Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995–1998)

This is a sketch-comedy show. The twist here is that all of the sketches (Even the monologue) are connected in some strange way.

Stars:

David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, John Ennis

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Cross	...	Various (30 episodes, 1995-1998)
Bob Odenkirk	...	Himself - Host (30 episodes, 1995-1998)
John Ennis	...	Various (30 episodes, 1995-1998)
Jill Talley	...	Various (27 episodes, 1995-1998)
Jay Johnston	...	Various (27 episodes, 1995-1998)
Paul F. Tompkins	...	Various (27 episodes, 1995-1998)
Brett Paesel	...	Various (22 episodes, 1996-1998)
Tom Kenny	...	Various (21 episodes, 1995-1998)
Brian Posehn	...	Various (21 episodes, 1995-1998)
Bill Odenkirk	...	Various (17 episodes, 1995-1998)
Dino Stamatopoulos	...	Various (16 episodes, 1996-1998)
Karen Kilgariff	...	Various (15 episodes, 1997-1998)
BJ Porter	...	Various (14 episodes, 1996-1998)

Storyline

This is a sketch-comedy show. The twist here is that all of the sketches (Even the monologue) are connected in some strange way.

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Plot Keywords:

sketch comedy | monologue | behind the scenes | stupidity | irreverence | 

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Taglines:

The first late-night comedy show with an attention span shorter than yours.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 November 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mr. Show

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Dakota North Entertainment, Dakota Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

27 min 27 min (30 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mr. Show regular Tom Kenny is the voice of Spongebob Squarepants.

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Goofs

Towards the end of one episode in the fourth season, the show offers the math problem "If he drives 15 MPH for fifteen minutes, how far has he travelled? Answer at the end of the show." When the end credits roll, they say that the answer is 3.5 The correct answer is 3.75

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Quotes

Uncle Mustard: Let's get the hell outta here.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of each episode's credits under "Special Thanks," there is at least one random name that had nothing to do with the show. This is pointed out by David Cross in the DVD commentary for the first episode.

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Connections

Referenced in David Cross: Let America Laugh (2003)

User Reviews

A little show I like to call really good, really nice.

I had HBO for many years, and was able to watch it at will (generally). Mr. Show came on one time, and I laughed at it because it was damned funny. Then I watched it again, this time on purpose. It was even funnier. Bob and Dave, even though I confused their names with their faces, are so original and are such good actors, that their first-rate satire and jokes come off as smoothly as when a composer is able to play all of his instruments at the same time. It's fair to compare this show to Monty Python, because the entire genre is borrowed from those chaps, but also because it is almost as creatively done. The State on MTV also came close to Monthy Python and rivals Mr. Show for creativity. Mr. Show has curses in it, so right away, thats good too.