Almost Live! began as an hour long talk show (modeled after Late Night with David Letterman) with host Ross Shaffer.
On April Fools Day 1989, Seattle's local sketch comedy show "Almost Live" ran this segment as a prank.
Final Episode in this format. After this episode host Ross Shaffer departs, John Keister takes over, the changes to a 30 minute sketch comedy show.
Sitizens To Save Selig, Message from Mayoral Candidate Doug Jewett; Expresso Letter Express; Delay of monologue; Shame of Seattle; Voyager II Transmission; Bill Nye is William Shattner; College is starting; College speak visual aid; Needle recycling
Almost Live! Training Film Number 14 - Ordering pizza at half-time; Almost Live! BBQ from Tacoma; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan in Fumes of Fury; Too much; Bill Nye the Science Guy - egg drop; This Here Place; This is your brain in a frying pan
Doug Jewett and Norm Rice; The Almost Live! political job guide; Speed Walker vs. the King Dome Bomber; The Boeing negations continue...; Uncle Buzz; The lame List or What's Weak this Week
Since it's Thanksgiving and most people are away, John's given the opportunity to direct the show himself (much to the annoyance of Steve). Featuring a collection of best of clips. Almost Live barbecue from Tacoma; Mind your Manners with Billy Quan Tricks of Fury; Harassment; 48 Seconds; This Here Place; Almost Life Training Film No. 14 - Ordering Pizza at Half Time; PSA Needle recycling; Speedwalker vs. the moneybag thief; Dumb Guns; The Finger Olympics
The Fun Bus to Idaho for teens; Speed Walker saves the Space Needle from being stolen; The Pre-Pre-Pre-Game Show for Super Bowl XXIV; Special guest Andy J. "Frogman" Koffman shows of his giant jumping frogs; Almost Live's 70's Challenge
Norman Nordstrom and unpaid employees; John's car is stolen; Almost Live's newest sponsor is Ed's Express!; The Zeppelin's Institute; America's favorite game show, "The Answer is Ball!"; The Nikareebadita; Don't put your brain in a frying pan; Real Life Phone Systems; The Almost Live Home Version; The new action adventure series Flyin' Low
Almost Live copywriter disclaimer; World record attempt at imitating the In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida drum solo; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan - Five Iron of Death; Bill Nye the Science Guy; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; Flyin' Low - Out of the Fryin' Pan
The Almost Live audience warm-up guy; Celebrate National Cadillac Week; Movie Mates; Performance by The Flying Karamazov Brothers; An Editorial Response; The John Report; Five Clerks
Almost Live on Earth Day, 1990 Census results; DJ/MD; The Earth Day Debate; Cancelled Reebok vs Nike campaign; The John Report; The Adventures of the Little Red Car
And Now, Robin Leach Holding a Plastic Alligator; Student Suggestions; Speed Walker vs the Pike Place pilferer; Comedian Diane Ford; Spaceman Doug; The Jon Report; Psycho Sushi
Doomsday announcement; Medical convention seminars; The High-Five'n White Guys Day Off; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The John Report; The Car Counselors; Comedian Jan Barret; The Lame List or What's Weak this Week
John Kester's mom waits in the greenroom; Trading water to California; The Last Northwesterner; Checking on mom; Bill Nye the Science Guy; Folk Songs of the Seattle Mariners; The John Report; Flyin' Low in Flyin' High;
A rebuttal on Kingdogs; How to Appreciate Your Metro Driver; Mind Your Manners With Billy Quan in 8 Ball of Fury; The Hunter-Gatherer Report; This Here Place; The John Report; Twin Teepees
Random Personality PSA; Money Can and Can't; Almost Live Training Film No. 32 - How Guys Barbeque; RoboSlug; The John Report; Comedian Peter Gaulke; Flyin' Low - Nothin' But Blue Sky
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
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;
Flyin' Low: Making a Freeway Landing; Reasons People Visit Seattle; DJ/Waiter; Comedian Jake Johanson; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The John Report
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.
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
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
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 Years
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
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.
Warning signs of the Christmas blues; Smart Card; Shopping for Christmas; The Worst Girlfriend in the World; The John Report; The Home Genius Test.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
Almost Live takes a look at television, the movies, and radio. There is nothing wrong with your television set: A quiz on your media IQ; Seattle School of Media; Monday on A Woman's Place; nerdysomething; COPS in Kent; French Vanilla Cafe; PBS Pledge Drive; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Date With an Engineer; Movie Mates; Good Buzz Malt Liquor; Frenetic Pace; A fired pack of TV news reporters; Wednesday on A Woman's Place; DJ Dentist; Looking at very specific magazines
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
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;
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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.
Awkward White Guy Dance Party; "Don't Blow Away the Moose"; Reasons Why Seattle is Number 49; nerdysomething; Urban Wildlife - Morning Moose; Apple Keith; Wonderful Discoveries!; Urban Wildlife - Customer Service Parrot; Great Butts; The John Report; Urban Wildlife - Happy Hour Hyenas
Big Hair Patrol;City Name Changes; Almost Live Training Film No. 53 How to Watch the Big Game; How Seattle Is It? 1; Men Are Bad; How Seattle Is It? 2; The Songs That Make You Cry; The John Report; How Seattle Is It? 3
Bill Nye's World of Science; Bill Gates Husky Fund; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan Rackets of Fury; A Woman's Place Monday; Modern Love; 80's Land; A Woman's Place Tuesday; Trendsetters; The John Report; A Woman's Place Wednesday; 1-900-THE JUDGE
The Boeing Workout; Governor Booth Gardner; Halloween Treats; Anxiety Man!; Denim Alert; Bill Nye the Science Guy; Relation Translation Inc.; Crappy Old Car Show; The John Report; Blowhard Removal
The UW Locker Room; Yes on initiative 454; The missed best of Seattle; Speed Walker Lotto ticket heist; Yes on Initiative 401K; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest - Gold Digger; Yes on Initiative 217; The School of Country Music; Yes on Initiative 353; No on initiative 454; The John Report; Yes on initiative 918
Stationary Bike Workout; Sea-Tac Airport Improvements; Streetwaling Lawyers of Aurora Avenue; College Nickname or Thing in the Ocean; Boyz on the Hood; Roger Tarlington is sorry for US made cars; Rap Star or Type of Gum; Aggressive News; The John Report; Baseball Pitcher's Nickname of Comment Before Sex
Husky Beaver Highlights; New Washington State Slogans; The Male Clinic; Urban Wildlife - Streetcorner Gnats; How To be a Video Store Clerk; College Talk; Urban Wildlife - Order Desk Owl; Good Buzz Malt Liquor; The John Report; Streetcorner Wildlife - Bus Stop Porcupine; Whore
Old Yeller; High Fivin' White Guys in the Pouring Rain; What the Northwest is Thankful For; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan in Five Disks of Death; Monday on a Woman's Place; The Ineffectual Middle Managment Suck-Ups; Raising Money for Washington State; Tuesday on a Woman's Place; The John Report; Wednesday on a Woman's Place
How the Grinch Stole Chrstmas; Requested music; TV Christmas Specials; Sluggy Saves Christmas; Fairy Tail Character of American Fascist; Button Your Fly Seattle; Northwest Christmas Gifts; European Sports Team or Slang for Getting Sick; America's Most Pathetic People; The John Report; Canadian Football League Team or Type of Condom; The Lane List or What's Weak This Week
Sing Along With Nirvana; Communism going-out-of-business sale; Almost Live Community Calendar; Tobacco Cola; Who Killed J.F.K. Today?; Halftime look at Evergreen State College; The John Report; Jimmy Swaggart's School of Driving.
King of the Couch; Eastside Olympics; Faces Places and Beer; Later Tonight part 1; Lover's Li'l Lie Detector; Up With TV; Later Tonight part 2; Folk Songs of South King County; The John Report; Later Tonight part 3; Global Java French Vanilla Cafe
Tool Train; How to Make the Super Bowl More Exciting; Date of the Month Club; The State of Mercer Island Address; Seattle Pro Coaches Halfway House; The Collector; The State of Bellingham Address; The John Report; The State of Kent Address
Great Chefs of Tukwila; New U.W. Relationship Policy; Jet Guy in "The Early Years"; Karaoke at Bill Dougan's Flame Restaurant 1; Jerk-A-Derm; Suburban Rebels; Karaoke at Bill Dougan's Flame Restaurant 2; Oliver Stone's World Book Encyclopedia; The John Report; Karaoke at Bill Dougan's Flame Restaurant 3
A look at various sketches about the men vs women relationship. Bill Nye the Science Guy explains the battle of the sexes with chemistry; Differences Between Men and Women; So You're Single...; Subtitle Theater Presents the Relationship Part 1 The First Date; What Women Look For; The Male Clinic; Subtitle Theater Presents the Relationship Part 2 The First Sex; What Men Look For; The Female Clinic; Subtitle Theater Presents the Relationship Part 3 The First Fight; Date of he Month Club; Classic Conversations No. 236 "Can I See Jill"; Subtitle Theater Presents the Relationship Part 4 The Fist Week of Marriage; Boyfriend+Girlfriend Basics; Subtitle Theater Presents the Relationship Part 5 The First Week of Marriage Counseling; The Worst Girlfriend in the World - Three more guys get messed up and go into therapy...; Subtitle Theater Presents the Relationship Part 6 The First Meeting After the Divorce; Jerk-A-Derm;
45th Annual Kent Stacking of the Beer Cans; Musical Proposals; Seattle Summer; Monday on A Woman's Place; Reabok; Pushed to Far; Tueday on A Woman's Place; Say It With Flowers; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place
John Keister Steroid Workout; Governor Locke's New Policies; Searching to signing a new band; Urban Wildlife - Supermarket Snail; Trendsetters; Studs From Microsoft; Urban Wildlife - Lunch Buzzards; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report;
The Tiny Show That Moves Around; 1962 World's Fair Predictions; Guy & Gizmo; Almost Live! Community Calendar (1); Super Hero Answer Bureau; Almost Live! Community Calendar (2); Fallen Stars of the '80s; The John Report; Almost Live! Community Calendar (3)
Stocks & Bondage; Jay Leno monologue; During their lifetime...; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan Hoops of Fury; Subtitle Theater (1); Val Rippington's Used Men Lot; Uniquely Northwest products; Subtitle Theater (2); Super Aerobic Exerciser Baton; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week
The Golden Girl's Really Final Episode; Diamond Claw Amphitheater Acts; The High-Fiv'n White Guys in Canada; Musical Term of Obscure African Country; Deadhead Home Remedies; What the Hell Have I Done Wrong Now?; Romantic Poet or Cracker; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The John Report; Techno-Dance Band or Problem with your Body; The Tom Foley Workout
Bellevue Vice; Regional Anthems; COPS in Ballard; Washington In-State Higher Education Council - Bellingham Community College; Bill Bye the Science Guy; Washington In-State Higher Education Counci - Medina C.C & Tennis Academy; Bill Gates' Computer Cuts; The John Report; Washington In-State Higher Education Counci - Tri-Cities Community College
The High Pitched Girls; Other Buy-Backs; The Cool Dying Olympics; Monday on A Woman's Place; Book Beat; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week
The Crappiest Gardner in the World; Bellevue Historic Sites; Frenetic Pace; Urban Wildlife - Stairway Gazelle; Up With Human Beings; Urban Wildlife - Parking Pig; Folk Songs of the Slightly Inebriated; The John Report; Urban Wildlife - Copy Machine Crab; Trivial Pursuit Radical Feminist Edition
Helium Week In Review; Why Seattle is No. 1 For Business; Trendsetters; TV Listings (1); The Speaking Dynamics Institute; Me!; TV Listings (2); Dysfunctional Family Shopping Network; The John Report; TV Listings (3)
Really Bad Gymnastics; Telling political candidates apart from Halloween costumes; The High-Fiv'n White Guys Downtown Adventure; Subtitle Theater (1); The Red Meat Council; Subtitle Theater (2); A Paid Political Commercial; The John Report; Almost Live Training Film Presents Going to Lunch at the Office;
Aerobic Preacher; Looking at people's cars to get to know them; Mind your Manners with Billy Quan in Library of Death; Monday on A Woman's Place; Today Tonight; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place; Assurance on thoughts an opinions
The Painful Gourmet; Other Tacoma Improvements; Lynnwood Beauty Academy; Almost Live! Community Calendar (1); 1950's Dad; Almost Live! Community Calendar (2); The Worst Girlfriend in the World - The Worst Girlfriend joins the band; The John Report; Almost Live! Community Calendar (3)
Grateful Dead Party Machine; Disneyworld Northwest Themes; Frenetic Pace; Subtitle Theatre Presents The Lunch Part 1; The Hero Who Kinda Wished He'd Let 'Em All Die; Betty and Veronica Forum; Subtitle Theatre Presents The Lunch Part 2; The John Report; Subtitle Theatre Presents The Lunch Part 3; Enumclaw Cinema
America's Greatest Air Guitar Solos; Edmonds H.S. Band Fundraisers; Danger Office; Inauguration Day Events (1); Distract a Japanese Kid; Inauguration Day Events (2); COPS in Redmond; The John Report; Inauguration Day Events (3); The Lame List or What's Weak this Week
Alive! The Story of the Mercer Island Survivors; Clinton's Administrative Changes; Party Stoppers; Subtitle Theatre (1); Swearing in the President; The Survivalist; Elderly Shopping Network; The John Report; Subtitle Theatre (2)
The Problem With Michelle Pfeiffer; Other Celebrity Side Deals; Super Bowl Simulator; Preppy Character in Literature or San Francisco 49ers Lineman; Hate Me Perfume; Frat Chat; Australian Tennis Player or Type of Spice; Breakfast with Buggy; The John Report; Eastern Oregon Town of Way to Prevent Disease; Condom City
The Buffalo Bills' Welcome Home Party; KIRO News Changes; The Incredible, Really, Really, Long Journey of Sluggy; Risk Takers! (1); Psychologist Richard Snandle; Risk Takers! (2); Whiny Assed Kid World Book Encyclopedia; The John Report; Risk Takers! (3)
Guess What I Stuffed Down My Pants; Ways to Balance the Budget; The Making of Studs of South King County Calendar; A Woman's Place (1); Beat The Biological Clock; A Woman's Place (2); Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report; A Woman's Place (3); The Lame Lsit of What's Weak this Week
Northern Exposure; Bill Gates' Wedding Plans; Bag Over Your Head; People of Mercer Island talk about 'The Crying Game'; Amazingly Wonderful Products; People of Lynwood talk about 'The Crying Game'; Folk Songs of the Supermodels; The John Report; People of Monroe talk about 'The Crying Game'; The Lame List or What's Weak this Week.
Rescue 911 Foul-Up Bleeps & Blunders; Summit Highlights; Falling Down in Seattle; Almost Live's Little Instruction Book 1; KCTS PBS pledge drive; Almost Live's Little Instruction Book 2; Smile School; The John Report; Almost Live's Little Instruction Book 3
Great Artists of Fife; Little-Known Northwest Tax Tips; The Dysfunctionals; Mexican Food of Suburb of L.A..; Dish Rag; Revolutionary Leader of Type of Volkswagen; Touch tone menu; The John Report; Unit of Measure of Dracula Reference
The Near Sighted Dart Tournament; Looking at John's checkbook; DJ Pilot; Totally Escort Barbi; Me!; Classic Conversations - No. 89 "Oh, My God"; The John Report; Yorky Sack
Let's Scare the Amish; Romantic Progression; Lisa Simmons Bad Date - Lisa Gets a New Job; Good Morning Madonna; STP, Better then Syrup; "Do you think she's a little too thin?" The John Report; Doubles; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week
Sleepless In Seattle; Harvey Kane Crossed Eyed Cop; What Bugs Stan - Lyrics to Bread Songs; Public Access Channel 29 - Emerald City Eligibles; Eternal Questions - Breast Size; The John Report; How Much of a Chance Do You Have of Winning the Washington Lottery?
French for Puppets; Local celebrity movie reviews; Capable Woman; Headbanger Hair; First Date Postgame Show; Chatting about boyfriends; The John Report; Stop Doing That
Mormon Mission Triathlon; Are you fed up with the way things are?; Simple costume ideas; Librarians; Today Tonight - Gilligan Therapy; Debate between Norm Rice and David Stern; The John Report; Dating in your sleep; What people are saying about Initiative 601/602
Housework Training for Men; Northwest college dorm improvements; The Capheads; NAFTA Mania; Coalition of Women for a Gentler America; "Is that your wife?"; The John Report; Modern Encounters;
VCR Summit; Roscoe's Oriental Rug Emporium; Perot-Zac; Conversations with Mom; Live from Protest Central on Capitol Hill; Tom Chase - Urine Drug Test Monitor; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week
Skits on how to handle a crisis situation, new ways to get exactly what you want out of your job, and tips on office etiquette Corporate Big Wigs; Problem employees; Danger Office; Subtitle Theater - The Workplace Part 1 The Interview; The Streetwalking Lawyers of Aurora Avenue; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; Subtitle Theater - The Workplace Part 2 The New Employee; Almost Live Training Film Presents Going to Lunch at the Office; Easy jobs vs hard jobs; Trendsetters; Subtitle Theater - The Workplace Part 3 The Office Romance; 1-MISERABLE-S.O.B.; Studs from Microsoft; Subtitle Theater - The Workplace Part 4 Meeting the Big Boss; The new boss; Subtitle Theater - The Workplace Part 5 The Office Party; The office salt lick; Board room hijinks; Subtitle Theater - The Workplace Part 6 the Firing; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan - Office of Death; John's Dad's Advice
It's A Fife Xmas; Corporate Volunteerism; DJ/Santa; Internet Computer Systems; Almost Live Gift giving guide; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak this Week
Jumping on the Sonics Bandwagon; Auburn Etiquette tips; Talk radio host getting everyone involved; A diamond is expensive...; Bill and Melinda's wedding pt. 1; The Grateful Gourmet; Bill and Melinda's wedding pt.2; Do you think she's pretty?; The John Report; Bill and Melinda's wedding pt.3
An Almost Live guide on looking at living in Seattle. The Denny Party; Disclaimer; A Typical Morning and Off to Work; Roscoe's Oriental Rug Emporium; Coffee; Coffee Commandos; A Diamond is Expressive...; Is This Eden? Living Around Seattle; East Side Story; The Baron Singles Pizza; What We Eat; Wonderbrief; Mandatory Recreation; The Northwest Olympics; Stu's Sonic Shuttle; The Cinema Experience; The Fugitive in Seattle; Smiley Face Insurance; The Northwest Experience; Vanishing Seattle
A special look behind the scenes at 10 years of Almost Live! Featuring interviews with the original host Ross Shaffer, the change of focus once John took over, and various favorite skits and short.
WSU/UW Apple Cup monologues; Sluggy - The Final Chapter; Don't Tell My Thighs; Seahawk Fever!; A very bad morning; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week;
Secret Kingdome Recordings; Attack of the Junior High PE Teachers; NYPD Brew; Janet and Sue's Crazy Young World!; New marketing department hire; The John Report; Beetles questions for an expert
Expendable State Agencies; Smiley Face Insurance; The Relationship Shopping Network; Bees nest in a meeting; The John Report; Cookie Dough!
It's A Wonderful Street; Seattle Christmas Specials; Bob Nelson's Magic 8 Ball Psychic Answer Line; The P.C. Holiday Special; Elfis; The John Report; How's Santa doing?
Mike Lowry and the Whoopie Cushion; New Seahawks policies under Erickson; John Denver - Take Me Home, Or I'll Cut You; Today's Army; Walkout! With Connie Chung; Pedantic purse snatching;The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week
Non-Elistist S.A.M, ERR, Channel 9 PBS pledge drive '95, Father and son talk; The John Report; Bob, Tracy, Nancy, and Kim talk about Legends of the Fall
A selection of crime related sketches Harvey Kane - Cross Eyed Cop; Jet Guy in the Invisible Shield; All action Tuesday on NBC; Cops in Kent; Speed Walker vs. the King Dome bomber; The Hero Who Kinda Wished He Let 'em All Die; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan - Rackets of Fury; Incredibly Petty Court; Seattle's Most Wanted; Eye on O.J.; Librarians; The Dysfunctionals
This is not a bulletin; Starbucks Warning; Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol; The Survivalist; Cascade Antifreeze; The John Report; Courtney Color Lipstick
The New Gorton/Murray Friendship; Speedy Eyes; Street Vendors (1); Living Better Than You Ever Will; Street Vendors (2); Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report; Street Vendors (3)
People on the street tell how Mike Lawry made them feel offended; Mr. Itch; Newscene - Valentines Day The Aftermath Day 4; Getting a number at a party; The John Report; Matching clothes
John settles a score with Cheap Trick; Pearl Jam's Philanthropic Efforts; Raging Hormones Out of Control; Seattle Mariner's press conference; Getting ready to head to a concert; The John Report; Drunken Protestant Man!
A look at a collection of he best skits from Nancy & Tracy. Tina and Joan (1); Bob's Babes; Meeting Alan; Because I'm Having Sex With Your Husband; Face Caulk; Eternal Questions - Is Bitter Better?; Tina and Joan (2); Just for blonds; The Patty Dyke Show; Lag Elongator; Where Were You? April 2nd 1985; Special Report - Thong Bikinis; Capable Woman - Blender; Tina and Joan (3); Bob's Plastic Surgery Barn; Tina and Joan (4); Subtitle Theatre Presents - The Lunch (1); Radical Feminist Reading Hour; Subtitle Theatre Presents - The Lunch (2); I don;t have to drink to have a good time; Subtitle Theatre Presents - The Lunch (3); Makeup; Classic Conversations - No. 89 "Oh, My God"; Don't Tell My Thighs; Tina and Joan (5); Kiss Me I'm an Ashtray Cigarettes; Tina and Joan (6); Sandi Todd, Every Guy's Nightmare; Taking about Legends of the Fall; Kate Moss Frozen Dinners; The Worst Girlfriend in the World - Three more guys get messed up and have to go into therapy...; 'Scuse me ma'am, give me your purse; Tina and Joan (7)
Other Ways to Get Rid of Goats; Cafe Crape; Billionaire meeting at Microsoft; Things You Can Do For Ducks; The John Report;
Bill Stainton on April Fool's Day; Washington Access Cable Awards, the "Wackies"; Focus on Youth; Joy of Painting; The John Report; AT&TGay
Mass Transit Alternatives; The Patty Dyke Show (1); "So What You're Saying Is..." with Winston Sinclair; Serious Putty; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week; The Patty Dyke Show (2)
Unfulfilled Northwest Jobs; Bob's Babes; College Bowl; Why People Get Mad No. 137; The John Report; Don't Let Your Workers Dink Around; Bob From Marketing
Pat Cashman won't let Jay Leno leave; Ways to Kill Bad Guys in Seattle; Mind Your Manners With Billy Quan in Yard Sale of Fury;Vast Wasteland; Appointment to see Mr. James; The John Report; Famous Joe's Mediocre Pancakes and Commentary
Buddy's Homesick Cafe; Law School Changes Under James Bond;Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; 1-500-Dr-Smart; What happens when you taunting a corporate worker; The John Report; Special Report
Bill Nye Returns to KING 5; Slade's New Animal Rules; Capable Woman; Science with Bill Nye; "Staring at my wife's breasts"; The John Report; Special Report;
Boeing 777 press conference; Yellow pages ads; Jet Guy in "Meet Zeldar Seven"; Almost Live Presents How to Get a Job; Joy of Painting; The John Report; Legalize Marijuana Now Coalition
Pat Cashman demands an open air studio; Sequel Pictures presents Fall Movies; 1st Annual post Jerry Garcia Grateful Dead Convention; The Late Report; Puyallup Fair vendors
John's Jean Ad; OJ trial; Almost Live Training Film No. 7 - How to Host a Garage Sale; Sales are down, any ideas?; Courtney Love PSA (1); The Late Report; Courtney Love PSA (2)
Messages from the Boeing Machinists and Management; Mariners back playing in Seattle; Roscoe's Oriental Rug Emporium Big Huge Grand Re-Opening; Pike St. or Pine St.; The Late Report; Gothic
Message From Boeing Management; Mariners - old fans and new fans; High Five'n White Guys Catch Mariner Fever!; Miracle Meat!; Remembering at a funeral; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week
Look Deep Into My Eyes; Last minute costume ideas; Bill and Tom's Embalming Place and Cremation Hut; Public Service Announcement; Book Beat; The Late Report; Joy of Painting
Wrestling With Richard Simmons; Putting Halloween behind you; Ads for initiatives to vote on; A Conversation with Harper Putnam America's Least Successful Playwright; The Late Report; "Assassins" Seattle trailer
John drops his candidacy for the 1996 presidential election; Early warning signs of a flood; Copycat; Hghphra! beer; Chatting in the vasectomy waiting room; The Late Report; Commentary
Dole and Gingrich government shutdown; If Boeing and McDonalds Merged; Goldenbutt; Man on the Street (1); Nordstrom return policy; Today Tonight - via satellite; Man on the Street (2); The Late Report; Man on the Street (3)
Almost Live! brought to you in "Sultanvision"; Chip Hanauer gives tips fro driving on the water; Give me Back My Wee Wippy Yooo The Beth Hanes Story; The Lame List or What's Weak this Week; Fluorocarbon spokesman; The Late Report
It's A Wonderful But Unlikely Possibility; Uncle Fran's Greatest Hits; Hunting accident; The Grateful Dead Holiday Show; The Late Report; Truck stop
Funding falls through; Psychic Bob 1996 Predictions; "Hey Lenny, have you ever...?"; Today Tonight; The Cake Dancer; The Late Report; BeBo Brand Super Thick Deluxe
THX; Telling apart liberals and conservatives; Motorola Megaphone; Here Comes the Groom...and Boy is He Stupid!; dts; The Late Report; In a Nutshell
Winter Storm '96 Weather Update; It's in the Mail: A paid advertisement for US Bell Long Distance; The Late Report; Big Billy's
The joy of Painting the Seattle Skyline; State of the Union highlights; Sports commentators speculating; Uncle Fran's Superbowl Fun Fact (1); State of the Household Address; Uncle Fran's Superbowl Fun Fact (2); The Late Report; Uncle Fran's Superbowl Fun Fact (3)
A Message from Seattle Seahawks Owner Ken Behring; Canine Legal Clinic; Depressed psychiatrist; The Late Report; The Lesson; Another statement from Ken Behring
Steve Wilson's Apology to Behring; Confusing weather for the past week; Danger Date; Man on the Street (1); The king meets the palace staff; Valentine's Day gift ideas; Man on the Street (2); The Late Report; Man on the Street (3)
I Love You Man; John is 40; Oak Palace Furniture; "You have something stuck there", Me!; The Late Report; The Joy of Painting
Dumping on Brooks; Meeting of the company safety committee; "What do you think about my ears?"; The Late Report; Phony Foods
Ken Behring's Return to Seattle; RV B-Gon; "You checked her out!'; Kingdom Kookin'; The Late Report; The Lame Lsit or What's Weak thsi Week
Gilbey's British Beef Hotdogs; Ways to Discourage Sea Lions; Almost Live Training Film No. 73 - How to Start a Company Softball Team; Office interrelations workshop; The Late Report; "There's nothing better then a good honk"
Joy of Painting - Unibomber; HMO Express; Focus on Education; The Late Report; Bill Dugan's Flame Restaurant Poetry Night
Brooks' Offer to Women of Washington; "Hey Lenny, what ya doing Lenny?"; King County Counsel Meeting April 15th, 1996; The Late Report; A very confused meeting
John Can't Read; Good Teacher/Bad Teacher; Music from Garth Clinton; "What do you mean by that?"; The Late Report; The Bra Club
Earthquake '96 Update; "I'm kinda not eating meat right now"; Bill Nye the Science Guy; The Late Report; Today Tonight
Twister; For/Opposed to the Commons; Last Horizons; Pitchman wingman; Replacement sports commentator; The Late Report; Help to stop smoking;
Information Services on The Sonics; Other Seattle Magazine Features; Mind our Manors with Billy Quan in Blades of Fury; Hot Talk radio; The Late Report; Special K moment
Seattle Independence Day; Seattle Summer '96; Dining a' la Card; MTV Rocks interviews Eddie Vetter (1); The Late Report; A message from Norm Rice; MTV Rocks interviews Eddie Vetter (2)
O.J. Simpson's Punitive Damages; John Keister's Green Lake bicycle protest monologue; Unsolved Mysteries of Seattle; Waiter with bad memory; The Late Report: Valentine's Day cards.
Richard Sanders, a.k.a Les Nessman from WKRP in Cincinnati hosts the best commercial spoofs from Almost Live! HMO Express; I Love You Man!; John's Anti-Drug Spot; Wonderbrief; Spam; The Oak Palace; Fat Ass Jeans; NYPD Brew; Totally Realistic Barbi; Reabok; Bob Nelson's Magic 8 Ball Psychic Answer Line; Calvin Klein; Bob Peterson Master of the Maracas; Underpants Crafters; Blow With Calcium; RV B-Gone; Fronken Chicken; Silly Diaphram; Natural Dog; STP vs Syrup; AT&Gay; Hit Man Hot Dogs; The Barron Personal Pizza; The Yellow Pages; Dockers Ankle Huggers; Joel McHale's Audition Tape; Cascade Antifreeze; Hoop Head; Phony Foods
A assortment of skits involving a sexy time, gastropods, or music. Birthday strip-tease; Bob's Book of Love 1; Surprise bachelor party; Talking about a dream part 1; Rent-A Dyke 1; Talking about a dream part 2; Bob's Book of Love 2; Talking about a dream part 3; Rock Star Fantasy Camp; Eating out while not getting along; Rent-A-Dyke 2; "Wasn't that great?"; The Incredible, Really, Really, Really Long Journey of Sluggy; Bob's Book of Love 3; Here Comes the Groom and Boy is He Stupid; Shaving on a first date; Is bigger better?; Malibu Barbie?; Hypnotherapy
Tom Brokaw reports from Seattle; Seattle Monopoly Rules; Holistic ER; Oprah Book Club; The Late Report; Weather with Brian Dickson.
Almost Live looks at how Seattle and the surrounding neighborhoods have changed over the years. The town is a changing; COPS in Wallingford; State of Kent address; Folk Songs of South King County; Studs of South King County 1993 Calendar; Assignment: Danger - Broadmoor; Pike or Pine; State of Bellingham Address; Ballard Driving Academy; Lynnwood Beauty Academy; Green Riverdance; High-Five'n White Guys on the Waterfront!; The Mercer Island Missions Fund; East Side Story
Michael Jordan for Almost Live!; Secret agent code phrases; A report gets constructive criticism; The Late Report; Biare Peel Away Patch; Natural Dog
Join the cast of Almost Live! in the best clips of them making fools of themselves in the name of love and romance. The Worst Girlfriend in the World - The Worst Girlfriend in the World Moves In..., Advertising wingmen; The new boyfriend; Here Comes the Groom; A diamond is expensive; First Date Postgame Show; Streetwalking Lawyers of Aurora Avenue; "Is that your wife?"; Almost Live Training Film No. 217 - How to Go on a Date; "See something you like Richard?", Yelling at whores, "Your dating in your sleep", Talking to the shy cousin; Wonderbrief; Yelling at old people
In this special, after 15 years, the Almost Live! cast is fired. What the Almost Live! cast is doing after being fired; Expanding the family; Nancy in a Sack; Weight Gone; Almost Live Training Film No. 27 - How to Get a Job; Natural Hair Care by Maja; Record Breakers; Portable Luxury Suite; Soft grapes; Getting Naked Institute for Ladies; King 5 is looking for you; Predicting a stranger's tragic story; 1-900-Voice Mail Lady; Trivial Grief Counselors; Rob & Carrie Tucker new album More Love Songs to Make Love To; The Phobic Gardener with Bernard Tooey; Getting fired from the human race team by God
Safeco Field of Dreams; Unusual phone book ads; The Whittler; Governor Gary Locke looks for diapers; Emmy-winning Bill Nye plays with baking soda; The Money Shack; The Late Report with a spotlight on Gary Locke; The Vault: The Kingdome Song; Almost Live cast says goodbye.
Joel McHale comes back to King TV, travels back to 1988 and changes the future by cancelling Almost Live; A few highlight sketches from the show history; Sprintel Cellular Talk; Bill Nye the Science Guy; A message from Ed Wyatt; Almost Live recurring Sketches; The Late Report; Cast Favorite sketches; What's Your Seattle IQ?
Almost Live takes a look back at skits about the Northwest. The Northwest Nature; Ballard Driving Academy; The Last Northwesterner; Bill Nye the Science Guy; COPS on Mercer Island; A look inside Broadmore; The Almost Live spring fashion look of 1991; Seattle's Most Wanted; Vanishing Seattle
A selection of the best skits from 1992 as chosen by the viewers. Involuntary Bungee Jumping; Mind Your Manners With Billy Quan - Rackets of Fury; The High-Five'n White Guys in Canada; 1-800-HOOKERS; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The Columbia Institute of Carnival Ride Operators; Fallen Stars of the '80s; Seattle Summer; Great Butts; The Tom Foley Workout; Modern Love; Bill Gates' Computer Cuts; Oliver Stone's World Book; Trendsetters; The Streetwalking Layers of Aurora Avenue; Naps Inc., Jet Guy "The Transporter Ray"; Speed Walker vs the latte thief; Reabok shoes; COPS in Ballard
A 4th of July special taking an Almost Live look at the USA. The Renton Indoor Fireworks Show; Products in America: Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan - Bottle Rockets of Fury; American Factoid 1; If the US broke up; Up with Human Beings; The Survivalist; American Factoid 3; Quiz on US History; Farnsworth, Appleford and Klop; American Factoid 4; The Big Bill; Coalition of Women for a Gentler America; American Factoid 5; COPS on the 4th of July; Bartlatt's Not So Familiar American Quotes; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week
A selection of fan favorite skits from 1994. Mind Your Manners With Billy Quan - Enter the Pyramid; Eternal Questions; Rosco's Oriental Rug Emporium; Yawni; New Boyfriend; A Diamond is Expensive; College Party Terminator; Stop Doing That; Awkward interview; Roger's Thesaurus; You found her diary underneath a tree; Capable Woman; What would you say if I told you it was Spam?; Do you think she's pretty?; Wally Hoagland Crappy Cult Leader; Warning about Buns of Steel; Nature Walk with Chuck
Almost Live takes on the Northwwest once again in a collection of classic skits. The Fugitive in Seattle; Seattle Summer; Washington In-State Higher Education Council part 1; The Mercer Island Missions Fund; East Side Story; Folk Songs of South King County; Studs of South King County; State of Bellingham Address; Lynnwood Beauty Academy; The Northwest Olympics; COPS in Redmond; Washington In-State Higher Education Council part 2; Ballard Driving Academy; Speed Walker vs the latte thief;
A collection of popular skits from the 1994-95 season. ERR; Angry guy at bus stop; Billy Quan Yard Sale of Fury; Hornets nest in board room; Things you can do for ducks; The Lame List; Nature Walk with Chuck; Business sports analogies; WonderBrief; Jet Guy; Joy of Painting; Rock Star Fantasy Camp; Shy guy at party; Cascade Antifreeze commercial; New woman at work; Drunken Protestant Man; AT&TGAY; Stu's Sonic Shuttle.
A selection of viewer's choice skits from 1996. To All the Girls I Allegedly Loved Before; The High-Fiv'n White Guys Catch Mariner Fever!; The Joy of Painting; Roscoe's Oriental Rug Emporium Huge Re-Opening; Fall Movies; Miracle Meat!; Firearm trouble; "I Love You man!", Pitchman Wingman; Hey Lenny; Big Billy's; Almost Live Training Film No. 73 How to Start a Company Softball Team; HMO Express; RV B-Gone; Nordstrom's Return policy; Garth Clint; Last Horizons; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan Blades of Fury
The Viewer's selected best skits from 1997. Confusion about stadium issues 1; Green Riverdance; Unsolved Mysteries of Seattle; Re-Elect Susan Mondello; Superhero Hotline; The Post-Vasectomy Work-Out Clinic; Chihuly and Jones; Protest Songs of the 90's; Confusion about stadium issue 2; The Guy Who Sits Near You at the Game; Do you like hotdogs?; Bobby Tango Sings the Movie Classics; Lost Footage Cinema presents Melvin in the Grapes of Wrath; The Ballard Files; The Ultimate Summer Movie; Christmas Kingdome Carols; Confusion about stadium issues 3; Aliens attack Seattle: The Speaking Dynamics Institute
A selection of the best skits from 1998 as voted on by viewers. Alonzo's East Asian Floor Covering Showcase; Nature Walk with Chuck; I Can; Today Tonight; The Gain freshness challenge in Seattle; Unsolved Mysteries of Seattle; Used Mattress Warehaus; Green Riverdance; WSU campus protest; Bag o' Urine; "That woman at the bar"; 80's Rock Star Temp Agency; Golden Spear; KCTS 9 Current Series "The Whittler"; Treadmill race; For the town is is a changing
A selection of the best skits from Almost Live's 15th season as selected by viewers. Unsolved Mysteries of Seattle; Busby's Real World Office Temps; Folk Songs of 1998; Missing Sock Psychic Network; Capable Woman; secret agent meet-up; K-Bo; Dummy Shot Theatre; What's My Job?; Superman Behind the Muscle; Mind Your Manners With Billy Quan - Enter the New Year; One click away from pornography; The Whittler - The Escaped Convict; Antonio Banderes in the J.P. Patches Story
A collection of food and movie parody skits. THX; DJ/Waiter; Alien Gumbys; Burger Gun; Meeting your friend's new boyfriend; The Big Bill; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan - Fumes of Fury; East Side Story; You have something stuck in your teeth; College party Terminator; Cafe Crape; Boyz on the Hood; Veggie Kill; Dating in your sleep; Generic Action Movie; Big Billy's; Almost Live Training Film No. 32 - How Guy's Barbecue; Copycat
A collection of the best skits from Almost Live. Ballard Driving Academy; Alien Gumbys; The High-Five'n White Guys Day Off; Hoop Head; Sluggy; Speed Walker vs. The King Dome Bomber; Saying goodbye; The Worst Girlfriend in the World - Three more guys get messed up and have to go into therapy...; The Power Lens; The Lame List or What's Weak this Week; Assignment: Danger; Jet Guy in The Invisible Shield; Reilly & Nelson with Folk Songs of the Slightly Inebriated; The Urban Sportsman hunts the Street Mime; The Streetwalking Lawyers of Aurora Avenue; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest - Talking about dads; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan - Wickets of Fury; The Male Clinic; Roscoe's Oriental Rug Emporium; Last Horizons - A Retirement Home for Old People
This is the first episode of the Back Atcha specials that were put together around 2005/06. Aside from a handful of segments, this is essentially a "best of" for season 10 (1993-94). Sketch list (not including wraparound segments): 15th Anniversary Party (1501 - 09/26/98) Mind Your Manners - Enter The Pyramid (1018 - 02/19/94) Eternal Questions - Is Bigger Better? (1003 - 10/09/93) Weather with Brian Dickson (1404 - 10/18/97) Roscoe's Oriental Rug Emporium (1008 - 11/13/93) Yawni (1026 - 05/21/94) Improving Alan (1001- 09/25/93) DeBoors (1012 - 01/08/94) Terminator vs. Richard Davis (1009 - 11/20/93) Late Report: Gary Locke - Spotlight (1525 - 05/22/99) Stop Doing That (1005 - 10/23/93) Hooker (1007 - 11/06/93) Roger's Thesaurus (1018 - 02/19/94) What Bugs Stan - Lyrics to Bread Songs (1003 - 10/09/93) Capable Woman - Mike Lowry (1019 - 02/26/94) Do You Think She's Pretty? (1012- 01/08/94) Wally Hoagland: Crappy Cult Leader (1020 - 04/02/94) Buns of Steel (1025- 05/14/94) Nature Walk with Chuck (1022 - 04/23/94)
