Companies/restaurant
Applebee's
2016-08-16, 1 mention2016-09-20, 1 mention2016-11-29, 1 mention2017-02-21, 1 mention2017-03-14, 1 mention2017-05-02, 1 mention2018-11-09, 1 mention2019-03-31, 1 mention2019-05-05, 1 mention2019-08-11, 1 mention2019-12-29, 1 mention2020-02-09, 1 mention2020-04-05, 1 mention2020-04-26, 1 mention2020-07-26, 1 mention2022-05-22, 1 mention2023-10-22, 1 mention2024-06-01, 1 mention2026-07-25, 1 mention
Tim’s take
Most mentions are pure shorthand — Applebee's stands in for the bottom rung of American life, the place where people sell HGH out of the parking lot, take a dump in the booth, or shove quesadillas in their ass as a stand-in for national self-destruction 40:04 35:48 5:12. He also runs a bit where robots announce free all-you-can-eat Applebee's as the bribe to keep people docile, which is the same joke turned into a conspiracy 1:07:18.
The one place he builds an actual argument is his theory that chain theme restaurants explain America better than museums, and Applebee's on a Wednesday night is his example of a meal that tells you everything about the country without needing a poll 1:05:10. Years later he softens into elegy, saying he "wasn't an Applebee's kid" but grouping it with Red Robin and TGI Fridays as dying Americana, mourning chains people finally recognized as chemical sludge 42:35.content only appropriate to close there, no extra sentence needed.
Every Reference (19)
"buffets and movies You love that shit. You love eating a fucking Applebee's. Why not the Beezy? Oh god. No, I don't love eating there But"
"breeding ground For these corporate chain restaurants Fridays Applebee's Ruby Tuesday's the Cheesecake Factory All of these places flourish"
Bennigan's: Long Island's Fake Irish Nightmare Restaurant — Protestant Blood Burger+15s into the segment"you can't eat a meal at fucking Applebee's without them telling you to hashtag fucking whatever they're serving and do it on Instagram so you can get a free shot"
"terrible things that happen to children. If you've been to an Applebee's. But there's plenty of terrible things that happen to children"
"theme restaurants are on the edge of destruction here. Fridays, Applebee's, Ruby Tuesday's. They're going away, folks. And you know, let's"
The Death of Casual Chain Restaurants: Fridays, Ruby Tuesday, and Olive Garden's Survival — Second Life (with Alex Steinberg)+10s into the segment"like a fun show I love it. You're only concerned about the the Applebee's Oh yeah, because they know you got a lesson to me I don't want"
"that's left. You're cutting hair. You're serving tikitos at Applebee's. You're fucking working a fucking lumber yard. You're fucking,"
American Decline, Sacrifice Zones, and Jordan Peterson — America's Election Headquarters+68s into the segment"always argued for the supremacy of Fridays when compared to Applebee's, which is a medical facility where biological waste is stored,"
The Entitlement Debate: Do You Deserve Good Service? — The Big Booth (with Devan Costa)+181s into the segment"with always 45 minutes away you know she's like I prefer to Applebee's yeah this is a small-town girl from Florida from Perry Florida"
The Uber Ride Begins: Meeting the Driver From Perry, Florida — 146 - Small Town Girl+157s into the segment"many of you out there are running a business and you know a lot of those businesses just consist of you selling HGH in an Applebee's parking lot"
Monday.com and the Secret Businessman Breakdown — 160 - The Ballad of The Fat Girl With The Clean Car"the minorities were all the funnest right when you sit in an Applebee's bar right and like you know and journey comes on rye and why"
Boomers, Suburbs, and the Auto Lobby's American Dream — #180 - History Hyenas | The Tim Dillon Show+118s into the segment"that means that means just selling HGH in the parking lot of an Applebee's and she is doing you know odd jobs I mean I don't know that"
Road Trip to Chicago and Meeting Blagojevich's Wild Mother — #186 - Blagojevich | The Tim Dillon Show+134s into the segment"happen again those boats will be full people are gonna be back in Applebee's putting quesadillas in their ass because that's what we're about"
Americans' Death Wish Will Save the Economy — #194 - We're Going Home | The Tim Dillon Show+39s into the segment"have to have these [ __ ] locked I'm moving if you didn't go to Applebee's and take a [ __ ] in the booth like these the reason that you"
Fake Vaccine Bit and the Two Camps Fighting Over Lockdown — #197 - Essential Episode | The Tim Dillon Show+78s into the segment"party on party on the lake let's get rid of a few party time applebee's is open and it's free oh yeah it's free get in there all you"
Robots Taking Over and Applebee's Conspiracy — #210 - I Am The Most Successful Podcaster In Los Angeles | The Tim Dillon Show+40s into the segment"if you have cute kids, send the kids in to like Applebee's end to shift and and tell them go listen, if you turn the waterworks on a little bit, we might be able to get something."
Powdered Mashed Potatoes and Divorced Dad Meals — #299 - Family Recipe | The Tim Dillon Show+31s into the segment"at an Applebees uh the the manager checked the security footage saw all of it and she was like I want my meal comped I want to eat here for free for the rest of my life"
Teenage Dine and Dash Stories — Knuckleheads & Dodo Birds | The Tim Dillon Show #366+25s into the segment"You will learn everything you need to know about America by visiting like an Applebee's on a Wednesday night and just sitting there."
Theme Restaurants Explain America Better Than Museums — Donald Trump & Cracker Barrel | The Tim Dillon Show #394+494s into the segment"I wasn't an Applebee's kid, but I'm just naming restaurants. Applebee's, Red Lobster, Chili's. Chili's has seemed to survive because"
Red Robin's Collapse and the Death of Chain Restaurant Nostalgia — Andrew Tate, A Socialist Makeover, & The Demise Of Red Robin | The Tim Dillon Show #505+28s into the segment