Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995)
A sketch comedy series starring and hosted by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. The pair introduce most episodes as heightened versions of themselves before transitioning to a mixture of live sketches and pre-taped segments.
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Episode 1 - Now, Who Wants Ice Cream?
Release Date: 1996-11-15A separatist demands that his Montana cabin be declared its own sovereign nation; two European vacationers try to slip illegal drugs past customs; a cooking demonstration turns tragic. Also: an Olympics parody.
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Episode 2 - A Talking Junkie
Release Date: 1996-11-22David has a junkie friend; a married couple run a "mom and pop" porn shop; and R&B group Three Times One Minus One appear on WPCBCN—the White People Co-Opting Black Culture Network—where they complain about being hassled by the cops for jaywalking.
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Episode 3 - The Biggest Failure in Broadway History
Release Date: 1996-11-29A parody of "Jesus Christ Superstar"; and a takeoff on "Cops," involving drunken police officers. Also: the "new hate-free Ku Klux Klan."
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Episode 4 - If You're Going to Write a Comedy Scene, You're Going to Have Some Rat Feces in There
Release Date: 1996-12-06A U.S. senator sells San Francisco to a corporation that turns it into a theme park. Also: children toil to write comedy sketches--for 18 cents an hour; and parents insist that their son is gay.
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Episode 5 - Operation Hell on Earth
Release Date: 1996-12-13A hate group meets to divide up the U.S. into segregated sections and rival college basketball recruiters vie for the services of a 5-year-old boy. Also: a "Blame-A-Thon."
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Episode 6 - The Velveteen Touch of a Dandy Fop
Release Date: 1996-12-20A horror-movie parody entitled "Coupon: The Movie"; advice from a Beverly Hills "psychoactualist." Also: dueling megaphone crooners.