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{{quote|''"The nightmare version of television."''|'''[[Tim and Eric]]''' themselves, in the matter of their show.}}
{{quote|''"The nightmare version of television."''|'''[[Tim and Eric]]''' themselves, in the matter of their show.}}


A 15-minute long [[Adult Swim]] original centered around comedians and video artists [[Tim and Eric|Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim]], the creators of the absurdist cartoon ''[[Tom Goes to The Mayor (Animation)|Tom Goes to The Mayor]]''. Known for often skirting the border between comedy and [[Refuge in Audacity|gratuitous absurdity]] ([[Refuge in Vulgarity|or worse]]), and also for recruiting extremely obscure, untalented, and non-telegenic performers as recurring cast members, such as James Quall, David Liebe Hart, and the late Richard Dunn, and sticking them alongside frequent [[The Cameo|cameos]] from well-known comedy actors. All of this comes together as what low-budget local public-access television from [[The Eighties]] and [[The Nineties|Nineties]] would look like [[This Is Your Premise On Drugs|if it was made by stoners]].
A 15-minute long [[Adult Swim]] original centered around comedians and video artists [[Tim and Eric|Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim]], the creators of the absurdist cartoon ''[[Tom Goes to the Mayor]]''. Known for often skirting the border between comedy and [[Refuge in Audacity|gratuitous absurdity]] ([[Refuge in Vulgarity|or worse]]), and also for recruiting extremely obscure, untalented, and non-telegenic performers as recurring cast members, such as James Quall, David Liebe Hart, and the late Richard Dunn, and sticking them alongside frequent [[The Cameo|cameos]] from well-known comedy actors. All of this comes together as what low-budget local public-access television from [[The Eighties]] and [[The Nineties|Nineties]] would look like [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|if it was made by stoners]].


As of 2010, the show's run has ended, replaced by the [[Spin-Off]], ''[[Check It Out With Dr. Steve Brule (TV)|Check It Out With Dr. Steve Brule]]''.
As of 2010, the show's run has ended, replaced by the [[Spin-Off]], ''[[Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule|Check It Out With Dr. Steve Brule]]''.
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=== ''Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!'' provides examples of: ===
=== ''Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!'' provides examples of: ===
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* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: Or in this case, dude's ''footsteps'' sound like a lady.
* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: Or in this case, dude's ''footsteps'' sound like a lady.
* [[Watch It Stoned]]
* [[Watch It Stoned]]
* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]: The Tairy Greene Machine, which contains every work Tairy has ever done, collaborated on or been ''vaguely'' associated with.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: The Tairy Greene Machine, which contains every work Tairy has ever done, collaborated on or been ''vaguely'' associated with.
* [[Eye Scream]]: In "Crows", Tim and Eric get their eyes pecked out by crows.
* [[Eye Scream]]: In "Crows", Tim and Eric get their eyes pecked out by crows.
* [[George Lucas Throwback]]: Most sketches look like something out of the 80s or 90s, the era of low-budget, [[So Bad It's Good]] television.
* [[George Lucas Throwback]]: Most sketches look like something out of the 80s or 90s, the era of low-budget, [[So Bad It's Good]] television.
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* [[Sketch Comedy]]
* [[Sketch Comedy]]
* [[Snap Back]]: Tim has died at least five times. In "Resurrection", David Liebe Hart even comments about how death is not a big deal for Tim. However, things don't always snap back at the end of an episode. Casey remained dead until being reanimated by his brother, but Steve Mahanahan, who died in the same explosion, came back to life with no explanation.
* [[Snap Back]]: Tim has died at least five times. In "Resurrection", David Liebe Hart even comments about how death is not a big deal for Tim. However, things don't always snap back at the end of an episode. Casey remained dead until being reanimated by his brother, but Steve Mahanahan, who died in the same explosion, came back to life with no explanation.
* [[Special Guest]]: [[Jeff Goldblum]], Michael Cera, Paul "Pee-Wee Herman" Reubens, [[Weird Al Yankovic]], [[The Room|Tommy Wiseau]], and ''Mr. Show'''s Bob and David, among others.
* [[Special Guest]]: [[Jeff Goldblum]], Michael Cera, Paul "Pee-Wee Herman" Reubens, [["Weird Al" Yankovic]], [[The Room|Tommy Wiseau]], and ''Mr. Show'''s Bob and David, among others.
** Averted by hiring impersonators to depict [http://www.robinwilliamsimpersonator.com/ Robin Williams] and [http://www.partypop.com/Vendors/4000306.htm Steven Spielberg.]
** Averted by hiring impersonators to depict [http://www.robinwilliamsimpersonator.com/ Robin Williams] and [http://www.partypop.com/Vendors/4000306.htm Steven Spielberg.]
* [[Spell My Name With a "The"]]: "Greene Machine" refers to shows called ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation|The Star Trek]]'' and ''[[Cheers|The Cheers]]''.
* [[Spell My Name with a "The"]]: "Greene Machine" refers to shows called ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Star Trek]]'' and ''[[Cheers|The Cheers]]''.
* [[Spin-Off]]: ''[[Check It Out With Dr. Steve Brule]]''. It's exactly what you'd expect from a Tim and Eric spinoff, for better or worse.
* [[Spin-Off]]: ''[[Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule]]''. It's exactly what you'd expect from a Tim and Eric spinoff, for better or worse.
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: Considering what the show is already like, imagine how bad any [[Show Within a Show|shows within the show]] are.
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: Considering what the show is already like, imagine how bad any [[Show Within a Show|shows within the show]] are.
* [[Surreal Humor]]
* [[Surreal Humor]]
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* [[Toilet Humor]]: A pair of pants that allow the wearer to avoid the bother of ''using'' the toilet. Another sketch had an invention that allowed the male user to poop using a urinal while standing the entire time. Yet another product was an adapter to use a urinal to take a shower.
* [[Toilet Humor]]: A pair of pants that allow the wearer to avoid the bother of ''using'' the toilet. Another sketch had an invention that allowed the male user to poop using a urinal while standing the entire time. Yet another product was an adapter to use a urinal to take a shower.
** Tim and Eric have stated their intention to have every season opener feature a diarrhea related Cinco product.
** Tim and Eric have stated their intention to have every season opener feature a diarrhea related Cinco product.
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?]]: Oddly enough, none of it is or was. Tim & Eric have stated that no drugs are involved in the writing or performance, but that they can certainly make viewing more enjoyable. One sketch (of them being interviewed by Michael Ian Black) parodies the idea that drugs must be involved.
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]]: Oddly enough, none of it is or was. Tim & Eric have stated that no drugs are involved in the writing or performance, but that they can certainly make viewing more enjoyable. One sketch (of them being interviewed by Michael Ian Black) parodies the idea that drugs must be involved.
** This is not to say that Tim & Eric aren't stoners. They just weren't stoned when they make the show.
** This is not to say that Tim & Eric aren't stoners. They just weren't stoned when they make the show.


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Revision as of 01:34, 8 April 2014

Great job!
"The nightmare version of television."
—Tim and Eric themselves, in the matter of their show.

A 15-minute long Adult Swim original centered around comedians and video artists Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, the creators of the absurdist cartoon Tom Goes to the Mayor. Known for often skirting the border between comedy and gratuitous absurdity (or worse), and also for recruiting extremely obscure, untalented, and non-telegenic performers as recurring cast members, such as James Quall, David Liebe Hart, and the late Richard Dunn, and sticking them alongside frequent cameos from well-known comedy actors. All of this comes together as what low-budget local public-access television from The Eighties and Nineties would look like if it was made by stoners.

As of 2010, the show's run has ended, replaced by the Spin-Off, Check It Out With Dr. Steve Brule.

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