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

Creators:

Matt Stone
Trey Parker
(more)

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:

White House | Sitcom | George W. Bush | Satire | U.S. President

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)

Series Directed by
Jeff Melman		(8 episodes, 2001)

Series Writing credits
Tony Barbieri		(8 episodes, 2001)
Vernon Chatman		(8 episodes, 2001)
Jonathan Kimmel		(8 episodes, 2001)
Kyle McCulloch		(8 episodes, 2001)
Trey Parker		(8 episodes, 2001)
Matt Prager		(8 episodes, 2001)
Tom Stern		(8 episodes, 2001)
Matt Stone		(8 episodes, 2001)

Series Produced by
Anne Garefino	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2001)
Jennifer Howell	....	co-producer (8 episodes, 2001)
David Menteer	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 2001)
Trey Parker	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2001)
Matt Stone	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2001)
Craig Wyrick-Solari	....	producer (8 episodes, 2001)

Series Original Music by
Kim Bullard		(8 episodes, 2001)

Series Cinematography by
Richard Brown		(8 episodes, 2001)

Series Film Editing by
Andrew Chulack		(8 episodes, 2001)

Series Casting by
Cathy Henderson		(8 episodes, 2001)
Dori Zuckerman		(8 episodes, 2001)

Series Production Design by
Thomas Azzari		(8 episodes, 2001)

Series Set Decoration by
Mel Cooper		(8 episodes, 2001)

Series Costume Design by
Karen Mann		(8 episodes, 2001)

Series Makeup Department
Pixie Schwartz	....	hair stylist (8 episodes, 2001)
Jill Cady	....	makeup artist (7 episodes, 2001)
Angela Hogard	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Shari Tavey	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Howard Ritter	....	associate director (8 episodes, 2001)
Shari Tavey	....	associate director (8 episodes, 2001)
Teri Pensky	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
G. Roger Abell	....	leadman (8 episodes, 2001)
Jode S. Mann	....	property master (8 episodes, 2001)

Series Sound Department
Peter Damski	....	sound mixer (8 episodes, 2001)
Bruce Howell	....	sound editor (8 episodes, 2001)

Series Special Effects by
Dana Klaren	....	animatronics technician (1 episode, 2001)

Series Visual Effects by
John van Barneveld	....	visual effects artist (1 episode, 2001)

Series Stunts
Laurence Todd Rosenthal	....	stunt coordinator (8 episodes, 2001)
Ron Althoff	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Marian Green	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Bonnie Happy	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Dennis Madalone	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Edward Nielsen III	....	assistant camera (8 episodes, 2001)
Larry Gilhooly	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Bill Paden	....	key grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Heide Janssen	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Steffany Bernstein	....	costume supervisor (8 episodes, 2001)
Sara Markowitz	....	costume supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Tom Vogt	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Trey Parker	....	composer: main title theme (8 episodes, 2001)

Series Other crew
Michele Azenzer	....	stage manager (8 episodes, 2001)
Hayden Ghaffary	....	script supervisor (8 episodes, 2001)
Ron Paul	....	stage manager (8 episodes, 2001)
Allison L. Staak	....	production coordinator (8 episodes, 2001)
Amy Welsh	....	consultant (8 episodes, 2001)
Michael Daley	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Josh Fogel	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Charles Song	....	assistant to executive producer (unknown episodes)
Nicole Woolsey	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Comedy Central
• Comedy Partners
• Important Television

Distributors

• Comedy Central (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Comedy Central (2007) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Eesti Televisioon (ETV) (2007) (Estonia) (TV)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (8 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Comedy Central

Trivia:

At $700,000 per episode, this was the most expensive show ever produced by Comedy Central at the time.

Quotes:

Larry O'Shea:Hey, George, it's your favorite neighbor! Say, you got some snoo on your lawn.
George W. Bush:What's snoo, Larry?
Larry O'Shea:Nothing, what *snoo* with you?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "South Park: Super Best Friends (#5.3)" (2001)

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!