Crossballs: The Debate Show is a Comedy Central television show which poked fun at cable news networks' political debate shows, especially CNN's Crossfire and MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews. In each episode, comedians posing as experts on a particular subject would debate two real commentators. The true experts were unaware that the show was a sham. Topics ranged from reality television to religion to violence in video games. It debuted on July 6, 2004 and ran for eight weeks. It aired Tuesday-Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The twenty-third and final episode aired on August 24, 2004. Show number 24 was taped but never aired, after one of the unsuspecting guests, James March, threatened to sue Comedy Central.
CreatorMatt Besser
Reality TV
Jul 6, 2004
Major issue: Reality TV craze
Driving in America
Jul 7, 2004
Major issues: Teenage drivers, senior drivers, drunk driving.
Drugs
Jul 8, 2004
Major issues: Legalization of marijuana, consequences of using drugs, drug use among teens.
Vegetarian or Vegetarded
Jul 13, 2004
Major issues: Veganism, healthy foods.
FCC or F-YOU-CC
Jul 14, 2004
Major issues: Indecent exposure on television, innapropriate content of music, TV, and movies and how it affects our youth.
America vs. Aliens
Jul 15, 2004
Major issues: Immigration to the United States, problem with illegal immigrants, American tourist behavior.
Grand Theft Apocalypse?
Jul 20, 2004
Major issues: Video game obsession among adults and youth, violence in games, lack of educational value in games.
Fashion: Gay Conspiracy?
Jul 21, 2004
Major issues: Fashion choices among US people, gay people in the fashion industry, exposing skimpier fashions to youth.
Love Thy Gay-bor
Jul 22, 2004
Major issues: Gay marriage in the US, rights of gay couples, and fighting for gay rights.
Clones of Contention
Jul 27, 2004
Major issues: Cloning of animals and humans in the US and the good and bad things associated within.
Frat-tastic or Frat-tastrophe?
Jul 28, 2004
Major issues: Behavior of college students in fraternities and sororities, grades, and dormitories.
Sports Stars: Monsters?
Jul 29, 2004
Major issues: Salaries of athletes, recent legal problems of sport icons, and safer sports for youth.
Tipping: Chinese City?
Aug 3, 2004
Major issues: Cusine, tipping in restaurants.
Makeovers for Jesus?
Aug 4, 2004
Major issue: Religion in society and throughout the world.
Flabulous or Fat-tastrophe?
Aug 5, 2004
Major issues: Overweight people in society, fast food, weight loss & diets.
Music in America
Aug 10, 2004
Major issues: Decline of the music industry, downloading music, explicit lyrics, rap music.
Healing Through Porn?
Aug 11, 2004
Major issues: Pornographic images & video, strip clubs, sexual influence.
Crime and Funishment?
Aug 12, 2004
Major issues: Crime in America, prison system, treatment of convicts.
Plastic Surgery: Nip-pocalypse?
Aug 17, 2004
Major issues: Plastic surgery, demand for perfection in society.
Hellphones vs. Interthreat
Aug 18, 2004
Major issues: Cell phones, computers, advanced technology.
Mother Earth: Bitch?
Aug 19, 2004
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Voting Electible Dysfunction
Aug 24, 2004
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Sex Battle USA
Aug 25, 2004
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Pistol Whipped America
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