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Mr. Show Format Sketch comedy Created by Bob Odenkirk David Cross Starring Bob Odenkirk David Cross John Ennis Tom Kenny Jill Talley Jay Johnston Country of origin United States No. of seasons 4 No. of episodes 30 episodes, 2 specials (List of episodes) Production Running time 30 minutes Broadcast Original channel HBO Original run November 3, 1995 (1995-11-03) – December 28, 1998 (1998-12-28) Status Ended External links Official website Mr. Show with Bob and David is an American sketch comedy series featuring former Saturday Night Live writer/actor Bob Odenkirk and stand up comedian/actor David Cross. It aired on HBO from November 3, 1995, to December 28, 1998. The show generally opened with Cross and Odenkirk introducing the episode as heightened versions of themselves, before transitioning to a mixture of live sketches and pre-taped segments. Unlike many other sketch programs, Mr. Show typically opted for absurdist comedy over current pop culture jokes or recurring characters. Vanity Fair noted that the series had mocked "Satanism, teenage suicide, cock rings, hermaphrodites, after-school specials about mentally-challenged parents, and the Ku Klux Klan."[1] The show featured a number of notable alternative comedians as both cast members and writers — many in the early stages of their careers — including Sarah Silverman, Paul F. Tompkins, Jack Black, Tom Kenny, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Brian Posehn, Scott Aukerman, and Dino Stamatopoulos. It was nominated for four Daytime Emmy Awards, as well as a Golden Satellite Award. Contents 1 Description 1.1 Format 2 Conventions 3 Spin-offs 3.1 Run Ronnie Run 3.2 Mr. Show Live: Hooray for America! 4 Legacy 4.1 David's Situation 4.2 Comedians and shows inspired by Mr. Show 5 Cast 5.1 Main cast 5.2 Featured cast and frequent collaborators 6 Writing staff 6.1 Contributing writers 7 Episode list 8 Characters 9 References 10 External links // Description Each episode of Mr. Show essentially consists of a series of sketches, each one transitioning to the next by way of a tangential—or sometimes direct—segue, called a link. For example, a minor character in one sketch might return as the major character in the next. Often, common themes or storylines are returned to at different times throughout an episode. It is regarded by sketch comedy aficionados as perhaps the best of its era[citation needed], though as a premium cable show its audience was necessarily limited. DVD editions, however, have sold briskly, opening the show to a broad new audience.[citation needed]. Format The format of Mr. Show is heavily influenced by the British sketch comedy show Monty Python's Flying Circus, particularly in the linking of one sketch to the next, a strong point for both shows, as it negates the tendency to expect each sketch to end on a punch line or similar high note (a common feature of more traditional sketch comedy shows such as Saturday Night Live). The interweaving of taped bits and stage-performed sketch found in Flying Circus is prevalent in Mr. Show. Both shows depend greatly on absurdist humor. In later seasons, the show would satirize celebrities in an indirect fashion, by changing the name and some of the aesthetic idiosyncrasies of the celebrity, while maintaining a transparently obvious parody. For instance, "Willips Brighton" was a character spoofing Brian Wilson, Marilyn Manson became "Norma Jean Monster" and later "Marilyn Monster," Carrot Top became "Blueberry Head," and Dr. Demento became "Dr. Retarded." The show contains a strong, confident contrarian viewpoint that at times mocks or satirizes organized religion or global capitalism. Additionally, many of the show's sketches were constructed with a strong critique of modern television in mind, whether it be infomercials or sitcoms. Cynicism plays a heavy role in the show and there is little respect for traditionalism. Conventions Every episode begins with an individual introducing the hosts, Bob and David (on one occasion Bob is replaced by the up and coming college comic, Kedzie Matthews, who everybody but Bob finds hilarious). This role was filled by Mary Lynn Rajskub in the first two seasons, while in the later two seasons Bob and David would be introduced by a character from a sketch in that given episode. In the opening dialogue, Bob is often dressed in a suit, while David is dressed down in more casual attire. Every episode's title is taken from a line of dialogue heard during the episode, with three exceptions. The title of the first episode in season one, "The Cry of a Hungry Baby", does not appear anywhere in the episode but in fact came from a sketch that was eventually cut from the debut episode. The title of the seventh episode in season three, "Bush is a Pussy", comes from a t-shirt worn by one of the characters. The seventh episode of season four, "Eat Rotten Fruit from a Shitty Tree", is from a song within the episode that originally had lyrics. Certain lines of dialogue are often repeated by different characters during the course of a single show (e.g., "I was on the eighteenth hole!" in "The Biggest Failure in Broadway History" and "Who let you in?" in the episode of the same name). At the end of each episode's credits, there is a random niche celebrity in the "Special Thanks" section, typically as a joke. For example, the first episode's random special niche thanks credit celebrity was Rick Dees, and the third episode's was Greg Maddux. Spin-offs Run Ronnie Run Mr. Show also spawned a spin-off movie, Run Ronnie Run, which went straight-to-DVD. Cross and Odenkirk were disappointed with the film, feeling that the narrative structure didn't remain true to that of the Mr. Show series. They approached New Line Cinema for extra money so they could extensively rewrite and reshoot the film, but were denied. Without their consent, New Line Cinema went to the film's director, Troy Miller, and persuaded him to hand in an unfinished cut of the film for release; ultimately, Cross and Odenkirk disowned the final version.[2] Mr. Show Live: Hooray for America! In September 2002, original cast members Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, John Ennis, Brian Posehn and Stephanie Courtney toured with a show called "Mr. Show: Hooray for America!!!". The two month stint featured distillation of some of Mr. Show's best sketches, such as "The Burgundy Loaf", and also added new material.[3] In the stage show, the large fictitious mega-corporation Globo-Chem ("We own everything, so you don't have to!") sponsors David's stage persona to run for the presidency of the United States[4] The performance venues varied from the elegant Warner Theatre in Washington, DC to the converted warehouse of the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA. [5] Some elements of the live show were ad libbed, and changed from night to night. David Cross sometimes broke scene, to directly address disorderly or drunken crowd members. Legacy While the show was never viewed by a mass audience, due to its premium cable broadcast, it remains a highly influential piece of American sketch comedy. Many involved with the show have gone on to become staples of the American comedy landscape. The Sarah Silverman Program features Silverman in the lead role and also features Jay Johnston and Brian Posehn who were regulars on Mr. Show. Arrested Development featured David Cross as regular character Tobias Funke; the series also had guest spots filled by Mr. Show alumni, such as Bob Odenkirk as a marriage counselor, and Jerry Minor and Jay Johnston as gay cops. Jack Black had supporting roles in Mr. Show. Cross and Odenkirk would go on to work with Black and Kyle Gass on producing a show for HBO for the comedy band Tenacious D which would also feature Mr. Show alumnus Paul F. Tompkins. Additionally, Mr. Show cast member Tom Kenny went on to achieve huge success supplying the voice to SpongeBob SquarePants. David's Situation Odenkirk and Cross reunited in 2008 to create the HBO pilot David's Situation, which was shot but never aired or picked up.[1][6] The network gave the pair $400,000 to shoot a pilot (which was shot on the Everybody Loves Raymond soundstage), which appeared to go well during the taping; however, while Cross and Odenkirk were editing the episode, they felt it failed to "capture that same energy on screen."[7] In an interview with Vanity Fair, Cross said, "We told them that we didn’t want to do this show, we’d rather do Mr. Show 2.0. And they were like, 'Yeah, O.K., that’s great, but the thing is, we don’t have any more money for this year. But we’ll figure out something next year.' And we never heard from them again."[7] Comedians and shows inspired by Mr. Show Comedy duo Tim and Eric have said their program Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job was highly inspired by Mr. Show.[8] Odenkirk would go on to produce Awesome Show as well as Tom Goes to the Mayor. Cast During the ending credits, the actors appearing on the show were credited as "Main Cast" or "Featured Cast", though some "Featured" cast members (like Brian Posehn or Mary Lynn Rajskub) appeared regularly. Mr. Show's main cast for the entire run consisted of David Cross, John Ennis, Tom Kenny, Bob Odenkirk, and Jill Talley. Cross, Ennis, and Odenkirk appeared in each season. Kenny left the show after the third season to pursue other projects, and he returned for one episode of season four. Talley appeared in all episodes but four towards the end of the third season, which she missed because she was pregnant. Jay Johnston, who was a featured performer throughout the series, was credited as a member of the main cast for the final episode of the show. Main cast David Cross (all seasons) Bob Odenkirk (all seasons) John Ennis (all seasons) Tom Kenny (seasons 1 through 3, plus episode #402) Jill Talley (all seasons, except for episodes #306, #307, #309, #310) Jay Johnston (credited as main castmember in season 4, prev. featured cast) Featured cast and frequent collaborators Scott Adsit (season 4) Scott Aukerman (season 4) Jack Black (seasons 1-2) Jay Johnston (seasons 1-4) Karen Kilgariff (seasons 3-4) Jerry Minor (episode #205, season 4) Theresa Mulligan (episode #204, season 3) Bill Odenkirk (seasons 1-4) Brett Paesel (seasons 2-4) BJ Porter (episodes #205 and #307, season 4) Brian Posehn (seasons 1-4) Mary Lynn Rajskub (seasons 1-2) Mark Rivers (season 4) Sarah Silverman (episode #103, season 3) Dino Stamatopoulos (seasons 2-4) Becky Thyre (season 4) Paul F. Tompkins (seasons 1-4) Writing staff Bob Odenkirk (episode #101-#410) David Cross (episode #101-#410) Jay Johnston (episode #203-#410) Bill Odenkirk (episode #203-#410) Dino Stamatopoulos (episode #203, #206-#401, #403-#410) Paul F. Tompkins (episode #203-#310) Brian Posehn (episode #204-#205, #301-#408) Mike Stoyanov (episode #301-#305) Mike Upchurch (episode #301-#310) Scott Aukerman (episode #401-#410) Jerry Collins (episode #401-#407) B.J. Porter (episode #401-#410) Eric Hoffman (episode #406-#410) Contributing writers Tom Kenny (episode #308) Brent Forrester (episode #308, #404) Brian Posehn (episode #410) Episode list Main article: List of Mr. Show episodes Characters Odenkirk and Cross tried to avoid using recurring characters a la Saturday Night Live, but a small number of characters still appeared on the show multiple times throughout its run. They are: Ronnie Dobbs (David Cross) is a habitual criminal regularly caught in the act on Fuzz, a COPS-like program. Dobbs epitomizes many stereotypes of 'white trash' in his behavior. Terry Twillstein (Bob Odenkirk) is a foppish, manipulative, British television producer who discovers Ronnie Dobbs, and is always looking to use Ronnie for his success. Senator Howell Tankerbell (Bob Odenkirk) is an ultra-conservative Georgia Dixiecrat Senator. Three Times One Minus One (T.T.O.M.O) is an R&B duo made up of Pootie T. and Wolfgang Amadeus Thelonius Van Funkenmeister The 19th and 3 Quarters (Played by David Cross and Bob Odenkirk, respectively). They are the performers of the song, "Ewww, Girl, Ewww", which is designed to promote literacy, as well as the song "Goodbye 2 Every 1 Ever," written in memory of "everyone that's ever died." They are sponsored by WPCBCN, the White People Co-opting Black Culture Network. Droopy (Bob Odenkirk) is a dirty and chronically congested take on the "lazy twenty-something slacker" stereotype. He loves to messily eat chocolate and, for an unknown reason, wants to work at the front desk of his local museum, though he has few qualifications. Dylan (David Cross) is an incredibly pretentious man clad in glasses and a long scarf, even in hot weather. He shuns popular American culture and modern technology, but is surprisingly friends with Droopy. In audio commentary, castmates describe Cross's first impression on them being reminiscent of Dylan. Fancy Pants (Bill Odenkirk) is a dandy who makes occasional silent, yet noted walk-ons. First seen clad in Edwardian garb he makes his second appearance in a more Elizabethan style. References ^ a b Vanity Fair article: "Mr. Pilot!: An Interview with Bob Odenkirk and David Cross." ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20070607210342/http://www.bobanddavid.com/interviews.asp?artID=116 ^ Adams, Sam (2002-09-19). "Mr. Show: Hooray for America!". http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2002-09-19/artpicks4.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-05.  ^ Sullivan, James (2002-10-03). "'Mr. Show' time". http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/10/03/DD176439.DTL. Retrieved 2007-12-05.  ^ Sullivan, James (2002-06-30). "BOB AND DAVID IN “HOORAY FOR AMERICA!”". http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/?p=221. Retrieved 2007-12-05. [dead link] ^ The Onion AV Club article: "David Cross." ^ a b Vanity Fair article: "David Cross Pleads Mercy for Insulting Your Best Friend Jesus." ^ Cracked article: "5 of the Funniest Mr. Show Sketches." External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Mr. Show Bob and David's official site Mr. Show at the Internet Movie Database Mr. Show at TV.com Resources from unoriginal.com, skit list and transcripts v • d • e Mr. Show Episode list · Movie Hosts David Cross · Bob Odenkirk Also starring John Ennis · Jay Johnston · Tom Kenny · Jill Talley