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It's Garry Shandling's Show

SummaryIt's Garry Shandling's Show is one of the first original programs created by the fledgling Showtime network in the mid-80's to compete with original HBO comedies like Not Necessarily the News. It lasted about 70 episodes. Slightly racier and self-effacing interpretation of several traditional comedy formats including sitcom and talk show, the ... Read More

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Created By:Garry Shandling, Alan Zweibel

❮ It's Garry Shandling's Show

Season 1

5 Seasons

Season Premiere:

Sep 10, 1986

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Episode 1 • Sep 10, 1986 • 28 m

The Day Garry Moved In

Garry moves into a new house near his friends Pete and Nancy, has his furniture stolen, and endures a grueling date with the beautiful-but-boring woman who installed his cable tv.

Episode 2 • Sep 17, 1986 • 26 m

Grant Gets Broken

Garry offers to watch Grant when Pete and Nancy take a trip in an attempt to prove that he's responsible, but gets in trouble when Grant accidentally hurts his eye.

Episode 3 • Sep 24, 1986 • 24 m

Garry Throws a Surprise Party

Garry has a birthday party for his mother who suffers a heart attack when the studio audience yells "surprise" too loudly. Feeling guilty, Garry turns to Father Guido Sarducci for guidance.

Episode 4 • Oct 1, 1986 • 29 m

Garry and Pete take Grant's Cub Scout troupe to a Dodgers game, but when Pete is hit in the nose by a foul ball and teased by the other Cub Scouts because of it, Grant loses respect for him.

Episode 5 • Oct 8, 1986 • 28 m

In an homage to The Graduate (1967), Mrs. Robertson tries to seduce Garry, who's in love with her daughter.

Episode 6 • Oct 15, 1986 • 30 m

It's Garry Shandling's Problem, But It's Jo-Jo's Show

Garry's attempt to focus the entire episode on contest winner Jodi Jones goes awry when Nancy's sex addicted friend arrives for a visit.

Episode 7 • Jan 23, 1987 • 26 m

Garry Met a Girl Named Maria

Garry agrees to marry the studio's cleaning woman so she doesn't get deported to Guatemala.

Episode 8 • Jan 30, 1987 • 23 m

Garry serves as the chaperon for Grant's first date, but the starstruck girl pays more attention to Garry.

Episode 9 • Feb 6, 1987 • 22 m

Pete Has an Affair

Pete is full of guilt after having an affair.

Episode 10 • Feb 13, 1987 • 22 m

Garry tries to alter fate when a psychic tells him that something bad is going to happen to Nancy on her upcoming date.

Episode 11 • Feb 20, 1987 • 24 m

The Morning After

Garry hosts a party for Pete's parents' anniversary. No one will talk to him the next day, but he doesn't know why.

Episode 12 • Mar 6, 1987 • 22 m

Garry's ex-girlfriend is back in town, and he's interested again.

Episode 13 • Mar 13, 1987 • 21 m

Garry finds a collie and wants to keep him, but Leonard won't let him.

Episode 14 • Mar 20, 1987 • 24 m

Dial L for Laundry

Garry meets Sylvia in the condo laundry room, but has to contend with her ex.

Episode 15 • Apr 3, 1987 • 24 m

Dinner with Garry

Garry sets his mother up on a date with his doctor.

Episode 16 • Apr 10, 1987 • 26 m

Garry gets the lead in a new police drama, so Red Buttons takes over the show.

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Breaking television's "fourth wall" to talk to the camera is hardly a new idea; it dates back at least to Burns and Allen in the early '50s. But no TV show has ever provided such piquant Pirandellian commentary on the medium itself.

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