The Ben Stiller Show: Season 1

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FOX | Season Premiere Date: September 27, 1992

Starring: Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk

Summary: Though it aired for just one season (and only 12 episodes at that), this inventive sketch comedy series developed a lasting cult following, won an Emmy Award for writing, and helped launch the careers of its stars--Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Andy Dick, and Bob Odenkirk (who later created Mr. Show with another Ben Stiller Show staffThough it aired for just one season (and only 12 episodes at that), this inventive sketch comedy series developed a lasting cult following, won an Emmy Award for writing, and helped launch the careers of its stars--Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Andy Dick, and Bob Odenkirk (who later created Mr. Show with another Ben Stiller Show staff writer, David Cross)--as well as that of its co-creator and producer, Judd Apatow. The DVD set adds a 13th, never-aired episode. An earlier version of the series, which aired on MTV under the same name, has never been released on DVD.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E13. Episode 13: The Unaired Episode
Air Date: unknown
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S1:E13. Episode #113
Air Date: January 24, 1993
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S1:E12. Episode 12
Air Date: January 17, 1993

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John Freeman

Jul 23, 2013

It's drastically different from anything I've ever seen on TV: wildly funny, scathingly sardonic and brilliantly executed. [25 Sep 1992]

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Ken Tucker

Jun 10, 2013

The best new series that few people in America are likely to watch. ... Stiller and his small cast of writer-players ... don't make fun of one thing at a time: They combine their subjects, creating rich layers of ridicule. Read full review

Howard Rosenberg

Jul 23, 2013

[A] rip-roaring, hilarious half-hour show... It ranks with HBO's "The Larry Sanders Show" as the creamy class of the new season's comedy series. Read full review

Marvin Kitman

Jul 23, 2013

Some of the sketches... have a surprising depth and richness. [5 Oct 1992]

John Koch

Jul 23, 2013

Stiller and company's satire, though too [TV-]oriented, is stylistically spirited and fresh. It's feisty without being nasty, and the show has an air of improvisation that plays into Stiller's easy, look-mom-I've-got-my-own-show persona. [8 Nov 1992]

Hal Boedeker

Jul 23, 2013

Ben Stiller pulls off so many inspired skits in Sunday's premiere that his series ranks as one of the fall's most promising. ... Just try to overlook the weak material. [26 Sep 1992]

Tom Shales

Jul 23, 2013

A feeble collection of filmed sketches starring a comic clearly not ready for prime time. [26 Sep 1992]

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 1992
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  S1:E13. Episode 13: The Unaired Episode
  Air Date: unknown
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  S1:E13. Episode #113
  Air Date: January 24, 1993
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  S1:E12. Episode 12
  Air Date: January 17, 1993
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  S1:E11. Episode 11
  Air Date: January 3, 1993
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  S1:E10. Episode 10: With Dennis Miller
  Air Date: December 20, 1992
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  S1:E9. Episode 9: With Flea
  Air Date: December 13, 1992
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  S1:E8. Episode 8: With Garry Shandling
  Air Date: December 6, 1992
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  S1:E7. Episode 7: With Rob Morrow
  Air Date: November 15, 1992
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  S1:E6. Episode 6: With Sarah Jessica Parker
  Air Date: November 8, 1992
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  S1:E5. Episode 5: With Colin Quinn
  Air Date: November 1, 1992
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: October 25, 1992
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  S1:E3. Episode 3: With James Doohan
  Air Date: October 18, 1992
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  S1:E2. Episode 2: With Bobcat Goldthwait
  Air Date: October 4, 1992
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  S1:E1. Episode 1: The Pilot
  Air Date: September 27, 1992