Date |
Segment Name |
Type |
Description |
Reference |
January 11, 1999 |
Popeye the Question |
Over the shoulder |
Report on the plan for Popeye to finally get married to his girlfriend Olive Oyl |
combination of Popeye the Sailor and pop the question |
Sitting Bulls#*! |
Over the shoulder |
Upon the death of litter-hating Indian Iron Eyes Cody, it is revealed that he was not an Indian at all , but an Italian from Louisiana |
Sitting Bull |
The Final Blow |
Over the shoulder |
Strom Thurmond's swearing in of William Renquist at the impeachment hearing for President Bill Clinton |
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Gramm Cracker |
Chyron |
Senator Phil Gramm's defense of Republicans right to call a large amount of witness to increase the length of President Clinton's impeachment hearing |
Graham cracker |
A Hastily Thrown Together Editorial |
Chyron |
Jon addresses concerns the viewers may have over changes he will bring to the Daily Show and the rest of their family |
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The Beth Littleford Interview |
Correspondent Report: Beth Littleford |
Beth interviews the munchkins from The Wizard of Oz |
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January 20, 1999 |
The Trouble With Dribbles |
Over the shoulder |
Dennis Rodman retiring from basketball to make movies and Latrell Sprewell being traded to the New York Knicks |
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Corrections/Retractions/Apologies |
Chyron |
Correction of the previous nights story that Mark McGuire was not invited to a congress on racial equality dinner because they couldn't afford to feed his son, retraction of the previous nights story that the Daily Show had a tape of Clinton and Lewinski's first sexual encounter, apology from Jon to a hooker for "running out on a bill" |
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The Gorilla Can't Help It |
Over the shoulder |
Family is suing the Bronx Zoo because a gorilla threw rocks at them while visiting the zoo. |
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Back in Black |
Correspondent Desk Report: Lewis Black |
Taiwan government cracking down on prostitution, Chinese ice sculptures, Viagra in a nasal spray, old woman walking across America to promote campaign finance reform |
AC/DC song: Back in Black |
Impeach Impediment '99 |
Over the shoulder |
Clinton's last State of the Union address of the 20th century |
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Wore a Special Helmet |
Chyron |
Steve Largent's comments about playin for the Seattle Seahawks during the Republican response to the State of the Union address |
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Stepford Rep |
Chyron |
Jennifer Dunn's comments during the Republican response to the 1999 State of the Union address |
Novel/Film: The Stepford Wives |
January 21, 1999 |
Church of Bozo |
Correspondent Report: Laura Kightlinger |
Laura interviews a clown who finds Bozo in the painted glass at a church |
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Low Riders In the Sky |
Over the shoulder |
Puerto Rican police added a blimp to help combat drug smuggling |
Doors song: Riders on the Storm |
You've Got Quayle |
Over the shoulder |
Dan Quayle's announcement to run for President in 2000 |
You've Got Mail |
A Hastily Thrown Together Editorial |
Chyron |
Jon mocks President Bill Clinton's attempt to urge Washington to resist tobacco lobbyists |
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February 2, 1999 |
Mars Needs Stewardesses |
Over the shoulder |
NASA announces plans to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' flight by flying a robot plane on Mars |
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We Know Angels |
Correspondent Report: Denny Siegel |
Denny Siegel interviews the "angel lady" |
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Lick of Time |
Over the shoulder |
U.S. Postal Service invited the public to vote on 15 stamps commemorating the 1980s |
"nick of time" |
Glueless |
Chyron |
Azeezaly Jaffer's comments about the 80's stamps vote |
clueless |
A Hastily Thrown Together Editorial |
Chyron |
Jon comments on PETA's fight for the rights of the groundhog around Groundhog Day |
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Let's Get Fiscal |
Over the shoulder |
Republicans are angry about Clinton's 2000 budget report |
Lyric from Olivia Newton-John's song Physical |
Groundhog Day 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
PETA's thoughts about the treatment of the groundhogs on Groundhog Day |
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February 8, 1999 |
Our Lady of Lint |
Correspondent Report: Stacey Grenrock |
Stacey interviews a woman who mad a life sizes sculpture of the Virgin Mary out of lint |
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That's Allah She Wrote |
Over the shoulder |
Death of King Hussein of Jordan |
"thats all she wrote" |
High Defamation TV |
Over the shoulder |
Monica Lewinsky's deposition hearing being televised |
High-definition television |
Intern of the Screw |
Chyron |
Monica Lewinsky's taped deposition in the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton |
Shakespeare comedy: The Taming of the Shrew |
Has A Sister Named Phil |
Chyron |
House Impeachment Manager Lindsey Graham's last minute attempt to continue the impeachment trial |
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Hit or Miss USA |
Over the shoulder |
Coverage of the 48th annual Miss USA pageant |
"hit or miss" |
Pinky and No Brain |
Over the shoulder |
Roz Kelly, best known for playing Pinky Tuscadero on Happy Days was arrested for shooting her neighbors car with a shotgun, when the alarm woke her up |
Cartoon characters Pinky and the Brain |
February 9, 1999 |
God Stuff |
Correspondent Report: John Bloom |
John explores how different televangelists promote violence |
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Everlasting Chiu |
Correspondent Report: Mo Rocca |
Mo Rocca visits with Alex Chiu, inventor of devices that guarantee immortality and teleportation |
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Award is Hell |
Over the shoulder |
Academy Award nominations announced by Kevin Spacey, virtually insuring he wouldn't be nominated |
"war is hell" |
Understanding Jordan |
Chyron |
Jon answers viewer emails about Jordan |
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Toy Meets World |
Over the shoulder |
Highlights from the 76th annual American International Toy Fair |
TV Show: Boy Meets World |
Beer and Loathing |
Over the shoulder |
Stroh selling its brands to Miller and Pabst |
Novel/Film: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas |
Needles in Pen |
Over the shoulder |
Report on a new prison program which teaches inmates to crochet |
|
Teller of Yarns |
Chyron |
Interview win an inmate who participates in the new crocheting program |
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February 16, 1999 |
Sequin Ye Shall Find |
Over the shoulder |
Jon's coverage of Brazil's Carnival |
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Rest Impeach |
Over the shoulder |
Jon looks back on the life of recently-deceased John Ehrlichman |
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Perfect 10 Inch |
Over the shoulder |
Celebrities celebrate the 40th anniversary of Barbie |
"Perfect 10" |
Low-Brow Conversation |
Over the shoulder |
Scientists theorize that neanderthals could most likely speak |
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A Hastily Thrown Together Editorial |
Chyron |
Jon delivers an editorial defending Linda Tripp |
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Low Down Dirty Name |
Over the shoulder |
Jon reviews the list of most popular baby names |
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Rectum? It Nearly Killed 'Em! |
Correspondent Report: Beth Littleford |
Beth Littleford meets with sex therapist and rectal expert Dr. Jack Morin |
joke punchline: rectum? damn near killed 'em |
February 17, 1999 |
Kurds in the Way |
Over the shoulder |
Kurds throughout the world protest the arrest of a fugitive Kurd leader |
curds and whey |
Last Auction Hero |
Over the shoulder |
O.J. Simpson forced to auction of his football memorabilia |
Movie: Last Action Hero |
Kiddie Litter |
Over the shoulder |
Calvin Klein's new ad campaign featuring young children in underwear is being protested and called child pornography |
Kitty litter |
Bigfoot Fetish |
Correspondent Report: Stephen Colbert |
Washington is preventing farmer Jim Baum from turning his land into agricultural land because the land is sasquatch habitat |
Bigfoot and foot fetish |
Brand New Rag |
Over the shoulder |
National Enquirer is purchased, new owners contemplate created a teen version |
brand new bag |
I Have a Cream |
Over the shoulder |
Twinkie's are changing back to their original banana cream filing instead of vanilla cream filing |
Martin Luther King speech: "I Have a dream" |
Back in Black |
Correspondent Report: Lewis Black |
Chinese New Year, Australian TV shows a partial eclipse for 2 hours, and the broadway play based on the Clinton Lewinsky scandal |
AC/DC song: Back in Black |
February 18, 1999 |
30 Seconds of Kosovo |
Over the shoulder |
President Bill Clinton deploys warplanes to Kosovo |
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That's Orenthal Folks |
Over the shoulder |
Christian radio host Bob Enyart buys and destroys $16,000 worth of O.J. Simpson memorabilia |
Porky Pigs That's all folks! |
Ted Offensive |
Over the shoulder |
Ted Turner delivers a long, rambling speech to the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association criticizing the Pope's stance on birth control and abortion |
Military campaign: The Tet Offensive |
Public Excess |
Correspondent Report: Rich Brown |
Rich Brown reviews the best undiscovered performers on America's public access networks |
public access |
March 1, 1999 |
A Sample Plan |
Over the shoulder |
Attorney General Janet Reno has advocated for collecting DNA samples from everyone who is arrested |
Novel/Band: A Simple Plan |
Herbie, the Love Drug |
Over the shoulder |
Women in New York were hospitalized after drinking shots of invigorate, the "female viagra" and chasing it with beer |
Herbie, the Love Bug |
Laker Girl |
Over the shoulder |
Dennis Rodman's first game playing for the Los Angeles Lakers |
Laker Cheerleaders: Laker Girls |
G.I. Joke |
Over the shoulder |
G.I. Joe announced its plans to make a Bob Hope tribute doll |
G.I. Joe |
Todd's News In Review |
Chyron |
While the Daily Show was on break for the last week, night watchman Todd, kept tabs on the news |
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Deathbed Wish |
Over the shoulder |
A Louisville, KY woman died and willed her estate to actor Charles Bronson |
Charles Bronson film: Death Wish |
Miming For Gold |
Correspondent Report: Stacey Grenrock |
Stacey Grenrock talks to Stewart Fischer, a mime on a crusade to having miming added to the Olympic Games |
mining for gold |
March 2, 1999 |
Loose Buchanan |
Over the Shoulder |
Pat Buchanan running for President in 2000 |
|
Working or Tips |
Over the shoulder |
The America Academy of Pediatrics has announced there is no medical reason for circumcision |
|
Untangled Web |
Over the shoulder |
The release of the first Spiderman movie |
tangled web |
A Quick Word of Advice |
Chyron |
Jon gives advice to Spiderman to "stay true" and not let Hollywood change him |
|
Dog Dead Afternoon |
Over the shoulder |
Bob Dole mourning the loss of his dog Leader |
dog day afternoon |
Second Opinion |
Correspondent Desk Report: Paul Michael Mecurio |
Dr. Paul Michael Mecurio representing H.M.O.'s discusses how he'd like to handle strange skin conditions like psoriasis |
Dr's second opinion |
March 3, 1999 |
Oral Report |
Over the shoulder |
Monica Lewinsky tells Barbara Walters that having Bill Clinton put a cigar in her vagina was the most amazing experience of her life |
oral report |
Two Guys, a Girl and a Giza Place |
Over the shoulder |
Fox airs Opening the Lost Tombs: Live from Egypt with Maury Povich |
TV Sitcom: Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place |
Dead Panda Walking |
Over the shoulder |
A beloved giant panda dies in China and is immediately stuffed by the government and placed in a natural history museum |
death row phrase: "dead man walking" |
March 31, 1999 |
Kick In the Balkans '99 |
Over the shoulder |
The United States and Nato agree to a stepped up bombing campaign on Kosovo |
Kick in the balls |
Goose Goose Duck |
Over the shoulder |
Fabio is hit in the face by a goose while riding a new roller coaster at Bush Gardens |
Children's game: Duck Duck Goose |
Dalai Want a Cracker |
Correspondent Report: Mo Rocca with desk followup |
Mo Rocca profiles a San Francisco parrot thought to be a Tibetan Lama reincarnate |
polly wanna cracker |
Yeast of Burden |
Over the shoulder |
Jews celebrate Passover |
beast of burden |
Corrections/Retractions/Apologies |
Chyron |
Jon apologizes for stating that heroin helps children sleep, corrects a statement that Clinton wore a tie that Milosevic gave him before the "broke up", apologizes for impersonating Keith Richards crotch |
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Lung Time Comin' |
Over the shoulder |
Philip Morris pays out $81 million to the family of Jesse Williams, a three pack-a-day chain smoker who died of lung cancer |
long time comin' |
Back in Black |
Correspondent Desk Report: Lewis Black |
Lewis is confused about the Balkan war, comments on a bullet proof Mercedes, depressing fashion shows, and pandas on TV in Hong Kong |
AC/DC song: Back in Black |
April 1, 1999 |
Pop Tart |
Over the shoulder |
Rolling Stone's issue with underage pop start Britney Spears in provocative poses and scantily clad |
Breakfast pastry: Pop-Tarts |
Reading is Fundamentalist |
Over the shoulder |
Pat Robertson kicks off a publicity tour for "The Book," a Gen-X-friendly rewrite of the Bible |
reading is fundamental |
Oh, To Live on Booger Mountain |
Correspondent Report: Vance DeGeneres |
Residents of Booger Mountain, NC want to change the name of their town, and the mountain |
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What's Up, Doc? |
Over the shoulder |
Former New York Mets pitcher Doc Gooden speaks out against Chinese paint, a sex aid that numbs the genitals prolonging sexual intercourse to the point of bodily harm |
Bugs Bunny catchphrase: What's Up, Doc? |
Thersday for the Ladies |
Host Report |
Jon profiles the ladies making history, or 'herstory,' in 1999: Janet Reno, Elisabeth Dole, Monica Lewinsky |
Thursday |
March 6, 2003 |
The Kids Are All Left |
Over the shoulder |
College students protest against upcoming Iraq War |
The Who song The Kids are All Right |
January 25, 2006 |
American Resolutions: A Series of Human Interest Stories Used to Emotionally Manipulate You |
Correspondent Desk Report: Ed Helms |
Ed follows up on his New Year's resolution to get a new job |
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February 23, 2006 |
Back in Black |
Correspondent Desk Report: Lewis Black |
Report on the Danish cartoon scandal |
AC/DC's song Back in Black |
March 8, 2006 |
The Unnatural |
Correspondent On-Location Report: Rob Corddry: Scottsdale, AZ |
Report on Barry Bonds' alleged steroid use |
The Natural |
January 22, 2007 |
Bush State of the Union VI |
Chyron |
2007 State of the Union address |
Super Bowl naming convention |
March 22, 2007 |
Withdrawal Method |
Chyron |
Dick Cheney's speech at the Aipac annual convention |
Withdrawal method of contraception |
Professional Important News |
Correspondent Desk Report: Demetri Martin |
Viacom vs. YouTube battle |
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June 4, 2007 |
Clusterf@#k to the White House |
|
June 3, 2007 Democratic Presidential debate |
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June 5, 2007 |
He Got Served |
Chyron |
William Jefferson indictment |
Movie: You Got Served |
Father of the Bribe |
Over the shoulder |
William Jefferson indictment |
Movie: Father of the Bride |
Hasta La Visa |
Over the shoulder |
Bush's proposed immigration Reform Act |
Terminator's "Hasta la vista, baby" |
Callous in Wonderland |
Correspondent Report: Rob Riggle |
Disneyland's opposition to the proposed, nearby affordable housing |
Alice In Wonderland |
June 6, 2007 |
Clusterf@#k to the White House |
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CNN's coverage of the June 5, 2007 Republican Presidential Debate in Manchester, NH |
|
Back in Black |
Correspondent Desk Report: Lewis Black |
Google Street View, Regal Theaters' manager notification device, and MySpace's vow to hand over data on registered sex offenders |
AC/DC's song Back in Black |
June 7, 2007 |
Shawskank Redemption |
Theoretical over the shoulder |
Paris Hilton arrest story |
Movie: The Shawshank Redemption |
Heiligendammmmm! |
Chyron |
G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany |
Jerry Lewis |
Protests: Too Much? |
Chyron |
G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany |
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8 Simple Rulers |
Over the shoulder |
G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany |
TV show: 8 Simple Rules |
Bush vs Putin |
Over the shoulder |
Bush and Vladimir Putin's disagreement concerning nuclear missiles |
Boxing match naming convention |
Same Cold Thing? |
Chyron |
Bush and Putin's disagreement concerning nuclear missiles |
same old thing |
Gays of Thunder |
Correspondent Report: Samantha Bee |
Garnier Fructis sponsorship of Nascar |
Movie: Days of Thunder |
June 11, 2007 |
Eurotrip |
Chyron |
Bush's Summer 2007 trip to Europe |
Movie: Eurotrip |
Albaniacs |
Over the shoulder |
Bush's summer 2007 trip to Albania |
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Ordinary Papal |
Chyron |
Bush's summer 2007 trip to the Vatican City |
ordinary people |
Benny and the Guest |
Over the shoulder |
Bush's summer 2007 visit with Pope Benedict XVI |
Elton John song: Bennie and the Jets |
Bush & Benedict: Together At Last |
Correspondent On-location Report: Jason Jones: Vatican City |
Bush's summer 2007 visit with Pope Benedict XVI |
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June 12, 2007 |
Is there a deal or is there no deal? |
Chyron |
2007 Senate Immigration Bill |
TV Show: Deal or No Deal |
Kill Bill |
Over the shoulder |
2007 Senate Immigration Bill |
Movie: Kill Bill |
No No-confidence...No? |
Chyron |
Alberto Gonzales no-confidence vote |
Spanish language syntax |
Kill Bill Volume 2 |
Over the shoulder |
Alberto Gonzales no-confidence vote in the Senate |
Movie: Kill Bill: Volume 2 |
Is America Ready for a Mormon President? |
Correspondent Report: Samantha Bee |
Mitt Romney's 2008 Presidential Campaign and the fact that he is a Mormon |
part of the "Is America Ready For A ..." series |
June 13, 2007 |
M o m |
Over the shoulder |
Play on the Mess O'Potamia graphic with the remaining letters destroyed by bombs |
Mess O'Potamia |
Mess O'Potamia |
|
Bombing of the Shiite mosk in Sumarra and American alliance with insurgent groups to fight Al-Qaeda |
Mesopotamia |
June 14, 2007 |
Clusterf@#k to the White House |
Chyron |
Giuliani's list of 12 commitments if elected President and the battle between Mitt Romney and John McCain over Romney's stance on abortion and when he changed from pro-choice to pro-life |
|
http.//.indecision.2008.net/clusterf@#k.html |
Chyron |
Presidential candidate websites |
URL format |
Partly Pouty |
Chyron |
The Weather Channel's 2007 global warming controversy |
Meteorologist phrase "partly cloudy" |
June 18, 2007 |
Crisis in Gaza: Warportunity in the Middle East |
|
Hamas control of the Gaza Strip |
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Sh#ts and Riggles |
Correspondent Desk Report: Rob Riggle |
Report on the Movie: Evan Almighty |
phrase: sh#ts and giggles |
June 19, 2007 |
Mess O'Potamia |
|
Coalition forces battling with terrorist forces in Diyala |
Mesopotamia |
Americans Among Us: The Enemy Within |
Correspondent Report: Samantha Bee |
Report on the growing number of Americans against the Iraq War |
|
June 20, 2007 |
Clusterf@#k to the White House |
Chyron |
Hillary Clinton's "Conversation with America" slogan |
|
http.//.indecision.2008.net/clusterf@#k.html |
Chyron |
Hillary Clinton's campaign song choice through her website |
URL format |
May or May Not |
Over the shoulder |
Michael Bloomberg's leaving the Republican Party and is possible campaign for the presidency |
|
Indecision '08 |
Over the shoulder |
Report on the growing number of presidential candidates in the 2008 election |
|
Jesus Take the Wheel |
|
Report on the Ten Commandments for Drivers issued by the Roman Catholic Church |
|
June 21, 2007 |
Clusterf@#k to the White House |
|
Democratic presidential candidates speaking at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees annual union meeting |
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Oh, the Places You'll Blow! |
Over the shoulder |
Report on the "Graduation Class of 2007" from a terrorist training camp |
Commonly used phrase in graduation speeches: "Oh, the places you'll go" |
Magna Boom Laude |
Chyron |
Report on the "Graduation Class of 2007" from a terrorist training camp |
Magna Cum Laude |
Get Shorty |
Chyron |
Report on the shrinking physical stature of Americans |
Novel/Movie: Get Shorty |
Stature of Liberty |
|
Report on the shrinking physical stature of Americans |
Statue of Liberty |
June 25, 2007 |
Dick Move |
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Dick Cheney's claim that he is not part of the executive branch of the government, and therefore does not have to comply with its laws |
|
Non-Executive Decision |
Chyron |
Senate's deliberation about Dick Cheney's claim that he is not part of the executive branch of government |
Executive decisions |
Heart Attack |
Correspondent Report: Jason Jones |
Report on a Vietnam veteran giving one of his purple hearts to President Bush |
Heart Attack |
June 26, 2007 |
You Don't Know Dick |
Chyron |
Report on the "Man-sized safes" in Cheney's office reported by the New York Times |
Game: You Don't Know Jack |
Decisions '07 |
|
Supreme Court Decisions handed down |
Play on the "Indecision 'XX segments" |
Trendspotting |
Correspondent Report: Demetri Martin |
Report on the growing number of college students with credit cards |
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June 27, 2007 |
You Don't Know Dick |
Chyron |
Cheney's removal of his official residence from Google Maps |
Game: You Don't Know Jack |
Clusterf@#k to the White House |
|
Giuliani's visit with Pat Robertson and arrest of Giuliani campaign chairman Tom Ravenel for cocaine possession and Giuliani's replacement of Tom Ravenel with his father Arthur Ravenel who once referred to the NAACP as the National Association of Retarded People |
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Waiting to Inhale |
Chyron |
House Subcommittee hearing of Christie Whitman former director of the EPA's actions to allow 9/11 workers to continue working in the pile after asbestos was found |
Movie: Waiting to Exhale |
Back in Black |
Correspondent Desk Report: Lewis Black |
Rupert Murdock's plan to buy The Wall Street Journal and the advent of Conservapedia, CubeTV and the Fox's The 1/2 Hour News Hour |
AC/DC's song Back in Black |
September 18, 2007 |
That's Al Folks! |
Over the shoulder |
The resignation of former US Secretary General Alberto Gonzalez |
Porky Pig's Th-th-th-that's all folks! |
September 19, 2007 |
Is America Ready for a Woman President? |
Correspondent Report: Samantha Bee |
Presidential candidacy of Hillary Clinton |
part of the "Is America Ready For A ..." series |
Clusterf@#k to the White House |
Over the shoulder |
United States presidential election, 2008 |
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September 20, 2007 |
Mess O'Potomac |
Over the shoulder |
Congress' failure to live up to their promises to withdraw troops from Iraq |
Mesopotamia |
3'10" to Yuma |
- Over the shoulder
- Correspondent On-location Report: Dan Bakkedahl: Bonanza City, NM
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CBS's reality tv show: Kid Nation |
Movie 3:10 to Yuma |
September 24, 2007 |
Ahmadine Minute |
Chyron |
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit and speech at Columbia University |
|
Clusterf@#k to the White House |
Chyron |
Democratic presidential debate on September 20, 2007 |
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The World According to AARP |
Over the shoulder |
Democratic presidential debate cosponsored by the AARP |
The world according to ... |
Have Gun Will Grovel |
Over the shoulder |
Republican presidential candidates speaking to the NRA |
TV Show: Have Gun Will Travel |
The Henry Stops Here |
Correspondent Desk Report: Buck Henry |
Report on states pushing up their primaries to compete with the Iowa and New Hampshire primary elections |
The buck stops here |
September 25, 2007 |
Ahmadine Minute |
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to New York and Columbia |
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The Cost of Freedom: Canadian Edition |
Correspondent Report: Dan Bakkedahl |
Illegal immigration to Canada |
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September 26, 2007 |
Presidents' Day |
Chyron |
Bush and Iranian President Ahmadinejad's visit to the United Nations |
US holiday: Presidents Day (United States) |
Showdown at the U.N. Corral |
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Bush and Iranian President Ahmadinejad's visit to the United Nations |
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral |
Back in Black |
Correspondent Desk Report: Lewis Black |
US Treasury's redesign of the $5 bill, CW's commercial free news network sponsored by Wal-Mart and Halo3 and reports on people pretending to be US military veterans to receive free health care |
AC/DC's song Back in Black |
September 27, 2007 |
House Party |
Chyron |
House subcommittee on commerce, trade and consumer protection's hearing on rap lyrics |
Movie: House Party |
Straight Outta Congress |
Over the shoulder |
House subcommittee on commerce, trade and consumer protection's hearing on rap lyrics |
N.W.A. song/album/film Straight Outta Compton |
Ad About You |
Chyron |
Senate discussion led by Senator John Cornyn about the Moveon.org advertisement: "General Petraeus or General Betray Us?" |
American Sitcom Mad About You |
"BAD"vertising |
Over the shoulder |
Senate discussion led by Senator John Cornyn about the Moveon.org advertisement: "General Petraeus or General Betray Us?" and whether or not the Senate should condemn the advertisement |
advertising |
Oh Really? |
Correspondent On-location Report: Larry Wilmore: Harlem |
Report on Bill O'Reilly's comments about his dinner with Al Sharpton at Silvia's in downtown Harlem being "normal" |
O'Reilly |
October 1, 2007 |
Clusterf@#k to the White House |
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Failure of some republican presidential candidates to show up at presidential debates |
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The Tavis Smiley Show |
Chyron |
The Republican debate hosted by Tavis Smiley |
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You Don't Know Dick |
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Dick Cheney's secret meeting with the Council for National Policy |
Game: You Don't Know Jack |
October 2, 2007 |
Is That Really Necessary? |
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First segment devoted to the crazy things candidates will do for votes and John McCain's pandering to the religious right by stating he would only back a Christian president |
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Minority Opinion |
Chyron |
Release of Justice Clarence Thomas's book, My Grandfather's Son |
Minority opinion on a Supreme Court case |
Here Comes the Grudge |
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Clarence Thomas's comments on Nightline about the Anita Hill controversy |
"Here comes the Judge" |
Specularium |
Correspondent Desk Report: Aasif Mandvi, Rob Riggle, Samantha Bee and John Oliver |
Report on the growing speculation by political commentators concerning the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election |
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Mark My Words |
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Fake look back on the Specularium segments from the past |
commonly used speculatory phrase: "mark my words" |
I Hate to Speculate, But... |
- Chyron
- Correspondent Desk Report:
|
Correspondents' speculations for the future of the 2008 Presidential elections |
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October 4, 2007 |
Gap Kids |
Chyron |
Proposed S-CHIP extension bill to increase cigarette tax to pay for children's health-care which Bush commented he will veto |
Clothing store: Gap Kids |
Banned-Aid |
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George W. Bush's plant to veto the proposed S-CHIP bill |
Band-Aid |
October 8, 2007 |
Cruel Intentions |
Over the shoulder |
Clarification on what is torture by the executive branch of the government |
Movie: Cruel Intentions |
Tortured Logic |
Chyron |
Defense of the treatment of detainees by the United States |
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Trapped in the Senate |
Correspondent On-location Report: Samantha Bee: Minneapolis, MN |
Senator Craig going back on his word to step down from the Senate after his 2007 arrest for lewd conduct |
R. Kelly song: Trapped in the Closet |
October 9, 2007 |
Mess O'Potamia |
Chyron and over the shoulder |
Report on the shrinking number of countries in the Coalition of the Willing |
Mesopotamia |
Loud and Clear |
Chyron |
Report on Bush's habit of describing his speaking events |
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Mission Described |
Over the shoulder |
Report on Bush's habit of describing his speaking events |
Bush's infamous "Mission Accomplished" banner |
October 10, 2007 |
Clusterf@#k to the White House |
|
Fred Thompson's participation in the recent Republican Presidential debates |
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Uptight Citizens Brigade |
Over the shoulder |
Fred Thompson's perceived inexperience at the recent Republican Presidential debates |
Improv Comedy Group/TV Show: Upright Citizens Brigade |
You Don't Know Richard Cheney |
Chyron |
Mocking segment that shows the positive parts of Vice President Dick Cheney. Most likely, the turn is a mock of their anti-Cheney segments because his wife Lynne Cheney was the guest later in the show |
Play on the previous "You Don't Know Dick" segments |
October 11, 2007 |
This Armenian Strife |
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Bush's comments disagreeing with the House resolution to call the Armenian mass killings genocide |
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Unsolved Histories |
Chyron |
House Foreign Affairs Committee vote to call the World War I era mass killing of ethnic Armenians a genocide |
American TV Show: Unsolved Mysteries |
Target: Situation Finland... Critical |
Theoretical over the shoulder |
Fake over the shoulder produced to mock the often used graphics by media networks before the Iraq War |
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October 15, 2007 |
Gore and Peace |
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Al Gore winning the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize |
Book: War and Peace |
October 16, 2007 |
Clusterf@#k to the White House |
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Hillary Clinton's appearance on The View, Fred Thompson looking like Franken Berry, Barack Obama's increased hostility in the Presidential race, Rudy Giuliani's plane story |
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Now You Tell Us |
Chyron |
General Ricardo Sanchez's recent comments against the Iraq War |
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October 18, 2007 |
Deep Impasse |
Chyron |
Bush's comments about Iran developing nuclear technology and Turkey's decision to invade Iraq |
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Turkey Lurking |
Corespondent On-location Report: Aasif Mandvi: Istanbul, Turkey |
Turkey's decision to invade Iraq and President Bush's recommendation for Turkey to stay out of Iraq |
Fable: The Sky Is Falling (fable) character: Turkey Lurkey |
October 29, 2007 |
Californincineration |
Over the shoulder |
CNN using the California wildfires as a promo for their show "Planet in Peril", reporters claiming the fire could have been stopped if so many of the National Guard weren't deployed in Iraq, and Fox News claiming the fires could be terrorist related |
Californication |
Is America Ready for a FLILF |
Correspondent Report: Jason Jones |
Jason investigates to find out if America is ready to have a president with a "hot" wife, including and interview with Elizabeth Kucinich |
part of the "Is America Ready For A ..." series |
October 30, 2007 |
Clusterf@#k to the White House |
Chyron and over the shoulder |
Republican Presidential wives debate in a "view" like forum |
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The House of Wax |
Host Segment |
Condoleezza Rice's testimony to the Senate Oversight Committee headed by Henry Waxman about the Iraq War |
Film: House of Wax |
Disregarding Henry |
Chyron |
Henry Waxman's question to Condoleezza Rice during her testimony to the Senate Oversight Committee |
Film: Regarding Henry |
October 31, 2007 |
Clusterf@#k to the White House |
Chyron and over the shoulder |
Media commenting on how Hillary Clinton has basically won the democratic nomination, then media hyping the Philadelphia Democratic Debate and saying its actually important |
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Health Care with Dr. Rob Riggle* |
Correspondent Report: Rob Riggle |
Rob reports how cup cakes are killing children and several states which have banned cup cakes from school activities |
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November 1, 2007 |
The Strife Aquatic |
Over the shoulder |
Justice departments definition of what is torture and what isn't |
Film: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou |
Drowned By Law |
Chyron |
Rudy Giuliani's comments about what should be allowed and what shouldn't be |
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Hearts and Minds Update |
Correspondent Report: Aasif Mandvi |
Report on Middle Eastern opinion of America |
Play on the "Hearts and Minds" phrase used to describe the Iraq War as being a war of hearts and minds |
Segment Name |
Date |
Type |
Description |
Reference |
"BAD"vertising |
September 27, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Senate discussion led by Senator John Cornyn about the Moveon.org advertisement: "General Petraeus or General Betray Us?" and whether or not the Senate should condemn the advertisement |
advertising |
3'10" to Yuma |
September 20, 2007 |
- Over the shoulder
- Correspondent On-location Report: Dan Bakkedahl: Bonanza City, NM
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CBS's reality tv show: Kid Nation |
Movie 3:10 to Yuma |
30 Seconds of Kosovo |
February 18, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
President Bill Clinton deploys warplanes to Kosovo |
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8 Simple Rulers |
June 7, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany |
TV show: 8 Simple Rules |
A Hastily Thrown Together Editorial |
January 11, 1999 |
Chyron |
Jon addresses concerns the viewers may have over changes he will bring to the Daily Show and the rest of their family |
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January 21, 1999 |
Chyron |
Jon mocks President Bill Clinton's attempt to urge Washington to resist tobacco lobbyists |
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February 2, 1999 |
Chyron |
Jon comments on PETA's fight for the rights of the groundhog around Groundhog Day |
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February 16, 1999 |
Chyron |
Jon delivers an editorial defending Linda Tripp |
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A Quick Word of Advice |
March 2, 1999 |
Chyron |
Jon gives advice to Spiderman to "stay true" and not let Hollywood change him |
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A Sample Plan |
March 1, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Attorney General Janet Reno has advocated for collecting DNA samples from everyone who is arrested |
Novel/Band: A Simple Plan |
Ad About You |
September 27, 2007 |
Chyron |
Senate discussion led by Senator John Cornyn about the Moveon.org advertisement: "General Petraeus or General Betray Us?" |
American Sitcom Mad About You |
Ahmadine Minute |
September 24, 2007 |
Chyron |
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit and speech at Columbia University |
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September 25, 2007 |
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to New York and Columbia |
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Albaniacs |
June 11, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Bush's summer 2007 trip to Albania |
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American Resolutions: A Series of Human Interest Stories Used to Emotionally Manipulate You |
January 25, 2006 |
Correspondent Desk Report: Ed Helms |
Ed follows up on his New Year's resolution to get a new job |
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Americans Among Us: The Enemy Within |
June 19, 2007 |
Correspondent Report: Samantha Bee |
Report on the growing number of Americans against the Iraq War |
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Award is Hell |
February 9, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Academy Award nominations announced by Kevin Spacey, virtually insuring he wouldn't be nominated |
"war is hell" |
Back in Black |
January 20, 1999 |
Correspondent Desk Report: Lewis Black |
Taiwan government cracking down on prostitution, Chinese ice sculptures, Viagra in a nasal spray, old woman walking across America to promote campaign finance reform |
AC/DC song: Back in Black |
February 17, 1999 |
Correspondent Report: Lewis Black |
Chinese New Year, Australian TV shows a partial eclipse for 2 hours, and the broadway play based on the Clinton Lewinsky scandal |
AC/DC song: Back in Black |
March 31, 1999 |
Correspondent Desk Report: Lewis Black |
Lewis is confused about the Balkan war, comments on a bullet proof Mercedes, depressing fashion shows, and pandas on TV in Hong Kong |
AC/DC song: Back in Black |
February 23, 2006 |
Correspondent Desk Report: Lewis Black |
Report on the Danish cartoon scandal |
AC/DC's song Back in Black |
June 6, 2007 |
Correspondent Desk Report: Lewis Black |
Google Street View, Regal Theaters' manager notification device, and MySpace's vow to hand over data on registered sex offenders |
AC/DC's song Back in Black |
June 27, 2007 |
Correspondent Desk Report: Lewis Black |
Rupert Murdock's plan to buy The Wall Street Journal and the advent of Conservapedia, CubeTV and the Fox's The 1/2 Hour News Hour |
AC/DC's song Back in Black |
September 26, 2007 |
Correspondent Desk Report: Lewis Black |
US Treasury's redesign of the $5 bill, CW's commercial free news network sponsored by Wal-Mart and Halo3 and reports on people pretending to be US military veterans to receive free health care |
AC/DC's song Back in Black |
Banned-Aid |
October 4, 2007 |
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George W. Bush's plant to veto the proposed S-CHIP bill |
Band-Aid |
Beer and Loathing |
February 9, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Stroh selling its brands to Miller and Pabst |
Novel/Film: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas |
Benny and the Guest |
June 11, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Bush's summer 2007 visit with Pope Benedict XVI |
Elton John song: Bennie and the Jets |
Bigfoot Fetish |
February 17, 1999 |
Correspondent Report: Stephen Colbert |
Washington is preventing farmer Jim Baum from turning his land into agricultural land because the land is sasquatch habitat |
Bigfoot and foot fetish |
Brand New Rag |
February 17, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
National Enquirer is purchased, new owners contemplate created a teen version |
brand new bag |
Bush & Benedict: Together At Last |
June 11, 2007 |
Correspondent On-location Report: Jason Jones: Vatican City |
Bush's summer 2007 visit with Pope Benedict XVI |
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Bush State of the Union VI |
January 22, 2007 |
Chyron |
2007 State of the Union address |
Super Bowl naming convention |
Bush vs Putin |
June 7, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Bush and Vladimir Putin's disagreement concerning nuclear missiles |
Boxing match naming convention |
Californincineration |
October 29, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
CNN using the California wildfires as a promo for their show "Planet in Peril", reporters claiming the fire could have been stopped if so many of the National Guard weren't deployed in Iraq, and Fox News claiming the fires could be terrorist related |
Californication |
Callous in Wonderland |
June 5, 2007 |
Correspondent Report: Rob Riggle |
Disneyland's opposition to the proposed, nearby affordable housing |
Alice In Wonderland |
Church of Bozo |
January 21, 1999 |
Correspondent Report: Laura Kightlinger |
Laura interviews a clown who finds Bozo in the painted glass at a church |
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Clusterf@#k to the White House |
June 4, 2007 |
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June 3, 2007 Democratic Presidential debate |
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June 6, 2007 |
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CNN's coverage of the June 5, 2007 Republican Presidential Debate in Manchester, NH |
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June 14, 2007 |
Chyron |
Giuliani's list of 12 commitments if elected President and the battle between Mitt Romney and John McCain over Romney's stance on abortion and when he changed from pro-choice to pro-life |
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June 20, 2007 |
Chyron |
Hillary Clinton's "Conversation with America" slogan |
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June 21, 2007 |
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Democratic presidential candidates speaking at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees annual union meeting |
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June 27, 2007 |
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Giuliani's visit with Pat Robertson and arrest of Giuliani campaign chairman Tom Ravenel for cocaine possession and Giuliani's replacement of Tom Ravenel with his father Arthur Ravenel who once referred to the NAACP as the National Association of Retarded People |
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September 19, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
United States presidential election, 2008 |
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September 24, 2007 |
Chyron |
Democratic presidential debate on September 20, 2007 |
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October 1, 2007 |
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Failure of some republican presidential candidates to show up at presidential debates |
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October 10, 2007 |
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Fred Thompson's participation in the recent Republican Presidential debates |
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October 16, 2007 |
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Hillary Clinton's appearance on The View, Fred Thompson looking like Franken Berry, Barack Obama's increased hostility in the Presidential race, Rudy Giuliani's plane story |
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October 30, 2007 |
Chyron and over the shoulder |
Republican Presidential wives debate in a "view" like forum |
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October 31, 2007 |
Chyron and over the shoulder |
Media commenting on how Hillary Clinton has basically won the democratic nomination, then media hyping the Philadelphia Democratic Debate and saying its actually important |
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Corrections/Retractions/Apologies |
January 20, 1999 |
Chyron |
Correction of the previous nights story that Mark McGuire was not invited to a congress on racial equality dinner because they couldn't afford to feed his son, retraction of the previous nights story that the Daily Show had a tape of Clinton and Lewinski's first sexual encounter, apology from Jon to a hooker for "running out on a bill" |
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March 31, 1999 |
Chyron |
Jon apologizes for stating that heroin helps children sleep, corrects a statement that Clinton wore a tie that Milosevic gave him before the "broke up", apologizes for impersonating Keith Richards crotch |
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Crisis in Gaza: Warportunity in the Middle East |
June 18, 2007 |
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Hamas control of the Gaza Strip |
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Cruel Intentions |
October 8, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Clarification on what is torture by the executive branch of the government |
Movie: Cruel Intentions |
Dalai Want a Cracker |
March 31, 1999 |
Correspondent Report: Mo Rocca with desk followup |
Mo Rocca profiles a San Francisco parrot thought to be a Tibetan Lama reincarnate |
polly wanna cracker |
Dead Panda Walking |
March 3, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
A beloved giant panda dies in China and is immediately stuffed by the government and placed in a natural history museum |
death row phrase: "dead man walking" |
Deathbed Wish |
March 1, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
A Louisville, KY woman died and willed her estate to actor Charles Bronson |
Charles Bronson film: Death Wish |
Decisions '07 |
June 26, 2007 |
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Supreme Court Decisions handed down |
Play on the "Indecision 'XX segments" |
Deep Impasse |
October 18, 2007 |
Chyron |
Bush's comments about Iran developing nuclear technology and Turkey's decision to invade Iraq |
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Dick Move |
June 25, 2007 |
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Dick Cheney's claim that he is not part of the executive branch of the government, and therefore does not have to comply with its laws |
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Disregarding Henry |
October 30, 2007 |
Chyron |
Henry Waxman's question to Condoleezza Rice during her testimony to the Senate Oversight Committee |
Film: Regarding Henry |
Dog Dead Afternoon |
March 2, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Bob Dole mourning the loss of his dog Leader |
dog day afternoon |
Drowned By Law |
November 1, 2007 |
Chyron |
Rudy Giuliani's comments about what should be allowed and what shouldn't be |
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Eurotrip |
June 11, 2007 |
Chyron |
Bush's Summer 2007 trip to Europe |
Movie: Eurotrip |
Everlasting Chiu |
February 9, 1999 |
Correspondent Report: Mo Rocca |
Mo Rocca visits with Alex Chiu, inventor of devices that guarantee immortality and teleportation |
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Father of the Bribe |
June 5, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
William Jefferson indictment |
Movie: Father of the Bride |
G.I. Joke |
March 1, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
G.I. Joe announced its plans to make a Bob Hope tribute doll |
G.I. Joe |
Gap Kids |
October 4, 2007 |
Chyron |
Proposed S-CHIP extension bill to increase cigarette tax to pay for children's health-care which Bush commented he will veto |
Clothing store: Gap Kids |
Gays of Thunder |
June 7, 2007 |
Correspondent Report: Samantha Bee |
Garnier Fructis sponsorship of Nascar |
Movie: Days of Thunder |
Get Shorty |
June 21, 2007 |
Chyron |
Report on the shrinking physical stature of Americans |
Novel/Movie: Get Shorty |
Glueless |
February 2, 1999 |
Chyron |
Azeezaly Jaffer's comments about the 80's stamps vote |
clueless |
God Stuff |
February 9, 1999 |
Correspondent Report: John Bloom |
John explores how different televangelists promote violence |
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Goose Goose Duck |
March 31, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Fabio is hit in the face by a goose while riding a new roller coaster at Bush Gardens |
Children's game: Duck Duck Goose |
Gore and Peace |
October 15, 2007 |
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Al Gore winning the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize |
Book: War and Peace |
Gramm Cracker |
January 11, 1999 |
Chyron |
Senator Phil Gramm's defense of Republicans right to call a large amount of witness to increase the length of President Clinton's impeachment hearing |
Graham cracker |
Groundhog Day 1999 |
February 2, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
PETA's thoughts about the treatment of the groundhogs on Groundhog Day |
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Has A Sister Named Phil |
February 8, 1999 |
Chyron |
House Impeachment Manager Lindsey Graham's last minute attempt to continue the impeachment trial |
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Hasta La Visa |
June 5, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Bush's proposed immigration Reform Act |
Terminator's "Hasta la vista, baby" |
Have Gun Will Grovel |
September 24, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Republican presidential candidates speaking to the NRA |
TV Show: Have Gun Will Travel |
He Got Served |
June 5, 2007 |
Chyron |
William Jefferson indictment |
Movie: You Got Served |
Health Care with Dr. Rob Riggle* |
October 31, 2007 |
Correspondent Report: Rob Riggle |
Rob reports how cup cakes are killing children and several states which have banned cup cakes from school activities |
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Heart Attack |
June 25, 2007 |
Correspondent Report: Jason Jones |
Report on a Vietnam veteran giving one of his purple hearts to President Bush |
Heart Attack |
Hearts and Minds Update |
November 1, 2007 |
Correspondent Report: Aasif Mandvi |
Report on Middle Eastern opinion of America |
Play on the "Hearts and Minds" phrase used to describe the Iraq War as being a war of hearts and minds |
Heiligendammmmm! |
June 7, 2007 |
Chyron |
G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany |
Jerry Lewis |
Herbie, the Love Drug |
March 1, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Women in New York were hospitalized after drinking shots of invigorate, the "female viagra" and chasing it with beer |
Herbie, the Love Bug |
Here Comes the Grudge |
October 2, 2007 |
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Clarence Thomas's comments on Nightline about the Anita Hill controversy |
"Here comes the Judge" |
High Defamation TV |
February 8, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Monica Lewinsky's deposition hearing being televised |
High-definition television |
Hit or Miss USA |
February 8, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Coverage of the 48th annual Miss USA pageant |
"hit or miss" |
House Party |
September 27, 2007 |
Chyron |
House subcommittee on commerce, trade and consumer protection's hearing on rap lyrics |
Movie: House Party |
I Hate to Speculate, But... |
October 2, 2007 |
- Chyron
- Correspondent Desk Report:
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Correspondents' speculations for the future of the 2008 Presidential elections |
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I Have a Cream |
February 17, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Twinkie's are changing back to their original banana cream filing instead of vanilla cream filing |
Martin Luther King speech: "I Have a dream" |
Impeach Impediment '99 |
January 20, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Clinton's last State of the Union address of the 20th century |
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Indecision '08 |
June 20, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Report on the growing number of presidential candidates in the 2008 election |
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Intern of the Screw |
February 8, 1999 |
Chyron |
Monica Lewinsky's taped deposition in the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton |
Shakespeare comedy: The Taming of the Shrew |
Is America Ready for a FLILF |
October 29, 2007 |
Correspondent Report: Jason Jones |
Jason investigates to find out if America is ready to have a president with a "hot" wife, including and interview with Elizabeth Kucinich |
part of the "Is America Ready For A ..." series |
Is America Ready for a Mormon President? |
June 12, 2007 |
Correspondent Report: Samantha Bee |
Mitt Romney's 2008 Presidential Campaign and the fact that he is a Mormon |
part of the "Is America Ready For A ..." series |
Is America Ready for a Woman President? |
September 19, 2007 |
Correspondent Report: Samantha Bee |
Presidential candidacy of Hillary Clinton |
part of the "Is America Ready For A ..." series |
Is That Really Necessary? |
October 2, 2007 |
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First segment devoted to the crazy things candidates will do for votes and John McCain's pandering to the religious right by stating he would only back a Christian president |
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Is there a deal or is there no deal? |
June 12, 2007 |
Chyron |
2007 Senate Immigration Bill |
TV Show: Deal or No Deal |
Jesus Take the Wheel |
June 20, 2007 |
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Report on the Ten Commandments for Drivers issued by the Roman Catholic Church |
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Kick In the Balkans '99 |
March 31, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
The United States and Nato agree to a stepped up bombing campaign on Kosovo |
Kick in the balls |
Kiddie Litter |
February 17, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Calvin Klein's new ad campaign featuring young children in underwear is being protested and called child pornography |
Kitty litter |
Kill Bill |
June 12, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
2007 Senate Immigration Bill |
Movie: Kill Bill |
Kill Bill Volume 2 |
June 12, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Alberto Gonzales no-confidence vote in the Senate |
Movie: Kill Bill: Volume 2 |
Kurds in the Way |
February 17, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Kurds throughout the world protest the arrest of a fugitive Kurd leader |
curds and whey |
Laker Girl |
March 1, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Dennis Rodman's first game playing for the Los Angeles Lakers |
Laker Cheerleaders: Laker Girls |
Last Auction Hero |
February 17, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
O.J. Simpson forced to auction of his football memorabilia |
Movie: Last Action Hero |
Let's Get Fiscal |
February 2, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Republicans are angry about Clinton's 2000 budget report |
Lyric from Olivia Newton-John's song Physical |
Lick of Time |
February 2, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
U.S. Postal Service invited the public to vote on 15 stamps commemorating the 1980s |
"nick of time" |
Loose Buchanan |
March 2, 1999 |
Over the Shoulder |
Pat Buchanan running for President in 2000 |
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Loud and Clear |
October 9, 2007 |
Chyron |
Report on Bush's habit of describing his speaking events |
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Low Down Dirty Name |
February 16, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Jon reviews the list of most popular baby names |
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Low Riders In the Sky |
January 21, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Puerto Rican police added a blimp to help combat drug smuggling |
Doors song: Riders on the Storm |
Low-Brow Conversation |
February 16, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Scientists theorize that neanderthals could most likely speak |
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Lung Time Comin' |
March 31, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Philip Morris pays out $81 million to the family of Jesse Williams, a three pack-a-day chain smoker who died of lung cancer |
long time comin' |
M o m |
June 13, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Play on the Mess O'Potamia graphic with the remaining letters destroyed by bombs |
Mess O'Potamia |
Magna Boom Laude |
June 21, 2007 |
Chyron |
Report on the "Graduation Class of 2007" from a terrorist training camp |
Magna Cum Laude |
Mark My Words |
October 2, 2007 |
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Fake look back on the Specularium segments from the past |
commonly used speculatory phrase: "mark my words" |
Mars Needs Stewardesses |
February 2, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
NASA announces plans to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' flight by flying a robot plane on Mars |
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May or May Not |
June 20, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Michael Bloomberg's leaving the Republican Party and is possible campaign for the presidency |
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Mess O'Potamia |
June 13, 2007 |
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Bombing of the Shiite mosk in Sumarra and American alliance with insurgent groups to fight Al-Qaeda |
Mesopotamia |
June 19, 2007 |
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Coalition forces battling with terrorist forces in Diyala |
Mesopotamia |
October 9, 2007 |
Chyron and over the shoulder |
Report on the shrinking number of countries in the Coalition of the Willing |
Mesopotamia |
Mess O'Potomac |
September 20, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Congress' failure to live up to their promises to withdraw troops from Iraq |
Mesopotamia |
Miming For Gold |
March 1, 1999 |
Correspondent Report: Stacey Grenrock |
Stacey Grenrock talks to Stewart Fischer, a mime on a crusade to having miming added to the Olympic Games |
mining for gold |
Minority Opinion |
October 2, 2007 |
Chyron |
Release of Justice Clarence Thomas's book, My Grandfather's Son |
Minority opinion on a Supreme Court case |
Mission Described |
October 9, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Report on Bush's habit of describing his speaking events |
Bush's infamous "Mission Accomplished" banner |
Needles in Pen |
February 9, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Report on a new prison program which teaches inmates to crochet |
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No No-confidence...No? |
June 12, 2007 |
Chyron |
Alberto Gonzales no-confidence vote |
Spanish language syntax |
Non-Executive Decision |
June 25, 2007 |
Chyron |
Senate's deliberation about Dick Cheney's claim that he is not part of the executive branch of government |
Executive decisions |
Now You Tell Us |
October 16, 2007 |
Chyron |
General Ricardo Sanchez's recent comments against the Iraq War |
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Oh Really? |
September 27, 2007 |
Correspondent On-location Report: Larry Wilmore: Harlem |
Report on Bill O'Reilly's comments about his dinner with Al Sharpton at Silvia's in downtown Harlem being "normal" |
O'Reilly |
Oh, To Live on Booger Mountain |
April 1, 1999 |
Correspondent Report: Vance DeGeneres |
Residents of Booger Mountain, NC want to change the name of their town, and the mountain |
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Oh, the Places You'll Blow! |
June 21, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Report on the "Graduation Class of 2007" from a terrorist training camp |
Commonly used phrase in graduation speeches: "Oh, the places you'll go" |
Oral Report |
March 3, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Monica Lewinsky tells Barbara Walters that having Bill Clinton put a cigar in her vagina was the most amazing experience of her life |
oral report |
Ordinary Papal |
June 11, 2007 |
Chyron |
Bush's summer 2007 trip to the Vatican City |
ordinary people |
Our Lady of Lint |
February 8, 1999 |
Correspondent Report: Stacey Grenrock |
Stacey interviews a woman who mad a life sizes sculpture of the Virgin Mary out of lint |
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Partly Pouty |
June 14, 2007 |
Chyron |
The Weather Channel's 2007 global warming controversy |
Meteorologist phrase "partly cloudy" |
Perfect 10 Inch |
February 16, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Celebrities celebrate the 40th anniversary of Barbie |
"Perfect 10" |
Pinky and No Brain |
February 8, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Roz Kelly, best known for playing Pinky Tuscadero on Happy Days was arrested for shooting her neighbors car with a shotgun, when the alarm woke her up |
Cartoon characters Pinky and the Brain |
Pop Tart |
April 1, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Rolling Stone's issue with underage pop starlet Britney Spears in provocative poses and scantily clad |
Breakfast pastry: Pop-Tarts |
Popeye the Question |
January 11, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Report on the plan for Popeye to finally get married to his girlfriend Olive Oyl |
combination of Popeye the Sailor and pop the question |
Presidents' Day |
September 26, 2007 |
Chyron |
Bush and Iranian President Ahmadinejad's visit to the United Nations |
US holiday: Presidents Day (United States) |
Professional Important News |
March 22, 2007 |
Correspondent Desk Report: Demetri Martin |
Viacom vs. YouTube battle |
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Protests: Too Much? |
June 7, 2007 |
Chyron |
G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany |
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Public Excess |
February 18, 1999 |
Correspondent Report: Rich Brown |
Rich Brown reviews the best undiscovered performers on America's public access networks |
public access |
Reading is Fundamentalist |
April 1, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Pat Robertson kicks off a publicity tour for "The Book," a Gen-X-friendly rewrite of the Bible |
reading is fundamental |
Rectum? It Nearly Killed 'Em! |
February 16, 1999 |
Correspondent Report: Beth Littleford |
Beth Littleford meets with sex therapist and rectal expert Dr. Jack Morin |
joke punchline: rectum? damn near killed 'em |
Rest Impeach |
February 16, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Jon looks back on the life of recently-deceased John Ehrlichman |
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Same Cold Thing? |
June 7, 2007 |
Chyron |
Bush and Putin's disagreement concerning nuclear missiles |
same old thing |
Second Opinion |
March 2, 1999 |
Correspondent Desk Report: Paul Michael Mecurio |
Dr. Paul Michael Mecurio representing H.M.O.'s discusses how he'd like to handle strange skin conditions like psoriasis |
Dr's second opinion |
Sequin Ye Shall Find |
February 16, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Jon's coverage of Brazil's Carnival |
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Sh#ts and Riggles |
June 18, 2007 |
Correspondent Desk Report: Rob Riggle |
Report on the Movie: Evan Almighty |
phrase: sh#ts and giggles |
Shawskank Redemption |
June 7, 2007 |
Theoretical over the shoulder |
Paris Hilton arrest story |
Movie: The Shawshank Redemption |
Showdown at the U.N. Corral |
September 26, 2007 |
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Bush and Iranian President Ahmadinejad's visit to the United Nations |
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral |
Sitting Bulls#*! |
January 11, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Upon the death of litter-hating Indian Iron Eyes Cody, it is revealed that he was not an Indian at all , but an Italian from Louisiana |
Sitting Bull |
Specularium |
October 2, 2007 |
Correspondent Desk Report: Aasif Mandvi, Rob Riggle, Samantha Bee and John Oliver |
Report on the growing speculation by political commentators concerning the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election |
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Stature of Liberty |
June 21, 2007 |
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Report on the shrinking physical stature of Americans |
Statue of Liberty |
Stepford Rep |
January 20, 1999 |
Chyron |
Jennifer Dunn's comments during the Republican response to the 1999 State of the Union address |
Novel/Film: The Stepford Wives |
Straight Outta Congress |
September 27, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
House subcommittee on commerce, trade and consumer protection's hearing on rap lyrics |
N.W.A. song/album/film Straight Outta Compton |
Target: Situation Finland... Critical |
October 11, 2007 |
Theoretical over the shoulder |
Fake over the shoulder produced to mock the often used graphics by media networks before the Iraq War |
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Ted Offensive |
February 18, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Ted Turner delivers a long, rambling speech to the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association criticizing the Pope's stance on birth control and abortion |
Military campaign: The Tet Offensive |
Teller of Yarns |
February 9, 1999 |
Chyron |
Interview win an inmate who participates in the new crocheting program |
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That's Al Folks! |
September 18, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
The resignation of former US Secretary General Alberto Gonzalez |
Porky Pig's Th-th-th-that's all folks! |
That's Allah She Wrote |
February 8, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Death of King Hussein of Jordan |
"thats all she wrote" |
That's Orenthal Folks |
February 18, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Christian radio host Bob Enyart buys and destroys $16,000 worth of O.J. Simpson memorabilia |
Porky Pigs That's all folks! |
The Beth Littleford Interview |
January 11, 1999 |
Correspondent Report: Beth Littleford |
Beth interviews the munchkins from The Wizard of Oz |
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The Cost of Freedom: Canadian Edition |
September 25, 2007 |
Correspondent Report: Dan Bakkedahl |
Illegal immigration to Canada |
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The Final Blow |
January 11, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Strom Thurmond's swearing in of William Renquist at the impeachment hearing for President Bill Clinton |
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The Gorilla Can't Help It |
January 20, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Family is suing the Bronx Zoo because a gorilla threw rocks at them while visiting the zoo. |
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The Henry Stops Here |
September 24, 2007 |
Correspondent Desk Report: Buck Henry |
Report on states pushing up their primaries to compete with the Iowa and New Hampshire primary elections |
The buck stops here |
The House of Wax |
October 30, 2007 |
Host Segment |
Condoleezza Rice's testimony to the Senate Oversight Committee headed by Henry Waxman about the Iraq War |
Film: House of Wax |
The Kids Are All Left |
March 6, 2003 |
Over the shoulder |
College students protest against upcoming Iraq War |
The Who song The Kids are All Right |
The Strife Aquatic |
November 1, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Justice departments definition of what is torture and what isn't |
Film: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou |
The Tavis Smiley Show |
October 1, 2007 |
Chyron |
The Republican debate hosted by Tavis Smiley |
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The Trouble With Dribbles |
January 20, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Dennis Rodman retiring from basketball to make movies and Latrell Sprewell being traded to the New York Knicks |
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The Unnatural |
March 8, 2006 |
Correspondent On-Location Report: Rob Corddry: Scottsdale, AZ |
Report on Barry Bonds' alleged steroid use |
The Natural |
The World According to AARP |
September 24, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Democratic presidential debate cosponsored by the AARP |
The world according to ... |
Thersday for the Ladies |
April 1, 1999 |
Host Report |
Jon profiles the ladies making history, or 'herstory,' in 1999: Janet Reno, Elisabeth Dole, Monica Lewinsky |
Thursday |
This Armenian Strife |
October 11, 2007 |
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Bush's comments disagreeing with the House resolution to call the Armenian mass killings genocide |
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Todd's News In Review |
March 1, 1999 |
Chyron |
While the Daily Show was on break for the last week, night watchman Todd, kept tabs on the news |
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Tortured Logic |
October 8, 2007 |
Chyron |
Defense of the treatment of detainees by the United States |
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Toy Meets World |
February 9, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Highlights from the 76th annual American International Toy Fair |
TV Show: Boy Meets World |
Trapped in the Senate |
October 8, 2007 |
Correspondent On-location Report: Samantha Bee: Minneapolis, MN |
Senator Craig going back on his word to step down from the Senate after his 2007 arrest for lewd conduct |
R. Kelly song: Trapped in the Closet |
Trendspotting |
June 26, 2007 |
Correspondent Report: Demetri Martin |
Report on the growing number of college students with credit cards |
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Turkey Lurking |
October 18, 2007 |
Corespondent On-location Report: Aasif Mandvi: Istanbul, Turkey |
Turkey's decision to invade Iraq and President Bush's recommendation for Turkey to stay out of Iraq |
Fable: The Sky Is Falling (fable) character: Turkey Lurkey |
Two Guys, a Girl and a Giza Place |
March 3, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Fox airs Opening the Lost Tombs: Live from Egypt with Maury Povich |
TV Sitcom: Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place |
Understanding Jordan |
February 9, 1999 |
Chyron |
Jon answers viewer emails about Jordan |
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Unsolved Histories |
October 11, 2007 |
Chyron |
House Foreign Affairs Committee vote to call the World War I era mass killing of ethnic Armenians a genocide |
American TV Show: Unsolved Mysteries |
Untangled Web |
March 2, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
The release of the first Spiderman movie |
tangled web |
Uptight Citizens Brigade |
October 10, 2007 |
Over the shoulder |
Fred Thompson's perceived inexperience at the recent Republican Presidential debates |
Improv Comedy Group/TV Show: Upright Citizens Brigade |
Waiting to Inhale |
June 27, 2007 |
Chyron |
House Subcommittee hearing of Christie Whitman former director of the EPA's actions to allow 9/11 workers to continue working in the pile after asbestos was found |
Movie: Waiting to Exhale |
We Know Angels |
February 2, 1999 |
Correspondent Report: Denny Siegel |
Denny Siegel interviews the "angel lady" |
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What's Up, Doc? |
April 1, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Former New York Mets pitcher Doc Gooden speaks out against Chinese paint, a sex aid that numbs the genitals prolonging sexual intercourse to the point of bodily harm |
Bugs Bunny catchphrase: What's Up, Doc? |
Withdrawal Method |
March 22, 2007 |
Chyron |
Dick Cheney's speech at the Aipac annual convention |
Withdrawal method of contraception |
Wore a Special Helmet |
January 20, 1999 |
Chyron |
Steve Largent's comments about playin for the Seattle Seahawks during the Republican response to the State of the Union address |
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Working or Tips |
March 2, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
The America Academy of Pediatrics has announced there is no medical reason for circumcision |
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Yeast of Burden |
March 31, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Jews celebrate Passover |
beast of burden |
You Don't Know Dick |
June 26, 2007 |
Chyron |
Report on the "Man-sized safes" in Cheney's office reported by the New York Times |
Game: You Don't Know Jack |
June 27, 2007 |
Chyron |
Cheney's removal of his official residence from Google Maps |
Game: You Don't Know Jack |
October 1, 2007 |
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Dick Cheney's secret meeting with the Council for National Policy |
Game: You Don't Know Jack |
You Don't Know Richard Cheney |
October 10, 2007 |
Chyron |
Mocking segment that shows the positive parts of Vice President Dick Cheney. Most likely, the turn is a mock of their anti-Cheney segments because his wife Lynne Cheney was the guest later in the show |
Play on the previous "You Don't Know Dick" segments |
You've Got Quayle |
January 21, 1999 |
Over the shoulder |
Dan Quayle's announcement to run for President in 2000 |
You've Got Mail |
http.//.indecision.2008.net/clusterf@#k.html |
June 14, 2007 |
Chyron |
Presidential candidate websites |
URL format |
June 20, 2007 |
Chyron |
Hillary Clinton's campaign song choice through her website |
URL format |
Segment Name |
Date |
Description |
Reference |
"BAD"vertising |
September 27, 2007 |
Senate discussion led by Senator John Cornyn about the Moveon.org advertisement: "General Petraeus or General Betray Us?" and whether or not the Senate should condemn the advertisement |
advertising |
3'10" to Yuma |
September 20, 2007 |
CBS's reality tv show: Kid Nation |
Movie 3:10 to Yuma |
30 Seconds of Kosovo |
February 18, 1999 |
President Bill Clinton deploys warplanes to Kosovo |
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8 Simple Rulers |
June 7, 2007 |
G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany |
TV show: 8 Simple Rules |
A Sample Plan |
March 1, 1999 |
Attorney General Janet Reno has advocated for collecting DNA samples from everyone who is arrested |
Novel/Band: A Simple Plan |
Ahmadine Minute |
September 25, 2007 |
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to New York and Columbia |
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Albaniacs |
June 11, 2007 |
Bush's summer 2007 trip to Albania |
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Award is Hell |
February 9, 1999 |
Academy Award nominations announced by Kevin Spacey, virtually insuring he wouldn't be nominated |
"war is hell" |
Banned-Aid |
October 4, 2007 |
George W. Bush's plant to veto the proposed S-CHIP bill |
Band-Aid |
Beer and Loathing |
February 9, 1999 |
Stroh selling its brands to Miller and Pabst |
Novel/Film: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas |
Benny and the Guest |
June 11, 2007 |
Bush's summer 2007 visit with Pope Benedict XVI |
Elton John song: Bennie and the Jets |
Brand New Rag |
February 17, 1999 |
National Enquirer is purchased, new owners contemplate created a teen version |
brand new bag |
Bush vs Putin |
June 7, 2007 |
Bush and Vladimir Putin's disagreement concerning nuclear missiles |
Boxing match naming convention |
Californincineration |
October 29, 2007 |
CNN using the California wildfires as a promo for their show "Planet in Peril", reporters claiming the fire could have been stopped if so many of the National Guard weren't deployed in Iraq, and Fox News claiming the fires could be terrorist related |
Californication |
Clusterf@#k to the White House |
June 4, 2007 |
June 3, 2007 Democratic Presidential debate |
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June 6, 2007 |
CNN's coverage of the June 5, 2007 Republican Presidential Debate in Manchester, NH |
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June 21, 2007 |
Democratic presidential candidates speaking at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees annual union meeting |
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June 27, 2007 |
Giuliani's visit with Pat Robertson and arrest of Giuliani campaign chairman Tom Ravenel for cocaine possession and Giuliani's replacement of Tom Ravenel with his father Arthur Ravenel who once referred to the NAACP as the National Association of Retarded People |
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September 19, 2007 |
United States presidential election, 2008 |
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October 1, 2007 |
Failure of some republican presidential candidates to show up at presidential debates |
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October 10, 2007 |
Fred Thompson's participation in the recent Republican Presidential debates |
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October 16, 2007 |
Hillary Clinton's appearance on The View, Fred Thompson looking like Franken Berry, Barack Obama's increased hostility in the Presidential race, Rudy Giuliani's plane story |
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October 30, 2007 |
Republican Presidential wives debate in a "view" like forum |
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October 31, 2007 |
Media commenting on how Hillary Clinton has basically won the democratic nomination, then media hyping the Philadelphia Democratic Debate and saying its actually important |
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Crisis in Gaza: Warportunity in the Middle East |
June 18, 2007 |
Hamas control of the Gaza Strip |
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Cruel Intentions |
October 8, 2007 |
Clarification on what is torture by the executive branch of the government |
Movie: Cruel Intentions |
Dead Panda Walking |
March 3, 1999 |
A beloved giant panda dies in China and is immediately stuffed by the government and placed in a natural history museum |
death row phrase: "dead man walking" |
Deathbed Wish |
March 1, 1999 |
A Louisville, KY woman died and willed her estate to actor Charles Bronson |
Charles Bronson film: Death Wish |
Dick Move |
June 25, 2007 |
Dick Cheney's claim that he is not part of the executive branch of the government, and therefore does not have to comply with its laws |
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Dog Dead Afternoon |
March 2, 1999 |
Bob Dole mourning the loss of his dog Leader |
dog day afternoon |
Father of the Bribe |
June 5, 2007 |
William Jefferson indictment |
Movie: Father of the Bride |
G.I. Joke |
March 1, 1999 |
G.I. Joe announced its plans to make a Bob Hope tribute doll |
G.I. Joe |
Goose Goose Duck |
March 31, 1999 |
Fabio is hit in the face by a goose while riding a new roller coaster at Bush Gardens |
Children's game: Duck Duck Goose |
Groundhog Day 1999 |
February 2, 1999 |
PETA's thoughts about the treatment of the groundhogs on Groundhog Day |
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Hasta La Visa |
June 5, 2007 |
Bush's proposed immigration Reform Act |
Terminator's "Hasta la vista, baby" |
Have Gun Will Grovel |
September 24, 2007 |
Republican presidential candidates speaking to the NRA |
TV Show: Have Gun Will Travel |
Herbie, the Love Drug |
March 1, 1999 |
Women in New York were hospitalized after drinking shots of invigorate, the "female viagra" and chasing it with beer |
Herbie, the Love Bug |
Here Comes the Grudge |
October 2, 2007 |
Clarence Thomas's comments on Nightline about the Anita Hill controversy |
"Here comes the Judge" |
High Defamation TV |
February 8, 1999 |
Monica Lewinsky's deposition hearing being televised |
High-definition television |
Hit or Miss USA |
February 8, 1999 |
Coverage of the 48th annual Miss USA pageant |
"hit or miss" |
I Have a Cream |
February 17, 1999 |
Twinkie's are changing back to their original banana cream filing instead of vanilla cream filing |
Martin Luther King speech: "I Have a dream" |
Impeach Impediment '99 |
January 20, 1999 |
Clinton's last State of the Union address of the 20th century |
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Indecision '08 |
June 20, 2007 |
Report on the growing number of presidential candidates in the 2008 election |
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Is That Really Necessary? |
October 2, 2007 |
First segment devoted to the crazy things candidates will do for votes and John McCain's pandering to the religious right by stating he would only back a Christian president |
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Jesus Take the Wheel |
June 20, 2007 |
Report on the Ten Commandments for Drivers issued by the Roman Catholic Church |
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Kick In the Balkans '99 |
March 31, 1999 |
The United States and Nato agree to a stepped up bombing campaign on Kosovo |
Kick in the balls |
Kiddie Litter |
February 17, 1999 |
Calvin Klein's new ad campaign featuring young children in underwear is being protested and called child pornography |
Kitty litter |
Kill Bill |
June 12, 2007 |
2007 Senate Immigration Bill |
Movie: Kill Bill |
Kill Bill Volume 2 |
June 12, 2007 |
Alberto Gonzales no-confidence vote in the Senate |
Movie: Kill Bill: Volume 2 |
Kurds in the Way |
February 17, 1999 |
Kurds throughout the world protest the arrest of a fugitive Kurd leader |
curds and whey |
Laker Girl |
March 1, 1999 |
Dennis Rodman's first game playing for the Los Angeles Lakers |
Laker Cheerleaders: Laker Girls |
Last Auction Hero |
February 17, 1999 |
O.J. Simpson forced to auction of his football memorabilia |
Movie: Last Action Hero |
Let's Get Fiscal |
February 2, 1999 |
Republicans are angry about Clinton's 2000 budget report |
Lyric from Olivia Newton-John's song Physical |
Lick of Time |
February 2, 1999 |
U.S. Postal Service invited the public to vote on 15 stamps commemorating the 1980s |
"nick of time" |
Loose Buchanan |
March 2, 1999 |
Pat Buchanan running for President in 2000 |
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Low Down Dirty Name |
February 16, 1999 |
Jon reviews the list of most popular baby names |
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Low Riders In the Sky |
January 21, 1999 |
Puerto Rican police added a blimp to help combat drug smuggling |
Doors song: Riders on the Storm |
Low-Brow Conversation |
February 16, 1999 |
Scientists theorize that neanderthals could most likely speak |
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Lung Time Comin' |
March 31, 1999 |
Philip Morris pays out $81 million to the family of Jesse Williams, a three pack-a-day chain smoker who died of lung cancer |
long time comin' |
M o m |
June 13, 2007 |
Play on the Mess O'Potamia graphic with the remaining letters destroyed by bombs |
Mess O'Potamia |
Mars Needs Stewardesses |
February 2, 1999 |
NASA announces plans to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' flight by flying a robot plane on Mars |
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May or May Not |
June 20, 2007 |
Michael Bloomberg's leaving the Republican Party and is possible campaign for the presidency |
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Mess O'Potamia |
June 13, 2007 |
Bombing of the Shiite mosk in Sumarra and American alliance with insurgent groups to fight Al-Qaeda |
Mesopotamia |
June 19, 2007 |
Coalition forces battling with terrorist forces in Diyala |
Mesopotamia |
October 9, 2007 |
Report on the shrinking number of countries in the Coalition of the Willing |
Mesopotamia |
Mess O'Potomac |
September 20, 2007 |
Congress' failure to live up to their promises to withdraw troops from Iraq |
Mesopotamia |
Mission Described |
October 9, 2007 |
Report on Bush's habit of describing his speaking events |
Bush's infamous "Mission Accomplished" banner |
Needles in Pen |
February 9, 1999 |
Report on a new prison program which teaches inmates to crochet |
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Oh, the Places You'll Blow! |
June 21, 2007 |
Report on the "Graduation Class of 2007" from a terrorist training camp |
Commonly used phrase in graduation speeches: "Oh, the places you'll go" |
Oral Report |
March 3, 1999 |
Monica Lewinsky tells Barbara Walters that having Bill Clinton put a cigar in her vagina was the most amazing experience of her life |
oral report |
Perfect 10 Inch |
February 16, 1999 |
Celebrities celebrate the 40th anniversary of Barbie |
"Perfect 10" |
Pinky and No Brain |
February 8, 1999 |
Roz Kelly, best known for playing Pinky Tuscadero on Happy Days was arrested for shooting her neighbors car with a shotgun, when the alarm woke her up |
Cartoon characters Pinky and the Brain |
Pop Tart |
April 1, 1999 |
Rolling Stone's issue with underage pop start Britney Spears in provocative poses and scantily clad |
Breakfast pastry: Pop-Tarts |
Popeye the Question |
January 11, 1999 |
Report on the plan for Popeye to finally get married to his girlfriend Olive Oyl |
combination of Popeye the Sailor and pop the question |
Reading is Fundamentalist |
April 1, 1999 |
Pat Robertson kicks off a publicity tour for "The Book," a Gen-X-friendly rewrite of the Bible |
reading is fundamental |
Rest Impeach |
February 16, 1999 |
Jon looks back on the life of recently-deceased John Ehrlichman |
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Sequin Ye Shall Find |
February 16, 1999 |
Jon's coverage of Brazil's Carnival |
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Shawskank Redemption |
June 7, 2007 |
Paris Hilton arrest story |
Movie: The Shawshank Redemption |
Showdown at the U.N. Corral |
September 26, 2007 |
Bush and Iranian President Ahmadinejad's visit to the United Nations |
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral |
Sitting Bulls#*! |
January 11, 1999 |
Upon the death of litter-hating Indian Iron Eyes Cody, it is revealed that he was not an Indian at all , but an Italian from Louisiana |
Sitting Bull |
Stature of Liberty |
June 21, 2007 |
Report on the shrinking physical stature of Americans |
Statue of Liberty |
Straight Outta Congress |
September 27, 2007 |
House subcommittee on commerce, trade and consumer protection's hearing on rap lyrics |
N.W.A. song/album/film Straight Outta Compton |
Target: Situation Finland... Critical |
October 11, 2007 |
Fake over the shoulder produced to mock the often used graphics by media networks before the Iraq War |
|
Ted Offensive |
February 18, 1999 |
Ted Turner delivers a long, rambling speech to the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association criticizing the Pope's stance on birth control and abortion |
Military campaign: The Tet Offensive |
That's Al Folks! |
September 18, 2007 |
The resignation of former US Secretary General Alberto Gonzalez |
Porky Pig's Th-th-th-that's all folks! |
That's Allah She Wrote |
February 8, 1999 |
Death of King Hussein of Jordan |
"thats all she wrote" |
That's Orenthal Folks |
February 18, 1999 |
Christian radio host Bob Enyart buys and destroys $16,000 worth of O.J. Simpson memorabilia |
Porky Pigs That's all folks! |
The Final Blow |
January 11, 1999 |
Strom Thurmond's swearing in of William Renquist at the impeachment hearing for President Bill Clinton |
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The Gorilla Can't Help It |
January 20, 1999 |
Family is suing the Bronx Zoo because a gorilla threw rocks at them while visiting the zoo. |
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The Kids Are All Left |
March 6, 2003 |
College students protest against upcoming Iraq War |
The Who song The Kids are All Right |
The Strife Aquatic |
November 1, 2007 |
Justice departments definition of what is torture and what isn't |
Film: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou |
The Trouble With Dribbles |
January 20, 1999 |
Dennis Rodman retiring from basketball to make movies and Latrell Sprewell being traded to the New York Knicks |
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The World According to AARP |
September 24, 2007 |
Democratic presidential debate cosponsored by the AARP |
The world according to ... |
This Armenian Strife |
October 11, 2007 |
Bush's comments disagreeing with the House resolution to call the Armenian mass killings genocide |
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Toy Meets World |
February 9, 1999 |
Highlights from the 76th annual American International Toy Fair |
TV Show: Boy Meets World |
Two Guys, a Girl and a Giza Place |
March 3, 1999 |
Fox airs Opening the Lost Tombs: Live from Egypt with Maury Povich |
TV Sitcom: Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place |
Untangled Web |
March 2, 1999 |
The release of the first Spiderman movie |
tangled web |
Uptight Citizens Brigade |
October 10, 2007 |
Fred Thompson's perceived inexperience at the recent Republican Presidential debates |
Improv Comedy Group/TV Show: Upright Citizens Brigade |
What's Up, Doc? |
April 1, 1999 |
Former New York Mets pitcher Doc Gooden speaks out against Chinese paint, a sex aid that numbs the genitals prolonging sexual intercourse to the point of bodily harm |
Bugs Bunny catchphrase: What's Up, Doc? |
Working or Tips |
March 2, 1999 |
The America Academy of Pediatrics has announced there is no medical reason for circumcision |
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Yeast of Burden |
March 31, 1999 |
Jews celebrate Passover |
beast of burden |
You Don't Know Dick |
October 1, 2007 |
Dick Cheney's secret meeting with the Council for National Policy |
Game: You Don't Know Jack |
You've Got Quayle |
January 21, 1999 |
Dan Quayle's announcement to run for President in 2000 |
You've Got Mail |
Segment Name |
Date |
Description |
Reference |
A Hastily Thrown Together Editorial |
January 11, 1999 |
Jon addresses concerns the viewers may have over changes he will bring to the Daily Show and the rest of their family |
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January 21, 1999 |
Jon mocks President Bill Clinton's attempt to urge Washington to resist tobacco lobbyists |
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February 2, 1999 |
Jon comments on PETA's fight for the rights of the groundhog around Groundhog Day |
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February 16, 1999 |
Jon delivers an editorial defending Linda Tripp |
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A Quick Word of Advice |
March 2, 1999 |
Jon gives advice to Spiderman to "stay true" and not let Hollywood change him |
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Ad About You |
September 27, 2007 |
Senate discussion led by Senator John Cornyn about the Moveon.org advertisement: "General Petraeus or General Betray Us?" |
American Sitcom Mad About You |
Ahmadine Minute |
September 24, 2007 |
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit and speech at Columbia University |
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September 25, 2007 |
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to New York and Columbia |
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Bush State of the Union VI |
January 22, 2007 |
2007 State of the Union address |
Super Bowl naming convention |
Clusterf@#k to the White House |
June 4, 2007 |
June 3, 2007 Democratic Presidential debate |
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June 6, 2007 |
CNN's coverage of the June 5, 2007 Republican Presidential Debate in Manchester, NH |
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June 14, 2007 |
Giuliani's list of 12 commitments if elected President and the battle between Mitt Romney and John McCain over Romney's stance on abortion and when he changed from pro-choice to pro-life |
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June 20, 2007 |
Hillary Clinton's "Conversation with America" slogan |
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June 21, 2007 |
Democratic presidential candidates speaking at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees annual union meeting |
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June 27, 2007 |
Giuliani's visit with Pat Robertson and arrest of Giuliani campaign chairman Tom Ravenel for cocaine possession and Giuliani's replacement of Tom Ravenel with his father Arthur Ravenel who once referred to the NAACP as the National Association of Retarded People |
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September 24, 2007 |
Democratic presidential debate on September 20, 2007 |
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October 1, 2007 |
Failure of some republican presidential candidates to show up at presidential debates |
|
October 10, 2007 |
Fred Thompson's participation in the recent Republican Presidential debates |
|
October 16, 2007 |
Hillary Clinton's appearance on The View, Fred Thompson looking like Franken Berry, Barack Obama's increased hostility in the Presidential race, Rudy Giuliani's plane story |
|
October 30, 2007 |
Republican Presidential wives debate in a "view" like forum |
|
October 31, 2007 |
Media commenting on how Hillary Clinton has basically won the democratic nomination, then media hyping the Philadelphia Democratic Debate and saying its actually important |
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Corrections/Retractions/Apologies |
January 20, 1999 |
Correction of the previous nights story that Mark McGuire was not invited to a congress on racial equality dinner because they couldn't afford to feed his son, retraction of the previous nights story that the Daily Show had a tape of Clinton and Lewinski's first sexual encounter, apology from Jon to a hooker for "running out on a bill" |
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March 31, 1999 |
Jon apologizes for stating that heroin helps children sleep, corrects a statement that Clinton wore a tie that Milosevic gave him before the "broke up", apologizes for impersonating Keith Richards crotch |
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Crisis in Gaza: Warportunity in the Middle East |
June 18, 2007 |
Hamas control of the Gaza Strip |
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Decisions '07 |
June 26, 2007 |
Supreme Court Decisions handed down |
Play on the "Indecision 'XX segments" |
Deep Impasse |
October 18, 2007 |
Bush's comments about Iran developing nuclear technology and Turkey's decision to invade Iraq |
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Disregarding Henry |
October 30, 2007 |
Henry Waxman's question to Condoleezza Rice during her testimony to the Senate Oversight Committee |
Film: Regarding Henry |
Drowned By Law |
November 1, 2007 |
Rudy Giuliani's comments about what should be allowed and what shouldn't be |
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Eurotrip |
June 11, 2007 |
Bush's Summer 2007 trip to Europe |
Movie: Eurotrip |
Gap Kids |
October 4, 2007 |
Proposed S-CHIP extension bill to increase cigarette tax to pay for children's health-care which Bush commented he will veto |
Clothing store: Gap Kids |
Get Shorty |
June 21, 2007 |
Report on the shrinking physical stature of Americans |
Novel/Movie: Get Shorty |
Glueless |
February 2, 1999 |
Azeezaly Jaffer's comments about the 80's stamps vote |
clueless |
Gramm Cracker |
January 11, 1999 |
Senator Phil Gramm's defense of Republicans right to call a large number of witnesses to increase the length of President Clinton's impeachment hearing |
Graham cracker |
Has A Sister Named Phil |
February 8, 1999 |
House Impeachment Manager Lindsey Graham's last minute attempt to continue the impeachment trial |
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He Got Served |
June 5, 2007 |
William Jefferson indictment |
Movie: You Got Served |
Heiligendammmmm! |
June 7, 2007 |
G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany |
Jerry Lewis |
House Party |
September 27, 2007 |
House subcommittee on commerce, trade and consumer protection's hearing on rap lyrics |
Movie: House Party |
I Hate to Speculate, But... |
October 2, 2007 |
Correspondents' speculations for the future of the 2008 Presidential elections |
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Intern of the Screw |
February 8, 1999 |
Monica Lewinsky's taped deposition in the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton |
Shakespeare comedy: The Taming of the Shrew |
Is That Really Necessary? |
October 2, 2007 |
First segment devoted to the crazy things candidates will do for votes and John McCain's pandering to the religious right by stating he would only back a Christian president |
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Is there a deal or is there no deal? |
June 12, 2007 |
2007 Senate Immigration Bill |
TV Show: Deal or No Deal |
Loud and Clear |
October 9, 2007 |
Report on Bush's habit of describing his speaking events |
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Magna Boom Laude |
June 21, 2007 |
Report on the "Graduation Class of 2007" from a terrorist training camp |
Magna Cum Laude |
Mark My Words |
October 2, 2007 |
Fake look back on the Specularium segments from the past |
commonly used speculatory phrase: "mark my words" |
Mess O'Potamia |
June 13, 2007 |
Bombing of the Shiite mosk in Sumarra and American alliance with insurgent groups to fight Al-Qaeda |
Mesopotamia |
June 19, 2007 |
Coalition forces battling with terrorist forces in Diyala |
Mesopotamia |
October 9, 2007 |
Report on the shrinking number of countries in the Coalition of the Willing |
Mesopotamia |
Minority Opinion |
October 2, 2007 |
Release of Justice Clarence Thomas's book, My Grandfather's Son |
Minority opinion on a Supreme Court case |
No No-confidence...No? |
June 12, 2007 |
Alberto Gonzales no-confidence vote |
Spanish language syntax |
Non-Executive Decision |
June 25, 2007 |
Senate's deliberation about Dick Cheney's claim that he is not part of the executive branch of government |
Executive decisions |
Now You Tell Us |
October 16, 2007 |
General Ricardo Sanchez's recent comments against the Iraq War |
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Ordinary Papal |
June 11, 2007 |
Bush's summer 2007 trip to the Vatican City |
ordinary people |
Partly Pouty |
June 14, 2007 |
The Weather Channel's 2007 global warming controversy |
Meteorologist phrase "partly cloudy" |
Presidents' Day |
September 26, 2007 |
Bush and Iranian President Ahmadinejad's visit to the United Nations |
US holiday: Presidents Day (United States) |
Protests: Too Much? |
June 7, 2007 |
G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany |
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Same Cold Thing? |
June 7, 2007 |
Bush and Putin's disagreement concerning nuclear missiles |
same old thing |
Stepford Rep |
January 20, 1999 |
Jennifer Dunn's comments during the Republican response to the 1999 State of the Union address |
Novel/Film: The Stepford Wives |
Teller of Yarns |
February 9, 1999 |
Interview win an inmate who participates in the new crocheting program |
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The Tavis Smiley Show |
October 1, 2007 |
The Republican debate hosted by Tavis Smiley |
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Todd's News In Review |
March 1, 1999 |
While the Daily Show was on break for the last week, night watchman Todd, kept tabs on the news |
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Tortured Logic |
October 8, 2007 |
Defense of the treatment of detainees by the United States |
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Understanding Jordan |
February 9, 1999 |
Jon answers viewer emails about Jordan |
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Unsolved Histories |
October 11, 2007 |
House Foreign Affairs Committee vote to call the World War I era mass killing of ethnic Armenians a genocide |
American TV Show: Unsolved Mysteries |
Waiting to Inhale |
June 27, 2007 |
House Subcommittee hearing of Christie Whitman former director of the EPA's actions to allow 9/11 workers to continue working in the pile after asbestos was found |
Movie: Waiting to Exhale |
Withdrawal Method |
March 22, 2007 |
Dick Cheney's speech at the Aipac annual convention |
Withdrawal method of contraception |
Wore a Special Helmet |
January 20, 1999 |
Steve Largent's comments about playin for the Seattle Seahawks during the Republican response to the State of the Union address |
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You Don't Know Dick |
June 26, 2007 |
Report on the "Man-sized safes" in Cheney's office reported by the New York Times |
Game: You Don't Know Jack |
June 27, 2007 |
Cheney's removal of his official residence from Google Maps |
Game: You Don't Know Jack |
October 1, 2007 |
Dick Cheney's secret meeting with the Council for National Policy |
Game: You Don't Know Jack |
You Don't Know Richard Cheney |
October 10, 2007 |
Mocking segment that shows the positive parts of Vice President Dick Cheney. Most likely, the turn is a mock of their anti-Cheney segments because his wife Lynne Cheney was the guest later in the show |
Play on the previous "You Don't Know Dick" segments |
http.//.indecision.2008.net/clusterf@#k.html |
June 14, 2007 |
Presidential candidate websites |
URL format |
June 20, 2007 |
Hillary Clinton's campaign song choice through her website |
URL format |