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The Best Episodes of Mr. Show with Bob and David

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A sketch comedy series starring and hosted by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. The pair introduce most episodes as heightened versions of themselves before transitioning to a mixture of live sketches and pre-taped segments.

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    Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 1 Episode 1 - The Cry of a Hungry Baby
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Cry of a Hungry Baby

    S1:E1

    A man coerces a group into servitude by eating glass; a criminal loses his popular appeal when he fails to get arrested. Also: a trip to a convenience store results in a phone call to the President.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  2. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 1 Episode 2 - What to Think
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - What to Think

    S1:E2

    A TV show about the little-known 13th apostle; a support group for heterosexuals; a corporation that features a lovable mascot in its vulgar ads. Also: "Golden Books for Seniors"; and a naked-puppet act.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  3. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 1 Episode 3 - We Regret to Inform You
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    #3 - We Regret to Inform You

    S1:E3

    An accident in editing combines a couple's honeymoon video with a porn film; an actor prepares for a role as a mental patient--by having a lobotomy; and a pair of college-basketball recruiters target a toddler prospect.

    Directors:Troy Miller, Stacy Peralta
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  4. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 1 Episode 4 - Who Let You In?
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    #4 - Who Let You In?

    S1:E4

    A spoof of the O.J. trial finds the Pope eluding officials in the Popemobile and a "bloody ring" that doesn't fit; and a pool champ hawks his "how to" video featuring "great moments" in human disasters.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  5. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 2 Episode 1 - Now, Who Wants Ice Cream?
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    #5 - Now, Who Wants Ice Cream?

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  6. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 2 Episode 2 - A Talking Junkie
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    #6 - A Talking Junkie

    S2:E2

    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.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  7. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 2 Episode 3 - The Biggest Failure in Broadway History
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    #7 - The Biggest Failure in Broadway History

    S2:E3

    A parody of "Jesus Christ Superstar"; and a takeoff on "Cops," involving drunken police officers. Also: the "new hate-free Ku Klux Klan."

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, Dino Stamatopoulos, David Cross, Paul F. Tompkins

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  8. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 2 Episode 4 - If You're Going to Write a Comedy Scene, You're Going to Have Some Rat Feces in There
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    #8 - If You're Going to Write a Comedy Scene, You're Going to Have Some Rat Feces in There

    S2:E4

    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.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, David Cross, Paul F. Tompkins

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  9. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 2 Episode 5 - Operation Hell on Earth
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Operation Hell on Earth

    S2:E5

    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."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 2 Episode 6 - The Velveteen Touch of a Dandy Fop
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - The Velveteen Touch of a Dandy Fop

    S2:E6

    A horror-movie parody entitled "Coupon: The Movie"; advice from a Beverly Hills "psychoactualist." Also: dueling megaphone crooners.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, Dino Stamatopoulos, David Cross, Paul F. Tompkins

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  11. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 3 Episode 1 - Heaven's Chimney
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Heaven's Chimney

    S3:E1

    "The Bob" and David attempt to go up Heaven's Chimney. Spoof TV Bloopers using religious beliefs. David and Karen Kilgarif ask Bob and Brett Paesal to watch them have sex. A violent roller coaster destroys hundreds of people. Tom introducers the world's oldest educational film. Tom & Jill host a TV show on the Hail Satan Network.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn, Mike Upchurch, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, Michael Stoyanov, Dino Stamatopoulos, David Cross, Paul F. Tompkins

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  12. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 3 Episode 2 - Peanut Butter, Eggs, and Dice
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Peanut Butter, Eggs, and Dice

    S3:E2

    David makes a brave choice. The boys make a trip to "The ratings man" who doubles as Santa. We meet the Tatiana, the weather hermaphrodite, and see a promo for cock ring warehouse. When Bob gets married, Paul, John, David, and Jay respond by beating him up. Terry Twilstein gives Ronnie Dobbs a chance to make a soundtrack album for the TV Show "Fuzz" along with Ronnie's wife and John and Ken Daly as two cops. At the Cyrus Dewey Awards, David plays Bob Lamonta, who made a movie about himself in which his parents, played by Bob and Jill, are retarded.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn, Mike Upchurch, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, Michael Stoyanov, David Cross, Paul F. Tompkins

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  13. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 3 Episode 3 - Oh, You Men
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    #13 - Oh, You Men

    S3:E3

    Bob and David tape their "Lost Episode". Jill plays Candy Addams, who promotes entertainers like Wally P. Doyle, a ventriloquist played by Tom, who is killed in the East Coast-West Coast ventriloquist war. Bob reunites with a man whom he tried to kill for stealing newspapers. Bob thinks he's a pregnant teen, and David thinks he's a 7 ft. tall psychiatrist on "The Delongpre Dannon Show". David, Jay, Brian and Paul interview Bob for a job using a lie detector. Bob & Dave play Sam and Criminy Craft who play the lost episode of their 1960s childrens' program "Druggachusets". The cast says goodbye to the lost episode.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn, Mike Upchurch, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, Michael Stoyanov, Dino Stamatopoulos, David Cross, Paul F. Tompkins

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  14. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 3 Episode 4 - Flat Top Tony and the Purple Canoes
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Flat Top Tony and the Purple Canoes

    S3:E4

    The Mid-Morning Show;Bob and David and the Womyn's Solidarity Collective;Smoosh on the Moon;Young People and their Companions; Wee-Time Toddler Care; Nostradamus and his ever present pal;Indomitable Spirit;Apocalypse Drill.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn, Mike Upchurch, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, Dino Stamatopoulos, David Cross, Paul F. Tompkins

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  15. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 3 Episode 5 - Please Don't Kill Me
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    #15 - Please Don't Kill Me

    S3:E5

    The Mr. Show Swear Jar;Landlords; The Fad 3; Pugazi's Hunger Strike; Mayostard and Mustardayonaise; The Dr. X Annual Save the Earth Telethon; Mayomustardayonaise.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn, Mike Upchurch, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, Dino Stamatopoulos, David Cross, Paul F. Tompkins

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  16. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 3 Episode 6 - Goin' On a Holiday
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    #16 - Goin' On a Holiday

    S3:E6

    "Our Families Are Here Tonight", The Coming Age War, The Hanged Man, 'Ol Fisherman Sticky Pads; Lie Detector; Seventies Movie Channel:Streakers and Streak-Dome 97, The New Mr. Show.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn, Mike Upchurch, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, Dino Stamatopoulos, David Cross, Paul F. Tompkins

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  17. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 3 Episode 7 - Bush is a Pussy
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    #17 - Bush is a Pussy

    S3:E7

    Kedzie Matthews replaces Bob for the night, Kedzie is a hit, The Value of Human Worth, The Ex-Siamese Twins, The Bad News Breakers, 24 is the Highest Number, Philouza, Mediocrity, Kedzie on Dr. Katz's Couch.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn, Mike Upchurch, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, Dino Stamatopoulos, David Cross, Paul F. Tompkins

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  18. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 3 Episode 8 - It's a No Brainer
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    #18 - It's a No Brainer

    S3:E8

    Puny Devil Knee High Socks;Protesters;On The Spot News;Lineup Room/VTV Link;Culture Hunt;Frankly Anne;;Jack Webber;Dream Of A Lifetime;Kiddie Massage Cream;Christians and Satanists Unite;Lets Get Sloppy; Fishing.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn, Mike Upchurch, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, Dino Stamatopoulos, David Cross, Paul F. Tompkins

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  19. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 3 Episode 9 - A White Man Set Them Free
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    #19 - A White Man Set Them Free

    S3:E9

    Mr. Show Viewer Hate Mail; Mr. Show Cracker Barrel, The Misunderstood Letters of Sharwood Lish, Marriage-Con and Boat Show '97; The Last Indian; Dying Asshole in Vietnam, Senator Tankerbell on Late Night with the Senate Sub-Comittee, All-Star Tribute to the Last Indian; Les Balloons Sportif.

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn, Mike Upchurch, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, Michael Stoyanov, Dino Stamatopoulos, David Cross, Paul F. Tompkins

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  20. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 3 Episode 10 - The Return of the Curse of the Creature's Ghost
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    #20 - The Return of the Curse of the Creature's Ghost

    S3:E10

    Guidance Counselor Moe Phelps, Gus Kryzinski:Night Janitor/Entertainer, Local World News, B***job, Tittanica, The Pre-Taped Call-in Show, The Return of the Curse of the Creature's Ghost, The Chip on the Shoulder Club, A Trip Up My Mother's Ass, A Tribute to Mr. Phelps, ""We Are a Collection of Screaming Jackasses"".

    Director:Troy Miller
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn, Mike Upchurch, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, Brent Forrester, Dino Stamatopoulos, David Cross, Paul F. Tompkins

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  21. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 4 Episode 1 - Life Is Precious and God and the Bible
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    #21 - Life Is Precious and God and the Bible

    S4:E1

    David's High Pharmacy, Welcome to Law School, Hitlers, The Todd Linderfloman Show Goes Out to Sea, Scams & Flams, Talkin' Bout The Weather Report.

    Director:Valerie Faris
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Scott Aukerman, Brian Posehn, B. J. Porter, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, Dino Stamatopoulos, David Cross, Jerry Collins

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  22. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 4 Episode 2 - Show Me Your Weenis!
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    #22 - Show Me Your Weenis!

    S4:E2

    Swingin' Show, The Mr. Show Boys Clubs, Get Your Own News, Fucked Up Kidnapper, Underground Tapes, Wycked Sceptre Party Tape, Menocu Buttplugs, House of the Future, and Racist in the Year 3000.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  23. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 4 Episode 3 - Rudy Will Await Your Foundation
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    #23 - Rudy Will Await Your Foundation

    S4:E3

    The Mr. Show ""Bloopers"", Superstar Machine, Phone Sex, Audition, Dad and You, The Pre-Natal Pageant, and the Burgandy Loaf 6-Star Resturant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Scott Aukerman, Brian Posehn, B. J. Porter, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, Dino Stamatopoulos, David Cross, Jerry Collins

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  24. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 4 Episode 4 - The Story of Everest
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    #24 - The Story of Everest

    S4:E4

    Lethal Injeksion Production, Sweetie Pie Jonus-New Executive Producer, Larry Cleest:Rapist, Pallies, The Story of Everest, The Movie: The Story of Everest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  25. Mr. Show with Bob and David Season 4 Episode 5 - It's Perfectly Understandishable
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    #25 - It's Perfectly Understandishable

    S4:E5

    Rehersal Tape, In the Cage, Trainers to the Stars, Blind Love, Emergency Psychic Hotline, 18 Dalai Lama, Camp Monk Academy, and an In the Cage reprieve.

    Directors:Jonathan Dayton, David Grossman
    Writers:Bob Odenkirk, Scott Aukerman, Brian Posehn, B. J. Porter, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, Dino Stamatopoulos, David Cross, Jerry Collins

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Cry of a Hungry Baby" is the best rated episode of "Mr. Show with Bob and David". It scored 5/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Troy Miller and written by Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, it aired on 11/3/1995. This episode scored 5.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "What to Think".