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Series
Watch The Idiot Box (1991) Online
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Synopsis
The Idiot Box is an American sketch comedy television series created by Alex Winter, Tom Stern and Tim Burns, which ran on MTV from 1990-1991. After the success of Bill & Ted, MTV hired Winter, Stern, and Burns to develop a half-hour sketch comedy show for the network. As the channel was still strictly music-oriented at the time, The Idiot Box was mainly a showcase for popular music videos, but with a series of sketches, fake commercials, and parodies shown in between. Therefore, although an episode ran 30 minutes, there were only 7 to 11 minutes worth of sketches.
Episodes
Season 1
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- 1. Episode #1.1Now viewing1991-03-23The sketches in the first episode of Idiot Box include a mafia inspired intro by Alex Winter, a commercial for headache medicine, Eddie The Flying Gimp From Outer Space, Battle of The Bands, Rock Accountant and The Very Finest of Tonight's Idiot Box.
- 2. Episode #1.2Sketches include God's Mighty Anvil, a spoof of 50s science fiction movies called Damn These Eyes, Eddie The Flying Gimp, a spoof of cop shows called Lockjaw, Alex Winter as Dustin Hoffman in Rain Main 2: Electric Boogaloo and The Very Finest of Tonight's Idiot Box.
- 3. Episode #1.3The sketches in the third episode of Idiot Box include an Evil Dead inspired intro from Alex Winter, another episode of Lockjaw, the return of Eddie The Flying Gimp From Outer Space, Sinead O'Connor stars in Something To Make You Laugh, The Huggins Family and The Very Finest of Tonight's Idiot Box.
- 4. Episode #1.4Sketches on the fourth episode of MTV's The Idiot Box include an intro by Alex Winter and his cat, a new episode of Lockjaw, If I Had My Way With Willard Schreck, Mr. Meat, the final episode of The Huggins Family, and The Very Finest of Tonight's Idiot Box.
- 5. Episode #1.5Episode five of The Idiot Box hits you with such insane sketches as: An explosive introduction from Alex Winter; another episode of Battle of the Bands; another installment of If I Had It My Way with Willard Schreck; a Reeevok ad; The Burrowing Bishop; The Very Finest of Tonight's Idiot Box.
- 6. Episode #1.6The final episode of The Idiot Box includes the following sketches: A poolside introduction from Alex Winter; a contest featuring the metal band GWAR; If I Had It My Way with Willard Schreck; a PSA about the dangers of making prank phone calls; The Burrowing Bishop returns; The Very Finest of Tonight's Idiot Box.
- 7. The Best of The Idiot Box
Cast
Top Billed Cast
Lee Arenberg
Benzini / Mr. McFee
Tom Stern
Lockjaw
Danny Cooksey
Jared Huggins / Prank Caller
Ricki Lake
Daughter
Availability
Where To Watch Legally
No legal streaming, rental or purchase options for The Idiot Box were reported for this region.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Is The Idiot Box available to watch online?
Vidbox does not currently have a legal streaming, rental or purchase option on record for The Idiot Box in this region.
How many seasons does The Idiot Box have?
The Idiot Box has 1 season and 7 episodes.
When did The Idiot Box first air?
The Idiot Box first aired in 1991.
Is The Idiot Box still running?
The Idiot Box's status on TMDB is: Ended.
What genre is The Idiot Box?
The Idiot Box is classified as Comedy.