The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Back in Black - Taiwanese Cable

Season 4 • 12/14/1999

Rival factions at a Taiwanese cable station snap and fight over control of the airwaves.

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00:25

Intro - 12/13/99
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Jon wonders how voodoo, such a sweet word, can be such a painful thing to experience first hand.
12/13/1999
00:10

Moment of Zen - Lil' Smoking Gun
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A child soldier in the Burmese rebel army smokes a cigarette.
12/13/1999
05:45

Joan Lunden
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Joan Lunden talks about her show "Behind Closed Doors" and her time inside a U.S. Military tank.
12/13/1999
02:37

Ugly American - Holiday Spirit
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Dave Attell introduces Jon to the true holiday spirit: alcohol.
12/13/1999
03:43

Indecision 2000 - Not so Deep Six
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Ethanol is just one of the many things you can learn about while watching the Republican debate.
12/14/1999
00:12

Moment of Zen - Orgasm Thing
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Shannen Doherty blesses The Daily Show with her demonstration of an orgasm.
12/14/1999
05:39

Shannen Doherty
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Shannen Doherty discusses the orgasmic effects of astral projection.
12/14/1999
01:43

Other News - Lock and Unload
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Today marks the official handover of the Panama Canal from U.S. control to Panama -- which in turn will remain under U.S. control.
12/14/1999
03:36

Millennial Moment - Time Capsule
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Stephen Colbert plans on burying himself in a time capsule bound for the future.
12/14/1999
01:22

This Just In - Planet Mirth
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United States ranks as the third happiest nation in the world.
12/14/1999
01:48

Back in Black - Taiwanese Cable
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If Taiwanese cable is anything like ours, it's not worth fighting over.
12/14/1999
00:19

Moment of Zen - Hey Jude
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While waiting to attend Paul McCartney's Liverpool concert, a crowd of fans sings "Hey Jude."
12/16/1999
05:31

Indecision 2000 - McCain Campaign Bus
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John McCain's presidential campaign overflow bus is a repository for outcasts, misfits and journalistic bottom-feeders.
12/16/1999
01:35

Other News - Brown Out
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Charles Schulz' retirement saddens millions of fans who enjoy reading the "Peanuts" strip every time they walk past their grandmothers' refrigerators.
12/16/1999
02:27

bETh - Showbiz News 12/16/99
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In showbiz news, supermodel Naomi Campbell checks into an anger-management clinic, Elton John upsets the Cub Scouts and Mike Tyson neglects his ferrets.
12/16/1999
03:56

Headlines - Civil Heights
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa meet in Whasington, D.C. for peace talks, while Paul McCartney performs live in Liverpool.
12/16/1999
05:01

George Carlin
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George Carlin reminisces about his early days recording ad libs and imitations in Coney Island penny arcade booths.
12/16/1999
03:42

David Boreanaz
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David Boreanaz and Jon Stewart sing the Channel 6 Action News theme song.
12/20/1999
02:09

Headlines - The Bomb Before the Storm
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With his New Year's Eve plot thwarted, a terrorist diverts his master plan to Secretary's Day.
12/20/1999
04:00

Good Will Homing
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The Weymouth Pigeon Racers strongly believe in the power of pigeon racing to mentor America's youth.
12/20/1999
02:15

Other News - A Pole of Their Own
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A no-man, five-woman, no-man team has undertaken the challenge of becoming the first non-male, all-female, no-male group to walk to both the North and South Poles.
12/20/1999
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