That's My Bush! (2001)

Genre

sitcom

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 8 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series is a broad parody of 1970s and 80s family sitcoms, set in the White House when George W. Bush is president. The jokes and character types come straight from shows like Three's Company, with a klutzy secretary, a know-it-all maid, and a meddling neighbor. Behind the slapstick, it also mocks the way Americans turn politicians into heroes.

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What happens

That's My Bush! is an American television sitcom that aired on Comedy Central from April 4 to May 23, 2001. The show was created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, a comedy-duo best known for creating South Park. Despite the political overtones, the show itself was more a broad lampoon of American sitcoms, including jokes, a laugh track, and stock characters such as klutzy secretary Princess (Kristen Miller), know-it-all maid Maggie (Marcia Wallace), and supposedly helpful next door neighbor Larry (John D'Aquino). The series was conceived in the wake of the 2000 presidential election, between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Parker and Stone were sure that Gore would win the election, and tentatively titled the show Everybody Loves Al. However, due to the controversy regarding the election's outcome, the series was pushed back. Instead, the show was then plotted around Bush at the workplace. The show received positive reviews from critics, with The New York Times commenting, "That's My Bush! is a satire of hero worship itself; it is the anti-West Wing and the first true post-Clinton comedy. [...] This politically astute criticism is embedded in so much hysterical humor that the series never seems weighty." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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