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Almost Live!

Season 6 1989 - 1990
TV-14

  • 1989-09-23T04:00:00Z on KING-TV
  • 25m
  • 13h (26 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
Almost Live! was a local talk, and later sketch comedy, television show in Seattle, Washington, USA, produced and broadcast by NBC affiliate KING-TV from 1984 to 1999. It was originally a talk show (with some sketch comedy) hosted by Ross Shaffer. In it's sixth season, John Keister become the host and the show was revamped as a sketch comedy series and kept that format until it's cancellation in 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 still airs in reruns on both KING-TV and KONG-TV (KING-TV's sister station) following Saturday Night Live. Follow up series are "The John Report with Bob" (2001) (KIRO-TV) and "The 206" (2013) (KING-TV).

26 episodes

Season Premiere

1989-09-23T04:00:00Z

6x01 Sitizens To Save Selig

Season Premiere

6x01 Sitizens To Save Selig

  • 1989-09-23T04:00:00Z30m

Sitizens To Save Selig, Message from Mayoral Candidate Doug Jewett; Expresso Letter Express; Delay of monologue; Shame of Seattle; Voyager II Transmission; Bill Nye is William Shattner; College is starting; College speak visual aid; Needle recycling

Almost Live! Training Film Number 14 - Ordering pizza at half-time; Almost Live! BBQ from Tacoma; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan in Fumes of Fury; Too much; Bill Nye the Science Guy - egg drop; This Here Place; This is your brain in a frying pan

1989-10-28T04:00:00Z

6x06 Look Deep Into My Eyes

6x06 Look Deep Into My Eyes

  • 1989-10-28T04:00:00Z30m

1989-11-04T05:00:00Z

6x07 Doug Jewett and Norm Rice

6x07 Doug Jewett and Norm Rice

  • 1989-11-04T05:00:00Z30m

Doug Jewett and Norm Rice; The Almost Live! political job guide; Speed Walker vs. the King Dome Bomber; The Boeing negations continue...; Uncle Buzz; The lame List or What's Weak this Week

1989-11-11T05:00:00Z

6x08 Norm Rice New Mayor

6x08 Norm Rice New Mayor

  • 1989-11-11T05:00:00Z30m

1989-12-02T05:00:00Z

6x10 Seahawks Locker Room

6x10 Seahawks Locker Room

  • 1989-12-02T05:00:00Z30m

1989-12-09T05:00:00Z

6x11 Chuck Knox as Santa Claus

6x11 Chuck Knox as Santa Claus

  • 1989-12-09T05:00:00Z30m

1990-01-27T05:00:00Z

6x14 Fun Bus to Idaho

6x14 Fun Bus to Idaho

  • 1990-01-27T05:00:00Z30m

The Fun Bus to Idaho for teens; Speed Walker saves the Space Needle from being stolen; The
Pre-Pre-Pre-Game Show for Super Bowl XXIV; Special guest Andy J. "Frogman" Koffman shows of his giant jumping frogs; Almost Live's 70's Challenge

1990-02-03T05:00:00Z

6x15 Episode 15

6x15 Episode 15

  • 1990-02-03T05:00:00Z30m

1990-02-17T05:00:00Z

6x17 Bush Press Conference

6x17 Bush Press Conference

  • 1990-02-17T05:00:00Z30m

1990-02-24T05:00:00Z

6x18 Norman Nordstrom

6x18 Norman Nordstrom

  • 1990-02-24T05:00:00Z30m

Norman Nordstrom and unpaid employees; John's car is stolen; Almost Live's newest sponsor is Ed's Express!; The Zeppelin's Institute; America's favorite game show, "The Answer is Ball!"; The Nikareebadita; Don't put your brain in a frying pan; Real Life Phone Systems; The Almost Live Home Version; The new action adventure series Flyin' Low

Almost Live copywriter disclaimer; World record attempt at imitating the In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida drum solo; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan - Five Iron of Death; Bill Nye the Science Guy; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; Flyin' Low - Out of the Fryin' Pan

1990-04-14T04:00:00Z

6x20 Depressed Setup Man

6x20 Depressed Setup Man

  • 1990-04-14T04:00:00Z30m

The Almost Live audience warm-up guy; Celebrate National Cadillac Week; Movie Mates; Performance by The Flying Karamazov Brothers; An Editorial Response; The John Report; Five Clerks

1990-04-21T04:00:00Z

6x21 Keister on Earth Day

6x21 Keister on Earth Day

  • 1990-04-21T04:00:00Z30m

Almost Live on Earth Day, 1990 Census results; DJ/MD; The Earth Day Debate; Cancelled Reebok vs Nike campaign; The John Report; The Adventures of the Little Red Car

And Now, Robin Leach Holding a Plastic Alligator; Student Suggestions; Speed Walker vs the Pike Place pilferer; Comedian Diane Ford; Spaceman Doug; The Jon Report; Psycho Sushi

1990-05-05T04:00:00Z

6x23 Doomsday Speech

6x23 Doomsday Speech

  • 1990-05-05T04:00:00Z30m

Doomsday announcement; Medical convention seminars; The High-Five'n White Guys Day Off; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The John Report; The Car Counselors; Comedian Jan Barret; The Lame List or What's Weak this Week

1990-05-12T04:00:00Z

6x24 John's Mom In Greenroom

6x24 John's Mom In Greenroom

  • 1990-05-12T04:00:00Z30m

John Kester's mom waits in the greenroom; Trading water to California; The Last Northwesterner; Checking on mom; Bill Nye the Science Guy; Folk Songs of the Seattle Mariners; The John Report; Flyin' Low in Flyin' High;

1990-05-19T04:00:00Z

6x25 Kingdog Rebuttal

6x25 Kingdog Rebuttal

  • 1990-05-19T04:00:00Z30m

A rebuttal on Kingdogs; How to Appreciate Your Metro Driver; Mind Your Manners With Billy Quan in 8 Ball of Fury; The Hunter-Gatherer Report; This Here Place; The John Report; Twin Teepees

Season Finale

1990-05-26T04:00:00Z

6x26 Random Personality PSA

Season Finale

6x26 Random Personality PSA

  • 1990-05-26T04:00:00Z30m

Random Personality PSA; Money Can and Can't; Almost Live Training Film No. 32 - How Guys Barbeque; RoboSlug; The John Report; Comedian Peter Gaulke; Flyin' Low - Nothin' But Blue Sky

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