Joey Pants Award

Best character actor ('that guy' actor).

Joey Pants Award has run in 210 episodes. The most recent 40 are listed below — open any episode at its timestamp to hear the segment.

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‘Apollo 13’Amanda Dobbins

Agrees Walter Cronkite steals the show; also notes several control room actors (including one resembling Dennis Leary, likely Ray McKinnon) as 'that guy' contenders

‘Apollo 13’Bill Simmons

Narrowed it to Clint Howard, Jim's mom, and Walter Cronkite, but leans toward Todd Louiso as a strong pick; also mentions Joe Spano (from Hill Street Blues) as his personal favorite 'that guy'

‘Apollo 13’Rob Mahoney

Questions whether Loren Dean counts as a recognizable 'that guy,' citing his roles in Gattaca and Bugsy, without giving a definitive pick

‘Speed’Bill Simmons

Joe Morton (also notes Glenn Plummer, and shouts out Hawthorne James as the bus driver 'Sam')

‘Speed’Chris Ryan

David Kriegel, the guy on the bus with slightly longer hair ('that's your plan'), who was also in Alive

‘Speed’Sean Fennessey

Hawthorne James, who plays Sam and is also the security guard in Se7en who turns up the music in the library

‘About Last Night’Bill Simmons

George Dzundza (the actor who played Danny's boss and Bugliosi in Helter Skelter) as a mention, but ultimate winner picked is the actor who played Demi Moore's boss/villain in Summer School

‘The Italian Job’Bill Simmons

Skinny Pete (Scott Adsit from 30 Rock), 'that guy' who is an actor rehearsing in traffic

‘The Italian Job’Chris Ryan

Boris Krutenog as Yevin the Ukrainian (from Hunt for Red October)

‘The Italian Job’Van Lathan

Oscar from The Office as the security guard

‘The Good Son’Chris Ryan

Wendy Crewson (from The Good Son) / Daniel Hugh Kelly (from Hardcastle and McCormick)

‘The Good Son’Sean Fennessey

Cinematographer John Lindley

Episode	Host	Answer
‘Apollo 13’	Amanda Dobbins	Agrees Walter Cronkite steals the show; also notes several control room actors (including one resembling Dennis Leary, likely Ray McKinnon) as 'that guy' contenders
‘Apollo 13’	Bill Simmons	Narrowed it to Clint Howard, Jim's mom, and Walter Cronkite, but leans toward Todd Louiso as a strong pick; also mentions Joe Spano (from Hill Street Blues) as his personal favorite 'that guy'
‘Apollo 13’	Rob Mahoney	Questions whether Loren Dean counts as a recognizable 'that guy,' citing his roles in Gattaca and Bugsy, without giving a definitive pick
‘Speed’	Bill Simmons	Joe Morton (also notes Glenn Plummer, and shouts out Hawthorne James as the bus driver 'Sam')
‘Speed’	Chris Ryan	David Kriegel, the guy on the bus with slightly longer hair ('that's your plan'), who was also in Alive
‘Speed’	Sean Fennessey	Hawthorne James, who plays Sam and is also the security guard in Se7en who turns up the music in the library
‘About Last Night’	Bill Simmons	George Dzundza (the actor who played Danny's boss and Bugliosi in Helter Skelter) as a mention, but ultimate winner picked is the actor who played Demi Moore's boss/villain in Summer School
‘The Italian Job’	Bill Simmons	Skinny Pete (Scott Adsit from 30 Rock), 'that guy' who is an actor rehearsing in traffic
‘The Italian Job’	Chris Ryan	Boris Krutenog as Yevin the Ukrainian (from Hunt for Red October)
‘The Italian Job’	Van Lathan	Oscar from The Office as the security guard
‘The Good Son’	Chris Ryan	Wendy Crewson (from The Good Son) / Daniel Hugh Kelly (from Hardcastle and McCormick)
‘The Good Son’	Sean Fennessey	Cinematographer John Lindley