Plot

Steve Landesberg discusses being a commercial spokesman and performing at small colleges; David Horowitz (Fight Back with David Horowitz (1976)) compares trash bags, and looks at inappropriate product designs; pizza tossing champion Barry O'Halloran.

Barry O'Halloran is a 22-year-old from Los Gatos, California who claims to be the fastest pizza thrower in the west, and recently won a championship in San Francisco. He talks to Johnny about his avocation - he's had a love for it since at least age ten - and says that he can predict whether people like thin or thick crust. He started by having his grandmother stitch towels together, so that he could practice working the dough. Johnny comments on how the industry has few people with names like O'Halloran, and the young man talks about making his way in a primarily Italian business; he also talks about preferring a single local business to seeking to start a franchise. He then demonstrates throwing dough and teaches Johnny the basics. He also demonstrates some fancy dough-throwing on his back and under the leg. He and Johnny then go through the whole process of rolling the dough, then adding sauce, cheese and pepperoni. Steve Landesberg does not do a stand-up routine, but talks about various topics. He comments on being a commercial spokesman for a variety of products - all of which he genuinely endorses - and being recognized in public for his many ads. He then talks about performing at numerous small colleges around the country. He discusses his aptitude with accents, and says audiences in the South particularly enjoy that part of his act and take no offense. David Horowitz first has Johnny test the strength of trash bags and then shows a clip from his show on the same topic, depicting a "High Noon"-style shootout between the products. He complains there are too many trash bag commercials on TV. He then shows products that have inappropriate designs. He first comments on cleaning products that look the same as food, showing Johnny and Ed soap bars that are designed and packaged to look like popsicles - potentially confusing children. He then shows candy products that look like hazardous objects, including chocolates that look like shotgun shells and a candy worm indistinguishable from a fishing lure.—lenab9011