The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Recap - 11/2/99

Season 4 E 54 • 11/02/1999

Jon recaps the top stories of the episode

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02:19

Back in Black - Idiots Abound
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Lewis Black sounds off about idiots the world over, including the Turks, Monopoly players, doctors, and the guy who bought a $27,000 personal ad.
11/02/1999
01:18

Headlines - Rags to Riches
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Jon wonders if the merger of National Enquirer, Star, and Globe means it's splitsville for Sherman and his two-timing Anti-Trust Act?
11/02/1999
01:17

This Just In - Ay, Corrupta!
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Almost 600 Mexican soldiers suspected of stealing drugs agree to drug tests, provided they take place no sooner than 30 days from last Saturday night.
11/02/1999
04:18

Jennifer Love Hewitt
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Jennifer Love Hewitt explains to Jon that when it comes to "Party of Five" she's really more like number six or seven.
11/02/1999
01:13

Millennial Moment - Top 100
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The Daily Show unveils its list of the top 100 lists of the millennium, which includes such gems as the Nashville Tennesean's list of Top Southern Fiction of the Century.
11/02/1999
01:29

Other News - Chairman Mouse
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The city of Hong Kong has taken the logical first step in freeing itself from the icy grip of capitalism: building a Disneyland theme park.
11/02/1999
01:20

Headlines - Hotelsport
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When Jean Claude van Damme became paranoid in a London hotel room, he took matters into his own hands and head-butted the mini-bar.
11/02/1999
03:38

Stacks 'N' Racks
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Mo Rocca sits down with Library of Congress librarian Ralph E. Whittington, a collector, archivist, and one-time star of pornographic movies.
11/02/1999
00:11

Moment of Zen - Ron Whittington, Porn Collector
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Ralph E. Whittington, erotic archivist, sifts through his files.
11/02/1999
00:39

A Halloween Plea
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Jon previews the upcoming show, then begs his sister to trade candy bars with him -- he hates nuts and loves nougats.
11/02/1999
00:54

Recap - 11/2/99
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Jon recaps the top stories from the episode, including a preview voiceover for Jean Claude van Damme's possible new movie, "Checking In."
11/02/1999
02:17

Other News - House of Wacks
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A Christian Hell House in New Jersey features an abortion scene, a bloody alcohol-related car crash, a rabid anti-gay sermon and -- at the end -- pound cake.
11/03/1999
01:22

Headlines - Burning Bush
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Bush's moral landmarks might include being born rich, taking a four year coke-hazed stumble through an Ivy League school and then being magically selected to be president.
11/03/1999
00:11

Daily Show Rundown
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11:27 - Entertainment with Sue "Kiss-Ass" Mitchell.
11/03/1999
02:27

Headlines - Mock the Vote
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Jon recaps the off-year state Legislature election result highlights from Washington, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, Texas and Pennsylvania.
11/03/1999
00:39

Recap - 11/3/99
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Jon recaps highlights from the tonight's stories on recent legislature elections, Governor Bush's morality education proposal and a controversial haunted house.
11/03/1999
00:14

Moment of Zen - India
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A large gathering in India awaits the arrival of Pope John Paul II.
11/03/1999
02:39

Corrections/Retractions/Apologies - World Series and McCounaughey
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Jon apologizes for questioning both Matthew McCounaughey's sexuality and the World Series' planner's choice of music.
11/03/1999
05:18

Dave Grohl
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The Foo Fighter's frontman Dave Grohl explains how skeet shooting is similar to playing golf with guns.
11/03/1999
04:21

The Beth Littleford Interview - Barry Williams
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Singing in the recording studio with Barry Williams is a dreamy opportunity that tens of fans would have killed for.
11/03/1999
03:11

Harry Potter Controversy
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Daily Show Media Critic Vance DeGeneres critiques the evil within the Harry Potter books and children's literature in general.
11/04/1999
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