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Weekend Diversion: The Ben Stiller Show's 'The Grungies'

By Samantha Abernethy in Arts & Entertainment on Dec 4, 2011 6:45PM

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Remember The Ben Stiller Show? A pre-Reality Bites Stiller started the show on MTV, got canceled, then moved to Fox. In this 1992 comedy sketch, Stiller and crew successfully skewer the grunge scene while mimicking The Monkees. Take a close look, and you'll catch Bob Odenkirk and Andy Dick, plus Janeane Garofalo in the girls' grunge band. Extra bonus: Someone put an old Pizza Hut commercial in there that features one Beatle and three Monkees. Weird.

Found via Splitsider.

andy dickben stiller showbob odenkirkdavy jonesjaneane garofalomichael nesmithmickey dolenzpeter torkthe grungiesthe monkees

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