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The George Carlin Showpremiered in January 1994 and lasted for 27 episodes across two seasons.
In aninterviewto promote the premiere, Carlin said, …
I had always resisted doing a sitcom.
The premise was simple: What if George Carlin had never become a comedian?
Hes an opinionated smart-ass with a lot to say for 22 minutes.
People with hope are constantly worried about when its going to kick in.
Meanwhile, a guy without hope?
Free to enjoy himself.
This nice little Carlin nugget would reappear in 1997 much more succinctly in his bookBrain Droppingsas Fuck hope.
George has other plans, though.
Well, what are ya gonna do?
Think youre gonna help me?
Hes doubtful, but as he steps back out, the Giants do in fact win the game.
The last customer remaining, still waiting on his money, George begins a conversation about God.
Rocco insists: You will by tomorrow.
Hes way smaller than your media center.
Besides, you dont realize how much you need a dog right now.
She likes jazz, and suddenly the dog has a name: Miles.
Instead, he chooses a third path.
He asks the bartender for a pair of scissors and cuts off his ponytail.
A little bit of schmaltz, but still no wife or kids with zany one-liners.
There was a very strange, very good sense of humor on that stage.
What tarnished the show for him was working with the late Sam Simon.
The writer/producer club is a closed club, he says.
Cause it was mid-season.
Thank you for not waiting for the season to end.
Once again, when reflecting in writing, Carlin was a bit more succinct.
On his website, he put it plainly: Couldnt wait to get the fuck out of there.
I say, Wait!
Ive got so much shit in this computer.
Ill never do it all on stage.
Ill write a book!
That book, 1997sBrain Droppings,was No.
1 on the New YorkTimesbestseller list for 18 weeks and led to a new creative stage in his career.
It may not have been through television, but Carlin found his way into that writer-producer club after all.
