Almost Live!

Almost Live!

Almost Live! was a local sketch comedy television show in Seattle, Washington, USA, produced and broadcast by NBC affiliate KING-TV from 1984 to 1999. A re-packaged version of the show also aired on Comedy Central from 1992 to 1993, and episodes aired on WGRZ-TV in the late 1990s. The show was broadcast on Saturday nights at 11:30, pushing Saturday Night Live back to midnight. The show is now aired in reruns by the Seattle NBC affiliate following Saturday Night Live.

Comedy

Seasons

1. Episode 1

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14. Episode 14

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16. Episode 16

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17. Episode 17

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18. Space Needle Collapse

Air Date: 1989-04-01

On April Fools Day 1989, Seattle's local sketch comedy show "Almost Live" ran this segment as a prank.

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26. Episode 26

Air Date: 1989-05-28

Bill Nye IS William Shatner

1. Bill Nye IS William Shatner

Air Date: 1989-09-23

Expresso Letter Express; Shame of Seattle; Neptune’s Moon Triton with JPL; College Tips; Needles in Seattle Parks.

Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan

2. Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan

Air Date: 1989-09-30

Ordering Pizza at Halftime; Artsy Fartsy Commercial; Bill Nye the Science Guy; This Here Place Home Improvement.

Chainsaw C.P.A.

3. Chainsaw C.P.A.

Air Date: 1989-10-07

Boeing Strike; Chainsaw C.P.A.; Centennial Celebration: Bigfoot; Mariners Locker Room; The Urban Sportsman; The Lame List.

How To Choose a Video Rental

4. How To Choose a Video Rental

Air Date: 1989-10-14

Truant Officer; Cross-Training With Bill Nye; Office Salt Lick; Channelers Convention in Yelm; The Finger Olympics.

Tips on Inexpensive Fun

5. Tips on Inexpensive Fun

Air Date: 1989-10-21

DJ Cop; Non-competitive Competing; Re-enactment News Network; Tips on Inexpensive Fun; Seasons In the Sun.

High Five’N White Guys

6. High Five’N White Guys

Air Date: 1989-10-28

Best of List; High Five’N White Guys; Defeating Monsters; Chamber of Horrors; Seattle Halloween Costumes; Surprisingly Pleasant Vietnam Vet.

Speedwalker saves Kingdome

7. Speedwalker saves Kingdome

Air Date: 1989-11-04

Speedwalker; Boeing contract negotiations; Uncle Buzz; The Lame List.

Celebrating Washington state's 100th birthday

8. Celebrating Washington state's 100th birthday

Air Date: 1989-11-11

Cold open on mayor rice being elected, mind your manners, easy listening news, quick shopping and Washington celebrates 100th anniversary.

Bill Nye the Science Guy solves an age-old question

9. Bill Nye the Science Guy solves an age-old question

Air Date: 1989-11-18

High Five’n White Guys, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Great Minds Address the Issues, Channel U, I Married a Channeler

A Thanksgiving special from the booth

10. A Thanksgiving special from the booth

Air Date: 1989-12-02

Smoothing things out in Tacoma, minding your manners, the Speed Walker and more.

Getting to the bottom of viewer questions

11. Getting to the bottom of viewer questions

Air Date: 1989-12-09

Seahawks locker room, The Men from Sprouts, Scopin Movies, and more.

Refrigerator Magnet Theater

12. Refrigerator Magnet Theater

Air Date: 1990-01-13

Seahawks Santa cold open, Loser magazine, KJR music, holiday gift rules, This here place, Refrigerator Magnet Theater.

Looking back at 1989 with 'We Didn't Start the Fire' PNW rendition

13. Looking back at 1989 with 'We Didn't Start the Fire' PNW rendition

Air Date: 1990-01-20

Your Matters, The Lame List, PNW "We Didn’t Start the Fire" and more.

Lighting things on fire with Bill Nye

14. Lighting things on fire with Bill Nye

Air Date: 1990-01-27

Ideas for the M’s, New athletic shoes, Chewing tobacco or nose things, Bill Nye science experiment, French wine or hockey player, Really hard copy.

Andy Kaufmann and his giant frogs

15. Andy Kaufmann and his giant frogs

Air Date: 1990-02-03

Superbowl pre-pre-pre-game show, Andy Kaufmann and his giant frogs and more.

Activism Training 10

16. Activism Training 10

Air Date: 1990-02-10

Pullman cold open; DJ Priest; Activism Training 101; Retrospective of 80s music; DonnyBrook; and more.

Pres. H. W. Bush press conference cold open, special guest Jay Leno

17. Pres. H. W. Bush press conference cold open, special guest Jay Leno

Air Date: 1990-02-17

Presidential press conference cold open, High Five’n White Guys, Atitude News, America’s Wackiest Home Videos, Refrigerator Magnet Theater

Healing Zeppelin syndrome

18. Healing Zeppelin syndrome

Air Date: 1990-02-24

Nordstroms cold open, Stolen Nova, Ed’s Express, Zeppelin syndrome, The Answer is Ball, Almost Live kit, 90s Action series.

Bill Nye the Science Guy, Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-ups

19. Bill Nye the Science Guy, Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-ups

Air Date: 1990-03-03

Mind Your Manners, Bill Nye the Science Guy, The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-ups, and Flyin’ Low.

20. Depressed Setup Man

Air Date: 1990-04-14

The Almost Live audience warm-up guy; Celebrate National Cadillac Week; Movie Mates; Performance by The Flying Karamazov Brothers; An Editorial Response; The John Report; Five Clerks

21. Keister on Earth Day

Air Date: 1990-04-21

Almost Live on Earth Day, 1990 Census results; DJ/MD; The Earth Day Debate; Cancelled Reebok vs Nike campaign; The John Report; The Adventures of the Little Red Car

22. Robin Leach Holding a Plastic Alligator

Air Date: 1990-04-28

And Now, Robin Leach Holding a Plastic Alligator; Student Suggestions; Speed Walker vs the Pike Place pilferer; Comedian Diane Ford; Spaceman Doug; The Jon Report; Psycho Sushi

23. Doomsday Speech

Air Date: 1990-05-05

Doomsday announcement; Medical convention seminars; The High-Five'n White Guys Day Off; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The John Report; The Car Counselors; Comedian Jan Barret; The Lame List or What's Weak this Week

24. John's Mom In Greenroom

Air Date: 1990-05-12

John Kester's mom waits in the greenroom; Trading water to California; The Last Northwesterner; Checking on mom; Bill Nye the Science Guy; Folk Songs of the Seattle Mariners; The John Report; Flyin' Low in Flyin' High;

25. Kingdog Rebuttal

Air Date: 1990-05-19

A rebuttal on Kingdogs; How to Appreciate Your Metro Driver; Mind Your Manners With Billy Quan in 8 Ball of Fury; The Hunter-Gatherer Report; This Here Place; The John Report; Twin Teepees

26. Random Personality PSA

Air Date: 1990-05-26

Random Personality PSA; Money Can and Can't; Almost Live Training Film No. 32 - How Guys Barbeque; RoboSlug; The John Report; Comedian Peter Gaulke; Flyin' Low - Nothin' But Blue Sky

1. Saudi Arabia Gas Mask Testing

Air Date: 1990-09-29

Saudi Arabia Gas Mask testing; What not to send in care packages to soldiers; Life Rewind; The Boz: A Tribute; King Broadcasting for sale; The John Report; The High-Five'n White Guys Back to School; David Lynch's Funniest Home Videos

2. Female Reporter in Football Locker Room

Air Date: 1990-10-06

Female reporter interviewing in the locker room; What teachers get; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan in Tools of Fury; The One Minute Relationship; Working Out with he Cooking Psychologist; Field of Dreams II; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak this Week;

3. Flyin' Low - Freeway Landing

Air Date: 1990-10-13

Flyin' Low: Making a Freeway Landing; Reasons People Visit Seattle; DJ/Waiter; Comedian Jake Johanson; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The John Report

4. Seahawks Kicker Norm Johnson for B&B Cars

Air Date: 1990-10-20

Norm Johnson kicks the tires; Technological advances of the 777; Ballard Driving Academy; Bill Nye blows out a candle with a garbage can; Johnson Family News; The John Report; Hanford Sparkling Water.

5. Keister Have a Safe and Happy Halloween

Air Date: 1990-10-27

Keister Have a Safe and Happy Halloween; The Best of Western Washington; Speed Walker vs the camera thief; Medical Warehouse; The John Report; Comedian Carrie Snow; Refrigerator Magnet Theater

6. Keister on Negative Campaigns

Air Date: 1990-11-03

Keister on Negative Campaigns; Stories from Eastsideweek; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan in Jocks of Fury; Typographical Error of Town in Wales; Boyfreind Basics; Telephone Helper; Famous Spy or Sound You Make When Out of Breath; The Miracle of Sluggy; The John Report; Fancy School or Prep School Cheerleader; Governex

7. Bill Nye on the Washington State Lotto

Air Date: 1990-11-10

Bill Nye on the Washington State Lotto; Future Initiatives; The High-Five'n White Guys on the Waterfront!; The Big Bill; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Comedian Peter Gaulphy; Wednesday on A Woman's Place; Jet Guy - The Early

8. The real Singers Behind Milli Vanilli

Air Date: 1990-11-17

The real singers behind Milli Vanilli; Washington college improvements; The Kicker; Male Brain and Female Brain (1); COPS on Mercer Island; The John Report; Male Brain and Female Brain (2); Michael Jordon on Almost Live!; How to Ruin Your Thanksgiving; Male Brain and Female Brain (3); Levi's Rockers

9. Employment Agency

Air Date: 1990-12-01

Employment agency; Mercer Island disaster tips; What Stupid Thing Will Dale Ellis Do Next?; Urban Wildlife: The Cellular Rhino; Critics at Large; The John Report; The Monkees' Davy Jones promotes Almost Live; Urban Wildlife: The Lunch Weasel; Comedy from Elliott Maxx; Urban Wildlife: The ATM Dodo.

10. Not Suitable For Children

Air Date: 1990-12-08

Warning signs of the Christmas blues; Smart Card; Shopping for Christmas; The Worst Girlfriend in the World; The John Report; The Home Genius Test.

11. The Renton Bridge Emporium

Air Date: 1990-12-15

The Renton Bridge Emporium; Seattle-area Santa differences; Measured Response or Overreaction; Bill Nye The Science Guy; A Woman's Place; Holiday Hunk; The John Report; A Woman's Place; It's an OK Life.

12. King 5 Marketing Research

Air Date: 1991-01-12

King 5 Marketing Research; Kid-Proof Beers; Frenetic Pace; Jeff Renner: Aren't You Glad He's Back?; New sports phones; Time Life Books presents Damp Places; 1-800-IT'S-JUNK; Jeff Renner: Back on King 5; Date with an Engineer; The John Report; Jeff Renner He Knows Everything.

13. Satellite Feed of Three Comedy Shows

Air Date: 1991-01-19

Satellite Feed of Three Comedy Shows; Recaps of shows preempted for war coverage; Beaver Cleaverhands; Urban Wildlife: Latte Lemmings; Almost Live Training Films: A Day In The Office; The John Report; Urban Wildlife: Cassette Coyote; Trivial Pursuit: WSU Edition; Almost Live Special Report: Middle East Coverage; Urban Wildlife: Crosswalk Deer.

14. Arthur Kent - Scud Stud

Air Date: 1991-01-26

A special correspondence with Arthur Kent - Scud Stud; Super Bowl Changes; Jet Guy in "The Invisible Shield"; Fun Facts about the Super Bowl Brought to you by the NRA 1; Pout Paddle!; New Swellco products; Fun Facts about the Super Bowl Brought to you by the NRA 2; Almost Live Presents Vanishing Seattle; The John Report; Fun Facts about the Super Bowl Brought to you by the NRA 3

15. Almost Live Press Conference

Air Date: 1991-02-01

Almost Live Press Conference; Cheep Dates; Speed Walker vs. the petroleum purloiner; Monday on A Woman's Place; NRN - the No Remote Needed Network; Video Zone; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place

16. Objecting to a female Pilot

Air Date: 1991-02-09

Objecting to a female pilot; What you could do with Bill Gate's fortune; Married with Badges; Video Valentine 1; Grateful Dead Travel Tours; Video Valentine 2; Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The John Report; Video Valentine 3

17. The Cast Orders Lattes

Air Date: 1991-02-16

The Almost Live Cast Orders Lattes; Seattle-area opening lines; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan: Office of Death; Things Bigger Than They Need To Be; Naps, Inc; John Keister presents Cheat To Win; A message from the Driver's License Renewal Department; The John Report; Curse of the Old Girlfriends.

18. Providence Journal Sale

Air Date: 1991-03-02

Providence Journal Co. purchase of King Broadcasting; Mottos for the new state of Lincoln; High-Five'n White Guys Go Site Seeing!; Legal Term or Roman Leader?; Channel 9 pledge drive; Movie star Ally Sheedy for Almost Live!; Olympic Athlete or Meaningless Phrase?; The John Report; Polaroid Camera or Famous Person's Horse; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week

19. Warning

Air Date: 1991-03-09

Warning; A talk with Ivan; Restaurant Improvements; The Dysfunctionals; Urban Wildlife - Newspaper Vultures; Almost Live Presents Covering Your Butt Part 7 The Cellular Phone; Saturday Night Live's A Whitney Brown; Urban Wildlife - Bus Stop Badger; The John Report;

20. A Pep Talk from Ross Shafer

Air Date: 1991-03-16

Ross Shafer gives John a pep talk; Freeway Signs; A fired pack of TV news reporters; Monday on A Woman's Place; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The Institute of Talk Show Guests; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Hanford Bar & Grill; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place

21. Permission of the University of Nevada Las Vegas

Air Date: 1991-03-23

With the Permission of the University of Nevada Las Vegas basketball team; Ode to Renton; Seattle Times Cost Cutting; The Thoroughly Modern Jerk Goes on a Date; Oregon Department of Tourism; Bill Nye the Science Guy; The John Report

22. The Baby Squad

Air Date: 1991-04-06

The Baby Squad; New Categories for "Best of the Eastside"; Quantum Leak; Ross Remembers 1; Family To Be Feud; Ross Remembers 2; Foreign Language for Males; The John Report; Ross Remembers 3; Hypno Fit

23. Almost Live Vows Not to Insult Tacoma

Air Date: 1991-04-13

Almost Live vows not to insult Tacoma; Frank Shrontz's perks; Veggie Kill; Monday on A Woman's Place; Bad Dry; The Tax Weasels; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Classic Conversations no. 26 - Stop Making Sense; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place

24. AL on the Cover of Pacific Magazine

Air Date: 1991-04-27

25. Pat Finley's Dance Party

Air Date: 1991-05-04

Pat Finley's Dance Party; Flyin' Low on Boat Safety; Why Our Traffic is Bad; The High-Five'n White Guys in a Scummy Alley/On the East Side; FM 104 The Mountain (1); Musical performance by Elliot Max; FM 104 The Mountain (2); Round Table; The John Report; FM 104 The Mountain (3)

26. A Mother's Day message

Air Date: 1991-05-11

A Mother's Day message; Bill Gates' House; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan in Wickets of Fury; Fresh-Water Fish of Famous Chef; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; Quitters of America; Trendy Ad Agency or Soul Singing Group; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The John Report; Baby Talk of Food Mart; Fish of the Month Club

27. Brian Bosworth in Stone Cold

Air Date: 1991-05-18

Brian Bosworth in Stone Cold; Jet Guy: The Invisible Ray; Urban Wildlife: Pizza Piranhas; Bill Nye plays with air pressure; Urban Wildlife: Sidewalk Sloths; Ditzy Babe; The John Report; Urban Wildlife: Office Ostrich; Teen Tips with Josh O'Brien.

1. Awkward White Guy Dance Party

Air Date: 1991-09-28

Awkward White Guy Dance Party; "Don't Blow Away the Moose"; Reasons Why Seattle is Number 49; nerdysomething; Urban Wildlife - Morning Moose; Apple Keith; Wonderful Discoveries!; Urban Wildlife - Customer Service Parrot; Great Butts; The John Report; Urban Wildlife - Happy Hour Hyenas

2. Involuntary Bungee Jumping

Air Date: 1991-10-05

Big Hair Patrol;City Name Changes; Almost Live Training Film No. 53 How to Watch the Big Game; How Seattle Is It? 1; Men Are Bad; How Seattle Is It? 2; The Songs That Make You Cry; The John Report; How Seattle Is It? 3

3. Big Hair Patrol

Air Date: 1991-10-12

4. Bill Nye's World of Science

Air Date: 1991-10-19

Bill Nye's World of Science; Bill Gates Husky Fund; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan Rackets of Fury; A Woman's Place Monday; Modern Love; 80's Land; A Woman's Place Tuesday; Trendsetters; The John Report; A Woman's Place Wednesday; 1-900-THE JUDGE

5. Boeing Workout

Air Date: 1991-10-26

The Boeing Workout; Governor Booth Gardner; Halloween Treats; Anxiety Man!; Denim Alert; Bill Nye the Science Guy; Relation Translation Inc.; Crappy Old Car Show; The John Report; Blowhard Removal

6. The UW Locker Room

Air Date: 1991-11-02

The UW Locker Room; Yes on initiative 454; The missed best of Seattle; Speed Walker Lotto ticket heist; Yes on Initiative 401K; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest - Gold Digger; Yes on Initiative 217; The School of Country Music; Yes on Initiative 353; No on initiative 454; The John Report; Yes on initiative 918

7. Stationary Bike Workout

Air Date: 1991-11-09

Stationary Bike Workout; Sea-Tac Airport Improvements; Streetwaling Lawyers of Aurora Avenue; College Nickname or Thing in the Ocean; Boyz on the Hood; Roger Tarlington is sorry for US made cars; Rap Star or Type of Gum; Aggressive News; The John Report; Baseball Pitcher's Nickname of Comment Before Sex

8. Husky Beaver Highlights

Air Date: 1991-11-16

Husky Beaver Highlights; New Washington State Slogans; The Male Clinic; Urban Wildlife - Streetcorner Gnats; How To be a Video Store Clerk; College Talk; Urban Wildlife - Order Desk Owl; Good Buzz Malt Liquor; The John Report; Streetcorner Wildlife - Bus Stop Porcupine; Whore

9. Old Yeller

Air Date: 1991-11-23

Old Yeller; High Fivin' White Guys in the Pouring Rain; What the Northwest is Thankful For; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan in Five Disks of Death; Monday on a Woman's Place; The Ineffectual Middle Managment Suck-Ups; Raising Money for Washington State; Tuesday on a Woman's Place; The John Report; Wednesday on a Woman's Place

10. How the Grinch Stole Chrstmas

Air Date: 1991-12-14

How the Grinch Stole Chrstmas; Requested music; TV Christmas Specials; Sluggy Saves Christmas; Fairy Tail Character of American Fascist; Button Your Fly Seattle; Northwest Christmas Gifts; European Sports Team or Slang for Getting Sick; America's Most Pathetic People; The John Report; Canadian Football League Team or Type of Condom; The Lane List or What's Weak This Week

11. Sing Along With Nirvana

Air Date: 1992-01-11

Sing Along With Nirvana; Communism going-out-of-business sale; Almost Live Community Calendar; Tobacco Cola; Who Killed J.F.K. Today?; Halftime look at Evergreen State College; The John Report; Jimmy Swaggart's School of Driving.

12. King of the Couch

Air Date: 1992-11-18

King of the Couch; Eastside Olympics; Faces Places and Beer; Later Tonight part 1; Lover's Li'l Lie Detector; Up With TV; Later Tonight part 2; Folk Songs of South King County; The John Report; Later Tonight part 3; Global Java French Vanilla Cafe

13. Tool Train Intro

Air Date: 1992-11-25

Tool Train; How to Make the Super Bowl More Exciting; Date of the Month Club; The State of Mercer Island Address; Seattle Pro Coaches Halfway House; The Collector; The State of Bellingham Address; The John Report; The State of Kent Address

14. Congressional Intro

Air Date: 1992-02-01

15. Living Hell Lady

Air Date: 1992-02-08

16. Tequila Week In Review

Air Date: 1992-02-15

17. Australian Rules Chess

Air Date: 1992-02-22

18. Great Chefs of Tukwila

Air Date: 1992-02-29

Great Chefs of Tukwila; New U.W. Relationship Policy; Jet Guy in "The Early Years"; Karaoke at Bill Dougan's Flame Restaurant 1; Jerk-A-Derm; Suburban Rebels; Karaoke at Bill Dougan's Flame Restaurant 2; Oliver Stone's World Book Encyclopedia; The John Report; Karaoke at Bill Dougan's Flame Restaurant 3

19. 45th Annual Kent Stacking of the Beer Cans

Air Date: 1992-04-04

45th Annual Kent Stacking of the Beer Cans; Musical Proposals; Seattle Summer; Monday on A Woman's Place; Reabok; Pushed to Far; Tueday on A Woman's Place; Say It With Flowers; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place

20. John Keister Steroid Workout

Air Date: 1992-04-11

John Keister Steroid Workout; Governor Locke's New Policies; Searching to signing a new band; Urban Wildlife - Supermarket Snail; Trendsetters; Studs From Microsoft; Urban Wildlife - Lunch Buzzards; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report;

21. The Tiny Show That Moves Around

Air Date: 1992-04-18

The Tiny Show That Moves Around; 1962 World's Fair Predictions; Guy & Gizmo; Almost Live! Community Calendar (1); Super Hero Answer Bureau; Almost Live! Community Calendar (2); Fallen Stars of the '80s; The John Report; Almost Live! Community Calendar (3)

22. Stocks & Bondage

Air Date: 1992-04-25

Stocks & Bondage; Jay Leno monologue; During their lifetime...; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan Hoops of Fury; Subtitle Theater (1); Val Rippington's Used Men Lot; Uniquely Northwest products; Subtitle Theater (2); Super Aerobic Exerciser Baton; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week

23. Opening Day of Boating Season

Air Date: 1992-05-02

24. The Golden Girl's Really Final Episode

Air Date: 1992-05-09

The Golden Girl's Really Final Episode; Diamond Claw Amphitheater Acts; The High-Fiv'n White Guys in Canada; Musical Term of Obscure African Country; Deadhead Home Remedies; What the Hell Have I Done Wrong Now?; Romantic Poet or Cracker; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The John Report; Techno-Dance Band or Problem with your Body; The Tom Foley Workout

25. Bellevue Vice

Air Date: 1992-05-16

Bellevue Vice; Regional Anthems; COPS in Ballard; Washington In-State Higher Education Council - Bellingham Community College; Bill Bye the Science Guy; Washington In-State Higher Education Counci - Medina C.C & Tennis Academy; Bill Gates' Computer Cuts; The John Report; Washington In-State Higher Education Counci - Tri-Cities Community College

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1. High Pitched Girls

Air Date: 1992-10-03

The High Pitched Girls; Other Buy-Backs; The Cool Dying Olympics; Monday on A Woman's Place; Book Beat; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week

2. The Crappiest Gardner in the World

Air Date: 1992-10-10

The Crappiest Gardner in the World; Bellevue Historic Sites; Frenetic Pace; Urban Wildlife - Stairway Gazelle; Up With Human Beings; Urban Wildlife - Parking Pig; Folk Songs of the Slightly Inebriated; The John Report; Urban Wildlife - Copy Machine Crab; Trivial Pursuit Radical Feminist Edition

3. Helium Week In Review

Air Date: 1992-10-17

Helium Week In Review; Why Seattle is No. 1 For Business; Trendsetters; TV Listings (1); The Speaking Dynamics Institute; Me!; TV Listings (2); Dysfunctional Family Shopping Network; The John Report; TV Listings (3)

4. Gargling for Dollars

Air Date: 1992-10-24

5. Really Bad Gymnastics

Air Date: 1992-10-31

Really Bad Gymnastics; Telling political candidates apart from Halloween costumes; The High-Fiv'n White Guys Downtown Adventure; Subtitle Theater (1); The Red Meat Council; Subtitle Theater (2); A Paid Political Commercial; The John Report; Almost Live Training Film Presents Going to Lunch at the Office;

6. Corporate Big Wigs

Air Date: 1992-11-07

7. Aerobic Preacher

Air Date: 1992-11-14

Aerobic Preacher; Looking at people's cars to get to know them; Mind your Manners with Billy Quan in Library of Death; Monday on A Woman's Place; Today Tonight; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place; Assurance on thoughts an opinions

8. The Painful Gourmet

Air Date: 1992-11-21

The Painful Gourmet; Other Tacoma Improvements; Lynnwood Beauty Academy; Almost Live! Community Calendar (1); 1950's Dad; Almost Live! Community Calendar (2); The Worst Girlfriend in the World - The Worst Girlfriend joins the band; The John Report; Almost Live! Community Calendar (3)

9. Grateful Dead Party Machine

Air Date: 1992-12-05

Grateful Dead Party Machine; Disneyworld Northwest Themes; Frenetic Pace; Subtitle Theatre Presents The Lunch Part 1; The Hero Who Kinda Wished He'd Let 'Em All Die; Betty and Veronica Forum; Subtitle Theatre Presents The Lunch Part 2; The John Report; Subtitle Theatre Presents The Lunch Part 3; Enumclaw Cinema

10. Thighmaster Forum

Air Date: 1992-12-12

11. Budget Taxidermy

Air Date: 1993-01-09

12. America's Greatest Air Guitar Solos

Air Date: 1993-01-16

America's Greatest Air Guitar Solos; Edmonds H.S. Band Fundraisers; Danger Office; Inauguration Day Events (1); Distract a Japanese Kid; Inauguration Day Events (2); COPS in Redmond; The John Report; Inauguration Day Events (3); The Lame List or What's Weak this Week

13. Alive! The Story of the Mercer Island Survivors

Air Date: 1993-01-23

Alive! The Story of the Mercer Island Survivors; Clinton's Administrative Changes; Party Stoppers; Subtitle Theatre (1); Swearing in the President; The Survivalist; Elderly Shopping Network; The John Report; Subtitle Theatre (2)

14. The Problem With Michelle Pfeiffer

Air Date: 1993-01-30

The Problem With Michelle Pfeiffer; Other Celebrity Side Deals; Super Bowl Simulator; Preppy Character in Literature or San Francisco 49ers Lineman; Hate Me Perfume; Frat Chat; Australian Tennis Player or Type of Spice; Breakfast with Buggy; The John Report; Eastern Oregon Town of Way to Prevent Disease; Condom City

15. The Buffalo Bills' Welcome Home Party

Air Date: 1993-02-06

The Buffalo Bills' Welcome Home Party; KIRO News Changes; The Incredible, Really, Really, Long Journey of Sluggy; Risk Takers! (1); Psychologist Richard Snandle; Risk Takers! (2); Whiny Assed Kid World Book Encyclopedia; The John Report; Risk Takers! (3)

16. The World's Most Sickening Couple

Air Date: 1993-02-13

17. Guess What I Stuffed Down My Pants

Air Date: 1993-02-20

Guess What I Stuffed Down My Pants; Ways to Balance the Budget; The Making of Studs of South King County Calendar; A Woman's Place (1); Beat The Biological Clock; A Woman's Place (2); Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report; A Woman's Place (3); The Lame Lsit of What's Weak this Week

18. Running With Scissors

Air Date: 1993-02-27

19. Northern Exposure

Air Date: 1993-03-27

Northern Exposure; Bill Gates' Wedding Plans; Bag Over Your Head; People of Mercer Island talk about 'The Crying Game'; Amazingly Wonderful Products; People of Lynwood talk about 'The Crying Game'; Folk Songs of the Supermodels; The John Report; People of Monroe talk about 'The Crying Game'; The Lame List or What's Weak this Week.

20. Rescue 911 Foul-Up Bleeps & Blunders

Air Date: 1993-04-03

Rescue 911 Foul-Up Bleeps & Blunders; Summit Highlights; Falling Down in Seattle; Almost Live's Little Instruction Book 1; KCTS PBS pledge drive; Almost Live's Little Instruction Book 2; Smile School; The John Report; Almost Live's Little Instruction Book 3

21. Great Artists of Fife

Air Date: 1993-04-10

Great Artists of Fife; Little-Known Northwest Tax Tips; The Dysfunctionals; Mexican Food of Suburb of L.A..; Dish Rag; Revolutionary Leader of Type of Volkswagen; Touch tone menu; The John Report; Unit of Measure of Dracula Reference

22. Men Who Design Women's Swimsuits

Air Date: 1993-04-24

23. Wild Kingdom Intro

Air Date: 1993-05-01

24. The Near Sighted Dart Tournament

Air Date: 1993-05-08

The Near Sighted Dart Tournament; Looking at John's checkbook; DJ Pilot; Totally Escort Barbi; Me!; Classic Conversations - No. 89 "Oh, My God"; The John Report; Yorky Sack

25. Corporate Stairmaster

Air Date: 1993-05-15

26. Australian Rules Golf

Air Date: 1993-05-22

1. Season 10 Press Conference

Air Date: 1993-09-25

2. Let's Scare the Amish

Air Date: 1993-10-02

Let's Scare the Amish; Romantic Progression; Lisa Simmons Bad Date - Lisa Gets a New Job; Good Morning Madonna; STP, Better then Syrup; "Do you think she's a little too thin?" The John Report; Doubles; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week

3. Sleepless In Seattle

Air Date: 1993-10-09

Sleepless In Seattle; Harvey Kane Crossed Eyed Cop; What Bugs Stan - Lyrics to Bread Songs; Public Access Channel 29 - Emerald City Eligibles; Eternal Questions - Breast Size; The John Report; How Much of a Chance Do You Have of Winning the Washington Lottery?

4. Rude Noise Forum

Air Date: 1993-10-16

5. French for Puppets

Air Date: 1993-10-23

French for Puppets; Local celebrity movie reviews; Capable Woman; Headbanger Hair; First Date Postgame Show; Chatting about boyfriends; The John Report; Stop Doing That

6. Mormon Mission Triathlon

Air Date: 1993-10-30

Mormon Mission Triathlon; Are you fed up with the way things are?; Simple costume ideas; Librarians; Today Tonight - Gilligan Therapy; Debate between Norm Rice and David Stern; The John Report; Dating in your sleep; What people are saying about Initiative 601/602

7. Housework Training for Men

Air Date: 1993-11-06

Housework Training for Men; Northwest college dorm improvements; The Capheads; NAFTA Mania; Coalition of Women for a Gentler America; "Is that your wife?"; The John Report; Modern Encounters;

8. VCR Summit

Air Date: 1993-11-13

VCR Summit; Roscoe's Oriental Rug Emporium; Perot-Zac; Conversations with Mom; Live from Protest Central on Capitol Hill; Tom Chase - Urine Drug Test Monitor; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week

9. The Secret Thoughts of Mike Lowry

Air Date: 1993-11-20

10. A Watched Pot Never Boils

Air Date: 1993-12-04

11. It's A Fife Xmas

Air Date: 1993-12-11

It's A Fife Xmas; Corporate Volunteerism; DJ/Santa; Internet Computer Systems; Almost Live Gift giving guide; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak this Week

12. Jumping on the Sonics Bandwagon

Air Date: 1994-01-08

Jumping on the Sonics Bandwagon; Auburn Etiquette tips; Talk radio host getting everyone involved; A diamond is expensive...; Bill and Melinda's wedding pt. 1; The Grateful Gourmet; Bill and Melinda's wedding pt.2; Do you think she's pretty?; The John Report; Bill and Melinda's wedding pt.3

13. Tonya Harding's Dance Party

Air Date: 1994-01-15

14. Trash Talking Accountants

Air Date: 1994-01-22

15. The Stupidest Guy In The World

Air Date: 1994-01-29

16. The Costco Gourmet

Air Date: 1994-02-05

17. Crotch Grabbing Folk Singers

Air Date: 1994-02-12

18. Jumping Off The Sonics Bandwagon

Air Date: 1994-02-19

19. What Would Have Been Really Cool

Air Date: 1994-02-26

20. Martin Scorsese's Goodgals

Air Date: 1994-04-02

21. Madonna's Career

Air Date: 1994-04-09

22. A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney in a Dark Alley...

Air Date: 1994-04-23

23. Gaywatch

Air Date: 1994-04-30

24. Message from the Supersonics

Air Date: 1994-05-07

25. Women Trying on Bathing Suits

Air Date: 1994-05-14

26. Rolling Stones Summer Tour

Air Date: 1994-05-21

1. The Kingdome Song

Air Date: 1994-09-24

2. Nature Walk With Chuck - Snoqualmie Falls

Air Date: 1994-10-01

3. JK One

Air Date: 1994-10-08

4. Training Film - Getting In Shape

Air Date: 1994-10-15

5. Rock Star Fantasy Camp

Air Date: 1994-10-22

6. Stop People From Voting For Slade Gorton

Air Date: 1994-11-05

7. Weathered Wall Opening

Air Date: 1994-11-12

8. WSU/UW Apple Cup Monologues

Air Date: 1994-11-19

WSU/UW Apple Cup monologues; Sluggy - The Final Chapter; Don't Tell My Thighs; Seahawk Fever!; A very bad morning; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week;

9. Secret Kingdome Recordings

Air Date: 1994-12-03

Secret Kingdome Recordings; Attack of the Junior High PE Teachers; NYPD Brew; Janet and Sue's Crazy Young World!; New marketing department hire; The John Report; Beetles questions for an expert

10. Expendable State Agencies

Air Date: 1994-12-10

Expendable State Agencies; Smiley Face Insurance; The Relationship Shopping Network; Bees nest in a meeting; The John Report; Cookie Dough!

11. It's A Wonderful Street

Air Date: 1994-12-17

It's A Wonderful Street; Seattle Christmas Specials; Bob Nelson's Magic 8 Ball Psychic Answer Line; The P.C. Holiday Special; Elfis; The John Report; How's Santa doing?

12. Mike Lowry and the Whoopie Cushion

Air Date: 1995-01-14

Mike Lowry and the Whoopie Cushion; New Seahawks policies under Erickson; John Denver - Take Me Home, Or I'll Cut You; Today's Army; Walkout! With Connie Chung; Pedantic purse snatching;The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week

13. ERR

Air Date: 1995-01-21

Non-Elistist S.A.M, ERR, Channel 9 PBS pledge drive '95, Father and son talk; The John Report; Bob, Tracy, Nancy, and Kim talk about Legends of the Fall

14. This is Not a Bulletin

Air Date: 1995-02-04

This is not a bulletin; Starbucks Warning; Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol; The Survivalist; Cascade Antifreeze; The John Report; Courtney Color Lipstick

15. The New Gorton/Murray Friendship

Air Date: 1995-02-11

The New Gorton/Murray Friendship; Speedy Eyes; Street Vendors (1); Living Better Than You Ever Will; Street Vendors (2); Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report; Street Vendors (3)

16. Mr. Itch

Air Date: 1995-02-18

People on the street tell how Mike Lawry made them feel offended; Mr. Itch; Newscene - Valentines Day The Aftermath Day 4; Getting a number at a party; The John Report; Matching clothes

17. John Keister and Cheap Trick

Air Date: 1995-02-25

John settles a score with Cheap Trick; Pearl Jam's Philanthropic Efforts; Raging Hormones Out of Control; Seattle Mariner's press conference; Getting ready to head to a concert; The John Report; Drunken Protestant Man!

18. Cafe Crape

Air Date: 1995-03-25

Other Ways to Get Rid of Goats; Cafe Crape; Billionaire meeting at Microsoft; Things You Can Do For Ducks; The John Report;

19. Bill Stainton on April Fool's Day

Air Date: 1995-04-01

Bill Stainton on April Fool's Day; Washington Access Cable Awards, the "Wackies"; Focus on Youth; Joy of Painting; The John Report; AT&TGay

20. The Patty Dyke Show

Air Date: 1995-04-08

Mass Transit Alternatives; The Patty Dyke Show (1); "So What You're Saying Is..." with Winston Sinclair; Serious Putty; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week; The Patty Dyke Show (2)

21. Bob's Babes

Air Date: 1995-04-22

Unfulfilled Northwest Jobs; Bob's Babes; College Bowl; Why People Get Mad No. 137; The John Report; Don't Let Your Workers Dink Around; Bob From Marketing

22. Pat Cashman Won't Let Jay Leno Leave

Air Date: 1995-04-29

Pat Cashman won't let Jay Leno leave; Ways to Kill Bad Guys in Seattle; Mind Your Manners With Billy Quan in Yard Sale of Fury;Vast Wasteland; Appointment to see Mr. James; The John Report; Famous Joe's Mediocre Pancakes and Commentary

23. Buddy's Homesick Cafe

Air Date: 1995-05-06

Buddy's Homesick Cafe; Law School Changes Under James Bond;Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; 1-500-Dr-Smart; What happens when you taunting a corporate worker; The John Report; Special Report

24. Bill Nye Returns to KING 5

Air Date: 1995-05-13

Bill Nye Returns to KING 5; Slade's New Animal Rules; Capable Woman; Science with Bill Nye; "Staring at my wife's breasts"; The John Report; Special Report;

25. Boeing 777 - Working Together

Air Date: 1995-05-20

Boeing 777 press conference; Yellow pages ads; Jet Guy in "Meet Zeldar Seven"; Almost Live Presents How to Get a Job; Joy of Painting; The John Report; Legalize Marijuana Now Coalition

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Rating

8.5/10

Release Date

1984-09-23

Episodes

286 (11 seasons)

Status

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