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Man arrested for 1,000th Time: A real-life Ronnie Dobbs!

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Brandon
on September 24, 2008
in real life + humor and sketch comedy
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This is easily my favorite headline of the day. Man arrested for the 1,000th time! For real:

I’m trying to think what I’ve even done 1,000 times that’s as impressive…Oh yeah, I did 1,000 push-ups and ab crunches about an hour ago. Sometimes when the burn leaves my body I start to forget.

What pleases me most about this news story is that it’s seemingly ripped from one of my favorite sketch comedy shows: Mr. Show. One name you need to know: Ronnie Dobbs. He, of course, was a character played by David Cross and was the most-arrested man in their fictional Cops knock-off show “Fuzz”.

Here’s the first time we meet Mr. Dobbs:

The best Ronnie Dobbs moments come in “Fuzz: The Musical”:

What’s next, NASA attempting to blow up the moon!?

The Bob Lamonta Story - Mr. Show

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Brandon
on July 25, 2008
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Certain aspects of the classic Mr. Show ‘The Bob Lamonta Story’ sketch came up naturally in conversation today at lunch as something one of the crew recollected from youth, which is a little surprising once you actually watch the clip. I instantly made the connection between the experience and this absurd sketch, much to my amusement. Who knew Mr. Show traveled down Aristotle’s mimetic path?
You’ll have to watch and decide which absurd element was our topic of discussion.