Comedy Central's TV Funhouse
by Tom Warburton
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Actor: Dino Stamatopoulos, Doug Dale, Jon Glaser, Robert Smigel, Tommy BlachaDirector: Tom Warburton
Brand: SMIGEL,ROBERT
Writer: Robert Smigel
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 30 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-07-22
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Comedy Central
DVD Reviews of Comedy Central's TV Funhouse
DVD Review: Rivals "Chappelle's Show" as Comedy Central's best...
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been waiting for this series to be released on DVD for eight years, since I bought my first DVD player, and finally, it has arrived. I simply cannot understand why it took so long, based on its presumably enormous cult following (basically, everyone that's ever seen it has been waiting for its DVD release as impatiently as I have), but let's not dwell on that any longer.
"TV funhouse" matches even "The Simpsons" (when I mention "The Simpsons," I mean the show that existed before season nine; it became a different series at that point (see: witless and aimed at the politically/socially unaware)) in pure knee-slapping, literally burst-out-loud-laughing hilarity, and it simply MUST be owned on DVD by anyone who enjoys, well, hilarious stuff! Stemming from SNL, one of the unfunniest shows on television for at least the last fifteen years, I was simply *shocked* to realize how amazingly funny it actually is; I stayed up on multiple occasions to watch the marathons, as did millions of others (despite the low "ratings"), and I have seen each episode at least ten times as a result. With each additional viewing, its brilliance becomes ever more apparent, and I will simply never be tired of it.
Why, might you ask? "TV Funhouse" is mostly a satirical commentary/parody of children's programming (Sesame Street, Mr. Rodgers, etc.) that takes the false image of perfect happiness and harmony and twists it into harsh reality (the implied psychosis of the host, animal mistreatment, etc.), and despite the reality of the images it presents, it's all absolutely hilarious, as previously mentioned. The program also mocks cartoons of the 60's/70's (Wonderman, Fetal Scooby Doo...absolutely priceless...), as well as other 50's-era "programming" (mnemonics, etc. ...hilarious).
I, for one, feel that a petition should be created to get this show back on the air ASAP! I will never understand, despite its squarely adult audience, why it never got the critical support it deserved, and why it was cancelled in its infancy as a result (especially as "The Simpsons" remains on the air, at least ten years ahead of the most recent time it could be deemed "funny" ("painful" is now the term I hear applied most frequently)).
In any event, should you be one of the poor, unfortunate souls that has never experienced Comedy Central's "TV Funhouse" (and for God's sake, I am NOT referring to the garbage of the same name on SNL that this ingenious creation "originated" from...), you simply MUST purchase this set now. Honestly, I don't know how anyone couldn't enjoy it, on one level or another (well, I suppose that animal rights' advocates might have some issues with it, but...). Buy it now!
Description of Comedy Central's TV Funhouse
When you were a kid, cartoons were on Saturday mornings, TV show hosts were beloved, and puppets were friendly, caring and kind. Well, you're not a kid anymore. That's why Comedy Central?s TV Funhouse, featuring host Doug and his Anipals, is packed with enough twisted cartoons, crass puppets, live animals and guest stars to send you to bed weeping over your lost youth.Bestsellers in DVD
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