2001
Search results
Idiot box is slang for a television. It may refer to: The Idiot Box (TV series), a 1990 sketch comedy show on MTV starring Alex Winter. Idiot Box (webcomic), by Matt Bors. Idiot Box (film), an Australian movie starring Ben Mendelsohn and Jeremy Sims.
The Idiot Box was an American sketch comedy television series created by Alex Winter, Tom Stern and Tim Burns, which ran on MTV in 1991. After the success of Bill & Ted, MTV hired Winter, Stern, and Burns to develop a half-hour sketch comedy show for the network.
Learn when and how the term "idiot box" was coined to refer to television or other devices. See examples from news, dictionaries, and personal anecdotes from the 1950s and earlier.
Idiot box is a slang term for television, often used derisively. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and related words of this expression from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
The phrase “idiot box” is a popular idiom used to refer to television. It is believed that this term originated in the mid-20th century when television sets were first introduced into homes. The term “idiot” was commonly used at that time to describe someone who was foolish or stupid, and it was applied to televisions because they were ...
The Idiot Box was an American sketch comedy television series created by Alex Winter, Tom Stern and Tim Burns, which ran on MTV from 1990 to 1991. After the ...
The Idiot Box was a show created by Alex Winter, Tom Stern and Tim Burns, who also made Freaked. It featured absurd and violent sketches, fake commercials and parodies, and was hosted by VOTAR, a Max Headroom-like character.
