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    Things We Did Before Reality

    Humorist Will Franken shows why he's San Francisco's Best Alternative to Psychedelic Drugs (SF Bay Guardian) in these relentlessly satirical, unnervingly funny half-hour long episodes.
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    Episodes (26)

    On Behalf Of Full

    On Behalf Of Full

    For Your Chys Only
    Thought Of Train
    The English Reserve
    Cathouse of the Mind
    Good Fences Make Bad Neighbours
    Apostrophising
    Off with Their Heads and in with Our Bins
    Out with The Him and in with The Her
    Little Joe
    Make It Happen
    OBO!
    The Sand Is Always Greener
    Behind the Times with Rory Ginlott
    Scott? Johnson? Barber?
    Make It Happen Again
    Little Julia
    Make Make It Happen Happen
    Twain of Thought

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    Right Now Comes But Once A Year

    Right Now Comes But Once A Year

    Funny Story: Ilario
    Funny Story: Shkolkamp
    Funny Story: The Law Of The Code
    The First Never Lasts
    Promises, Promises
    D's Not Far From F
    Newsnose Paperpepper
    Wiseguts
    Quantity Is A Quality Unto Itself
    Literally Corner
    PR Not Amused 
    Rain Imam
    A Very Broad Spectrum
    We Have Been A Computer
    Mississippi Deltronica
    Unenagu: "Gravel Threat"
    The Victim Killer
    Ding-Dong! Ouroboros Delivery!
    Days In Days

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    No. 12

    No. 12
    1. Introit: The Wild One
    2. A Visitor Arrives At 817 Cortland Ave.
    3. "There was a 13-year old. . ."
    4. He Has His One Thing He Does
    5. 3pm: 2-hr shift
    6. "Those two are something else."
    7. The 5 Wounds of R.P.
    8. No. 9
    9. No. 18
    10. "47 is the new 17!"
    11. No. 12
    12. Something Other Than No. 12
    13. "If you come within 50 feet. . ."
    14. Recessional: One (1) Nation Under God

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    My Dentist Died :(

    My Dentist Died :(


    Interproximal Stripping
    Baby Teeth
    Pearly Whites at the Pearly Gates
    Interocclusal Registration
    But What About Dental Care?
    12 Year Molar
    Gold Teeth, Yellow Teeth
    Tooth Fairy
    Class I Malocclusion
    Class II Malocclusion
    Class III Malocclusion
    Proper Occlusion
    More Baby Teeth
    Cephalometric Imaging (w/Add. Interproximal Stripping)
    The Drill

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    Things We Did Before Reality
    enNovember 08, 2009

    Écoutez-vous? Il est moi, Dieu.

    Écoutez-vous? Il est moi, Dieu.


    Chapitre Un: Je suis un homme noir.

    M. Franken reçoit quelques messages.
    M. Franken fait un voyage en Angleterre.
    M. Franken va au magasin d'avantage.
    M. Franken visite la station de radio.

    Chapitre Deux: Où sont toutes les femmes noires?

    Todd conseille Mike.
    Mike fait un coup de fil à Comcast.
    Mike accueille un visiteur.
    Mike regarde un album de photo.

    Chapitre Trois (la Révision): Je suis une femme noire.

    Mlle Harris entend une voix.

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    Good Morning and Good Night

    Good Morning and Good Night


    The Rue de la Moo-Moo, part one
    The First Beatles
    So Much Talent. . .So Little Time
    It's A Wonderful Tragedy
    Recon Tango Charlie
    Give Context A Chance
    To Hell With Hemingway
    Loose Marbles (a documentary)
    What Is It You Do Again?
    Molly Ringwald Cornflakes
    The Shelter (a story)
    The Rue de la Moo-Moo, part two (Good Night)

     

    Things We Did Before Reality
    enSeptember 29, 2009

    Civilianophobia

    Civilianophobia


    Life In The Afterlife
    American Individual
    The Importance of Being Inconvenient
    Hate On The Windshield
    Hate On The Stand
    Lady Chatterly's E-Mail
    No SROs For RSOs!
    To Catch a Molestingbird
    Wasn't That Funny?
    Afterlife In The Life

    Things We Did Before Reality
    enSeptember 27, 2009

    Never Give Up the Surrender

    Never Give Up the Surrender


    The Great Indoors (a medley)
    Sounds of Sounds 1
    Just Following Orders (a tale)
    Sounds of Sounds 2
    Postmodern Hyperbole
    Jazzistine
    Rise and Shinerael
    Area 48
    Aye, We Need Ye Now. . .
    The Great Indoors (slight return)

    Things We Did Before Reality
    enSeptember 26, 2009

    Whose Dick Do I Gotta Suck To Get A Blowjob Around Here?

    Whose Dick Do I Gotta Suck To Get A Blowjob Around Here?


    The Sad Jar
    The Sadder Jar
    Jar-Gon
    The Ironic Power Of -10
    Giving Back To The Community Calendar
    Open Language Barriers
    Keeping Up Appearances
    Two "Braves" And A Slave
    Muhammed Scorsese's Latest
    Our Lunch Specials
    Lesbian Biscuit Interlude
    Our Dessert Specials
    Muhammad Scorsese 2 (Infidellas Reprise)
    The Sad Kuffar

    Things We Did Before Reality
    enSeptember 25, 2009

    Pastorale

    Pastorale


    What Goes Up. . .
    Postmodern Briar Patch
    Knee-Jerk Bridge-Building
    Salt Of The News
    Casper The Friendly Club Kid
    A Mother Of Big Fucking Deals
    Brarbrara
    The Eleventh Hour
    Looking For Mr. Rainbow
    Good Intentions Gone Bad (Briar Patch II)
    . . .Must Come Down
    Happy Thanksgiving (Emancipatory Anthem)

    Things We Did Before Reality
    enSeptember 24, 2009

    Texas Chainsaw Yuletide

    Texas Chainsaw Yuletide


    Texas Chainsaw Yuletide
    Nyena Hyack & Mr. Hong
    One Of Two Ways
    The Brutality Nation
    A Very Stupid Car
    Life Changing Manifolds
    Cheap Air-Fare
    A Very Special City
    The NIG-Word
    Back The Way We Came (a medley in ree-verse)
    It's Only Christmas (But I Like It)

    Things We Did Before Reality
    enSeptember 23, 2009

    Odometer Fraud

    Odometer Fraud


    Vicks Cough Turkey (OF 1)
    Gnowy The Gnowing Knome
    2+2=1984
    SUSAN: Then And Now
    CHILDREN: Yes Or No?
    "It Followed Us Here. . ."
    The Ball Of Mistrust (OF 2a)
    Does My Sacrifice Turn You On?
    Kitty-Cats And Dingoes (OF 2b)
    Slippery When Liberated
    What Windows Lead To
    The Cute, The Bad & The Ugly
    A 21st Century Dickens
    A 21,000 Pill Salute (OF 3 [or 1])

     

    Things We Did Before Reality
    enSeptember 22, 2009

    My Personal Space

    My Personal Space


    Your Call
    Gillette: The Best A Man Can Get?
    Ready For My Close-Up
    Biology In Heaven
    The Little Girl In My Brain
    TJ'sM&GG-NOA&CTM
    Sticks and Stones and Hurtful Words
    Personal Space (Main Title Theme)
    Welcome To Jail. . .
    Is It Ever Too Late To Be Early?
    More To Michael Moore Than Meets The Mouth
    Your Call II: Space Hassle

    Things We Did Before Reality
    enSeptember 22, 2009

    The Big Black Stone Thing

    The Big Black Stone Thing


    Live From Burning Man 2007!
    Demographic Gender Shifts In Marketing
    In Search Of The Perfect Take
    This Envelope Was Made For Pushing
    Lord, Hear Our Prayer. . .
    Friday Is Unacceptable
    Ejaculating Into The Swan
    Our Feature Presentation
    The Submarine Of The Subconscious: All Aboard!
    "Soy Of The Earth", Verse 1
    Dateline Has A Request
    "Soy Of The Earth", Verse 2
    Discovering The Big Black Stone Thing
    The Submission Of The Subconscious: All Aboard!

    Michael Krenford Is Not Alone

    Michael Krenford Is Not Alone


    My Lord!
    Children Were the Future
    Do You Know the Basics?
    What They're Thinking. . .
    Back From Break
    Back From "Back From Break"
    Michael Krenford Is Alone
    Good Country Dancers
    The 4th Part of My Trilogy
    Rachel's Story
    Michael Krenford Is NOT Alone

    Things We Did Before Reality
    enSeptember 19, 2009

    BANG!

    BANG!


    Special "Making Of" Featurette
    Chief Woo-Um of the Suburbs
    The Meddling Mother of Modern Times
    A Magic Bed
    3:17 a.m., Hell's Kitchen
    25th Year Anniversary Special Edition
    New York's Nicest
    Special Police Department Version
    "I'm A Fraud, Kid."
    Little-Man and Davis
    Password!
    The Year Has Now Turned

    Things We Did Before Reality
    enSeptember 18, 2009

    Side Two of Abbey Road

    Side Two of Abbey Road


    Her Majesty
    Here Comes the Sun
    Because
    You Never Give Me Your Money
    Sun King
    Mean Mr. Mustard
    Polythene Pam
    She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
    Golden Slumbers
    Carry That Weight
    The End

    Things We Did Before Reality
    enSeptember 18, 2009