About this season
Almost Live! was a local sketch comedy television show in Seattle, Washington, USA, produced and broadcast by NBC affiliate KING-TV from 1984 to 1999. A re-packaged version of the show also aired on Comedy Central from 1992 to 1993, and episodes aired on WGRZ-TV in the late 1990s. The show was broadcast on Saturday nights at 11:30, pushing Saturday Night Live back to midnight. The show is now aired in reruns by the Seattle NBC affiliate following Saturday Night Live.
Episodes (26)
1. The Kingdome Song
Aired 24 September 1994 • 30 min
2. Nature Walk With Chuck - Snoqualmie Falls
Aired 1 October 1994 • 30 min
3. JK One
Aired 8 October 1994 • 30 min
4. Training Film - Getting In Shape
Aired 15 October 1994 • 30 min
5. Rock Star Fantasy Camp
Aired 22 October 1994 • 30 min
6. Stop People From Voting For Slade Gorton
Aired 5 November 1994 • 30 min
7. Weathered Wall Opening
Aired 12 November 1994 • 30 min
8. WSU/UW Apple Cup Monologues
Aired 19 November 1994 • 30 min
WSU/UW Apple Cup monologues; Sluggy - The Final Chapter; Don't Tell My Thighs; Seahawk Fever!; A very bad morning; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week;
9. Secret Kingdome Recordings
Aired 3 December 1994 • 30 min
Secret Kingdome Recordings; Attack of the Junior High PE Teachers; NYPD Brew; Janet and Sue's Crazy Young World!; New marketing department hire; The John Report; Beetles questions for an expert
10. Expendable State Agencies
Aired 10 December 1994 • 30 min
Expendable State Agencies; Smiley Face Insurance; The Relationship Shopping Network; Bees nest in a meeting; The John Report; Cookie Dough!
11. It's A Wonderful Street
Aired 17 December 1994 • 30 min
It's A Wonderful Street; Seattle Christmas Specials; Bob Nelson's Magic 8 Ball Psychic Answer Line; The P.C. Holiday Special; Elfis; The John Report; How's Santa doing?
12. Mike Lowry and the Whoopie Cushion
Aired 14 January 1995 • 30 min
Mike Lowry and the Whoopie Cushion; New Seahawks policies under Erickson; John Denver - Take Me Home, Or I'll Cut You; Today's Army; Walkout! With Connie Chung; Pedantic purse snatching;The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week
13. ERR
Aired 21 January 1995 • 30 min
Non-Elistist S.A.M, ERR, Channel 9 PBS pledge drive '95, Father and son talk; The John Report; Bob, Tracy, Nancy, and Kim talk about Legends of the Fall
14. This is Not a Bulletin
Aired 4 February 1995 • 30 min
This is not a bulletin; Starbucks Warning; Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol; The Survivalist; Cascade Antifreeze; The John Report; Courtney Color Lipstick
15. The New Gorton/Murray Friendship
Aired 11 February 1995 • 30 min
The New Gorton/Murray Friendship; Speedy Eyes; Street Vendors (1); Living Better Than You Ever Will; Street Vendors (2); Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report; Street Vendors (3)
16. Mr. Itch
Aired 18 February 1995 • 30 min
People on the street tell how Mike Lawry made them feel offended; Mr. Itch; Newscene - Valentines Day The Aftermath Day 4; Getting a number at a party; The John Report; Matching clothes
17. John Keister and Cheap Trick
Aired 25 February 1995 • 30 min
John settles a score with Cheap Trick; Pearl Jam's Philanthropic Efforts; Raging Hormones Out of Control; Seattle Mariner's press conference; Getting ready to head to a concert; The John Report; Drunken Protestant Man!
18. Cafe Crape
Aired 25 March 1995 • 30 min
Other Ways to Get Rid of Goats; Cafe Crape; Billionaire meeting at Microsoft; Things You Can Do For Ducks; The John Report;
19. Bill Stainton on April Fool's Day
Aired 1 April 1995 • 30 min
Bill Stainton on April Fool's Day; Washington Access Cable Awards, the "Wackies"; Focus on Youth; Joy of Painting; The John Report; AT&TGay
20. The Patty Dyke Show
Aired 8 April 1995 • 30 min
Mass Transit Alternatives; The Patty Dyke Show (1); "So What You're Saying Is..." with Winston Sinclair; Serious Putty; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week; The Patty Dyke Show (2)
21. Bob's Babes
Aired 22 April 1995 • 30 min
Unfulfilled Northwest Jobs; Bob's Babes; College Bowl; Why People Get Mad No. 137; The John Report; Don't Let Your Workers Dink Around; Bob From Marketing
22. Pat Cashman Won't Let Jay Leno Leave
Aired 29 April 1995 • 30 min
Pat Cashman won't let Jay Leno leave; Ways to Kill Bad Guys in Seattle; Mind Your Manners With Billy Quan in Yard Sale of Fury;Vast Wasteland; Appointment to see Mr. James; The John Report; Famous Joe's Mediocre Pancakes and Commentary
23. Buddy's Homesick Cafe
Aired 6 May 1995 • 30 min
Buddy's Homesick Cafe; Law School Changes Under James Bond;Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; 1-500-Dr-Smart; What happens when you taunting a corporate worker; The John Report; Special Report
24. Bill Nye Returns to KING 5
Aired 13 May 1995 • 30 min
Bill Nye Returns to KING 5; Slade's New Animal Rules; Capable Woman; Science with Bill Nye; "Staring at my wife's breasts"; The John Report; Special Report;
25. Boeing 777 - Working Together
Aired 20 May 1995 • 30 min
Boeing 777 press conference; Yellow pages ads; Jet Guy in "Meet Zeldar Seven"; Almost Live Presents How to Get a Job; Joy of Painting; The John Report; Legalize Marijuana Now Coalition