Danger Theatre (1993)

Genre

comedy television series

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 12 episodes

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a short-lived comedy anthology series that spoofs action shows. Each episode has two segments, with a host introducing them in a mock serious style.

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What happens

Danger Theatre is an American half-hour comedy anthology series for television, produced by Universal Television and originally aired on the American Fox network from July 7 to August 22, 1993. Each half-hour-long show consisted of two comedy segments, each a spoof of a familiar action/anthology format. There are two exceptions, one being “Go Ahead, Fry Me” with guest stars Liz Vassey and Sam Mann. The style of the comedy was somewhat similar to that of films like Airplane! and TV shows like Police Squad!. Robert Vaughn was the host for each episode, introducing to the camera each fifteen-minute segment with mock earnestness. The jokes ranged from humorous or preposterous dialogue to visual gags and slapstick designed to poke fun at the serious dramatic formats being lampooned. The score for the series was composed by Lalo Schifrin. Danger Theatre ran for seven episodes before cancellation. However, it was syndicated outside the US, airing in the UK on the BBC in 1994. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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