The Jenny McCarthy Show (1997– ) User Reviews

hilarious

[Kate Apathy · 25 January 2002]

I guess most people forgot about this short lived show. Maybe no one gave it a chance because it was Jenny McCarthy, but for all those that have seen it, it was a hilarious show. The sketch comedy was off beat, not quite as off as The State or Kids in the Hall, but moreso than SNL. It really was funny stuff....like the sketch about the rat, Captain Nippers, or the one where no one can remember what they had just eaten for lunch, so they all throw it back up...now THATS comedy...Not to mention that they always had great musical guests, kind of the same musical set up as another short lived mtv show, Oddville...I miss this show, and only have a couple episodes on tape, but just let it be known that Jenny McCarthy and all of the supporting cast was amazing....

If ever there was a case of "Great theme song, shame about the show," this is it.

[Victor Field · 12 March 2002]

The best thing about this show by a long, long way was its terrific retro title sequence, coupled with a theme song from none other than Suzanne Somers (another blonde with comic sidelines who's appeared in "Playboy") - funny and effortlessly entertaining, with the final touch being Jenny McCarthy dancing alongside a cartoon version of herself with the copyright info underneath ("Copyright 1997 by MTV Networks") in the best 70s fashion.

Unfortunately the REST of the programme blended MTV's unending and often erring faith in its own wonderfulness with our Jen's mistaken belief that grossness is always funny (Helga the German Waitress with the Very Long Armpit Hair, etc). Coupled with her subtlety-free acting style, the cancellation of both this and "Jenny" was a foregone conclusion. I doubt Jenny will be singing the title song for a future blond babe's sojourn into sketch shows.