The Chevy Chase Show

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The Chevy Chase Show was a short-lived weeknight talk show, broadcast by FOX from September 7, 1993 to October 1, 1993. It was hosted by Chevy Chase. The show was cancelled by FOX after five weeks. FOX executives said a big reason that the show was cancelled was Chevy's personality. It was well agreed that he was comedic in nature and could win over audiences, but he was not adept at taking a more serious tone, such as if the guest was noted for being outside of entertainment, such as a Nobel Prize winner.

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A short clip of the show was seen on a fourth season episode of Family Guy.
At the end of every episode as the credits were rolling, Chevy was seen practicing shooting a basketball at an onstage backstop.
The show was produced by Cornelius Productions, which has a logo of a carticure of Chevy Chase in a motley outfit dressed like a court jester juggling balls. Cornelius is Chevy's true first name.
Chevy himself made light of his cancellation at the 1994 Super Bowl, by redoing his Frito Lay commercial from last Super Bowl, where he sees an old lady in danger holding a bag of Doritos, where he runs out to save the bag of chips. In this commerical, the producers run on screen yelling at him to cut and say this commercial has been cancelled. Chevy takes it in stride; telling himself "Bad year, but good chips" since he has a bag of Doritos. However, the old lady swings from a rope and steals the bag away from him again.