The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Recap - 10/5/99

Season 4 E 42 • 10/05/1999

Jon Stewart recaps today's top stories.

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This Just In - The Full Monticello

Scholars discover scrapbooks assembled by Thomas Jefferson containing pressed leaves and love poems -- proving he's at least as queer as the two dollar bill he appears on.
10/04/1999
02:10

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Headlines - Mao More Than Ever

The People's Republic of China turns 50 and they party like it's 1984, with gaudy outfits, awkward dancing and fireworks.
10/04/1999
02:04

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Headlines - MCI's on the Prize

MCI and Sprint merge, forming 'WorldCom' -- because Big Evil Eavesdroppers would be too obvious.
10/05/1999
03:52

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Maury Povich

Maury Povich chats about his eponymous talk show and the surprises behind paternity tests, and Jon explains why he isn't married.
10/05/1999
04:17

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The Burning Bush

Dental hygienists, firefighters and Rabbis are all against tower climbing, fire breathing topless transsexuals. But Ara Tripp won't stop until she gets what she wants.
10/05/1999
03:52

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Maury Povich

Jon Stewart and Maury Povich discuss the juxtaposition of their wardrobe as well as the differences in today's American families.
10/05/1999
01:58

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Other News - We're an American Ban

Clinton begins the last great push of a lame duck presidency by urging for Senate approval on the worldwide Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
10/05/1999
03:19

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News For Kids - Y2K

Jon explains the horror we all face at the hands of the Y2K bug in a manner that the children will understand.
10/05/1999
00:13

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Moment of Zen - Ara Tripp

Ara Tripp shows off her tower-climbing, fire-breathing topless antics.
10/05/1999
01:11

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Headlines - Radio City Gaga

Fame level appropriate' celebrities turn up by the ones to trumpet the re-opening of Radio City Music Hall after its elaborate renovation.
10/05/1999
00:23

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Recap - 10/5/99

Jon Stewart recaps the MCI/Sprint merger, the Radio City Re-opening, and Jimmy Hendrix rising from his grave to profit his own family.
10/05/1999
04:12

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Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields wants Jon Stewart to be her love interest on her show, "Suddenly Susan."
10/06/1999
00:13

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Moment of Zen - Giggle Girl

A little girl is ordered to giggle into a microphone.
10/06/1999
01:25

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This Just In - The Price Is Wrong

Vincent Price's daughter speculates that rumors about Price's bisexuality arose after his appearance on "Hollywood Squares."
10/06/1999
04:03

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Headlines - Campaign in the Ass

George W. Bush and Al Gore continue their presidential campaigns in New York City and the United Nations releases a report on robots.
10/06/1999
02:20

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Back in Black - Peace Chair

Lewis Black comments on a new recliner, a man who looks like Jesus and the chairless people of Iran.
10/06/1999
04:26

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High on the Hog

California farmer Les Morgan is indifferent to his cash cow and pig.
10/06/1999
01:34

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Other News - Panama Jacked

China plots to take control of the Panama Canal, but the United States angrily argues that they stole it first.
10/06/1999
00:12

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Moment of Zen - Trump Playing Volleyball

Donald Trump plays his heart out in a game of beach volleyball.
10/07/1999
03:18

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A Tale of Survival - Asleep in the Vent Pt. 2

While rescuing a drunken man from a pizza parlor's vent, Deerfield Beach firefighters find out the hard way that the man is not wearing underpants.
10/07/1999
02:42

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Ugly American - The Circus

Dave Attell explains that without elephants, the circus would be no different than his hotel room.
10/07/1999
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