Robert Cohen
Director
On the Spot (2003)
Season 1
On the Spot is a short series which aired during 2003 on the WB Television Network. The show was a mixture of scripted sketches and improvisational comedy.
Released March 21, 2003
Episode 25 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.improv, imdb.improvisational-comedy, imdb.improvised, imdb.audience-participation, imdb.ad-lib, imdb.improvisation
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Television
Network: The WB
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Pilot Episode
Mindy Sterling, Jeff B. Davis and Michael Hitchcock are among the comics joining Conway and bandleader Dweezil Zappa in the series, which features different characters and settings in each installment. The show also incorporates studio-audience suggestions (solicited by host Charles Esten) as to how the storylines should proceed. Andy Dick and Brian Doyle-Murray guest star in this episode, which finds a hotel-chain owner (Tim Conway) sending a mailroom clerk (Jeff Davis) to Malibu to manage a hotel that's losing money.
March 20, 2003, midnight
S1E2 - Little Brenda Dynamite
In an effort to drum up business at the hotel, the cast films a commercial that elicits an unexpected revelation about Brenda's past. Also: a performance by Tenacious D (Jack Black, Kyle Gass).
March 27, 2003, midnight
S1E3 - Bachelorette Party
Brenda throws a bridal shower at the hotel for a college pal (Cheri Oteri), but things get rowdy when a stripper arrives. Meanwhile, Mr. Henderson (Tim Conway) tries to get a good night's sleep on the eve of an important meeting.
April 3, 2003, midnight
S1E4 - Hooker Convention
Brenda bets Jeff she can fill the hotel with guests in less than 24 hours, but she neglects to mention that the lodgers are all prostitutes. To make matters worse, Mr. Henderson arrives at the hotel because his wife kicked him out of their house.
April 10, 2003, midnight
S1E5 - One-Star Hotel
The crew welcomes actor Andy Richter, who comes to the hotel to prepare for the role of a bellboy in a movie. But an accidental bump on the head leaves Richter with a case of amnesia, and he begins to believe that he is a real bellboy.
April 17, 2003, midnight
Network: The WB
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: March 21, 2003
Last Air Date: April 17, 2003, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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