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  • HBO
  • Sep 12, 1997
  • HBO
  • Sep 12, 1997

Summary Mr. Show was the insanely funny, critically loved but HBO-loathed sketch comedy that ran on the channel for 4 years from 1995-1998. The show was created, executive produced, written and starred comics/writers Bob Odenkirk (The Ben Stiller Show) and David Cross (Arrested Development). The show also starred Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquareP...

  • HBO
  • Sep 12, 1997
  • HBO
  • Sep 12, 1997
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Season 3
Season Premiere: Sep 12, 1997
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary Mr. Show was the insanely funny, critically loved but HBO-loathed sketch comedy that ran on the channel for 4 years from 1995-1998. The show was created, executive produced, written and starred comics/writers Bob Odenkirk (The Ben Stiller Show) and David Cross (Arrested Development). The show also starred Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquareP...

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Episode 1 • Sep 12, 1997 • 26 m
Heaven's Chimney
The Mr. Show cult prepares to take viewers up Heaven's Chimney. David gets deprogrammed as a follower. Bob survives "The Devastator". Plus an inside look at the Hail Satan Network.
Episode 2 • Sep 19, 1997 • 28 m
Peanut Butter, Eggs, and Dice
Bob Odenkirk and David Cross lead an ensemble cast that performs an anything-goes montage of offbeat, off-kilter sketches brimming with edge and energy.
Episode 3 • Oct 3, 1997 • 27 m
Oh, You Men
Bob and David seek an audience with the mayor of television.
Episode 4 • Oct 10, 1997 • 28 m
Flat Top Tony and the Purple Canoes
Bob Odenkirk and David Cross lead an ensemble cast that performs an anything-goes montage of offbeat, off-kilter sketches brimming with edge and energy.
Episode 5 • Oct 24, 1997 • 28 m
Please Don't Kill Me
Bob and David find creative ways to raise money for charitable concerns. Mr. Show hosts the annual Dr. X telethon.
Episode 6 • Oct 31, 1997 • 28 m
Goin' on a Holiday
Bob Odenkirk and David Cross lead an ensemble cast that performs an anything-goes montage of offbeat, off-kilter sketches brimming with edge and energy.
Episode 7 • Nov 7, 1997 • 27 m
Bush Is a Pussy
Bob Odenkirk and David Cross lead an ensemble cast that performs an anything-goes montage of offbeat, off-kilter sketches brimming with edge and energy.
Episode 8 • Nov 14, 1997 • 27 m
It's a No Brainer
Bob Odenkirk and David Cross lead an ensemble cast that performs an anything-goes montage of offbeat, off-kilter sketches brimming with edge and energy.
Episode 9 • Nov 28, 1997 • 24 m
A White Man Set Them Free
Bob Odenkirk and David Cross lead an ensemble cast that performs an anything-goes montage of offbeat, off-kilter sketches brimming with edge and energy.
Episode 10 • Dec 5, 1997 • 30 m
The Return of the Curse of the Creature's Ghost
Bob Odenkirk and David Cross lead an ensemble cast that performs an anything-goes montage of offbeat, off-kilter sketches brimming with edge and energy.

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90
Jul 8, 2013
The phrase "stream-of- consciousness" doesn't do it justice. Geyser-of-consciousness is more like it. What holds it together is the program's unique comic voice. [12 Sep 1997]
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90
Jul 8, 2013
Scenes fold into themselves and mutate with a chaotic precision not seen since Python. [23 Oct 1997]
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80
Jul 8, 2013
Suffice it to say that they're edgier and better than anything on "Saturday Night Live." [29 Sep 1997]
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80
Jul 8, 2013
Always unpredictable... It's by turns sophomoric and dazzlingly original. [14 Feb 1998]
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