Episode
Mr. Show with Bob and David: The Biggest Failure in Broadway History
Overview
A parody of "Jesus Christ Superstar"; and a takeoff on "Cops," involving drunken police officers. Also: the "new hate-free Ku Klux Klan."
Details
- Series
- Mr. Show with Bob and David
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1996-11-29
- Runtime
- 29 min
Episode context
The Biggest Failure in Broadway History is Episode 3 in Season 2 of Mr. Show with Bob and David. It aired on 1996-11-29. The runtime is 29 min.
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Episode 2: A Talking Junkie
David has a junkie friend; a married couple run a "mom and pop" porn shop; and R&B group Three Times One Minus One appear on WPCBCN—the White People Co-Opting Black Culture Network—where they complain about being hassled by the cops for jaywalking.
Episode 4: If You're Going to Write a Comedy Scene, You're Going to Have Some Rat Feces in There
A U.S. senator sells San Francisco to a corporation that turns it into a theme park. Also: children toil to write comedy sketches--for 18 cents an hour; and parents insist that their son is gay.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: Now, Who Wants Ice Cream?
A separatist demands that his Montana cabin be declared its own sovereign nation; two European vacationers try to slip illegal drugs past customs; a cooking demonstration turns tragic. Also: an Olympics parody.
Episode 5: Operation Hell on Earth
A hate group meets to divide up the U.S. into segregated sections and rival college basketball recruiters vie for the services of a 5-year-old boy. Also: a "Blame-A-Thon."
Episode 6: The Velveteen Touch of a Dandy Fop
A horror-movie parody entitled "Coupon: The Movie"; advice from a Beverly Hills "psychoactualist." Also: dueling megaphone crooners.