Season 1
143 episodes · Jun 22, 2011
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- S1E1
The First Episode
Jun 22, 201160mThe first episode was a rocky episode. The beginning of a very wild ride.
- S1E2
The Episode Where Everything Started
Jun 29, 201160mThe second episode. After being shut out of having any prep time, we just took calls - and realized that calls could be the basis for the whole show and we were way over thinking things.
- S1E3
The Third Episode Episode
Jul 6, 201160mShirtless Fanelli. A pre-presidential run and very visibly uncomfortable Connor Ratliff. Our first show in the small studio.
- S1E4
The Tazapper Episode
Jul 13, 201160mThe first appearances of Anthony Atamaniuk and Horatio Sanz. I gotta tell you, I thought this public access experiment had crashed and burned, and Horatio showed up last minute with no warning.
- S1E5
The Wiffle Bat Gang Episode
Jul 20, 201160mThe Wiffle Bat gang makes their debut - our first truly violent in an unexpected and way too much fashion experiment.
- S1E6
The Last Small Studio Show
Jul 27, 201160mOur final small studio show and the first ever hosted by Shannon O'Neill.
- S1E8
The Kickboxer Episode
Aug 10, 201160mConsidered an all time classic. Heavy hitter guests John Mulaney and Matt Besser.
- S1E9
The Dance Battle Episode
Aug 17, 201160mA controversial episode. Our friends the Oroboros Dance Crew came in and showed us what they do - little did we know that they would pants the Human Fish.
- S1E10
The Human Crane Episode
Aug 24, 201160mThe most legendarily disastrous bit in the history of TCGS, the first attempt at The Human Crane remains the only stunt we've bailed on halfway through.
- S1E11
The How Random Is Random Jean Episode
Aug 31, 201160mThe Chris Gethard Show debut of Jake Fogelnest.
- S1E15
The Find the Human Fish Episode
Sep 28, 201160mPerhaps the dumbest idea we ever did - "Let's take the most popular thing about this show - in fact, the only thing that everyone loves all the time - and hide it from view for the entire show."
- S1E18
The Physical Fitness Episode
Oct 19, 201160mChris Gethard watched an episode and decided he needed to lose a few pounds.
- S1E19
The Great American Presidential Debate and Halloween Spooktacular
Oct 26, 201160mConnor invited every Republican candidate for president to debate him on the show.
- S1E20
Sibling Rivalry
Nov 2, 201160mTom Scharpling in studio to mediate the relationship of Chris Gethard and his brother.
- S1E21
The Milkshake of Death
Nov 9, 201160mThe Milkshake of Death. So gross, so fucked up, and such a fond memory.
- S1E22
Random Andrew and the Hero's Journey
Nov 16, 201160mRandom Andrew was taking it on the chin from our callers.
- S1E24
The Greatest Rivalry in Sports
Nov 30, 201160mA bunch of people from the show play on a basketball team together in NYC.
- S1E25
Papa Gethard's Love Cauldron
Dec 7, 201160mOur dating episode. This one was really fun but also a mess.
- S1E26
Monologues Only
Dec 14, 201160mThis was the great JD Amato's idea, and man was it a good one. All monologue jokes all the time.
- S1E28
Ruin This Show
Jan 4, 201260mThis one hurt. The only show that actually went off the rails.
- S1E33
The Search for the New Random
Feb 8, 201260mWe had to say goodbye to Random Andrew, and it was so sad.
- S1E35
Checking in with Alyssa
Feb 22, 201260mWhy have something like The Chris Gethard Show if you don't do something nice for other people with it?
- S1E36
How Do Girls Work
Feb 29, 201260mOur callers quiz Chris on female related topics and it becomes very clear how little Chris knows about women.
- S1E38
The Birth of the Hintmaster
Mar 21, 201260mWhen Chris sets out to play the somewhat complicated word-game "Guess The Magic Word" he gets immediate feedback from the viewers that they are confused and bored by the game.
- S1E39
The Camera Cannon
Mar 28, 201260mEventually we had to let our audience use our cameras like guns that shoot missiles, so we went ahead and just did it.
- S1E40
The Wisdom of the Aged
Apr 4, 201260mWe invited the interesting, articulate, and 66 year old Peter Benjaminson to the show to help us wrestle with the concept of aging.
- S1E41
Math Sucks, Hintmaster Sucks
Apr 11, 201260mA show dedicated to the ups and downs of education.
- S1E42
The Hintmaster Show
Apr 18, 201260mCompleting his transition from hero to villain, the Hintmaster takes over an entire episode of TCGS, renaming it The Hintmaster Show.
- S1E43
Multiple Choice Cavalcade of Fiascos
Apr 25, 201260mThe Multiple Choice Cavalcade of Fiascos is the ultimate bringer of either reward or punishment.
- S1E44
Foreign Language Bingo
May 3, 201260mThis week the TCGS panel is filled with friends of the show who speak different languages.
- S1E45
We Got Nothing
May 9, 201260mThis week we test our ability to put on a show by literally planning nothing. No call in topic. No bits. No guests. Nothing.
- S1E46
Robot Fights
May 16, 201260mThe Keeper of the Battledome has time traveled back from the future to oversee a night of insanity on TCGS.
- S1E47
Birthday Night
May 23, 201260mThis week is not only Gethard's birthday but also the last show before he takes to the streets for #BonnarooGethard.
- S1E48
The Great Gethard Look-Alike Extravaganza
May 30, 201260mWith Gethard and much of the crew out on the road, the rest of the gang hosts the Great Gethard Look-Alike Extravaganza.
- S1E50
The One Year Anniversary Show
Jul 20, 201260mIt's been one whole year since we first started this circus and we're doing our one year anniversary right.
- S1E52
The Genuine Sadness Episode
Jul 11, 201260mThis week we weren't in the mood for dumb stuff.
- S1E53
The Shitty Art Show
Jul 18, 201260mThis week we explore both the art world as well as the world of tricking dummies into giving us money.
- S1E54
The Twist Magazine August 2012 Issue
Jul 25, 201260mIn unison we read the August 2012 Issue of Twist Magazine. For the entire show.
- S1E56
Sum Yourself Up in One Sentence
Aug 8, 201260mPanel, Callers, and friends are all asked to sum up their entire lives in one sentence.
- S1E57
Celebrities Come Validate Us
Aug 15, 201260mWith Chris out of town, Shannon hosts the show and urges celebrities to come down to the show to validate us.
- S1E58
The Crowd-Sourced Character Contest
Aug 22, 201260mViewers sent in their submissions for names of new TCGS characters.
- S1E60
Truth or Dare
Sep 5, 201260mThe TCGS cast and crew participate in a viewer submitted game of truth or dare.
- S1E61
The Ultimate Public Access Party
Sep 12, 201260mWhen Andrew W.K. comes to the show, we attempt to throw the most unforgettable party possible within with guidelines of public access television rules.
- S1E64
A Book Shall Be Written
Oct 3, 201260mR.L Stine, D.C. Pierson, and Dave Hill join the panel and attempt to write a book live on public access television in one hour.
- S1E65
The Blindfold Show II
Oct 10, 201260mThe second Blindfold Show in which the entire panel is blindfolded.
- S1E66
The Softer Side of Shannon O'Neill
Oct 17, 201260mWe attempt to bring out the softer side of Shannon O'Neill.
- S1E67
The Cans Film Festival 2012
Oct 24, 201260mWe screen ten films each under one minute in the first ever Cans Film Festival.
- S1E68
The Beef Off
Nov 14, 201260mThe Beef Off: After a caller tried to determine the beefiest member of the TCGS crew, we decided to hold an official contest to figure out who the beefiest member of the TCGS family might be.
- S1E69
Sandwich Night 2012: 2 Sandwich 2 Night
Nov 21, 201260mA bunch of friends gathering at a public access studio and eating sandwiches together on the eve of Thanksgiving - This year's Sandwich Night was massively successful.
- S1E70
Fan Fiction Theatre
Nov 28, 201260mViewers send in their own original TCGS Fan Fiction and we perform it live on the show with Bobby Moynihan, Anthony Atamanuik, and many of our TCGS friends.
- S1E71
First Night in Harlem
Dec 12, 201260mWhile our regular studio is being renovated we have to head uptown to do the show from MNN's secondary studio in Harlem.
- S1E72
Panic Attacks and Technical Disasters
Dec 19, 201260mOur second week in Harlem and fittingly we are talking about panic attacks.
- S1E73
Hyperresolutions
Jan 2, 201360mWe're in Harlem again and this time we're asking callers to give us their hypersolutions. We then take those hyperresolutions and then put Andrew Parrish in charge of making them come true.
- S1E74
Keeper and Company
Jan 9, 201360mWith Chris out of town we head to the time stream and check in on The Keeper of the Battledome's morning talk show Keeper and Company.
- S1E75
Loser Is Still the New Nerd
Jan 16, 201360mChris is joined by Jesse Ventura and Bethany to officially celebrate Loser-dome for the second time on the TCGS air waves. Callers and audience members explain why they might be losers.
- S1E76
Angels and Devils
Jan 23, 201360mThis week the panelists take calls from people seeking advice and let them choose whether they want good or bad advice.
- S1E77
Belly Burrito
Jan 30, 201360mThe panelists talk about some real stuff with callers as they help make a Belly Burrito.
- S1E78
Farewell Manesha
Feb 6, 201360mChris Gethard is joined by Danny Tamberelli and Mike Maronna from the Adventures of Pete and Pete as we say goodbye to "Random Manesha" who we literally only met once.
- S1E79
Race to the Top
Feb 13, 201360mAfter challenging (begging) the fans to make the show #1 on iTunes, the panelists reward their successful efforts by degrading Chris Gethard.
- S1E80
Ambidextrous?
Feb 20, 201360mThe panelists test the limits of their non-dominant hands in a show concept suggested by a fan on the show's message boards.
- S1E81
February Beach Party
Feb 27, 201360mAfter getting hit in the head with a coconut Vacation Jason has lost his memory and transformed in the stuffy suit-wearing Jason Reinlib.
- S1E82
When the Cat's Away, the Ratz Will Play
Mar 3, 201360mWith Chris Gethard down in Austin for South By Southwest, Shannon takes over hosting duties for the night and promptly gives all the power to our chatroom viewers. The legendary Ratz Carlton.
- S1E83
First Times
Mar 20, 201360mChris Gethard has first time callers, first time foods, first time experiences, and first time giant life moments. Special guest Aidy Bryant.
- S1E85
The Royal Rumble of Twister
Apr 3, 201360mColt Cabana is the guest for the first ever Royal Rumble of Twister. Every two minutes a new competitor joins the fray as callers give twister-based challenges.
- S1E86
Beyonce
Apr 10, 201360mWith Chris Gethard out of town, caller and friend of the show Alyssa takes the reigns and hosts a night dedicated to Beyonce. One full hour dedicated to Beyonce.
- S1E87
Let's Get Real
Apr 17, 201360mThis week we decide to get real and talk about anything our callers want to divulge.
- S1E88
What's in Hot Dog's Mouth
Apr 24, 201360mWe spend an hour trying to guess the different objects hidden in Hot Dog's mouth.
- S1E89
Let's Sell Out with Real Late Night Characters
May 1, 201360mWe try to prove that we can play ball just like any mainstream late night talk show, so we invite some conventional late night talk show guests onto our show.
- S1E90
Who Needs a Haircut?
May 8, 201360mSpecial guest Zach Galifianakis joins us in studio to give haircuts to strangers.
- S1E91
We Will Predict Your Future
May 15, 201360mAmy Poehler helps us predict the future. We use fortune cookies, tarot cards, magic eight balls, and our own intuition to determine what will happen to our callers.
- S1E92
Sum Yourself Up in a Dance Move
May 22, 201360mCallers, cast, and friends all describe the motions that make them unique. With special guest Griffin Newman.
- S1E93
What's the Worst Thing You Can Make Us Say?
May 29, 201360mThis week the audience was challenged to submit the most offensive things they can muster.
- S1E94
Conspiracy Theory Gary Show
Jun 5, 201360mThe show was handed over to fellow MNN producer Conspiracy Theory Gary and let him put on the Conspiracy Theory Gary Show.
- S1E95
The Hour Long Song
Jun 12, 201360mWhat happens when a bunch of strangers come together with random instruments and make up an hour long song?
- S1E96
The Crowd Sourced Character Contest 2
Jun 19, 201360mIt's back. Viewers submitted over 700 character names, we picked 10, and now you get to see these characters come to life.
- S1E97
True or False
Jun 26, 201360mCallers tell stories and our panel has to decide if they are true or not.
- S1E98
Leaked E-mails
Jul 3, 201360mFollowing the lead of Edward Snowden, Gethard decides to leak all emails and text messages associated with this week's show.
- S1E99
Looking at Dicks for an Hour: A New Low
Jul 10, 201360mFour adult men look at each other's dicks for an hour.
- S1E100
Hundo
Jul 17, 201360mChris gives a State of The TCGS speech while getting speech jammed.
- S1E101
Glory Hole Kissing Booth
Jul 31, 201360mWith special guests Aidy Bryant and Vanessa Bayer, the panel is challenged to guess the lips of TCGS characters by kissing them in the first ever Glory Hole Kissing Booth.
- S1E102
Destroy-A-Toy
Aug 7, 201360mBobby Moynihan loves toys. Callers decide which challenges Bobby has to endure in order to save toys from destruction.
- S1E104
Space Battle
Aug 21, 201360mThe Human Fish has been captured by an alien and only a board-game based space battle captained by Mad Men's Rich Sommer can get him back.
- S1E106
The Villain's Journey
Sep 4, 201360mIs Random Messenger Bag truly a hero or just a man who has yet to be properly tested? Also, the Front Bottoms join us and make our audience go crazy.
- S1E107
We Got Nothing 2
Sep 11, 201360mWe got nothing. The only things we got are Quitzow who mesmerizes our audience in dancing a lot.
- S1E108
The Mole
Sep 18, 201360mSomeone leaked confidential information to Gimghoul Castle in North Carolina, which begs us to ask the question: Who is the goddamn mole?
- S1E109
The Beef Off 2
Sep 25, 201360mWill Rob Malone defend his title? Will Jersey Dave repeat his first round failure from TBO1? Only the beefy will survive.
- S1E110
Olympic Training
Oct 2, 201360mCallers help us train Connor Ratliff in possible events for the upcoming Summer Olympics. Will he find his event?
- S1E112
TCGS Half Hour + Saddle Bee Neigh T Hive
Oct 16, 201360mTCGS performs a half-hour opener for the hit live variety sketch show Saddle-Bee Neigh-t Hive starring Horse and Bee. Griffin Newman is the special guest on TCGS as well as the host of SNH.
- S1E113
Mike at the Library
Oct 23, 201360mWe let a guy from Cornell lead us around his school library via Skype for a full hour.
- S1E114
Rid Us of This Cursed Doll
Oct 30, 201360mWe have a haunted doll. We want to give it to you. By the end of this show one of you will get it and all of the curses that come with it.
- S1E115
Open for Delivery
Nov 6, 201360mViewers send things to the studio and we just sit back and let the fun come to us.
- S1E117
A Big Announcement
Nov 20, 201360mA big announcement. Anything can happen. No cool kids.
- S1E118
Sandwich Night Br3advolution
Nov 27, 201360mThe third annual Sandwich Night. The biggest crowd, the most sandwiches, and calls from other sandwich celebrations.
- S1E119
Scare the Shit Out of Bethany
Dec 4, 201360mWe try to make Bethany Hall cry live on air with help from horror actress Blanche Baker and the sick and twisted minds of our callers.
- S1E120
The Cream Wedding
Dec 11, 201360mThe wedding you've all been waiting for: The Guy Who Likes Cream But Not Too Much Cream & His Personal Barista. Love, laughs, and - drama?
- S1E121
The Human Fish Gets Waxed
Apr 2, 201460mThe Human Fish gets waxed. With special guest Sal Vulcano, and musical guest Wheatus.
- S1E122
Tell Us Something You've Never Told Anyone
Apr 9, 201460mChris Gethard and the panel ask the callers to tell them something they have never told anyone before.
- S1E124
I'm Nervous All the Time
Apr 24, 201460mPlanned to be about nervousness regarding the future. Instead, a completely unplanned chant of "eat more butts" broke out at the beginning then lasted almost fifteen full minutes.
- S1E125
Say It to My Face
Apr 30, 201460mChris Gethard invited fellow MNN producers who have been talking shit to come on air and talk it out. None of them show up.
- S1E126
Don Fanelli Builds a Human Size Bird House
May 7, 201460mDon Fanelli builds a human size bird house. A callback from the very first episode.
- S1E128
Spanish Calls Only
May 21, 201460mAn episode where only Spanish is allowed to be spoken.
- S1E129
How Would You Fight Me?
May 28, 201460mCallers were asked to call in and describe how they would fight Chris Gethard.
- S1E130
Straight Up Phone Sex
Jun 4, 201460mCallers were asked to call in and have phone sex with various members of our panel, and our very special guest, Hannibal Buress.
- S1E131
Talkin' Teenz
Jun 11, 201460mChris Gethard invites a Canadian teenager to interview the panel about comedy and teenagers.
- S1E132
Juan in a Million
Jun 18, 201460mThe Chris Gethard Show celebrates the long time creative contributor Juan in a live retrospective.
- S1E133
The Night of Zero Laughs V
Jun 25, 201460mThe Night Of Zero Laughs V. If you laugh, you get eliminated.
- S1E134
The First Call Show
Jul 2, 201460mThe first person to call in decides the topic of the entire episode.
- S1E135
We Aren't Done Talking About Wrestling Yet
Jul 9, 201460mSpecial guest Eddie Kingston in studio to help us work on the ancient art of cutting wrestling promos.
- S1E136
Talk About Whatever You Want (But We Recommend Professional Wrestling)
Jul 16, 201460m"El Matador" Tito Santana and SNL's Brooks Wheelan are joining us to talk about pro wrestling for the third week in a row.
- S1E137
Why Did You Stop Watching the Chris Gethard Show?
Jul 23, 201460mNo characters, no costumes, no musical guest, no house band, no hula hooping. Just taking calls from people who used to watch the show but don't anymore, so they can say why.
- S1E138
ShoutOutTV Presents the Booty Shake Hour with Bo Montez
Jul 30, 201460mBo Montez takes over the The Chris Gethard Show time slot, so get ready to shake your rumps for a full hour of debauchery.
- S1E139
I Can Do Bad All by Myself
Aug 6, 201460mThere are no camera operators, floor managers, or any crew, Chris Gethard takes over all the reins with musical guest Mal Blum.
- S1E140
18th Century American Gladiators
Aug 13, 201460mThe Chris Gethard Show traveled back to the 1700s to see some of our nation's founding fathers compete against audience members in a series of ill advised and very 18th Century events with music by Open Mike Eagle and Hannibal Buress.
- S1E141
Should We Keep Doing the Show?
Aug 20, 201460mThe Chris Gethard Show has a simple call in topic this week - "Should we keep doing this show?" with music by Black Wine.
- S1E142
The Hallowcane Squeezetacular
Oct 31, 201260mDue to Hurricane Sandy shutting down most of New York, TCGS is forced to put on an impromptu Halloween Party and Live Show direct from Chris' actual bedroom. Cast and crew walked from the far corners of New York to get there and what unfolded was a last-second completely unplanned episode of TCGS. We try to scare Bethany, hear some great music, and endorse products since we're not on the public access airwaves.