The Show
The Show
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The Show

1996
1 season
8 episodes
Comedy

The series follows a white writer who joins the staff of a black television show, exploring themes of race, television production, and comedy. It featured a "show within a show" concept, focusing on the chaotic behind-the-scenes creation of a sitcom.

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Cast

Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.(pilot)

    17-03-199630m

    Black staff writers react badly to Tom's appointment as head writer together with his associate Jeffrey.

  • Deandra and Them

    2.Deandra and Them

    24-03-199630m

    Wilson calls on Tom and Allison for advice after he's dumped by his high-school sweetheart.

  • Ep 3

    3.Tom and Them

    31-03-199630m

    Tom throws a party to show the staff how cool he really is, and everyone attends—on orders from Wilson—but Tom commits one faux pas after another.

  • God & Them

    4.God & Them

    07-04-199630m
  • Ep 5

    5.The Script Formerly Known as Writers and Them

    14-04-199630m
  • Ep 6

    6.The Last ... and Them

    23-05-199630m
  • The Censors and Them

    7.The Censors and Them

    30-05-199630m
  • Ep 8

    8.Allison and Them

    06-06-199630m

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