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Star Wars: The Obligatory Coverage

Season 3 • 05/18/1999

Vance DeGeneres runs out of food and water while waiting in line to see "Star Wars."

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02:01

Back in Black - Oprah
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Now Lewis Black has one more thing to be mad at: his media whore self.
05/18/1999
01:03

Same *hit Different Day
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The highly original minds at the major networks unveil their schedules for next season, including shows like "Odd Man Out" and "The West Wing."
05/18/1999
00:28

Don't Go There - The Weather Report
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The weather forces dingoes to seek shelter for themselves and the babies they've stolen.
05/18/1999
01:06

Headlines - Ehud's Next
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Ehud Barak got 56% of the vote, or an even more impressive 65%, if you read right-to-left.
05/18/1999
00:10

Moment of Zen - Girls
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A circle of girls jump and cheer.
05/18/1999
02:24

Jon's Fall Schedule
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Jon presents his new fall television schedule. The lineup includes shows such as "Masturbate Theater" and "Touched by a Stagehand."
05/18/1999
00:50

Intro - Backstreet Boys
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Jon introduces the show's lineup and gets five signed Backstreet Boys trading cards from someone in the audience.
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
01:55

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
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
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
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
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
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