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Good Eats: Circle of Life
Alton's sister Marsha needs doughnuts and a lot of them. At first Alton's not interested, but Marsha and her "bunnies" appeal to his compassion, and soon he's back in the kitchen contemplating the round and raised dough treats. From their origin to their ingredients, cooking and glazing, Alton shares secrets for doughnut success, along with recipes for Yeast Doughnuts, Doughnut Glaze and Chocolate Doughnut Glaze.
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Episode Info
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Episode number: 8x4 Production Number: EA1H04 Airdate: Wednesday July 21st, 2004 Writer: Alton Brown
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Recap
Alton watches his sister Marsha’s cooking show on television. From time to time he shoots the image with a dart gun. Then his sister telephones him; Alton’s half of the conversation is mostly variations on “no.” He hangs up but Marsha calls him back. It seems she’s the “warren mother” for a pack of “little bunnies.” She tells Alton to go ahead and laugh his day away while she goes down to the Krusty Kreme for what she needs: doughnuts for the bake sale! Alton has bad memories of Krusty Kreme; the evil Mr. Krusty fired Alton from his first job. Before he knows it Alton has promised his sister ten dozen homemade doughnuts. But that’s okay - not so very long ago, all doughnuts were homemade. And with a few tips, anyone can learn how to make homemade doughnuts that are… Good Eats...Read the full recap
Episode Notes
Cards
- The first doughnut machine was invented by Adolph Levitt, the ‘Doughnut King’, in 1920.
- On Fat Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Dutch serve a special type of really big doughnut called ‘fastnachts’.
- The world’s fastest doughnut machine can fry up to 9,600 doughnuts an hour.
- The world’s largest doughnut, make on July 9, 1978 in Richardson, Texas, weighed 74 pounds.
Cultural References
Marsha is the “warren mother” to a group of “bunnies”. This is a reference to the Brownies, a part of the Girl Scouts/Girl Guides formed in 1914 to serve the needs of young girls. It is similar in role to the Cub Scouts.
Krusty Kreme is a riff on Krispy Kreme. In 1937 Vernon Rudolph opened the first Krispy Kreme doughnut store in Winston-Salem, NC. The chain has more or less continuously increased in popularity, although recent years have seen accusations of financial misconduct leveled at it by the SEC. It is best known in the southeastern United States, where Good Eats is taped.
Alton: Well, do ya feel lucky, punk?
In 1971, Clint Eastwood debuted a rogue cop character in the film Dirty Harry. Early in the film, Harry Callahan trades gunfire with a thief before confronting him. He taunts the suspect by telling him he’s not sure, in all the confusion, just how many bullets he has left and finishes with “So the question you’ve got to ask yourself is, ‘Do I feel lucky today?’ Well do ya, punk?!?” The phrase has become synonymous with situations where relying on luck might have disastrous consequences.
In 1971, Clint Eastwood debuted a rogue cop character in the film Dirty Harry. Early in the film, Harry Callahan trades gunfire with a thief before confronting him. He taunts the suspect by telling him he’s not sure, in all the confusion, just how many bullets he has left and finishes with “So the question you’ve got to ask yourself is, ‘Do I feel lucky today?’ Well do ya, punk?!?” The phrase has become synonymous with situations where relying on luck might have disastrous consequences.
After the teaser, host Rod Serling would appear to explain a bit about the upcoming story on that episode of The Twilight Zone. Many of these expositions began with th four word phrase, "Submitted for your approval." The phrase has entered the popular vernacular, often in connection to any creepy or outré situation.
From 1982 until his retirement in 1997, actor Michael Vale portrayed a half-asleep baker who dragged himself to his Dunkin Donuts store in all kinds of weather conditions to make the donuts fresh every day. As he slogged out the door, he'd be heard muttering "Time to make the doughnuts..." just as Alton does here. The ad suggested the lengths to which stores went to ensure fresh doughnuts for customers.
Most characters in The Simpsons have a catchphrase, and Homer Simpson is no exception. Doughnuts are without a doubt Homer’s favorite dessert; they may be his favorite food, and he announces his discover of the round treats with his catchphrase, "Mmmmmm, doughnuts!" Alton says it the same way.
First uttered by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1984’s The Terminator, the phrase "I'll be back." has appeared in many of his other films (in one form or another), including the Terminator sequels. Alton’s monotone is the same sort of intonation used by the cyborg killer in the 1984 film.
In the middle 1970’s, “Don’t leave home without it” began appearing in television commercials for the American Express card. It suggested that an American Express card was essential to modern living; its longevity (it lasted until the late 1980’s) suggests that it worked well.
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