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Almost Live! was a local sketch comedy television show in Seattle, Washington, USA, produced and broadcast by NBC affiliate KING-TV from 1984 to 1999. A re-packaged version of the show also aired on Comedy Central from 1992 to 1993, and episodes aired on WGRZ-TV in the late 1990s. The show was broadcast on Saturday nights at 11:30, pushing Saturday Night Live back to midnight. The show is now aired in reruns by the Seattle NBC affiliate following Saturday Night Live.
Episode 27 : Brian Bosworth in Stone Cold
May. 18,1991
Brian Bosworth in Stone Cold; Jet Guy: The Invisible Ray; Urban Wildlife: Pizza Piranhas; Bill Nye plays with air pressure; Urban Wildlife: Sidewalk Sloths; Ditzy Babe; The John Report; Urban Wildlife: Office Ostrich; Teen Tips with Josh O'Brien.
Episode 26 : A Mother's Day message
May. 11,1991
A Mother's Day message; Bill Gates' House; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan in Wickets of Fury; Fresh-Water Fish of Famous Chef; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; Quitters of America; Trendy Ad Agency or Soul Singing Group; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The John Report; Baby Talk of Food Mart; Fish of the Month Club
Episode 25 : Pat Finley's Dance Party
May. 04,1991
Pat Finley's Dance Party; Flyin' Low on Boat Safety; Why Our Traffic is Bad; The High-Five'n White Guys in a Scummy Alley/On the East Side; FM 104 The Mountain (1); Musical performance by Elliot Max; FM 104 The Mountain (2); Round Table; The John Report; FM 104 The Mountain (3)
Episode 24 : AL on the Cover of Pacific Magazine
April. 27,1991
Episode 23 : Almost Live Vows Not to Insult Tacoma
April. 13,1991
Almost Live vows not to insult Tacoma; Frank Shrontz's perks; Veggie Kill; Monday on A Woman's Place; Bad Dry; The Tax Weasels; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Classic Conversations no. 26 - Stop Making Sense; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place
Episode 22 : The Baby Squad
April. 06,1991
The Baby Squad; New Categories for "Best of the Eastside"; Quantum Leak; Ross Remembers 1; Family To Be Feud; Ross Remembers 2; Foreign Language for Males; The John Report; Ross Remembers 3; Hypno Fit
Episode 21 : Permission of the University of Nevada Las Vegas
March. 23,1991
With the Permission of the University of Nevada Las Vegas basketball team; Ode to Renton; Seattle Times Cost Cutting; The Thoroughly Modern Jerk Goes on a Date; Oregon Department of Tourism; Bill Nye the Science Guy; The John Report
Episode 20 : A Pep Talk from Ross Shafer
March. 16,1991
Ross Shafer gives John a pep talk; Freeway Signs; A fired pack of TV news reporters; Monday on A Woman's Place; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The Institute of Talk Show Guests; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Hanford Bar & Grill; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place
Episode 19 : Warning
March. 09,1991
Warning; A talk with Ivan; Restaurant Improvements; The Dysfunctionals; Urban Wildlife - Newspaper Vultures; Almost Live Presents Covering Your Butt Part 7 The Cellular Phone; Saturday Night Live's A Whitney Brown; Urban Wildlife - Bus Stop Badger; The John Report;
Episode 18 : Providence Journal Sale
March. 02,1991
Providence Journal Co. purchase of King Broadcasting; Mottos for the new state of Lincoln; High-Five'n White Guys Go Site Seeing!; Legal Term or Roman Leader?; Channel 9 pledge drive; Movie star Ally Sheedy for Almost Live!; Olympic Athlete or Meaningless Phrase?; The John Report; Polaroid Camera or Famous Person's Horse; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week
Episode 17 : The Cast Orders Lattes
February. 16,1991
The Almost Live Cast Orders Lattes; Seattle-area opening lines; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan: Office of Death; Things Bigger Than They Need To Be; Naps, Inc; John Keister presents Cheat To Win; A message from the Driver's License Renewal Department; The John Report; Curse of the Old Girlfriends.
Episode 16 : Objecting to a female Pilot
February. 09,1991
Objecting to a female pilot; What you could do with Bill Gate's fortune; Married with Badges; Video Valentine 1; Grateful Dead Travel Tours; Video Valentine 2; Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The John Report; Video Valentine 3
Episode 15 : Almost Live Press Conference
February. 01,1991
Almost Live Press Conference; Cheep Dates; Speed Walker vs. the petroleum purloiner; Monday on A Woman's Place; NRN - the No Remote Needed Network; Video Zone; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place
Episode 14 : Arthur Kent - Scud Stud
January. 26,1991
A special correspondence with Arthur Kent - Scud Stud; Super Bowl Changes; Jet Guy in "The Invisible Shield"; Fun Facts about the Super Bowl Brought to you by the NRA 1; Pout Paddle!; New Swellco products; Fun Facts about the Super Bowl Brought to you by the NRA 2; Almost Live Presents Vanishing Seattle; The John Report; Fun Facts about the Super Bowl Brought to you by the NRA 3
Episode 13 : Satellite Feed of Three Comedy Shows
January. 19,1991
Satellite Feed of Three Comedy Shows; Recaps of shows preempted for war coverage; Beaver Cleaverhands; Urban Wildlife: Latte Lemmings; Almost Live Training Films: A Day In The Office; The John Report; Urban Wildlife: Cassette Coyote; Trivial Pursuit: WSU Edition; Almost Live Special Report: Middle East Coverage; Urban Wildlife: Crosswalk Deer.
Episode 12 : King 5 Marketing Research
January. 12,1991
King 5 Marketing Research; Kid-Proof Beers; Frenetic Pace; Jeff Renner: Aren't You Glad He's Back?; New sports phones; Time Life Books presents Damp Places; 1-800-IT'S-JUNK; Jeff Renner: Back on King 5; Date with an Engineer; The John Report; Jeff Renner He Knows Everything.
Episode 11 : The Renton Bridge Emporium
December. 15,1990
The Renton Bridge Emporium; Seattle-area Santa differences; Measured Response or Overreaction; Bill Nye The Science Guy; A Woman's Place; Holiday Hunk; The John Report; A Woman's Place; It's an OK Life.
Episode 10 : Not Suitable For Children
December. 08,1990
Warning signs of the Christmas blues; Smart Card; Shopping for Christmas; The Worst Girlfriend in the World; The John Report; The Home Genius Test.
Episode 9 : Employment Agency
December. 01,1990
Employment agency; Mercer Island disaster tips; What Stupid Thing Will Dale Ellis Do Next?; Urban Wildlife: The Cellular Rhino; Critics at Large; The John Report; The Monkees' Davy Jones promotes Almost Live; Urban Wildlife: The Lunch Weasel; Comedy from Elliott Maxx; Urban Wildlife: The ATM Dodo.
Episode 8 : The real Singers Behind Milli Vanilli
November. 17,1990
The real singers behind Milli Vanilli; Washington college improvements; The Kicker; Male Brain and Female Brain (1); COPS on Mercer Island; The John Report; Male Brain and Female Brain (2); Michael Jordon on Almost Live!; How to Ruin Your Thanksgiving; Male Brain and Female Brain (3); Levi's Rockers
Episode 7 : Bill Nye on the Washington State Lotto
November. 10,1990
Bill Nye on the Washington State Lotto; Future Initiatives; The High-Five'n White Guys on the Waterfront!; The Big Bill; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Comedian Peter Gaulphy; Wednesday on A Woman's Place; Jet Guy - The Early
Episode 6 : Keister on Negative Campaigns
November. 03,1990
Keister on Negative Campaigns; Stories from Eastsideweek; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan in Jocks of Fury; Typographical Error of Town in Wales; Boyfreind Basics; Telephone Helper; Famous Spy or Sound You Make When Out of Breath; The Miracle of Sluggy; The John Report; Fancy School or Prep School Cheerleader; Governex
Episode 5 : Keister Have a Safe and Happy Halloween
October. 27,1990
Keister Have a Safe and Happy Halloween; The Best of Western Washington; Speed Walker vs the camera thief; Medical Warehouse; The John Report; Comedian Carrie Snow; Refrigerator Magnet Theater
Episode 4 : Seahawks Kicker Norm Johnson for B&B Cars
October. 20,1990
Norm Johnson kicks the tires; Technological advances of the 777; Ballard Driving Academy; Bill Nye blows out a candle with a garbage can; Johnson Family News; The John Report; Hanford Sparkling Water.
Episode 3 : Flyin' Low - Freeway Landing
October. 13,1990
Flyin' Low: Making a Freeway Landing; Reasons People Visit Seattle; DJ/Waiter; Comedian Jake Johanson; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The John Report
Episode 2 : Female Reporter in Football Locker Room
October. 06,1990
Female reporter interviewing in the locker room; What teachers get; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan in Tools of Fury; The One Minute Relationship; Working Out with he Cooking Psychologist; Field of Dreams II; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak this Week;
Episode 1 : Saudi Arabia Gas Mask Testing
September. 29,1990
Saudi Arabia Gas Mask testing; What not to send in care packages to soldiers; Life Rewind; The Boz: A Tribute; King Broadcasting for sale; The John Report; The High-Five'n White Guys Back to School; David Lynch's Funniest Home Videos
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