"Mr. Show with Bob and David" (1995) TV series 1995-1998

Writer:

Brent Forrester (writer) (1996-1998)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

3 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The first late-night comedy show with an attention span shorter than yours.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Sketch Comedy | Miniaturization | Breaking The Fourth Wall | Shrinking | Actor Playing Multiple Roles

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Cast

David Cross	...	Various / ... (30 episodes, 1995-1998)
Bob Odenkirk	...	Himself - Host / ... (30 episodes, 1995-1998)
John Ennis	...	Various (30 episodes, 1995-1998)
Jay Johnston	...	Various (28 episodes, 1995-1998)
Jill Talley	...	Various (27 episodes, 1995-1998)
Paul F. Tompkins	...	Various (27 episodes, 1995-1998)
Brett Paesel	...	Various (22 episodes, 1996-1998)
Tom Kenny	...	Various (21 episodes, 1995-1998)
Brian Posehn	...	Various (21 episodes, 1995-1998)
Bill Odenkirk	...	Various (17 episodes, 1995-1998)
Dino Stamatopoulos	...	Various / ... (17 episodes, 1996-1998)
Karen Kilgariff	...	Various (15 episodes, 1997-1998)
BJ Porter	...	Various / ... (14 episodes, 1996-1998)
Theresa Mulligan	...	Various / ... (13 episodes, 1995-1997)

Also Known As:

Mr. Show (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

USA:27 min (30 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

Trivia:

Mr. Show regular Tom Kenny is the voice of Spongebob Squarepants.

Goofs:

Factual errors: 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:

Ronnie Dobbs: Terry! I thought you was in Hawaii!
Terry Twillstein: A lot of people think a lot of things about Hawaii.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Sarah Silverman Program.: Humanitarian of the Year (#1.2)" (2007)

The funniest damn show on TV

This is by far the funniest show on all of TV right now. The writing only gets better every episode. Thank God for Mr. Show!