The George Carlin Show
The George Carlin Show is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from January 1994 to July 1995. It was created jointly by veteran TV producer Sam Simon and the show's namesake, comedian George Carlin.
Seasons
1. When Unexpected Things Happen to George
Air Date: 1994-01-16
In the opener, George walks of the job when he's ordered to cut his ponytail; but his problems have less to do with the length of his air than they do with his huge gambling debt.
2. George Sees an Airplane
Air Date: 1994-01-23
George's sanity is questioned after he sees a UFO.
3. George Goes on a Date (1)
Air Date: 1994-02-06
George dates a pet-shop owner. (Part 1 of 2)
4. George Goes on a Date (2)
Air Date: 1994-02-13
Friends offer fashion advice when George shows up at the Moylan in a Nehru jacket, ready for his date with Kathleen, which is later interrupted by news that Miles has run away. (Part 2 of 2)
5. George Helps Sidney
Air Date: 1994-02-20
George helps Sydney get a modeling audition, but then accidentally breaks her nose.
6. George Expresses Himself
Air Date: 1994-02-27
A pompous newsman's TV tirade about incompetent New York cabbies prompts a verbal letter bomb from George, who later surprises pals at the Moylan with his on-screen rebuttal.
7. George Gets Some Money
Air Date: 1994-03-06
George makes a killing off a drunken passenger and begins spending with reckless abandon, ignoring Harry's warning about ""bad money"" until he attends a championship boxing match.
8. George Destroys a Way of Life
Air Date: 1994-03-20
Movie buffs frequent the tavern, to the dismary of the regulars.
9. George Loses His Thermos
Air Date: 1994-03-27
After his thermos disappears at the Moylan, George makes a big stink, raving on about the declining quality of life at his neighborhood tavern.
10. George Digs Rock ‘n’ Roll Music
Air Date: 1994-04-10
George takes pity on a has-been '60s rocker when he sees him performing for spare change in the street.
11. George Speaks His Mind
Air Date: 1994-04-24
After an encounter with his ex-wife in his cab, George, now in a very dark mood, runs afoul of an undercover inspector from the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, drawing a citation for using profanity on the job. He goes before the commissioner in a hearing to plead his case.
12. George Looks Down the Wrong End of a Thirty-Eight
Air Date: 1994-05-01
George is driving Dr. Beck to the Moylan Tavern when a desperate criminal hijacks the taxicab. The cowardly Beck escapes, leaving George to fend for himself.
13. George Plays a Mean Pinball
Air Date: 1994-05-08
After beating his girlfriend Kathleen at multiple games of pinball, George begins insisting to her that women are inferior to men.
14. George Lifts the Holy Spirit
Air Date: 1994-05-15
Harry steals a shipping truck containing a statue of Jesus Christ in the cargo area, then enlists a reluctant George to help him hide it.
1. George Gets a Big Surprise
Air Date: 1994-10-16
George angles for a fishing buddy after a woman bequeaths her late husband's ice-fishing boat to him. What has George reeling, however, is the young man who shows up at the Moylan claiming to be his son.
2. George Runs into an Old Friend
Air Date: 1994-10-23
George intercepts a package meant for his neighbor (guest star Tommy Chong) which turns out to contain marijuana, and attempts to get rid of it.
3. George Goes Too Far
Air Date: 1994-10-30
George is caught on hidden camera cheating a fare who turns out to be an investigative reporter from the local TV news. The footage is aired, and George must deal with the fallout.
4. George Gets Hoist By His Own Petard
Air Date: 1994-11-06
George advises Sydney against dating the urbane Dr. Beck; but later, even the ragtag George is taken in by the Beck family's unaffected ways on a visit to their palatial estate.
5. George Pulls the Plug
Air Date: 1994-11-13
A comatose bar patron on life support has left George with power of attorney over his gambling winnings, and now George discovers it's up to him to pull the plug.
6. George Gets Caught in the Middle
Air Date: 1994-11-27
George is in hot water with Harry's wife, who suspects her husband is having an affair and using George's apartment as his love nest. The truth is that Harry is just intimidated by her surgically altered good looks.
7. George Really Does It This Time
Air Date: 1994-12-04
A mysterious virus overruns the city and it's originating in George's apartment, where his housecleaning has created a primordial soup of deadly organisms.
8. George Shoots Himself in the Foot
Air Date: 1994-12-11
George tries to set up his ex-wives with Jack and Frank.
9. George Does a Bad Thing
Air Date: 1994-12-18
George figures he's doing an adolescent a favor by buying him his first Playboy magazine, but the boy's parents insist George has scarred their son for life.
10. George Puts on a Happy Face
Air Date: 1994-12-25
After being confronted with numerous taxi customer complaints George is asked to smile more.
11. George Helps a Friend
Air Date: 1995-01-01
George runs into an old buddy, a priest with a crisis of conscience whom George offers a guided tour of the secular world.
12. George Tells the Truth
Air Date: 1995-07-09
Jack tries to Irish theme the bar, and George takes a truth serum while looking to buy a gift for his girlfriend.
13. George Likes a Good War
Air Date: 1995-07-16
George and Harry feud when they find an old bet between their fathers, based around which side would win World War II. Frank gets his jaw wired shut, and Beck has an epiphany.
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Rating
8.0/10
Release Date
1994-01-16
Episodes
27 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
