The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Headlines - Powers for Algernon

Season 5 • 05/17/2001

President Bush is an orator, a thinker and now a conservationist.

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00:39

Recap - 5/16/01
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Monkey Man terrorizes India and parts of "Survivor" are reenacted.
05/16/2001
02:30

Back in Black - Law Enforcement
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The FBI gives Timothy McVeigh a stay of execution, it takes three months for cops to bust a man for selling steroids and police have developed a powerful new pepper spray.
05/16/2001
02:50

Headlines - Man or Monkey Man?
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India is terrorized by a nocturnal half-man, half-monkey attacking people in their sleep.
05/16/2001
01:09

Headlines - Unreal Tournament
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"Survivor" producer Mark Burnett admits that some scenes were staged reenactments, though he claims the re-shoots had no bearing on who finally won.
05/16/2001
01:59

Corrections/Retractions/Apologies - Ben Affleck
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Jon apologizes for calling Ben Affleck a queer and implying that huffing from a waste bin filled with uncapped highlighters is the preferred way to treat tennis elbow.
05/16/2001
04:27

Jerry Springer
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Jerry Springer doesn't watch any of the talk shows, including his own.
05/17/2001
00:08

Moment of Zen - Action Administration
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President Bush says his energy plan will not gather dust.
05/17/2001
01:50

Energy Policy Packet
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Steve Carell explains President Bush's energy policy packet is made from virgin redwood and the fat of baby seals.
05/17/2001
05:09

Women's Health with Vance DeGeneres
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In his last segment, Vance DeGeneres focuses on the new sensations a woman might feel in her first trimester, such as morning sickness and vaginal secretions.
05/17/2001
01:57

Other News - Uncle Tron's Cabin
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A high-tech house automates household tasks with software that can understand a family's verbal cues.
05/17/2001
04:03

Headlines - Powers for Algernon
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The Bush administration releases its energy plan containing recommendations and a special word jumble in the back just for the president.
05/17/2001
02:08

Ad Nauseam - Deceased Legends of Dance
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Steve Carell examines how commercials use dead dancers to sell their products.
05/29/2001
04:52

Richard Schiff
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Jon Stewart talks to actor Richard Schiff about his role on "The West Wing" and how they will never meet President George W. Bush.
05/29/2001
02:52

Other News - Not Fade Away
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The world's oldest pair of jeans sells for $46,000 at auction to Levi Strauss.
05/29/2001
01:33

Intro - 5/29/01
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The Daily Show is back from vacation and the guest tonight is Richard Schiff from "The West Wing."
05/29/2001
03:59

Out, Damned Snot
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Stacey Grenrock-Woods interviews Arthur Bloom, a deranged man who collects and bakes his phlegm.
05/29/2001
00:14

Moment of Zen - Phlegm Spit
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Arthur Bloom spits, drools and strains his phlegm.
05/29/2001
03:05

Headlines - War is Swell
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During this Memorial Day weekend, President George W. Bush visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the movie Pearl Harbor came out.
05/29/2001
00:08

Moment of Zen - Sparks
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President George W. Bush addresses the California energy crisis.
05/30/2001
02:02

Back in Black - Memorial Day
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Lewis Black comments on Memorial Day, war movies, tax breaks, fishing on the South China Seas and new urinals.
05/30/2001
04:32

Headlines - Cart And Driver
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The Supreme Court rules that a disabled golfer can use a golf cart for transportation in between holes and President George W. Bush addresses the California energy crisis.
05/30/2001
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