The Idiot Box(1991)
Synopsis
The Idiot Box is an American sketch comedy television series created by Alex Winter, Tom Stern and Tim Burns, which ran on MTV from 1990-1991. After the success of Bill & Ted, MTV hired Winter, Stern, and Burns to develop a half-hour sketch comedy show for the network. As the channel was still strictly music-oriented at the time, The Idiot Box was mainly a showcase for popular music videos, but with a series of sketches, fake commercials, and parodies shown in between. Therefore, although an episode ran 30 minutes, there were only 7 to 11 minutes worth of sketches.
Created by Tom Stern, Alex Winter
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Season 1
7 episodes · 1991
MTV sketch comedy show.
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The Idiot Box was first aired in 1991.
How many seasons of The Idiot Box are there?+
The Idiot Box has 1 season and 7 episodes in total.
Who created The Idiot Box?+
The Idiot Box was created by Tom Stern and Alex Winter.
Who stars in The Idiot Box?+
The Idiot Box stars Alex Winter, Lee Arenberg, Tom Stern, Danny Cooksey and Ricki Lake.
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