The Idiot Box

2026-04-04T09:41:24-04:00

Vendor: MVD
Type: New Blu-Ray
Price: 21.99

MTV's sketch program from co-creators Tom Stern & Alex Winter that promised "some of the most astounding, bizarre and alarming comedy" ever broadcast.

THE WORLDWIDE HOME VIDEO PREMIERE

INCLUDES ALL 6 EPISODES, THE RARELY SEEN BEST-OF, INTERVIEWS, OUTTAKES AND THE INFAMOUS SHORT FILM SQUEAL OF DEATH

In 1991, MTV green-lit a new sketch program from co-creators/writers/directors/stars Tom Stern & Alex Winter that promised "some of the most astounding, bizarre and alarming comedy" ever broadcast. From God's Mighty Anvil and The Huggins Family to Lockjaw and Eddie the Flying Gimp from Outer Space - with a cast that included Lee Arenberg (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN), Flea, Ricki Lake (HAIRSPRAY), William Schallert (The Patty Duke Show), Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Academy Award® nominee John Hawkes and GWAR - experience the "weirdly hilarious" (Dangerous Minds) and now legendary icepick to the skull of humor that enraged parent groups, made network executives very nervous and led directly to Stern & Winter's feature film debut FREAKED. This collection gathers all 6 episodes and the rarely seen Best-Of for the first time ever, sourced from the original MTV masters with short films, outtakes and more curated by Tom Stern and Alex Winter.

Special Features

Out Of The Phone Booth And Into The Box - Interview With Director/Co-Star Alex Winter

Lockjaw Speaks! - Interview With Director/Co-Star Tom Stern

A Gang Of Idiots - A Conversation With Alex Winter And Actor Lee Arenberg

Exiting Texas - A Conversation With Tom Stern And Academy Award® Nominated Actor John Hawkes

Funny Money - Interview With Producer Krista Montagna

Young, Dumb & Full Of Jokes - Interview With Co-Writer Tim Burns

Art Marine - A Career Overview With Artist David Daniels

Newly Discovered Outtakes

SQUEAL OF DEATH - Pre-Cursor To The Pre-Cursor Of FREAKED

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