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COLLECTION · Series · 1991

The Idiot Box

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.

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* 6.6 (5)ComedyUnited States
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Directors
Tom Stern · Alex Winter
Creators
Tom Stern · Alex Winter
Countries
United States
Studios
MTV
Runtime
30 min/ep
Release
23/03/1991
Score
6.6 / 10 (5)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
7 episodes · 1991

MTV sketch comedy show.

Episode 1. Episode #1.1
1991-03-23

The 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…

Episode 2. Episode #1.2

Sketches 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…

Episode 3. Episode #1.3

The 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,…

Episode 4. Episode #1.4

Sketches 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…

Episode 5. Episode #1.5

Episode 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…

Episode 6. Episode #1.6

The 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…

Episode 7. The Best of The Idiot Box

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Cast by season
Alex Winter
Alex Winter
Self
Lee Arenberg
Lee Arenberg
Benzini / Mr. McFee
Tom Stern
Tom Stern
Lockjaw
Danny Cooksey
Danny Cooksey
Jared Huggins / Prank Caller
Ricki Lake
Ricki Lake
Daughter
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