The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Harry Potter Controversy

Season 4 E 56 • 11/04/1999

The Harry Potter book series is hot as hell -- and just as evil.

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04:21

The Beth Littleford Interview - Barry Williams
The Daily Show with Jon StewartS4 E55

Singing in the recording studio with Barry Williams is a dreamy opportunity that tens of fans would have killed for.
11/03/1999
04:41

Roshumba
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Model Roshumba talks about her book and her VH1 show while debating with Jon whether models are real people.
11/04/1999
00:55

Intro - Jersey Girls
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Jon dares the audience to make him sing the lyrics to Springsteen's "Jersey Girl."
11/04/1999
00:13

Moment of Zen - The Malignant Muse
The Daily Show with Jon StewartS4 E56

A cross dressing public access star named "Pet" refers to himself as "The Malignant Muse."
11/04/1999
01:18

Headlines - Lowdown Dirty Seamus
The Daily Show with Jon StewartS4 E56

The NBC miniseries "The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns" has been criticized for its stereotypical portrayal of the Irish as brawling, drunken and four inches high.
11/04/1999
02:46

Public Excess - Crooning Cowboys & Psychics
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Correspondent Rich Brown takes a look at some public access TV stars, from the crooning Cowboy Ray to Ostaro the psychic.
11/04/1999
01:34

Other News - Live and Let Dive
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Over 30 prizefights have been either fixed or tainted with fraud, making us long for the days when the noble art of getting punched in the face for money was totally legit.
11/04/1999
01:47

This Just In - Spines Like Us
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In what could be the most important development concerning scientists in China, scientists in China unearthed 2.5 million year old fossils.
11/04/1999
01:00

Recap - 11/4/99
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Danny Glover blasts New York cabbies, Irish Americans are upset over NBC's "Leprechauns" and controversy befalls the sport of boxing.
11/04/1999
02:04

Headlines - A Glover and a Fighter
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Danny Glover, star of Lethal Weapon IV, Lethal Weapon II, Lethal Weapon III and Bopha!, files a complaint with NYC's Taxi and Limousine Commission.
11/04/1999
03:11

Harry Potter Controversy
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Daily Show Media Critic Vance DeGeneres critiques the evil within the Harry Potter books and children's literature in general.
11/04/1999
00:12

Moment of Zen - Sandwich
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Mo Rocca stuffs a huge sandwich into his mouth.
11/08/1999
04:24

Kellie Martin
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ER's Kellie Martin discusses work, marriage and body odor issues, and Jon Stewart comes clean on who taught his dog to eat his own poop.
11/08/1999
01:58

Other News - The Grand Kenyan
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Kenyan runner Joseph Chebet wins the New York Marathon by a penis.
11/08/1999
04:31

Mystery Meat
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Mo Rocca's investigation of the mysterious theft of some deli meat from a Cleveland, OH tavern leads to some otherworldly possibilities.
11/08/1999
02:05

Headlines - Indecision 2000
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George W. Bush fails a test on foreign leaders, Al Gore hires a feminist author to soften his image and Stephen Colbert has phone sex with a woman in Minnesota.
11/08/1999
02:57

Headlines - You've Got Nailed
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Bill Gates gets his Microsoft monopoly busted up and London Bureau Chief Stephen Colbert somehow gets a free trip to England out of it.
11/08/1999
00:49

News Recap - Gates v. Reno
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Jon recaps the big stories of Monday, November 8, 1999 and portends Steve Carell's spiritual enema.
11/08/1999
01:54

This Just In - Crown Under
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Australians vote not to lose Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State, and Stephen Colbert is in no position to comment.
11/08/1999
04:54

Spiritual Enema
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Steve Carell warns that a constipated ghost may be looking for relief in your toilet.
11/09/1999
02:05

Millennial Moment - Y2K
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Lewis Black explores what awaits us as we hurtle towards the Millennium.
11/09/1999
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