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The State
1994 - 1995 6.8 (17 votes) 3 Seasons
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Genres
Comedy
Networks
MTV
Created By
Michael Showalter

The State

Overview

The State is a sketch-comedy television show combing bizarre characters and scenarios to present sketches that won the hearts of its target teenaged audience.

Key Crew

Writer: Michael Showalter

Producer: David Wain

Top Cast

Kevin Allison
Kevin Allison

Various Characters

Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black

Various Characters

Robert Ben Garant
Robert Ben Garant

Various Characters

Todd Holoubek

Various Characters

Michael Patrick Jann
Michael Patrick Jann

Various Characters

Kerri Kenney
Kerri Kenney

Various Characters

Thomas Lennon
Thomas Lennon

Various Characters

Joe Lo Truglio
Joe Lo Truglio

Various Characters

Seasons

Season 0 ()

No overview available.

27 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Pilot

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 2: Interviews - Origins

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 3: Interviews - Feedback

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 4: Interviews - Roles

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 5: Interviews - Catchphrases

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 7: Interviews - Set Tour with Michael Ian Black

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 8: Jon Stewart Show

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 9: MTV's Shut Up and Laugh

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 10: Spring Break Safety Tips

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 11: MTV Christmas Party Video

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 12: Farting Butterfly

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 13: Promos

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 14: Out Takes 1

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 15: Out Takes 2

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 16: Out Takes 3

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 17: Out Takes 4

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 18: Out Takes 5

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 19: Unaired Sketches: Pilot

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 20: Unaired Sketches: Season 1

* Bownty * Coach Gunner * Crazy Grandma Night * Department Store * Dinner at Marky Mark's * Grunge Rock * Deputy Cow Benny * Inbred Brothers * Shot in the head * Super VIII * Thompkins * Union Trained Technicians I * Union Trained Technicians II * Union Trained Technicians III

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 21: Unaired Sketches: Season 2

* Krispy Pops * Muskrats * On Location * Cows *Previously On The State *Fashion Magazine *Tea & Sympathy *Swamp Thing

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 22: Unaired Sketches: Season 3

* Brendan * Disco Lady * Drag Dad (a clip was used to introduce "Beach" in Episode 310) * Porno Sex Lover * Real Estate Broker * State Estate * Crazy Geese * Golf Balls * One Minute with Bluie Dunard

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 23: Episode 1 With Original Music

* Boogeyman * Lenny Lipton Show * Hormones * Hops Plus * Free Your Mind (Clown/Pirate) * Chip's Party * Hypothetical Question * On-air Personality * Mudwrestler * Eating and Swimming * Forever

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 24: Episode 2 With Original Music

* Cuddly Soft - parody of famous commercials for Snuggle fabric softener. * Gang Fight - West Side Story-esque gang fight between a street gang, the Amish, and nuns. * $7,000 Pyramid - game show featuring Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen * Old Fashioned Guy * Cerialist Commercial * Mouse Problem * Doug & Dad * Captain Monterey Jack (lights) * Old Fashioned Guy * Bigfoot in Office * Louie

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 25: Episode 3 With Original Music

* Boogeyman * Captain Monterey Jack (shoes) * Pies * Thanksgiving Dinner * MTV Sports * Chips Commercial * Antonio - new foreign exchange student causes heartbreak for his teacher. * Tape People * Free Your Mind (Tapeface) * Chair Wrestling * Mr. Magina - sexual education teacher surprised that his students don't see the irony between his name and the subject matter. * Gilbert Link - Mr. Magina runs into Gilbert Gottfried. * Crackers .

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 26: Episode 6 With Original Music

* Disclaimer * Cute * Ride * Doug & Principal * Don Law * Light Coma * Old Fashioned Guy * Pants * Captn Monterey Jack (Cheese) * On the Table * $240 Worth of Pudding

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 27: Episode 7 With Original Music

* God is Dead * Mind Match * Grandma's Potato Chowder * Hot Pursuits * Free Your Mind (Smoker) * James Dixon: Guidance Counselor * Cindy Crawford * Old Fashioned Guy * On-air Personailty (Youth Conference) * Lunch with The State * Missy Von Kimmelman * Old Fashioned Guy (Women Voters) * Louie II

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 29: Skits & Stickers Home Video

Runtime: 21 min
Season 1 (1994)

No overview available.

5 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1994-01-21

This episode contains the following sketches: * Boogeyman * Lenny Lipton Show * Hormones * Hops Plus * Free Your Mind (Clown/Pirate) * Chip's Party * Hypothetical Question * On-air Personality * Mudwrestler * Eating and Swimming * Forever

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 2: Episode 2
1994-01-28

This episode contains the following sketches: * Fluffy Soft * Gang Fight * $7,000 Pyramid * Old Fashioned Guy (One True God) * Cerialist Commercial * Mouse Problem * Doug & Dad * Captain Monterey Jack (Leaving the Lights On) * Old Fashioned Guy (Fire is Magic) * Bigfoot in Office * Louie (at party)

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 3: Episode 3
1994-02-04

This episode contains the following sketches: * God is Dead * Mind Match * Grandma's Potato Chowder * Hot Pursuits * Free Your Mind (Smoker) * James Dixon: Guidance Counselor * Cindy Crawford * Old Fashioned Guy * On-air Personailty (Youth Conference) * Lunch with The State * Missy Von Kimmelman * Old Fashioned Guy (Women Voters) * Louie II

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 4: Episode 4
1994-02-11

This episode contains the following sketches: * Disclaimer * Cute * Ride * Doug Principal * Don Law * Light Coma * Old Fashioned Guy * Pants * Captn Monterey Jack (Cheese) * On the Table * $240 Worth of Pudding

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 5: Episode 5
1994-02-18

This episode contains the following sketches: * Boogeyman II * Captain Monterey Jack (shoes) * Pies * Thanksgiving Dinner * MTV Sports * Chips Commercial * Antonio * Tape People * Free Your Mind (Tapeface) * Chair Wrestling * Mr. Magina * Gilbert Link * Crackers

Runtime: 21 min
Season 2 (1994)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1994-07-10

This episode contains the following sketches: * Ballet I * James Dixon: Power Priest * Choking * Sleep with The State * Piggy Shoes * Nazi War Criminals * Ballet II * Barry Lutz Show (Monkey Torture) * Mime Crash * Ballet III * Service with a Smile. (Carl!!!)

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 2: Episode 2
1994-07-17

This episode contains the following sketches: * I'm Watching * Pre-School Narc * Get a Job * Jurassic Park * Norwegian Cruise * Battleship I * Copy Shop * Battleship II * Superfriends * Eating Muppets * Hi Brow / Low Brow.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 3: Episode 3
1994-07-24

This episode contains the following sketches: * Microchip * Bookworm * Down the Pants * Relationship Lane * People Really Live This Way * Elevator * State Intro * Phone Line: Carrie * Lois & Clark * Barry & Levon * Phone Line: Plant

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 4: Episode 4
1994-07-31

This episode contains the following sketches: * First Election * Doug III * Dad's Affair * Bownty * Commercial Whaling * Bologna Feet * O'Keefe / Stieglitz * Busted * And * PMS

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 5: Episode 5
1994-08-07

This episode contains the following sketches: * Oh Betty * Otto Bimini * Job Interview * Can I Go Play * Can I Go Play II * TV Watching * Talk You * Can I Go Play III * Inbred Brothers * Headlines

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 6: Episode 6
1994-08-21

This episode contains the following sketches: * World Records I * Hepcat * Babysitter * Pimple * Teacher's Lounge * World Records II * Dinner: The Kids * Wildtown * Fetishist * Unplugged

Runtime: 21 min
Season 3 (1994)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1994-12-24

This episode contains the following sketches: * Beardan High * Boy in a Barn * The Jew, The Italian and The Red Head Gay * Blueberry Johnson * Let's Move Out * For Chelsea * Just the 160,000 of Us * In The Bathroom * Monkeys Do It

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 2: Episode 2
1995-01-14

This episode contains the following sketches: * Tanner's Guide to Jane * Prom Photos * Sea Monkeys * Hits from the 70's * Kabuki Doug * Toothbrush * Lincoln Logs * Staring Contest * The Pope-ah's Visit

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 3: Episode 3
1995-01-21

This episode contains the following sketches: * Not a Talk Show * Where's the Mousey? * Tammy Wilkins: Notebook Artist * The Restaurant Sketch * Deathfight 5000 * Fan Names * The Bearded Men of Space Station 11 * Origami * Louie & The Last Supper

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 4: Episode 4
1995-01-28

This episode contains the following sketches: * David Wain Open * Freaks * Kill Tim * The Andersons * Festis, the Birthday Hobo * The Animal Song * Booger, Booger & Fartybutt * The Funeral * Asides * Panama

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 5: Episode 5
1995-02-04

This episode contains the following sketches: * Precinct Open * Dan, the Very Popular Openly Gay High School Student * Kerri's Day * Dreamboy * Precinct Link * Polar Bears * Betty's No Good Clothes Shop and Pancake House * Ray Gun * Doug IV * Froggy Jamboree

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 6: Episode 6
1995-02-11

This episode contains the following sketches: * Shower * Planet Groovy * Roughing It * Barney McMacken * Old Lighthouse Jeffers * The Personal State * Drugs * Rug Brothers * Porcupine Racetrack

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 7: Episode 7
1995-07-15

This episode contains the following sketches: * Hitchiker * Terrorist Situation * Leonard Harris Show * Permanent School Record * Free Market Economy * Beach * Fragments * Billy's Play * Coffee Family * Cannonball Run

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 8: Episode 8
1995-07-22

This episode contains the following sketches: * Great Moments * Prison Break * Sideways House Family * Super Robby * Mr. Flemming's Arrival * Prom * Inbred Bros. Army * Borscht Boy * Walton's Theme

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 9: Episode 9
1995-07-29

This episode contains the following sketches: * Ghost Story * Sal & Frankie * SAT's, pt. 1 * Dysfunctional Family * Prince's Reception * Cutlery Barn (Fried Bumblebees) * Tuxedo * Li'l Brown Dog Food * Die For Love * SAT's, pt. 2 * Laupin Variety Programme

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 10: Episode 10
1995-08-05

This episode contains the following sketches: * Hokey Pokey * U.S. Men's Bikini Thong Rollerblading Team * Buddy's Home From Finals * Normal Pervert * Taco Man * The Jew, The Italian & The Redhead Gay II, pt. 1 * Senator Cavanaugh * The Jew, The Italian & The Redhead Gay II, pt. 2 * Sports Beat * Alcoholism * Ken's Dead Montage

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 11: Episode 11
1995-08-12

This episode contains the following sketches: * Narcolepsy Today * Race * Howard Report * H's & M's * Slinky's * Hot Dogs * Tenement * Cleaners * Hallmark * Monkey's Do It II

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 12: Episode 12
1995-08-19

This episode contains the following sketches: * Blinking Contest * Dentist * Sci-Fi Laboratory * High Plains Magic Fairy * Jerry's Audition * Bacon * Kiss My Grits * Last Will & Testament * One Camper

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 13: Episode 13
1995-08-26

This episode contains the following sketches: * L.A. Open * Dixon: Jedi Talent Agent * Tough Choices * Gas Station * Gunter Brothers (Who's On First) * Desert Extras * Real Estate Broker * Adventures Of Young God and Wonderboy * Farewell * Hi-lite Reel

Runtime: 21 min

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