The O Show

The O Show, also known as steve.oedekerk.com, is a 1997 surreal comedy variety TV special put together for NBC by O Entertainment founder Steve Oedekerk.[1] This was the first prime time network special/show to feature and extensive use of graphical sets and computer animation.[2]

The O Show
Directed bySteve Oedekerk
Produced byTom Bull Keith Truesdell
Written bySteve Oedekerk Robert Kuhn
StarringSteve Oedekerk
Edited byPaul Marshall
Production
company
O Entertainment

DNA Productions

Streaming Monkey Inc.
Distributed byO Entertainment
Release date
September 3, 1997
Running time
47 Minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

The show features segments such as 'Glass Booth Guy', in which passersby are harassed by a man in an unbreakable glass booth at a gas station; 'Plane Stalker', in which a man finds himself being followed by a full-size airliner (in similar fashion as Monty Python's "The Killer Cars"), 'Fat Back Jack', in which a morbidly obese man sings of his need for a woman to 'help him find his shoes', and 'Oedebattle', a Mortal Kombat style video game where an arrogant warrior mercilessly defeats hopelessly outmatched opponents. The O Show also featured appearances by Tom Wilson.

The show made heavy use of computer animation combined with live action footage, a relatively novel concept in the world of television at that time.

This film is known to be Robert Hutchinson's (the actor who played Billy) only film so far.

This is also the only major film to feature the 1997 O Entertainment logo,[3] the other film to feature this version was a VHS of Santa ts. the Snowman but only on the VHS Capture of a 1997 ABC airing which is really rare.[4]

Cast

This is the following cast:

Plot

In the beginning of the movie we see Billy (Robert Huthinson) in his room playing on his computer as his mom (Robin Riker) walks in to bring some CDs from his dad's warehouse. He reads one the CDs that says "Oedekerk" and puts it in his DVD drive. The computer begins to go competely out of control as Billy and his room is sucked into the World Wide Web. Steve Oedekerk as himself introduces himself as well as introduces and tells us about the World Wide Web and where to go for help.

The show begins to feature many of its segments known as 'Glass Booth Guy', in which passersby are harassed by a man in an unbreakable glass booth at a gas station; 'Plane Stalker', in which a man finds himself being followed by a full-size airliner, 'Fat Back Jack', in which a morbidly obese man sings of his need for a woman to 'help him find his shoes', and 'Oedebattle', a Mortal Kombat style video game where an arrogant warrior mercilessly defeats hopelessly outmatched opponents as well as the "Talking Skeleton" and much more.

In the end, we see Billy back in his room with most of the characters from the segments going crazy and dancing. His mother comes into his room in sudden shock and tells him to go to bed. A face sticks out of the door and the comotion goes on again.

During the end credits we see outtakes and reels by different comedians and the talking skeleton from the segments of the show screaming "Who am I?" twice while Steve Oedekerk is playing his guitar.[7]

Home media

O Entertainment released an extremely rare VHS copy in 1997. However, it has not been seen for sell, it is only for available by the owners at O Entertainment.[8]

The YouTube Channel "Oedekerk Report" released a VHS Capture of the show in 2013.[9][7]

Critical reception

The variety special film has a 7.8/10 on IMDb.[10]

References
  1. Hollywood Creative Directory 57. 2006. p. 236. ISBN 1928936482.
  2. "Bluescreen LLC, Los Angeles, California". bluescreen.com. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  3. "O Entertainment Ha ha Oedekerk! logo (1997) - YouTube". Retrieved 2021-01-05 – via YouTube.
  4. "Santa vs The Snowman (Vern Nelson Soundtrack) - Oedekerk Report - YouTube". Retrieved 2021-01-05 – via YouTube.
  5. Oedekerk, Steve (1997-09-03), steve.oedekerk.com (Comedy), Steve Oedekerk, Kristian Alfonso, John Mendoza, Stephen Root, DNA Productions, O Entertainment, Steaming Monkey Inc., retrieved 2020-12-30
  6. steve.oedekerk.com (TV Movie 1997), IMDb, retrieved 2021-01-05
  7. "Steve.Oedekerk.Com "The O Show" VHS Rip - Oedekerk Report". Retrieved 2021-01-05 – via YouTube.
  8. "Steve.Oedekerk.com (The O Show) (1997) - Oedekerk Report - Unofficial fan site of director, producer, writer Steve Oedekerk". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  9. "Oedekerk Report - YouTube". Retrieved 2021-01-05 – via YouTube.
  10. Oedekerk, Steve (1997-09-03), steve.oedekerk.com (Comedy), Steve Oedekerk, Kristian Alfonso, John Mendoza, Stephen Root, DNA Productions, O Entertainment, Steaming Monkey Inc., retrieved 2020-12-29


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