Jon Benjamin Has a Van
| Jon Benjamin Has a Van | |
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 Title card. | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | H. Jon Benjamin Leo Allen |
| Written by | H. Jon Benjamin Leo Allen Andrew Steele |
| Directed by | Ben Berman John Lee Leo Allen |
| Starring | H. Jon Benjamin Leo Allen Nathan Fielder Gary Wilmes |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producers | H. Jon Benjamin Leo Allen David Kneebone Andrew Steele |
| Producers | Jon Mugar Andrew Siegel |
| Original release | |
| Network | Comedy Central |
| Release | June 14, 2011 – present |
Jon Benjamin Has a Van is a live action television series that premiered on June 14, 2011 on Comedy Central.[1] The series stars Jon Benjamin as a reporter who tours around in a van to deliver uninteresting news to the viewers and to unsuspecting people while utilizing scripted scenes for narrative reasons.
Special guests have included comedians such as Patton Oswalt, Jon Glaser, Eric Wareheim, Tim Heidecker, Matt Walsh, Ian Roberts, Jay Johnston, Jerry Minor, Andy Richter, Larry Murphy, Rich Fulcher and Chris Parnell.
Episodes
| # | Title | Original airdate | |
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| 1 | "Border" | June 14, 2011 | |
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After pushing his producer over the border of Mexico a year ago without his passport to get back in America, Jon visits him and manages to push the man over the border of Guatemala. Some time after, arriving to interview an infamous drug cartel leader, Jon learns his producer became the cartel leader prior to the Guatemalan government storming the complex. In a heated chase, it ended with the producer pushed over the border of El Salvador and having Jon's passport on him as Jon is taken away to experience Guatemala's justice system. Also included is "You Can't Shoot Here". | |||
| 2 | "Little Little Italy" | June 15, 2011 | |
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Jon visits Little Little Italy and finds himself in a feud between Little Little Italy and Little Italy, and "Jon Takes On Gay Marriage". | |||
| 3 | "Stardoor" | June 22, 2011 | |
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While doing a report on Area 51, Jon and his Crew are sent through a van-shaped device dimensional gateway. However, accidently killing two alien children, Jon finds himself in court. Also included is "Shame on Me". | |||
| 4 | "Breakdown" | June 29, 2011 | |
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Jon's van breaks down in a remote location, and "Do You Have a Minute?" | |||
| 5 | "Road Rage" | July 6, 2011 | |
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Jon has a violent physical encounter with jewish motorist on the road that ends with him bitten and becoming an Orthodox "Were-Jew", and then things get worst when he is bitten by a homosexual motorist. | |||
| 6 | "Suicide" | July 13, 2011 | |
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While interviewing the mayor of a suicide haven, Leo is found dead at the bottom of a bridge with a knife in his back as Jon and the others are suspected of murder. | |||
| 7 | "Van Scheme" | July 20, 2011 | |
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Jon creates a bizzare scenario to gain sympathy that backfires. | |||
| 8 | "The Curse" | July 27, 2011 | |
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Jon receives a curse after running over a gypsy. | |||
| 9 | "House on the Lake" | August 3, 2011 | |
| 10 | "Smoking" | August 10, 2011 | |
Notes
- ^ "Summer Premiere Dates For Broadcast & Cable TV Shows". TV By The Numbers.
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