The Colbert Report

Pumpkin Shortage

Season 3 • 10/18/2007

Stephen warns us about the alarming pumpkin shortage this Halloween.

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04:41

The Big News
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When Stephen reads The New York Times, he starts with the business section -- at least there the lies are about money.
10/17/2007
00:30

Intro - 10/17/07
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Stephen sits down with chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov, and questions arise about the Colbert presidential campaign.
10/17/2007
00:22

Sign Off - Revenge Is Sweet
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Stephen finally gets his revenge on the bears.
10/17/2007
04:20

Garry Kasparov
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Garry Kasparov, author of "How Life Imitates Chess," may be able to outsmart a computer, but can he outsmart a man who owns a computer?
10/17/2007
03:53

ThreatDown - Anniversary
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It's the anniversary of the ThreatDown and Stephen bought you rubber pants to celebrate.
10/17/2007
05:17

Craig Newmark
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Stephen thanks Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, for destroying the American newspaper.
10/18/2007
05:04

Hail to the Cheese - Campaign Coverage Finance
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In order to be a top tier presidential candidate, Stephen needs more than zero point zero million dollars in the bank.
10/18/2007
00:27

Intro - 10/18/07
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Stephen sits down with Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, and puts our environment under a microscope.
10/18/2007
01:23

Sign Off - Portrait Unveiled
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Stephen unveils his new portrait -- and this year, he's taking things in an entirely new direction.
10/18/2007
05:34

Global Scrunching - Anderson Cooper
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Stephen asks Anderson Cooper how people can help the environment without any inconvenience.
10/18/2007
02:38

Pumpkin Shortage
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If there's one thing about Stephen that you and the psychopathic killer who may be standing behind you know, it's that he's no alarmist.
10/18/2007
03:34

The Word - Absinthetinence
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America's youth: stay away from absinthe. It can damage your liver and kidneys and make you paint strange things.
10/29/2007
04:55

Richard Berman
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Rick Berman and Stephen discuss why smoking, drinking, eating and skydiving shouldn't be regulated.
10/29/2007
00:43

The Last Infographic
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It is a sad day in the news world, as USA Today prints its very last infographic, a chart showing which American streets are named after which candy.
10/29/2007
03:42

Tip/Wag - Sleep Deprivation
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Stephen tips his hat to The New York Times after his book hit number one, but wags his finger at neuroscientists at U.C. Berkeley for saying that people need sleep.
10/29/2007
00:35

Intro - 10/29/07
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The McCain campaign gets a technological boost, absinthe is in again, and guest Richard Berman opposes PETA and MADD.
10/29/2007
04:48

Hail to the Cheese - Branded Killings
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After John McCain told the people of Smith & Wesson that he would use their products to kill Osama bin Laden, Stephen does the same with Isotoner gloves, Cinnabon and Head On.
10/29/2007
01:34

Sign Off - Rocktober
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Stephen honors the Boston Red Sox for punishing the Colorado Rockies and preserving the sanctity of Rocktober by adding a rock and roll creche to his bookshelf.
10/29/2007
04:36

Earth Attacks - Georgia Drought
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Stephen tells us why nature is a bigger threat to us than we are to it, and recommends that Georgia beat the drought by blasting their air conditioners 24 hours a day.
10/30/2007
08:36

Massie Ritsch
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After learning that having his campaign funded by Doritos may be illegal, Stephen invites Massie Ritsch to explain campaign funding to him.
10/30/2007
06:16

J. Craig Venter
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Scientist Craig Venter stops by to talk about genome decoding, the imperfections of God and what gives Stephen gas.
10/30/2007
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