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Star Wars - The Obligatory Coverage - Premiere

Season 3 • 05/19/1999

New "Star Wars" movie premieres; fans say, "Better than 'Spaceballs.'"

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Star Wars: The Obligatory Coverage
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Vance DeGeneres camps out with fans for the opening of the new "Star Wars" movie.
05/18/1999
01:01

This Just In - The Wonder Fears
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Children are more afraid of deadly sharks, slithering snakes and powerful thunderstorms than things that go bump in the night.
05/18/1999
01:10

Other News - Blubber Soul
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The whale hunt marks a return to a proud Native American custom: killing a whale with traditional bullets from traditional guns.
05/18/1999
01:01

Guernicut
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Amsterdam's museums have been criticized for lax security, but get high marks for their proximity to pot bars and legal prostitution.
05/18/1999
04:46

Camryn Manheim
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Camryn Manheim forcibly takes off Jon Stewart's tie.
05/19/1999
01:29

Other News - The Pill is Gone
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Women are unable to buy the morning after pill at the local mom and pop drugstore, because it was bulldozed to make room for Wal-Mart's parking lot.
05/19/1999
01:40

This Just In - Greenbacks and Ham
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Beloved children's cartoon character, Ted Kennedy took a break from his liberal comic adventures to lobby for $2 million for a Dr. Seuss memorial.
05/19/1999
02:27

A Quick Word of Advice - Child Stardom
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Jon Stewart advices child star Jake Lloyd to avoid anyone with the first name Corey, anyone with the last name Hanson, and anyone with the first and last name Michael Jackson.
05/19/1999
03:50

Flower Power
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All flowers talk to Louis Friere, but he prefers it when they say it and don't spray it.
05/19/1999
00:11

Moment of Zen - May the Force be With You
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Two costumed Star Wars fans fight with lightsabers at the movie's premiere.
05/19/1999
04:21

Star Wars - The Obligatory Coverage - Premiere
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From Hollywood fantasy to taxpayer supported fantasy, NASA has appointed Nobel Prize winner Dr. Baruch Blumberg to head up its search for extra-terrestrial life.
05/19/1999
02:05

Trash Talk
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Chief Financial Correspondent Stephen Colbert launches into some wrestling-style jawing on Wall Street's trading floor.
05/20/1999
00:11

Moment of Zen - Leg Candle
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The camera pans back to reveal a candle, or a leg, or is it both?
05/20/1999
01:03

Headlines - Stone Cold Cash
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Pro wrestling enters the stock market arena full of dumb metaphors and a Stone Cold Greenspan slam.
05/20/1999
04:52

Ray Romano
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Ray Romano returns to NYC and stands up for his porn-watching rights in a hotel room.
05/20/1999
01:17

Other News - The Boxer Rebellion
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An underwear shortage for prisoners nearly leads to a riot and watery eyes during salad-tossing.
05/20/1999
03:23

Exhibit "B"
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Mo Rocca interviews Herman Abrams, curator of the Herman Abrams Museum in Rahway, New Jersey.
05/20/1999
01:25

Headlines - Mouse-Broken
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Jeffrey Katzenberg's settlement with Disney brings out the Beast in Michael Eisner.
05/20/1999
02:40

Out at the Movies with Frank DeCaro - "The Phantom Menace"
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Frank DeCaro compares Episode I to the original Star Wars trilogy, Darths and all.
05/20/1999
01:24

This Just In - Sarong Image
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Fiji's introduction to American television causes eating disorders among its girls.
05/20/1999
00:21

Recap - Mean Gene Moneyline
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Jon wonders if Jeffrey Katzenberg's split from Disney is Good vs. Evil without the good guys.
05/20/1999
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