The Martin Short Show

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The Martin Short Show was a syndicated talk show, based on the late night model, hosted by actor Martin Short with announcer/sidekick Michael McGrath. The talk show aired for one season in. It was produced by King World Productions. The director was John Blanchard, who had previously worked with Martin Short on SCTV. One of the characters from the show, overweight celebrity interviewer Jiminy Glick, went on to be used several times outside the show, including the spin-off series Primetime Glick.

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Episodes

Season 1

74 episodes

S1 E1 · Billy Crystal / Rebecca Romijn-Stamos / Dian Thomas

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S1 E2 · Steve Martin / Kathy Griffin / Jiminy Glick at the Emmys

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S1 E3 · Eric Idle / Jamie Lee Curtis / Chad Lowe

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S1 E4 · Tom Hanks / Stone Cold Steve Austin / Jane Krakowski

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S1 E5 · Kelly Preston / Wayne Brady

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S1 E6 · Ted Danson / Jenna Elfman / Mindy Sterling

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S1 E7 · French Stewart / Jeff Conwick / Emmilou Harris & Linda Ronstadt

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S1 E8 · Billy Crystal / Rebecca Romijn-Stamos / Dian Thomas

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S1 E9 · Steve Martin / Kathy Griffin / Jiminy Glick at the Emmys

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S1 E10 · Eric Idle / Jamie Lee Curtis / Chad Lowe

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S1 E11 · Tom Hanks / Stone Cold Steve Austin / Jane Krakowski

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S1 E12 · Kelly Preston / Wayne Brady

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S1 E13 · Ted Danson / Jenna Elfman / Mindy Sterling

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S1 E14 · French Stewart / Jeff Conwick / Emmilou Harris & Linda Ronstadt

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S1 E15 · Janeane Garofalo / Dana Delany / the Escovedo family

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S1 E16 · Bruce Vilanch / Bob Saget / Kristin Davis

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S1 E17 · Cindy Margolis / Eugene Levy

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S1 E18 · Thomas Gibson / Eddie Griffin / Dakota

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S1 E19 · Rob Lowe / Julio Iglesias Jr. / Joey Green

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S1 E20 · Illeana Douglas / Michael Badalucco / Joshua Bell

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S1 E21 · David James Elliott / Bob Zmuda / Robert Palmer

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S1 E22 · Dennis Miller / Catherine O'Hara / Lawrence Kasdan

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S1 E23 · Kevin Pollak / Wolfgang Puck / Smokey Robinson

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S1 E24 · Bill Maher / Betty White / Harland Williams

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S1 E25 · Chevy Chase / Meatloaf / Mena Suvari

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S1 E26 · Paula Poundstone / Jamie Kennedy / Tony Hawk

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S1 E27 · Little Richard / Andrea Martin / Jessica Capshaw

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S1 E28 · Kevin Nealon / Deborah Norville / Ron Popeil / Dave Koz

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S1 E29 · Eric McCormack / Larry Gelbart / Kevin Lee

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S1 E30 · Carl Reiner / Jan Hooks / Madylin Sweeten

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S1 E31 · Molly Shannon / Bea Arthur / Antonio Sabato Jr. / Darryl Hammond

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S1 E32 · William H. Macy / Wendie Malick / Maria Bamford

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S1 E33 · Bernadette Peters / Kathy Ladman / Martin Mull

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S1 E34 · Thomas Gibson / Rita Wilson / Tom & Dick Smothers

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S1 E35 · Dixie Carter / Ben Savage / Joel Bauer

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S1 E36 · Patricia Heaton / Neil Patrick Harris / Lord Of The Dance

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S1 E37 · Lou Diamond Phillips / Jean Smart / Peter Boyle / Cynthia Cooper & Suzy Maconnell

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S1 E38 · George Wallace / Jay Mohr / Rod Steiger / Graham Haley / Vonda Shepard

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S1 E39 · Jane Leeves / Richard Kind / Lou Bega

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S1 E40 · Dolly Parton / Brad Garrett / Morris Chestnut / motocross champion Travis Pastrana

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S1 E41 · Jennie Garth / Mick Mankind Foley / Marilu Henner

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S1 E42 · Elvira / Melissa Joan Hart / Ryan Stiles / Bernie Brillstein

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S1 E43 · Conan O'Brien / Jamie Luner / Emme

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S1 E44 · Delta Burke / Harry Shearer / USA's women's soccer team

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S1 E45 · Kelli Williams / Vicki Lewis / Karen Kilgarrif / Billy Blanks

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S1 E46 · Jay Leno / Gillian Anderson / Taye Diggs

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S1 E47 · Whoopi Goldberg / Andy Kindler / Dennis Overstreet / Alan Cumming

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S1 E48 · Steve Martin / Sarah Silverman / Brian McKnight

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S1 E49 · Deidre Hall / Don King / Usher / Lana Wood, Tanya Roberts, Maude Adams & Lynn Holly Johnson

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S1 E50 · Paul Reiser / Mary Stuart Masterson / Dian Thomas

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S1 E51 · Sela Ward / Chyna & Triple H. / Playboy Playmates

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S1 E52 · Kevin Meaney / Goldie Hawn / Mike Bogey Bogelowsky / Destiny's Child

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S1 E53 · Ray Romano / Joan Collins / Christopher Lowell

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S1 E54 · Roseanne / Serena Scott Thomas / Jeremy Hotz

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S1 E55 · Drew Barrymore / Tim Daly / Debbie Puente

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S1 E56 · Steven Spielberg / Jennifer Love Hewitt / Meredith Brooks

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S1 E57 · Pete Rose / Doris Roberts / Kate Capshaw

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S1 E58 · This Day In History / Kurt Russell / Bob Hochet / Doug E. Doug / Roshumba

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S1 E59 · Jason Alexander / Motley Crue / Jerrod Miller

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S1 E60 · Don Rickles / Tonic / Joe Garner

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S1 E61 · Laura Dern / Jason Biggs / Tim Burton

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S1 E62 · Leonard Maltin / Sandra Bernhard / Roller Derby skaters

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S1 E63 · Diane Keaton / Diamond Dallas & Kimberly Page

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S1 E64 · Jon Lovitz / Kellie Martin / Jim Silver

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S1 E65 · Rosie O'Donnell / Wayne Brady

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S1 E66 · Nathan Lane / Chicago

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S1 E67 · Jonathan Lipnicki / Ali Landry

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S1 E68 · Michael Bolton / Countess Vaughn

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S1 E69 · Capt. Kathy Taylor

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S1 E70 · Noah Wyle / the Balancing Brothers / Angelle Seeling

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S1 E71 · Rob Schneider / Marla Sokoloff / Bil Dwyer / Linda Evans

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S1 E72 · Rob Schneider / Norm Crosby

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S1 E73 · Bill Nye

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S1 E74 · Dennis Overstreet

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