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It's Garry Shandling's Show

Season 1

16 listed hours · 1986–1990 · Showtime

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How this season is filed

Filed by Max Sterling · Streaming Confidential

This is the theme to Garry's show — and he will tell you so, then walk through the wall. Showtime's meta-sitcom treats the studio audience, the theme song, and the fourth wall as props. Neurotic cable comedy that invents the self-aware sitcom grammar The Larry Sanders Show would later weaponize. Short, strange, and still ahead.

TV Flash files Season 1 of It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986–1990) on Showtime as the first listed season of 4 — 16 listed hours, 1986-09-10–1987-04-10 from “The Day Garry Moved In” (S01E01) to “Force Boxman” (S01E16). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S01E01 The Day Garry Moved In

    The Day Garry Moved In is the theme made flesh: he walks through the wall, Showtime treats the audience as a prop.

  1. S01E01

    The Day Garry Moved In

    The Day Garry Moved In — Season 1, Episode 1 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1986-09-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S01E02

    Grant Gets Broken

    Grant Gets Broken — Season 1, Episode 2 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1986-09-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S01E03

    Garry Throws a Surprise Party

    Garry Throws a Surprise Party — Season 1, Episode 3 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1986-09-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S01E04

    Foul Ball

    Foul Ball — Season 1, Episode 4 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1986-10-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S01E05

    The Graduate

    The Graduate — Season 1, Episode 5 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1986-10-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S01E06

    It's Garry's Problem, But It's JoJo's Show

    It's Garry's Problem, But It's JoJo's Show — Season 1, Episode 6 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1986-10-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S01E07

    Garry Met a Girl Named Maria

    Garry Met a Girl Named Maria — Season 1, Episode 7 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1987-01-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S01E08

    Grant's Date

    Grant's Date — Season 1, Episode 8 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1987-01-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S01E09

    Pete Has an Affair

    Pete Has an Affair — Season 1, Episode 9 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1987-02-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S01E10

    Fate

    Fate — Season 1, Episode 10 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1987-02-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S01E11

    The Morning After

    The Morning After — Season 1, Episode 11 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1987-02-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S01E12

    Sarah

    Sarah — Season 1, Episode 12 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1987-03-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S01E13

    Laffie

    Laffie — Season 1, Episode 13 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1987-03-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S01E14

    Dial L for Laundry

    Dial L for Laundry — Season 1, Episode 14 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1987-03-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S01E15

    Dinner with Garry

    Dinner with Garry — Season 1, Episode 15 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1987-04-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S01E16

    Force Boxman

    Force Boxman — Season 1, Episode 16 of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Aired 1987-04-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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