The 5th Quarter - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
But I'm Just a Little Boy
The heartbreaking story of Clif Cliff Adele (Blake Griffin), the breakout star of the 2002 AAU under seven national basketball championships. After setting the sports world on fire with his unprecedented play, it was discovered that Clif Cliff was not a seven-year-old boy, but rather a 32-year-old man.
Selling Out
Featuring Jerry O'Connell reprising his character from "Jerry Maguire", this is the heartbreaking story of quarterback phenom Frank Cushman, whose career and life spiraled out of control after he left his agent Jerry Maguire the night before the NFL draft, and uncovered his uncontrollable addiction to shooting commercials.
A Vicious Cycle
Professional cyclist Freddie Bunkle (Barry Rothbart), best known for finishing 179th in the 2015 Tour De France, catapults to fame when a doping scandal disqualifies the 178 cyclists who finished ahead of him and bring about the first clean race in the Tour's history…or so it seems. Feeling the pressure to live up to his newfound fame and respect, Freddie launches a quest to claim his rightful place on the podium in the 2016 Tour, and is willing to do whatever it takes to get there.
Sylvester World Peace
The heartwarming story of little Sylvester Bass, a ten-year-old blind boy who would get the chance to watch his first and possibly only basketball game in between two risky eye surgeries. After a chance meeting with Metta World Peace, Metta grants Sylvester a wish. From here we uncover the truth about Metta's wildly outrageous antics throughout his career and the little monster puppeteer running the show behind the scenes.
Field of Screams
Hockey is hockey. It's the same basic game whether it's on the field or on ice with skates. Every great hockey team needs a star, and every great star needs someone to protect them – an enforcer. Field of Screams follows the story of Deb Schultz (Alison Rich), the greatest Field Hockey Enforcer to ever step out onto the field.
Hands of God: The Buddy Brogan Story
Buddy Brogan (Chris Parnell) practically invented soccer as far as America is concerned. After failing to make it as a professional soccer player (or really any kind of soccer player), Buddy Brogan came to the United States in 1960 and with his signature style he lit the country ablaze with soccer fever. The only problem is his "signature style" might not adhere entirely to regulations.
Catching a Catcher
Catching a Catcher is a Making A Murderer parody that explores the story of Doug Dripp (JB Smoove), a minor league catcher who has attempted for almost 20 years to tag out Terry Staubach, an opponent he claims never touched home plate while scoring the winning run in the World Series. However, when Terry Staubach is murdered and Doug is accused of the crime, he sets out to prove his innocence and Minor League Baseball's agenda to frame him.
Trailblazing Trailblazer: The First Ugly Player in the NBA
The courageous story of Freddy Galpert (Matt Besser), the man who was determined to break down one of the biggest barriers to true equality in all of sports. We follow the struggle and triumph of the man who scraped and fought to become the first ugly player in the NBA.
Heads or Fails
The story of the rise and fall of J.D. Dunst (Amir Blumenfeld). Regarded as the greatest coin flip guesser in the world and having never played football, Dunst was signed by the San Diego Chargers primarily to win opening coin flips, and more importantly, the coin flips that decided who gets the ball to start sudden death overtime. We follow him from his rapid rise to fame through his eventual downfall, brought upon by a devastating gaffe where prior to overtime in the 2005 AFC Championship game, he accidentally called "teads".
Space Scam
The story of Gerald D. Lozenge (JB Smoove), a man living in poverty who claims Michael Jordan stole his life story and turned it into the hit 1996 film "Space Jam". This documentary explores his 20 year legal quest to get his share of the Space Jam profits, claiming that he, in fact, was kidnapped by aliens in the early 90's and was forced to compete against them in a basketball game for the fate of the planet.
The White Elephant
For generations, the Honus Wagner T206 baseball card was considered the rarest, most valuable card in existence. In the baseball card world, it's known as the "Holy Grail". Perhaps the only card that could possibly challenge it is the Topps 1972 Mike Schmidt rookie card, which was mistakenly printed with a picture of his teammate's penis in the background. However, until recently, nobody was sure if the "White Elephant" even existed. Until now.
The Sheboygan Name Controversy
A look at one man's fight to change the controversial name of a minor league baseball team, which claims to simply be honoring a certain tribe's heritage.
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