Moment: Each of three share the (unrelated) time they wrote and drew their own comic strips. Why did former Presid...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... YES "90125" 08.11.2021

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George listen to YES's  smash 11th album 91025. [Original Air Date: 11/07/21 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKZfRNpjoEc "It Can Happen!" The Crispy Coated Robots listen to the classic Yes album from 1983, "...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #88 - Best Table Scene & Best/Worst Collectables 02.11.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 88:   “Did you touch my drum set?” The guys discuss the best scenes around a table environment in movies and television. Also debated are the best and worst in collectables. Other points of interests: Jim quizzes Joseph on the original 9 Beanie Babies launched in 1993.  “Milking Deniro” the spiritual sequel to the “Meet the Parents” franchise. George and Jose...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO...KISS "DESTROYER" 01.11.2021

Are you ever going to text me? (ORIGINAL AIRDATE 10-31-21 on Houston Radio Platinum)  The Crispy Coated Robots celebrate Halloween by celebrating the 45th anniversary of the first TV appearance by Rock and Roll Hall of Famers KISS on the amazingly weird "Paul Lynde Halloween Special" way back in 1976. The band performed 3 songs off the album that the robots review on this show - 1976&apo...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #87 - Best Dream Sequence + Best School Lunch Entrees 26.10.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 87:   “That great Italian dish… Corn”  Jim, Joseph, and George discuss the best dream sequences/hallucination in film & TV and reminisce about school lunch entrées. Other moments of note: ·        What is the darkest scene on the Brady Brunch that actually involves manslaughter?  ·        What are the ingredients of George’s pre-gig Subway® sandwich? ·   ...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #86 - Best Character Intros + Top Album Covers 19.10.2021

Are you ever going to text me? In their longest show ever, Jim, Joseph, and George debate character intros in movies and the best album covers. Intern Tom Wu commits a major gaff that nearly brings the guys to blows over the show topics.

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #85 - Best Miniseries + Best Lawn Equipment 12.10.2021

Are you ever going to text me? OCTOBER 12, 2021 Episode 85:  “Is there such a thing as an ‘ass monkey’?” The boys drive into discussing major television mini-series, and debate the best of the best in lawn equipment. ·        What last-minute submission rule restriction from Nebulor does George rebel against? ·        What secret ‘weapon’ made Joseph’s father’s lawn look so immaculate? ·        In...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Van Halen's Debut "VAN HALEN" 11.10.2021

Are you ever going to text me? (Original Airdate 10-10-21 on Houston Radio Platinum)  This classic contains the big radio hits "Runnin' With The Devil," "Jamie' Cryin,'" "You Really Got Me," "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love" and more! Listen in for tidbits, trivia and personal insights on how the world changed after a certain musical "E...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #84 - Movies Under 47 Hours & Top 5 Kitchen Utensils 05.10.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 84:   ‘ Really George, you need a gavel?’     Bet it all on Black 17 for this one folks: Jim, George, and Nebulor/Joseph explore movies whose plot timelines have a duration of 47 hours or less. Also debated is what are the top kitchen utensils.  Other Points of Interest: ·        How did visiting the Pope at the Vatican get Joseph and Jim in hot water?  ·   ...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #83 - Lost Songs of the 80s + Top 5 Ointments 28.09.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 83 : “… for how long?"     Jim, George, and Nebulor/Joseph debate hit pop songs of the 80s that have been lost in time. Also discussed are the Top 5 ointments. Joseph & Jim recall a squalid spring break moment set to the tune of ‘Rock Me Amadeus.’ Jim schemes and connives to get his honorable mentions heard on the show.  Joseph unintentionally pays t...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #82 - Best Actor Comeback Roles + Best Drinking Receptacles 21.09.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 82 : “You can make Mountain Dew look like champagne."     In this landmark episode a surprise visitor from the future,  Nebulor (Joseph),  is sent to reprimand Jim and George for violations made during previous shows. The enforcer decides to stick around to debate with them actor roles that have revived Movie/TV star's careers, and discuss the best...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #81 - Worst Character Backstories + Top 5 Appetizers 14.09.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 81 : “It's not the size of the war that matters"     For the launch of Season III Jim and George deliberate about the worst and most pointless backstories forced onto beloved film characters. Another controversial show moment occurs when Jim and George argue about the home office’s intentions: Did they request information about appetizers or about p...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #80 - Best TV Cop Duos + Top 5 Birds 07.09.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 80 : ““That’s a surfboard, not a carrot. What cop show has a carrot?” Jim and George debate the Top 5 Cop Duos in television history along with their favorite birds. George confronts Jim once he discovers a setting on his microphone has delivered inferior sound for a month or so. Speculation about  how Otis, the town drunk on the Andy Griffith Show was the on...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #79 - Best TV Catchphrases and Top 5 Fried Foods 31.08.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 79 : “Who’s keeping Long John Silver’s in business?” Jim and George discuss their  favorite TV Catch Phrases and the best fried foods.  Why didn’t the Lost in Space robot ever warn any of the rest of the Robinson family when a threat was presented? What is Jim’s strategy to avoid chewing fatigue when visiting the steakhouse? Donut Debate: Krispy Kreme, Shiple...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Phil Collins' "NO JACKET REQUIRED" 30.08.2021

Are you ever going to text me? (Original Airdate 8-29-2021 on Houston Radio Platinum) The Crispy Coated Robots get a little less formal and present to you the third solo album by Phil Collins, “No Jacket Required” Listen in and find out what hit song was inspired by a cut on the Jackson’s “Victory” album, what hit hit features both Sting and Peter Gabriel and  how album got its name and a whole lo...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #78 - Top 5 John Travolta Roles and Best Duet Songs 24.08.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 78: “I’m the wolf that cried ‘Boy’...”  Jim and George discuss their favorite John Travolta roles and the Top 5 Duet Songs. Which television sitcom taught George how to be a man? Why you should not go to the bathroom in a Quentin Tarantino movie. Which two performances did Kentucky Disc Jockey Garry Guthrie splice together making Columbia Records send two sup...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS #77 - Best 'Rewatchable' Movies and Top 5 Nuts 17.08.2021

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 77 : “Look at the size of Bruce Willis’ Fred Flintstone-Sized feet!” In what the guys classify as ‘The Re-Watchable Episode’ Jim and George list their favorite films in 5 categories: ·        Comedy ·        Drama ·        Sci-fi/Horror ·        Romantic Comedy ·        Action Also, what are their top 5 nuts? As a self-proclaimed non-sci fi fan, why did Jim a...

CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Creedence Clearwater Revival's "COSMO'S FACTORY" 14.08.2021

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George listen to Creedence Clearwater Revival's  smash1970 5th album COSMO'S FACTORY. [Original Air Date: 08/01/21 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2GixRGf4AU&t=2718s

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