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Season 1 – The Martin Short Show

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The Martin Short Show — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Martin Short admirably attempts an ambitious format, but his show-within-a-show is cluttered and only sporadically funny.

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Ramsey Ess New York Magazine/Vulture 06/27/2019
On the surface, the premise of the show should be perfect for Short, but on the whole it fell not just flat, but one-dimensional. Go to Full Review Richard Zoglin TIME Magazine 06/27/2019
The series promises more fun than any other new comedy this fall. Go to Full Review Caryn James New York Times 06/27/2019
What The Martin Short Show has in its favor is its star's great satiric imagination and some inventive friends. Go to Full Review Bob Langford News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) 02/03/2021
2.5/4
This show has endless possibilities, but it's not there yet. Go to Full Review Scott D. Pierce Deseret News (Salt Lake City) 06/27/2019
An unwatchable mish-mash of weak sketches and terrible sitcom. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
The Martin Short Show — Season 1

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 15, 1994 Who's Afraid of Snowball Fortensky? A TV star (Martin Short) has a wife (Jan Hooks) and three children. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 20, 1994 The Steve Martin Show Show guest Steve Martin flirts with Meg (Jan Hooks); guests Casey and Jean Kasem. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 27, 1994 A Hippo Never Forgets A children's TV star (George Wendt) won't allow Marty (Martin Short) on his show. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 4, 1994 The Joker Is Me Bruno Kirby ropes Marty (Martin Short) into a high-stakes poker game at a powerful producer's house. Details

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Season Info

Network
NBC
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 15, 1994