The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Dark Afghanistan

Season 6 • 10/09/2001

Matt Walsh and Lauren Weedman report from deepest, darkest Asia.

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00:09

Moment of Zen - Double Banfield
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A split-screen highlights the change that Ashleigh Banfield has made in her appearance.
10/04/2001
01:16

Taliban Gaydar
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MSNBC reporter Ashleigh Banfield is hoping to stay under the radar by darkening her hair and cutting it shorter.
10/04/2001
01:34

The West Wing
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A disturbing terrorist attack scenario on "The West Wing" leaves viewers wondering if it could have already happened here.
10/04/2001
05:15

Kate Beckinsale
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Jon encourages Kate Beckinsale to take the plunge and get married.
10/04/2001
01:53

Miami Ice
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Foreigners threatening our democracy: tragic. Americans threatening our democracy: hilarious.
10/04/2001
03:16

Far Flung International Correspondents
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A panel of Daily Show correspondents shed insight on how to blend in to foreign cultures to get the best angle on a story.
10/04/2001
00:17

Moment of Zen - Whipped Candy
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A man in a cowboy hat whips what appears to be candy with an actual whip.
10/09/2001
06:00

Owen Wilson
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Owen Wilson remembers eating a sandwich in a snowstorm with Judd Apatow and Jon.
10/09/2001
04:28

Columbus's Journey
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Mo Rocca traces the path of Christopher Columbus all the way up Columbus Avenue and past the same Chinese restaurants.
10/09/2001
03:55

Headlines - Hollywood Terror
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The U.S. Army turns to the writers of MacGyver and Being John Malkovich for advice in the war on terror.
10/09/2001
02:58

Dark Afghanistan
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Matt Walsh and Lauren Weedman report from very different areas of the world that look extremely similar.
10/09/2001
02:47

Semi-Cas Airdrop
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Feeling the airdropped MRE's don't have enough zazz, Stephen Colbert plans a semi-cas open bar for the Afghani refugees.
10/10/2001
02:37

Headlines - Platunes
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Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell forgoes complex carbohydrates for the troops in Afghanistan, drowning out the Pakistani message of peace.
10/10/2001
03:08

Ad Nauseam - Bear Collecting
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Steve Carell takes a look at the infomercial, specifically an infomercial that combines a love of coin collection with a passion for bear collecting.
10/10/2001
01:58

From U.S.
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Steve Carell is upset that no one informed him that the food packages dropped from the airplanes are for Afghani refugees and not him.
10/10/2001
00:13

Moment of Zen - Bear Coins
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An infomercial hostess explains how bear collectors and coin collectors can finally join together to form one.
10/10/2001
05:50

Jeremy Piven
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The Pivenesque Jeremy Piven talks about his new comedy-that-is-romantic, "Serendipity," and the evils of unleavened bread.
10/10/2001
01:01

Intro - 10/10/01
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Jon admits he has not seen "Serendipity," the new film his guest Jeremy Piven is in.
10/10/2001
01:28

This Just In - My Lord and Saber
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For the first time, Great Britain lists Jedi as a religion on its census form, while Australians are still charged with resisting a life.
10/10/2001
03:38

John Miller Pt. 2
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John Miller tells Jon why he likes crime reporting.
10/11/2001
04:12

Pitch
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Average, everyday Hollywood producers are locked in a house for three months and given one simple task: come up with more ideas for reality programs.
10/11/2001
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