Mr. Show with Bob and David

TV Series
1995–1998
TV-MA
27m

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8.4/10

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Buddy Comedy Satire Sketch Comedy Comedy

This is a sketch-comedy show. The twist here is that all of the sketches (even the monologue) are connected in some strange way.This is a sketch-comedy show. The twist here is that all of the sketches (even the monologue) are connected in some strange way.This is a sketch-comedy show. The twist here is that all of the sketches (even the monologue) are connected in some strange way.

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

11K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,544

260

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
- 1 win & 6 nominations total

Episodes30

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Thomas Middleditch Loves These Sketch Shows and a Darkly Funny Villain

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Mr. Show: Seasons 1 & 2

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Mr. Show: Seasons 1 & 2

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Mr. Show with Bob and David

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Mr. Show: Heaven's Chimney

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Mr. Show: Season 3

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Trivia
Similar to Monty Python, each sketch was connected to the last scene in some way to keep the show continuous.

Goofs
Towards the end of one episode in the fourth season, the show offers the math problem "If he drives 15 MPH for fifteen minutes, how far has he travelled? Answer at the end of the show." When the end credits roll, they say that the answer is 3.5 The correct answer is 3.75

Quotes
Bob: Harvard's Memory Loss Clinic, established in 1952, 1967, and for the first time in 1981.

Crazy credits
At the end of each episode's credits under "Special Thanks," there is at least one random name that had nothing to do with the show. This is pointed out by David Cross in the DVD commentary for the first episode.

Connections
Edited into Mr. Show with Bob and David: Fantastic Newness (1996)

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Featured review

this show rocks.

i just saw these guys live in Philly, and their show is one of the greatest things to ever grace the television set. the shows are all remarkably written, with scenes and themes flowing in and out of one another. there are a lot of modern sketch-comedy shows that i consider ground-breaking, such as "The State", "The Kids in the Hall", "TV Funhouse", and even "Saturday Night Live". However, "Mr. Show with Bob and David", despite its short, four-season lifespan, does the best job of re-inventing sketch comedy, in a form that is like no other. Lots of characters, lots of childish, scatological humor, lots of laughs, all packaged into one hell of a show that for all of its silliness is extremely intelligent.