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FOX | Season Premiere Date: September 16, 1999

Starring: Jay Mohr, Jack Plotnick, Jarrad Paul

Summary: Action was one of the first politically incorrects to hit the air in the late 90's. It was rude, prejudiced, sexist, homophobic, and one of the funniest shows of all time.

Peter Dragon is a movie-producer whose latest movie has just gone down the tubes. His next flick has to be the greatest action film he's made. So when his company buysAction was one of the first politically incorrects to hit the air in the late 90's. It was rude, prejudiced, sexist, homophobic, and one of the funniest shows of all time.

Peter Dragon is a movie-producer whose latest movie has just gone down the tubes. His next flick has to be the greatest action film he's made. So when his company buys the wrong script from a wanna-be screenwriter, he enrages himself to the limit. He meets up with his new friend Wendy Ward, a child-star turned adult-prostitute. Peter asks her to read the scripts and she picks Beverly Hills Gun Club, the script Dragonfire Films mistakenly bought. The show is based around Peter's insanity being hung on a rope "faster than O.J. at a clan rally" as Peter put it.

The show was doomed from the start when it was on at 9:00 on Thursday nights, which NBC has ruled since Seinfeld. And when it didn't pick up right away, the show was put on hiatus for their new hit game-show GREED. After the cancellation in December, the people blitzed FOX's e-mail with over a thousand letters a day for one month straight. When hope let down, FX announced that they would re-run the show and play the five un-aired episodes. The final re-run of the show on FX was in January of 2001. The show later surfaced on Bravo's schedule in their "Brilliant But Cancelled" showcase, and was again resurrected by Comedy Central, where it currently airs.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E13. Last Ride of the Elephant Princess
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S1:E12. One Easy Piece
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S1:E11. Dead Man Floating
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Terry Kelleher

Jun 27, 2013

Don't know if this extremely edgy material will wear well, but I'm up for more Action. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Jun 12, 2013

Action shreds Hollywood corporate culture more viciously than current big-screen spoofs like Bowfinger and The Muse. The difference is, Action's acid heartlessness renders it a more artful but ultimately less likable piece of work. Read full review

James Poniewozik

Jun 28, 2013

Fast and aggressive as a Porsche on an L.A. freeway, Action is a little in love with its own transgressiveness, but when it passes up broad, vulgar humor for smart, vulgar humor, it's the best excuse you'll find this fall for kicking the kids out of the living room. Read full review

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Paulieh01

Jul 15, 2014

I couldn't believe what I was seeing when this was on Fox in 1999. Nasty, cynical, outrageous, crazy...and about the funniest stuff ever! It's all about the Hollywood insider life (which I could care less about) with lots of lulu characters and "beeped" language.

Fox aired only 8 of theI couldn't believe what I was seeing when this was on Fox in 1999. Nasty, cynical, outrageous, crazy...and about the funniest stuff ever! It's all about the Hollywood insider life (which I could care less about) with lots of lulu characters and "beeped" language.

Fox aired only 8 of the shows, but the available DVD has all 13 - uncensored. Terrific!!!… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 16, 1999
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  S1:E13. Last Ride of the Elephant Princess
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  S1:E12. One Easy Piece
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  S1:E11. Dead Man Floating
  Air Date: unknown
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  S1:E10. Lights, Camera, Action
  Air Date: December 2, 1999
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  S1:E9. Strong Sexual Content
  Air Date: December 2, 1999
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  S1:E8. Love Sucks
  Air Date: unknown
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  S1:E7. Dragon's Blood
  Air Date: unknown
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  S1:E6. Twelfth Step to Hell
  Air Date: October 28, 1999
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  S1:E5. Mr. Dragon Goes To Washington
  Air Date: October 21, 1999
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  S1:E4. Blowhard
  Air Date: September 30, 1999
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  S1:E3. Blood Money
  Air Date: September 23, 1999
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  S1:E2. Re-enter the Dragon
  Air Date: September 16, 1999
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  S1:E1. Gross Player
  Air Date: September 16, 1999