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MovieNerd ScoreComic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.
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Specials
53 episodes
S0 E1 · Behind The Scenes
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S0 E2 · Disk 1 - Deleted Scenes
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S0 E3 · Disk 2 - Deleted Scenes
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S0 E4 · Disk 3 - Deleted Scenes
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S0 E5 · Disk 4 - Deleted Scenes
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S0 E6 · Garry Interviews Alec Baldwin
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S0 E7 · Garry Interviews Carol Burnett
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S0 E8 · Garry Interviews David Duchovany
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S0 E9 · Garry Interviews Ellen Degeneres
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S0 E10 · Garry Interviews Jerry Seinfeld
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S0 E11 · Garry Interviews Jon Stewart
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S0 E12 · Garry Interviews Sharon Stone
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S0 E13 · Garry Interviews Tom Petty
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S0 E14 · Interview with Bob Odenkirk
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S0 E15 · Interview with Garry Shandling
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S0 E16 · Interview with Janeane Garofalo
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S0 E17 · Interview with Jeremy Piven
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S0 E18 · Interview with Linda Doucett
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S0 E19 · Interview with Mary Lynn Rajskub
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S0 E20 · Interview with Penny Johnson
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S0 E21 · Interview with Sarah Silverman
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S0 E22 · Interview with Scott Thompson
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S0 E23 · Interview with Wallace Langham
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S0 E24 · DVD Shoot - Day 1, Planning the DVD
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S0 E25 · Rip and Jeffrey Visit with Garry
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S0 E26 · The Making of The Larry Sanders Show (1)
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S0 E27 · The Making of The Larry Sanders Show (2)
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S0 E28 · The Making of The Larry Sanders Show (3)
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S0 E29 · The Writers' Process with Judd Apatow and Garry
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S0 E30 · DVD Shoot - Day 27, Director & Camera Work
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S0 E31 · DVD Shoot - Day 70, Ellen or Isn't She
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S0 E32 · DVD Shoot - Day 97, Wayne Federman
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S0 E33 · Intro to Commentary, s01e01 The Hey Now Episode
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S0 E34 · Intro to Commentary, s06e10 Putting the Gay Back in Litigation
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S0 E35 · Deleted Scenes - Season 1 (Disc 2)
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S0 E36 · Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (Disc 1)
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S0 E37 · Deleted Scenes - Season 2 (Disc 2)
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S0 E38 · Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (Disc 1)
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S0 E39 · Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (Disc 2)
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S0 E40 · Deleted Scenes - Season 3 (Disc 3)
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S0 E41 · Deleted Scenes - Season 4 (Disc 2)
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S0 E42 · Deleted Scenes - Season 4 (Disc 3)
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S0 E43 · Deleted Scenes - Season 5 (Disc 1)
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S0 E44 · Deleted Scenes - Season 5 (Disc 2)
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S0 E45 · Deleted Scenes - Season 5 (Disc 3)
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S0 E46 · Deleted Scenes - Season 6 (Disc 1)
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S0 E47 · Deleted Scenes - Season 6 (Disc 2)
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S0 E48 · Outtakes - Season 2
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S0 E49 · Outtakes - Season 3
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S0 E50 · Outtakes - Season 4
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S0 E51 · Outtakes - Season 5
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S0 E52 · Outtakes - Season 6
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S0 E53 · Garry Lectures at USC
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Season 1
13 episodes
S1 E1 · The Garden Weasel
Over Larry's strong protests, network executives force him to do a live commercial on the show for one of his sponsors.
S1 E2 · The Promise
Larry is annoyed that David Spade is booked on another show and Hank's fan club visits.
S1 E3 · The Spiders Episode
Larry battles his reluctance when real live spiders are scheduled for the show, and tries to find a sketch to do with guest Carol Burnett.
S1 E4 · Guest Host
Larry goes on holiday and Dana Carvey takes over. Hank is not pleased.
S1 E5 · The New Producer
A friend of Larry's temporarily replaces Artie as producer but schemes to make the job permanent.
S1 E6 · The Flirt Episode
Jeannie becomes very jealous and accuses Larry of flirting with a playful Mimi Rogers on the show.
S1 E7 · Hank's Contract
It's contract negotiation time for Hank and he's going for a raise ... and a golf cart.
S1 E8 · Out of the Loop
Larry feels out of touch when he's the last to know that his headwriter is having a torrid office affair.
S1 E9 · The Talk Show Episode
An argument at home with Jeannie causes Larry to lose his concentration during the show that night.
S1 E10 · Party
Larry's little dinner at home with Arthur, initiated by Jeannie, escalates into a full-blown party and causes Larry to become extremely paranoid.
S1 E11 · The Warmth Episode
Worried about his ratings, Larry hires a focus group to help him tighten up the show.
S1 E12 · A Brush With (the Elbow of) Greatness
Larry makes the tabloids when a woman claims he knocked her into a magazine rack and neglected to apologize.
S1 E13 · The 'Hey Now' Episode
Hank falls asleep during the show, which is just the last straw for a fed-up Larry.
Season 2
18 episodes
S2 E1 · The Breakdown (1)
Larry is a wreck as he faces sinking ratings, no Emmy nominations, and a divorce suit from Jeannie. So Hank and Artie try to fix him up with attractive women. But the only one he really connects with is Francine, his first wife.
S2 E2 · The Breakdown (2)
Larry is a wreck as he faces sinking ratings, no Emmy nominations, and a divorce suit from Jeannie. So Hank and Artie try to fix him up with attractive women. But the only one he really connects with is Francine, his first wife.
S2 E3 · The List
A chance remark by Francine leads Larry to ask for a list of all her sexual partners since their divorce.
S2 E4 · The Stalker
Larry gets a little paranoid when he learns he's being stalked by an obsessed fan.
S2 E5 · Larry's Agent
Larry decides he needs a new high-power agent to negotiate his new deal with the network.
S2 E6 · The Hankerciser 200
Francine is injured using an exercise device being endorsed by Hank who's afraid she'll write about it.
S2 E7 · Life Behind Larry
Everybody has their own ideas about who should host the show being readied to follow Larry, while Larry worries over not winning a major award again.
S2 E8 · Artie's Gone
Artie gets stuck on the highway during torrential rains and mud-slides leaving Paula the booker to function as the producer for the show.
S2 E9 · Larry Loses Interest
As the show's traditional anniversary show approaches, Larry finds it all boring and tedious, so he plays with the idea of writing a book while rumors spread about a film role.
S2 E10 · Larry's Partner
Larry reluctantly agrees to hire his former comedy partner as a show writer.
S2 E11 · Broadcast Nudes
Hank manipulates Darlene into agreeing to do a Playboy spread and Larry worries about appearing in Architectural Digest.
S2 E12 · Larry's Birthday
Larry celebrates his birthday and the gang all struggle to top each other with their birthday gifts to him. Meanwhile the celebration is darkened by the firing of one of the writers.
S2 E13 · Being There
Larry and Francine quarrel over her commitment to their renewed relationship.
S2 E14 · The Performance Artist
In an effort to freshen up the guest list, Larry agrees to have a controversial performance on, then chickens out when he sees the guy's routine.
S2 E15 · Hank's Wedding
Larry tries to decide about warning an elated Hank about his new bride when the ""Hey now!"" guy announces he's going to marry a younger woman he has just recently met.
S2 E16 · Off Camera
Artie has a terrible day backstage with an Entertainment Weekly writer prowling around, John Ritter and Gene Siskel nearly coming to blows, and a stray dog nipping at everyone.
S2 E17 · The Grand Opening
Larry goes on vacation, but the problems follow him as Hank alienates a series of co-hosts as he anxiously awaits the opening night of Hank's Lookaround Restaurant.
S2 E18 · N.Y. or L.A.
Larry seriously considers either quitting the biz or moving his show to New York after the network's new owner begins to meddle with the format.
Season 3
17 episodes
S3 E1 · Montana
Larry's going out of his mind with boredom up in Montana when Artie appears with a scheme to resurrect the show.
S3 E2 · You're Having My Baby
Larry's chances with Mimi Rogers drop dramatically when a woman from Montana turns up with the claim that she's carrying Larry's baby.
S3 E3 · Would You Do Me a Favor?
Larry's dad pays a visit to California, but Larry doesn't want to see him, so he adds that little chore to the things an already fed-up Beverly has to cope with.
S3 E4 · The Gift Episode
Paula worries about her job when Larry gets angry with her over guests canceling, and really goes all out to convince a reluctant Danny DeVito not to cancel too. Larry and Artie try to decide what to choose as the guest gift.
S3 E5 · People's Choice
Artie is chosen to produce the People's Choice Awards, prompting both Larry and Hank to try for a role in the show.
S3 E6 · Hank's Night in the Sun
Hank gets his shot at the big chair when Larry gets food poisoning just before a taping.
S3 E7 · Office Romance
The office suffers when Larry and Darlene tentatively begin a romance, prompting a domino effect of hurt feelings and jealousy.
S3 E8 · The Mr. Sharon Stone Show
Larry hits it off with guest Sharon Stone, but finds he can't cope with her greater celebrity status.
S3 E9 · Headwriter Phil
Phil whines and pleads to be made headwriter for the show, then finds it isn't what he thought it would be.
S3 E10 · Like No Business I Know
Regis Philbin causes some major unrest when he intimates to Hank that there might be place for him on Regis' new show. Larry and Artie worry about what guest Bobcat Goldthwait might do to top his chair-burning incident on The Tonight Show.
S3 E11 · Larry Loses a Friend
Jon Lovitz makes a strong play for a reluctant Darlene.
S3 E12 · Doubt of the Benefit
Larry becomes convinced that Rob Reiner is snubbing him and the show, and retaliates by canceling out of a benefit.
S3 E13 · Hank's Divorce
It looks like Hank's marriage is over, despite everyone's efforts to patch it up.
S3 E14 · The Fourteenth Floor
Larry gets into a feud with the network when he makes fun of their new fall schedule on the air.
S3 E15 · Next Stop...Bottom
A depressed and unhappy Hank hits on all the female guests before retreating to a hotel room for a boozy marathon with a series of prostitutes.
S3 E16 · Arthur's Crises
Larry fears that Artie's intimate relationship with a CBS network executive spells the end of their relationship. Darlene longs to sing with Clint Black.
S3 E17 · End of the Season
Roseanne spots Larry's drug dependence and offers herself as his friend and keeper as he kicks the habit.
Season 4
17 episodes
S4 E1 · Roseanne's Return
Larry is apprehensive over a guest appearance by former girl friend Roseanne and decides to see a psychiatrist. The office follows the O.J. trial.
S4 E2 · Hank's New Assistant
When Darlene quits while on vacation, Hank hires the temp who was filling in for her. Larry's reluctant to tell Dana Carvey he doesn't like Carvey's Larry Sanders impersonation.
S4 E3 · Arthur After Hours
After a particularly trying day at work, Arthur spends the night at the studio with two new friends, Nicolae the janitor and Hank's karoake machine, and one old bottle of booze.
S4 E4 · The Bump
Larry promises not to bump comic Jeff Cesario again, then finds the show overbooked and Hank needing four minutes for a tribute to his late father.
S4 E5 · Jeannie's Visit
A surprise visit by Larry's ex-wife causes an unusual triangle between her, Larry and Hank. Larry offers a cappuccino machine as a substitute for the daily office run to Starbucks.
S4 E6 · The P.A.
Family ties are stretched to the limit when Artie hires his delinquent son as a production assistant. Larry worries about his diet.
S4 E7 · Hank's Sex Tape
Hank fears for his career after Phil sets a scandalous sex tape circulating among the entertainment community.
S4 E8 · Nothing Personal
Paula has trouble booking guests for sweeps week, so she leans on Larry to ask his friend Jeff Goldblum, who in turn offers to help Larry get a date with a network publicist.
S4 E9 · Brother, Can You Spare 1.2 Million?
Larry scrambles to make some money after his accountant admits he's lost all of Larry's funds. Artie and Hank set out to teach the guy a lesson.
S4 E10 · Conflict of Interest
Paula's dating Larry's agent, but Larry fears he's just using her to book his clients on the show. The network objects to Larry's ethnic guest spots. Hank tries to stiff Phil on a $20 loan.
S4 E11 · I Was a Teenage Lesbian
While awaiting the results of a breast biopsy, a tense Paula angers Brett Butler who offers Larry some tips on his weekly massage. Hank interviews possible new agents while his beloved Sid lies gravely ill in the hospital.
S4 E12 · Larry's Sitcom
Larry accepts a script from Chris Elliott for a new sitcom to be produced under Larry's deal with the network, then gives it to Phil for some ""fine tuning."" Hank honors his oldest fan.
S4 E13 · Larry's Big Idea
Larry goes against Artie's better judgement and introduces a new bit showcasing characters based on the production staff.
S4 E14 · Beverly and the Prop Job
Beverly quits when Larry and Artie refuse to seriously consider her request that a job in the props department be given to a black person. Hank considers replacing Scott with a woman.
S4 E15 · 0.409
Larry begins an affair with a much younger show intern which causes resentment among the staff and places him in the awkward position of meeting her parents. Hank insists on a buying a race horse for himself, Larry and Artie in honor of the show's eighth anniversary.
S4 E16 · Eight
Chaos reigns as the eighth anniversary show tapes and Larry tries repeatedly to sneak in a bathroom visit during a commercial break.
S4 E17 · Larry's on Vacation
Larry takes a vacation to recover from plastic surgery leaving Sandra Bernhard to fill in as the show host. But her manager sends shock waves through the office with her pushy ways.
Season 5
13 episodes
S5 E1 · Everybody Loves Larry
Larry, worried about the implications of a permanent guest host, sabotages temporary host Jon Stewart at every turn. Hank buys a less-than-perfect used car from Elvis Costello. David Duchovny's friendliness makes Larry wonder about his sexual orientation.
S5 E2 · My Name is Asher Kingsley
Hank's decison to re-embrace Judaism throws the office and the network into a tizzy. Larry worries that someone has been sitting in his new massaging recliner.
S5 E3 · Where is the Love?
Larry gets upset over a review from TV critic Tom Shales, prompting him to fire off a fax in retaliation and to seek sympathy from show guest Sally Field.
S5 E4 · Ellen, or Isn't She?
Artie pushes Larry to get Ellen Degeneres to come out of the closet on their show, but Larry pursues some personal research first. Beverly spoils Artie's birthday by circulating the show's budget, with everyone's salary, amongst the staff.
S5 E5 · The New Writer
Hank suffers paranoid agonies when he fears that Kevin Nealon is hanging around trying to get his job. Phil has trouble adjusting to the woman Larry has hired as a new writer.
S5 E6 · The Matchmaker
Paula's new assistant, Marylou, manages to upset everyone, even the affable Tim Conway, with her ineffective pre-interview techniques and celebrity research. Hank's effort to cheer up a despondent Brian with a night on the town at several gay bars earns him a prominent mention in Army Archerd's column.
S5 E7 · Make a Wish
Larry wants to be on People's Ten Sexiest Men list, even if it means bumping off guest Ben Stiller. Beverly gets stuck taking care of their ""One Wish"" Foundation child when he comes to meet Larry. Hank distributes his illegally obtained Cuban cigars.
S5 E8 · Artie and Angie and Hank and Hercules
Artie falls off the wagon with his second addiction, Angie Dickinson, and flies to Venice with her. Larry's affair with Laura Leighton stumbles over their obsessions with watching their own TV shows. Hank auditions for a voice part in the new Disney movie, Hercules.
S5 E9 · The Prank
Larry becomes convinced that his new paramour Lori Loughlin has taken money from his wallet. Hank tries to impress a woman by putting her precocious son on the show as an expert in geography. Phil arranges for phony auditions so he can meet some beautiful actresses.
S5 E10 · The Book
Larry insists on writng a book about his life, just like Jay, Brett, Ellen and Paul, leaving Hank worrying about ""the incident"" and Artie to finish off his own memoirs. Beverly receives flowers from a secret admirer and jumps to conclusions.
S5 E11 · Pain Equals Funny
Paula tells Larry that she's leaving to produce the Caryl and Marilyn show, so he impulsively promotes her to producer without consulting Artie. The quality of Phil's work goes up and down as his new girlfriend plays with his affections.
S5 E12 · The Roast
Artie works hard to make sure all of Larry's ""friends"" attend a celebrity roast in his honor while Hank tries to learn how to handle hecklers so he can be the roastmaster.
S5 E13 · Larry's New Love
Larry's relationship with his new girlfriend is threatened when she takes on the ""mermaid"" role in a show skit, and wants to use it as a springboard for her career.
Season 6
12 episodes
S6 E1 · Another List
Larry's ratings are slipping and the suits are looking to replace him with regular guest host Jon Stewart. Hank tries to trade for a fan's ""Hey Now"" license plates.
S6 E2 · The Beginning of the End
Kenny Mitchell joins the show as creative consultant and makes major changes to the format. Larry battles with the network and his agent over his contract.
S6 E3 · As My Career Lay Dying
Larry's staff prepares for the end by secretly looking for new jobs.
S6 E4 · Pilots and Pens Lost
Phil leaves the show to write a pilot. Larry gives Artie a special gift.
S6 E5 · The Interview
Mary Lou dents Hank's car but is terrified to tell him. Larry is interviewed for Extra!
S6 E6 · Adolf Hankler
Larry spends his vacation with his brother who has a business proposition. Guest host Jon Stewart tests the network's censors by booking the Wu-Tang Clan.
S6 E7 · Beverly's Secret
Hank does a remote from Wisconsin. The staff tries to guess the father of Beverly's baby.
S6 E8 · I Buried Sid
Everyone takes Sid's death hard, especially Hank who thinks he may have pushed Sid over the edge.
S6 E9 · Just the Perfect Blendship
Larry hits on a guest. Hank hits on his doctor. Mary Lou considers letting her best friend be on the show.
S6 E10 · Putting the "Gay" Back in Litigation
Larry begins to date Illeana Douglas, but feels compelled to rehearse her through her segment. Meanwhile, Brian brings a sexual harassment suit against Phil for all his gay jokes.
S6 E11 · Flip
Larry scrambles to get his last show together, and must confront David Duchovny's affections in order to secure him as a guest. Arthur tries to keep the staff's emotions together as things are packed up and the last show is done.
S6 E12 · Flip (2)
Part 2 of the final ever show. Larry is in hot water with Carol Burnet when he tells her she was the first person he chose to be on his final show. This doesn't appear to be the case as Ellen confirms. Bruno Kirby is bumped again. Clint Black sings goodbye to Larry.