• The State is a half-hour sketch-comedy television show, originally broadcast in the USA on MTV between December 17, 1993, and July 1, 1995. The show combined bizarre characters and scenarios to present sketches that won the favor of its target teenaged audience. The cast consisted of 11 twenty-something comedians who created, acted, wrote, directed and edited the show. Several memorable characters were created for the show, and for a short time their catchphrases entered into the vernacular. Often, the cast would appear as themselves and address the audience to promote fake contests or to deliver mock public service announcements. Much like Monty Python, The State's sketches were sometimes linked to each other in some way: a punchline or image that ended one sketch often provided a lead-in to the next. After years of legal issues related to the soundtrack to many of the episodes, the series was released on DVD on July 14, 2009. A State film featuring all of the original troupe members is in...
  • List of Episodes (6)
    • 1. Episode 1

      Ballet I, James Dixon: Power Priest, Choking, Sleep with The State, Piggy Shoes, Nazi War Criminals, Ballet II, Barry Lutz Show, Mime Crash, Ballet III, and Service with a Smile.
    • 2. Episode 2

      I'm Watching, Pre-School Narc, Get a Job, Jurassic Park, Norwegian Cruise, Battleship I, Copy Shop, Battleship II, Superfriends, Eating Muppets, and Hi Brow / Low Brow.
    • 3. Episode 3

      Microchip, Bookworm, Down the Pants, Relationship Lane, People Really Live This Way, Elevator, State Intro, Phone Line: Carrie, Lois & Clark, Barry & Levon, and Phone Line: Plant.
    • 4. Episode 4

      First Election, Doug III, Dad's Affair, Bownty, Commercial Whaling, Bologna Feet, O'Keefe/Stieglitz, Busted, And, and PMS.
    • 5. Episode 5

      Oh Betty, Otto Bimini, Job Interview, Can I Go Play, Can I Go Play II, TV Watching, Talk You, Can I Go Play III, Inbred Brothers,and Headlines.
    • 6. Episode 6

      World Records I, Hepcat, Babysitter, Pimple, Teacher's Lounge, World Records II, Dinner: The Kids, Wildtown, Fetishist, and Unplugged.