The Worst Episodes of TV Funhouse

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   5.9/10(15 votes)

   #1 - Chinese New Year's Day

   S1:E81/24/2001

   The Anipals ditch the Funhouse to enter the lucrative, glamorous world of laboratory animal testing, as Doug celebrates Chinese New Year's Day and makes fireworks with a panda.

   Directors:David Wachtenheim, Ted May, Michael Wetterhahn, Robert Marianetti, Bill Berner, Sean Lattrell

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Mark Rivers, Jason Brandenberg, Tom Bell, A.J. Jacobs

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   Directors:David Wachtenheim, Ted May, Michael Wetterhahn, Robert Marianetti, Bill Berner, Sean Lattrell

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Mark Rivers, Jason Brandenberg, Tom Bell, A.J. Jacobs
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   6.5/10(16 votes)

   #2 - Caveman Day

   S1:E51/3/2001

   The Anipals compare New Year's resolutions: Hojo wants to learn the saxophone, Chickie hangs out with his brother with Tourette syndrome, and Fogey must resist eating his own poop. Meanwhile, Doug dresses as a caveman and builds a dinosaur skeleton out of baby back ribs, and Rocky the Fish takes a group of kids to visit a cookie factory.

   Directors:Bill Berner, Sean Lattrell, John Schnall

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Mark Rivers, Tom Bell

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   Directors:Bill Berner, Sean Lattrell, John Schnall

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Mark Rivers, Tom Bell
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   6.9/10(15 votes)

   #3 - Mexicans Day

   S1:E412/27/2000

   The Anipals appear on The Sally Jessy Raphael Show to get endangered lizard Dave laid. Doug is left to celebrate Mexicans Day with a tequila worm and a Puerto Rican Mexican-food delivery guy.

   Directors:Brian Kalin O'Connell, Benjamin Porcari, Ted May, Adam Sorota, Bill Berner, Sean Lattrell

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Mark Rivers, Tom Bell

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   Directors:Brian Kalin O'Connell, Benjamin Porcari, Ted May, Adam Sorota, Bill Berner, Sean Lattrell

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Mark Rivers, Tom Bell
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   6.9/10(15 votes)

   #4 - Astronaut Day (Part 2)

   S1:E71/17/2001

   Still in Atlantic City, the Anipals attempt to 'unstick' Triumph before his big show. At the Funhouse, Doug tries to achieve weightlessness while dressed as an astronaut.

   Directors:David Lipson, David Wachtenheim, Ted May, Sean Lattrell, Don McGrath

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Mark Rivers, Tom Bell, Sean LeFleur

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   Directors:David Lipson, David Wachtenheim, Ted May, Sean Lattrell, Don McGrath

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Mark Rivers, Tom Bell, Sean LeFleur
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   7.0/10(16 votes)

   #5 - Safari Day (Part 1)

   S1:E61/10/2001

   The Anipals travel to Atlantic City to visit Fogey's old friend, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, where Chickie falls in love with a chimpstitute. Meanwhile, Doug goes on a safari and ends up with a rash from a tropical plant.

   Directors:David Wachtenheim, Ted May, Robert Marianetti, Sean Lattrell

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Mark Rivers, Tom Bell

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   Directors:David Wachtenheim, Ted May, Robert Marianetti, Sean Lattrell

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Mark Rivers, Tom Bell
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   7.1/10(16 votes)

   #6 - Hawaiian Day

   S1:E212/13/2000

   Doug and Rocky the Fish have a luau all by themselves while the Anipals help Chickie rescue his 95th son, Jason, from a cult.

   Directors:David Lipson, Benjamin Porcari, Ted May, Sean Lattrell, Don McGrath

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Mark Rivers, Tom Bell

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   Directors:David Lipson, Benjamin Porcari, Ted May, Sean Lattrell, Don McGrath

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Mark Rivers, Tom Bell
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   7.5/10(22 votes)

   #7 - Western Day

   S1:E112/6/2000

   Doug must wrangle up his own fun when the Anipals ditch him for high times south of the border in Tijuana.

   Directors:James Dean Conklin, Ted May, David Concepcion, Sean LeFleur

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Mark Rivers, Tom Bell

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   Directors:James Dean Conklin, Ted May, David Concepcion, Sean LeFleur

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Mark Rivers, Tom Bell
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   7.5/10(20 votes)

   #8 - Christmas Day

   S1:E312/20/2000

   The Anipals tap Doug's spine to extract his Christmas cheer. One of Chickie's sons helps to turn the cheer into powder, and the Anipals become addicts.

   Directors:David Wachtenheim, Bill Berner, Sean Lattrell

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Andy Breckman, David Reynolds, Mark Rivers, Tom Bell

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   Directors:David Wachtenheim, Bill Berner, Sean Lattrell

   Writers:Robert Smigel, Andy Breckman, David Reynolds, Mark Rivers, Tom Bell