MartinHafer I guess I have no taste at all. After all, I loved this show and watched every episode when it first aired. However, its success was very short-lived and so America sent the message that it wasn't impressed. I wonder if it was really because the show was bad ("stupid", yes--"bad", no), or because it wasn't marketed well or because after the first season they kept re-tooling and messing with a good formula. Often this "re-tooling" is the kiss of death, and in this case it certainly was true. The comedic balance was gone and the episodes seemed choppier and less funny--but still excellent to my apparently low standards. I also think that MANY people have a hard time suspending disbelief and just didn't know what to think about these rather surreal episodes. I loved ZOO ANIMALS ON WHEELS, Chris going in search of his REAL Amish parents or the automated newspaper delivery machine that nearly put this 30 year-old newspaper boy out of business! What a show--too bad it was canceled and too bad only selected episodes are available on DVD.UPDATE: The show has finally been released on DVD. You will most likely notice that season one was MUCH better. Season two seemed much more aimless and unfunny---they they were having trouble sustaining the concept.

wgjwi I loved this program, one that always left me howling with laughter. There is nothing subltle about the gags, props or the humor in this program, it's all in your face, all the way.

Manus Hand The wide-eyed innocence of (an overextended) youth, in the person of Chris Elliott, refuses -- episode after episode -- to submit to the reality of an adult world, no matter the patent absurdity of his childishness. Even with his bitingly sarcastic father constantly trying to slap him in the face with reality, Chris's character maintains his hilarious naiveté, to such an extent that he often convinces the world to join him in it and bend to his will.Anyone who remembers their childhood and what it was like dreaming mail-order dreams that fail when the postman finally arrives cannot help but admire and envy Chris's tenacity in holding onto those dreams forever. Even now, more than a decade later, just the thought of Chris the infantile adult ordering a submarine kit through the mail then building and using it in his bathtub/shower has me laughing to the point of tears.

jmuduke One of the funniest sitcom's ever! I don't know why this show didn't survive. I think the humor was ahead of it's time. My favorite episode was when the construction workers were doing some work in Chris' parent's kitchen, and they taught Chris how to yell out catcalls to women as they passed by. "Yeah, uh-huh. Pluck that banjo honey. Yeah, you have a very nice skirt on today." I hope Rhino comes out with more episodes on DVD.