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The Tom Green Show - Subway Monkey Hour

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When I first watched this special I thought it was the most brilliant thing ever! Now after a while, when I watch it on DVD, I realize that although it may not have been as funny as I thought, is pretty funny! Only a person like Tom Green could so effortlessly pull off a special like this. It never seems like the comedy is forced, but is instead, just who Tom is. My particular favorite bits include Tom stripping out of a Godzilla costume AND his normal clothes in the middle of a Japanese monkey zoo, him spending some time at Japanese temples, his time spent played with the Japanese band Aqua Juice, and the time he spent on a Japanese subway car! ....

I've loved this special since I first saw it on MTV 8 years ago. You really have to have the exact right kind of sense of humor in order to appreciate this, otherwise you will most likely hate it. There really is no one else like Tom Green; he pulls off such childish, ridiculous, immature and often disgusting comedy in a way that I have never seen equaled or matched by any other comedian or actor. This hour-long TV special, as well as the movie Freddy Got Fingered, are really on their own platform that no one else has been able to touch upon and are great examples of Tom Green in his prime. Sure, there are other childish comedians and there are other horribly disgusting/offensive comedy movies, but they're always too obvious or only occasionally funny; with Tom's stuff, the laughs are constant.

I think Subway Monkey Hour may have been Tom's swansong; after around this time (2002) he sort of faded into obscurity and his few attempts at returning to comedy since then have just not worked, not on the level that the 90's - '02 material did. This is a great DVD to watch for nostalgia and/or if you have a very specific sense of lowbrow humor.

"What kind of monkeys are those? B'boons?" "AHAHAHAHA! YOU FELL ON YOUR BUM BUM! YOU FELL ON YOUR BUM BUM! - did you see it?" "WHO WANTS BANANAS!!" "Randy Rokakanoknoknok" As you can tell I've watched this thing more than several times and it still is just as funny every time! A few of the segments are not really that funny to me though, like the "wanna see how loud i can whistle" one and a couple others. But on the whole it is classic Tom Green, also interesting to see the various ways in which the japanese react to him!

This is one of the funniest things on tv I have ever seen, and it is so wonderful that is finally out on DVD! It's a cute DVD, very basic: The full special (with some new scenes in it too), scene selection, and Bonus Features. The bonus features had some skits from the show, only some of which were really really funny. I took off a few "points" because of that, even though it is THE BEST SHOW EVER!!!!!!!!!!! Despite that, I would definitely reccomend this to any fan of The Tom Green Show or anyone who likes that kind of real-life comedy. It is so great. Thank you so so much to Tom Green and MTV for making this!!!

P.S. Yeah! I am the first reviewer of this at this sight!

Tom Green was a pioneer in the comedy industry. I purchased this after being in Japan, as I knew it would be even funnier after learning some Japanese and spending time with the locals...and it is hilarious!

A good buy for an old classic! This is a fun one to watch and it got here really fast!

The title is not as catchy as "Subway Monkey Hour" but one thing is true -- Tom Green's clash between humor and performance art makes for a disturbing and embarrassing scene for anyone who watches it. I have shown this to many Japanese people and they simply cannot watch the whole thing. If you thought the "Jackass" movies in Japan were funny at all, this will show you what "he goes too far" means to the orderly and peaceful people of Japan.

If you can appreciate Tom's off-the-wall unconventional humor then you'll love this. I laugh so hard it hurts. He annoys the Japanese relentlessly on this trip and it's hysterical. No one can do this like Tom. I highly recommend.

This special is great! If you saw it on TV, there's not many extras, so this DVD is short, but that's it's only flaw. Basically, if you liked Tom's show on MTV, you will love this DVD! In movies like Charlie's Angels and Stealing Harvard you only get to see Tom using about 10% of his comedy muscle power, but here he's back in full force!
Here you will see him dress as Godzilla, hump a robot Santa, and just generally annoy the Japanese people, and if you thought it was impossible to really [anger] a Japanese person, Tom will prove you wrong and with hilarious results! A Must See!...

Here Tom Green victimizes the poor polite, respectful people of Japan, w/his impolite humor. Some funny stuff, a few really funny scenes, and some slightly funny scenes. Good only really for fans of the Tom Green Show or Freddy Got Fingered. Tom Green does sight gags, if you don't know him. He doesn't tell jokes; he just does outrageous and inappropriate and weird things, which I normally find hilarious. While I prefer Freddy Got Fingered (grade A+) or the regular Tom Green Show, this one has it's moments. The Bonus Features have some worthwhile scenes from the Tom Green Show, in North America. There's also a written bio of Tom Green in the bonus features. Here's some examples of Tom's Japan stunts in the main feature (which are all in public): Dressed like Elvis and sung through loudspeaker on sacred temple grounds. Tries to take a zoo tour in a full body costume. Wakes up people sleeping in a hotel, while wearing a fork costume. Lies down on the ground at the top of the stairs in the middle of rush hour crowd from the subway. Simulates sex w/ dancing mechanical Santa Claus in the subway. Continues to talk aloud in a packed, quiet subway train. Puts a vibrating dildo on a sushi bar's self serve conveyor belt. Feeds wild monkeys, and invites them into his van. etc...