The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Moment of Zen - Airplane Catches Fire

Season 4 E 23 • 08/18/1999

An airplane catches fire upon landing.

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02:03

Headlines - Alexander the Marginal
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Lamar Alexander drops out of the presidential race after six years on the campaign trail.
08/17/1999
04:20

Vance DeGeneres Reports - A Fine Shrine
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One Philadelphia native has gone unrecognized for far too long -- The Three Stooges' Larry Fine deserves a shrine.
08/18/1999
01:18

Headlines - Planet Red
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Alaweed bin Talal and Ong Beng Seng agree to provide a $30 million cash infusion to Planet Hollywood -- now filing for bankruptcy -- if the restaurant is re-named after them.
08/18/1999
00:46

Intro - 100% Baby Seal Fur Free
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Though Jon's ass is still made entirely of Styrofoam, this episode of The Daily Show is 100% baby seal fur-free.
08/18/1999
01:31

Headlines - La Vida Coca
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FBI agents break up a massive drug ring that did not discriminate in its dealings with other drug organizations.
08/18/1999
04:16

Sarah Jessica Parker
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Sarah Jessica Parker reveals that while men may express some hostility toward her show, women are compelled to confess to her the most intimate details of their lives.
08/18/1999
01:57

Other News - The Feminine Mistake
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Boston College professor and respected radical feminist, Mary Daly, has been forced into retirement after losing a 20-year battle over admitting men into her class.
08/18/1999
02:37

Back in Black - Iowa Straw Poll
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While the U.S. obsesses over the Iowa Straw Poll, China finally brings prophylactics to the people, and Peru holds a fierce breast-feeding competition.
08/18/1999
00:19

And You Can Quote Me
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Senator Bennett reveals the only possible way George W. Bush will not be nominated involves either a black woman or a bus.
08/18/1999
01:17

Headlines - Flash Holes
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Prosecutors announce it cannot be proven if the paparazzi chasing Princess Diana caused her fatal crash, and recommend charges against them be dropped.
08/18/1999
00:12

Moment of Zen - Airplane Catches Fire
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And airplane burns on the tarmac and catches fire.
08/18/1999
01:09

Headlines - Arch Enemy
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Imelda Marcos opens a shoe museum replete with a point and lick exhibit.
08/19/1999
01:09

Other News - Mississippi Masada
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A Jewish eleventh grader in Mississippi is forced to remove the Star of David, for fear it may be construed as a gang symbol.
08/19/1999
00:14

Moment of Zen - Shoe Museum
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The shoe museum that bought Imelda Marcos's shoes displays giant shoes on its roof.
08/19/1999
04:09

Toe Jamming
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Mo Rocca travels to Boulder, Colorado where a barefoot violinist is letting beings come up through his feet.
08/19/1999
04:50

French Stewart
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French Stewart tells tales of debauchery, from bringing his wife to the Playboy mansion to giving her beads at Mardi Gras.
08/19/1999
01:05

This Just In - Freeberg
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A recently dislodged iceberg raises concerns about climate change.
08/19/1999
02:59

Second Opinion - Alternative Medicine
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Paul Michael Mercurio suggests economical alternatives to alternative medicine, including naps and some self-recorded relaxation music.
08/19/1999
01:55

Headlines - Triumph of the Nil
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The first soccer match between Yugoslavia and Croatia in nine years makes Jon flash back to that game, courtesy of Buffalo Springfield.
08/19/1999
00:12

Moment of Zen - Dough Belly
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A jiggly belly is played with.
08/23/1999
00:48

Recap - 8/23/99
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If only there were a way to climb a building from within.
08/23/1999
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