Severin Films will release on Blu-ray The Idiot Box (2025). The release is scheduled to arrive on the market during Black Friday.
In 1991, MTV green-lit a new sketch program from co-creators/writers/directors/stars Tom Stern & Alex Winter that promised "some of the most astounding, bizarre and alarming comedy" ever broadcast. From God's Mighty Anvil and The Huggins Family to Lockjaw and Eddie the Flying Gimp from Outer Space – with a cast that included Lee Arenberg (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN), Flea, Ricki Lake (HAIRSPRAY), William Schallert (The Patty Duke Show), Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Academy Award® nominee John Hawkes and GWAR – experience the "weirdly hilarious" (Dangerous Minds) and now legendary icepick to the skull of humor that enraged parent groups, made network executives very nervous and led directly to Stern & Winter's feature film debut FREAKED. This collection gathers all 6 episodes and the rarely seen Best-Of for the first time ever, sourced from the original MTV masters with short films, outtakes and more curated by Tom Stern and Alex Winter.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Out Of The Phone Booth And Into The Box – Interview With Director/Co-Star Alex Winter
Lockjaw Speaks! – Interview With Director/Co-Star Tom Stern
A Gang Of Idiots – A Conversation With Alex Winter And Actor Lee Arenberg
Exiting Texas – A Conversation With Tom Stern And Academy Award® Nominated Actor John Hawkes
Funny Money – Interview With Producer Krista Montagna
Young, Dumb & Full Of Jokes – Interview With Co-Writer Tim Burns
Art Marine – A Career Overview With Artist David Daniels
Newly Discovered Outtakes
SQUEAL OF DEATH – Pre-Cursor To The Pre-Cursor Of FREAKED