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381. It Came From the Daily Show: one episode from February 1999, and one from March, 1999

I forgot that I wanted to rewatch one episode a month from Jon’s first year as Daily Show host. I covered my favorite episode from Jon’s first week in January a while back.

I chose February 9, 1999. Mainly because I wanted to see Jon joke on some toys.

“Pull my strong, okay, undo my felt, yeah, no, keep it quiet” oh, that joke wouldn’t fly in 2019.

“A high tech microchip included with each new Star Wars figure enabled Samuel Jackson’s character, Mace Windu to relive lines like, ‘Damn, Yoda!’ and ‘What’s up, Darth?’“

Also, the Academy Award nominations were announced a few days prior. This was before the toys segment, but I couldn’t make a good intro with Oscar nominations, could I?

Jon muses, “SO I guess The Faculty wasn’t good enough for some people!”

Up next is Mo Rocca’s field piece “Everlasting Chiu” about a guy who invented everlasting life foot braces and rings. I guess shoes don’t matter if you’re gonna live forever. All for $16.50!

He even had a website! Remember, that was a big deal in 1999. Alex wants to make enough money from these devices to invent a teleportation device.

Next, Jon shows us who hates us in Jordan on a straight from 1995 television.

Other News: Stroh’s brewing company is bought by Pabst and Miller.

“Pabst will buy Stroh’s Schlitz brand … actually Pabst isn’t going to buy Schlitz, they’re sending their older brother in a 7-11 to buy it for them.”

God Stuff: Violence.

I think I mentioned this a while back, but the God Stuff segment hosted by John Bloom was perhaps the first segment that put Daily Show on the map back when Craig Kilborn was hosting. It was a segment of clips from wackadoo TV preachers.

“Sometimes I wish God would give me a Holy Ghost Machine gun so I could blow people’s heads off!

Later on there’s a dude that kills Santa Claus! John says, “…and Rudolph wept.”

Okay, I need to get going to March. March 22nd to be exact. 20 years ago last weekend! Time to feel old.

The Oscars were held the night before. Jon wore a suit that was 2 sizes too big for him.

“A four-hour telecast, and I lost my office pool after 3 minutes!”

“Tom Hanks showed up in a beard, just so that hilarious guy at the water cooler could do that Shaving Private Ryan bit he’s been dying to do…”

We all know now that Tom came in a beard because he was shooting Cast Away.

“Celine Dion who can be seen arriving after the filming of a Virginia Slims commercial…”

“Gwennie was so overcome with emption you could barely hear her shoulder blades rubbing together.”

Other news: O.J. Simpson has been appearing in commercials for Justice Media.

Next, there’s some “Personal Daily Show Business” with Beth Littleford and Vance DeGeneres. I actually have the transcript of this bit on my ancient nearly 20 year old Daily Show fan website.

Vance:
Well, uh, Beth, I’m going to take the high road here. I’m sorry that I said that you would perform oral sex on Al Roker.

Beth:
(pauses) And I’m sorry you did.

Jon:
That was awesome!

Finally, Jon was sad that he hasn’t been noticed for his acting chops. This bit is cute, with Jon talking back to the Oscar clips.

Nick Nolte is not amused.

251. Snow White ‘Cheezing Up the 1989 Oscars (3-29-1989)

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I know everybody has written about the Snow White incident that ruined the 1989 Oscars, but dang it, its my turn now.

The beginning is elementary school dance recital bad. “follow the hollywood stars, Snow!” Follow the people wearing cardboard stars.

As Snow is following them into Shrine Auditorium, she begins shaking random audience members hands… they don’t want to be touched by you! I couldn’t cap it because it went by so fast, but she shakes Tom Hanks’ hand at one point and he looks embarrassed as hell.

There is actually a decent part after this where the “I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts” song is sung by Merv Griffin, and Cyd Charisse dances, while Roy Rogers shows up too:

Rob Lowe is Snow White’s blind date at the Coconut Grove? But I thought we were still back in time? And they sing Proud Mary about how “Snow White was working in cartoons every night n day?” What does that have to do with Old Hollywood and Coconut Grove and all those old timey stars that were there?

AND TABLES ARE PEOPLE. or … PEOPLE ARE TABLES?

Audience wants this to end.

oh my god now what. What is she balancing on her head. That’s how it ended? Her sitting in a big dress?

Lily Tomlin puts us out of our misery:

“and to think, a billion and a half people just watched that …. and they’re trying to make sense of it”

Related:

The Worst Oscars Ever – Los Angeles Magazine

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251. Snow White ‘Cheezing Up the 1989 Oscars (3-29-1989)

I know everybody has written about the Snow White incident that ruined the 1989 Oscars, but dang it, its my turn now.

The beginning is elementary school dance recital bad. “follow the hollywood stars, Snow!” Follow the people wearing cardboard stars.

As Snow is following them into Shrine Auditorium, she begins shaking random audience members hands… they don’t want to be touched by you! I couldn’t cap it because it went by so fast, but she shakes Tom Hanks’ hand at one point and he looks embarrassed as hell.

There is actually a decent part after this where the “I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts” song is sung by Merv Griffin, and Cyd Charisse dances, while Roy Rogers shows up too:

Rob Lowe is Snow White’s blind date at the Coconut Grove? But I thought we were still back in time? And they sing Proud Mary about how “Snow White was working in cartoons every night n day?” What does that have to do with Old Hollywood and Coconut Grove and all those old timey stars that were there?

AND TABLES ARE PEOPLE. or … PEOPLE ARE TABLES?

Audience wants this to end.

oh my god now what. What is she balancing on her head. That’s how it ended? Her sitting in a big dress?

Lily Tomlin puts us out of our misery:

“and to think, a billion and a half people just watched that …. and they’re trying to make sense of it”

The Worst Oscars Ever – Los Angeles Magazine

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251. Snow White ‘Cheezing Up the 1989 Oscars (3-29-1989)

I know everybody has written about the Snow White incident that ruined the 1989 Oscars, but dang it, its my turn now.

//edit, 2019//

I found a better copy…for now.

The beginning is elementary school dance recital bad. “follow the hollywood stars, Snow!” Follow the people wearing cardboard stars.

There is actually a decent part after this where the “I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts” song is sung by Merv Griffin, and Cyd Charisse dances, while Roy Rogers shows up too: