The Bill Engvall Show Returns to TBS Thursday, June 12
Well, we are underway!
The Bill Engvall Show is well into production now and it just gets more fun. I am so thrilled with the way the writers have stepped up this show. We had a great year last year and my charge to the writing staff was to make it even funnier and they have.
In our first episode we deal with a couple of things that are near and dear to my heart. First off, anyone who has a cell phone will understand, and by now I am guessing that is pretty much anyone with a heartbeat. One of my pet peeves about these things is that we can put a rover on the planet Mars but I cannot get a good cell signal in the area where I live. I don't know that there is anything more frustrating than finding in the middle of a conversation screaming into the phone,
ARE YOU THERE, ARE YOU THERE? AGGGGH. Now the cellular companies will tell you, 'well the signal is a straight signal and the buildings get in the way.' Here is a novel idea: why not put a satellite in space and beam the signal down to earth instead of beaming it across the earth? But what do I know? I am just an actor on television.
Also along these lines there is a very funny scene between me and the cell phone clerk. Have you ever gone into a store because you were upset about something that they have done wrong? So you ask to speak to the manager and you realize half way through your conversation that HE is the manager and is still unable to help you. What is the point of being a manager if you don't have the ability to solve problems?
Now the second part of the kick off show deals with the kids. It has come to my attention that we as parents pay our kids an allowance. This is a fine idea as long as the children do the jobs that we are paying them for. But if you have kids, you know that invariably you end up doing the chores and continue to pay your kids. So basically we are paying our children to be our children. I told my real life kids that if I am going to continually pay them for doing nothing then I am going to take that money and hire better kids!
In the first episode the kids are supposed to clean out the garage. However once they get out there they realize that it is more work than they are willing to do. So in their infinite wisdom they decide that they are going to go on strike. On STRIKE??? I am trying to imagine what my dad would have said if I told him that I wanted to go on strike. In the show I decide that the kids' privileges are going to be revoked and the game is on.
I really believe that this season we are hitting on issues that everyday American families go through. We are going to deal with drinking parties, learning to drive, and unruly neighbors. If you watch this show you are going to sit there and say OH MY GOD, they have a camera in my house. Listen I am not trying to tell people how to parent because we all know that there is no book that tells you what to do. As parents all we do is try to keep the lid on things until our kids go off to college. I mean if our kids had any idea how little control we have over them, there would be complete anarchy in the house.
The Bill Engvall Show is bringing the family back to television in a big way. The Pearsons are a family that could live right next door to you. Once again the writers have done a great job and have really honed in on what is real and very relatable to you, the American viewer. So there you have it,
The Bill Engvall Show is back for a second season and is better than ever. I will be talking to you periodically and giving you an update on what is going on behind the scenes and on the screen. So enjoy
The Bill Engvall Show and I will talk to you soon.
TBS' The Bill Engvall Show
premieres its second season Thursday, June 12, at 9 pm/ET
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