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[apotatojudge]

hey where did this go?

[apotatojudge]

1. What is your favorite Mr. Show sketch? Now that I am having to do this I realize how hard it is to determine my absolute favorite sketch. I know it'll be from season four, oh, hell... I can't really choose - Let's go with Pallies, Larry Kleist - Rapist, Car Wash Change Thieves, or Josh Federman's "Genuine Hollywood Actual Report." But, wait - what about ...
2. Least favorite? Bad News Breakers. I don't know why, I just never liked that. Or Philouza. Especially Philouza. I think it's cause I missed some of it 'cause the tape I was using to record ended. I had to pop in another tape. Just seems ...too long.

3. Bob or David? David's stand-up, Bob's comedic timing. Does that make sense?

4. Favorite non-B&D cast member? Jay Johnston always had the best characters. CHOO-CHOO THE HURKY JERKY DANCER!!
5. Least favorite? Brett Paesal, just because she just always was there to, like, play a mom or the required woman character.

6. Best link? I don't know why, but when I first saw the "Singing" "News" Reporter I laughed so hard and kept rewinding and laughing at it. Jay's good at stuff like that. ...When David waves, confused, priceless. Or the Dollar Sign Eyes before Car Wash Change Thief Action Squad.
7. Worst link? ...But I didn't like the birds flying over the grandma's head and into John's pocket earlier in that episode. Too easy.

8. Favorite character? Bob's keep the chaaange guy. Or David's Derwin "I'ma fuck me a fish" on the Lifeboat. No, no, it's Josh Fenderman.
9. Least favorite? Bad News Breakers!

10. Best song in the show? Hands down - Willups Brighton, "Mouth full of Sores." That song pops into my head at least once a day.

11. Hottest cast member? BJ PORTER!

12. Top five (or ten) favorite quotes/lines.
I'm just going to think of the first ten ones I think of.

"Keep the chaaaange."
"You are shitting in my mouth and callin' it a Sundae."
"Sad songs are the key that get our tears out of eye jail."
"Cause life is precious... and God... and... the Bible."
"I'm Fran - and I'm a woman!"
"A little fucking difference."
"Hi, Larry Kleist is my name and selling insurance is my game. Raping used to be another game of mine..."
"Hey, you ever play thumbprint tic-tac-toe?"
"Mom and dad said I had to stay home all day and watch cartoons."
Followed by: "They gave me a beer and a bag of frozen peas."

I want to keep going.

[Pali]

1. What is your favorite Mr. Show sketch?
The Genuine Hollywood Factual Report, cracker barrel opening.

2. Least favorite?
The Fad Three or the ass nippled adventurer one.

3. Bob or David?
The Bob.

4. Favorite non-B&D cast member?
Jay Johnston.

5. Least favorite?
Scott Aukerman, probably because he was in it the least.

6. Best link?
Warning labels.

7. Worst link?
Hennessey Brothers apple butter.

8. Favorite character?
Fancypants.

9. Least favorite?
The ass nippled adventurer.

10. Best song in the show?
"Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!" from the black & white film after the womens solidarity collective. Mostly because of the weird jumping thing.

11. Hottest cast member?
BOB.

12. Top five (or ten) favorite quotes/lines.
"DUCKIE!"
"All these goats are retarded"
"chim-chim-cheree!" (Jay Johnston as Jesus with a jetpack)
"Keep em comin gleep glop"
"Learn how to read!"


These are just off the top of my head, if I could remember everything they would undoubtedly change.

[Trevor K]

Good questions. Here are my answers!

1. (TIE.) Wishing Well and Titannica party ("You're ALLL Gay.)
2. Sci-Fi skit when the ending is Benny Hill, which I actually loved. Prior to that, didn't like it. (Glupglocks.)
3. David standup, Bob producer/director.
4. Vince Vaughn, sheep herder.
5. Can't say.
6. Too many.
7. Hmmmmm.
8. Blowjob Exec's or the, "Wishing Well," charactors.
9. Bad extras.
10. Love the opening theme song.
11. Jill Talley
12. "You're ALLL Gay." "It's just a WIG." "A NICKEL holder," from the movie. ""We want a blow job." "...Near the Santa's Villiage on route 59..."

[3v3+Z]

Originally posted by apotatojudge
4. Favorite non-B&D cast member?
I'm not so much into the whole bondage & discipline thing. I kinda like tickling though. Does that count?

5. Least favorite?
Well, I wouldn't go that far. I mean, there's a whole WORLD of sicker shit out there! Kiddy porn, bestiality, scat... But I suppose when you see some of the really SICK B&D stuff, some of it can be just as bad.

10. Best song in the show?
"neAt; mAnAgeAble: piles" (http://artists.iuma.com/site-bin/mp3gen/35046/IUMA/Bands/pAper_chAse,_the_the_paperchase/audio/pAper_chAse,_the_the_paperchase_-_neAt_mAnAgeAble_piles_feat._will_johnson.mp3) by a band called the pAper chAse. That wasn't TECHNICALLY "in" the show exactly, but it's a kickass song.

11. Hottest cast member?
I dug those alien chicks from "The New San Francisco". Sarah's kinda too obvious. What about Jill in a leotard as Grown-up-Superstar with her Tallies bouncin' around? And Becky from Season 4 was pretty hot. And don't forget the drooling Mary Lynn! Hey, don't judge me!

It's weird, I'm not at all into gettin' all hot & bothered over models or actresses or anything like that, but funny chicks are hot. In a strange way I think I'm sicker than the guys who are all into Pam Anderson or whomever. It's like I need to respect them in order to allow them to even be in my fantasy. That's not a very male thing to do, is it?

12. Top five (or ten) favorite quotes/lines.
[Just off the top of my head.]
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Suck my dick!
YOU tap, stage-mother fuckers!
Soon, soon, you're a balloon!
I totally believe in dragons now.
IT WAS FOR CHARITY!
I was born out of satan's ass.
Put yer poo-box away.
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[apotatojudge]

Originally posted by 3v3+Z

[list=1]
Put yer poo-box away.
[/list=1]

I just finished watching that episode, and I had forgotten how great Tom Kenny's Abe Lincoln is. That flag.

[3v3+Z]

Mr. Show + Lincoln = COMEDY GOLD! ALWAYS!

[RizzleMcIzzle]

I'll do what I can based on Seasons 1-3 (which I have right here with me) and what little I've seen and still remember from Season 4:

1. What is your favorite Mr. Show sketch? Pretty much anything that involved a lot of music such as TTOMO, "Jeepers Creepers - Semi-Star", and Dickie Crickets. Can't think of one favorite now.

2. Least favorite? I'm not a big fan of The Ex-Siamese Twins as a whole or The Hanged Man, but I don't hate them.

3. Bob or David? I feel they both have their strong points.

4. Favorite non-B&D cast member? Either Jay or John. Jay has a wide range of awesome characters, while John's anger is second only to Bob's (perfect example: Creepy Peeping Videos).

5. Least favorite? I agree with what Julie said about Brett Paesal.

6. Best link? "This is bullshit!" which leads to Don Pratt.

7. Worst link? The infamous bills one, the TV's in the lineup, or Hennessey Brothers apple butter like Pali said.

8. Favorite character? Droopy, John in the Fad 3, or pretty much any Jay character.

9. Least favorite? Nathan, the kid David played in Nathan's Pet Iguana.

10. Best song in the show? Way too many! But I love the Landlords chant.

11. Hottest cast member? Jill in The Bob Lamonta Story

12. Top five (or ten) favorite quotes/lines.

"Turn off the TV, dickweed!"
"It's gonna get sloppy!"
"No shit."
"I ain't afraid of no rollycoaster!"
"Please don't kill me." (great read)
"Hi daddy. I'm dying."
"Tricycles would be bicycles. Whoever heard of a bicycle that's crazy!"
"I was in Italy, and then I took a balloon up my ass to Spain."
"I don't know what possessed me."
"This is a museum not a babysitting place."

And I love the way David says "Cool!" in Titanicca.

[agent_PUNT]

1. What is your favorite Mr. Show sketch?

Van Hammersley

2. Least favorite?

Jeepers Creepers (never seen the origianl so I can't compare)
Or the stupid Iguana sketch, just fucking awful

3. Bob or David?

I actually caught myself saying "What would David Do?" the other day... (ie David has become my idol)

4. Favorite non-B&D cast member?

That's too hard. I'd say Jay or Tom

5. Least favorite?

Kedzie Matthews (the character)

6. Best link?

Droopy working at the photo hut (chocolate finger prints)

7. Worst link?

....

8. Favorite character?

The two dudes in the donut shop (keep the chaaange)

9. Least favorite?

Almost anytime Sarah tries to act. Jeepers Creepers. Senator Tankerbell


10. Best song in the show?

Anything R&B they did. And the New KKK song. OH AND THE LEGEND OF THE THIRD WHEEL!!!


11. Hottest cast member?

The Bad News Breakers

12. Top five (or ten) favorite quotes/lines.

Fuck you I quit! (Downsizing)

What the Fuck! (Kedzie Matthews intro, Bob in grocery store)

I am king shit of fuck mountain (something like that Swear to God)

The only modern device I own... (link to The Fad 3)

The Hollywood awards! (Van Hammersley)

I thought I was good, then I met you dude. Then I met you (Nils guitar shop)

Where would we be without those extra round thingy's. A tricycle would be a bi-cycle....(LEgend of the Third Wheel)



*** Once Season 4 comes this site will explode. I don't remember any details about that season and I even avoided reading the episode guide in What the Hell HAppened.

I'm so pumped for Wycked Septre!!!

[Pali]

"If you don't get gay, I'll make you gay!"

[Tammy Dobbs]

1. What is your favorite Mr. Show sketch?
Wyckyd Septre, Dalai Lama & Change for a Dollar

2. Least favorite?
Megaphone Crooner, New San Fran & Evil Genius Telethon

3. Bob or David?
David

4. Favorite non-B&D cast member?
Brian Posehn

5. Least favorite?
Mary Lynn

6. Best link?
Blowjob or Tatiana

7. Worst link?
Miracles or Blame a thon

8. Favorite character?
Bob as Reverend Dupree and David as Billy in Druggachusettes

9. Least favorite?
Anytime David holds his throat to get that goofy deep voice out

10. Best song in the show?
Get off my Land

11. Hottest cast member?
David, but if I were a guy then Theresa Mulligan

12. Top five (or ten) favorite quotes/lines.
Put me in charge of some of these bald motherfuckers.
You are one pussy hair away from eternal hellfire.
Dude, suck that shit.
You are shitting in my mouth and calling it a sundae.
Who you been fuckin', Travis?
Bob is in there fucking shit up old school.


Thanks for making this site fun, again, Julie.


:D

[RizzleMcIzzle]

I think PUNT's right about this site exploding once season 4's released.

OK, here's a not so good question to add:

Favorite Set/Location of any Mr. Show sketch?

I like the desert with that cool cliff that David was on in "Jeepers Creepers" and the Druggachusettes set. That office room with the huge table that Tom sat at was cool too.

Here's some more quotes:

"Are you gonna behave?! ARE- YOU- GONNA- BE-HAVE?!"
"Victor fix."
"Dead... all dead."

and what does Bob say to the special guest on the talk show in the lifeboat? Something like, "You island non-remembering mother fucker".

[apotatojudge]

I am trying to remember as best I can, but I think it was something more like, "You patty Prince no-island remembering motherfucker."

I wanna say there is another word after Prince?

FUCK NASCAR.

[Pali]

The word after Prince is 'lookin.'

I'll say that again, 'lookin.'

[RizzleMcIzzle]

Thanks guys. I watched that episode once or twice when it was on demand and I remember that was one of the parts I laughed at the most. That and the seagull that flew by.

[agent_PUNT]

The setting for Jeepers Creepers is cool, but I still hate that sketch. (remember I never saw the original so I have nothing to compare it to)

"It too hot, Is Victor to fix the sun?"

Tatiana the Transvestite weather girl is also funny as hell, mainly because my roommate dated a girl named Tatiana.

I always liked the setting of the Biosphere too.

And I love how they make fun of Ronnie Dobbs's mansion and how fucking shitty it looked.

[merkwurkdiglieb]

1. What is your favorite Mr. Show sketch?
Monk Academy

2. Least favorite?
Goodbye

3. Bob or David?
Bob

4. Favorite non-B&D cast member?
John Ennis

5. Least favorite?
Karen Kilgariff

6. Best link?
John Ennis going on his very first date.

7. Worst link?
Cockring Warehouse

8. Favorite character?
Senator Tankerbell

9. Least favorite?
Reverend Kalundah

10. Best song in the show?
"A Mouthful of Sores" and "Ain't No Fun"

11. Hottest cast member?
Jill Talley

12. Top five (or ten) favorite quotes/lines.
#1. "Why?! Are you bleeding?"

#2. "Madre Dias! Have mine ears bewitched me with whispers of Xanadu?!!"

#3. "It's like, if you were black, we'd arrest you... But... You're white... And... You're acting like you're black... And... You can go..."

#4. "That's when Lincoln said, 'Don't diss muh homies!'"

#5. "And don't forget to break some rules. But... Don't break any rules."

#6. "Then I reject God."

#7. "If you were to ask if a group of wolfmen or draculas got together, then yes, they probably do have very good parties. We'll never know. But we can write poems about it."

#8. "Let's get the HELL outta here!"

#9. "We have a saying around here... Get used to it hitler!"

#10. "Mother Father Chinese Dentist!"

[apotatojudge]

Daaamn, those were some hella good quotes, merkwurkdiglieb.
Damn.

[apotatojudge]

Daaamn, those were some hella good quotes, merkwurkdiglieb.

Damn.

[Tommy]

1. What is your favorite Mr. Show sketch?
Almost impossible to pick, but... anything with Droopy. "Get Off Ma Land" was always a favorite, along with that whole episode.

2. Least favorite?
2 Singing Sketches -- I forget the names

3. Bob or David?
Bob... of course

4. Favorite non-B&D cast member?
Jay Johnston

5. Least favorite?
Scott Aukerman, and, because SBJ thinks he's hot, BJ Porter/

6. Best link?
BILLS BILLS BILLS... (they said it was their worst, but it's my favorite)

7. Worst link?
Coming out of Marriage Con and Boat Show into Bio Dome.

8. Favorite character?
Droopy, Champion... The Drinker, Falooza, The Singing News Reporter, not to mention Jay Johnston in the Emergency Pyschic Hotline when he says, "Wedding Bells?"

9. Least favorite?
The stuck up guy in Donut Shop.

10. Best song in the show?
Drugachussets theme

11. Hottest cast member?
Homosexual Answer : Bob
Heterosexual Answer: Mary-Lynn

12. Top five (or ten) favorite quotes/lines.

"Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet... Off My Land" (singing)
"Rapist... Backing Out"
"Ex-High School Dropout, Now High School Principal..."
"Welp... Goodnight, Gus."
"Because Life Is Precious... And God, And The Bible."
"You're Not Conditioning... Eating... Chocholate."
Harvard's Memory Loss Clinic -- Established in 1952, 1967, And For The First Time In 1981."
"...Abortion Clinics -- We'll Bring The Kid Outta You."
"Shake The Crime Stick!"
"Homeless People Do Not Defficate In Our Stores."

[apotatojudge]

How can you hate Scott and BJ, they wrote some of the best stuff to come out of Season Four!!!!!

[Tommy]

I accept them for their writing, but not who they are... maybe it's just jealousy.

EDIT: Season 3 was the best.

[apotatojudge]

Why would you be jealous of them?

It should be a FUN-abration of their talents.

And by talents I mean, what I assume are, huge penises.

[Tommy]

The Hollywood Factual thingy was funny... because Bob fixed it. Otherwise, it wasn't that funny.

Honestly, I like some of the earlier stuff. I'm not a huge fan of theirs. Sorry...

EDIT: Wait, I'm watching "Inside The Actor" (the Land Of The Lost parody). BJ is funny...

[apotatojudge]

You like TAINT don't you? Don't you??

What about phone sex?!
That's one of my favorite sketches.

"You should see this place."

[Tommy]

TAINT... umm... eh...

Phone Sex... that's funny though.
By the way Julie, you were great last night.

-TW

[apotatojudge]

I wish I could say the same about you.

But I can't... I don't get it.

[Tommy]

Neither do I.

It's Pumpkin-iny!

Let's just call it a night, forget this day and move on.

9.13.04 -- Please Forget!

[agent_PUNT]

Mother Father Chinese Dentist. How could I forget that shit.

Oh also, this doesn't really fall into any category... but

favorite t-shirt:

Hug Therapy - the shirt David is wearing when he is sending in his video complaint " I never, ever! Never! nerver!"

Great t-shirt.


I thought of that because I want a t-shirt that says "Mother Father Chinese Dentist"

And porkchop sandwiches.

Favorite Wardrobe anyone??

[apotatojudge]

Jay's outfit in the New San Fransisco is terrific. Those assless chaps and leopard cup really make the outfit.

I also like the hair they always seem to put on David's nipples whenever he is shirtless.

And even though I didn't really like the sketch, Bob as Sulu with the leotard on. Awesome!

[terris]

i dont know if its been mentioned but van hammersly teaching by billiards is fucking amazing,

me and my buddies were amazingly high and dying laughing at that sketch the other night, there are so many little jokes in it, its so good,

december 7 1941 is the best one

the concept of learning about pearl harbour from billiards is fucking amazing

[agent_PUNT]

Originally posted by terris
i dont know if its been mentioned but van hammersly teaching by billiards is fucking amazing,

me and my buddies were amazingly high and dying laughing at that sketch the other night, there are so many little jokes in it, its so good,

december 7 1941 is the best one

the concept of learning about pearl harbour from billiards is fucking amazing

Maybe it's an ONTARIO thing.... but that is what I'm talking about.

The Van Hammer man is fucking rock solid.

[terris]

thats how we roll in ontario mother fucker

how bout our premier he sure does look like anthony perkins eh


lets do our best to make the rest of the board feel like they dont belong through using lots of ontario euphimisms

[3v3+Z]

I guess I can't see metric punctuation on my computer.

[agent_PUNT]

Originally posted by terris
thats how we roll in ontario mother fucker

how bout our premier he sure does look like anthony perkins eh


lets do our best to make the rest of the board feel like they dont belong through using lots of ontario euphimisms

Guelph's got nothing on Oakville biatch!

But seriously what's up with Thunder Bay? Could they be anymore of a dump?

Belleville... I spent a month there one weekend!

(actually I was there for a night... and I didn't leave Don Cherry's the whole time!)

[terris]

i fucking hate oakville nothing but rich preppy losers, guelph is a ghost town when school is not in gotta love it though, whats up with windsor and being so shitty except for the casino, the last time i went to belleville there was a hurrican, next time your in brantford take the wayne gretzky parkway to the charity casino, whats up with my city hamilton aka the hammer, aka steel city, and putting up that stupid express way we need to keep the redhill creek, how bout that crazy guy from the maritimes that didnt kill people in toronto cause of the nice dog, are you looking for ward to watching ed the sock and fromage 2004 this year?

i really think ottawa should extend its last call untill 3 am just like quebec or else everone is gonna walk 10 feet across the bar to drink longer after the greycup, which will most likely be between the rough riders and the rough riders

eh?

[agent_PUNT]

I got my ticket to the Grey Cup. Finally, something to see in Ottawa other than the NAC.

Hopefully The Hip will be doing the half time show.

They're Kingston natives, so they'll know how to rock (in and out of the prison I'm sure). 38 years old, never kissed a girl.

Windsor is crap, but my friend moved there, now he's in Oshawa.... big improvement .... errr...

The Hull scene is pretty much dead. They tore the strip down about 7 years ago... never been the same.

You're almost better off in Pembroke or Petawawa!

Yowzers that's gotta hurt.

Aslong as you're near a Timmy Ho's you're alright with me.


Now Back to Important things....


Hey Julie, I think you missed the debate on "would bringing back Mr. Show be good or bad?"

Thoughts on the idea of new episodes?

[terris]

i think it would be quite good

granted it may not have the same feel as the old stuff, but give them a few episodes and theyd have their stride back


now i have another question to ask

what would you think if someone made a show which was almost the exact same format as mr show

sketches that are taped and live, they flow in and out, they dont rely on repeating characters, and it has nerdy yet edgy humour, would you A) enjoy the shit out of it, who cares if mr show used that forum so did monty python. B)hate it for not being creative enough to think of its own format. or C) make a comment about how mr show used that format as well but enjoy the show regardless.


the reason i ask is because i really want to do a show like this, obviously it could never reach the audience mr show did, but id like to know how it would be received by mr show fans

[agent_PUNT]

Me and my writing partners already wrote a pilot episode of that exact idea. I openly admit that it is "heavily influenced by Mr. Show and KiTH"... infact I wrote that on the first page while describing the show.

Aslong as all the ideas are original then it's a great idea. I think all sketch comedy shows should be linked, seamless.... I think it takes more talent and imagination to do it that way.

If the links are all shitty as "pull out of a tv set" or "pull out of a picture frame" then I'm sure everyone would agree you're taking the easy way out and it's not really a link as much as an excuse to say "see they are all linked".

Terris my man, we are live almost close enough that we should be talking more about this. Do you have anything written out?

[apotatojudge]

I don't like the "idea" of bringing "Mr. Show" "back."

It would seem forced and I don't think anyone (especially them dudes) would enjoy it as much. Plus it'd be hard to get EVERYONE back together, and what the fuck is a Mr. Show without Jay or John?

The idea of a similar show that's good is great.
If it's shitty then it's terrible.

[3v3+Z]

I've often heard it said that one of the hardest things to do when you're creating a sketch comedy show is to figure out how fit everything together and make it look like one show. The Kids in the Hall were able to establish kind of a rhythm to their show by playing the distinctive music of Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet over footage of The Kids just basically horsing off. With SCTV, obviously it was all at a little TV station. With Python, Mr. Show, & The State, they had the links. Although I remember hearing that with Python, it was often an excuse to just END a sketch when they ran out of funny rather than forcing a tidy way to wrap it up in the form of a punchline that was the least funny thing in the sketch. It seemed the Mr. Show-ers were a little disappointed with the fact that they couldn't come up with a proper ending to the "Gay Son" sketch. But most of their sketches DO seem to "end". The Upright Citizens Brigade seemed to take things a step further by figuring out a way to tie EVERYTHING together at the end of the show. (By the way, where the FUCK are the other two seasons on DVD???) And Mad TV manages to tie everything together by making it all suck.

I thought I had a point here, but instead I seem to just be stating shit that's obvious to anyone who likes sketch comedy enough to post here. I guess what I wanted to say was, be original. But don't get so hung up on being original that you forget to make it GOOD. It's fine to marry your own unique slant on things with another show, like Mr. Show, so you can produce your own beautiful, unique offspring with characteristics of both parents. But when you get into cloning, things start becoming a little creepy.

And now for something... completely... LINE?

[FUCK! I should have just brought in The General to put a stop to this after the first sentence!]

[CptPlanet]

Originally posted by 3v3+Z
I've often heard it said that one of the hardest things to do when you're creating a sketch comedy show is to figure out how fit everything together and make it look like one show. The Kids in the Hall were able to establish kind of a rhythm to their show by playing the distinctive music of Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet over footage of The Kids just basically horsing off. With SCTV, obviously it was all at a little TV station. With Python, Mr. Show, & The State, they had the links. Although I remember hearing that with Python, it was often an excuse to just END a sketch when they ran out of funny rather than forcing a tidy way to wrap it up in the form of a punchline that was the least funny thing in the sketch. It seemed the Mr. Show-ers were a little disappointed with the fact that they couldn't come up with a proper ending to the "Gay Son" sketch. But most of their sketches DO seem to "end". The Upright Citizens Brigade seemed to take things a step further by figuring out a way to tie EVERYTHING together at the end of the show. (By the way, where the FUCK are the other two seasons on DVD???) And Mad TV manages to tie everything together by making it all suck.

I thought I had a point here, but instead I seem to just be stating shit that's obvious to anyone who likes sketch comedy enough to post here. I guess what I wanted to say was, be original. But don't get so hung up on being original that you forget to make it GOOD. It's fine to marry your own unique slant on things with another show, like Mr. Show, so you can produce your own beautiful, unique offspring with characteristics of both parents. But when you get into cloning, things start becoming a little creepy.

And now for something... completely... LINE?

[FUCK! I should have just brought in The General to put a stop to this after the first sentence!]

Why do you always end your most insightful and informative posts with self-deprecating remarks? Are you ashamed of your intelligence?

Also, you left out SNL. How do they tie it together? I suspect they use the same method as Mad TV.

[3v3+Z]

Yeah, I left out SNL. That one's not as easy. It's just a STYLE, really. You can pretty much tell if a sketch was from SNL out of context. The style has changed over the years. Sometimes it's been a subtle evolution, sometimes it's been quite drastic. But they DID go out of their way in the beginning to make the show stand out from other stuff on TV. I wanna say that they had some writers from Laugh In who had a bunch of ideas left over that they weren't allowed to use before. I could be wrong on that. But I KNOW I've heard that there were sketches that were rejected in the beginning for no other reason than they were "too Carol Burnett". I think I've mentioned that before here. I think I've also mentioned that they've now come full circle with people cracking up so much during sketches. But it always has its own STYLE. You can pretty much pick up on not only the fact that it's from SNL, but what ERA. But it's kind of like the statute of limitations has expired for really QUESTIONING the format of SNL. It just is what it is. And MAYBE it's actually more successful at being whatever it wants to be than any other sketch comedy show. Or maybe no other sketch comedy show has lasted long enough to stretch out that much. And maybe it's not really fair to compare shows with a consistent (or relatively so) cast to the revolving door of SNL.

I've just said absolutely nothing.

Than you! Thank you! And I'd like to dedicate my latest self-deprecating closing remarks to my man Sethy!

[terris]

i do actually have some stuff written out, if youd like to collaborate id be so down, we should seriously write a script together punt, it really must be done

[agent_PUNT]

send me an e-mail agent_PUNT@hotmail.com.

[Habbyflabby]

1. What is your favorite Mr. Show sketch? Teardrop Awards
2. Least favorite? Largest number is 24 skit (although Cross had a kickass wig)

3. Bob or David? Cannot choose, head going to explode like Scanners

4. Favorite non-B&D cast member? Tom Kenny
5. Least favorite? don't have one

6. Best link? "This is bullshit!" David Cross flipping the bird
7. Worst link? I dunno, one of the Globo-chem ones

8. Favorite character? Odenikirk in "Scams in Flams," cuz of his wig
9. Least favorite? dunno, i'll pick a nondescript Paul Thompkins character.

10. Best song in the show? Miming Cross' James Lipton, "two words, Willups Brighton.... four more words, 'Mouth full of Sores.'" two more that almost made it, Cross' acapella "Superstar in a superstar machine" and "You've got to follow your balloon"

11. Hottest cast member? Alien chicks in "New Chinatown," "Have another eggy roll!"

12. Top five (or ten) favorite quotes/lines.
In no order
1."That's that sweater I bought you for your dumbass birthday!"
2."It's insane, this guy's t'aint"
3."... you've got a case of the hornies. Peppermint's here to make it allllll better"
4."I'm here to shake the crime stick! (jingle jingle)"
5."Notice how I didn't call it teevee. Teevee's a nickname, and nicknames are for friends, and television is nooo friend of mine (david cross mouth quiver)."
6. "It's the pan-tastic new 8 in 1 suuuper pan!"
7. "My sarcasm's my security blanket, in'it?"
8. "Now I can buy that video game, I love so damn much"
9. "These are the days, people. These are the party...days!"
10. "Because all life is precious... and God... and the Bible."
11. had to add one more "What's the matter Mr. Philouza, too many of Mr. Graham's crackers?"

[apotatojudge]

Originally posted by Habbyflabby

8. Favorite character? Odenikirk in "Scams in Flams," cuz of his wig


What are you talking about, wig? That was his real hair, remember??



10. "You've got to follow your balloon"


Did anyone watch the commentary where Paul F. makes note that this song turns into Modern English's "I'll Stop the World and Melt with You"? The song gets stuck in my head on a daily basis, but it's Paul's version. "You've got to follow your balloon, ...you've seen some changes and it's getting better all the time."

It's really the same exact fucking song.

Word.

[tjamick]

1. What is your favorite Mr. Show sketch? founding father, pre-taped call in show, pallies, dickie crickets, van hammersly, bob lamonta, jeepers creepers semi-star (i HAVE seen JCSS and think jeepers is a great parody) civil war re-enactment, the great philusa, and IDS.
2. Least favorite?
the queens party, 24 is the highest number (but i have to admit, it has grown on me a bit)

3. Bob or David? bob for romantic roles, david for dramatic.

4. Favorite non-B&D cast member? dino or jay
5. Least favorite? frank coliendo

6. Best link? peterson family news into thrilling miracles
7. Worst link? i'm gonna go with "bills bills bills" because i cant think of another one

8. Favorite character? davids asshole (jupiters thunder) because i just met a guy like that a few days ago.
9. Least favorite? atticus

10. Best song in the show? mouth full of soars

11. Hottest cast member? sarah or mary-lynn

12. Top five (or ten) favorite quotes/lines. i dont feel like typing them all out because my hogies here.

[tjamick]

Did anyone watch the commentary where Paul F. makes note that this song turns into Modern English's "I'll Stop the World and Melt with You"? The song gets stuck in my head on a daily basis, but it's Paul's version. "You've got to follow your balloon, ...you've seen some changes and it's getting better all the time."

It's really the same exact fucking song.

Word.

i noticed that the first time i saw the sketch.

[agent_PUNT]

Pre-taped Call in Show is amazingly brilliant.

I still don't mind 24. I like it. Except I think Bob doesn't really "find" his mob boss voice.

I can't believe I'm going to have to rent Jesus Christ Superstar just so that I can "get" a Mr. Show joke.

Fuck.

The Talk Show in a Boat.... fucking hilarious. When the audience member starts to raise the roof... I fucking lost it.

And that "no island remembering mother fucker"... awesome. awww shit.

oh and the Monks vs. Fat Kids... christ that's funny shit.

[vonbontee]

1, 2. Favourite Sketch - Lotsa contenders, but I have to go with "Pre-Taped Call-In Show" for its complexity & execution. Least fave: "The Joke: The Musical" for too many reasons to go into here.

3. Bob or David? David. But I loved how Bob endowed certain characters (Victor the landlord, Nostradamus, Reghit) with genuine pathos. But David...aw hell, how can I choose?!

4, 5. Supporting character - Another toughie. I'll say Jill Talley, just because it's easy to overlook a woman (just ask Fran), and because she could seemingly play ANY part flawlessly. Least fave: Jack Black, not for lack of talent, but just because of my hatred for "The Joke" again. (Not crazy about "Jeepers Creepers" either.)

6, 7. Link - Best one is the "Try Again" video linking "Titannica" and "Pre-Taped...", with "Ka-ching!" a VERY close second. (Incidentally, I think "Bush Is A Pussy" has the greatest, most organic links of any episode as a whole - not a bad one in the bunch!)
Worst: Notwithstanding the fact that a few Season 4 sketches seemingly have NO link at all, the lamest link I can think of is "Swearin' To G-d" > "Rolling In It" > "Landlords". "Hennessy Brothers Apple Butter" is pretty bad too, but I like it, for some reason.
8, 9. Character - I just love Reghit in "Operation Hell On Earth" and his inexplicable puppy-dog devotion to white supremacist Ken. ("The cleansing raainnn!!")
Least favourite: "Superpan" is maybe the most beloved classic Mr. Show sketch that I really don't like, and that's because Ernie is just too creepy for me. (Tho I do love his one really psychopathic "how the dead do dance" line, which I'm too lazy to look up & quote properly!)
10. Song - "Mouthful Of Sores" by Brian Wil- sorry, make that Willups Brighton
11.Hottest - If I were a woman or gay, I'd probably say Jay Johnston. But I'm not, so it's Mary Lynn Rajskub. I just loved the way she'd scrunch up her face!
12. Quotes (from memory, possibly inaccurate)
"He is a hunter, an explorer, a novelist, and an adventurer; a travelaire, an explorist, and a noveler!"
"It's pumpkininny!"
"I totally believe in dragons now!"
"He said he would be willing to do a reunion photo, but only under any circumstances."
"Why don't you set your phaser to 'shut up'?"
"A lot of people think a lot of things about Hawaii!"
"All this money goes to Swears For Cares, a non-profit organization committed to raising money through swearing."
"Sad songs are the keys to get our tears out of eye-jail"
"WHO DARES QUESTION RYAN DORN??!!"
"The movie opened in 1978 on over 1000 screens nationwide, and you are the first ones to see it!"

[3v3+Z]

Originally posted by terris
thats how we roll in ontario mother fucker

how bout our premier he sure does look like anthony perkins eh


lets do our best to make the rest of the board feel like they dont belong through using lots of ontario euphimisms
Originally posted by 3v3+Z
I guess I can't see metric punctuation on my computer.
I can't believe that got NOTHING!

[apotatojudge]

I must have missed it, for I would have for sure given you a "props" or even a "kudos."