Blue Collar TV

tv show

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43 total episodes

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2 seasons

First Aired July 29, 2004

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Overview

Blue Collar TV is a television program that aired on The WB Television Network with lead actors Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy. The show's humor dealt principally with contemporary American society, and especially hillbilly, redneck, and Southern stereotypes. The show was greenlighted on the heels of the success of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, which the series' three lead actors toured with in the early-mid-2000s. It was created by Fax Bahr and Adam Small, in addition to J.P. Williams and Jeff Foxworthy. Blue collar is a US phrase used to describe manual laborers, as opposed to white collar for office or professional workers. Fellow Blue Collar Comedy Tour costar Ron White declined to star on Blue Collar TV due to a fear of being typecast as "blue collar." However, he guest-starred on many episodes of the show. On his 2006 comedy album, You Can't Fix Stupid, White jokingly cited his own lack of work ethic as a reason for not participating more on the show. Unlike most sketch comedy programs, each episode of Blue Collar TV was generally centered around a theme, which Foxworthy revealed at the start of each episode. Themes included "Food", "Kids", and "Stupidity", among others, with Foxworthy generally performing a short comedic monologue based on the theme. Most sketches in each episode featured at least one of the three Blue Collar Comedy Tour veterans in an acting role, but the second season saw more sketches featuring the 6 other cast members exclusively.

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Season 1 - Episode 8 - 1h 30m

Air Date

September 16, 2004

Overview

Jeff Foxworthy Bill Engvall and Larry The Cable Guy learn to salsa dance. Bill plays a volatile little league coach, and basketball coach Bobby Knight makes a guest appearance. Bill also plays the proud owner of the new George Foreman deep fryer. Gary Anthony Williams plays Charlie Pride -- the only person at the 35th Annual African-American Country Music Awards. The Redneck Word of the Day is "witchadidja."