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Mr. Show with Bob and David/"What to Think"
From The TV IV
| "What to Think" | |
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| Season 1, Episode 2 | |
| Airdate | November 11, 1995 |
| Production Number | 102 |
| Written by | David Cross Bob Odenkirk |
| Directed by | Troy Miller John Moffitt |
| ← 1x01 "The Cry of a Hungry Baby" |
1x03 → "We Regret to Inform You" |
| Mr. Show with Bob and David — Season One | |
"What to Think" is the second episode of the first season of Mr. Show with Bob and David, and the second episode overall.
Guest Stars: Meleva Barbula (The Temptress), Jack Black (Voice of God/Farmer), Janeane Garofalo (Bag Hutch Wife), Paul Koslowski, Ricki Trammel, Ben Zook (Director)
Contents |
Plot Overview
Sketches
- Arts Funding Cold Open: Senator Howell Tankerbell recalls a humourous, off-color anecdote to illustrate the danger of funding the arts. (Link: The New U.S. Government: improving the arts by severely limiting them.)
- Tracking Collar Open: David can't go on stage without being shocked by his federally mandated tracking collar. (Link: Senator Tankerbell explains he's very busy monitoring art.)
- Ole Swerdlow: Senator Tankerbell investigates the Folk Festival and Jelly-Off in Valdosta, Georgia. (Link: Senator Tankerbell is the magical right-wing senator in his own coloring book.)
- Books for Seniors: A commercial for simple books for the elderly. (Link: You're watching the What To Think Network.)
- Good News: A talk show featuring a former homosexual who repeatedly converts back to heterosexuality. (Link: Now stay tuned for The Bible Machine.)
- Jesus and Marshall: On The Bible Machine, we investigate the 13th apostle- an infomercial-type huckster who won't leave Jesus alone.
- Announcements: A voice-over recording session for various unrelated commercials. (Link: Globochem- we own everything so you don't have to!)
- Commercials of the Future: Huge corportation GloboChem needs to update its image with shocking commercials filled with profanity. (Link: David breaks character to deliver a message of counter-cultural revolution.)
- The Joke: The Musical: In order to appease Senator Tankerbell, Mr. Show presents his favorite joke in musical form.
Notes
Special Thanks To
Ciccolina
Trivia
The Show
Behind the Scenes
- Not Pictured: The 1986 party footage was supposed to be in honor of the Challenger launch, which was a horrible catastrophe. References to this were cut for time.
- A Bag Hutch by Any Other Name: The "Bag Hutch" was originally called the "Bag Box" but that name was taken by a real product.
Allusions and References
- Exodus International: The sketch "Good News" was inspired by Exodus International, a real-life Christian ministry devoted to "dealing with homosexual issues in our world today." The founders of Exodus themselves had, at the time the sketch was written, left the group and renounced its aims.
- Marshall Sylver: The sketch "Jesus and Marshall" is inspired by Marshall Sylver, hypnotist and creator of Passion, Profit and Power!!!
Memorable Moments
Quotes
- Senator Tankerbell: Gentlemen, I propose that this arts funding is like a milking machine, and unless we shut it down it’s gonna rip our dicks right off!
