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The Idiot Box was an American sketch comedy television series created by Alex Winter, Tom Stern and Tim Burns, which ran on MTV in 1991. After the success of Bill & Ted, MTV hired Winter, Stern, and Burns to develop a half-hour sketch comedy show for the network.
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Squidward sees a large box being delivered to SpongeBob and Patrick. They open the box, which contains a giant television. However, Patrick and SpongeBob promptly throw the television away and keep the box. Squidward asks why they threw the television away, and SpongeBob responds with the above quote. Squidward, not wanting any part of this, asks f...
Music
• You're Nice - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [title card] ‣ Vergnügungspark - Gerhard Trede [SpongeBob and Patrick hopping] ‣ Awakening Memories - Paul Fenoulhet ["Squidward, we don't need television."] • Rainbow Harp - Nicolas Carr ["...imagination!"] • Vibe & Harp Hits - Nicolas Carr ["...imagination!"] • Rainbow Harp - Nicolas Carr [ "With imagination, I can be anything I want!"] • Vibe & Harp Hits - Nicolas Carr [ "With imagination, I can be anything I want!"] ‣ Full of Beans - Robert Sc...
Release
1. This episode is available on the Halloween, SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric (Russian only), Complete 3rd Season, Christmas Who? (South Korea version), The Tom Kenny Collection, Sponge in Service, First 100 Episodes, Holidays with SpongeBob 3-DVD Gift Set, The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set, Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies (Danish and Norwegian only), SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 4, Complete Third Season, From the Beginning, Part 1, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, SpongeBob ScaryPants Colle...
Reception
1. "Idiot Box" was ranked #62 during the Best Day Everevent from November 9–10, 2006. 2. This episode is number 5 on The Tom Kenny Collection on iTunesand Amazon.com. His description says: 1. "SpongeBob and Patrick turn an empty box into a fantasy play land using only their 'imaginations.'[sic]Since Squidward lacks much imagination, he resents anyone who does! The ultra-dramatic and over-the-top action movie fantasy scenarios that our boys playact in the box are really funny (sounds can only...
General
1. This is the second episode for two things: 1.1. The second episode that involves a box as a main focus and namesake. The first was "The Secret Box." 1.2. When Squidward ends up in the dump, he lands face first in a pie. This is the second episode where Squidward gets hit in the face with a pie. The first was "Dying for Pie." 2. The title card is static. This is mostly seen when a channel is changed or no signal is received by an analog television. 3. This is the third episode for two thing...
Dub facts
1. In Indonesia, instead of saying, "Boxing Championship," the narrator says "Box Boxing Championship," because "box" and "boxing" have different meanings. 2. In the EBS version of the Korean dub, this episode has been permanently paired up with "Doing Time," due to its sister episode being banned. 3. The name of this episode in the French dubis "La Boîte à tout faire," meaning, "The box which does everything," likely a play on the word for handyman, "homme à tout faire."
Cultural references
1. The title "Idiot Box" is a reference to a slang term for television. 2. One of the equations on the educational program, seen when Squidward is flipping channels, F = ma2, is a reference to Newton's Second Law, (F = ma) which means Force=mass times acceleration, and Einstein's Mass-Energy Equivalence formula, (E = mc2).
The Idiot Box was an American sketch comedy television series created by Alex Winter, Tom Stern and Tim Burns, which ran on MTV from 1990 to 1991. After the ...
Idiot box is slang for a television. It may refer to: The Idiot Box (TV series), a 1990 sketch comedy show on MTV starring Alex Winter. Idiot Box (webcomic), by Matt Bors. Idiot Box (film), an Australian movie starring Ben Mendelsohn and Jeremy Sims.
Learn when and how the term "idiot box" was coined to refer to television or other devices. See examples from news, dictionaries, and personal anecdotes from the 1950s and earlier.
- According to The Phrase Finder , idiot box was coined in the mid 50's but there is no reference to who may have coined it. One reference dates "idi...
- What I can tell you is this. I remember my mother using the term "Idiot Box" as early as 1956. I was 4 years old and she used it all the time talki...
- Early idiot boxes that weren't TV sets A Google Books search for "idiot box" turns up an example from 1952—a bit earlier than the "circa 1955" that...
Idiot box is a slang term for television, often used derisively. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and related words of this expression from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Jun 1, 2006 · Sketch comedy show featuring Alex Winter from MTVCheck out http://www.freekland.com for more info.Also, help get the Idiot Box on DVD,Sign the petition at: h...
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