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Dirty Work

year 1998decade 90sdirector Bob Sagetgenre Comedy
host Bill Simmonshost Sean Fennesseyproducer Craig Horlbeck format Norm Macdonald Tribute
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Most Rewatchable Scene · 34:07

The jail sequence

Bill Simmons: The childhood opening credits are praised for casting children who resemble neither lead and for the superglue revenge against a predatory crossing guard.

The frat-house prank works through fake police calls, robbery, and a blunt final insult.

The film

Dirty Work (1998)

Directed by Bob Saget · Comedy

82 minutes

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53:46

Casting What-Ifs

Howard Stern declined Satan, while Rodney Dangerfield was considered before Don Rickles.

Howard Stern declined Satan, while Rodney Dangerfield was considered before Don Rickles.

This discussion recalls a choice from an earlier episode.

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58:39

Recasting Couch

Tiffani Thiessen as the girlfriend

Tiffani Thiessen as the girlfriend

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58:59

Half-Assed Internet Research

An NBC advertising ban, competing accounts of the firing, and material removed for the PG-13 cut

An NBC advertising ban, competing accounts of the firing, and material removed for the PG-13 cut

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  • NBC reportedly banned advertising for the movie, though the sourcing is openly questioned. — Bill Simmons
  • A later interview complicated the familiar account that one network executive alone caused the comedian's firing. — Sean Fennessey
  • A deleted sequence involved donuts photographed around the leads’ genitals. — Bill Simmons
  • In the jail scene, an explicit phrase visible on the speaker's lips is dubbed over. — Bill Simmons
  • The dead-prostitute and Saigon material makes the family rating itself seem inconsistent. — Sean Fennessey
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1:03:29

Picking Nits

The locket, family photos, office lease, crimes, public skunks, and formal business structure

The locket, family photos, office lease, crimes, public skunks, and formal business structure

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  • The father's decision to wear a locket containing a sexual photo for fifty years is questioned. — Sean Fennessey
  • A second family photo and the half-brother relationship further strain credibility. — Sean Fennessey
  • The expensive business sign appears before the office has even been rented. — Bill Simmons
  • The stomach-punch rental agreement and the leads’ ability to qualify for office space are implausible. — Bill Simmons
  • Nearly every revenge job appears likely to send the visible storefront operators to jail. — Bill Simmons
  • Releasing skunks at close range in a crowd raises questions about injury and legality. — Sean Fennessey
  • The revenge operation’s possible corporate and consumer-protection structure is questioned. — Sean Fennessey
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1:06:21

Probably Unanswerable Questions

How did Artie Lange outlive both costars? Did the movie help create Little Nicky?

How did Artie Lange outlive both costars? Did the movie help create Little Nicky?

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  • The survival of Artie Lange despite a well-documented hard life is treated as statistically astonishing. — Sean Fennessey
  • The Satan cameo is proposed as a possible seed for Little Nicky. — Sean Fennessey
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