Frank TV is a TBS collection of advertisements starring Frank Caliendo. The advertisements are interspersed with playoff baseball and refer to a fictional sketch comedy show ostensibly starring himself. In the advertisements, Caliendo attempts to impersonate political figures, television and film personalities, and sports figures. Though brief portions of Major League Baseball games are usually shown between his Frank TV advertisements, Caliendo sometimes appears superimposed over a crucial playoff at-bat to attempt an impersonation and obscure the game.
The first episode of Frank TV premiered on November 20, 2007. The series is filmed in front of a live studio audience and features an array of sketches filmed in front of various sets to resemble the likes of popular TV shows. In some sketches, Frank impersonates multiple characters on screen at once, such as one spoofing a Seinfeld reunion show set in the future where he plays Jerry, George, Kramer, Elaine, and Newman; and another with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro as movie critics.
On February 21, 2008, TBS announced that they ordered eight more episodes to premiere later in 2008.[1] According to the TBS website, the second season will begin on October 21.
Advertising
TBS aired teaser commercials for the show during their coverage of Major League Baseball.when? A teaser was also released and shown in movie theaters before the official trailers began.when? These ads featured Frank dressed up as one of his many characters, often 3-5 in the same advertisement. The ads were played non-stop and made people hate the show before the first episode even aired.
Episode List
Season 1: 2007-2008
| Title |
Original Airdate |
Production Code |
# |
| "Franksgiving" |
November 20, 2007 |
101 |
1 |
| What Seinfeld would look like in the year 2027; John Madden prepares a turducken for the audience in honor of Thanksgiving; Frank pulls a co-host from the audience; three movie trailer announcers going on tour; Bill Clinton gives a tour of his Presidential library; President Bush gives his daughter a special father/daughter talk on the day of her wedding; and Frank's co-host plays Caliendo Squares with Charles Barkley. |
| "Money in the Frank" |
November 27, 2007 |
102 |
2 |
| Donald Trump holds a seminar; President Bush tries to get back in America's good graces with a romantic dinner; Jack Nicholson has lost his pants; Al Pacino and Robert De Niro get a movie review show; and Sean Connery opens a voice club for men. |
| "Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Frank"[2] |
December 4, 2007 |
103 |
3 |
| Donald Trump opens his own one-man show on Broadway; President Bush holds press conferences during difficult times in the nation's past (Great Depression, Watergate, The crash of the Titanic, etc); Al Pacino, Sean Connery, and Jack Nicholson all appear in bizarre foreign TV commercials; and in his latest role, William Shatner plays a judge. |
| "Ballpark Frank"[3] |
December 11, 2007 |
104 |
4 |
| Frank portrays a manic Robin Williams, who tries to dominate the show, and offers a satirical doctoring of the series “Grey's Anatomy.” Also: spoofs of Al Pacino, Michael Richards, and Bill Clinton. |
| "Frankincense and Myrrh" |
December 18, 2007 |
105 |
5 |
| Frank Caliendo jingles all the way in a holiday edition, mimicking Dr. Phil, a ranting Andy Rooney; and Al Gore, also a Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump cartoon is shown, and Charles Barkley hosts his own talk show, "In My 5". |
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