The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Moment of Zen - Action Administration

Season 5 • 05/17/2001

President Bush unveils his energy plan.

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Recap - 5/16/01

Monkey Man terrorizes India and parts of "Survivor" are reenacted.
05/16/2001
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Back in Black - Law Enforcement

The FBI gives Timothy McVeigh a stay of execution, it takes three months for cops to bust a man for selling steroids and police have developed a powerful new pepper spray.
05/16/2001
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Headlines - Man or Monkey Man?

India is terrorized by a nocturnal half-man, half-monkey attacking people in their sleep.
05/16/2001
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Headlines - Unreal Tournament

"Survivor" producer Mark Burnett admits that some scenes were staged reenactments, though he claims the re-shoots had no bearing on who finally won.
05/16/2001
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Corrections/Retractions/Apologies - Ben Affleck

Jon apologizes for calling Ben Affleck a queer and implying that huffing from a waste bin filled with uncapped highlighters is the preferred way to treat tennis elbow.
05/16/2001
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Jerry Springer

Jerry Springer doesn't watch any of the talk shows, including his own.
05/17/2001
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Energy Policy Packet

Steve Carell explains President Bush's energy policy packet is made from virgin redwood and the fat of baby seals.
05/17/2001
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Women's Health with Vance DeGeneres

In his last segment, Vance DeGeneres focuses on the new sensations a woman might feel in her first trimester, such as morning sickness and vaginal secretions.
05/17/2001
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Headlines - Powers for Algernon

The Bush administration releases its energy plan containing recommendations and a special word jumble in the back just for the president.
05/17/2001
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Other News - Uncle Tron's Cabin

A high-tech house automates household tasks with software that can understand a family's verbal cues.
05/17/2001
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Moment of Zen - Action Administration

President Bush says his energy plan will not gather dust.
05/17/2001
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Ad Nauseam - Deceased Legends of Dance

Steve Carell examines how commercials use dead dancers to sell their products.
05/29/2001
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Richard Schiff

Jon Stewart talks to actor Richard Schiff about his role on "The West Wing" and how they will never meet President George W. Bush.
05/29/2001
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Other News - Not Fade Away

The world's oldest pair of jeans sells for $46,000 at auction to Levi Strauss.
05/29/2001
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Intro - 5/29/01

The Daily Show is back from vacation and the guest tonight is Richard Schiff from "The West Wing."
05/29/2001
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Out, Damned Snot

Stacey Grenrock-Woods interviews Arthur Bloom, a deranged man who collects and bakes his phlegm.
05/29/2001
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Moment of Zen - Phlegm Spit

Arthur Bloom spits, drools and strains his phlegm.
05/29/2001
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Headlines - War is Swell

During this Memorial Day weekend, President George W. Bush visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the movie Pearl Harbor came out.
05/29/2001
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Moment of Zen - Sparks

President George W. Bush addresses the California energy crisis.
05/30/2001
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Back in Black - Memorial Day

Lewis Black comments on Memorial Day, war movies, tax breaks, fishing on the South China Seas and new urinals.
05/30/2001
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Headlines - Cart And Driver

The Supreme Court rules that a disabled golfer can use a golf cart for transportation in between holes and President George W. Bush addresses the California energy crisis.
05/30/2001
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