EPISODE NUMBER: 6126 (October 4, 2010)
GUESTS: Eugene Robinson
SEGMENTS: We World War Won It, The Word – It’s A Small-Minded World, Tip of the Hat/Wag of the Finger
VIDEOS: Monday, October 4, 2010
Sometimes Stephen picks some seriously obscure news to support, and I was particularly amused by the World War I news. I had this mental image of the meeting about that particular balloon drop: “Okay, we need balloons that look like cat bladders. How are we going to do this? I got it – we’ll get the interns to draw all over gray balloons with red markers to make them all veiny.” The ‘Colbert Report’ prop department doesn’t get nearly the recognition that they deserve when they pull stuff like this out of their back pocket. I didn’t catch the “Muslim Mo Rocca” joke until the second time I watched the Word, but when I caught it, I laughed really hard. I also totally anticipate a Mickey Mosque in the next installation at Epcot Center.
I love when the show uses [Sorry, Technical Difficulties] as a way to break away from “Stephen” being completely inappropriate. And I have to admit that “And that, kids, is how centaurs are made” is one of the most random and funny punchlines I’ve heard in a good long while. I really enjoyed listening to Eugene Robinson and his dialogue about the changes in black America. I do agree with Stephen, though, that Oprah really does deserve a category all her own.
What did you think of the show? Leave it in the comments!
- You did not have to do that, but I’d be heartbroken if you didn’t.
- Following the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, Germany mailed reperation checks to France and Belgium every year, except for the 1940′s when Hitler insisted on hand delivery.
- We can now go back to calling them Kaiser rolls instead of Liberty Loafs. [singing] And we won’t go back till we’re over over there!
- We’ll convert to any religion that provides aquarobics.
- Wrong, Muslim, Mo Rocca. The definition of bigotry is picking on Rick Sanchez.
- Disney has a strict dress code, which makes you wonder how he slipped by without pants.
- We all know that character has an elaborate back sgtory. She’s not a Muslim … and that’s it.
- Those have got to be cartoon teeth.
- Take it down, Jimmy, it’s still too terrifying.
- Nothing brings joy to a child like a five clause sentence.
- I’d love to see more Tea Party kids book like Christine O’Donnell’s Rainy Day Book of Masturbation Alternatives.
- Down on the Farm with Carl Paladino, featuring this fun drawing of a woman and a horse, where the woman … [Sorry, Technical Difficulties] … And that kids, is how centaurs are made.
- If commercials are not allowed to be louder than TV shows, it is simply my responsibility to raise the volume of my TV show. And I’m going to do so in my new segment, “Stephen Colbert Debates a Jet Engine.”
- I don’t see race, but I do see class. You can blindfold me, and I can tell you who in the room owns a yacht. You can smell the teak.
“And that, kids, is how centaurs are made” was easily my favorite line of the episode. I laughed SO hard at this, especially since it came after the hilarious Technical Difficulties screen.
And the “Debating a Jet Engine” bit was just random awesomness.
By the way, I was pretty appalled at the Tea Party Coloring Book…
Shout Out (Hey!):
+3
I voted for The Word because I hate how Disney makes their world to fit such a white bread image of America, but the tea party coloring book segment was hilarious. Having a tape of President Obama admonishing kids to stay in school is “indoctrination,” but a tea party coloring book isn’t? What f@#*ing hypocrites.
Difference makers:
+7
All around amazing episode! They were certainly “on” monday night. I’m so glad Stephen is talking a lot about the whole Muslim situation in our country right now. Shame on Disney!
I always get “The Girl From Ipanema” stuck in my head all day after that “technical difficulties” graphic.
Shout Out (Hey!):
+4
Loved the Tea Party coloring book but I guess I’ll be the lone voter for the interview – I was actually a bit surprised at the questions asked, really observant for someone who has joked about his lily-whiteness, lol!
Shout Out (Hey!):
+3
A strong show for any number of reasons (the “centaurs” line being near the top).
I was glad Stephen highlighted the C.A.L.M. legislation; it’s hardly a priority and/or matter of life and death, but I’ll confess that I’m really quite unreasonably tickled that Congress tackled it. One of my biggest pet peeves is having to dive for the remote during the commercial breaks of TDS and TCR and adjust the volume by at *least* ten notches (seems to be worse on TDS, for some reason); not having to do that would be nice.
Loved the Eugene Robinson interview, too (chuckled a bit at Robinson’s gentle correction of Stephen’s “Pulitzer” pronounciation). And this might be my favorite recent tweet.
Shout Out (Hey!):
+4
Stephen was particularly smiley during this episode – you could definitely see it during Tip of the Hat/Wag of the Finger. It really seems like he’s been in a great mood all week. And the Word is always fantastic, but they have been absolutely spot-on these past couple of weeks, especially the ending sentence where Stephen connects the whole bit together. Just brilliant.
The “Muslim Mo Rocca” joke cracked me up! The sign-off was really funny, too. :)
Shout Out (Hey!):
+3
As soon as Stephen started talking about the C.A.L.M legislation, I just knew that he was going to try to make his program louder for the ads!
Shout Out (Hey!):
+1
GREAT episode! I especially loved “The Word” (brilliant as always), and I think it’s hysterical when he goes into things like the World War I reparations that you’d almost never expect on a comedy show. Add the C.A.L.M. act and the centaurs, and everything was all-around wonderful.
I have also long adored Eugene Robinson, who I’ve seen many times on Keith Olbermann. He’s measured, thoughtful, and with a wickedly dry wit. I was really looking forward to seeing him with Stephen, and he didn’t disappoint.
Shout Out (Hey!):
+1