"That's My Bush!" (2001) TV series

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Creators:

Trey Parker
Matt Stone

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

4 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A brilliant man deserves a brilliant sitcom.

Plot:

Somewhat dim President George W. Bush's White House more closely resembles the set of a sitcom than real life, down to the laugh track.

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | White House | George W. Bush | Oval Office | Satire

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Timothy Bottoms	...	George W. Bush (8 episodes, 2001)
Carrie Quinn Dolin	...	Laura Bush (8 episodes, 2001)
Kurt Fuller	...	Karl Rove (8 episodes, 2001)
Marcia Wallace	...	Maggie Hawley (8 episodes, 2001)
Kristen Miller	...	Princess Stevenson (8 episodes, 2001)
John D'Aquino	...	Larry O'Shea (8 episodes, 2001)

Also Known As:

"Absolute Al" (USA) (working title)
"Everybody Loves Al" (USA) (working title)
"Family First" (USA) (working title)
"First Family" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (8 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Comedy Central

Trivia:

Creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker waited three months to see if the show would be "Everybody Loves Al" or "That's My Bush", depending on the winner of the election.

Quotes:

Larry O'Shea: Hey George, come over and see my mattayou.
George W. Bush: What's a mattayou?
Larry O'Shea: Nothing, Pizano, what's a mattayou?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "South Park: All About Mormons (#7.12)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

That's My Bush!

Great show!

Only today have I seen all eight episodes of this hilarious show and I love it! Although I can imagine it being a solid show if continued, I think eight episodes is just the right number of episodes to quit on before it gets too repetitive. What I love about the show is how Trey Parker and Matt Stone don't focus as much on politics as they do on parody of situation comedies, ranging from "All in the Family" to "Friends." (Best example of this is episode seven, where the common sit-com plot of getting characters stuck in a small space to settle their differences is in effect.)

The sit-com spoofs are done very well and I think it would be overkill if it focused too much on Bush, since I'm sure Trey and Matt wouldn't mind doing it with any president. The characters, while formulaic, are developed very well, and you get to feel for them not as real people in the world, but as fictional characters, giving you a chance to take a break from all the political wars between all kinds of people in the Bush years. If you have a sense of humor and don't mind removing your political affiliation away for the viewing pleasure of the show, I suggest you go get the DVD!