That's My Bush!
That's My Bush! is an American television sitcom that aired on Comedy Central from April 4 to May 23, 2001. The show was created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, a comedy-duo best known for creating South Park.
| That's My Bush! | |
|---|---|
The That's My Bush! intertitle, featuring actors portraying George W. Bush and wife Laura Bush | |
| Genre | Sitcom Satire |
| Created by | Trey Parker Matt Stone |
| Starring | Timothy Bottoms Carrie Quinn Dolin Kurt Fuller Kristen Miller Marcia Wallace John D'Aquino |
| Theme music composer | Trey Parker |
| Composer | Kim Bullard |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Trey Parker Matt Stone Anne Garefino |
| Running time | 22 minutes (approx.) |
| Production companies | Important Television Comedy Central |
| Original release | |
| Network | Comedy Central |
| Release | April 4 – May 23, 2001 |
Despite the political overtones, the show itself was more a broad lampoon of American sitcoms, including jokes, a laugh track, and stock characters such as klutzy secretary Princess (Kristen Miller), know-it-all maid Maggie (Marcia Wallace), and supposedly helpful next door neighbor Larry (John D'Aquino).
The series was conceived in the wake of the 2000 presidential election, between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Parker and Stone were sure that Gore would win the election, and tentatively titled the show Everybody Loves Al. However, due to the controversy regarding the election's outcome, the series was pushed back. Instead, the show was then plotted around Bush at the workplace.
The show received positive reviews from critics, with The New York Times commenting, "That's My Bush! is a satire of hero worship itself; it is the anti-West Wing and the first true post-Clinton comedy. [...] This politically astute criticism is embedded in so much hysterical humor that the series never seems weighty."