The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Science 2000 - A Tiny Dot Of Light

Season 4 E 22 • 08/17/1999

Astronomers suggest a number of theories to explain a strange tiny dot of light coming from the northern sky.

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Carson Daly
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Carson Daly waxes on the potential for getting laid at MTV and the destruction of all boy bands.
08/16/1999
00:59

Headlines - The Mansion Family
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The Clintons look for a New York home to carpetbag in, preferably in Mamaroneck.
08/16/1999
01:30

Headlines - Party Like It's $19.99
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Prince holds a garage sale in his apartment in Minneapolis, allowing fans the chance to buy things they'll sell at their own garage sales.
08/17/1999
00:13

Moment of Zen - Emu Sex
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Robert Doss, emu wrangler, pets the head of a female emu as he acts out the male role in mating to calm her down.
08/17/1999
03:49

Molly Ringwald
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Molly Ringwald discusses her life abroad in France and her recent marriage to a really French-looking Frenchman.
08/17/1999
00:51

Other News - The Money Pit
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Accused of stealing a billion dollars in humanitarian aid, Bosnian leaders' corruption levels have reached a new low.
08/17/1999
03:07

News 4 Kids
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Jon Stewart dons a sweater, a friendly tone and a hard drink to explain to a younger viewer the differences among the movie ratings and why children aren't allowed in R-rated ones.
08/17/1999
01:50

Headlines - Penalty Kicks
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Saddam Hussein's son Uday is accused of ordering the torture of the Iraqi national soccer team after losing.
08/17/1999
03:30

Tickle Me, Emu
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Confusing her owners for mates, an emu in heat charges them, but fortunately, an emu wrangler comes to the rescue.
08/17/1999
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
01:14

Science 2000 - A Tiny Dot Of Light
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Baffled by a tiny dot of light in the northern sky with an unknown electromagnetic spectrum, astronomers will explain the phenomenon as soon as they're done in the bathroom.
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
00:12

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

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
The Daily Show with Jon StewartS4 E23

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
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