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''Almost Live!'' was a long-running television sketch-comedy produced in [[Seattle]] by the local NBC affiliate, KING TV. Lasted from 1984 to 1999. For most of its run, the half-hour show aired every week just before ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. While much of the humor was aimed at local targets, an edited version of the show aired nationally on cable TV, and more than one other show re-used some of its ideas.
Served as [[Adaptation Displacement|the springboard]] for [[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]'s career. [[The Soup|Joel]] [[Community
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* [[Arrow Cam]]: The "Billy Quan" sketches always ended an example of this.
** To be more specific, this was a parody of old kung fu movies that would end with billy doing a jumping kick using this technique. Which would go around corners, wait for the elevator, etc.
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: "The Lame List" would throw in something incomprehensible to the group.
** More literally, the parody of [[The Fugitive]] had this:
*** Fugitive: "I didn't kill my wife!"
*** Cop: "I don't care. Stop jaywalking."
* [[A Boy and His X]]: "Sluggy"
* [[Baguette Beatdown|Baguette]] [[No
* [[Buxom Is Better]]: Played with in a [[Man On The Street]] sketch where they asked people which they liked better: normal breasts or [[Breast Expansion|sudden]] [[Gag Boobs]].
* [[Cast Full of Writers]]
* [[Depraved Kids' Show Host]]: "Uncle Fran's Musical Forest"
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: Many Billy Quan sketches revolve around Quan beating the crap out of John Keister's [[Jerkass|character]] for committing minor ethical transgressions, being rude, or littering. Other times, it's revenge for [[
* [[Eating the Eye Candy]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwpct9dTEjU This] sketch.
* [[Edited for Syndication]]
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* [[The Fun in Funeral]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfQjE6D_dKw This] sketch.
* [[Girls Need Role Models]]: Capable Woman!
* [[Hey,
** Bill Nye of ''[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]'' got his start on this show
** Though Pat Cashman does advertising for many local Seattle businesses, works radio shows, and announces for Bill Nye, many likely know him better as the announcer from ''[[Super Smash Bros Brawl]]''.
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* [[Long Runner]]
* [[Mockumentary]]: An infamous April-Fool's joke about the Space Needle collapsing.
* [[Must Have Caffeine]]: Seattle likes its coffee.
* [[One
* [[The Other Rainforest]]: Lots of jokes about how rainy Seattle is.
** And one joke about a local weatherman being able to control the weather.
* [[Political Correctness Gone Mad]]: Fodder for almost as many sketches as grunge rock and coffee, but usually treated with good-natured humor. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udxh5mPsZw4 A good example is here].
* [[Pretty Fly for
* [[Recycled in Space]]: [[
* [[Seattle]]: Where the show was based, and the bedrock of their jokes. Roughly half of the humor will fly over your head if you are unfamiliar with the local area (especially during the years when the show was filmed.)
* [[Strawman U]]: The show often made fun of the local colleges, particularly The Evergreen State College in the state capital of Olympia.
* [[Take a Third Option]]: The "You Make The Call" sketches.
* [[Top Ten List]]: Spoofed with "The Lame List." Often played straight in the [[Opening Monologue]].
* [[Twisting the Words]]: "Street Talk" would ask a local celebrity several questions, then splice their answers together for humorous effect.
* [[Unintentional Period Piece]]: [[Almost Live]] is a time capsule of 90s Seattle.
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: Speedwalker! and Capable Woman
* [[Wok Fu]]: One of the "Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan" kung fu parody shorts takes place in a Chinese restaurant.
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