Bizarre (1980–1985)

A half hour sketch comedy show that is not politically correct (it was made in the early 1980's). It's not uncommon to see women in their underwear doing whatever is necessary to get a ... See full summary »

Creators:

Allan Blye, Bob Einstein

Stars:

John Byner, George Allen, Tanya Boyd

9 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
John Byner	...	Himself - Host (1 episode, 1982)

Storyline

A half hour sketch comedy show that is not politically correct (it was made in the early 1980's). It's not uncommon to see women in their underwear doing whatever is necessary to get a laugh. It showcased the talents of veteran performers John Byner (the host) and Bob Einstein as Super Dave Osbourne.

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Plot Keywords:

sketch comedy | fake commercial | commercial | actor playing multiple roles | parody | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CTV Television Network, Shiral Productions, Visual Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min 25 min (150 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an early "Super Dave" sketch, Super Dave attempted to overcome being crushed by a wrecking ball dropped on his head, by repeating the word "Balloonball". The result, at the end of the sketch, was Super Dave's helmeted head, with two sneakers poking out underneath. The sketch was so popular that for a period Showtime network used a cartoon icon of Super Dave's head on two feet in ads for the show.

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Connections

Followed by Super Dave's All Stars (1997)

User Reviews

Hilarious!!! I miss it!

The sketches on this show were edgy for it's time. I saw most of the series when it aired on syndicated TV. They would bleep out the obscene words with a loud "honk" car horn sound which made it even funnier! The Bigot Family sketches always cracked me up. Even though it was a "racey" sketch it always ended with Byner as the Irishman saying "but we still love each other". Another one of my faves was the McDrive-thrus. Every show had a different one like: McJoke- in-the-Box, McSex-in-the-Box, & McCheech & McChong-in-the-Box. Super Dave was also great. He was like a human Mr. Bill. This needs to be out on DVD...soon!