your favorite television characters have
favorite shows of their own welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 shows
within a show any snow here started
telling me about a show Jerry that he
developed five years ago I have always
loved it
for this list we’re looking at fictional
shows that exist within the universes of
actual television shows we’re taking
into consideration both how interesting
the fictional show is and how it
features into the plot of the real show
you guys gonna do any work today or zip
it milf Island is on however real shows
that appear within shows such as Days of
Our Lives as seen on friends I’m gonna
be on Days of Our Lives are excluded as
our shows that exists only as sketches
welcome to win world here’s your house
when Campbell number 10 crognard the
barbarian Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
all right quiet down everybody it’s time
for my new favorite show the turtles
have a rich history of airing on
Saturday mornings and their 2012 series
pays homage to their roots by having the
turtles themselves tuning in to cartoon
reruns
Leonardo’s favorite is space heroes a
show that features a fearless captain
who inspires Leo to be an equally great
leader gentlemen I have a bold and
daring plan there’s no time for
hesitation my orders must be carried out
without question however the show
beloved by all the turtles is crognard
the barbarian based on 80s cult classics
like Thundarr the Barbarian and he-man
even using a variation of the latter’s
catchphrase and employing a slew of
wonderful tropes from cheesy Saturday
morning cartoons by the power of our eye
most interestingly the plot on crognard
usually foreshadows struggles to be
faced by the turtles making this show
within a show an interesting
storytelling device greetings travelers
we the slug people bring you tidings of
bees number 9
ask mr. lizard dinosaurs and now it’s
time once again for ask mr. liddy TV got
a bit weirder when these walking talking
dinosaurs came along but that wonderful
kind of weird that only the Muppets can
produce gosh mr. lizard I’ve never seen
a real jet engine before how does it
work well to me the best way to learn
about something is by taking a good
close look the Sinclairs enjoy many
modern amenities in fact you could even
say they’re a sort of modern Stone Age
family Earl there’s someone at the door
tell him I’m busy I’m sharing a quality
moment with my TV hey I’m the kid
naturally then their world includes
television and a little old show called
ask mr. lizard a program aimed at
teaching children basic scientific
principles hey Timmy how would you like
to learn about geothermal energy yeah
what Oh inspired by the real world watch
mr. wizard mr. lizard is always
accompanied by a young assistant named
Timmy who’s decapitated maimed or
otherwise eliminated so often the
dinosaurs at home anticipate mr. lizards
catchphrase Jay mr. lizard
what should I do with a nitroglycerin
are you gonna need another doobie number
8 when the whistle blows extras
struggling actor Andy Millman had been
reduced to roles as an extra when he was
writing the script for his workplace
sitcom when the whistle blows it’s it’s
poor it’s rubbish
you know it’s it’s it’s shit it’s a shit
signal it’s a shit calm well we’ve
sorted that out thanks very much that’s
the career Island that’s what were the
reviewer said the series he’d always
envisioned was something similar to the
original office the show created by I
don’t know some guy I don’t give chez
jobs anyway Millman finally gets his big
break when Patrick Stewart endorses his
script which is greenlit by BBC one well
uh good luck with that
um I’ve just written a sitcom but I
wonder if you could give it to anyone
you know you know film or teaser any
nudity in it unfortunately for Andy the
show quickly becomes everything he hates
about sitcoms much to his dismay studio
execs add canned laughter wigs goofy
costumes and let’s not forget
catchphrases are you having a law making
it loved by audiences and despised by
critics you haven’t enough
number seven Jerry Seinfeld I think I
can sum up the show for you with one
word nothing
Seinfeld follows the day-to-day life of
comedian Jerry Seinfeld and its fourth
season was particularly meta as it
tracked Jerry and George’s attempts to
get Jerry his own TV show on NBC with
himself in the starring role so we can
with NBC we tell him I got an idea for a
show about nothing exactly they say
what’s your show about I say not there
you go I think you may have something
here their ongoing pitch to NBC is
described as a show about nothing
something also frequently said of the
real show who said you could go out with
my Butler why do I need your permission
because he’s my Butler so why do you
think the eventual pilot for Jerry adds
a bit more to its premise so it’s not
exactly about nothing but it’s passed on
by the network anyway until years later
when it’s picked up and plays an
important role in Seinfeld’s own series
finale so do you remember five years ago
we did that pilot Jerry while the new
guy of NBC wants to do it they’re
putting it on the air they’re giving us
a 13-episode commitment number six queen
of Jordan 30 rock it’s my way till
payday
as she’s a comedy writer at NBC Liz
Lemon is around the production of a
number of fictional shows these include
bitch hunter a quickly canceled action
drama and of course Liz’s own show TGS a
sketch show starring tracy Jordan the
draws inspiration from Tina Fey’s time
at Saturday Night Live the girlie show
is now TGS with tracy Jordan attested
very well with the focus groups if you
say you like it you can have some pizza
however our favorite is the reality show
featuring Jordan’s wife Angie in a
parody of Real Housewives and similar
shows previously on queen of Jordan
don’t tell me
you ever done a beat
queen of Jordan accurately Lampoon’s
many of the cliches and over-the-top
often staged antics of the genre and the
minds behind 30 rock satirized the style
just as perfectly as you’d expect they
would since Tracy is off helping people
in Africa I finally have a chance to
focus on me
that is why I’m launching my music
career it has been my dream to be a
singer ever since I was a little drunk
the other day and rented out a recording
space number five the Johnny karate
super awesome musical explosion show
Parks and Recreation Johnny karate super
awesome musical explosion soon Pawnee
Indiana has a lot of interesting
programming worth noting is Pawnee today
a talk show hosted by the outrageous but
highly influential joan callamezzo after
the break where is Leslie Knope actually
born Pawnee we will pull out the world
map and speculate wildly but even better
than Joan is Andy Dwyer who works his
way up from living in a pit to hosting
his own television show finally we’ll
have some fun being nice to some mommy
the way
a the series showcases many of the
fictional personas employed by Andy over
the years including bert macklin
and the titular Johnny karate now it’s
time to celebrate Andy Dwyers greatest
creation Johnny karate while also
featuring many of his friends in new
personas like Ben Wyatt as Professor
smart brain let’s learn something and
Jerry as a verbally and physically
abused mailman
number four Inspector Spacetime
community Robin good show inspector oh
wow there are 50 years of these huh yeah
isn’t it great in the world of community
Inspector Spacetime has been on for over
50 years and has featured a number of
different actors in the title role
various companions horrible special
effects bad acting a time-traveling
phone booth and of course an incredibly
devoted if occasionally obsessed fan
base I’m inspector where we wound up
this time the question isn’t where
constable but when if any of this sounds
familiar it may be because Inspector
Spacetime is an obvious parody of Doctor
Who Victor look out donkey Randy this is
the best show I’ve ever seen in my
entire among inspector spacetimes
biggest fans are pop culture obsessed
Abed and nerd Troy who sometimes imagine
themselves as the inspector and his
sidekick the constable if we don’t eat
we can make believe a whole episode
worth of Inspector Spacetime in the
Dreamatorium word yeah and at one point
even a 10 Inspector Khan can’t believe
it our first suspect Akane it’s
beautiful
number three tool time home improvement
welcome to tool time I am Tim the tool
man Taylor and you all know my assistant
al Borland
as a former tool salesman tim taylor has
a flair for dramatically describing
power tools and as tool times somewhat
clumsy and incompetent host he does just
that for the show sponsor Binford tools
does everybody know what time it is
that’s right Binford tools is proud to
present Tim the tool man Taylor
the show features Tim alongside his
mild-mannered sidekick the forever
bearded always in plaid al Borland
who always knows the right tool for the
job of course you want to be sure the
trigger switch is not locked in the on
position any idiot knows that up
unfortunately al is frequently
overridden by the wrong tool for the job
Tim you know min we want a job done
right and we want it done quick what do
we need right more power ever on the
quest for more power tim has a penchant
for using a bigger faster more
complicated tool than the job requires
and unsurprisingly this macho display
often has less than favorable results
albeit hilarious ones the rivets will
not be complete until they’re absolutely
yeah number two the Terrance and Phillip
show South Park depositing code that’s
been up I’m making a case by defect
South Park has always drawn criticism
from sensors and angry parents or it’s
excessively and intentionally crude
humor something the show’s writers have
taken note of take this dolly Ted’s
Canadian comedy parrot Terrance and
Phillip mirror the crassness of the real
show and cause untold rage in angry
parent groups that fail to understand
the duo’s humor the United States has
graphic violence on television all the
time we can’t believe that a movie with
some foul language would piss you off
somebody course it’s in five minutes
please can I finish
okay Bennett Terrance and Phillip are
eventually made into scapegoats for many
of the problems suffered by the children
of South Park and in the theatrical film
they are even executed for their
excessive swearing providing a
commentary on America’s lack of harsh
standards on violence in the media when
compared to its tight leash on foul
language goodbye
best
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
what is his dark secret sure if you ask
me one more stupid question I’ll tear
your skin off oh it was funny I mean why
do you think it wasn’t funny when
allegations surfaced that he’d illegally
built homes in Iraq George Bluth senior
assisted by his secretary kitty escaped
the country mermaidman with his young
associate Bart oh boy fight for all
creatures that live in the scene against
the bosses army I’ve been processing
this for some time Monique and will will
you marry me Oh Calculon everyone’s
hunting high and low but no one can find
hide nor hair of this guy these faces on
TV every day for the scratch telecast
but try to track him down and it’s like
he does not exist
number one the Krusty the Klown show The
Simpsons live from the corner of st.
having you and Martin Luther King
Boulevard it’s the Krusty the Klown show
with special guest buck McCoy and now
here’s Krusty Bart’s hero-worship of
crusty stretches back to the Simpsons
first season and let us tell you he is
one of this clowns most devoted fans
rusty crusty
although kreskis public persona is that
of a joyous entertainer he is a
clinically depressed drug and alcohol
abuser and his jokes are often chances
for the Simpsons writers to vent about
the industry I need a drink
not that never that however by far the
most popular segment of Krusty show is
itchy and scratchy an extreme parody of
shows like Tom and Jerry coming for
Christmas the itchy and scratchy movie
this show within a show within a show is
also an attack on censorship and it’s
filled with some of the most hilarious
cartoon violence of all time
do you agree with our list unofficially
what’s your favorite show within a show
20 mil 58th grade boys no rules and
tonight one winner
welcome to Mill fine for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
we destroyed glorious day
favorite shows of their own welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 shows
within a show any snow here started
telling me about a show Jerry that he
developed five years ago I have always
loved it
for this list we’re looking at fictional
shows that exist within the universes of
actual television shows we’re taking
into consideration both how interesting
the fictional show is and how it
features into the plot of the real show
you guys gonna do any work today or zip
it milf Island is on however real shows
that appear within shows such as Days of
Our Lives as seen on friends I’m gonna
be on Days of Our Lives are excluded as
our shows that exists only as sketches
welcome to win world here’s your house
when Campbell number 10 crognard the
barbarian Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
all right quiet down everybody it’s time
for my new favorite show the turtles
have a rich history of airing on
Saturday mornings and their 2012 series
pays homage to their roots by having the
turtles themselves tuning in to cartoon
reruns
Leonardo’s favorite is space heroes a
show that features a fearless captain
who inspires Leo to be an equally great
leader gentlemen I have a bold and
daring plan there’s no time for
hesitation my orders must be carried out
without question however the show
beloved by all the turtles is crognard
the barbarian based on 80s cult classics
like Thundarr the Barbarian and he-man
even using a variation of the latter’s
catchphrase and employing a slew of
wonderful tropes from cheesy Saturday
morning cartoons by the power of our eye
most interestingly the plot on crognard
usually foreshadows struggles to be
faced by the turtles making this show
within a show an interesting
storytelling device greetings travelers
we the slug people bring you tidings of
bees number 9
ask mr. lizard dinosaurs and now it’s
time once again for ask mr. liddy TV got
a bit weirder when these walking talking
dinosaurs came along but that wonderful
kind of weird that only the Muppets can
produce gosh mr. lizard I’ve never seen
a real jet engine before how does it
work well to me the best way to learn
about something is by taking a good
close look the Sinclairs enjoy many
modern amenities in fact you could even
say they’re a sort of modern Stone Age
family Earl there’s someone at the door
tell him I’m busy I’m sharing a quality
moment with my TV hey I’m the kid
naturally then their world includes
television and a little old show called
ask mr. lizard a program aimed at
teaching children basic scientific
principles hey Timmy how would you like
to learn about geothermal energy yeah
what Oh inspired by the real world watch
mr. wizard mr. lizard is always
accompanied by a young assistant named
Timmy who’s decapitated maimed or
otherwise eliminated so often the
dinosaurs at home anticipate mr. lizards
catchphrase Jay mr. lizard
what should I do with a nitroglycerin
are you gonna need another doobie number
8 when the whistle blows extras
struggling actor Andy Millman had been
reduced to roles as an extra when he was
writing the script for his workplace
sitcom when the whistle blows it’s it’s
poor it’s rubbish
you know it’s it’s it’s shit it’s a shit
signal it’s a shit calm well we’ve
sorted that out thanks very much that’s
the career Island that’s what were the
reviewer said the series he’d always
envisioned was something similar to the
original office the show created by I
don’t know some guy I don’t give chez
jobs anyway Millman finally gets his big
break when Patrick Stewart endorses his
script which is greenlit by BBC one well
uh good luck with that
um I’ve just written a sitcom but I
wonder if you could give it to anyone
you know you know film or teaser any
nudity in it unfortunately for Andy the
show quickly becomes everything he hates
about sitcoms much to his dismay studio
execs add canned laughter wigs goofy
costumes and let’s not forget
catchphrases are you having a law making
it loved by audiences and despised by
critics you haven’t enough
number seven Jerry Seinfeld I think I
can sum up the show for you with one
word nothing
Seinfeld follows the day-to-day life of
comedian Jerry Seinfeld and its fourth
season was particularly meta as it
tracked Jerry and George’s attempts to
get Jerry his own TV show on NBC with
himself in the starring role so we can
with NBC we tell him I got an idea for a
show about nothing exactly they say
what’s your show about I say not there
you go I think you may have something
here their ongoing pitch to NBC is
described as a show about nothing
something also frequently said of the
real show who said you could go out with
my Butler why do I need your permission
because he’s my Butler so why do you
think the eventual pilot for Jerry adds
a bit more to its premise so it’s not
exactly about nothing but it’s passed on
by the network anyway until years later
when it’s picked up and plays an
important role in Seinfeld’s own series
finale so do you remember five years ago
we did that pilot Jerry while the new
guy of NBC wants to do it they’re
putting it on the air they’re giving us
a 13-episode commitment number six queen
of Jordan 30 rock it’s my way till
payday
as she’s a comedy writer at NBC Liz
Lemon is around the production of a
number of fictional shows these include
bitch hunter a quickly canceled action
drama and of course Liz’s own show TGS a
sketch show starring tracy Jordan the
draws inspiration from Tina Fey’s time
at Saturday Night Live the girlie show
is now TGS with tracy Jordan attested
very well with the focus groups if you
say you like it you can have some pizza
however our favorite is the reality show
featuring Jordan’s wife Angie in a
parody of Real Housewives and similar
shows previously on queen of Jordan
don’t tell me
you ever done a beat
queen of Jordan accurately Lampoon’s
many of the cliches and over-the-top
often staged antics of the genre and the
minds behind 30 rock satirized the style
just as perfectly as you’d expect they
would since Tracy is off helping people
in Africa I finally have a chance to
focus on me
that is why I’m launching my music
career it has been my dream to be a
singer ever since I was a little drunk
the other day and rented out a recording
space number five the Johnny karate
super awesome musical explosion show
Parks and Recreation Johnny karate super
awesome musical explosion soon Pawnee
Indiana has a lot of interesting
programming worth noting is Pawnee today
a talk show hosted by the outrageous but
highly influential joan callamezzo after
the break where is Leslie Knope actually
born Pawnee we will pull out the world
map and speculate wildly but even better
than Joan is Andy Dwyer who works his
way up from living in a pit to hosting
his own television show finally we’ll
have some fun being nice to some mommy
the way
a the series showcases many of the
fictional personas employed by Andy over
the years including bert macklin
and the titular Johnny karate now it’s
time to celebrate Andy Dwyers greatest
creation Johnny karate while also
featuring many of his friends in new
personas like Ben Wyatt as Professor
smart brain let’s learn something and
Jerry as a verbally and physically
abused mailman
number four Inspector Spacetime
community Robin good show inspector oh
wow there are 50 years of these huh yeah
isn’t it great in the world of community
Inspector Spacetime has been on for over
50 years and has featured a number of
different actors in the title role
various companions horrible special
effects bad acting a time-traveling
phone booth and of course an incredibly
devoted if occasionally obsessed fan
base I’m inspector where we wound up
this time the question isn’t where
constable but when if any of this sounds
familiar it may be because Inspector
Spacetime is an obvious parody of Doctor
Who Victor look out donkey Randy this is
the best show I’ve ever seen in my
entire among inspector spacetimes
biggest fans are pop culture obsessed
Abed and nerd Troy who sometimes imagine
themselves as the inspector and his
sidekick the constable if we don’t eat
we can make believe a whole episode
worth of Inspector Spacetime in the
Dreamatorium word yeah and at one point
even a 10 Inspector Khan can’t believe
it our first suspect Akane it’s
beautiful
number three tool time home improvement
welcome to tool time I am Tim the tool
man Taylor and you all know my assistant
al Borland
as a former tool salesman tim taylor has
a flair for dramatically describing
power tools and as tool times somewhat
clumsy and incompetent host he does just
that for the show sponsor Binford tools
does everybody know what time it is
that’s right Binford tools is proud to
present Tim the tool man Taylor
the show features Tim alongside his
mild-mannered sidekick the forever
bearded always in plaid al Borland
who always knows the right tool for the
job of course you want to be sure the
trigger switch is not locked in the on
position any idiot knows that up
unfortunately al is frequently
overridden by the wrong tool for the job
Tim you know min we want a job done
right and we want it done quick what do
we need right more power ever on the
quest for more power tim has a penchant
for using a bigger faster more
complicated tool than the job requires
and unsurprisingly this macho display
often has less than favorable results
albeit hilarious ones the rivets will
not be complete until they’re absolutely
yeah number two the Terrance and Phillip
show South Park depositing code that’s
been up I’m making a case by defect
South Park has always drawn criticism
from sensors and angry parents or it’s
excessively and intentionally crude
humor something the show’s writers have
taken note of take this dolly Ted’s
Canadian comedy parrot Terrance and
Phillip mirror the crassness of the real
show and cause untold rage in angry
parent groups that fail to understand
the duo’s humor the United States has
graphic violence on television all the
time we can’t believe that a movie with
some foul language would piss you off
somebody course it’s in five minutes
please can I finish
okay Bennett Terrance and Phillip are
eventually made into scapegoats for many
of the problems suffered by the children
of South Park and in the theatrical film
they are even executed for their
excessive swearing providing a
commentary on America’s lack of harsh
standards on violence in the media when
compared to its tight leash on foul
language goodbye
best
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
what is his dark secret sure if you ask
me one more stupid question I’ll tear
your skin off oh it was funny I mean why
do you think it wasn’t funny when
allegations surfaced that he’d illegally
built homes in Iraq George Bluth senior
assisted by his secretary kitty escaped
the country mermaidman with his young
associate Bart oh boy fight for all
creatures that live in the scene against
the bosses army I’ve been processing
this for some time Monique and will will
you marry me Oh Calculon everyone’s
hunting high and low but no one can find
hide nor hair of this guy these faces on
TV every day for the scratch telecast
but try to track him down and it’s like
he does not exist
number one the Krusty the Klown show The
Simpsons live from the corner of st.
having you and Martin Luther King
Boulevard it’s the Krusty the Klown show
with special guest buck McCoy and now
here’s Krusty Bart’s hero-worship of
crusty stretches back to the Simpsons
first season and let us tell you he is
one of this clowns most devoted fans
rusty crusty
although kreskis public persona is that
of a joyous entertainer he is a
clinically depressed drug and alcohol
abuser and his jokes are often chances
for the Simpsons writers to vent about
the industry I need a drink
not that never that however by far the
most popular segment of Krusty show is
itchy and scratchy an extreme parody of
shows like Tom and Jerry coming for
Christmas the itchy and scratchy movie
this show within a show within a show is
also an attack on censorship and it’s
filled with some of the most hilarious
cartoon violence of all time
do you agree with our list unofficially
what’s your favorite show within a show
20 mil 58th grade boys no rules and
tonight one winner
welcome to Mill fine for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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