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. High Pitched Girls
Aired 3 October 1992 • 30 min
The High Pitched Girls; Other Buy-Backs; The Cool Dying Olympics; Monday on A Woman's Place; Book Beat; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week
2. The Crappiest Gardner in the World
Aired 10 October 1992 • 30 min
The Crappiest Gardner in the World; Bellevue Historic Sites; Frenetic Pace; Urban Wildlife - Stairway Gazelle; Up With Human Beings; Urban Wildlife - Parking Pig; Folk Songs of the Slightly Inebriated; The John Report; Urban Wildlife - Copy Machine Crab; Trivial Pursuit Radical Feminist Edition
3. Helium Week In Review
Aired 17 October 1992 • 30 min
Helium Week In Review; Why Seattle is No. 1 For Business; Trendsetters; TV Listings (1); The Speaking Dynamics Institute; Me!; TV Listings (2); Dysfunctional Family Shopping Network; The John Report; TV Listings (3)
4. Gargling for Dollars
Aired 24 October 1992 • 30 min
5. Really Bad Gymnastics
Aired 31 October 1992 • 30 min
Really Bad Gymnastics; Telling political candidates apart from Halloween costumes; The High-Fiv'n White Guys Downtown Adventure; Subtitle Theater (1); The Red Meat Council; Subtitle Theater (2); A Paid Political Commercial; The John Report; Almost Live Training Film Presents Going to Lunch at the Office;
6. Corporate Big Wigs
Aired 7 November 1992 • 30 min
7. Aerobic Preacher
Aired 14 November 1992 • 30 min
Aerobic Preacher; Looking at people's cars to get to know them; Mind your Manners with Billy Quan in Library of Death; Monday on A Woman's Place; Today Tonight; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place; Assurance on thoughts an opinions
8. The Painful Gourmet
Aired 21 November 1992 • 30 min
The Painful Gourmet; Other Tacoma Improvements; Lynnwood Beauty Academy; Almost Live! Community Calendar (1); 1950's Dad; Almost Live! Community Calendar (2); The Worst Girlfriend in the World - The Worst Girlfriend joins the band; The John Report; Almost Live! Community Calendar (3)
9. Grateful Dead Party Machine
Aired 5 December 1992 • 30 min
Grateful Dead Party Machine; Disneyworld Northwest Themes; Frenetic Pace; Subtitle Theatre Presents The Lunch Part 1; The Hero Who Kinda Wished He'd Let 'Em All Die; Betty and Veronica Forum; Subtitle Theatre Presents The Lunch Part 2; The John Report; Subtitle Theatre Presents The Lunch Part 3; Enumclaw Cinema
10. Thighmaster Forum
Aired 12 December 1992 • 30 min
11. Budget Taxidermy
Aired 9 January 1993 • 30 min
12. America's Greatest Air Guitar Solos
Aired 16 January 1993 • 30 min
America's Greatest Air Guitar Solos; Edmonds H.S. Band Fundraisers; Danger Office; Inauguration Day Events (1); Distract a Japanese Kid; Inauguration Day Events (2); COPS in Redmond; The John Report; Inauguration Day Events (3); The Lame List or What's Weak this Week
13. Alive! The Story of the Mercer Island Survivors
Aired 23 January 1993 • 30 min
Alive! The Story of the Mercer Island Survivors; Clinton's Administrative Changes; Party Stoppers; Subtitle Theatre (1); Swearing in the President; The Survivalist; Elderly Shopping Network; The John Report; Subtitle Theatre (2)
14. The Problem With Michelle Pfeiffer
Aired 30 January 1993 • 30 min
The Problem With Michelle Pfeiffer; Other Celebrity Side Deals; Super Bowl Simulator; Preppy Character in Literature or San Francisco 49ers Lineman; Hate Me Perfume; Frat Chat; Australian Tennis Player or Type of Spice; Breakfast with Buggy; The John Report; Eastern Oregon Town of Way to Prevent Disease; Condom City
15. The Buffalo Bills' Welcome Home Party
Aired 6 February 1993 • 30 min
The Buffalo Bills' Welcome Home Party; KIRO News Changes; The Incredible, Really, Really, Long Journey of Sluggy; Risk Takers! (1); Psychologist Richard Snandle; Risk Takers! (2); Whiny Assed Kid World Book Encyclopedia; The John Report; Risk Takers! (3)
16. The World's Most Sickening Couple
Aired 13 February 1993 • 30 min
17. Guess What I Stuffed Down My Pants
Aired 20 February 1993 • 30 min
Guess What I Stuffed Down My Pants; Ways to Balance the Budget; The Making of Studs of South King County Calendar; A Woman's Place (1); Beat The Biological Clock; A Woman's Place (2); Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The John Report; A Woman's Place (3); The Lame Lsit of What's Weak this Week
18. Running With Scissors
Aired 27 February 1993 • 30 min
19. Northern Exposure
Aired 27 March 1993 • 30 min
Northern Exposure; Bill Gates' Wedding Plans; Bag Over Your Head; People of Mercer Island talk about 'The Crying Game'; Amazingly Wonderful Products; People of Lynwood talk about 'The Crying Game'; Folk Songs of the Supermodels; The John Report; People of Monroe talk about 'The Crying Game'; The Lame List or What's Weak this Week.
20. Rescue 911 Foul-Up Bleeps & Blunders
Aired 3 April 1993 • 30 min
Rescue 911 Foul-Up Bleeps & Blunders; Summit Highlights; Falling Down in Seattle; Almost Live's Little Instruction Book 1; KCTS PBS pledge drive; Almost Live's Little Instruction Book 2; Smile School; The John Report; Almost Live's Little Instruction Book 3
21. Great Artists of Fife
Aired 10 April 1993 • 30 min
Great Artists of Fife; Little-Known Northwest Tax Tips; The Dysfunctionals; Mexican Food of Suburb of L.A..; Dish Rag; Revolutionary Leader of Type of Volkswagen; Touch tone menu; The John Report; Unit of Measure of Dracula Reference
22. Men Who Design Women's Swimsuits
Aired 24 April 1993 • 30 min
23. Wild Kingdom Intro
Aired 1 May 1993 • 30 min
24. The Near Sighted Dart Tournament
Aired 8 May 1993 • 30 min
The Near Sighted Dart Tournament; Looking at John's checkbook; DJ Pilot; Totally Escort Barbi; Me!; Classic Conversations - No. 89 "Oh, My God"; The John Report; Yorky Sack
25. Corporate Stairmaster
Aired 15 May 1993 • 30 min
26. Australian Rules Golf
Aired 22 May 1993 • 30 min