List of Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule episodes
Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule is a spin-off of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! starring John C. Reilly as Dr. Steve Brule. The series premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim, on May 16, 2010. The series has completed three seasons with six episodes each.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 6 | May 16, 2010[1] | June 20, 2010[1] | |
| 2 | March 18, 2012[2] | April 22, 2012[2] | ||
| 3[3] | February 27, 2014[3] | April 4, 2014 | ||
Episodes
Season 1 (2010)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Food" | May 16, 2010 | 105 |
| Dr. Steve Brule talks about one of life's most essential means of survival: food. He meets waitress Sunshine, with whom he makes a surprising connection. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Relationships" | May 23, 2010 | 102 |
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Dr. Steve Brule explores the wonders of relationships and sex. Dr. Brule interviews Dr. Don Davis about sex. Plus a look at Yesterday's Weather. Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim guest star as Channel 5's married news team, Jan and Wayne Skylar. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Family" | May 30, 2010 | 103 |
| Dr. Steve discusses the importance of family. The Doctor visits his mother, Dorris Pringle-Brule, his magician uncle, Gary Brule, and his (non-existent) older brother, Stan Brule. Dr. Brule meets his estranged father in a park, who is later revealed to be a mere look-alike. Plus a look at sports. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Health" | June 6, 2010 | 107 |
| Dr. Steve discusses the topic of being ugly or pretty. A look at a high school quarterback. Also, spiritual health. Maria Bamford guest stars, and porn star Ms. Deja appears in an aerobics segment. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Fear" | June 13, 2010 | 104 |
| Dr. Steve addresses his fear of puppets. A visit to a puppet theater leads to a bad dream. An injury occurs during jack-o-lantern carving. David Liebe Hart guest stars. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Friendship" | June 20, 2010 | 106 |
| Dr. Steve Brule visits a local male strip club in an effort to seek out new friends. He invites his neighbor Steve to assist him on his search for friends. Dr. Brule ends up passed out in a gay bar, revealing his own deep depression. | ||||
Season 2 (2012)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Boats" | March 18, 2012 | 201 | 0.835[4] |
| In a report on boats, Dr. Steve visits Captain Gary at the marina, scores big with dumpster seafood, and takes a kayak trip. A swarm of wasps interferes with the recording of "Yesterday's Weather." Carol Krabit discusses the best bait and location for crabbing. | |||||
| 8 | 2 | "Pleasure" | March 25, 2012 | 203 | 0.793[5] |
| Dr. Steve encounters injury and an old clown at a county fair. A spa and candy store are also explored, with haphazard results. Singer Ron Don Volante plugs new music. | |||||
| 9 | 3 | "Money" | April 1, 2012 | 202 | 0.746[6] |
| After a failed attempt to visit the US Mint, Dr. Steve braves a job interview, discovers card counting, and angers security guards at a casino. Doug Prishpreed reports on an upcoming decathlon and a failed cannon firing. | |||||
| 10 | 4 | "Space" | April 8, 2012 | 204 | 0.705[7] |
| In a close encounter of the questionable kind, Dr. Steve meets with aspiring actor and alien abductee David Liebe Hart to talk extraterrestrial technology. | |||||
| 11 | 5 | "Animals" | April 15, 2012 | 205 | 0.751[8] |
| Dr. Brule finally goes furry, all while promoting Toad's new Creamed Chip Beef, Corned Beef Hash combo can. Dr. Brule finds out he has arachnophobia during his Doctor to Doctor with Sean Roach. | |||||
| 12 | 6 | "Life" "Death" | April 22, 2012 | 206 | N/A |
| Dr. Steve Brule goes on a journey through the physical as he meditates on life and then death. | |||||
Season 3 (2014)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date[9] | Production code |
U.S. viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Planes" | February 28, 2014 | 1.111[10] | |
| Dr. Brule witnesses a traumatizing airplane accident involving a new co-host. To assuage his fears, he decides to take an airplane ride of his own. | |||||
| 14 | 2 | "Church" | March 7, 2014 | 1.222[11] | |
| Dr. Brule goes to church and sets out to become a priest; however, he is soon tempted by darker and more sinister activities. | |||||
| 15 | 3 | "Home" | March 14, 2014 | 1.052[12] | |
| Dr. Brule learns about home by visiting the home of Jan and Wayne Skylar, but Wayne dies on-air due to many cancers. He then visits Hippy Joel's home, a tent in the woods, where Joel hunts down Brule with a crossbow. | |||||
| 16 | 4 | "Horse" | March 21, 2014 | 1.070[13] | |
| Dr. Brule learns all about horses. He interviews a child clown who rides horses for a living. | |||||
| 17 | 5 | "Children" | March 28, 2014 | 1.050[14] | |
| Dr. Brule visits a day care facility for boys, and learns that if they misbehave you just need to spray them with poison. Later, he helps his mother deliver her baby. | |||||
| 18 | 6 | "Skateboards" | April 4, 2014 | 1.183[15] | |
| Dr. Brule tries to show off skateboard tricks, but ends up suffering from amnesia after injuring his head. He meets with friends and family to try and remember who he is and what he does. | |||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Check It Out! With Dr. Steve Brule Season 1 episodes". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Check It Out! With Dr. Steve Brule Season 2 episodes". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Snierson, Dan (January 22, 2014). "John C. Reilly's Check It Out! gets return date from Adult Swim". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ Pucci, Douglas (April 1, 2012). "Adult Swim ratings (March 12–18, 2012)". Son of the Bronx. Blogger. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ Pucci, Douglas (April 5, 2012). "Adult Swim ratings (March 19–25, 2012)". Son of the Bronx. Blogger. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ Pucci, Douglas (April 10, 2012). "Adult Swim ratings (March 26 – April 1, 2012)". Son of the Bronx. Blogger. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ Pucci, Douglas (April 17, 2012). "Adult Swim ratings (April 2–8, 2012)". Son of the Bronx. Blogger. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ Pucci, Douglas (April 23, 2012). "Adult Swim ratings (April 9–15, 2012)". Son of the Bronx. Blogger. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Check It Out! With Dr. Steve Brule Season 3 episodes". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ↑ Pucci, Douglas (March 4, 2014). "Adult Swim Ratings Scorecard – Week of Feb. 24, 2014". TV Media Insights. Cross MediaWorks. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ↑ Pucci, Douglas (March 11, 2014). "Adult Swim Ratings Scorecard – Week of Mar. 3, 2014". TV Media Insights. Cross MediaWorks. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ↑ Pucci, Douglas (March 18, 2014). "Adult Swim Ratings Scorecard – Week of Mar. 10, 2014". TV Media Insights. Cross MediaWorks. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ↑ Pucci, Douglas (March 25, 2014). "Adult Swim Ratings Scorecard – Week of Mar. 17, 2014". TV Media Insights. Cross MediaWorks. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ↑ Pucci, Douglas (April 1, 2014). "Adult Swim Ratings Scorecard – Week of Mar. 24, 2014". TV Media Insights. Cross MediaWorks. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ↑ Pucci, Douglas (April 8, 2014). "Adult Swim Ratings Scorecard – Week of Mar. 31, 2014". TV Media Insights. Cross MediaWorks. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
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