Bizarre - Season 1

Bizarre - Season 1

Season 1

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Datesoct. 17, 1980 - févr. 20, 1981
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Episodes

Episode One
Season 1Episode 130 min

Episode One

In the first episode, sketches include telephone operators asking callers what shows they were watching, parents dealing with a problem child, Super Dave performs his first stunt, a sketch involving stereotypes and a visit to a football training camp headed by George Allen.

oct. 17, 1980
Episode Two
Season 1Episode 230 min

Episode Two

Sketches include a couple dealing with secrets just before marriage, Super Dave in New Mexico to do a stunt involving arrows being shot at him, a very sensitive airport metal screener, a commentary by John Byner on nuclear power, a vampire visiting a doctor sketch that evolves into celebrity impersonations and a husband thinking his wife is unfaithful with good cause.

oct. 24, 1980
Episode Three
Season 1Episode 330 min

Episode Three

Sketches include a sports equipment store that sells very large and small items, a play reviewed by two professional wrestlers, a smog shrouded interview with the mayor of Los Angeles, an interview with a Cadillac spokesman about new models and a restaurant dinner that has people borrowing items constantly from the two.

oct. 31, 1980
Episode Four
Season 1Episode 430 min

Episode Four

Sketches include John welcoming a representative from China to the show, Super Dave Osborne's latest stunt, a woman reports a crime in unusual terms, a coach gives a halftime talk to an odd looking professional basketball team and the local police demonstrate the lastest method of apprehencing crooks.

nov. 7, 1980
Episode Five
Season 1Episode 530 min

Episode Five

Sketches include men digging underground and finding books at an unusual location, an interview with the winner of a women's body building championship, an elderly man waits to see the doctor, a man and woman have dinner at a restaurant and talk about their age differences, a male hair dresser takes care of his latest client and a documentary called "Scared Thin".

nov. 14, 1980
Episode Six
Season 1Episode 630 min

Episode Six

The sketches include math examples in school using well known celebrities, a visit to a watch sales and repair shop, a gorilla robs a local produce store to the surprise of his friends, a male secretary encounters sexual harassment, a family that roasts its own members, a man tries to wash up but finds the fixtures aren't working properly and a visit to a acupuncturist.

Episode Seven
Season 1Episode 730 min

Episode Seven

Sketches include a funeral for a magician who performs after death, a tailor shop and its unusual way of handling customers, a sketch interrupted by a test signal that is really a test, John Byner does a "new" sketch that looks oddly familiar to another show, a talk show segment with two sets of identical twins and one set that aren't quite identical in appearance, a foggy interview with Expos outfielder Ron LeFlore and a man in the electric chair whose last chance is in the hands of a man who stutters badly.

Episode Eight
Season 1Episode 830 min

Episode Eight

Sketches include a restaurant who have very specific reservations for tables, a television repair shop that does work on not just the television, an elderly couple discover they haven't been as faithful as they thought, John talks with the star of an adult oriented movie and the show cast present John an award for the longest sketch introduction ever.

Episode Nine
Season 1Episode 930 min

Episode Nine

Sketches include a neighbor who seems to borrow everything from his fellow neighbor, a visit with "the family of insults", the Roasters, an NFL general manager deals with a cheerleader controversy, the Dannon Family Yogurt Theatre, a bartender makes fun of a patron's speech pattern and a gift shop owner shows a customer some of the unusual wares he has for sale.

Episode Ten
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Episode Ten

Sketches include a police officer stopping a female motorist for an unusual violation, a couple visiting a doctor but mistakes are made by the husband, Steve Allen interviews Eddie Vane, a very tall jockey, a police officer uses sign language in dealing with a hostage situation, a man is begged by his mother to give up the violin for boxing, a woman meets with a sex surrogate and a security guard gets trigger happy late at night.

Episode Eleven
Season 1Episode 1130 min

Episode Eleven

Sketches include John Byner doing impressions with the aid of an audience member, outtakes from auditions for "The Muppet Movie", an interview with the author of a speed looking book, a wardrobe problem with a female cast member arises on set and a door-to-door psychologist encounters resistance with a woman and her husband.

Episode Twelve
Season 1Episode 1230 min

Episode Twelve

Sketches include Karl Malden seeking a cure for his insecurity, an interview with Sam Khomeni, brother of the ruler of Iran, a man brings his girlfriend home to meet his unusual family, a fight between two gangs is broken up by a group of priests in an unusual way, a segment featuring the oldest stuntman in the world and people at a party celebrate the fact they are married.

Episode Thirteen
Season 1Episode 1330 min

Episode Thirteen

Sketches include an audience member doing John Byner's opening monologue, a visit to Fantasy Island, a man is mugged but is asked for something unusual in the act, a man visits his doctor with a most unusual speech problem, a religious panel discusses the idea of brotherhood, two construction workers discuss lifestyle choices and an interview with the parents of Ronald Reagan.

Episode Fourteen
Season 1Episode 1430 min

Episode Fourteen

Sketches include couples communicating through an unusual method, a dog show not for normal dogs, a non controversial parade in San Fransisco and a movie character running for President.

Episode Fifteen
Season 1Episode 1530 min

Episode Fifteen

Sketches include a man determined to beat his wife at ping pong, a visit with Pinocchio and his wife, John interviews a man recently reunited with long lost dog, a woman visits a crooked optometrist, a man is shown at home where nothing is as it should be and John is visited by a pair of tough talking mobsters.

févr. 20, 1981
Episode Sixteen
Season 1Episode 1630 min

Episode Sixteen

Sketches include a game not going to a director's satisfaction, an interview with the world's first "trisexual", a couple is on the verge of divorce, a man visits a shop run by a Jewish woman who makes him feel ashamed into buying items, a man makes an unusual bet at a roulette wheel, a report from Camp Missing and John Byner gets tips from a make-up artist.

Episode Seventeen
Season 1Episode 1730 min

Episode Seventeen

Sketches include a man seeing a doctor about an unusual reaction to medication, a man who claims frogs have ear drums in their hind legs, a historically themed panel segment, a doctor advising a man nervous about an upcoming surgery and an improvised operation.

Episode Eighteen
Season 1Episode 1830 min

Episode Eighteen

Sketches include an interview with a Mafia informant whose identity is disguised, two women puzzle over the identity of the man in the elevator with them, a man with a blender invention looks to win a prize for a thousand dollars, John Byner interviews two women who have had different types of cosmetic surgery and a forum on television comedy hosted by a comedy expert.

Episode Nineteen
Season 1Episode 1930 min

Episode Nineteen

Sketches include a very short man running for President of the United States, a man tries to buy flowers at a floral shop with a check, a sheriff's sketch of a man suspected of assault looks nothing like what is described to him, a fisherman visits a small shop with a long list of items he needs, a return to the sheriff from a previous sketch and another inaccurate sketch, a movie producer interviews a multi racial, bisexual, limping actor for an upcoming movie and John Byner tries to close the show with a funny story though rain may interrupt him.

Episode Twenty
Season 1Episode 2030 min

Episode Twenty

Sketches include a poker sketch where the swear words have been replaced by names, an unusual police lineup, a dancer meets with a young man back stage, a customer at a bar thinks he is being mocked, a surgery sketch gets an unforeseen complication and a western sketch where two men get surprises when they see their previously unseen brides arrive by stagecoach.

Episode Twenty One
Season 1Episode 2130 min

Episode Twenty One

Sketches include a senator is lobbied about gun control, a stripper talks with a club patron about her plans, a woman talks how her marriage is becoming boring, two office works get very competitive, a scientist says he has proofs frogs have ears in their hind legs, a newlyweds sketch is redone with a studio audience member and John interviews the mother of a hot basketball prospect.

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