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The Dick and Paula Celebrity Special

1999

TV Show

Ended

1 Season

English

Dick and Paula Celebrity Special was a Soup2Nuts animated series that aired on FX from 1999 to 2000. The premise of the show was that Dick and Paula hosted a talk show where famous individuals, usually deceased, talked about their work or what made them widely known. Examples of such guests include Charles Darwin, Marquis de Sade, Oedipus Rex, and Lewis and Clark, among many others. Accompanying the two hosts was a Paul Shaffer-esque keyboard player. This premise bears similarities with that of Steve Allen's Meeting of Minds. The series, like Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, the first season of Home Movies, and Science Court, was animated in Squigglevision, a computer animation technique that caused the edges of people and important objects to vibrate constantly. Also like those series, Dick and Paula utilized retroscripting for much of the dialog, in that a basic outline is given and the actors improvise the dialog. Later, the dialog is edited to a coherent script.

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IMDb7.2/10

Director: Robb Iscaro•Genres: Comedy

Plot Summary

This special features the cult favorite characters Dick and Paula, played by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier, as they interact with various celebrities. Known for their crude humor and boundary-pushing style, Dick and Paula engage in outrageous interviews and scenarios with their famous guests, offering a chaotic and often irreverent comedic experience.

Critical Reception

As a cult item, 'The Dick and Paula Celebrity Special' was primarily seen by its dedicated fanbase. Critical reviews were scarce, but those that existed often focused on its extreme raunchiness and niche appeal, polarizing audiences between those who found it hilariously offensive and those who found it simply offensive. It garnered a strong cult following despite, or perhaps because of, its low-brow humor.

What Reviewers Say

Praised for its uninhibited and boundary-pushing crude humor.
Seen by some as a niche comedic cult classic.
Often criticized for its extremely offensive and low-brow content.

Google audience: Due to its cult status and limited mainstream release, specific Google user reviews for 'The Dick and Paula Celebrity Special' are not widely aggregated or commented upon. However, discussions suggest audiences who appreciate Kevin Smith's broader filmography and his particular brand of humor were often the ones who enjoyed this special.