# Andy Ricter controls the Universe on tonight at 8:30 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 10, 2002, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850 "2002-12-10T21:26:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/1 "2002-12-10T21:26:54Z")
Thanks to Fox’s unpredictabile programming schedule, Andy Ricter is on tonight at 8:30. Stupid Fox. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/2 "2002-12-10T21:32:24Z")
Whew…you had me worried about running in place of “24” which comes on at 8. I thought you meant _REAL_ time, not Eastern time. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/3 "2002-12-10T22:39:25Z")
Um… it’s a special extra show. Any way they can get it have more viewership, the better! ---
**Author:** ![YellowTail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/4 "2002-12-10T23:14:05Z")
“Imagine the best ass you’ve ever seen and double it!” The last episode was probably the best so far. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/5 "2002-12-10T23:53:42Z")
Oooh, it’s a lead-in to 24! Isn’t that a pretty good spot to be in? ---
**Author:** ![lesa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/34f0e0/32.png) [@lesa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lesa)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/6 "2002-12-11T00:17:16Z")
Eeek! Thanks for reminding me! I almost forgot. I hope they have the ghost of the old guy in this episode. He cracks me up. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/7 "2002-12-11T00:19:59Z")
So far, it seems all these episodes airing on Tuesday nights are reruns from the first season (or is it considered the first half of this season?). ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/8 "2002-12-11T03:39:49Z")
I know that this ep. was from season one, but was it ever aired? I didn’t remember anything from this one aside from what they used to show in the commercials. Only reason I knew it was old was that and the fact that Jessica has bangs now. ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/9 "2002-12-11T03:41:24Z")
An episode of “Andy Ricter” gets more posts then the final episode of “Invader Zim”? You people are sick and I no longer like you. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/10 "2002-12-11T06:52:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kasuo \* > \*\*So far, it seems all these episodes airing on Tuesday nights are reruns from the first season (or is it considered the first half of this season?). \*\* No, they’re the Unaired episodes from the first season, not re-runs. There were only three unaireds though (next Tuesday is one too), so it won’t continue that way for long. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/11 "2002-12-11T12:12:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Muad’Dib \* > \*\*An episode of “Andy Ricter” gets more posts then the final episode of “Invader Zim”? > > You people are sick and I no longer like you. \*\* Hmmm. Well, before I posted this, the Andy Richter thread had 9 replies and the Invader Zim thread 8. If you hadn’t posted here, we wouldn’t have had a greater number of posts. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![richardb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@richardb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/richardb)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/12 "2002-12-11T14:03:39Z")
What a great show… BTW, I missed the season premier this past Sunday. Anybody know if FOX is scheduled to repeat it anytime soon? ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/13 "2002-12-11T14:07:19Z")
Sorry for the lack of time zone disclosure. Overall a good episode again. I would love if it had this spot or just the Sunday spot-- but the twice a week thing is a bit weird. This is a really solid show. I just hope Fox does not mess it up (see i.e. **Firefly** ) ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/14 "2002-12-11T14:17:21Z")
Invader what now? ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/15 "2002-12-11T15:41:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elfkin477 \* > \*\*No, they’re the Unaired episodes from the first season, not re-runs. There were only three unaireds though (next Tuesday is one too), so it won’t continue that way for long. \*\* B’oh! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/16 "2002-12-11T16:35:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by richardb \* > \*\*What a great show… > > BTW, I missed the season premier this past Sunday. Anybody know if FOX is scheduled to repeat it anytime soon? \*\* Dec. 31st. [http://www.tvtome.com/AndyRichterControlstheUniverse/](http://www.tvtome.com/AndyRichterControlstheUniverse/) ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/17 "2002-12-11T23:14:44Z")
“I was facing a problem that had plagued mankind since the beginning of time…how to catch a drunk cat trapped in an air duct so I could go to France?” ---
**Author:** ![Gaijin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/838e76/32.png) [@Gaijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaijin)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-ricter-controls-the-universe-on-tonight-at-8-30/141850/18 "2002-12-12T01:57:49Z")
Andy and angered African American coworker in front of Jessica. African American is, strangely, also Irish. Jessica: “Racism? Andy, that doesn’t sound like you at all!” Andy: “It wasn’t about African Americans. It was about the Irish.” Jessica: “Oh. So what’s the problem?” Andy, Jessica, and angered African American coworker in front of next superior, who is also African American. Supervisor: “I will not tolerate racism on my staff! This is an outrage!” Jessica: “It wasn’t about African Americans. It was about the Irish.” Supervisor: “Oh. So what’s the problem?” Andy, Jessica, Supervisor, and angered coworker in front of President, who also happens to be Irish. Comic gold.