Cheap Seats - Season 4
Season 4
Cheap Seats, a new show hosted by Ron Parker, was slated for launch on ESPN Classic. But a horrible tragedy in the ESPN Tape Library derailed the smug sportscaster's career. Longtime tape librarians Randy and Jason were forced to take over.
Like Brady for Bledsoe and Gehrig for Pip, Randy and Jason had just one, single-minded focus: Get the job done. And get it done funny. And get better haircuts. And clean up the tape library a little.
The result: two guys with a lot of time on their hands and a lot of videotapes at their disposal.
Network
DatesApr 17, 2006 - Nov 20, 2006
Episodes
Season 4Episode 130 min
This Is Inside Cheap Seats
Enter the sacred arena where the episodes you see on air are developed, written and shot. On this special episode we take a look at the intense physical and psychological preparations that go in to making a ½ hour show with two of the most demanding stars on the sports comedy television circuit. The Answer Dog, Beamy, and The Score Settler return to shed some light on intricacies behind, above, and inside Cheap Seats.
Apr 17, 2006
Season 4Episode 230 min
1996 Spelling Bee (Part 2)
Lingering questions are answered and familiar faces return for the conclusion of the 96' Bee. While Rebecca Sealfon concentrates on word origins and crazy people impersonations, Randy and Jason concentrate on keeping their jobs. Ron Parker has one thing on his mind, and it’s not figuring out a way to get the Cheap Seats flat screen home. He is after that elusive comeback host of the year award. The award he is after may not exist, but the new season of Cheap Seats does. Special guests: Paul Rudd , Michael Showalter
Jun 5, 2006
Season 4Episode 330 min
1985 Rollergames
Roller skates may be considered passé today, but it doesn’t take long to see why they rocked in the 80’s. We take pride in bringing you the most exciting sport involving competitors racing around an oval track on four wheels. Sorry NASCAR fans, but it’s true. And if the skating isn't hot enough for you, watch as women and men lift their skates in a steamy work out video.
Jun 12, 2006
Season 4Episode 430 min
Evel Kneivel
With the help of Evel Kneivels life, we answer the burning question that no one has asked. Is it possible to tell the story of a man in a ½ hour (23 minutes if you take into consideration commercials)? On Cheap Seats we prove that not only is 23 minutes ample time to examine the highs and lows of Kneivel’s life, but it’s enough time to watch an Evel inspired music video as well.
Jun 19, 2006
Season 4Episode 530 min
1990 Battle of the Corperate Stars
As if getting beat by your own boss isn’t sufficient, here’s a competition where you can lose to bosses and employees from other companies. Three legs will race, tricycles will be mounted, and jobs will be lost, as corporations gather to let less important people (us), have an inside look at this glorified company picnic disguised as a battle. Special Guests - Michael Ian Black, Zack Orth.
Jun 26, 2006
Season 4Episode 630 min
2005 U.S. Open of Competitive Eating
Here at Cheap Seats we often embrace some or all of 7 Deadly Sins so it's only natural that something dealing with Gluttony would intrigue us.
Jul 3, 2006
Season 4Episode 730 min
1985 World's Strongest Man
Some of the world's strongest men gather, not to chat, but to perform amazing though impractical feats of strength. That is unless you consider being able to hold two mini Liberty Bells for as long as possible, practical.
Jul 10, 2006
Season 4Episode 830 min
2004 Juggling Championships, Ultimate Frisbee
Sport or Hobby? Some men take themselves too seriously and the next thing you know hobbies are called sports, championships are held, and people who have no business being on TV, get their 15 minutes of fame on "The Ocho" . Watch and judge for yourself, but if your uncle does it at a birthday party (juggling), or your dog does it at the beach (catches a Frisbee), we're fairly certain that a championship is unnecessary.
Jul 17, 2006
Season 4Episode 930 min
1996-97 High School Slam Dunk Contests
Future stars show that they have always been stars. Kobe, Baron Davis and Shane Battier are a few competing in the dunk contest and 3 point shootout. A young Ron Artest is also there, and believe it or not, he gets the crowd involved.
Jul 24, 2006
Season 4Episode 1030 min
Steve Garvey Celebrity Skiing
Garvey and his gang of C-listers return for a free vacation on the slopes. Buck Rogers is there but sadly no Twiggy. Floorwax returns and brings some new material to the mountain.
Jul 31, 2006
Season 4Episode 1130 min
ICW Superstars of Wrestling
Mil Mascaras, Dick "The Bulldog" Brower, Ernie Ladd, and others do their best to make wrestling look both, like a “sport”, and what people outside the business call “real.” We’ll allow them to do there thing. Mil Mascaras will even show us how to avoid socially awkward situations while saving face, when at large gatherings.
Aug 7, 2006
Season 4Episode 1230 min
2003 ISKA Karate Championships
The Karate Kid's got nothing on Randy and Jason. In this episode, the brothers offer up their martial arts expertise and overdubbing skills as they watch the 2003 ISKA Karate Championships.
Aug 14, 2006
Season 4Episode 1330 min
Unbelievable Sports, Part 1
Does calling a sport unbelievable automatically make it unbelievable? We argue no, in an episode that looks at three sports that would not exist if the men and women competing were not unbelievably bored. Broomball? Footbag? Medieval Games? These so-called sports prove that non-athletes can get their day in the sun, and take themselves too seriously while sun bathing.
Aug 21, 2006
Season 4Episode 1430 min
Games with Animals- Horse Pulling, Bull Racing, Rattlesnake Challenge
We are taught at a young age that animals have feelings too, but what they don’t tell you is that these animals, if used properly, can be a source of income and sport. Men gather rattlesnakes in the Arizona desert, young boys ride bulls in Thailand, and horses pull obscene amounts of weight in New England - watch as humans play games with animals, all in pursuit of the almighty buck.
Aug 28, 2006
Season 4Episode 1530 min
1991 Rose Bowl
We look at the 1991 version of the granddaddy of them all. We look back at a time when the Rose Bowl was just the Rose Bowl, presented by no one, but for everyone. When Keith Jackson had yet to retire only to return the next season, when midriffs were bare, and when the words "Oh Nellie" forced the hairs on the arms of men young and old to stand on end.
Special Guest: Aziz Ansari.
Sep 4, 2006
Season 4Episode 1630 min
Wide World- Snow vs Sand
Randy and Jason debate which is better, Snow or Sand.
Sep 11, 2006
Season 4Episode 1730 min
1993 Radical Outdoor Challenge
Radical is an early 90's adjective that has thankfully faded from the American vernacular, but sadly ROC's unradical host, Ryan Seacrest hasn't. Watch as miserable unpaid children run through mud, swim in dirty water, and ride bikes over twigs and rocks . Its summer camp - Radicalized.
Special Guests: A.D Miles and Michael Showalter.
Sep 18, 2006
Season 4Episode 1830 min
Stupid Car Tricks
The guys watch various auto related events.
Sep 25, 2006
Season 4Episode 1930 min
Bodybuilding
Randy and Jason skewer both male and female bodybuilding.
Oct 2, 2006
Season 4Episode 2030 min
1998 Corporate Sports Battle
The 1998 Corporate Sports Battle.
Oct 9, 2006
Season 4Episode 2130 min
1998 and 1999 College Bowling Championships
The guys watch the 1998 and 1999 College Bowling Championships with the first hosted by David Allan Grier.
Oct 16, 2006
Season 4Episode 2230 min
Amazing Games- International Toughmen
The brothers watch Florentine Football, Muay Thai Kickboxing and Mongolian Wrestling.
Oct 23, 2006
Season 4Episode 2330 min
NFL-MLB Arm Wrestling
The Sklar brothers watch excerpts from the 1988 NFL and the 1986 MLB Arm Wrestling Championships.
Oct 30, 2006
Season 4Episode 2430 min
Unbelievable Sports 2
This batch of unbelievable sports include skim boarding, arctic snow and go, yo-yo and sumo wrestling.
Nov 6, 2006
Season 4Episode 2530 min
Pimpin' Your Pet 2
In the second installment of Pimpin' Your Pet the guys watch sports that feature horses, elephants and bulls.
Nov 13, 2006
Season 4Episode 2630 min
Cleaning Out the Closet
In the final episode of Cheap Seats, the Sklar brothers watch excerpts that were not long enough to warrant an entire episode.
Nov 20, 2006
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