The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Opening Ceremony

Season 6 • 02/11/2002

The opening ceremony of the Olympics was an allegory that worked on many levels.

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00:11

Moment of Zen - Olympic Torch
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Donny Osmond runs down the street carrying the Olympic torch.
02/07/2002
03:37

Headlines - War on Television
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American Taliban member John Walker Lindh is denied bail, while George Tenet speaks to the Senate intelligence committee regarding the likelihood of another terrorist attack.
02/07/2002
01:38

Osama or No?
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Given the Pentagon's vague description of a tall man surrounded by people bowing deferentially, they might have hit Osama bin Laden, Shaquille O'Neal or Jeff Goldblum.
02/07/2002
03:16

Welcome to Utah!
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It's pretty hard to find a double tall Americano in Utah because caffeine's been prohibited by the Mormon church, but you can find weapons-grade anthrax.
02/07/2002
03:32

Headlines - Salt Lake Pity
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The Winter Olympics has something for everybody, whether you're a fan of downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, or skiing, stopping and shooting at things, and then skiing again.
02/07/2002
00:07

Moment of Zen - USA
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Troops shout, "USA" while watching the Olympics.
02/11/2002
03:17

Miming for Gold
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It's a question no one you know would ever ask themselves: What does the future hold for mime?
02/11/2002
01:25

Dying From the Inside
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Tonight's show is either going to be the greatest thing in the history of television or a train wreck.
02/11/2002
02:09

Security
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Utah will raise the temperature of the state, the melted snow will be the price they must pay for security.
02/11/2002
05:20

Scott Bakula
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Scott Bakula discusses the members of his crew on "Enterprise."
02/11/2002
06:48

Opening Ceremony
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If you're the kind of person that loves pageantry and pomp, music and magic, you might have been able to hang in there for the first 2 hours of the Olympic opening ceremony.
02/11/2002
00:08

Moment of Zen - America is Extremely Nothy
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Iranians call for a spell check embargo.
02/12/2002
01:08

Jump and Poop
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Jon dares the Norwegian alpine team to not only jump, but to jump and poop at the same time.
02/12/2002
02:37

Axis To Grind
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Angry Iranians protest America by issuing a spell check embargo.
02/12/2002
02:37

The Olympics: They're On - God's Pilates Class
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Stephen Colbert finds the Olympic Village to be a place that inspires lofty rhetoric and he is claiming it as his new home.
02/12/2002
03:57

John Stossel Pt. 2
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John Stossel and Jon discuss the pros and cons of the free market.
02/12/2002
03:22

The Olympics: They're On - Dull
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Meanwhile, at a roadhouse outside Portland, Tonya Harding downed a shot of Jagermeister, dropped twenty bucks in a video poker machine and brained a guy with a hubcap.
02/12/2002
05:49

John Stossel Pt. 1
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John Stossel and Jon talk about the way kids socialize as well as what role the federal government should play in your life.
02/12/2002
06:04

Ralph Nader Pt. 2
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The presidential debate is a private corporation created by the two parties to exclude all competitors.
02/13/2002
01:18

Brazil Nuts
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Carnaval takes place in the Sambadrome, right across from the Macarenarena.
02/13/2002
00:28

Moment of Zen - Plead the 5th
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Former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay pleads the fifth amendment, keeping him from answering any questions.
02/13/2002
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