It's Garry Shandling's Show.
Garry Shandling pokes fun at sitcom conventions in his own unique fourth-wall breaking meta sitcom.
- 1986-1990
- 4 seasons
- Showtime Networks
- Comedy
- TV-14
Garry Shandling pokes fun at sitcom conventions in his own unique fourth-wall breaking meta sitcom.
Season 4 Episode Guide
19 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 1
The First Show of the Fourth Season
Fri, Nov 10, 1989
Garry has his boss over for dinner to meet his new girlfriend, but is worried the boss won't approve of her being on the show.
Episode 2
Take My Wife, for Example
Fri, Nov 17, 1989
Garry goes on a talk show and gets himself into trouble when he makes jokes about his girlfriend Phoebe, implying that she's a freak. Things only get worse when he tries to explain to the audience that he wasn't serious.
Episode 3
Nathan's Sheer Madness
Fri, Nov 24, 1989
Grant's friend tries to hurt his parents with a machete, copying a horror host - "Nathan" (played by Blackie Dammett) whose television show "Nathan's Sheer Madness", airs right after Garry's. When Garry tries to get the show canceled, the maniacal horror host threatens him and kidnaps Phoebe.
Episode 4
SuperGrant
Fri, Dec 1, 1989
When Grant begins to excel on the football field but has substantial changes in his temperament, Phoebe suspects he is using steroids. Garry becomes a "fly on the wall" to determine if it is true.
Episode 5
Dinner at Eddy King's House
Fri, Dec 8, 1989
After a chance meeting in a butcher shop, Garry, his manager Brad, and Phoebe go for dinner at Eddy King's house, but Eddy is the only one having a good time reliving his past.
Episode 6
The Proposal
Fri, Jan 12, 1990
Garry and Phoebe go to Colorado so he can meet her family.
Episode 7
Firehose
Fri, Jan 19, 1990
Garry's first movie was a dirty one and it's been edited to imply that he did more than he claims to have actually done. Now he is out to prove his innocence.
Episode 8
The Day Howard Moved In
Fri, Jan 26, 1990
Howard Sprague from Mayberry moves to Sherman Oaks, inspiring Garry to see "the goodness in us all."
Episode 9
The Wedding Show
Fri, Feb 9, 1990
The president of the network wants Garry and Phoebe to make their wedding a television special.
Episode 10
The Honeymoon Show
Fri, Feb 16, 1990
Just when Phoebe and Garry are starting to enjoy their honeymoon, they get bad news: Phoebe's grandfather has died. After two more deaths, they are convinced that somebody dies every time they make love.
Episode 11
Shandling Vs Mull
Fri, Mar 9, 1990
When Martin Mull thinks Phoebe overcharged for her interior design services, a feud begins between the Shandlings and the Mulls. It may take God Himself to settle this argument.
Episode 12
Leonard Gets Metaphysical
Fri, Mar 23, 1990
Garry is headed out of town to be an opening act for Guns N' Roses on their new tour, so he turns the show over to Grant. Meanwhile, Leonard Smith has a challenger for Condo Association President.
Episode 13
Chester Gets a Show
Fri, Mar 30, 1990
With Garry still on tour with Guns N' Roses, Phoebe's dummy half-brother Chester stays with her. When TV exec Stravely stops by, Chester pitches his sitcom about two guys with the same name sharing an apartment. It replaces Garry's show.
Episode 14
My Mother, the Wife
Fri, Apr 6, 1990
Garry keeps seeing visions of his mother every time he tries to make love on his anniversary.
Episode 15
Family Man
Fri, Apr 13, 1990
Garry and Phoebe are waiting for the results of a pregnancy test, but he is impatient and attempts to pass the 18 minutes by time traveling. Instead, he skips ahead 18 years and gets a preview of what is to come.
Episode 16
Mad at Brad
Fri, May 4, 1990
Garry's manager Brad shows up at the house with his newest client, singer Chris Isaak. When Brad's time is increasingly taken up by Chris, Garry fires him and Pete takes over, but the first job he gets Garry is an embarrassing infomercial.
Episode 17
The Last Show
Fri, May 11, 1990
There's a new guy at the condos. His name is "Death" and he has come for Garry because the show is ending.
Episode 18
The Talent Show
Fri, May 18, 1990
Garry is at a health club, but back at his place, the gang is doing a talent show hosted by Brad. As the others perform, Phoebe meets the Phantom of the Studio under the audience and he demands that she sing a song he wrote.
Episode 19
Driving Miss Garry
Fri, May 25, 1990
After crashing his car into the kitchen, Garry's brother arrives to gift him a driver. Although Garry objects at first, he becomes fast friends with Hoke, the driver, in this parody of Driving Miss Daisy.