Home > The Ben Stiller Show > Season 1 « TV Series Page The Ben Stiller Show: Season 1 (1992 - 1993) Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 91% Average Rating: 8.5/10 Season Reviews: 11 Fresh: 10 Rotten: 1 Critics Consensus: The short-but-sweetly-lived Ben Stiller Show makes an uproarious impression as a ruthless and genuinely funny satire of Hollywood pretensions. 100% Average Rating: 10.0/10 Season Reviews: 6 Fresh: 6 Rotten: 0 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: The short-but-sweetly-lived Ben Stiller Show makes an uproarious impression as a ruthless and genuinely funny satire of Hollywood pretensions. AUDIENCE SCORE 100% liked it Average Rating: 4.3/5 User Ratings: 5 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 101 Air date: Sep 27, 1992 The cast introduces several comedy sketches, including: U2:The Early Years in which Ben Stiller impersonates Bono of U2 as the Patridge Family; Cape Munster - a parody of Cape Fear with Stiller as an adult Eddie Munster; Ben's Video Diary; What is Sexy?; U2: The Early Years Part 2; Michael Pheret, Agent with guests Rosanne, Tom Arnold and Gary Shandling; Last Stand of Yakov Smirnoff. More 2 102 Air date: Oct 4, 1992 Special guest star BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT (Police Academy films) joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Tom Cruise: Dress Casual in which Stiller spoofs Tom Cruise re-enacting some of his most famous roles in a Broadway performance; Melrose Heights 90210-2402 that's a parody of teen-soap operas; Tonight Show Auditions with guest Todd Bridges; Skank with Andy Dick; Advantage Aggasi with Ernie Hudson as himself and Garofalo as Martina Navratilova; Ben Stiller's Video Diary; Spoof of "Cops" in Salem, Massachusetts (1640) More 3 103 Air date: Oct 18, 1992 Special guest star JAMES DOOHAN ("Star Trek") joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Legends Of Springsteen; Amish Studs; Michael Pheret,Talent Agency with Run-DMC; Legends Of Springsteen, Part 2; The Quest For Space; What is Sexy?; Scotty Fantasy; More Legends Of Springsteen More 4 104 From trendy Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, the cast introduces several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Skank Goes Blind with Todd Bridges; "Cops" in Ancient Egypt; Ben Stiller's Music News; Low-Budget Tales of Cliched Horror; B-Minus Time Traveler; Pig Latin Lover More 5 105 Air date: Nov 1, 1992 Special guest star COLIN QUINN ("Saturday Night Live") joins the cast at a train station to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Annoying Guy Bothers Casey Kasem in a Restaurant in which an annoying guy (Stiller) accosts Casey Kasem into speaking with his Shaggy voice from Scooby-Doo and also coerces Kasem into being a waiter. Stiller also uses his famous phrase 'Do it.'; Melrose Heights 90210-2402, Part 1; Anti-Drug Lecture To Schoolkids; Melrose Heights 90210-2402, Part 2; Information 411 with Adam West More 6 106 Air date: Nov 8, 1992 Special guest star SARAH JESSICA PARKER ("Sex and the City") joins the cast on a picnic and introduces several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Oliver Stone Land in which Stiller portrays Oliver Stone at his fictious amusement park, with rides such as 'Mr. Morrison's Wild Ride' and 'Platunes'; Pan America Salesman Of The Year; Jake Steele Marrionette Cop; Blue & White Shampoo; Bomb Squad; Ask Manson with Bob Odenkirk as Charles Manson More 7 107 Air date: Nov 15, 1992 Special guest star ROB MORROW ("Northern Exposure," "Street Time") joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Counting with Bruce Springsteen; Grady's Oats with Dana Gould; The Grungies; Ben Stiller's Wheel Of Filler-Jewish Fly Guys; Ben Stiller's Video Diary; Of Buildings And Women; Grady's Oats Part 2; The Grungies More 8 108 Air date: Dec 6, 1992 Special guest star GARRY SHANDLING ("The Larry Sanders Show") joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Hair Styling with Bruce featuring Gary Coleman; Woody Allen's Bride Of Frankenstein; Club Fredrick; Michael Pheret with Alex Karras; Cop Stories; Bad Twist Ending Theater; Manson; Ed's Clownwear; America's Most Suspicious with Danny Bonaduce; The Pig Latin Ariety-Vay Ectacular-Spay More 9 109 Air date: Dec 13, 1992 Special guest star FLEA (aka Michael Balzary, the Australia-born bassist of the rock band The Red Hot Chili Peppers) joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Mohican Master 2000 & Jazzercise With Wolves with Stiller's parody as Daniel Day Lewis and Odenkirk's parody as Kevin Costner; Die Hard 12: Die Hungry with Taylor Negron; The Let-Go Clinic with Tony Bobbins - a parody of Tony Robbins; Annoying Guy Meets Tattoo in a Bar with Herve Villechaize; Ask Manson; Skank; The Let-Go Clinic, Part 2; Flea beats Ben at basketball. More 10 110 Air date: Dec 20, 1992 Special guest star DENNIS MILLER ("Saturday Night Live") joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Three Men and an Old Man with Stiller as Steve Guttenberg "Manson" TV Show; Casting Call: Beethoven with Stiller as Al Pacino; Poem (with clowns); America's Most Suspicious with Danny Bonaduce; Casting Call: The Mighty Ducks; The Pig Latin Lover: Tito Gallegos with Rip Taylor More Show More Episodes The Ben Stiller Show: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (12) Tv Season Info Before Zoolander, Night at the Museum, Dodgeball and Meet the Parents there was The Ben Stiller Show! Get a glimpse of Stiller's early years in this acclaimed but short-lived comedy series. Genre: Comedy Network: FOX Premiere Date: Sep 27, 1992 Cast Ben Stiller Andy Dick Bob Odenkirk Janeane Garofalo John O'Donohue Andy Dick Janeane Garofalo Bob Odenkirk Show More Cast Episodes 1 101 Air date: Sep 27, 1992 The cast introduces several comedy sketches, including: U2:The Early Years in which Ben Stiller impersonates Bono of U2 as the Patridge Family; Cape Munster - a parody of Cape Fear with Stiller as an adult Eddie Munster; Ben's Video Diary; What is Sexy?; U2: The Early Years Part 2; Michael Pheret, Agent with guests Rosanne, Tom Arnold and Gary Shandling; Last Stand of Yakov Smirnoff. More 2 102 Air date: Oct 4, 1992 Special guest star BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT (Police Academy films) joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Tom Cruise: Dress Casual in which Stiller spoofs Tom Cruise re-enacting some of his most famous roles in a Broadway performance; Melrose Heights 90210-2402 that's a parody of teen-soap operas; Tonight Show Auditions with guest Todd Bridges; Skank with Andy Dick; Advantage Aggasi with Ernie Hudson as himself and Garofalo as Martina Navratilova; Ben Stiller's Video Diary; Spoof of "Cops" in Salem, Massachusetts (1640) More 3 103 Air date: Oct 18, 1992 Special guest star JAMES DOOHAN ("Star Trek") joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Legends Of Springsteen; Amish Studs; Michael Pheret,Talent Agency with Run-DMC; Legends Of Springsteen, Part 2; The Quest For Space; What is Sexy?; Scotty Fantasy; More Legends Of Springsteen More 4 104 From trendy Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, the cast introduces several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Skank Goes Blind with Todd Bridges; "Cops" in Ancient Egypt; Ben Stiller's Music News; Low-Budget Tales of Cliched Horror; B-Minus Time Traveler; Pig Latin Lover More 5 105 Air date: Nov 1, 1992 Special guest star COLIN QUINN ("Saturday Night Live") joins the cast at a train station to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Annoying Guy Bothers Casey Kasem in a Restaurant in which an annoying guy (Stiller) accosts Casey Kasem into speaking with his Shaggy voice from Scooby-Doo and also coerces Kasem into being a waiter. Stiller also uses his famous phrase 'Do it.'; Melrose Heights 90210-2402, Part 1; Anti-Drug Lecture To Schoolkids; Melrose Heights 90210-2402, Part 2; Information 411 with Adam West More 6 106 Air date: Nov 8, 1992 Special guest star SARAH JESSICA PARKER ("Sex and the City") joins the cast on a picnic and introduces several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Oliver Stone Land in which Stiller portrays Oliver Stone at his fictious amusement park, with rides such as 'Mr. Morrison's Wild Ride' and 'Platunes'; Pan America Salesman Of The Year; Jake Steele Marrionette Cop; Blue & White Shampoo; Bomb Squad; Ask Manson with Bob Odenkirk as Charles Manson More 7 107 Air date: Nov 15, 1992 Special guest star ROB MORROW ("Northern Exposure," "Street Time") joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Counting with Bruce Springsteen; Grady's Oats with Dana Gould; The Grungies; Ben Stiller's Wheel Of Filler-Jewish Fly Guys; Ben Stiller's Video Diary; Of Buildings And Women; Grady's Oats Part 2; The Grungies More 8 108 Air date: Dec 6, 1992 Special guest star GARRY SHANDLING ("The Larry Sanders Show") joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Hair Styling with Bruce featuring Gary Coleman; Woody Allen's Bride Of Frankenstein; Club Fredrick; Michael Pheret with Alex Karras; Cop Stories; Bad Twist Ending Theater; Manson; Ed's Clownwear; America's Most Suspicious with Danny Bonaduce; The Pig Latin Ariety-Vay Ectacular-Spay More 9 109 Air date: Dec 13, 1992 Special guest star FLEA (aka Michael Balzary, the Australia-born bassist of the rock band The Red Hot Chili Peppers) joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Mohican Master 2000 & Jazzercise With Wolves with Stiller's parody as Daniel Day Lewis and Odenkirk's parody as Kevin Costner; Die Hard 12: Die Hungry with Taylor Negron; The Let-Go Clinic with Tony Bobbins - a parody of Tony Robbins; Annoying Guy Meets Tattoo in a Bar with Herve Villechaize; Ask Manson; Skank; The Let-Go Clinic, Part 2; Flea beats Ben at basketball. More 10 110 Air date: Dec 20, 1992 Special guest star DENNIS MILLER ("Saturday Night Live") joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Three Men and an Old Man with Stiller as Steve Guttenberg "Manson" TV Show; Casting Call: Beethoven with Stiller as Al Pacino; Poem (with clowns); America's Most Suspicious with Danny Bonaduce; Casting Call: The Mighty Ducks; The Pig Latin Lover: Tito Gallegos with Rip Taylor More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for The Ben Stiller Show Season 1 All Critics (11) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (1) The Ben Stiller Show was about as good as sketch comedy got. Sep 7, 2018 | Full Review… David Bianculli New York Daily News Top Critic While it can be pretty funny, The Ben Stiller Show is a mess, Stiller and his cohorts trying a little bit of everything to see if it'll work. Sep 7, 2018 | Full Review… Tim Grierson Deadspin The Ben Stiller Show wasn't just ahead of its time, it was a total anomaly. Sep 7, 2018 | Full Review… Michael Roffman Consequence of Sound The star and co-creator of The Ben Stiller Show is a card, a caution and a hoot. When he's at the top of his form, he's brilliant. When he's not, he's still funnier than those people on that Saturday Night Comedy Show You're Sick of Reading About. Sep 7, 2018 | Full Review… Joanne Weintraub Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Stiller's got the look -- the Fox TV, youth look. Besides having the look, he also has some talent as a filmmaker, comedian and actor. He especially has a nice feel for video and youth culture. Sep 7, 2018 | Full Review… David Zurawik Baltimore Sun More than its right-place-right-time situation at the center of the early-Nineties comedy universe, what makes Stiller's show stand out in retrospect is the depth of its aesthetics. Sep 13, 2018 | Full Review… Staff Rolling Stone Top Critic Masters of comic juxtaposition, the show's writers cross-pollinated deviant strands of entertainment to create hybrids that were often both funny and genuinely satirical. Sep 7, 2018 | Full Review… Nathan Rabin AV Club Top Critic a sketch show lives and dies by its cast, and The Ben Stiller Show's small but potent troupe... should ensure a continuing cult devotion. Sep 7, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… Eric Henderson Slant Magazine Top Critic Along with Stiller's considerable acting gifts, the premiere's staging and devastatingly clever writing form the underpinning for its success. Viewers should be so glad The Ben Stiller Show is having this conversation. Sep 7, 2018 | Full Review… Howard Rosenberg Los Angeles Times Top Critic Stiller rises above simple media parody. He gets at the heart of the whole phony, pathetic show-business ethos. 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