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| The Jeff Dunham Show Season 1 |
Editorial Reviews
You've seen Jeff Dunham and his characters on stage at his sold-out concert events. Now see what happens when they perform in front of a live studio audience and go into the real world. Watch as Achmed tries to join the Marines, Walter gives relationship advice to young couples, and Bubba J. visits a firing range. Throw in the antics of Sweet Daddy Dee, Peanut, and Jose Jalapeno, and you've got the formula for another smash-hit DVD. The DVD includes all 7 episodes.
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22 of 26 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Taking away the live element of his show takes away a lot of the humor
May 27, 2010
Format:DVD
"The Jeff Dunham Show" is a Comedy Central offshoot of Jeff Dunham's live shows using the familiar characters Walter, Achmed, Bubba J, Sweet Daddy Dee, Peanut, and Jose Jalapeno. In this seven episode season, Dunham introduces his characters onstage in front of an audience and then goes to a clip of them out in the real world trying to interact with other people.
Watching the show, the format is VERY similar to the Dave Chappelle Show where he would interact with the audience and introduce segments and then go to the clip in a sketch comedy sort of way. However, the difference between Dave Chappelle and Jeff Dunham was that Chappelle was really good at this. When Dunham takes his characters out in public, the audience is supposed to believe they are real people and other actors and celebrities talk to the puppets. For example, Brooke Hogan is set up with Peanut on a date until Peanut "eats" some guacamole laced with nuts that he is allergic to and Achmed intercepts the date to put the moves on her. We see the characters' feet, dancing with other people, shooting guns, all sorts of things.
If you like these characters and think they are funny on their own, than this show will probably work for you and you'll enjoy it. The magic of the previous live show format was that everyone marveled at Dunham's ability to DO these characters since ventriloquism isn't easy and there was always potential for him to start cracking up too much or making a mistake or Achmed's arm falling off which would increase the hilarity of any given bit. Taking the "live" quality out of the format with everything being pre-taped in these segments means they could have used as many takes as they wanted to finish a scene, so it just isn't as impressive as when it is done on the spot. Also the scenes themselves just aren't written that funny anyway.
The concept of Jeff Dunham having his own show sounds great, but this format does not work for his brand of comedy and talents effectively.
Bonus Features:
Behind the Scenes shows the making of sketches of Achmed joining the Marines and also Achmed's funeral. Jeff Dunham is smart enough to know that Achmed is one of his most universally liked characters due to his talking in a wittle cute voice and varying inbetween that and temper rages. These segments aren't more than a few minutes and include some Comedy Central Promos.
The unaired sketch is with Sweet Daddy Dee, a character I don't even remember from other specials I've seen from Jeff Dunham. He apparently gets to wear lots of chain bling and slang. His cut scene is Sweet Daddy Dee helping Germans get rid of an acapella group singing in the attic. Yes, the attic. He turns them into a Bavarian singing group to save them and when the Germans still don't like them, Nazi and "The Sound of Music" jokes abound. A good choice to cut.
The bloopers show that his live bits introducing scenes often had to be retaped, especially when he starts coughing. He often forgets his lines and starts laughing and stuff goes wrong with the puppets getting their hands stuck on walls.
Watching the show, the format is VERY similar to the Dave Chappelle Show where he would interact with the audience and introduce segments and then go to the clip in a sketch comedy sort of way. However, the difference between Dave Chappelle and Jeff Dunham was that Chappelle was really good at this. When Dunham takes his characters out in public, the audience is supposed to believe they are real people and other actors and celebrities talk to the puppets. For example, Brooke Hogan is set up with Peanut on a date until Peanut "eats" some guacamole laced with nuts that he is allergic to and Achmed intercepts the date to put the moves on her. We see the characters' feet, dancing with other people, shooting guns, all sorts of things.
If you like these characters and think they are funny on their own, than this show will probably work for you and you'll enjoy it. The magic of the previous live show format was that everyone marveled at Dunham's ability to DO these characters since ventriloquism isn't easy and there was always potential for him to start cracking up too much or making a mistake or Achmed's arm falling off which would increase the hilarity of any given bit. Taking the "live" quality out of the format with everything being pre-taped in these segments means they could have used as many takes as they wanted to finish a scene, so it just isn't as impressive as when it is done on the spot. Also the scenes themselves just aren't written that funny anyway.
The concept of Jeff Dunham having his own show sounds great, but this format does not work for his brand of comedy and talents effectively.
Bonus Features:
Behind the Scenes shows the making of sketches of Achmed joining the Marines and also Achmed's funeral. Jeff Dunham is smart enough to know that Achmed is one of his most universally liked characters due to his talking in a wittle cute voice and varying inbetween that and temper rages. These segments aren't more than a few minutes and include some Comedy Central Promos.
The unaired sketch is with Sweet Daddy Dee, a character I don't even remember from other specials I've seen from Jeff Dunham. He apparently gets to wear lots of chain bling and slang. His cut scene is Sweet Daddy Dee helping Germans get rid of an acapella group singing in the attic. Yes, the attic. He turns them into a Bavarian singing group to save them and when the Germans still don't like them, Nazi and "The Sound of Music" jokes abound. A good choice to cut.
The bloopers show that his live bits introducing scenes often had to be retaped, especially when he starts coughing. He often forgets his lines and starts laughing and stuff goes wrong with the puppets getting their hands stuck on walls.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
As I say in my title do you really want to buy this? I really love the heck out of Jeff Dunham but unfortunately his new TV show just doesn't have it and actually the second season has been canceled, but in by another review from CNN I heard that Comedy Central is going to keep Jeff Dunham because they have multilevel agreements with him but the TV show is gone. There are a few funny moments in the seven episodes of his first season but I purchased it because I don't watch TV I watch DVDs. But in less you are a dedicated fan of his work I would not buy this DVD, I would purchase his former DVDs which are hilarious and will keep laughing over and over again when you watch them. Even though this was only $10 at Amazon I am going to keep it because I am an avid fan of Jeff Dunham. I hope my review helped you in any way. Thank you.
11 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By TLD
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
this was a very badly put together format for jeff dunham, and it was the first one of his shows that i didn't think was funny, nothing new, not worth watching, we actually turned it off after 20 mins....too bad cause i have loved his other stuff....
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
it's ok
didn't realize what i was ordering. love jeff but it's easy to see why the series did not make it
Published 20 days ago by moxie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
I really enjoyed this DVD, although I had seen alot of the shows when it was on Comedy Central, it was great to see the shows I missed.
Published 28 days ago by Lynette Swanson
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not funny at all
I'm a HUGE fan of his Peanut character, but I was completely disappointed by the lack of anything funny in this episode. Even Peanut.
Published 1 month ago by Timetoride
3.0 out of 5 stars
not as good
The Jeff Dunham Show 2009
Not as good as his LIVE stand-up shows, but still has lots of laughs from Walter and Achmed
Not as good as his LIVE stand-up shows, but still has lots of laughs from Walter and Achmed
Published 1 month ago by TV Generation Dave
5.0 out of 5 stars
a unique view
Jeff is a very talented person who can make you laugh with the simplest look or gesture. His "friends" are great too.
Published 1 month ago by coral
1.0 out of 5 stars
the jeff dunham show
It would have been nice but I put it in my DVD player and a message came on the screen saying that it could not be viewed in our area. Read more
Published 2 months ago by ken jepsen
3.0 out of 5 stars
Jeff Dunham Fans
This is not one of the best Jeff Dunham DVD these are just out takes from his TV show and we were not impressed with this one at all The rest of his are a lot funnier.
Published 2 months ago by Mary Margaret Schlais
5.0 out of 5 stars
BEST
LOVE it!! How can you NOT love Jeff Dunham. He is brilliant and hilarious. I bout die laughing EVERY time.
Published 2 months ago by Summer E Gundlach
5.0 out of 5 stars
hilarious
Jeff is funny and so is his crew. Really like the lesser amount of swearing compared to others. He gets a thumbs up here.
Published 2 months ago by Lisa M. White
2.0 out of 5 stars
ehh no
I tried to enjoy it- I love Jeff, but stick to the stand up dvds.
If anyone has any questions about this please don't be afraid to ask me. Read more
If anyone has any questions about this please don't be afraid to ask me. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mat Van Gogh
