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

Regisseur:

Keith Truesdell

Drehbuchautor:

Brent Forrester (writer) (1996-1998)

Staffeln:

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Premierendatum:

3. November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie

Werbezeile:

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:

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

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Comedy has never been so funny

Besetzung

David Cross	...	Various / ... (30 Folgen, 1995-1998)
Bob Odenkirk	...	Various / ... (30 Folgen, 1995-1998)
John Ennis	...	Various (30 Folgen, 1995-1998)
Jay Johnston	...	Various (28 Folgen, 1995-1998)
Jill Talley	...	Various (27 Folgen, 1995-1998)
Paul F. Tompkins	...	Various (27 Folgen, 1995-1998)
Tom Kenny	...	Various (21 Folgen, 1995-1998)
Brett Paesel	...	Various (20 Folgen, 1996-1998)
Brian Posehn	...	Various (20 Folgen, 1995-1998)
Bill Odenkirk	...	Various (19 Folgen, 1995-1998)
Dino Stamatopoulos	...	Various / ... (18 Folgen, 1996-1998)
Karen Kilgariff	...	Various (15 Folgen, 1997-1998)
Theresa Mulligan	...	Various (13 Folgen, 1995-1997)
BJ Porter	...	Various (13 Folgen, 1996-1998)

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Regisseure der Serie
John Moffitt		(28 Folgen, 1995-1998)
Troy Miller		(20 Folgen, 1995-1998)
Valerie Faris		(3 Folgen, 1998)
Peyton Reed		(3 Folgen, 1998)
Jonathan Dayton		(2 Folgen, 1998)
Keith Truesdell		(1 Folge, 1998)

Autoren der Serie
David Cross		(30 Folgen, 1995-1998)
Bob Odenkirk		(30 Folgen, 1995-1998)
Jay Johnston		(24 Folgen, 1996-1998)
Bill Odenkirk		(24 Folgen, 1996-1998)
Dino Stamatopoulos		(21 Folgen, 1996-1998)
Brian Posehn		(20 Folgen, 1996-1998)
Paul F. Tompkins		(13 Folgen, 1996-1997)
Mike Upchurch		(10 Folgen, 1997)
BJ Porter		(10 Folgen, 1998)
Scott Aukerman		(9 Folgen, 1998)
Jerry Collins		(7 Folgen, 1998)
Michael Stoyanov		(5 Folgen, 1997)
Eric Hoffman		(5 Folgen, 1998)
Brent Forrester		(3 Folgen, 1996-1998)

Series Produced by
David Cross	....	executive producer (30 Folgen, 1995-1998)
Troy Miller	....	producer (30 Folgen, 1995-1998)
John Moffitt	....	executive producer (30 Folgen, 1995-1998)
Bob Odenkirk	....	executive producer (30 Folgen, 1995-1998)
Dino Stamatopoulos	....	executive producer (20 Folgen, 1997-1998)
Bernie Brillstein	....	executive producer (10 Folgen, 1995-1996)
Brad Grey	....	executive producer (10 Folgen, 1995-1996)
Tim Sarkes	....	co-producer (10 Folgen, 1995-1996)
Jay Johnston	....	producer (10 Folgen, 1998)
Bill Odenkirk	....	producer (10 Folgen, 1998)
Mara B. Waldman	....	associate producer (10 Folgen, 1998)
Peter Giambalvo	....	associate producer (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)
John Saade	....	coordinating producer (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)
Tom Sherren	....	coordinating producer (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Original Music by
Willie Etra		(1 Folge, 1995)
Eban Schletter		(unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Cinematography by
Clyde W. Smith		(1 Folge, 1995)
Victor Nelli Jr.		(unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Film Editing by
Steve Welch		(30 Folgen, 1995-1998)

Series Production Design by
Tom Buderwitz		(1 Folge, 1995)

Series Art Direction by
Chuck Conner		(1 Folge, 1995)
Roy Rede		(unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Set Decoration by
Don Sanfrey		(1 Folge, 1995)
Joe Celli		(unbekannte Anzahl Folgen, 1999)

Series Costume Design by
Paula Elins		(1 Folge, 1995)

Series Makeup Department
Monica Di Venti	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (1 Folge, 1995)
Tonyia Verna	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (1 Folge, 1995)
Michael Burnett	....	special makeup effects artist (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Production Management
Jill Furtado	....	production manager (1 Folge, 1995)
Michael Robie	....	post-production supervisor (1 Folge, 1995)
Doug Smith	....	first stage manager (1 Folge, 1995)
Ken Stein	....	first stage manager (1 Folge, 1995)
Gary Stella	....	production supervisor (1 Folge, 1995)
Michael Strauss	....	first stage manager (1 Folge, 1995)
Tracey Baird	....	production manager (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen, 1996-1998)
Dora Rosas	....	post-production supervisor (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marshall Crosby	....	first assistant director (10 Folgen, 1998)
Gary Stella	....	first assistant director (4 Folgen, 1995)
Rod Smith	....	first assistant director (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Art Department
Charles Grimm	....	property master (15 Folgen, 1997-1998)
Dan Butts	....	location production designer (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)
Brett Phillips	....	lead carpenter (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Sound Department
Patrick Baltzell	....	p.a. mixer (1 Folge, 1995)
Scott Dove	....	audio p.a. (1 Folge, 1995)
Ed Greene	....	audio (1 Folge, 1995)
Joe Kendall	....	audio assist (1 Folge, 1995)
Pete San Filipo	....	audio assist (1 Folge, 1995)
Troy Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer (1 Folge, 1995)
Mark Vitt	....	audio assist (1 Folge, 1995)
Scott Harber	....	sound mixer (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)
David Weinstock	....	sound mixer (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Stunts
Chuck Borden	....	stunt coordinator (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
David N. Banks	....	camera operator (1 Folge, 1995)
Paul Bell	....	electrician (1 Folge, 1995)
Grady Birt	....	electric rigger (1 Folge, 1995)
Thomas M. Birt	....	gaffer (1 Folge, 1995)
Sam Drummy	....	camera operator (1 Folge, 1995)
Dave Eastwood	....	camera operator (1 Folge, 1995)
Jonathan Fabry	....	electric rigger (1 Folge, 1995)
Thomas Geren	....	camera operator (1 Folge, 1995)
Hector Gonzales	....	electrician (1 Folge, 1995)
Craig Hampton	....	camera operator (1 Folge, 1995)
Robert Harkham	....	electric rigger (1 Folge, 1995)
James McCulley	....	electric rigger (1 Folge, 1995)
Simon Miles	....	lighting director (1 Folge, 1995)
Berry Mitchell	....	electric rigger (1 Folge, 1995)
Michael Murphy	....	best boy (1 Folge, 1995)
David Plakos	....	camera operator (1 Folge, 1995)
Jerry Abboud	....	grip (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)
Gus Dominguez	....	electrician (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)
Oscar Dominguez	....	lighting director (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)
Paul S. Shapiro	....	assistant camera (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elizabeth Abate	....	wardrobe assistant (1 Folge, 1995)
Jamie Lauren	....	wardrobe assistant (1 Folge, 1995)

Series Editorial Department
Randy Magalski	....	on-line editor (1 Folge, 1995)
Andrew J. Ralston	....	assistant editor (1 Folge, 1995)

Series Music Department
Mark Rivers	....	composer: theme music (1 Folge, 1995)

Series Other crew
Curtis DeMartini	....	production coordinator (10 Folgen, 1998)
Wendy Wilkins	....	production coordinator (1 Folge, 1995-1999)
Michael Brillstein	....	production coordinator (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)
Keri S. Hacker	....	assistant to writer (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)
Jennifer MacLean	....	production assistant (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Thanks
Meleva Barbula	....	special thanks (1 Folge, 1995)
Sheck Bugge	....	special thanks (1 Folge, 1995)
Rick Dees	....	special thanks (1 Folge, 1995)
Phil Duff	....	special thanks (1 Folge, 1995)
Ari Emanuel	....	special thanks (1 Folge, 1995)
Peter Giambalvo	....	special thanks (1 Folge, 1995)
Tracy Katsky	....	special thanks (1 Folge, 1995)
Lisa Leingang	....	special thanks (1 Folge, 1995)
Jeff Ross	....	special thanks (1 Folge, 1995)

Produktionsfirmen

• Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
• Dakota North Entertainment

Verleihfirmen

• Home Box Office (HBO) (1995) (USA) (TV)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2002) (USA) (DVD)

Alternativ:

Mr. Show (USA) (short title)

Länge:

USA:27 Min (30 episodes)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Drehorte:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Firma:

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

Pannen:

Faktische Fehler: 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

Dialogzitate:

Senator Howell Tankerbell: Now I would like to address this Arts Funding issue. Now this all reminds me of a humorous story of a travelling salesman. Let's say that the taxpayer is a farmer, and the government is a salesman. Well, the farmer says "You can spend the night in my barn...

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Defective Man! (2008)

Comedy has never been so funny

The comparison to Monty Python is inevitable (both Bob Odenkirk and David Cross have acknowledged their debt to their predecessor in interviews), but make no mistake: "Mr. Show with Bob & David" is refreshingly original and brilliantly funny. There have been so many hilarious moments on the show that it would be impossible for me to name a particular favorite. The sketches are so finely crafted that even when the jokes fall flat (which is extremely rare), they're still quite engrossing ("Coupon: The Movie" is an example). I've been watching the show faithfully since its second season and each new episode only leaves me wanting more. The show's strong ensemble cast featuring John Ennis, Jill Talley, Tom Kenny and especially Jay Johnston are part of what makes the show work so well.

Being on HBO, they're pretty much able to do what they please, but while there is plenty of profanity (not an issue for me at all), they are in no way reliant upon cussing for laughs. In fact, one of the more memorable sketches involved a take-off of "Goodfellas" being edited for television in which the cuss words were replaced with such phrases as "mother-father" and "Chinese dentist".

HBO deserves to be praised for recognizing the talent of Bob & David and keeping the show on the air in spite of its small - albeit fiercely loyal - number of viewers.

The next time HBO airs a "Mr. Show" marathon, don't just watch it, tape it!