Series
The Idiot Box
1991 · 1 season · Comedy
- IMDb
- 8.8
On Vescene
No Vescene ratings yet — sign in and be the first.
Overview
The Idiot Box is an American sketch comedy television series created by Alex Winter, Tom Stern and Tim Burns, which ran on MTV from 1990-1991. After the success of Bill & Ted, MTV hired Winter, Stern, and Burns to develop a half-hour sketch comedy show for the network. As the channel was still strictly music-oriented at the time, The Idiot Box was mainly a showcase for popular music videos, but with a series of sketches, fake commercials, and parodies shown in between. Therefore, although an episode ran 30 minutes, there were only 7 to 11 minutes worth of sketches.
Cast
Alex Winter
Self
Lee Arenberg
Benzini / Mr. McFee
Tom Stern
Lockjaw
Danny Cooksey
Jared Huggins / Prank Caller
Ricki Lake
Daughter
Crew
- Tom SternDirector
- Alex WinterDirector
- Tim BurnsWriter
- Krista MontagnaProducer
- Tim ClawsonExecutive Producer
- Matthew LozeExecutive Producer
- Tim BurnsOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- First aired
- March 23, 1991
- Last aired
- March 23, 1991
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Episodes
- 7
- Genres
- Comedy
Seasons
Similar series
Dolly
1987
Absolutely
1989
The Armando Iannucci Shows
2001
At Last the 1948 Show
1967
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
The Amanda Show
1999
Little Britain
2003
Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show
2005
Kroll Show
2013
Little Miss Jocelyn
2006
Vic Reeves Big Night Out
1990
Chappelle's Show
2003
Rate it on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.