List of The Colbert Report episodes (2006)

This list of episodes of The Colbert Report details information on all 2006 episodes of The Colbert Report, a popular Comedy Central show hosted by Stephen Colbert, and produced by Colbert, Jon Stewart, and Ben Karlin. Colbert plays the role of a libertarian/conservative blowhard journalist character, similar to his role on The Daily Show. In The Colbert Report, the former correspondent becomes the host of his own parody of media pundit programs, such as The O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes.

There are a number of noteworthy recurring elements in most episodes of The Colbert Report. Most episodes feature "The Wørd" of the day, which serves as a theme for a monologue early in the episode, each has a studio guest later in the episode, and each begins with a brief summary of what the episode will contain, followed by an introductory phrase and then by the theme music. This introductory phrase very often inserts the word truth into a common phrase, such as "Apply Truth liberally to the inflamed area", or says "this is The Colbert Report", though there are exceptions.

Contents

Season 2 (2006)

January

# First aired "The Wørd" Studio guest Introductory phrase Prod#
33 January 9 [1] Nancy Grace "If beauty Truth and Truth beauty, then I look fabulous tonight." 2001
Stephen shows footage of his "appearance" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, in which he is shot in the chest by O'Brien during a heated exchange about Rosa Parks; Stephen shows a clip from "Stephen Colbert's Hiphopketball: A Jazzebration"; Associate Visiting Professor Michael Adams of North Carolina State University is put on notice for mischaracterizing the word "truthiness", and AP writer Heather Clark is declared "dead to me" for neglecting to acknowledge Colbert as the originator of the word, in her coverage of its selection as Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society.
34 January 10 Sleeper cell Carl Bernstein "The Truth hurts; fortunately for America, I'm a masochist." 2002
Stephen congratulates Steven Van Zandt ("little Steven") for the E Street Band being taken off notice; first appearance of Stephen Colbert's Balls for Kidz.
35 January 11 Whatever John Stossel "I got 99 problems, but the Truth ain't one." 2003
The Threat-down: dads; robots; Virginia governor Mark Warner; bears; and the Associated Press; Stephen places a piggy bank stuffed with one US dollar as a commitment to financing the war in Iraq.
36 January 12 Double-Stick Tape Kenneth Miller "I scream, you scream, we all scream for the Truth." 2004
Part nine of "Better Know a District" with Rep. Steve Rothman (D) of New Jersey's 9th District; Michael Adams gets a phone call from Colbert, who accepts a (non-existent) apology.
37 January 16 ¡Cerrado![2] George Stephanopoulos "Call me Fraulein Maria because the hills are alive with the sound of Truth." 2005
Films that are Destroying America: Colbert condemns Walk the Line and Pride and Prejudice, but says, though he hasn't seen it yet, Transamerica must be a great movie, because it has "America" right in the title, and whether you're a man or a woman, it seems to have something for everyone; Homage to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, with a speech entitled "I Have a Dreamsicle", delivered in between taking bites of a dreamsicle, until he is suddenly stopped by brainfreeze, places unfinished Dreamsicle on bookshelf.
38 January 17 Old School[3] Andrew Sullivan "Hey America, Nice Ass!" 2006
Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger: wag of the finger to Oregon for its physician-assisted suicide law, tip of the hat to the U.S. Supreme Court for upholding the law, so there will be fewer of those hippies from Oregon, "California's Canada." Second appearance of Wilford Brimley.
39 January 18 Smarterer[4] Frank McCourt "I hope you brought a well-sharpened number Truth pencil." 2007
A Colbert Report Special Report: The De-Edumacation of the American Brainscape
40 January 19 Public-See[5] Nina Totenberg "Stephen Colbert is Cool." 2008
First installment of "Who's attacking me now?" with the Humane Society in response to Stephen encouraging people to hunt bears; Part ten of "Better Know a District" with Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D) of New York's 17th Congressional District, in which Colbert stuffs his face with breadsticks, repeatedly assumes Engel has accepted money from Jack Abramoff, and combs Engel's moustache.
41 January 23 Charlie Daniels David Gregory "I'm only going to say this once. (Lucky for you it will be rerun four times tomorrow.)" 2009
Hamas tops the Threat-down (and is subsequently put on notice) for "forming an alliance with bears" in a television show with which they are connected; after reading a study showing that a TV in the bedroom cuts frequency of sex in half, Colbert feels bad and makes it up to the viewers by reporting on the new Medicare Part D with the lights low and with lots of seductive innuendo. The gold fiddle in the episode is a reference to the Charlie Daniels song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia."
42 January 24 Chernobyl Robin Givhan "Pucker up America, because I'm going to kiss and tell... the Truth." 2010
Colbert debates President Bush's warrantless domestic spying program on Formidable Opponent; he catwalks as a model for "Stephen Colbert's Scorn" to welcome fashion writer Givhan; he apologizes to Hamas for falsely claiming they associate with the world's number one threat bears.
43 January 25 Remote Control Norah Vincent "There's a hole in every man the size of the Truth and I'm gonna jam it in there." 2011
Colbert takes credit for Stephen Harper's victory in the Canadian federal election (and thus "fixing" Canada); part eleven of "Better Know a District" with Rep. Bill Pascrell (D) of New Jersey's 8th District.
44 January 26 Wham-O Paul Begala "Let's change the world! But not the channel!" 2012
Russ Lieber accuses Colbert of never having been in the Marine Corps; first advertisement for the Colbert Cruise.
45 January 30 Abortion/Unscripted Annie Duke "I got my mojo working—mojo, of course, is what I call my assistant Monica Johnson." 2013
Colbert calls for a boycott of James Frey (the man, not his controversial book A Million Little Pieces) for upsetting Oprah Winfrey. Colbert celebrates the discussion of "truthiness" by Oprah and Frank Rich on her show, and by the hosts of Nightline. Colbert switched to the second Wørd "Unscripted" as he emulated George W. Bush's recent spate of casual appearances and launched into an "unscripted" question-and-answer session with the audience, which happened to feature an African-American, female, U.S. Marine and an Iraqi Kurd profusely thanking Colbert and exclaiming the greatness of America; "Tip of the Hat / Wag of the Finger" included a tip of the hat to paleontologists who discovered the fossil remains of effigia okeeffeae, an ancestor to crocodiles, for disproving the "Darwinlutionists" who tried to claim that every kind of creature had evolved from monkeys; also a wag of the finger to the same paleontologists, who named the extinct species after Georgia O'Keeffe, whose painting scares the hell out of Colbert, instead of after Edwin H. Colbert,[6] who originally found the fossils.
46 January 31 Jesi[7] Dave Marash "America, be amazed as I bend this spoon by using the power of my hand." 2014
Colbert listens to the State of the Union address while doing the show; first appearance of "The Craziest F#?king Thing I've Ever Heard." Colbert introduces his version of "what you need to know" news and mispronounces Senator Ted Stevens as Ted Williams, then laughs and says wish I could see it.

February

# First aired "The Wørd" Studio guest Introductory phrase Prod#
47 February 1 You're Welcome Emily Yoffe "We've done forty-six episodes without a lost time accident." 2015
A Colbert Report Special Report: The American Worker: A Hero's Tribute to the Besieged Workers of the American Jobscape; Colbert salutes the crew behind the scenes - Bobby, Chief, Ace, Killer, and Billy (in reality an audience member); Colbert debates Russ Lieber on the subject of minimum wage.
48 February 2 Aggravated assault Christine Todd Whitman "I just saw my shadow — that means six more weeks of Truth!" 2016
Part twelve of "Better Know a District" with Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D) of New York's 8th District
49 February 6 Metaphorically Senator Barbara Boxer "Sometimes it takes a crazy person to see the Truth; if that's true, then I'm a freaking lunatic." 2017
Colbert commends Newsweek for putting him in the "golden corner" of the February 13, 2006 issue, where all the real stories are supposedly broken. ("Example:" golden corner of 1980s Newsweek reports on the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, while the cover story is about the more trivial Solid Gold Dancers.) Threat-down: Bees top the list because of collusion with bears through honey.
50 February 7 Kidding James Woolsey "How many roads must a man walk down before he's hit with an eighteen-wheeler of Truth?" 2018
Colbert mentions the ongoing Danish cartoon controversy and declares that he is against such vile depictions, because he fears for his life. In retaliation, he shows his own cartoons - stick figure versions of popular Danish icons depicted in ways that Danes would find insulting. Colbert places the last telegram he ever received to acknowledge Western Union's cancellation of its long-running service.
51 February 8 Eureka Alan Dershowitz "Please turn your cellphones and pagers to silent or vibrate; no joke, it's just inconsiderate." 2019
Colbert pokes fun at USA's low student achievement in science. Part thirteen of "Better Know a District" with Rep. Chaka Fattah (D) of Pennsylvania's 2nd District.
52 February 9 U.S.A.! U.S.A.! George Packer "Hope you haven't eaten in the last thirty minutes America, because you're about to go swimming in the deep end of the Truth." 2020
Colbert awards Rep. John Boehner (R) Stephen's Balls for running a lobbyist reform campaign to become House Majority Leader, despite the fact that his publicly-known address is rented from a Washington lobbyist; Stephen notably breaks character by laughing while crossing names of celebrities being married (specifically, William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman = Filliam H. Muffman), but eventually recovers; Stephen ends the show with a clip of a love ballad by his former band, "Stephen and the Colberts", entitled "Charlene (I'm Right Behind You)" full of not-so-subtle messages implying he's stalking her.
53 February 21 U.S.A.? U.S.A.?[8] Lama Surya Das "Mark your calendars America, I'm turning February twenty-one into February twenty-wow!" 2021
"Megamerican" replaces "Grippy" in the opening sequence; Colbert shows a fake interview with Brit Hume and implores his viewers to harass Fox News to air the interview; Colbert shows off his tattooed knuckles that feature the names of Bode Miller and Michelle Kwan; part fourteen of "Better Know a District" profiling New Jersey's 13th District, which is currently vacant; Colbert places a sample of his DNA on his bookshelf to celebrate the 53rd anniversary of its discovery.
54 February 22 Absolutely Maybe Michael Eric Dyson "It's George Washington's birthday, and I cannot tell a lie. The previous statement was false." 2022
Colbert puts his brother Ed on notice for failing to give the Report rights to air press conference footage of the disputes between American speed skaters Chad Hedrick and Shani Davis. He then acts out the conferences using a water pipe to represent Hedrick and a hooker doll as Davis. Number five on the Threat-down was gay adoption. Roommates topped the Threat-down, though as toilet paper was the cause of one roommate murdering another, bears are involved through brand Charmin (parodied on the show as "Harmin'").
55 February 23 Hippocratical David Brooks "Side effects of tonight's show may include euphoria, patriotism and painful urination." 2023
Colbert apologizes for not mentioning bears in the previous Threat-down after a woman is attacked by a bear at a Canadian hockey game. Tonight's bonus Threat-down includes only the number one spot, held by bears; Colbert asserts that "they will kill you." Colbert gives his own version of the White House's Katrina report.
56 February 27 Trial Separation Tony Campolo "Demon of facts, begone!" 2024
A Colbert Report Special Report: The De-Deification of the American Faithscape
57 February 28 Laissez Les Bons Temps Roulez[9] Brett O'Donnell "Wanna prepare the perfect Truthtini? That's two parts vodka, no part fact." 2025
"Who's attacking me now?": Jon Friedman of MarketWatch claims that Yahoo! News has as little chance as the Report of winning a Pulitzer. In response, Colbert pulls out his various Peabodies and Emmys.

March

# First aired "The Wørd" Studio guest Introductory phrase Prod#
58 March 1 Faith Arianna Huffington "America, bend over and relax, you're about to get a Truthoscopic examination." 2026
The debut of a new segment, "Better Know a Founder." Stephen introduces the "Never Existed to Me" list, in which the first entry is California's 50th district, which had been represented by Randy "Duke" Cunningham. During the Huffington interview, when Stephen says he is 'Truthiness's father, to which she points out that Wikipedia acknowledges him as not the father but who helped popularize it to which he replies "F**k 'em."
59 March 2 Homo Sapien Agenda Jeffrey Sachs "And the Truth goes to... America!" 2027
Colbert (correctly) predicts Academy Award winners Rachel Weisz, Reese Witherspoon, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Crash with the DaColbert Code.
60 March 6 Spoiler Alert Bob Schieffer "What you're about to see contains graphic violence, adult situations and scenes of full frontal Truth." 2028
Bears absent from the Threat-down for the second week in a row. Colbert proposes to mate various blond celebrities to enhance their blondedness. Colbert boasts in an "I Called It" segment his correct predictions (with the DaColbert Code) for Oscar winners.
61 March 7 The Long War Norman Ornstein "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, come one, come all, step right up and marvel at the exotic and the mysterious freak show. It walks, it talks, it crawls on its belly like a reptile. No photographs, no paper maché; it is... the Truth." 2029
"All You Need to Know" returns. Stephen implores Sir Benjamin Slade, a British man searching for an American heir, to give his estate to him.
62 March 8 Monopoly James H. Webb, Jr. "Focus on the spot on the wall and breath over the contractions. This truth's coming out head first." 2030
First appearance of "Stephen's Sound Advice." Stephen gives advice to Iraqis on how to fight a civil war.
63 March 9 D.I.Y. Lorraine Bracco "You're about to enter another dimension - a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of Truth. There's a signpost up ahead. Next stop, The Colbert Report." 2031
Part fifteen of "Better Know a District" with Rep. Linda Sánchez (D) of California's 39th congressional district.
64 March 13 Sidney Poitier Christopher Buckley "Never mind the bollocks, this is The Colbert Report!" 2032
The Colbert Report calls the 2008 United States presidential election in favor of Bill Frist, the first news show to do so. Colbert also predicts that a war will be waged against Iran by then.
65 March 14 Scapegoat Keith Olbermann "Light the lamp and put the biscuit in the basket, this is SportsCenter... Nope, this is The Colbert Report!" 2033
"Was It Really That Bad?" on the days before the rise of labor unions. Stephen shows a clip from his new documentary, "Hiphopketball 2: The Rejazzebration '06 Remix" featuring an appearance by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
66 March 15 None of the Above Al Franken "Warmth is to sun as Truth is to me." 2034
Colbert takes credit for being "donor 401", a popular, but now-retired sperm donor.
67 March 16 Sweet Dreams Frank Vincent "I'm here to fight for justice and the American way. My weapon? The Truth!" 2035
In response to a comment made by Orlando Sentinel columnist Commander Coconut, Stephen reveals that he can fold his right ear into his head. He also states, during his interview with Frank Vincent, that his "balls are waxed." Part 1 of "Better Know a Protectorate" with Rep. Donna Christian-Christensen (D) of the U.S. Virgin Islands district at large.
68 March 20 Stop It Connie Chung "From the creators of The Colbert Report, this is The Colbert Report." 2036
First instance where Colbert has removed items from his bookshelf. In this case, Jessica Simpson merchandise including her album Sweet Kisses and his pair of Daisy Dukes, in response to Simpson declining an offer to speak at a Republican Party fundraiser.
69 March 21 Eat It Steve Kroft "In Vino Veritas, and I am hammered!" 2037
Colbert considers Japan's victory in the World Baseball Classic a victory for the United States by proxy; performance reviews of staff members Bobby, Jimmy, and Killer are done on-air; Colbert corrects a number of factual errors from recent episodes during "the In-Box."
70 March 22 I am the Great and Powerful Oz Dan Senor "Truth hurts, and this is gonna be agonizing." 2038
Part sixteen of "Better Know a District" with Rep. Brad Sherman (D) of California's 27th congressional district. Colbert repeatedly references the San Fernando Valley's pornography industry, flustering the representative. A pornography spoof is also present in which a pizza delivery man "unexpectedly" arrives. This harkens back, most likely intentionally, to a 2004 episode of The Colbert Report's sister show The Daily Show in which Stephen also investigated the porn industry, that time on the porn industry's funding of the GOP's 2004 re-election campaign. Stephen repeatedly ran into the same pizza guy during interviews, with similar occurrences to those that happened in this episode happening to Stephen, the pizza guy, and his interviewees. The episode is notable for the fact that "The Wørd" segment did not air until the second "act" of the show.
71 March 23 None John Kasich "Mr. Stephen Colbert requests the pleasure of your company on the occasion of his latest television program." 2039
A Colbert Report Special Report: Home, Hearth, Heart & Heartland: A Return to Traditional Values. The normal theme music is replaced by Colbert on guitar and leading the audience in "This Land Is Your Land." Judith Martin (better known as Miss Manners) appears as a special correspondent. Colbert gives "Stephen's Sound Advice" to parents on how to raise a hero. This is also the first episode in which a "The Wørd" segment does not appear.
72 March 27 Tense Gary Hart "In the future you will be able to inject this program directly into your eyeballs; the future is now!" 2040
Colbert halts his sperm merchant business due to excess demand.
73 March 28 Marketing Michael D. Brown "The world is a dirty place, and I'm America's lemon-scented wet nap." 2041
Colbert announces that the San Francisco Zoo is planning on naming a newborn bald eagle Stephen Jr. in his honor; Russ Lieber debates Colbert on the issue of school vouchers, and ends up confessing his love for "quadrapalegic gay men in wheel chairs, holding babies."
74 March 29 Merrier Bruce Bartlett "This isn't a bald spot, it's a solar panel on a Truth machine." 2042
Colbert predicts the Apocalypse because of a recent solar eclipse and endorses polygamy in "The Wørd". Part seventeen of "Better Know a District" with Rep. Adam Schiff (D) of California's 29th congressional district.
75 March 30 F#@k Robert Greenwald "It's the last show of March. I came in like a lion and I'm going out like a lamb-fed lion." 2043
Colbert updates journalist Jill Carroll on what's happened in the world while she was held captive. Women's History Month is celebrated by honoring Soledad O'Brien. Tip of the Hat / Wag of the Finger: wag for giving the Templeton Prize to a scientist, tip to Canada, wag to Victor Willis. Colbert encourages viewers to download episodes of the show from the iTunes Music Store.

April

# First aired "The Wørd" Studio guest Introductory phrase Prod#
76 April 3 Stay the Course Michael Smerconish "It's baseball's opening day - any rebroadcast or reproduction of this telecast without the express written consent of Major League Baseball is prohibited." 2044
Stephen's Sound Advice: Taxes (sponsored by Nutz, the pistachio-flavored soda). Nutz was previously featured in a segment on The Daily Show in which Stephen also gave tax advice.
77 April 4 Birdie Rev. Jesse Jackson "Viewers of this show unite! We have nothing to lose but the facts." 2045
Colbert retires the Texas' 22nd Congressional District from the "Better Know a District" board in honor of Rep. Tom DeLay's resignation. On "Stephen Colbert's Balls -- For Kidz", Plastic Surgery.
78 April 5 Martyr[10] Harvey Mansfield "Let's see... Five letter word, "Proven to be accurate"... Hmm, you got me." 2046
Colbert visibly mourned Katie Couric retiring The Today Show for the CBS Evening News and Meredith Vieira leaving The View. "Formidable Opponent" - Immigration.
79 April 6 Nazis Markos Moulitsas "In thirty minutes, I'll be on a helicopter to Barbados. This is The Colbert Report." 2047
Complained about being passed over by the Peabody Award Committee. Part eighteen of "Better Know a District" with Rep. Darlene Hooley (D) of Oregon's 5th District.
80 April 17 None Reza Aslan "I've been yelling this in the mirror all week: this is The Colbert Report!" 2048
"Lincolnish" replaces "Megamerican" in the title sequence. Proposed a boycott of the dime, claiming that FDR was a "tax-loving mental cripple." Two changes to the On Notice Board, Journal of Paleolimnology replaces Fabergé eggs, and Todd Rundgren replaces business casual. "Was It Really That Bad?" discusses 1906 earthquake in San Francisco. In another installment of "The Craziest F#?king Thing I've Ever Heard", Colbert reports on scientists who created eyeglasses for a housefly. The second Colbert Report episode without a Special Report where "The Wørd" wasn't aired.
81 April 18 Sir, Yes, Sir Anthony Romero "Do you really exist or are you merely a figure in one of my dreams? Either way, this is The Colbert Report!" 2049
Announced the hatching of the baby bald eagle named after him at the San Francisco Zoo. Yelled at the Pulitzer Prize committee for being passed over, and compared giving Louisiana papers Pulitzers for Hurricane Katrina coverage to giving Oscars to actors playing the mentally handicapped. Threat-down: Judas, Wal-Mart, Neil Young, robots, "Winnie the Bear."
82 April 19 Save It[11] Caitlin Flanagan "Don't have a cow man, dyn-o-myte, aaaay, I'm the Fonz, what'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis? This is The Colbert Report!"[12] 2050
Scolded PBS for their "pro-bear agenda".
Tip of the Hat / Wag of the Finger: Tip - Nebraska state legislature for its dividing of school boards along race lines; Wag - Eel catfish for "giving the Darwin-huggers another bullet in their gun"; Tip - TomKat for their birth; Wag - TomKat for "trying to steal his thunder" about their birth. Stephen then consumes the remains of the egg "Stephen, Jr." hatched out of, in response to both this as well as Tom Cruise's joking declaration to eat the placenta of his newborn daughter.
83 April 20 Bard[13] Ralph Nader "Is this The Colbert Report? The answer may surprise you. This is The Colbert Report!" 2051
Part nineteen of "Better Know a District": profiled Rep. Albert Wynn (D) of Maryland's 4th District. After updating the "Better Know a District" board, Colbert notes that it looks like he's broadcasting from space. After nobody laughs, he adds, "I could be alone in that feeling."
84 April 24 None Hugh Hewitt "This weekend, Hippies celebrated Earth Day; maybe one day they'll celebrate Jobs Day." 2052
Colbert Report Special Report: "Money and Politics - The Machine That Ain't Broke." Also in this episode, Tad, the building manager reappeared in an attempt to save his job by winning Stephen items at an auction of former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 50th District, Duke Cunningham. The auction report mirrored similar segments that are common on The Daily Show in which a correspondent goes on location for a special investigation in a pre-taped format. Colbert himself frequently did these in his time on The Daily Show. This marks the first time a segment such as this has been featured on The Colbert Report.
85 April 25 Panama Sam Harris "How many pundits does it take to cover the news? Three: Me, Myself and I!" 2053
Attempted to make contact with the spirit of John Lennon through electronic voice phenomena.
Threat-down: Senator Arlen Specter for suggesting taxing oil company profits, Illinois for attempting to force impeachment of President Bush, LL Cool J for thwarting "irresponsible spending by rappers that fuels the economy", Federal Express for funding a grizzly bear exhibit in the Memphis Zoo, Tom Hanks for his starring role in The DaVinci Code.
86 April 26 English Sebastian Junger "To make tonight's show more memorable, I've composed the following jingle: This is The Colbert Report!" 2054
Announced that Colbert Nation was now a nuclear power, "in an arms race with Hannity & Colmes." On the 20th installment of "Better Know a District", Georgia's 11th Congressional District, interviewing Rep. Phil Gingrey, (R-GA).
87 April 27 White Gloves (the "real word": "Sit, Scratch") William Kristol "I've got truth fever... Seriously, I've been throwing up all day." 2055
"All You Need to Know" returns after a long hiatus.

May

# First aired "The Wørd" Studio guest Introductory phrase Prod#
88 May 1 Drug-Fueled Sex Crime[14] Jon Meacham "It's May-Day, and I'm wrapping ribbons of truth around America's pole." 2056
Tip of the Hat / Wag of the Finger: Tip - Exxon for making the 5th largest profits by a corporation ever; Wag - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for allowing women in Iran to watch soccer games; Wag - Doonesbury for its portrayal of B.D.'s post-Iraq therapy; Wag - Chicago for banning foie gras. In honor of the 28th anniversary of spam, placed punched cards with the message on his shelf.
89 May 2 Healthy Appetite Mike Huckabee "I bring you the unvarnished truth, though it's lightly stained and buffed with a Danish oil." 2057
Showed his audition tape for White House Press Secretary, a lengthy sketch first shown at the White House Correspondents' Dinner that ends with him being chased by Helen Thomas, parodying many horror movie chase scenes - for example, in trying to enter his car, he repeatedly fumbles and drops his keys.
90 May 3 Name Game Paul Rieckhoff "When life gets you down, don't get mad... Get Stephen." 2058
Banned "my black friend Alan", sending him to "Alan Town", "where all my banned Alans go, including Alan Colmes, Alan Alda, Alan Franken, Alan Gore, and Alan, Woody", and downgraded Alan to "my black acquaintance Alan." Received a "personal bear deterrent" from Michael Chertoff. Stephen's Sound Advice: surviving high gas prices. Premieres a "special bonus to Better Know a District": "Betterer Know a District." The premiere: Rep. Phil Gingrey recalling lines from Gone with the Wind; Colbert replies to the clip, "As God as my witness, we will never show that clip again."
91 May 4 Indulgence Rick Reilly "We're holding our spring formal and my date is the truth. Tonight, we're going all the way." 2059
21st installment of "Better Know a District": Oregon's 3rd District, interviewing Rep. Earl Blumenauer, (D-OR).
92 May 8 Not Shere Hite "Due to my unauthorized spreading of the truth, I've been forced into the Witness Protection Program. This is the Silverman Report." 2060
Scolded the San Francisco Zoo for, as he perceived, having two male eagles raise Stephen, Jr.
ThreatDown: Salaries! (for housewives); There is no Threat #4!; The Pope! (for the Vatican permitting the use of condoms based on scientific study); The Geography Police! (for being alarmist in reporting the poor knowledge of geography in the American public); Bears! (They're back! A crossbreed between a grizzly and a polar bear found in Canada, the pizzly.) Introduces his "Condon'ts". At the conclusion of the show, Stephen got a thank you from his audience, and said, "You're very welcome", a subtextual response to the Thank You Stephen Colbert website.
93 May 9 Superegomaniac Frank Rich "There are three doors; behind one is a tiger, another is the truth, and the last is a closet. Choose wisely." 2061
Movies That Are Destroying America (Summer Blockbuster Edition): An Inconvenient Truth ("Blame Humans First" agenda), Hoot (anti-development), Over the Hedge (instructional video for illegal immigrants), Mission: Impossible III, pronounced as "Miiii" (for giving out "our nation's spy secrets"), recommends Akeelah and the Bee.
94 May 10 Athletes Are Above The Law William Bastone "I'm a steamroller of truth, repaving the highway of the future. Expect delays." 2062
Premiered the Report's new report on the avian influenza: "Death From Above: Bird Flu Is Going To Kill Everyone."
The 22nd edition of "Better Know a District", Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, interviewing Rep. Lee Terry, (R-NE).
95 May 11 Fill 'Er Up Madeleine Albright (Inhales helium from a balloon) "This is The Colbert Report." 2063
Suggested to President Bartlet to pardon The A-Team before The West Wing goes off the air to "secure his TV president legacy." Colbert begins reselling a limited supply of Formula 401, for Russians only, in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to increase Russia's fertility rate.
Tip of the Hat / Wag of the Finger: Wag - Huntsville, Alabama, school district for suspending students who paid a homeless man to walk the halls of their school without pants; Wag - U.S. Mint for announcing that it costs more to make pennies and nickels than they're worth (followed up with a suggestion to remove all currency and go back to trading in gold); Wag and Tip - Jesus for not putting enough detail in his latest "appearance" in a rock in Mexico, but at the same time testing Colbert's faith.
96 May 15 Lunchables[15] Kevin Phillips "When I think about the truth, I touch myself. This is The Colbert Report!"[16] 2064
Introduced a new service:
"Stephen Colbert's Executive Book Summaries Summaries", a summary of summaries of executive books.

A brand new "All You Need To Know" with Dick Cheney, Gen. Michael V. Hayden, immigration, hurricanes. "The Craziest F#?ing Thing I've Ever Heard" - A man pulling a truck with his ear "as a solution to high gas prices."
97 May 16 Inoculation Tyson Slocum "Males aged 18–34 with disposable income, prepare to have your purchasing habits swayed." 2065
Mentioned his "Native American friend", "gay (in a way he can handle) friend", and "little person friend" (who was also his "Latino friend") and asked for applications to be his new "black friend." Revealed that the Colbert Report eagle is named "Liberty" (the one used in advertising, the logo, and the videos in the background, which is not his "son"). Placed his body parts on the auction block; his gall bladder was first to be sold, for $100.
98 May 17 Democrats Jonathan Alter "I'm America's Dairy Queen, giving you the soft serve news in a crunchy coating of opinion. Would you like Truth with that?" 2066
Condemned some leading Republican opponents of the border security plan for acting like Democrats; spurred by the success of the "Better Know a District" series, debuted the 43-part series "Better Know a President" with first installment Theodore Roosevelt.
99 May 18 Libya Ted Daeschler "I am The Walrus, Goo goo ka Truth." 2067
Colbert launches "Stephen Colbert's Guardian Eagles" to oversee prom week activities; first installment of "The Difference Makers."

June

# First aired "The Wørd" Studio guest Introductory phrase Prod#
100 June 5 Me Stone Phillips None 2068
Stephen celebrates his 100th episode; Stephen looks at how he has changed the world; Stone Phillips becomes the first repeat guest and faces Stephen in a Gravitas-Off rematch. This the first episode in which there is no introductory phrase before the title sequence.
101 June 6 Military Christiane Amanpour "It's 6-6-6, and this show contains many Satanic backmasked messages. tropeR trebloC ehT si sihT." ("This is The Colbert Report" spoken backwards) 2069
Expressed worry about the date, and put holy water, a crucifix, and a copy of the Bible on his shelf. Once the date was nearly over, he replaced them with a stolen shrunken head and an iPod that "plays only a video of the owner's death" and The Black Eyed Peas' "My Humps." He then attempted to flip the page on a calendar and received a paper cut.
102 June 7 Big Deal Steve Squyres "When the world tries to shake us up, I'm America's bubble wrap." 2070
Threat-down: "Ivy Leaguers!" (for cloning through stem cells, thus creating "an army of intellectuals"), "Bad Heroin!", "U.S. Diplomats!" (for offering Iran nuclear technology), "Repetitive Corporate Sponsorships!" (for the Miami Heat's AmericanAirlines Arena vs. the Dallas Mavericks' American Airlines Center), "Conservationists!" (for bringing "Frogs on a Plane"), "and oh, yeah, bears."
103 June 8 Gooooaaaaal! Steven Johnson "Life is a crap shoot, and I'm your loaded dice." 2071
Conducted fake interview with Tom DeLay by splicing in his words from three separate interviews for the 23rd installment of "Better Know a District." Put his honorary doctorate from Knox College on bookshelf along with pictures of TV doctors Noah Drake from General Hospital, Gregory House from House, and Cliff Huxtable from The Cosby Show. Credits list Producer Dr. Stephen Colbert.
104 June 12 Tom DeLay's Farewell Speech Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "By the power of Grayskull, this is The Colbert Report." 2072
Colbert places Mort Zuckerman On Notice (replacing "the sea") after U.S. News and World Report sent a fax claiming that he misstated Zuckerman's position on tax cuts. Tip of the Hat / Wag of the Finger: Wag - College Students.
105 June 13 Great F**king Idea Tim Flannery "This show may be recorded for quality assurance. This... is The Colbert Report." 2073
106 June 14 License Renewal David Sirota "Loosen your belts, America, I'm gonna force feed you truth like grain down a goose's gullet." 2074
Better Know A District: Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) from Georgia's 8th; Stephen gives American flags and bibles to the audience and displays a self-waving American flag that also plays patriotic songs.
107 June 15 Lock & Load Michael Pollan "There's a vicious rumor going around that this is not The Colbert Report, but let me assure you, this is The Colbert Report." 2075
Stephen talks about more applicants for his new black friend, but then reconciles with Alan (and takes a new picture with him); the return of "Formidable Opponent" with detaining suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base; Stephen adds a Wendy's "Great Biggie" to his bookshelf, as its name was changed to "large."
108 June 19 Risky Business Gustavo Arellano "I'm going through America's trash separating the white glass of truth from the green glass of facts." 2076
Stephen releases his new sperm, "Formula 402", in response to the finding that risky actions are caused by genes. The Threat-down, Homo-Sexy Edition (because of Gay Pride Week): gay superheroes, Cirque du Soleil, the World Cup, the Ex-Gay Movement, desirable men (giving Brad Pitt as an example), and the "other #1 threat", bears.
109 June 20 Everything Must Go Bart Ehrman "And now, the ten-time winner of the Stephen Colbert Award for Journalistic Excellence, this is The Colbert Ro... Oh shit!" 2077
Colbert was accidentally about to say "Ro-pert" and then cursed when he realized his mistake; after the opening credits he says, "The name of the show is not The Colbert Ro-shit. First installment of "Stephen Makes it Simple", with big government and small government.
110 June 21 None Bay Buchanan "Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. But what really matters is... how thick is it?" 2078
Alexi Lalas helps Stephen trash talk other teams in the World Cup.
111 June 22 Cut and Run Doug Brinkley "This is The Colbert Report, or for our foreign viewers: THIS IS THE COLBERT REPORT!" 2079
Better Know A District: Diana DeGette (D) from Colorado's 1st
112 June 26 Class Warfare Mark Bowden "Still waiting for my invitation, Nicole and Keith. This is The Colbert Report." 2080
Colbert places a Highlights for Children magazine on his bookshelf in honor of the printing of its one billionth copy.
113 June 27 Cold, Dead Fingers Chris Matthews "We now return you to The Colbert Report, already in progress." 2081
Movies That Are Destroying America: Stephen scorns 'A Scanner Darkly', suspects transsexuality in 'Barnyard', expresses how much he hates "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", and recommends that everybody see Strangers with Candy multiple times at full price.
114 June 28 Superman Robert Baer "I had an acting class this week, and it's really paid off: this is The Colbert Report." 2082
Citizens in Action: Fondue It Yourself. Segment with Cassie Ramoska and Ricky Faust as citizen journalists. Robert Baer (ex-CIA) discusses his new "fictional" book.
115 June 29 Monkey Butter Christopher Noxon "Happy Birthday, America. You may be 230, but if you were a dog, you'd only be 32... but you'd be dead 'cause dogs don't live that long. This is The Colbert Report." 2083
Profiled a fireworks salesman in The Difference Makers; said "goodbye" to the Supreme Court; left the show (for the week) in solidarity with Star Jones leaving The View.

July

# First aired "The Wørd" Studio guest Introductory phrase Prod#
116 July 10 Silver Foxes Amy Sedaris "I don't think Barry Manilow looks this good in a suit. This is The Colbert Report!" 2084
Stephen celebrated the US victory in the 2006 FIFA World Cup claiming that since Italy never beat the US, just tied, they were just as good as the victors. Stephen's Sound Advice on wildfires. On guest interview, Colbert displays his tumbling prowess for the first time with his guest Sedaris and his building manager Tad (played by Paul Dinello, who co-wrote and starred with Amy and Stephen on Strangers with Candy).
117 July 11 Psychopharmaparenting Tony Hawk "Now zip it and cop a squat, little mister, or you are grounded for a week. This is The Colbert Report!" 2085
"Our Kids: What The Hell Is Wrong With Them?" He skateboards from desk to a 1970s-esque rec room complete with beanbag chairs and shag carpeting.
118 July 12 The America Conventions Mort Zuckerman "They say only drunks and children tell the truth. Guess which one I am." 2086
Colbert outlines his plan to save traditional marriage by stating that gay marriage should be banned in 49 states and legalized only in Massachusetts so all the gays will flock there. Better Know a District: Rick Larsen of Washington's 2nd. Colbert removes Mort Zuckerman from the "On Notice" board after Zuckerman apologized during the interview.
119 July 13 Inquisition Ron Suskind "Spoiler Alert. This is The Colbert Report!" 2087
Threat Down; Canadian pharmaceuticals, fake sperm, Jackie Chan, rogue waves and Magnamorphs (because bear pieces are included; giving kid's the ability to morph "our proud American Symbol of Freedom [eagle] into a godless killing machine).
120 July 17 T&A Lee Silver "You're in for a real treat tonight... if you are watching this show from an ice cream parlor. This is The Colbert Report!" 2088
Colbert announces he received his first donation for his new charity, the Stephen & Melinda Gates Foundation. Also, Tip of the Hat / Wag of the Finger; Tips to Iraqi TV for their American Idol-esque Iraqi Star and to aliens for their 3-D crop circles. Wags to Arizona for their new voter lottery and Wal-mart's new policy regarding shoplifting for items under $25 dollars.
121 July 18 Solidarity Dhani Jones "We've got a coast to coast heatwave, but luckily I'm America's biggest fan... This is The Colbert Report!" 2089
Colbert debuts his new one-part series: "Stephen Colbert's Problems Without Solutions" about a zookeeper who handles bears.
122 July 19 R-E-S-P-E-C-T Joe Scarborough "I don't have a truth problem. I tell the truth, I fall down, no problem. This is The Colbert Report." 2090
Colbert provides a different view on global warming with his PowerPoint presentation/"top-grossing documentary" The Convenientest Truth.
123 July 20 None Tom Brokaw "The special ingredient in tonight's show? It's love, this is The Colbert Report." 2091
Stephen reads his mail from people who want to be his new black friend. He interviews Julian Bond, Chairman of the NAACP, asking advice on how to choose his new black friend. He also interviews Congressman Robert Wexler of the 19th District of Florida.
# First aired "The Wørd" Studio guest Introductory phrase Prod#
124 July 24 Moral Minority Howell Raines "I'm America's watchdog: I'm vigilant, I see the world in black and white, and I eat liver and bacon. This is The Colbert Report." 2092
Stephen proclaims America's latest victories in the British Open, the Tour de France, and Miss Universe. Threat Down: Camp Quest; Other People's Religion In Schools; LaPorte, Indiana; M. Night Shyamalan; Kix.
125 July 25 Opposite Day William A. Donohue "I regret that I have but one half-hour to shout at my country. This is The Colbert Report." 2093
Stephen lampoons Good Morning America and The Today Show for their coverage of his recent interview with Congressman Robert Wexler. Formidable Opponent: Stem-cell research.
126 July 26 Democrazy Neal Katyal "On my show, it's always Shark Week. Enemies of America, you are the chum. This is The Colbert Report." 2094
John Stossel says there is nothing wrong with cousins marrying each other (and apparently Charlene is Stephen's cousin), Mission plan concocted for Killer, Bobby, and Ric Ocasek to rescue Stephen Jr., Stephen's Sound Advice: Power Failure.
127 July 27 Secretary-General Bolton Joe Quesada "I'm packing America's lunch box with a truth roll-up. This is The Colbert Report" 2095
Better Know A District: Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, D.C. At the end of the interview, Marvel Comics Editor-In-Chief Quesada gives Stephen the shield of Captain America.
128 July 31 Wikiality Ned Lamont (while ringing a bell) "By now you should be trained to salivate whenever you hear... This is The Colbert Report." 2096
In "The WØRD", Colbert defines "Wikiality" (a portmanteau of "Wikipedia" and "reality") as "truth by consensus" (rather than fact), modeled after the approval-by-consensus format of Wikipedia. He praises Wikipedia for following his philosophy of "truthiness", that intuition and consensus is a better reflection of reality than fact. As he states, "if enough people believe something", it must be true. He also calls on people to edit Wikipedia so it says certain things, for instance, that the elephant population had tripled in six months. As a result, many of the topics Colbert mentioned, as well as numerous Colbert-related topics, were temporarily protected.[17]

August

# First aired "The Wørd" Studio guest Introductory phrase Prod#
129 August 1 Uncool Peter Beinart "The following program is rated 'T' for... This is The Colbert Report." 2097
Stephen sets a special place for Joe Lieberman and describes incentives he will give him if he comes on the show. Discusses Castro's health. The third installment of "Stephen Colbert's Balls - For Kidz" teaches kids about carnivals.
130 August 2 Single Serving Linda Hirshman "Hey Mom, check it out! I'm on TV! This is The Colbert Report." 2098
Joe Lieberman did not "show up" for his interview, so Stephen takes calls from viewers instead. One caller complained about the "Wikiality" episode, stating he could not edit elephant because it was protected.
During the interview segment with Linda Hirshman, Colbert claimed that latchkey kids all grew up to be crazy, implying that he read it on Wikipedia. Hirshman then said that if Wikipedia didn't state such a thing before, it most likely soon would.
131 August 3 None Paul Hackett None 2099
Colbert Report Special Report: "War: What It's Good For". David Cross appears again as Russ Lieber. First installment of Meet an Ally: Palau. This is the first episode that has neither a Wørd nor an introductory phrase.
132 August 8 Ten-Hut! William Rhoden "We're reaching America's youth, nation! Check it out!" (a child then says from his high chair, "This is The Colbert Report!") 2100
Stephen projects the Connecticut primary result by projecting that Joe Lieberman will not appear on his show. Stephen gives interior decorating advice for the White House press room. First episode of the animated series Stephen Colbert's Alpha Squad 7: The New Tek Jansen Adventures. Stephen finally attempts to check in with Jon Stewart and The Daily Show.
133 August 9 Pencils Down Alexandra Robbins "Take the Colbert challenge, America! Sing the National Anthem to the tune of my theme song! This is The Colbert Report!" 2101
Stephen places Joe Lieberman's leather chair in the audience, saying he will always have a seat on the show. Stephen runs a campaign ad for Representative Tom DeLay. "Tip of the hat, wag of the finger": wag of the finger to the Middle East crisis for shortening President Bush's vacation; wag of the finger to Ford for recalling vehicles; tip of the hat to J.K. Rowling for possibly killing Harry Potter in the last book ("He's a witch"); wag of the finger to breasts for infiltrating the media during World Brestfeeding Week; tip of the hat to Hungarians for voting to name a new bridge the Chuck Norris Bridge, also suggesting it should rather be named Stephen Colbert bridge. Voting continues until September 10 at http://www.m0hid.gov.hu/szavaz. Guest Robbins tells Stephen he is being a douchebag.
134 August 10 Cappuccino Eli Pariser "The Colbert Report's terror level has been elevated to brown - someone spilled coffee on the chart. This is The Colbert Report!" 2102
Stephen shows the liquids that he always takes on airplanes, and suggests ways to cope with the new airline security regulations. Better Know A District: California's 6th District and an interview with Rep. Lynn Woolsey. Colbert wrist wrestles Woolsey. In describing the 6th district, Colbert mentions that it contains Skywalker Ranch. In honor of George Lucas, Colbert films green screen footage of himself with a lightsaber that is later remixed by fans as part of his "Green Screen Challenge".
135 August 14 None Ramesh Ponnuru "This message is for my homies back in the hood: We're on for squash tomorrow morning at the club at 8:30. This is The Colbert Report!" 2103
There is no Wørd for the second time in five episodes (although, the opening headline is "Cease Is The Word"). Stephen laments the cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon, because "we are no longer on the road to World War III." Jon Stewart is added to the new "called out" board until Stewart's "on notice" card is ready - Stewart then shows up in the studio and he and Stephen discuss Jon's "feud" with Geraldo Rivera. After Jon apologizes to Geraldo, he is taken off the "called out" board. Stephen's Sound Advice: Protecting Your Online Identity. Tips: type with your non-dominant hand, pick a password you can't even remember, get hundreds of credit cards, defrag your hard drive, perform fake web searches to "throw people off", and wash your computer once a month to protect it from viruses.
136 August 15 Dumb-ocracy David Gergen "America, I'm throwing my arms in the air and waving them like I just don't care. I'm sorry, I just can't do it - I do care! This is The Colbert Report!" 2104
Stephen suggests the new name for the Saginaw Spirit hockey team's mascot - the "Colbeagle". Stephen also proposed the naming of a Hungarian bridge after him. He encouraged members of the Colbert Nation to visit http://www.m0hid.gov.hu and then click on the Hungarian word on the left "Szavazok." In the "All You Need to Know" segment, he looked into the Mexican election counting crisis, and "all you need to know" is that the President will be George W. Bush. He called the interview with David Gergen, a moderate Republican, an interview with the Chupacabra.
137 August 16 El Comandante[18] Morgan Spurlock "[quietly] If you can hear this you're too close to your television. [yelling] This is The Colbert Report!" 2105
Stephen showed a clip of Cuban president Fidel Castro and Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez together on Castro's 80th birthday (August 13). He quoted George W. Bush's intent that the US will go and help the Cuban people in a post Castro era, and cried, 'We are coming for you, Elián!' Stephen's vote on the Hungarian bridge increased and he is officially past Chuck Norris (with a 23,000% increase in votes from 1,774 to 438,049). Fans were encouraged to visit www.colbertnation.com to find a direct link to vote for him. He joked about East Germany's Olympic swimming team, the Wonder Girls, as you would wonder if they were girls.
138 August 17 None Neil Young "Time to take a half-hour break from rockin' in the free world. This is The Colbert Report!" 2106
No Wørd for the third time in two weeks. Stephen gives an update on the commando team he sent to rescue Stephen Jr. from his cage at the San Francisco Zoo. Stephen has an "I Called It!" balloon drop (similar to when he predicted the Oscars winners) for winning his October 26 "argument" with astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson that Pluto should remain a planet. Tyson came back on the show to discuss the recent developments and helps Stephen trash-talk new planets Charon, Ceres, and 2003 UB313. Better Know A District: California Rep. Xavier Becerra.
139 August 21 Side Effects Geoffrey Nunberg "Could being a Nielsen family kill you? Watch the entire show to find out. This is The Colbert Report!" 2107
Stephen shows internet clips of him using a lightsaber that have had monsters and other things edited in by fans. Stephen then introduces the "Green Screen Challenge" - a contest for who can make the best video from footage originally filmed in the August 10 episode. Stephen reveals that he has an intern test everything he puts in his mouth. "Threat Down": Jimmy Carter, grass, orphans, food, and threats. The countdown makes no mention whatsoever of bears, though it does reference snakes.
140 August 22 99 Problems Paul Krugman "I've got the truth on my side - it's one of the advantages of getting to pick first. This is The Colbert Report!" 2108
Colbert laments over not being awarded a Fields Medal. Upon getting over 17 million votes to name a bridge after him, Stephen salutes Hungary.
141 August 23 None Gideon Yago None ("Oh hi, I didn't see you there" after the credits) 2109
A Colbert Report Special Report: American Pop Culture: It's Crumbelievable! Damian Kulash from the band OK Go comes on to discuss how and why his band circumvented the "corporate machine." Stephen shows a typical family and how cable television has destroyed their lives.
142 August 24 Bad Boys / HELP![19] Janna Levin "I still can't get enough of this (sound clip of last night's theme, 'It's crumbelievable!' plays) - This is The Colbert Report!" 2110
Georgia gets lambasted by Stephen for calling itself the "Peach State" when his home state of South Carolina "kicks Georgia's ass" when it comes to peach production. One segment includes excerpts from an (presumably nonexistent) episode of Morgan Spurlock's TV show 30 Days in which an apolitical slacker has to spend 30 days in the Colbert Report audience. The man becomes a Colbert clone and even starts giving orders to the staff until Stephen has him forcibly removed.

September

# First aired "The Wørd" Studio guest Introductory phrase Prod#
143 September 11 Shall Martin Short "I've been gone two weeks and I think the kids have had a party in the studio. Smells like weed in here. This is The Colbert Report!" 2111
Over his two-week vacation, Stephen was up for an Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program." Barry Manilow won, but Stephen predicted this outcome on the red carpet which led to an "I called it!" segment. Stephen announces his new Las Vegas revue, Stephen Colbert--Passionately from the Heart: Songs of Love and Opinion. He then comments on the validity of the TV "docudrama" The Path to 9/11. He laughs out-of-character when attempting to say the name of the screenwriter, Cyrus Nowrasteh. Then Stephen jokes back and forth with Martin Short about gays, Barbra Streisand, interviewing celebrities, and Short's show on Broadway, Fame Becomes Me.
144 September 12 Missed Opportunity Toby Keith None. "Stephen Jedi" video intro 2112
Stephen downs a Hoegaarden Blanche wheat beer in front of New Jersey's 3rd district Democratic candidate Rich Sexton.
145 September 13 Caveat Emptor Ken Jennings "America, I'm about to raise your minimum rage. This is The Colbert Report!" 2113
Stephen tracks his eagle, Stephen Jr., on www.iws.org. Stephen Jr. ends up in Canada. He then mentions that James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces, is offering a full refund to those people who bought the book before it was revealed to be partially fictional. This leads to the night's word. Formidable Opponent: Should America set a timetable for withdrawing from Iraq? The segment ends with each Colbert holding a gun to the other's head. Stephen then interviews Ken Jennings regarding his new book, Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs. He attempts to nail Ken by asking him, "Which element has an atomic number 75?" He also asks Ken how many pages are in his book, which Ken can't answer.
146 September 14 None Bill Simmons "If you watch only one Comedy Central show in the next half-hour, make it this one. This is The Colbert Report!" 2114
Hungarian ambassador to the United States András Simonyi announces that Stephen Colbert won the Northern M0 Danube bridge-naming contest, but in order to actually have the bridge named after him Colbert must be dead; Colbert lambasts NASA for launching Space Shuttle Atlantis instead of sending the president to Mars.
147 September 18 Wiper Fluid Will Power "There's an old saying where I come from: This is The Colbert Report!" 2115
Stephen Colbert talks about Whitney Houston's break-up, and airs the second installment of The New Adventures of Tek Jansen. He also completes a bust of George W. Bush that is made up of cut-up pieces of the New York Times. Stephen says he'll send it to the New York Times as a pinata, but says that they'll be surprised by what it's filled with.
148 September 19 Tribalism Frank Rich "Some pronounce it 'yee-roh.' Some pronounce it 'gyro.' I pronounce it 'lamb sandwich.' This is America! Speak English! This is The Colbert Report!" 2116
Threat Down: Al Gore, Toby Keith, Anti-Drug Ads, Irony, Food
149 September 20 Lose James Carville None (a Green Screen Challenge entry was shown instead) 2117
Who's Not Honoring Me Now; Stephen's Sound Advice on getting through high school.
150 September 21 None Daniel Ellsberg "This is the church, this is the steeple, open the doors, ATTACKED BY AN EAGLE! AW! This is The Colbert Report!" 2118
Opens with a demand of forgiveness from various Jews. Author Daniel Golden (via satellite) helps Stephen form an opinion on early admission to colleges. Golden immediately calls after the interview to, as a Jew, apologize for the interview, saying he should have made his point clearer. Better Know a District: Paul Aronsohn (D - Candidate) from New Jersey's 5th.
151 September 25 Opposition Party Arianna Huffington "The leaves may be changing, but my opinions never will. This is The Colbert Report!" 2119
Colbert Report Days of Repentance Hotline [1-888-OOPS-JEW], George Allan's Jewish mother, The Greatest Story Ever Sold getting cockblocked, Geneva Convention Compromise, Green Screen Challenge - Trevor Homer, Colbert Cruise '06
152 September 26 Good Morning Ted Danson "Facts should be like Sansabelt pants, adjustable to fit your needs. This is The Colbert Report!" 2120
Frank Rich's book still not #1; The Four Horsemen of the Ap-POP-calypse: Movies, Television, Music, Books; Alpha Dog of the Week: Tom Selleck, possible next President of the NRA
153 September 27 Iraq Lowell Bergman "America, remember the most important gun safety tip: if you have a gun, you'll be safe. This is The Colbert Report!" 2121
Mort Zuckerman calls the hotline. Colbert at first cannot remember the word, and goes through it trying to remember.

Tip of the Hat: Chevrolet's new Silverado ad, George Clooney Wag of the finger: Bill Cosby and his slave museum, Food Labels Colbert admits there is an Adults-only secret level in his fictional World of Colbertcraft, a play on Grand Theft Auto's Hot Coffee mod.

154 September 28 None Steve Wozniak "Just a reminder, the Colbert Report original cast recording is available on sale in the lobby. This is The Colbert Report!" 2122
Another entry to the Green Screen challenge is shown. "The Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude" shows an interview with inhabitants of Spencer County, Indiana with the controversy over Santa and Abraham Lincoln being the centerpiece of the town. Jon Stewart is tricked into calling the "Days of Repentance" hotline, followed by Un-American News.

October

# First aired "The Wørd" Studio guest Introductory phrase Prod#
155 October 2 Copycat Michael Lewis "America, I'm not your normal pundit. I'm fully krausened. This is The Colbert Report." 2123
Attempts to explain Mark Foley's actions by saying he was using online acronyms such as STUD (Strong Teen Using Democracy) and HORNY (Happy On Reaching New Year's). Stephen talks about Scientists and Engineers for America.
156 October 3 Experience Andy Stern "America, I'm auctioning off this part of the show. Your ad could be here. This is The Colbert Report." 2124
Colbert compares the platforms that Hillary Clinton and Lucifer would have in a potential election. He also suggests Lucifer be a vice-presidential candidate, with John McCain as the presidential candidate. Colbert announces that Saginaw Spirit has officially named their mini-mascot "Steagle Colbeagle the Eagle." At the end of his show, he declares he had a perfect show and retires his jersey.
157 October 4 Must-Not-See TV Byron Dorgan "Apply directly to the forehead, Apply directly to the forehead, Apply directly to the forehead. This is The Colbert Report." 2125
Colbert says that the misdeeds by Mark Foley were actually done by Representative Jack Daniels. Colbert gets excited by the Nobel Prize results which has the USA 3/3 of the Nobel Prizes issued and gets excited for a sweep. Announces that a winner will be selected for the Green Screen Challenge on October 11.
158 October 5 None Amy Goodman "Here's the truth you ordered. Watch out, the plate's very hot! This is The Colbert Report!" 2126
Colbert shows that Massachusetts is an anagram for The Ass Sac Smut. And has special guest Maz Jobrani who urges Arabians to refuse terrorist roles. Colbert provides the idea for Behavioral Profiling (a play on racial profiling). A mini-Better Know a District is done with Mark Foley via textmessage. Colbert is outraged at Starbucks' price increase of a nickel and admits his addiction to Starbucks' five-shot Venti caramel mocha.
159 October 9 Safety Randy Newman "I'm like Wonder Woman, I've got a lasso of truth and a killer bod. This is The Colbert Report." 2127
Colbert opens the show by speaking in Korean in response to North Korea's nuclear bomb detonations. He then gives an update to the Saginaw Spirit in the Stephen Colbert Sports Update (a parody of ESPN's SportsCenter). The show closes with Randy Newman singing "Political Science."
160 October 10 None Ariel Levy None. 2128
A Colbert Report Special Report: A Salute to the American lady, which Colbert was forced to do after being involved with some of the interns. Stephen R.A.P.S., Cooks with Feminists (Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem), and ends by declaring everyone (as well as himself) Mrs. Colbert.
161 October 11 None George Lucas "America, the culture war is like a bar fight, and I'm your broken pool cue. This is The Colbert Report." 2129
Stephen ends his well-announced Green Screen Challenge- one of the finalists, George L., comes on, but loses to the other finalist by a score of 40.0-39.9; new episode of Tek Jansen. Ahmed Best reprises his role of Jar Jar Binks in George L.'s entry. This is the first episode of The Colbert Report to not have a proper interview.
162 October 12 None Brian Schweitzer "You don't have to be crazy to work here, but it helps me fire you. This is The Colbert Report." 2130
Better Known a District: Carol Gay(D - Candidate) from New Jersey's 4th.
163 October 16 Russian Dolls Barry Scheck "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm a dog. This is The Colbert Report." 2131
"Tip of the hat, wag of the finger": Mid-term Elections edition
164 October 17 Irreconcilable Differences Richard Dawkins "I know we've been together for a year now, Nation, but I would still so do you. This is The Colbert Report." 2132
The one-year anniversary of the Colbert Report. A new descending video screen is installed, the "Judge Tubbs" clip from BKAD is replayed, and Colbert retires the portrait that hung over the studio "fireplace" and places it for auction on eBay. The portrait is replaced by one of him standing next to the old portrait.
165 October 18 Sherlock David Kuo "It's ladies night here on the report... My suit... Half off! This is The Colbert Report." 2133
Colbert "Calls it!" after hearing that elephant vasectomies are being performed in Africa, referring to his Wikiality episode and tells viewers to look it up in Wikipedia while the screen shows a link to www.wikiality.com instead. Colbert shows a clip of Jeopardy which he was the answer for the $2000 question in the Pop Culture category. Another episode of Stephen Colbert's Sport Report (Saginaw Spirit still undefeated (6-0) under Steagle Colbeagle's watch). Episode concludes with Colbert explaining Rick Santorum's quote, which compared The Lord of the Rings with Iraq, with action figures.
166 October 19 None Peter Agre "The pen is mightier than the sword... if you shoot that pen out of a gun. This is The Colbert Report." 2134
Colbert talks about the portrait bidding, in which it reached $99,999,999.00 but restarted after the fake bids were cancelled. Special guest: founder of The Minutemen Project, Jim Gilchrist. Better Know a District (Competitor): New York's 19th District challenger John Hall formerly of the 1970s band Orleans. Colbert sings "Dance With Me" along with Hall.
167 October 30 Shameless Barry Manilow "See you tomorrow night, trick or treaters! Hope you like stationery. This is The Colbert Report!" 2135
Instead of having a Threatdown, Stephen has a special "GreatDown", celebrating the 109th Congress. Stephen signs a peace treaty with guest Barry Manilow. The agreement ceases hostilities between the two and grants Stephen joint custody of Manilow's Emmy for outstanding individual performance in a variety or music program. In a heart-stopping moment, Stephen sings "I Write the Songs" with Manilow.
168 October 31 Thanks, Gays! Tim Robbins "I'm giving America something better than candy; my opinions. But be careful! Some of them are filled with razor blades. This is The Colbert Report" 2136
Stephen praises women's slutty Halloween costumes. He announces the winner of the auction of the photo that previously hung over his fireplace. He also gets incredibly scared by a video showing the reality that Nancy Pelosi may become Speaker of the House. He conducts an interview with Log Cabin Republican from the new show Freak Show, who outs many gay Republicans, including Abraham Lincoln.

November

# First aired "The Wørd" Studio guest Introductory phrase Prod#
169 November 1 Rip-off Penn Jillette "It's the first day of November sweeps, and I'm pregnant!" 2137
Colbert comments on the botched joke Kerry made on the troops and the removal of his videos on Youtube. Another installment of the Better Know a District (Challenger) with California's 30th's Republican challenger David Nelson Jones. VH1 has opened voting for its "VH1 Big in 06" awards in which Colbert has been nominated in the "Big Breakthrough" category. He laughingly notes that you can vote as many as times you wish, referencing the way fans vote-bombed the M0 bridge naming contest in Hungary.
170 November 2 None Ron Reagan "Call me, Reese Witherspoon. This is The Colbert Report!" 2138
Colbert displays his new historadocufictionary "Road to 11-7" in the model of "Road to 9-11". Special Guest "P.K. Winsome" (Tim Meadows) talks about Black Republicans and how they get more attention than Black Democrats. Another edition of "Stephen Colbert's Sport Report (pronounced Spor Re-por). He talks about the Saginaw Spirit and offers new items that the Spirit can sell in their gift shop. He talks to the winner of the auction for his former portrait, Chad Walldorf of Stickyfinger's in Charleston, South Carolina. Ron Reagan also gives Colbert a new hairdo, so that Stephen can look even more like his idol, Ronald Reagan.
171 November 6 Happy Ending Mark Halperin "I'm Stephen Colbert, and I approve this message. This is The Colbert Report!" 2139
Colbert opens the show by commenting on Saddam Hussein's death sentence by hanging and pushes viewers to vote Republican. A net of red balloons are hung above the set, but no blue ones since he felt it wasn't necessary. He notes that if the Republicans don't win the House after the midterm elections, no balloons would be falling. He brings out two children who want a balloon drop and urges people to vote Republican. Colbert then tells the viewers what to expect while voting and ends by having a fireside chat about absentee ballots.
172 November 7 None None 2140
This episode is an hour-long joint live broadcast with The Daily Show. Colbert has two cakes ready, one for a Republican victory, with a picture of all states in red, and one for a Democratic victory, with a picture of a terrorist. Colbert notes that all incumbents profiled in the Better Know a District segments were reelected. Rep. Robert Wexler and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton return as special guests to talk about the Democratic takeover of the House. During this interview, Wexler is very cautious to what he says after Colbert asks him if he would "reach across the aisle" and calls Norton a Republican. Colbert unwillingly declares victory for the Democrats; he then says that he quits the show and storms out the studio, but his limo driver, Uncle Sam, coaxes him to return.
173 November 8 Sigh Jeff Greenfield "I told you America, a hard rain's gonna fall. This is The Colbert Report!" 2141
A distraught Colbert opens the show by noting that nothing important happened except a strong rain and Britney Spears's breakup with Kevin Federline. In order to alleviate his anger, he strikes a blue donkey pinata with a bat. Stephen is completely silent during the Wørd, during which the bullet points describe his thoughts on the results of the Midterm Elections. Newly-elected John Hall, who was profiled in a Better Know a District segment, returns and sings the National Anthem. A new Tek Jansen theme song is unveiled and the episode closes with a montage of the now-dead Republican majority.
174 November 9 Putin 08 Dean Kamen "Sorry Cookie Monster, 'C' is for Colbert. This is the eponymous report!" 2142
Stephen opens with a "Shout Out!" to Michael Rehm (www.cookingsouth.com), a cook at the Amundsen-Scott Station in Antarctica and Colbert fan. The red balloons are finally dropped in an attempt to hide news of the Republican loss from Michael, and this is followed by the "South Pole Minute". During the Wørd, Stephen pushes for U.S. President Putin in 2008. A video segment about the "only" black Republican, "P.K. Winsome: A Journey Home", in which P.K. visits Harlem to rally the GOP base there. Finally, Stephen interviews inventor Dean Kamen while seated in an iBot, a sophisticated wheelchair of Kamen's design.
175 November 13 Back off, old man! Dan Rather "I'm going to drop the truth on you like Denise Richards' laptop on an old lady's head!" 2143
Stephen starts the episode with reiterating his support for Putin '08. He then urges Senator John McCain to choose life and warns him about the alternative - President Hillary Clinton. Stephen then talks about President Bush bringing in his father's think-tank in to alleviating the situation in Iraq. This leads to the Word: Back off, Old Man! Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger (Quitters' edition).
176 November 14 Expecting Jeff Swartz "I just finished my resume. If anyone asks, this show has been on for 30 years. This is The Colbert Report!" 2144
Stephen is proud to announce that Stephen Jr., an eagle named by the San Diego Zoo, has started on a course back to America after flying to Canada, with extra incentive of Eagle Porn. Colbert then blames the Republican defeat on Gail Parker's annoying jingle, and introduces "Stephen Colbert's Kid Activity Corner" and shows how to make a Nancy Pelosi Hand Turkey.
177 November 15 None Al Franken, Mike Novacek "The days are getting shorter and shorter, and the Democrats have only been in power for a week. This is The Colbert Report!" 2145
Al Franken gloats about the Democrats' Congressional victory; Franken claims credit for saving Rush Limbaugh's life for calling him a big fat idiot. Better Know a Founder with Thomas Jefferson - three look-alikes, after being judged on their fashion sense by Tim Gunn, compete in America's Top Jefferson. Stephen fights paleontologist Mike Novacek over the existence of dinosaurs.
178 November 16 Play Ball! Richard Linklater "I'm off next week, so savor me like the last rose of summer. This is The Colbert Report." 2146
Stephen pines for Matthew McConaughey to be reinstated as Sexiest Man Alive, scorns Deck the Halls, Black Christmas, and It's a Wonderful Life, and speaks to Richard Linklater about Fast Food Nation
179 November 27 Jacksquat Jim Lehrer "I'm rested, well-fed and looking for a fight. Are you listening, yet-to-be-named-chairman of the House's intelligence committee? This is the Colbert Report." 2147
Stephen reiterates that Vladimir Putin should run for President in 2008 and checks his recordings on his TiVo DVR (deleting "The Daily Show"). After the Word, there is a "Threat Down!" on toys. They are the 100 hoops basketball toy, the Barbie: My Scene head model, Target (store), Toys for Tots, and the Nintendo Wii
180 November 28 Ecu-Menace! Harry Shearer "Alright stoners, start your copy of "The Dark Side of the Moon"...now! This is the Colbert Report!" 2148
Stephen is featured in GQ, then talks about the Pope's visit to Turkey. His staff discovered Colbert County, Alabama and Stephen sent his building manager Tad (Paul Dinello) to go there and open a museum in his honor in a new three-part-series "The Alabama Miracle".
181 November 29 Killing two birds Nora Ephron "Tonight, the show is in...3D! Unless you are watching on a television. This is the Colbert Report!" 2149
Stephen introduces a new segment called "Who's riding my coattails now?" because he feels ripped off by being included in Jeopardy and because indie rock band The Decemberists announced a "green screen challenge" like he did months before. Angry about this he asks the viewers to compete in the challenge and edit his lightsaber-challenge into The Decemberists' video. After the Word and the break there is the second part of his new three-part series "The Alabama Miracle", this time featuring the opening of the "Stephen Colbert museum and gift shop".
182 November 30 None Mike Lupica "Hey, TV Land catchphrase contest, try this one on for size: This is the Colbert Report!" 2150
Stephen talks about candidates for the 2008 presidential election, especially attacking declared candidate Tom Vilsack on his new segment "Vilsack Attack". He then talks about the racist remarks by Michael Richards with P.K. Winsome, his favorite black Republican interviewee. After the break he informs about new merchandise with his name on and then his new three-part series "The Alabama Miracle" concludes with a report on how the museum fails.

December

# First aired "The Wørd" Studio guest Introductory phrase Prod#
183 December 04 American Orthodox Will Wright "When it comes to mental gymnastics, I'm a 14-year-old Romanian girl. And I'm gonna stick the landing. This is the Colbert Report!" 2151
It starts with a report on Congressman Brad Sherman of California who married after appearing on the Report. Colbert called for the couple to quickly produce more ShermBots. He also noted the problems in the Christian Coalition, which fired a reverend because he advocated reducing poverty and fighting global warming. The "Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude" features a "Tip of the Hat/Wag of the Finger"—Christmas edition.
184 December 05 Honest Injun Steven Levitt "The truth is contagious - and I haven't washed my hands in days. This is the Colbert Report!" 2152
Stephen comments on the nomination of Robert Gates and on NASA's plan to colonize the moon. He then comments on how a tribe of Native Americans kicked out one of his members in his Word segment. After the break there is the "Sport Report" with a rant about the Saginaw Spirit, who lost 3 games in a row despite having a mascot named after him.
185 December 06 Words John Sexton "No animals were harmed in the filming of this episode. We tried, but that damn monkey was just too fast. This is the Colbert Report!" 2153
The show starts with Stephen explaining the new background of his interview table, which is the Birth of Jesus scene (including an additional shepherd to represent himself). He then talks about Dick Cheney's pregnant lesbian daughter and that there might or not have been an order of Colbert's sperm to her address. After the break there is a new "Tek Jansen" episode.
186 December 07 Case Closed Elizabeth de la Vega, Francis S. Collins "Hey Partridge in that pear tree - stop eating all those pears! This is the Colbert Report!" 2154
Stephen starts by criticizing David Gregory, who "dared" to quote the report of the bipartisan Iraq Study group to Tony Snow. He then tries to argue against the book United States vs. Bush et al. by Elizabeth de la Vega in his "The Word" segment, challenging her to come on the show to defend her arguments; de la Vega appears moments later to talk about it. After the break he announces that "The Decemberists" issued a "guitar playing challenge" against him for his challenge of their "green screen challenge". Stephen accepts their challenge for December 20. Continuing the show he then names John Bolton "Alpha Dog of the Week".
187 December 11 None Peter Singer "Genius is 10% inspiration and 90% respiration. You'd be surprised how many geniuses forget to breathe. This is the Colbert Report!" 2155
In the beginning he talks about how Rosie O'Donnell's fake Chinese talking has been criticized. He then salutes Jack Kingston who took a stand against the new 5-day-workweek of Congress and talks to him via satellite. After the break there is a "Threat Down!" dealing with threats to Christmas by Britain, Jews, the Police and real Christmas trees (including the statement that bats are a kind of bear).
188 December 12 Casualty of War Dan Savage "America, take off your thinking caps and put on your feeling shoes. This is the Colbert Report!" 2156
At the beginning he honors Augusto Pinochet, "a fan of the show". His "shout out!" segment talks about two marines who send him a letter and a flag (which was flown in a command mission), to which he and the audience pledge allegiance afterwards. After the break he celebrates "Truthiness" being "Word of the Year 2006" including a release of a replacement page for the "Merriam-Webster's dictionary" with "truthiness" updated (eliminating "try" for space consideration). He then reports on a fast episode of "Better know a district" where he gets to know every new Congressmen in 2 minutes (because Nancy Pelosi said in an interview he would never be able to do all 434 districts) which brought him up to 51 "known" districts.
189 December 13 It's A Small World Doris Kearns Goodwin "Space shuttle astronauts, look down: you can see this from space [points at his abnormally protruding right ear]. This is the Colbert Report!" 2157
The show starts with Stephen's search for his "son" Stephen junior, an eagle named for him, who ended up in Vancouver. He then talks about how his report (as he claims) got the Seattle-Tacoma Airport to reinstate Christmas trees in the flight lounge.
190 December 14 Clarity Daniel Pinchbeck *tosses coin* "America has won the coin-toss and has elected to receive...the truth! This is the Colbert Report!" 2158
Stephen opens with a reminder that on December 20 he will face The Decemberists on his show for a guitar-contest. He then continues to talk about how the American public is responsible for the sad state of things in Iraq and the Word deals with conflict diamonds. A new segment "Blood in the water" deals with Bruce Tinsley's arrest and after that Stephen clarifies why his "porn star name" and his "gay porn star name" do not match. The show ends with him writing a letter Congressman Jack Kingston about what he learned this week.
191 December 18 The Draft Jack Welch "It's the season of giving. Only 7 more days for giving people hell for saying Happy Holidays! This is the Colbert Report!" 2159
Stephen complains about his cold and the non-working drugs he took against it. He then honors people in a new segment called "Profiles in Balls". After the break there is a long interview.
192 December 19 Tit For Tat Deepak Chopra "Six days left to get your Christmas shopping done America. Fifteen-and-a-half (touching his collar), thirty-four (touching his jacket sleeve), This is the Colbert Report!" 2160
Stephen talks about the Person of the Year (You!) decided by TIME magazine and decides that this means all his viewers (the Colbert Nation) who did what Stephen told them to do. He then talks about Miss USA and her second chance. After the break he shows a clip on how he visited the Kennedy Institute of Politics at Harvard University trying to bring the students to the "right" path.
193 December 20 None Chris Funk, Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo Morley Safer replaces Stephen in a parody of the opening of 60 Minutes to announce this episode's main event: the guitar-solo challenge between Stephen and The Decemberists' guitarist Chris Funk. 2161
The whole episode is used to slowly build up to the guitar-solo-challenge against The Decemberists' guitarist Chris Funk, including a Stephen-friendly performance of "Stephen, Stephen" a song written just days before by Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo and a "Shred Down." Stephen – who, after "injuring himself", is replaced by Peter Frampton – wins in a close contest. Other guests include Henry Kissinger, rock critic Anthony DeCurtis, and Governor-elect (of New York) Eliot Spitzer. The end of the show sees Cheap Trick guitarist and Colbert Report theme writer Rick Nielsen lead the other three guitarists and Stephen in a rendition of the theme.

Notes

  1. ^ On the January 9, 2006, episode, there was no Wørd of the day because Jack Abramoff pleading guilty to a number of felony criminal charges was said to present no issue, and thus no story. However, the segment still proceeded as usual, just without any "theme" word; the lack of a word itself became the theme.
  2. ^ The word "¡Cerrado!" was in reference to the U.S. borders, with Colbert recommending a wall built not just along the Mexican border but also along the Canadian border and the East and West coasts, and with a dome covering everything inside.
  3. ^ The word "Old School" was used in reference to the purportedly vengeful style of the God of the Old Testament.
  4. ^ The word "smarterer" was used to describe a condition better than being smarter, by being "smarter" at subjects like religion which Colbert identified as being more important than traditional school subjects like math and science; Colbert responded to reports of overseas students outscoring American students at core school subjects by seeking to become "smarterer", such as by learning that the answer to every question in science class is that "God did it."
  5. ^ The word Public-See was punned as a humorous antonym of Privacy.
  6. ^ Stephen follows a mistake by Carl Zimmer, who mistakenly gives the name "Edward Colbert" in his original article for The New York Times.
  7. ^ The word "Jesi" was used to refer to more than one Jesus.
  8. ^ The word "U.S.A.? U.S.A.?" was used to signify Colbert's disappointment with the U.S. Olympic team in contrast to his word "U.S.A.! U.S.A.!" on February 9, 2006.
  9. ^ The phrase translates into English as "Let the Good Times Roll", though Colbert declares that it translates to "Show us your tits."
  10. ^ The word "Martyr" was used to refer to "The death of Tom DeLay's political career."
  11. ^ The word "Save It" was used as in "Save your breath" in reference to arguments about Global warming.
  12. ^ Introductory phrase from Bart Simpson, Jimmie Walker, Henry Winkler as Fonzie, and Gary Coleman as Arnold Jackson.
  13. ^ The word "Bard" was used "As in, these kids should be bard up in jail", in reference to juvenile rehabilitation.
  14. ^ The phrase "Drug-Fueled Sex Crime" was a suggestion to politically active celebrities such as George Clooney to have one so they can "slink off" and "just say no to political action."
  15. ^ The word "Lunchables" was used to describe how "America should be, in hermetically sealed, individual spaces."
  16. ^ The opening line refers to the song "I Touch Myself" by Divinyls.
  17. ^ As the result, many people act upon his instructions and vandalize Wikipedia, with the result that certain articles, including "Elephant", "Oregon", "George Washington", "Latchkey kid", "Serial killer", "Hitler", "The Colbert Report" and "Stephen Colbert" are/were temporarily protected.
  18. ^ The WØRD segment on August 16, 2006 was done as La PALABRA (with the Ø slash through the second A) by Colbert's Mexican equivalent, Esteban.
  19. ^ An audience member transformed into a Colbert Report fanatic on 30 Days invoked several recurring elements. The WØRD "HELP!" was triggered as the man was being led out by security.