The Idiot Box is an American sketch comedy television series created by Alex Winter, Tom Stern and Tim Burns, which ran on MTV from 1990-1991. After the success of Bill & Ted, MTV hired Winter, Stern, and Burns to develop a half-hour sketch comedy show for the network. As the channel was still strictly music-oriented at the time, The Idiot Box was mainly a showcase for popular music videos, but with a series of sketches, fake commercials, and parodies shown in between. Therefore, although an episode ran 30 minutes, there were only 7 to 11 minutes worth of sketches.
Alex Winter
Self
Lee Arenberg
Benzini / Mr. McFee
Tom Stern
Lockjaw
Danny Cooksey
Jared Huggins / Prank Caller
Ricki Lake
Daughter
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
All That76%
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out80%
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!72%
Portlandia69%
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In67%
Second City Television78%
The Kids in the Hall74%
Wonder Showzen72%
The Whitest Kids U' Know83%
The Fast Show77%
In Living Color75%
Key & Peele76%
A Black Lady Sketch Show69%
Good Mythical Morning69%
The State67%
Chappelle's Show81%
The Larry Sanders Show76%
The Carol Burnett Show77%
Not the Nine O'Clock News72%
French & Saunders74%
