# Fake TV Shows **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878 "2007-02-12T17:27:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/1 "2007-02-12T17:27:41Z")
Inspired by [http://www.fakebands.com](http://www.fakebands.com), let’s see if we can come up with fictional TV shows from movies, TV, comics, books, etc. Extra points if the show was referred to, but never shown. A few obvious choices: **Galaxy Quest The Krusty the Klown Show The Alan Brady Show Tool Time The Happy Homemaker with Sue Ann Nivens** More obscure: **Jetman The Corny Collins Show The Howard Beale Show** ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/2 "2007-02-12T17:33:05Z")
FYI from Murphy Brown springs to mind ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/3 "2007-02-12T17:37:45Z")
_The Brown Hornet_ ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/4 "2007-02-12T17:38:20Z")
**The Scary Door All My Circuits Everyone Loves Hypnotoad** ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/5 "2007-02-12T17:41:05Z")
[I hate you for making me link to this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_television_shows). ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/6 "2007-02-12T17:45:36Z")
There were several TV shows in [UHF](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098546/), including Uncle Nutzy’s Clubhouse, starring Stanley Spadowski (played by Michael Richards, who later played Kramer in the real TV series Seinfeld. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/7 "2007-02-12T17:50:49Z")
**Captain Hippopotamus** **Those Who Care** ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/8 "2007-02-12T18:07:35Z")
Wikipedia had it listed: **The Rex Reilly Show** ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/9 "2007-02-12T18:10:37Z")
**Sick Sad World** ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/10 "2007-02-12T19:22:24Z")
[QUOTE=Giles] There were several TV shows in [UHF](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098546/), including Uncle Nutzy’s Clubhouse, starring Stanley Spadowski (played by Michael Richards, who later played Kramer in the real TV series Seinfeld. [/QUOTE] **Conan the Librarian Wheel of Fish Raul’s Pet Shop** and a movie “Ghandi II-No More Mr. Nice Guy” ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/11 "2007-02-12T19:31:55Z")
Jerry ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/12 "2007-02-12T19:45:59Z")
My favorite is **Girls With Low Self-Esteem** , mentioned frequently on **Arrested Development**. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/13 "2007-02-12T19:58:51Z")
I’ve always been partial to Al Bundy’s favorite TV show, **Psycho Dad** and its theme song, "Who’s that riding into the sun? Who’s the man with the itchy gun? Who’s the man who kills for fun? Psycho Dad. Psycho Dad. It’s Psycho Dad! " ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/14 "2007-02-12T20:27:01Z")
A couple from the future, thanks to movies… _The Running Man_ from the same _Ow! My Balls_ from Idiocracy ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/15 "2007-02-12T20:30:24Z")
Single Female Lawyer. “I demand to know what happened to that plucky lawyer and her compellingly short garment!” The Real World: The Sun Happy Smile Super Family Challenge Wish Show Don’t Go There Do Shut Up McGarnigle Knightboat, the crime solving boat Gotta Dance Real Families ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/16 "2007-02-12T21:20:26Z")
**Ethel the Frog Who Cares Blackmail! It’s the Arts The Money Programme Stake Your Claim The Mind Up Your Pavement The Bishop World Forum** ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/17 "2007-02-12T21:42:01Z")
**Pardon My Boner** ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/18 "2007-02-12T21:44:40Z")
_The Ben Stiller Show_ had several recurring TV programs: _Melrose Heights 90210 Skank Ask Charles Manson_ ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/19 "2007-02-12T21:50:46Z")
Cartoon shows in cartoons shows: The Itchy & Scratchy Show Terrence and Phillip ---
**Author:** ![Autumn\_Almanac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878/20 "2007-02-12T21:56:37Z")
[QUOTE=zamboniracer] I’ve always been partial to Al Bundy’s favorite TV show, **Psycho Dad** and its theme song, "Who’s that riding into the sun? Who’s the man with the itchy gun? Who’s the man who kills for fun? Psycho Dad. Psycho Dad. It’s Psycho Dad! " [/QUOTE] _He’s quick with a gun He loves his son He killed his wife 'cause she weighed a ton._ I just love quoting that song and getting weird looks from everybody. My thread contribution: _Kill It Before It Dies_, the black-and-white horror movie mentioned and shown in several episodes of _Charmed_. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-tv-shows/391878.md?page=2)