1x1 - The First Episode

June 22, 2011

The first episode was a rocky episode. The beginning of a very wild ride.

1x2 - The Episode Where Everything Started

June 29, 2011

The second episode. After being shut out of having any prep time, we just took calls - and realized that calls could be the basis for the whole show and we were way over thinking things.

1x3 - The Third Episode Episode

July 6, 2011

Shirtless Fanelli. A pre-presidential run and very visibly uncomfortable Connor Ratliff. Our first show in the small studio.

1x4 - The Tazapper Episode

July 13, 2011

The first appearances of Anthony Atamaniuk and Horatio Sanz. I gotta tell you, I thought this public access experiment had crashed and burned, and Horatio showed up last minute with no warning.

1x5 - The Wiffle Bat Gang Episode

July 20, 2011

The Wiffle Bat gang makes their debut - our first truly violent in an unexpected and way too much fashion experiment.

1x6 - The Last Small Studio Show

July 27, 2011

Our final small studio show and the first ever hosted by Shannon O'Neill.

1x7 - The Hands on an Audience Member Episode

August 3, 2011

1x8 - The Kickboxer Episode

August 10, 2011

Considered an all time classic. Heavy hitter guests John Mulaney and Matt Besser.

1x9 - The Dance Battle Episode

August 17, 2011

A controversial episode. Our friends the Oroboros Dance Crew came in and showed us what they do - little did we know that they would pants the Human Fish.

1x10 - The Human Crane Episode

August 24, 2011

The most legendarily disastrous bit in the history of TCGS, the first attempt at The Human Crane remains the only stunt we've bailed on halfway through.

1x11 - The How Random Is Random Jean Episode

August 31, 2011

The Chris Gethard Show debut of Jake Fogelnest.

1x12 - The Fanelli Birthday Episode

September 7, 2011

1x13 - The What's on My Head Episode

September 14, 2011

What's on My Head? What a weird, fun game.

1x14 - The Drawing Pictures Episode

September 21, 2011

1x15 - The Find the Human Fish Episode

September 28, 2011

Perhaps the dumbest idea we ever did - "Let's take the most popular thing about this show - in fact, the only thing that everyone loves all the time - and hide it from view for the entire show."

1x16 - Goodbye Random Jean

October 5, 2011

A heartbreaking goodbye to an old friend.

1x17 - New Friends and Long Lost Friends

October 12, 2011

We go on a search for the new Random.

1x18 - The Physical Fitness Episode

October 19, 2011

Chris Gethard watched an episode and decided he needed to lose a few pounds.

1x19 - The Great American Presidential Debate and Halloween Spooktacular

October 26, 2011

Connor invited every Republican candidate for president to debate him on the show.

1x20 - Sibling Rivalry

November 2, 2011

Tom Scharpling in studio to mediate the relationship of Chris Gethard and his brother.

1x21 - The Milkshake of Death

November 9, 2011

The Milkshake of Death. So gross, so fucked up, and such a fond memory.

1x22 - Random Andrew and the Hero's Journey

November 16, 2011

Random Andrew was taking it on the chin from our callers.

1x23 - Sandwich Night

November 23, 2011

A hundred-plus people showed up ready to eat.

1x24 - The Greatest Rivalry in Sports

November 30, 2011

A bunch of people from the show play on a basketball team together in NYC.

1x25 - Papa Gethard's Love Cauldron

December 7, 2011

Our dating episode. This one was really fun but also a mess.

1x26 - Monologues Only

December 14, 2011

This was the great JD Amato's idea, and man was it a good one. All monologue jokes all the time.

1x27 - One Hundred Callers

December 21, 2011

We attempted to get 100 callers in a single episode.

1x28 - Ruin This Show

January 4, 2012

This one hurt. The only show that actually went off the rails.

1x29 - The Dominatrix

January 11, 2012

1x30 - The Night of Zero Laughs III

January 18, 2012

The Night of Zero Laughs.

1x31 - The Blindfold Show

January 25, 2012

1x32 - Loser Is the New Nerd

February 1, 2012

1x33 - The Search for the New Random

February 8, 2012

We had to say goodbye to Random Andrew, and it was so sad.

1x34 - The Birth of the Third Random

February 15, 2012

We meet Random Melissa.

1x35 - Checking in with Alyssa

February 22, 2012

Why have something like The Chris Gethard Show if you don't do something nice for other people with it?

1x36 - How Do Girls Work

February 29, 2012

Our callers quiz Chris on female related topics and it becomes very clear how little Chris knows about women.

1x37 - The Culture Show

March 7, 2012

1x38 - The Birth of the Hintmaster

March 21, 2012

When Chris sets out to play the somewhat complicated word-game "Guess The Magic Word" he gets immediate feedback from the viewers that they are confused and bored by the game.

1x39 - The Camera Cannon

March 28, 2012

Eventually we had to let our audience use our cameras like guns that shoot missiles, so we went ahead and just did it.

1x41 - Math Sucks, Hintmaster Sucks

April 11, 2012

A show dedicated to the ups and downs of education.

1x42 - The Hintmaster Show

April 18, 2012

Completing his transition from hero to villain, the Hintmaster takes over an entire episode of TCGS, renaming it The Hintmaster Show.

1x43 - Multiple Choice Cavalcade of Fiascos

April 25, 2012

The Multiple Choice Cavalcade of Fiascos is the ultimate bringer of either reward or punishment.

1x44 - Foreign Language Bingo

May 3, 2012

This week the TCGS panel is filled with friends of the show who speak different languages.

1x45 - We Got Nothing

May 9, 2012

This week we test our ability to put on a show by literally planning nothing. No call in topic. No bits. No guests. Nothing.

1x46 - Robot Fights

May 16, 2012

The Keeper of the Battledome has time traveled back from the future to oversee a night of insanity on TCGS.

1x47 - Birthday Night

May 23, 2012

This week is not only Gethard's birthday but also the last show before he takes to the streets for #BonnarooGethard.

1x48 - The Great Gethard Look-Alike Extravaganza

May 30, 2012

With Gethard and much of the crew out on the road, the rest of the gang hosts the Great Gethard Look-Alike Extravaganza.

1x49 - Farewell Melissa

June 13, 2012

Random Melissa's last episode.

1x50 - The One Year Anniversary Show

July 20, 2012

It's been one whole year since we first started this circus and we're doing our one year anniversary right.

1x51 - The Night of Zero Laughs

June 27, 2012

If you laugh, you get eliminated.

1x52 - The Genuine Sadness Episode

July 11, 2012

This week we weren't in the mood for dumb stuff.

1x53 - The Shitty Art Show

July 18, 2012

This week we explore both the art world as well as the world of tricking dummies into giving us money.

1x54 - The Twist Magazine August 2012 Issue

July 25, 2012

In unison we read the August 2012 Issue of Twist Magazine. For the entire show.

1x55 - The Setup Show

August 1, 2012

Behind the scenes of the setup for TCGS.

1x56 - Sum Yourself Up in One Sentence

August 8, 2012

Panel, Callers, and friends are all asked to sum up their entire lives in one sentence.

1x57 - Celebrities Come Validate Us

August 15, 2012

With Chris out of town, Shannon hosts the show and urges celebrities to come down to the show to validate us.

1x58 - The Crowd-Sourced Character Contest

August 22, 2012

Viewers sent in their submissions for names of new TCGS characters.

1x59 - Happy Murf Day

August 29, 2012

A day dedicated to Murf's head-shot and the man himself.

1x60 - Truth or Dare

September 5, 2012

The TCGS cast and crew participate in a viewer submitted game of truth or dare.

1x61 - The Ultimate Public Access Party

September 12, 2012

When Andrew W.K. comes to the show, we attempt to throw the most unforgettable party possible within with guidelines of public access television rules.

1x62 - Smash Cut to the Future

September 19, 2012

The Keeper of the Battledome returns to TCGS.

1x63 - Smash Cut to the Past

September 29, 2012

The Chris Gethard Show gets stuck in ancient Rome.

1x64 - A Book Shall Be Written

October 3, 2012

R.L Stine, D.C. Pierson, and Dave Hill join the panel and attempt to write a book live on public access television in one hour.

1x65 - The Blindfold Show II

October 10, 2012

The second Blindfold Show in which the entire panel is blindfolded.

1x66 - The Softer Side of Shannon O'Neill

October 17, 2012

We attempt to bring out the softer side of Shannon O'Neill.

1x67 - The Cans Film Festival 2012

October 24, 2012

We screen ten films each under one minute in the first ever Cans Film Festival.

1x68 - The Beef Off

November 14, 2012

The Beef Off: After a caller tried to determine the beefiest member of the TCGS crew, we decided to hold an official contest to figure out who the beefiest member of the TCGS family might be.

1x69 - Sandwich Night 2012: 2 Sandwich 2 Night

November 21, 2012

A bunch of friends gathering at a public access studio and eating sandwiches together on the eve of Thanksgiving - This year's Sandwich Night was massively successful.

1x70 - Fan Fiction Theatre

November 28, 2012

Viewers send in their own original TCGS Fan Fiction and we perform it live on the show with Bobby Moynihan, Anthony Atamanuik, and many of our TCGS friends.

1x71 - First Night in Harlem

December 12, 2012

While our regular studio is being renovated we have to head uptown to do the show from MNN's secondary studio in Harlem.

1x72 - Panic Attacks and Technical Disasters

December 19, 2012

Our second week in Harlem and fittingly we are talking about panic attacks.

1x73 - Hyperresolutions

January 2, 2013

We're in Harlem again and this time we're asking callers to give us their hypersolutions. We then take those hyperresolutions and then put Andrew Parrish in charge of making them come true.

1x74 - Keeper and Company

January 9, 2013

With Chris out of town we head to the time stream and check in on The Keeper of the Battledome's morning talk show Keeper and Company.

1x75 - Loser Is Still the New Nerd

January 16, 2013

Chris is joined by Jesse Ventura and Bethany to officially celebrate Loser-dome for the second time on the TCGS air waves. Callers and audience members explain why they might be losers.

1x76 - Angels and Devils

January 23, 2013

This week the panelists take calls from people seeking advice and let them choose whether they want good or bad advice.

1x77 - Belly Burrito

January 30, 2013

The panelists talk about some real stuff with callers as they help make a Belly Burrito.

1x78 - Farewell Manesha

February 6, 2013

Chris Gethard is joined by Danny Tamberelli and Mike Maronna from the Adventures of Pete and Pete as we say goodbye to "Random Manesha" who we literally only met once.

1x79 - Race to the Top

February 13, 2013

After challenging (begging) the fans to make the show #1 on iTunes, the panelists reward their successful efforts by degrading Chris Gethard.

1x80 - Ambidextrous?

February 20, 2013

The panelists test the limits of their non-dominant hands in a show concept suggested by a fan on the show's message boards.

1x81 - February Beach Party

February 27, 2013

After getting hit in the head with a coconut Vacation Jason has lost his memory and transformed in the stuffy suit-wearing Jason Reinlib.

1x82 - When the Cat's Away, the Ratz Will Play

March 3, 2013

With Chris Gethard down in Austin for South By Southwest, Shannon takes over hosting duties for the night and promptly gives all the power to our chatroom viewers. The legendary Ratz Carlton.

1x83 - First Times

March 20, 2013

Chris Gethard has first time callers, first time foods, first time experiences, and first time giant life moments. Special guest Aidy Bryant.

1x84 - Someone will Die

March 27, 2013

One of the fictional characters will die.

1x85 - The Royal Rumble of Twister

April 3, 2013

Colt Cabana is the guest for the first ever Royal Rumble of Twister. Every two minutes a new competitor joins the fray as callers give twister-based challenges.

1x86 - Beyonce

April 10, 2013

With Chris Gethard out of town, caller and friend of the show Alyssa takes the reigns and hosts a night dedicated to Beyonce. One full hour dedicated to Beyonce.

1x87 - Let's Get Real

April 17, 2013

This week we decide to get real and talk about anything our callers want to divulge.

1x88 - What's in Hot Dog's Mouth

April 24, 2013

We spend an hour trying to guess the different objects hidden in Hot Dog's mouth.

1x89 - Let's Sell Out with Real Late Night Characters

May 1, 2013

We try to prove that we can play ball just like any mainstream late night talk show, so we invite some conventional late night talk show guests onto our show.

1x90 - Who Needs a Haircut?

May 8, 2013

Special guest Zach Galifianakis joins us in studio to give haircuts to strangers.