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JR Digs is a Canadian television series which airs Saturday nights on Global and CH without having an actual network deal. It has aired since June 2001. The show follows JR Digs as he talks to people on the street, plays jokes on unsuspecting people, and pursues a network deal. Although it airs nationally and is branded as a television show, it is really a paid program that is supported by sponsors like Labatt and Pizza Pizza.

Since its fourth week on the air, JR Digs has had excellent ratings. It is currently the highest-rated show in its timeslot in Canada and it consistently beats other comedy shows in the ratings which air before or after it, such as Saturday Night Live and MADtv. As a result of the continued ratings success of JR Digs, the show now airs Thursday and Friday nights before The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn on CH in Ontario.

The fourth season of JR Digs debuts April 2004. Re-cut episodes of older footage will air in the meantime.

Recurring segments

  • Flapjack Calls - Similar to prank calls, except in this case, telemarketers phone JR hoping to sell him a product or service. Instead, JR turns the tables on them by assuming a different personality and attempting to keep them on the line as long as possible, asking irrelavent questions and pretending to misinterpret the responses given to him. Eventually, the telemarketers realize they've been duped and hang up.
  • Me and My Wiener - JR goes out onto the street and catches people off guard by asking if they want to see his wiener. The people to whom he asks this question usually appear confused or disgusted until JR shows them the actual frankfurter to which he was referring.
  • On The Bench - JR interviews different people who happen to be sitting on a bench.

Episode guide

Season one

  1. Ed's Up (guest: Ed the Sock)
  2. Victor the Eggman - Featured JR's interview with Victor, a man he met at a supermarket who was shopping for eggs. (guest: Victor the Eggman)
  3. JYD on JR Digs (guest: Jerome "JYD" Williams)
  4. The Joe Show - A clip show of the first three episodes. JR Digs became the highest-rated show in its timeslot the week this episode aired.
  5. Drunk in the Truck (guests: Staggered Crossing)
  6. Show Six or Show Sex? (guest: Dr. Date)
  7. Seven By Eleven (guest: Pat Mastroianni)
  8. Bikes, Boards & Beaches
  9. Reptile Man Rocks (guest: Reptile Man)
  10. Forgotten Footage
  11. Bubba's Basement Party
  12. Where's Whoochie? - JR attempts to sneak a fan backstage at an *NSYNC concert.

Season two

Season three

  • The Long Haul - Aired in response to a negative e-mail that JR received from a viewer who disliked the show and suggested that it would probably be funnier if JR videotaped himself on the toilet and aired that as an entire episode.
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