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Hype

9.0(1)
First Aired:October 8, 2000
Seasons:1 season
Episodes:17
Status:Ended

Hype is a sketch comedy television series on The WB Television Network. It ran for 16 episodes from October 8, 2000 to February 18, 2001. Most of the central jokes making fun of celebrities in the news at the time. The show however didn't garner enough attention and was canceled after one season, though two of its cast members would go on to find success on the FOX sketch show MADtv.

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Cast

Frank Caliendo

Frank Caliendo

Daniele Gaither

Daniele Gaither

Michael Roof

Michael Roof

Chris Williams

Chris Williams

Jennifer Elise Cox

Jennifer Elise Cox

Gavin Crawford

Gavin Crawford

Seasons

E1Pilot

30m

Oct 8, 2000

In this episode they are spoof of the American Beauty flying roses scene, but in a fast food joint. Exploding Firestone tires, Dead Hollywood Squares, and a relationship scene Britney Spears and Prince William. When Animals attack PETA; E! Reports from a Cancun hospital; and Tom Green proposes to Drew Barrymore.

E2Episode 1

30m

Oct 15, 2000

Spoofs on Bush VS. Al Gore in a wrestling match; C-Span Live with violence issues; Playing ""Survivor in your home"" where they voted of the youngest of their family; When the PETA attacks celebrities; Bobby Knights looks for a new job; Lil' Kim Presents her new cereal, ""Crunchy 'Ho's""; Tom Green Proposes to Drew Barrymore.

E3Episode 2

30m

Oct 22, 2000

Spoofs on Sally, with ""My Child is Sober""; George W. Bush on Too Hot For TV; X-Treme Stupidity Games; William Shafter for Priceline.com; ""Nick News"" where a kid interviews with Mariah Carey, Dr. Laura where she is on for 1 second saying ""Welcome to Dr. Laura.....What...We've Been Canceled? Okay...Goodbye""; MTV Spring Break 2000 Reunion ""When The Party Is Ove""

E4Episode 3

30m

Oct 29, 2000

Spoofs on Cops, with ""Cops, Halloween Special""; Sex And The City; Dead Star Cafe; Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston; With the Charmed Show, Lucky Charmed, Cereal With Marshmallows including Shannen Doherty, Alyssa Milano, ""And That Other Girl"" (Holly Marie Combs). 2 Kids visits Ellen Degeneres Ellen, She gives one kid a shirt and beer and the another kid ""Six Days And Seven Nights""; Martha Stewart Living Tips on candy; She makes apple-lantern and puts Chocolate Ex-Lax for eyes, She also makes a M&M trail for children from outside her house and into her oven; then finally she makes zombie punch with poison.

E5Episode 4

30m

Nov 5, 2000

E6Episode 5

30m

Nov 12, 2000

E7Episode 6

30m

Nov 19, 2000

E8Episode 7

30m

Nov 26, 2000

E9Episode 8

30m

Dec 10, 2000

In this episode, they spoof Adam Sandler's movie, ""Wedding Singer""; Star Trek,; They introduce the 3rd Williams sister, Jupiter. Where she is over weight, she tells us that she always like hair, then at that point he forces her to play tennis; They spoof a cross between MTV's ""Fear"" and incidents in Home Depot where items falls on customers. This sketch features 2 participants, in Costco's Wearhouse, where boxes falls mysteriously, and the run and scream like hell; They promote Christina Aguilera's new album ""Mireflano"". Where she tells the audience that she has more Spanish than Madonna, and that her cousin sells oranges on the freeways; They promote a new show called ""When Good Stars Go Bad"", Only on Fox, where Jennifer Love Hewitt is caught running over a homeless man.

E10Episode 9

30m

Dec 17, 2000

E11Episode 10

30m

Jan 7, 2001

E12Episode 11

30m

Jan 14, 2001

E13Episode 12

30m

Jan 21, 2001

E14Episode 13

30m

Feb 4, 2001

E15Episode 14

30m

Feb 11, 2001

E16Episode 15

30m

Feb 18, 2001

E17Episode 16

30m

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Hype is a sketch comedy television series on The WB Television Network. It ran for 16 episodes from October 8, 2000 to February 18, 2001. Most of the central jokes making fun of celebrities in the news at the time. The show however didn't garner enough attention and was canceled after one season, though two of its cast members would go on to find success on the FOX sketch show MADtv.

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