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The Worst Episodes of Mr. Show with Bob and David

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Every episode of Mr. Show with Bob and David ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Mr. Show with Bob and David!

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...
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  • The Cry of a Hungry Baby
    7.3/10(387)
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    #1 - The Cry of a Hungry Baby

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 11/3/1995

    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

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  • We Regret to Inform You
    7.7/10(282)
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    #2 - We Regret to Inform You

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 11/17/1995

    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.

    Director: Troy Miller, Stacy Peralta

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  • Who Let You In?
    7.8/10(254)
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    #3 - Who Let You In?

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 11/24/1995

    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

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  • Operation Hell on Earth
    7.8/10(203)
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    #4 - Operation Hell on Earth

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 12/13/1996

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Eat Rotten Fruit From a Shitty Tree
    7.8/10(114)
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    #5 - Eat Rotten Fruit From a Shitty Tree

    Season 4 Episode 7

    Aired 12/7/1998

    The Mr.Show Watercooler, Smarty Pants, International News Report: The President has Farted, God's biography ""My Life in the Fastlane"", Probings

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  • A White Man Set Them Free
    8.0/10(120)
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    #6 - A White Man Set Them Free

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 11/28/1997

    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

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

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  • Sad Songs are Nature's Onions
    8.0/10(114)
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    #7 - Sad Songs are Nature's Onions

    Season 4 Episode 9

    Aired 12/21/1998

    David decides to run away, The Reason Behind the Content Warnings, Inside The Actor with Cyrus, Land of the Lost Parody, The Teardrop Awards.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Cross, Bob Odenkirk

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  • If You're Going to Write a Comedy Scene, You're Going to Have Some Rat Feces in There
    8.1/10(214)
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    #8 - If You're Going to Write a Comedy Scene, You're Going to Have Some Rat Feces in There

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 12/6/1996

    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

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, Jay Johnston, Bill Odenkirk, Brian Posehn, Paul F. Tompkins

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  • Flat Top Tony and the Purple Canoes
    8.1/10(138)
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    #9 - Flat Top Tony and the Purple Canoes

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 10/10/1997

    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

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, Bill Odenkirk, Paul F. Tompkins, Jay Johnston, David Cross, Brian Posehn, Mike Upchurch, Dino Stamatopoulos

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  • Please Don't Kill Me
    8.1/10(153)
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    #10 - Please Don't Kill Me

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 10/24/1997

    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

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, Bill Odenkirk, Paul F. Tompkins, Jay Johnston, David Cross, Brian Posehn, Mike Upchurch, Dino Stamatopoulos

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  • Like Chickens...Delicious Chickens
    8.1/10(121)
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    #11 - Like Chickens...Delicious Chickens

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 12/14/1998

    David waits for his reparations from the Swiss Government, Edmund Premmington addresses the Gentleman's Hunt Club, Plane Crash, The Civil War:The Re-enactments.

    Director: Troy Miller, Peyton Reed

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  • What to Think
    8.2/10(327)
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    #12 - What to Think

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 11/10/1995

    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

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  • The Biggest Failure in Broadway History
    8.2/10(246)
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    #13 - The Biggest Failure in Broadway History

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 11/29/1996

    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

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, Bill Odenkirk, Paul F. Tompkins, Jay Johnston, David Cross, Dino Stamatopoulos

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  • Peanut Butter, Eggs, and Dice
    8.2/10(147)
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    #14 - Peanut Butter, Eggs, and Dice

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 9/19/1997

    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

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, Bill Odenkirk, Paul F. Tompkins, Jay Johnston, David Cross, Michael Stoyanov, Brian Posehn, Mike Upchurch

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  • It's a No Brainer
    8.2/10(119)
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    #15 - It's a No Brainer

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 11/14/1997

    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

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, Bill Odenkirk, Paul F. Tompkins, Jay Johnston, David Cross, Brian Posehn, Mike Upchurch, Dino Stamatopoulos

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  • A Talking Junkie
    8.3/10(217)
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    #16 - A Talking Junkie

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 11/22/1996

    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

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  • Bush is a Pussy
    8.3/10(144)
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    #17 - Bush is a Pussy

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 11/7/1997

    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

    Writer: Paul F. Tompkins, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Upchurch, Dino Stamatopoulos, Brian Posehn

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  • Now, Who Wants Ice Cream?
    8.4/10(233)
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    #18 - Now, Who Wants Ice Cream?

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 11/15/1996

    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

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  • The Velveteen Touch of a Dandy Fop
    8.4/10(208)
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    #19 - The Velveteen Touch of a Dandy Fop

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 12/20/1996

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

    Director: Troy Miller

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, Bill Odenkirk, Paul F. Tompkins, Jay Johnston, David Cross, Dino Stamatopoulos

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  • Goin' On a Holiday
    8.4/10(145)
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    #20 - Goin' On a Holiday

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 10/31/1997

    "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

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, Bill Odenkirk, Paul F. Tompkins, Jay Johnston, David Cross, Brian Posehn, Mike Upchurch, Dino Stamatopoulos

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  • Patriotism, Pepper, and Professionalism
    8.4/10(121)
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    #21 - Patriotism, Pepper, and Professionalism

    Season 4 Episode 10

    Aired 12/28/1998

    Globo-Chem Corporate Retreat, Honesty in Motion, Fenderman Documentary, The Week Apart, Marilyn Monster ""Fun-Ployees"" Training Video,

    Director: Peyton Reed, David Cross

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  • Heaven's Chimney
    8.5/10(157)
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    #22 - Heaven's Chimney

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 9/12/1997

    "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

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

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  • Show Me Your Weenis!
    8.6/10(137)
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    #23 - Show Me Your Weenis!

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 11/2/1998

    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: N/A

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

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  • It's Perfectly Understandishable
    8.6/10(139)
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    #24 - It's Perfectly Understandishable

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 11/23/1998

    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.

    Director: Jonathan Dayton, David Grossman

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

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  • It's Insane, This Guy's Taint
    8.7/10(141)
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    #25 - It's Insane, This Guy's Taint

    Season 4 Episode 6

    Aired 11/30/1998

    Tribute, Fat Intervention, Interventionist Intervention, Car Wash Change Thief Action Squad, The Men's Club of Allah, Kalunda, Taint Magazine.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bob Odenkirk, Bill Odenkirk, Jay Johnston, David Cross

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Cry of a Hungry Baby" is the worst rated episode of "Mr. Show with Bob and David". It scored 7.3/10 based on 387 votes. Directed by Troy Miller and written by Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, it aired on 11/3/1995. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "We Regret to Inform You".