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Original Release
07/02/1989
US Release
07/02/1989
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joe Winston | Self - Host / Self - Host, Irwin Axelband |
| Mark Audrain | Self / Scientist / Construction Worker / Scientist, Construction Worker, Male TV / Mark, Construction Worker / Arguing Man #1 / Bathing Beauty Host / Chef #1 / Poker Player #1 / Eye Creature / Entemologist / Eyeball / Laughing Chef / Male TV Set / Man in Bathroom / Paul Pomerleau / Smoker |
| Paul Pomerleau | The Mole / Self / The Mole, Himself / The Mole, Butt Creature / Self - Interviewer / Paul, The Mole, Butt Creature / Butt Creature / Clown #2 / Little Bouncing Head #1 / Man on the Street / Self - Butt Creature / The Mole, Lab Assistant #1 |
| Daniel Margulies | Self / Kitchen Assistant #1 / Self - Rioter #2 / Self - Victim #1 / Trombone Player / Woody |
| Michelle Heuer | Self / Actor Playing Paul / Actor Who Plays Paul / Brain / Jennifer / Lab Assistant #1 / Michelle / Player #1, Lab Assistant #2 / Self - Lab Technician #1 / Singer / Singing Brain |
| Juan Luco | Self / Dancer / Interviewer / Jengis Alpar / Jengis / Julio / Knight / Lab Assistant #2 / Lab Technician #2 / Monster / Poker Player #2, Lab Assistant #1 / The Juan |
| Anton Kast | Self / Harry Goffmekler / Interviewer / Self - Dancer #3 / Substitute Host |
| Aaron Rothenberg | Self / Victim in Bathroom / Purse Snatcher / Kitchen Assistant #2 / Harried Commuter / Dancer #2, Rioter #3 |
| Jengis Alpar | The Cigarette Man / Self / Cigarette Man / Gus / Victim #2 |
| Kate Olsen | Kate / Joe's Girlfriend / Kate, Female TV / Mom / Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Structural Cinema | Sunday, 02 July 1989 |
| 2 | People as They Actually Are | Friday, 04 August 1989 |
| 3 | Self-Indulgence | Tuesday, 05 September 1989 |
| 4 | Well, at Least We Tried | Monday, 02 October 1989 |
| 5 | Cooking by Committee | Tuesday, 02 January 1990 |
| 6 | Alone in a Dark Room | Thursday, 01 February 1990 |
| 7 | Enhanced Reality | Monday, 05 March 1990 |
| 8 | Stories About Policemen | Monday, 19 March 1990 |
| 9 | Sledgehammer Diplomacy | Monday, 02 April 1990 |
| 10 | Journalistic Objectivity | Monday, 16 April 1990 |
| 11 | A Tribute to Cigarettes | Monday, 30 April 1990 |
| 12 | Feet | Monday, 14 May 1990 |
| 13 | Delayed Gratification | Monday, 28 May 1990 |
| 14 | Educational Philosophy | Monday, 11 June 1990 |
| 15 | Developmental Psychology | Thursday, 28 June 1990 |
| 16 | Joe Eats Real Dog Food | Monday, 09 July 1990 |
| 17 | Viewer Response | Monday, 23 July 1990 |
| 18 | The Pilot | Monday, 06 August 1990 |
| 19 | Democratic Television | Monday, 29 October 1990 |
| 20 | The Will of the People | Monday, 12 November 1990 |
| 21 | Fear of Failure | Monday, 26 November 1990 |
| 22 | More Women on the Show | Monday, 10 December 1990 |
| 23 | Through the Eyes of Others | Sunday, 23 December 1990 |
| 24 | Moon Blob | Monday, 14 January 1991 |
| 25 | Remote Control | Monday, 28 January 1991 |
| 26 | The American Dream | Monday, 11 February 1991 |
| 27 | Mark's Basement | Monday, 11 March 1991 |
| 28 | The Brain | Monday, 08 April 1991 |
| 29 | Shooting Things | Saturday, 20 April 1991 |
| 30 | Sex with Men | Monday, 06 May 1991 |
| 31 | View from the Edge | Monday, 20 May 1991 |
| 32 | Spot the Liar | Sunday, 30 June 1991 |
| 33 | Communication by Touch | Monday, 17 June 1991 |
| 34 | Basement Starter Kit | Monday, 15 July 1991 |
| 35 | Moon Blob Song | Monday, 29 July 1991 |
| 37 | Game Theory | Monday, 26 August 1991 |
| 38 | Why I Make a TV Show Called This Week in Joe's Basement | Monday, 02 December 1991 |
| 39 | It Seemed Like the Thing to Do at the Time | Monday, 09 December 1991 |
| 40 | UFOs | Monday, 30 December 1991 |
| 41 | Animal Navigation | Sunday, 13 January 1991 |
| 42 | Interpretation of Dreams | Monday, 27 January 1992 |
| 43 | The Great Mole Hunt | Monday, 17 February 1992 |
| 44 | Class | Monday, 23 March 1992 |
| 45 | Got Any Ideas? | Friday, 08 May 1992 |
| 46 | Destroy All Monsters! | Monday, 01 June 1992 |
| 47 | The Enemy Within | Monday, 15 June 1992 |
| 48 | Song of Myself | Monday, 29 June 1992 |
| 49 | The Whole Story | Monday, 13 July 1992 |
| 50 | The Igor Shuffle | Monday, 10 August 1992 |
| 51 | Cardboard Boat Regatta | Monday, 24 August 1992 |
| 52 | The TV Gazes Also | Monday, 30 November 1992 |
| 53 | Super Big Surf | Monday, 14 December 1992 |
| 54 | The Dregs of the Bottle | Monday, 28 December 1992 |
| 55 | Squashing the Butterfly | Sunday, 10 January 1993 |
| 56 | Anton's Science Project | Monday, 25 January 1993 |
| 57 | Dick Dastardly | Monday, 08 February 1993 |
| 58 | A Cheesy Valediction | Monday, 05 April 1993 |
| 59 | Raw Footage | Monday, 19 April 1993 |
| 60 | Strange Little Man | Monday, 28 June 1993 |
Directors
Joe Winston, Anton Kast, Paul Pomerleau
Writers
Joe Winston, Paul Pomerleau, Mark Audrain, Juan Luco, Anton Kast, John Harriman
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joe Winston | Self - Host / Self - Host, Irwin Axelband |
| Mark Audrain | Self / Scientist / Construction Worker / Scientist, Construction Worker, Male TV / Mark, Construction Worker / Arguing Man #1 / Bathing Beauty Host / Chef #1 / Poker Player #1 / Eye Creature / Entemologist / Eyeball / Laughing Chef / Male TV Set / Man in Bathroom / Paul Pomerleau / Smoker |
| Paul Pomerleau | The Mole / Self / The Mole, Himself / The Mole, Butt Creature / Self - Interviewer / Paul, The Mole, Butt Creature / Butt Creature / Clown #2 / Little Bouncing Head #1 / Man on the Street / Self - Butt Creature / The Mole, Lab Assistant #1 |
| Daniel Margulies | Self / Kitchen Assistant #1 / Self - Rioter #2 / Self - Victim #1 / Trombone Player / Woody |
| Michelle Heuer | Self / Actor Playing Paul / Actor Who Plays Paul / Brain / Jennifer / Lab Assistant #1 / Michelle / Player #1, Lab Assistant #2 / Self - Lab Technician #1 / Singer / Singing Brain |
| Juan Luco | Self / Dancer / Interviewer / Jengis Alpar / Jengis / Julio / Knight / Lab Assistant #2 / Lab Technician #2 / Monster / Poker Player #2, Lab Assistant #1 / The Juan |
| Anton Kast | Self / Harry Goffmekler / Interviewer / Self - Dancer #3 / Substitute Host |
| Aaron Rothenberg | Self / Victim in Bathroom / Purse Snatcher / Kitchen Assistant #2 / Harried Commuter / Dancer #2, Rioter #3 |
| Jengis Alpar | The Cigarette Man / Self / Cigarette Man / Gus / Victim #2 |
| Kate Olsen | Kate / Joe's Girlfriend / Kate, Female TV / Mom / Self |
| John Harriman | Self / Detective / Interviewer |
| Robert Poe | Self / Moe |
| Paul Birchall | Program Director / Laughing Face / Delivery Boy / Dan Margulies / Dad / Chef #2 / Arguing Man #2 |
| Tim Heuer | Vibraphone Player / Little Bouncing Head #2 / Continuity Man |
| Hugh Moore | Psychiatrist / Gas Station Attendent / Interviewer / Mad Scientist |
| Kristine Hipps | Lost Tourist / Dream Police / Game Theory Expert / Not Joe / Self |
| Joan Polner | Deb Paulson / Funny faces / Joan / Self / Woman at Party |
| Noel Steere | Wandering Minstrel / Self / Dancer #2 |
| Martin Hammett | Self / Rioter #4 / Victim #3 |
| Paul Kotheimer | Drummer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Joe Winston | Producer |
