Mr. Show - The Complete Fourth Season

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Summary: Box set! Box set!
Review: In a way it doesn't make sense to review Season Four of "Mr. Show" separately from the rest of the series DVDs, as if you own one or two of them it makes no sense not to own them all. This is simply the best comedy sketch series ever produced in the U.S. ("SCTV" and "Monty Python," its avowed predecessors, being the best from Canada and the U.K. respectively) and these DVDs, along with Naomi Odenkirk's book "Mr. Show: What Happened?" complete the satisfying cycle of enjoying this incomparably smart, entertaining series inside and out. Among the highlights of the supplementary material are the always welcome sight of Bob Odenkirk in the buff in the "Naked Phrase Guess" segment, Jay Johnston and Paul F. Tompkins doing yet another of their utterly meaningless yet somehow hilarious voice-overs to a Bob and David sketch, Jerry Minor a.k.a. John Alden X doing his Black Puritan bit, Jill Talley cracking up Bob via inspired improvisations with an artificial vagina, and a video jukebox that showcases David's truly awesome vocal range, from an uncannily accurate (even down to the off-key pitch) Edith Piaf to equally credible Steve Tyler/Robert Plant dinosaur metal yowls. In short, even having to listen to Brian Posehn's farts shouldn't keep you from enjoying both tracks of this set again and again.

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Summary: Professor Homicide!
Review: The Mr. Show did something others seldom do, they got out leaving us wanting more! This is the season to beat, with Sweetie Pie Jenkins, Wykyd [sic] Sceptre, warring summer camps and best of all a "mouth full of sores!' The song we can't stop singing. This is the chance to complete a collection of absolutley beautiful american sketch comedy, and that don't happen often!

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Summary: Blinds are like regulars, now.
Review: THIS IS THE ONE!
The other DVD collections for seasons 1, 2 & 3 were pretty funny (OK...some of the funniest stuff of all time, especially "Druggachusetts," and "The Chip on the Shoulder Club") but THE FOURTH SEASON WAS WHEN IT ALL CAME TOGETHER. It doesn't get any better than the episode called "Show Me Your Weenis!" The first time I saw this, in 1998 when it first aired, I realized that this was the absolute pinnacle of intelligent, over-the-top American comedy. Surreal, sharp, better than any British zaniness, and full of bizarre ideas like "furniture for the blind" that lets you know where you are with pre-recorded celebrity voices; and the all-time greatest, "Wyckyd Scepter," which must be seen to be believed.
Bob and Dave, you are SO naked!
Better than Monty Python ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. BETTER THAN ANY OTHER SO-CALLED "COMEDY" SERIES I CAN THINK OF.
IF YOU GET ONLY ONE OF THE MR. SHOW DVD SETS, GET THIS ONE.


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Summary: Corrections please sir..
Review: This show undoubtly is one of the greatest around. I have to say right off though to the guy in the first review about how they wanted to give American's their own Monty Python show and they failed because their show is BETTER than Monty Python. Sorry bud, but their show is not BETTER, it is of equal and noteworthy standing. Monty Python is history that will never been changed. They have gone on to do many other creative things. Bob Odenkirk is doing Miller Lite commercials....please. I can honestly say that this show is not better, yet it is close, to Monty Pythons Flying Circus. Both are great shows.

Mr. Show is current day Python hows that? It is full of hillarious sketches and original ideas that is for sure and if you haven't yet, go buy the other seasons and add to your growing comedy sets because you won't regret adding this!